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Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1) (98/C 123/11) COM(1998) 139 final - 96/0039(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC-Treaty on 11 March 1998)

The proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (COM(96) 49 final - 96/0039(CNS)) is hereby amended as follows:

1. the fifth and sixth recitals are replaced by the following:

'Whereas, following the amendments made to the various Regulations on the common organisation of the markets in the agriculture sector by Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94, (¹) refunds for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty may be granted only if they are in line with the commitments entered into by the Community pursuant to Article 228 of the Treaty; whereas the arrangements needed to ensure compliance with such commitments can be adopted under the procedure referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93;

(¹) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.`;

2. in Article 1(2), as regards the amendment of the third subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93, 'For the goods listed in Table 2 of Annex B, the agricultural component of the charge shall be part of the single ad valorem duty applicable to imports of such goods.` shall be replaced by 'For the goods listed in Table 2 of Annex B, the agricultural component of the charge shall be part of the charge applicable to imports of such goods.`;

3. Article 1(3) is deleted; Article 1(4)-(10) shall be renumbered Article 1(3)-(9);

4. the second paragraph of Article 2 is deleted.

Statement by the Commission

'The Commission will propose, pursuant to Article 13(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organisation of the market in cereals and the equivalent provisions of the other Regulations on the common organisation of the markets providing for the granting of refunds for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and under the procedure provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93, appropriate measures ensuring that the payment of the refunds in question is within the limits resulting from the agreements concluded pursuant to Article 228 of the Treaty.`

(1) OJ C 105, 11.4.1996.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes as regards the deadlines for lodging applications for compensatory payments under the aid scheme for rice producers (98/C 160/08) COM(1998) 228 final - 98/0136(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 16 April 1998)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98 (2), introduces compensatory payments to Community rice producers;

Whereas Article 1(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (3), at last amended by Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (4), stipulates that the system it introduces is to apply to the aid scheme for rice producers established by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95;

Whereas, in order to ensure that the integrated system is properly and permanently applied to the scheme of compensatory payments to rice producers, the deadlines for lodging applications and for certain amendments to applications in the producer Member States should be specified;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 is amended as follows:

(a) The following is inserted as the second subparagraph of paragraph 2:

'In the context of the compensatory payments to rice producers provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the date fixed by the Member State may not be later than 31 May preceding the harvest in question and, in the case of Portugal and Spain, 30 June preceding the harvest.`

(b) The following subparagraph is added to paragraph 4:

'In the context of the compensatory payments to rice producers provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, certain amendments may be made to "area" aid applications provided the competent authorities receive these not later than the dates fixed in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 20, 27.1.1998, p. 16.

(3) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 18.05.1998 
COM(1998) 336 final 
98/ 0033 (ACC) 
Amended proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
Prohibiting imports of Atlantic blue-fin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) 
Originating in Belize, Honduras and Panama 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) 
of the EC-Treaty) 

