A4-0227/98

Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of the Czech Republic in Community programmes in the fields of training, youth and education (COM(98)0093 - C4-0161/98 - 98/0067(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

Recital 4a (new)

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Having regard to the code of conduct drawn up between the European Parliament and the Commission on keeping Parliament informed of the work of the Commission's committees and attendance by representatives of Parliament at meetings of those committees, the terms of which are set out in Parliament's resolution of 24 October 1996 on the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 1997 - Section III - Commission(1);

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(1) OJ C 347, 18.11.1996, p. 125.

(Amendment 2)

Proposal for a Council Decision, 2nd paragraph (new)

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Whenever, pursuant to Article 2 of the Protocol, the resources made available from the Community budget are supplemented by a national contribution, the Commission shall duly inform the budgetary authority as to how the total amount allocated to this measure is broken down, so that such information may be included in Section III, Part B, Annex IV of the budget.

(Amendment 3)

Draft Decision of Association Council, Article 2a (new)

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Article 2a

Throughout the period in which the above- mentioned programmes apply to exchanges between the countries of the European Union and the Czech Republic, the implementing bodies shall ensure that such exchanges are organized in a balanced way by encouraging teacher, pupil and student mobility in the direction of the Czech Republic (mobility in the opposite direction being virtually assured) and genuine contact with the culture and language of the associated country.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of the Czech Republic in Community programmes in the fields of training, youth and education (COM(98)0093 - C4-0161/98 - 98/0067(CNS))(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0093 - 98/0067(CNS) ((OJ C 116, 16.4.1998, p. 21.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 126, 127 and 228(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (C4-0161/98),

- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0227/98),

1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be opened should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

5. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;

6. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.