TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Schengen Agreement * (procedure without report)
C5-0216/2000
Initiative ofthe Grand-Duchy ofLuxembourg with a view to the adoption ofa Council decision
establishing a procedure for amending Artices 40(4) and (5), 41(7) and 65(2) of the Convention
implementing the Schengen Agreement of14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition ofchecks at
common borders (7217/2000 ,dash C5-0216/2000 ,dash 2000/0803(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)The initiative was approved.
2. Tempus III * (procedure without report)
C5-0231/2000
Proposal for a Council decision modifying Decision 1999/311/EC of 29 April 1999 adopting the
third phase ofthe trans-European cooperation scheme f or higher education (Tempus III)
(2000-2006) (COM(2000) 184 ,dash C5-0231/2000 ,dash 2000/0074(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)The proposal was approved.
3. Statistics for trade between Member States ***II
A5-0153/2000
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to the adoption ofa European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3330/91 on the statistics relating to the trading ofgoods between Member States,
with specific reference to a simplified application of the nomenclature of products (14100/1/1999
C5-0134/2000 ,dash 1997/0162(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
Jdash having regard to the Council common position (14100/1/1999 Jdash C5-0134/2000) (1),
Jdash having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1997) 275) (3),
Jdash having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1998) 269) (4),
Jdash having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
(1) OJ C 87, 24.3.2000, p. 11.
(2) OJ C 138, 4.5.1998, p. 90.
(3) OJ C 245, 12.8.1997, p. 12.
(4) OJ C 164, 29.5.1998, p. 14.1.3.2001 EN C 67/149 Official Journal of the European Communities
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Jdash having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,
Jdash having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the
Internal Market (A5-0153/2000),
1. Approves the common position;
2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;
3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
4. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
4. Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products ***I
A5-0156/2000
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the approximation of the laws,
regulations and administrative provisions ofthe Member States concerning the manuf acture,
presentation and sale oftobacco products (COM(1999) 594 ,dash C5-0016/2000 ,dash 1999/0244(COD))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 75)
Recital 3
(3) Those barriers should be eliminated and, to this end, the
rules relating to the manufacture, presentation and sale of
tobacco products should be approximated, whilst leaving Mem-ber States the possibility of introducing, under certain condi-
tions, such requirements as they consider necessary in order
to guarantee the protection of the health of individuals.(3) Those barriers should be eliminated and, to this end, the
rules relating to the manufacture, presentation and sale of
tobacco products should be approximated, whilst leaving Mem-ber States the possibility of introducing, under certain condi-
tions, such requirements as they consider necessary in order
to guarantee the protection of the health of individuals.
The price oftobacco products can inf luence to a largeextent whether consumption ofsuch products begins orceases. A ban on the sale oftobacco products to personsunder 16 may discourage more young people from start-
ing to use these products.
(Amendment 2)
Recital 4
(4) In accordance with Article 95(3) of the Treaty, the Com-
mission is obliged, in its proposals under Article 95(1) con-cerning health, safety, environmental protection and consumer
protection, to take as a base a high level of protection.(4) In accordance with Article 95(3) of the Treaty, the Com-
mission is obliged, in its proposals under Article 95(1) con-cerning health, safety, environmental protection and consumer
protection, to take as a base a high level of protection , taking
account in particular ofany new development based onscientific facts .C 67/150 EN 1.3.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 14 June 2000