’dash having regard to Article 160b(3), first subparagraph, of the EAEC Treaty,
’dash having regard to Rule 35 of its Rules of Procedure,
’dash having regard to its resolutions of 17 November 1992 on the procedure for consulting the European
Parliament on the appointment of Members of the Court of Auditors(1) and 19 January 1995 on
procedures to follow when Parliament is consulted in connection with appointment of Members ofthe Court of Auditors(
2),
’dash having been consultedby the Council by letter of3 November 1999 on the appointmentofa Member
of the Court of Auditors (C5-0234/1999),
’dash whereas at its meeting of 22 November 1999 the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Coun-
cil’s nominee for the office of Member of the Court of Auditors and considered his qualifications inthe light of the criteria laid down by Articles 45b of the ECSC Treaty, 247 of the EC Treaty and 160bof the EAEC Treaty,
’dash having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0090/1999),
1. Delivers a favourable opinion on the appointment of Mrs Máire Geoghegan-Quinn to the office of
Member of the Court of Auditors;
2. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and, for information, to the Court of
Auditors, the other institutions of the European Communities and the Audit Offices of the Member States.
(1) OJ C 337, 21.12.1992, p. 51.
(2) OJ C 43, 20.2.1995, p. 75.
VIII.
Resolution embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the appointment of a member
of the Court of Auditors (C5-0235/1999 vdash 1999/0820(CNS))
The European Parliament,
’dash having regard to Article 45b(3), first subparagraph, of the ECSC Treaty,’dash having regard to Article 247(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,
’dash having regard to Article 160b(3), first subparagraph, of the EAEC Treaty,
’dash having regard to Rule 35 of its Rules of Procedure,’dash having regard to its resolutions of 17 November 1992 on the procedure for consulting the European
Parliament on the appointment of Members of the Court of Auditors(
1) and 19 January 1995 on
procedures to follow when Parliament is consulted in connection with appointment of Members ofthe Court of Auditors(
2),
’dash having been consultedby the Council by letter of3 November 1999 on the appointmentofa Member
of the Court of Auditors (C5-0235/1999),
’dash whereas at its meeting of 22 November 1999 the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Coun-
cil’s nominee for the office of Member of the Court of Auditors and considered his qualifications inthe light of the criteria laid down by Articles 45b of the ECSC Treaty, 247 of the EC Treaty and 160bof the EAEC Treaty,
’dash having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0090/1999),
(1) OJ C 337, 21.12.1992, p. 51.
(2) OJ C 43, 20.2.1995, p. 75.C 296/172 EN18.10.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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1. Delivers a favourable opinion on the appointment of Mr Jan O. Karlsson to the office of Member of
the Court of Auditors;
2. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and, for information, to the Court of
Auditors, the other institutions of the European Communities and the Audit Offices of the Member States.
2. Late payment in commercial transactions ***II
A5-0099/1999
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on combating late payment in com-
mercial transactions (8790/1/1999 vdash C5-0125/1999 vdash 1998/0099(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
’dash having regard to the Council common position (8790/1/1999 ’dash C5-0125/1999)(1),
’dash having regard to its position at first reading(2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1998) 126)(3),
’dash having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1998) 615)(4),
’dash having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,’dash having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,
’dash having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Industry, External
Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0099/1999),
1. Amends the common position as follows;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCILAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital 3a (new)
(3a) On 29 May 1997 the Economic and Social Commit-
tee adopted an opinion on the Commission’s Green Paperon Public Procurement in the European Union: Exploringthe Way Forward(
1), recommending maximum payment
periods and interest on late payments by public authori-
ties;
(1) OJ C 287, 22.9.1997, p. 92.
(1) OJ C 284, 6.10.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 313, 12.10.1998, p. 142.
(3) OJ C 168, 3.6.1998, p. 13.
(4) OJ C 374, 3.12.1998, p. 4.18.10.2000 EN C 296/173 Official Journal of the European Communities
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