A4-0329/96

Proposal for a Council Regulation protecting against the effects of the application of certain legislation of certain third countries, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom (COM(96)0420 - C4-0519/96 - 96/0217(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

Article 1, second paragraph

>Original text>

On the basis of a proposal of the Commission, the Council may add or delete laws to or from the Annex.

>Text following EP vote>

On the basis of a proposal of the Commission and the opinion of the European Parliament, the Council may add or delete laws to or from the Annex.

(Amendment 2)

Article 7(a)

>Original text>

(a) inform the Council regularly on the effects of the laws, regulations and other legislative instruments and ensuing actions mentioned in Article 1, on the basis of the information obtained under this Regulation, and to make yearly a full public report thereon;

>Text following EP vote>

(a) inform the Council and the European Parliament regularly on the effects of the laws, regulations and other legislative instruments and ensuing actions mentioned in Article 1, on the basis of the information obtained under this Regulation, and to make yearly a full public report thereon;

(Amendment 3)

Article 8

>Original text>

For the purpose of the implementation of Article 7(b) and (c), the Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

>Text following EP vote>

For the purpose of the implementation of Article 7(b) and (c), the Commission shall be assisted by an advisory committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

>Original text>

The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighed in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.

>Text following EP vote>

The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down, if necessary by a vote, according to the urgency of the matter.

>Original text>

The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith.

>Text following EP vote>

The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall be entitled to have its opinion recorded in the minutes.

>Original text>

In that event the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication.

>Original text>

The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the previous paragraph.

>Text following EP vote>

The Commission shall take the utmost account of the committee's opinion. It shall inform the committee of the extent to which it has taken its opinion into account.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation protecting against the effects of the application of certain legislation of certain third countries, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom (COM(96)0420 - C4-0519/96 - 96/0217(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(96)0420 - 96/0217(CNS) (( OJ C 296, 8.10.1996, p. 10.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 113 and 235 of the EC Treaty (C4-0519/96),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy (A4-0329/96),

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

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