Explanatory Memorandum 
At its annual meeting in 1996, the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) adopted a recommendation to 
prohibit the import of Atlantic blue-fin tuna by its Contracting Parties, in any 
form, from Panama, with effect from 1 January 1998. 
Identical import restrictions for blue-fin tuna products have previously been 
proposed by the Commission in relation to Honduras and Belize - written 
procedure E/13 8/98. 
The objective of this proposal is, therefore, to prohibit imports of Atlantic 
blue-fin tuna from Belize, Honduras and Panama in one single piece of 
legislation. 
JL 
Amended proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EC) 
Prohibiting imports of Atlantic blue-fin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) 
Originating in Belize, Honduras and Panama 
The Commission has on 11 February 1998 forwarded to the Secretary-General 
of the Council of the European Union a proposal on the above subject 
(Commission document COM(98) 48 final) following binding 
recommendations from the International Commission for the Conservation of 
Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT). 
The Council had a preliminary discussion of the proposal in the 113 Committee 
on 27 February 1998. 
At the last annual meeting of ICCAT, it was confirmed that a recommendation 
from 1996 to prohibit from 1 January 1998 the importation of Atlantic blue-fin 
tuna, originating in Panama, be implemented. Therefore, the Commission finds 
it expedient and appropriate to include Panamanian products in the above 
proposal. 
To that respect, the following modifications to the proposal in 
COM(98) 48 final should be introduced : 
• the title should read : 
"Council Regulation (EC) No Prohibiting imports of Atlantic 
blue-fin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) originating in Belize, Honduras and 
Panama. " 
• 4th. "Whereas" read : 
"Whereas in 1995 ICC A T identified Belize, Honduras and Panama.... " 
• 6th. "Whereas" include : 
"Panama" in the second line. 
• Last part of Article 1 (l)should read : 
" originating in Belize, Honduras and Panama is hereby prohibited." 
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 02.07.1998 
COM(1998) 405 final 
97/0121(SYN) 
Re-examined proposal for a 
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION 
concerning European cooperation in quality assurance 
in higher education 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 c (d) 
of the EC Treaty) 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT 
1. On 28 May 1998 the European Parliament proposed at its second reading an 
amendment to the Council's common position on the Council recommendation on 
European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education1. In accordance with 
Article 189 C(d) of the EC Treaty, the Commission must re-examine its proposal on 
the basis of which the Council established its common position, in the light of the 
amendment proposed by the Parliament. 
2. The amendment concerns the following change to Part I, section A, second indent, 
of the common position: 
"to encourage and help higher education institutions to use appropriate measures, 
particularly quality assurance, as a means of improving the quality of teaching and 
learning, as well as training in research, another important aspect of their task". 
3. At the first reading, the Parliament had adopted an amendment which referred to the 
introduction of evaluation systems in research in general. The Commission had 
- rejected this amendment because the legal basis of the recommendation (Articles 
126 and 127 of the Treaty) does not cover research. 
4. However, the amendment submitted at the second reading refers to training in 
research, an important aspect of the vocation of higher education institutions and 
often intimately bound up with general education. The inclusion of this reference is 
a useful clarification and the Commission accordingly accepts the amendment 
proposed by the Parliament. 
Adopted 26 February 1998; not yet published. 
Commission's original proposal: COM(97) 159 final; Commission's modified proposal: COM(97) 
707 final. 
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RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL 
The amendment adopted by the Parliament and accepted by the Commission includes a 
change to the text of Part I, section A of the Recommendation which thus reads as 
follows (the change is underlined): 
"A. to support and, where necessary, establish transparent quality assurance systems 
with the following aims: 
- to safeguard the quality of higher education within the specific economic, 
social and cultural context of their countries while taking due account of the 
European dimension and of a rapidly changing world; 
- to encourage and help higher education institutions to use appropriate 
measures, particularly quality assurance, as a means of improving the quality 
of teaching and learning, as well as training in research, another important 
aspect of their task: 
- to stimulate mutual exchanges of information on quality and quality assurance 
evaluated at Community and world level and to encourage cooperation 
between higher education institutions in this area;". 

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Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . ./1999 of . . . 1999 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, as regards the ceiling for irrigated land (1999/C 59/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1624/98 (2), provides for a system of penalties where the base area and the ceiling for irrigated land are exceeded; whereas derogations from the system have been made in previous marketing years;

Whereas, under Agenda 2000, the exceptional set-aside arrangements to be applied where there is an overrun of a base area and the ceiling are repealed, with effect from the 2000/2001 marketing year, by Regulation (EC) No . . . (3); whereas, consequently, if there is an overrun of a base area for the 1999/2000 marketing year, the proportional reduction in the compensatory payments made for that year only will apply;

Whereas, in the interests of consistency with the approach taken in preceding marketing years and with Agenda 2000, provision should be made that, where there is an overrun of the ceiling in 1999/2000, the compensatory payments will be reduced in the same way as in the case of an overrun of a base area,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1999/2000 marketing year, notwithstanding the sixth subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, where the ceiling for irrigated land is exceeded, the compensatory payments for the 'irrigated` rate shall in all cases be reduced proportionally to the rate of the overshoot recorded.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at . . .

For the Council

The President

. . .

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 3.

(3) OJ L . . .
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . ./1999 of . . . 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (1999/C 59/10)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas Articles 11 and 16 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 (1) and Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1629/98 (3), fix the maximum sulphur dioxide content of sparkling wines and of liqueur wines; whereas those Articles provide for the presentation by 1 April 1999 of a report from the Commission to the Council on those contents, together, where appropriate, with proposals; whereas the measures proposed should be consistent with others that the Commission is required to draft; whereas the abovementioned deadline should be postponed to that end; whereas the same is true for the deadlines laid down in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 11(3), '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999` are replaced respectively by '1 April 2000` and '1 September 2000`.

2. In Article 16(3), '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999` are replaced respectively by '1 April 2000` and '1 September 2000`.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 4(2), '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999` are replaced respectively by '1 April 2000` and '1 September 2000`.

2. In Article 6(2), '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999` are replaced respectively by '1 April 2000` and '1 September 2000`.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at . . .

For the Council

The President

. . .

(1) OJ L 231, 13.8.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 373, 31.12.1988, p. 59.

