A4-0289/95

Proposal for a Council Regulation on aid to shipbuilding (COM(95)0410 - C4-0403/95 - 95/0219(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

Recital 3

>Original text>

Whereas that Agreement should enter into force on 1 January 1996;

>Text following EP vote>

Whereas that Agreement should enter into force on 1 January 1996, after all parties to the Agreement have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval;

(Amendment 2)

Recital 5a (new)

>Text following EP vote>

Whereas the OECD Agreement respecting normal competitive conditions in the commercial shipbuilding and repair industry and the Community legislation deriving therefrom are a matter of signal importance;

(Amendment 3)

Recital 5b (new)

>Text following EP vote>

Whereas the adoption of this Regulation must be followed by the adoption of the Regulation on protection against the injurious pricing of vessels; whereas the European Parliament should be consulted on the corresponding proposal for a Regulation;

(Amendment 6)

Article 6, introductory paragraph

>Original text>

Restructuring aid granted in Spain, Portugal and Belgium in the form of investment assistance and any assistance for social measures not covered under Article 3 and paid after 1 January 1996 may be considered compatible with the common market. Release of this aid must be subject to individual notification and prior approval by the Commission before 31 December 1996 and will be subject to the following maximum limits and payments deadlines:

>Text following EP vote>

Restructuring aid granted in Spain, Portugal and Belgium in the form of investment assistance and any assistance for social measures not covered under Article 3 and paid after the date of entry into force of this Regulation may be considered compatible with the common market. Release of this aid must be subject to individual notification and prior approval by the Commission before the day immediately preceding the entry into force of this Regulation and will be subject to the following maximum limits and payments deadlines:

(Amendment 7)

Article 9(c)

>Original text>

(c) completion reports on each shipbuilding and conversion contract signed before 1 January 1996 by the end of the month following the month of completion in accordance with the annexed Schedule 2;

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(c) completion reports on each shipbuilding and conversion contract signed before the entry into force of this Regulation by the end of the month following the month of completion in accordance with the annexed Schedule 2;

(Amendment 4)

Article 10

>Original text>

This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998.

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1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the same day as the Agreement respecting normal competitive conditions in the commercial shipbuilding and repair industry concluded within the framework of the OECD.

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2. It shall apply for three years from the date it enters into force.

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3. Council Directive 94/73/EC of 19 December 1994 amending Directive 90/684/EEC on aid to shipbuilding, maintaining the 9% ceiling, shall remain in force until the new Regulation enters into force.

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4. The Commission may call for the early renegotiation of the Agreement in order to remedy any shortcomings which may be found in respect of the restoration of normal competitive conditions. The Commission must, if necessary, be prepared to consider invoking the withdrawal clause contained in Article 14. Adoption of this Regulation shall be followed by the adoption of the Regulation on injurious pricing.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on aid to shipbuilding (COM(95)0410 - C4-0403/95 - 95/0219(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(95)0410 - 95/0219(CNS) ((OJ C 304, 15.11.1995, p. 21.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 92(3)(e), 94, 113, and 228 of the EC Treaty (C4-0403/95),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and the opinions of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A4-0289/95),

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

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

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

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