7. Recalls its resolution of 21 February 1997 on the situation of assisting spouses of the self-
employed (1), which called for improvements to Council Directive 86/613/EEC of 11 December 1986 on
the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity, includ-ing agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of self-employed women during preg-nancy and motherhood (
2); urges the Commission to submit further directives, including one relating to
Article 13 of the EU Treaty, to ensure equality of treatment of women and men in fields other thanemployment, and proposes that work on this should begin this year;
8. Asks for Parliament to be forwarded gender impact assessments relating to selected political areas,
which have to date not been subjected to gender mainstreaming;
9. Proposes that the Commission should submit, before the end of this year, a communication on the
implementation of gender mainstreaming in the new programming documents under the Structural Funds,with a view to better use of those funds in promoting gender equality;
10. Calls on the Commission to begin work as of now on the communication on the social aspects of
public contracts;
11. Urges the Commission to submit the 2002 work programme by November 2001, so that it can be
implemented on 1 January 2002, after Parliament has delivered its opinion;
12. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 85, 17.3.1997, p. 186.
(2) OJ L 359, 19.12.1986, p. 56.
7. Resale rights ***III
A5-0235/2001
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive on the resale right for the benefit of the
author of an original work of art (C5-0220/2001  1996/0085(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0220/2001),
 having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to the European Parlia-
ment and the Council (COM(1996) 97) (2),
 having regard to the amended proposal (COM(1998) 78) (3),
 having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),
 having regard to the Commissions opinion on Parliaments amendments to the common position
(COM(2001) 47  C5-0030/2001),
 having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
(1) OJ C 132, 28.4.1997, p. 88.
(2) OJ C 178, 21.6.1996, p. 16.
(3) OJ C 125, 23.4.1998, p. 8.
(4) Texts Adopted, 13.12.2000, Item 10.
(5) OJ C 300, 20.10.2000, p. 1.14.3.2002 EN C 65 E/45 Official Journal of the European Communities
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 having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0235/2001),
1. Approves the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
3. 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;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.
8. Improving the legal protection of accident victims
A5-0174/2001
European Parliament resolution with recommendations to the Commission on a fifth European
Parliament and Council directive on motor vehicle liability insurance to improve the legal protec-
tion of accident victims (2000/2126(INI))
The European Parliament,
 having regard to Article 192, second paragraph of the EC Treaty,
 having regard to Rules 59 and 163 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/26/EC of 16 May 2000 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respectof the use of motor vehicles amending Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (Fourth motor vehicledirective) (
1),
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0174/
2001),
A. whereas no proposal within the meaning of Rule 59(2) of the Rules of Procedure is in preparation,
1. Requests the Commission to submit to Parliament [before 3 October 2001], on the basis of Arti-
cles 47(2) and 95 of the EC Treaty, a legislative proposal on a fifth European Parliament and Councildirective on motor vehicle liability insurance to improve the legal protection of accident victims, followingthe detailed recommendations below;
2. Confirms that the recommendations respect the principle of subsidiarity and the fundamental rights
of citizens;
3. Considers that the requested proposal will have no financial implications;4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the accompanying recommendations to the
Commission and Council.
(1) OJ L 181, 20.7.2000, p. 65.C 65 E/46 EN 14.3.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
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