Amendments 39 and 40
Article 16
Article12 shall not apply to editions of directoriespublished
before the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Direc-tive enter into force.Article12 shall not apply to directories already produced or
placed on the market in printed or off-line electronic formbefore the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Direc-tive enter into force.
Amendment 41
Article 17, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bringinto force the laws, reg ulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with thisDirectiveby 31 December 2001 at the latest. They shall forth-
with inform the Commission thereof.1. Member States shall bringinto force the laws, reg ulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with thisDirectivewithin 15 months after its entry into force at the
latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 42
Article 18a (new)
Article18aReviewThe Commission shall submit to the European Parliament
and the Council, not later than three years after the date ofimplementation of this Directive, a report on its impact oneconomic operators and consumers, in particular as regardsthe provisions on unsolicited communications. Where appro-priate, the Commission shall submit proposals to amend thisDirective, taking account of the results of that report, anychanges in the sector and any other proposal it may deemnecessary in order to improve the effectiveness of this Direc-tive.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the elec-
tronic communications sector (COM(2000)385Adash C5 -0439/2000 Adash 2000/0189(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
Rdash havingreg ard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council
(COM(2000)385)(1),
Rdash havingreg ard to Article251(2) of the EC Treaty and Article95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which
the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0439/2000),
Rdash havingreg ard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Rdash having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home
Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, the Committee onIndustry, External Trade, Research and Energy and the Committee on the Environment, Public Healthand Consumer Policy (A5-0270/2001),
Rdash having regard to the second report of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and
Home Affairs (A5-0374/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend the proposal substantially or
replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
7. Europol: Fighting international crime/Transmission of personal data *
A5-0370/2001
1.
Initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to adopting a
Council decision extending Europol’s mandate to deal with the serious forms of international
crime listed in the Annex to the Europol Convention (9093/2001 Adash C5-0266/2001 Adash 2001/
0817(CNS))
The initiative was amended as follows:
INITIATIVE OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN(1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Recital 1a (new)
(1a) The Commission should submit by the end of 2001 a
proposal for the comprehensive reform of the instruments ofpolice and judicial cooperation, including revision of theEuropol Convention to bring it into line with the higheststandards and methods of democratic control of the policeforces of the Member States. That comprehensive reformshould aim to bring those instruments gradually within thescope of the EC Treaty, to strengthen judicial control by theCourt of Justice of the European Communities and to fundthose instruments through the Community budget.
Amendment 2
Recital 2
(2) The effectiveness of the cooperation within the framework
of the Europol Convention would be enhanced if Europol,within certain prioritised areas, could perform its tasks in
respect of all aspects of international organised crime listed in
the Annex to the Europol Convention.(2)Pending such reform, the effectiveness of the cooperation
within the framework of the Europol Convention would beenhanced if Europol, within certain prioritised areas, could per-
form its tasks in respect of all aspects of international organised
crime listed in the Annex to the Europol Convention.
(1) OJ C 176, 21.6.2001, p. 26.13.6.2002 EN C140E/133 Official Journal of the European Communities
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