Amendment 2
Recital 8a (new)
(8a) Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance
with Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, provide a higher tariffreduction, these preferential duty rates should continue toapply.
Amendment 3
Article 7, paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance
with Article2 of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 on CommonCustoms Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on 31 December2001, provide a tariff reduction, for the products referred toin paragraph2, of more than 3,5 percentage points, thesepreferential duty rates shall apply as long as the reductionis higher than 3,5 percentage points.
Amendment 4
Article 8, paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance
with Article2 of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 on CommonCustoms Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on 31 December2001, provide a tariff reduction for the products referred toin the first sentence of paragraph1 and in the first sentenceof paragraph3, of more than 7 percentage points, these pref-erential duty rates shall apply as long as the reduction ishigher than 7 percentage points.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation applying ascheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1January 2002 to 31December 2004
(COM(2001)293*dashC5-0374/2001*dash2001/0131(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
Jdash having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001)293)(
1),
Jdash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article133 of the EC Treaty (C5-0374/2001),
Jdash having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
Jdash having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the opinion of
the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0404/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article250(2) of the EC
Treaty;
(1) OJ C 270 E, 25.9.2001, p. 24.27.6.2002 EN C153E/235 Official Journal of the European Communities
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
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 if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
4. FinancialRegulationapplicabletothegeneralbudgetoftheEC*
A5-0176/2001
Proposal for a Council regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) on the Financial Regulation applicable to
the general budget of the European Communities (COM(2000)461 *dash C5-0627/2000 *dash 2000/
0203(CNS))
The proposal was approved with the amendments adopted at the sitting of 31 May 2001(1).
(1) ‘Texts Adopted’, Item 8.
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaCouncilregulationontheFinan-
cialRegulationapplicabletothegeneralbudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities(COM(2000)461*dash
C5-0627/2000*dash2000/0203(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
Jdash having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000)461)(1),
Jdash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article279 of the EC Treaty (C5-0627/2000),Jdash having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
Jdash having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, the Committee on BudgetaryControl, the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, the Committee on Devel-opment and Cooperation and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0176/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article250(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. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved by Parliament;
5. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;6. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 1.C153E/236 EN 27.6.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
Thursday29November2001