(3) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 11.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . ./1999 of . . . 1999 fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the milk year 1999/2000 (1999/C 59/13)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 3(4) and 5 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas, when fixing the common agricultural prices each year, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are in particular to guarantee a fair standard of living for the agricultural community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;

Whereas the target price for milk should bear a balanced relationship to the prices for other agricultural products and in particular to the prices for beef and veal, and be consistent with the desired general pattern of cattle farming; whereas it is also necessary, in fixing that price, to take account of the Community's efforts to establish a long term balance between supply and demand on the milk market, allowing for external trade in milk and milk products;

Whereas the intervention prices for butter and for skimmed-milk powder are intended to contribute to the achievement of the target price for milk; whereas it is necessary to determine price levels in the light of the overall supply and demand situation on the Community market in milk and the opportunities for disposal of butter and skimmed-milk powder on the Community and world markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the milk year 1999/2000, the target price for milk and the intervention prices for milk products shall be as follows:

>TABLE>

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at . . .

For the Council

The President

. . .

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
Amended proposal for a Council Directive on safety requirements and attestation of professional competence for cabin crew in civil aviation(1)

(1999/C 109/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(1999) 68 final - 97/0212(SYN)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty on 5 March 1999)

(Amendment 4)

Article 5(1)

>Original text>

1. A cabin crew member assigned to safety functions have successfully completed an initial training covering at least the subjects listed in Annex I.

>Amended text>

1. A cabin crew member assigned to safety functions must first have successfully completed an initial course of safety training covering at least the subjects listed in Annex I.

(Amendment 5)

Article 5(2)

>Original text>

2. A cabin crew member assigned to safety functions on a specific aircraft must have completed a conversion or differences training covering at least the subjects listed in Annex II.

>Amended text>

2. A cabin crew member assigned to safety functions on a specific aircraft must first have completed training covering at least the

(Amendment 8)

Article 9, paragraph 3a (new)

>Amended text>

3a. Cabin crew members who are already assigned to safety functions on aircraft used by Community air carriers upon the date of adoption of this Directive (hereafter called "existing cabin crew") shall by way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5 be subject to the following provisions.

Within the six months following the date of adoption of this Directive, each Member State shall compare the requirements imposed by this Directive in relation to the training of cabin crew with those it imposes upon the date of adoption hereof on cabin crew members in order to exercise their functions on board aircraft used by operators to which it has granted air operators certificates and establish the list of training and/or checks, if any, it will require in addition to the training followed prior to the date of adoption hereof in order to ensure a level of professional competence equivalent to that required by this Directive. The comparative analysed and lists shall be communicated to the Commission and the other Member States by the end of such six-month period. This list of additional training and checks shall form part of the measures to be taken by the Member State pursuant to this Directive.

Existing cabin crew members shall be required to fulfil such additional requirements within 18 months from the date of adoption of this Directive at the latest in place of the requirements set out in paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 5 and the attestation of professional competence to be issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 7 shall expressly refer thereto.

(1) OJ C 263, 29.8.1997, p. 5.
COMMISSION OPINION pursuant to Article 251(2)(c) of the EC Treaty, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's common position regarding the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the implementation of measures to promote economic and social development in Turkey AMENDING THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMMISSION pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty

1998/0300 (COD)

1. BACKGROUND

Date of transmission of the proposal to the EP and the Council (document COM(1998)600 final - 1998/0300 (SYN): 22/10/1998

Date of opinion of the European Parliament at first reading: 02/12/1999

Date of transmission of the amended proposal COM (2000)

169 final - 1998/0300 (COD): 05/04/2000

Date of adoption of the common position: 13/06/2000

Date of opinion of the European Parliament at second reading: 06/09/2000

2. SUBJECT OF THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Financial support for the implementation of the European Union strategy for Turkey, i.e. increased financing for the pre-accession strategy for Turkey.

3. COMMISSION'S OPINION ON THE EP'S AMENDMENTS

The European Parliament adopted three amendments to the common position at second reading.

The Commission accepts the three amendments:

Amendment 1 excludes the development of nuclear power from the scope of the Regulation. The Commission has no intention of funding measures for the development of nuclear power in Turkey and has, in fact, made a declaration to that effect.

Amendment 2 adds support for measures seeking to abolish capital punishment to the list of indicative areas for action. The Commission welcomes the financing of such initiatives.

Amendment 3 adds the following phrase to the indicative areas for action: 'any form of cooperation seeking to resolve the Kurdish problem'. The Commission firmly supports respect for and the protection of the rights of all citizens, regardless of differences, allegiances or peculiarities. The Commission accepts the amendment, noting that many of the ongoing initiatives in the framework of EU-Turkey financial cooperation are designed to promote economic and social development and reduce tension in eastern and south-eastern Turkey.

The Commission draws the Council's attention to the need to change the reference period for financial assistance in the draft regulation as the earliest date for its adoption is in the last quarter of the year 2000. The Commission will not therefore be able to commit the funds in 2000. For that reason, the financial reference reflecting the legislative authority's wishes should be EUR 135 million for the period 2001-2003. The text of the draft regulation therefore needs to be changed in recital 13 and Article 2.

4. CONCLUSIONS

Under the terms of Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty, the Commission amends its proposal in accordance with the above.