6dash having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
6dash having regard to the report by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer
Protection (A5-0014/1999),
1. Confirms,as first reading under the codecision procedure, the text adopted on 1 April 1998(1) con-
cerning the proposal for a Council Directive on the limitation of the emission of oxides of nitrogen fromcivil subsonic jet aeroplanes (COM(1997) 629 6dash C4-0107/1998 6dash 1997/0349 (COD) 6dash formerly 1997/0349(SYN));
2. Confirms,asfirstreadingsunder thenewlegalbasisproposedbytheCommission,the textsadopted
on
(a) 18 February 1998(
2) concerning the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive
amending Directive 89/0662/EEC concerning veterinary checks in intraCommunity trade with a viewtothecompletionoftheinternalmarket,inordertoreinforcechecking(COM(1997)6436dashC4-0659/
1997 6dash 1997/0334 (COD));
(b) 16 December 1998(
3) concerning the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive
amendingDirective95/0053/ECfixingtheprinciplesgoverningtheorganisationofofficialinspectionsin the field of animal nutrition (COM(1998) 602 6dash C4-0614/19986dash 1998/0301(COD));
3. Confirms,asfirstreadingunderthecodecisionprocedure andunderthenewlegalbasisproposedby
theCommission,thetextadoptedon23April1982(
4)concerningtheproposalforaCouncilDecisionon
general conditions to be followed for establishing microbiological criteria for foodstuffsand feedingstuffs,including their preparation, in the veterinary, foodstuffsand animal nutrition sectors (COM(1981) 495 6dash1-0574/1981 6dash1981/1104(COD)6dash formerly 1981/1104(CNS))
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.
(1) OJ C 138, 4.5.1998, p. 84.
(2) OJ C 80, 16.3.1998,p. 90.
(3) OJ C 98, 9.4.1999, p. 150.
(4) OJ C 125, 17.5.1982,p. 161.
11. Altener multiannual programme (1998-2002) ***II
A5-0016/1999
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with
a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a multiannualprogramme for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Community (Altener)
(1998-2002) (7122/1/1999 4dash C5-0032/1999 4dash 1997/0370(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
6dash having regard to the commonposition of the Council (7122/1/1999 6dash C5-0032/1999(
1)),
6dash having regard to its position at first reading(2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1997) 550),
(1) OJ C 243, 27.8.1999,p. 47.
(2) OJ C 175, 21.6.1999,p. 262.C 107/64 EN13.4.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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6dash having regard to the Commission’samended proposal (COM(1999) 212),
6dash having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
6dash having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,6dash having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Industry, External
Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0016/1999),
1. Amends the commonposition 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 11a (new)
(11a) in its Resolution of 14 November 1996(1)o nt he
Commission White Paper on an energy policy for the
European Union, the European Parliament called on the
Commission to develop a financial programme to stimu-late renewable energy; in its abovementioned Resolutionof 15 May 1997 on the Green Paper on renewable sourcesof energy, it called for attention to be paid to the possibi-lity of coordinating policies and initiatives in the sphereof renewable energy and energy efficiency in order todevelop potential existing synergies and avoid duplicationof efforts wherever possible; in its abovementioned Reso-lution of 18 June 1998 on the White Paper on renewablesources of energy, it called for a Charter on RenewableEnergies (Eurenew) to be drawn up;
(1) OJ C 362, 2.12.1996, p. 279.
(Amendment 10)
Recital 26
(26) it is politically and economically desirable to open the
AltenerprogrammetotheassociatedcentralandeastEuropeancountries, in accordance with the conclusions of the Copenha-gen European Council of 21-22 June 1993 as confirmed bysubsequent European Councils and as outlined in the Commi-ssioncommunicationonthatsubjectinMay1994,andalsotoCyprus;(26) it is politically and economically desirable to open the
Altener programme to the associated central and eastern Euro-pean countries, in accordance with the conclusions of theCopenhagen European Council of 21-22 June 1993 as con-firmed by subsequent European Councils and as outlined inthe Commission communication on that subject in May 1994,and also to the associated Mediterranean countries and
Cyprus;
(Amendment 2)
Recital 27a (new)
(27a) Council Decision 1999/0468/EC(
1) established new
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers con-
ferred on the Commission with the aim of improving the
involvement of the European Parliament;
(1) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.13.4.2000 EN C 107/65 Official Journal of the European Communities
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(Amendment 3)
Article 1(1)(a)
(a) help create the necessary conditions for the implementation
of a Community action plan for renewable energy sources , and
in particular the legal, socio-economic and administrativeconditions;(a) help create the necessary conditions for implementing
the Community strategy and action plan and boostingthe ‘Campaign for take-off’, as called for in the Com-mission White Paper of 26 November 1997 entitled‘Energy for the future: renewable sources of energy’ ,
andinparticular thelegal,socio-economicandadministra-tive conditions;
(Amendment 4)
Article 1(1)(ba) (new)
(ba) establish the bases for the development of new
instruments and mechanisms which will allow fastercoordinated market penetration of all sustainableenergy technologies.
(Amendment 5)
Article 1(3), 1st and 2nd subparagraphs
3. The financial framework for the implementation of the
Altener programme shall be EUR 74million. Of this amount,
EUR 29,6 million shall be for the period 1998-1999.3. The financial framework for the implementation of the
AltenerprogrammeshallbeEUR 81,1million.Ofthisamount,
EUR 29,6 million shall be for the period 1998-1999.
The financial framework for the period 2000-2002 shall be
EUR44,4million. This amount shall be reviewed if it is not
consistent with the financial perspective for that period.The financial framework for the period 2000-2002 shall be
EUR51,5million. This amount shall be reviewed if it is not
consistent with the financial perspective for that period.
(Amendment 6)
Article 2(ea) (new)
(ea) targeted actions to promote the export of techno-
logy associated withrenewable energy sourcesthrough greater inclusion thereof in the energy andcooperation areas of external policy, and by strength-ening the European Renewable Energies Export Coun-cil.
(Amendment 8)
Article 5
The Commission shall be assisted, for the purposes of imple-
menting the Altener programme, by the Committee referredto in Article 4 of CouncilDecision 1999/0021/EC, Euratom.The Commission shall be assisted, for the purposes of imple-
menting the Altener programme, by the Committee referredtoinArticle 4ofDecision1999/0021/EC,Euratom , operating
in accordance withth e provisions of Article 4 of Decision1999/0468/EC.C 107/66 EN13.4.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCILAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT