Sdash having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
Sdash having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,Sdash having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0074/1999);
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.
4. CO2emissions from new passenger cars ***II
A5-0064/1999
Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on the common position adopted by the Council
with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a schemeto monitor the average specific emissions of CO
2from new passenger cars (5621/2/1999 rev2 Wdash
C5-0041/1999 Wdash 1998/0202(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
Sdash having regard to the Council common position (5621/2/1999 rev2 Sdash C5-0041/1999)(1),
Sdash having regard to its position at first reading(2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1998) 348)(3),
Sdash having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 58)(4),
Sdash having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,Sdash having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,Sdash having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,
Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0064/1999);
1. Amends the common position 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 1
(1) Whereas the ultimate objective of the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change is to achieve stabilisation of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a levelthat would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference withthe climate system;(1) Whereas the ultimate objective of the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change is to achieve stabilisation of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level,or reduction to a level, that would prevent dangerous anthro-
pogenic interference with the climate system;
(1) OJ C 123, 4.5.1999, p. 13.
(2) OJ C 98, 9.4.1999, p. 240.
(3) OJ C 231, 23.7.1998, p. 6.
(4) OJ C 83, 25.3.1999, p. 9.C 194/46 EN 11.7.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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(Amendment 2)
Recital 6a (new)
(6a) Whereas there is a Community basis for the mea-
surement of the specific emissions of CO2from vehicles
only for vehicles of category M1pursuant to Annex II of
Directive 70/156/EEC; whereas, since the other categories
of motor vehicles Wdash especially light commercial vehiclesin urban areas Wdash are responsible for a significant propor-tion of total CO
2emissions, the Community strategy for
reducing CO 2emissions and the monitoring systems
should be extended to cover all motor vehicles;
(Amendment 3)
Recital 8
(8) Whereas it is necessary to establish procedures to monitor
the specific emissions of CO2from new passenger cars sold
throughout the Community in order to verify the effectivenessof the Community strategy, as referred to in the Commissioncommunication of 20 December 1995, as well as the imple-
mentation of commitments formally undertaken by car manu-
facturers’ organisations;(8) Whereas it is necessary to establish procedures to monitor
on an objective basis the specific emissions of CO
2from new
passenger cars sold throughout the Community in order to ver-ify the effectiveness of the Community strategy, as referred toin the Commission communication of 20 December 1995, as
well as the implementation of commitments formally underta-
ken by car manufacturers’ organisations; whereas this Deci-
sion will provide such a scheme; whereas the Commissionshould put forward as soon as possible a legal frameworkfor the agreement entered into with the car manufac-turers’ organisations including measures to be taken inthe event of failure of the agreement to work;
(Amendment 6)
Article 6
Member States shall report to the Commission no later than six
months after the entry into force of this Decision on how theyintend to implement its provisions.Member States shall report to the Commission no later than six
months after the entry into force of this Decision on how theyintend to implement its provisions. On the basis of those
reports the Commission may seek further information or
request, in consultation with Member States, that changes
be made in the proposed method of implementation .
(Amendment 7)
Article 7
The Commission shall report to the Council by 31 December
2003at the latest on the operation of the monitoring scheme
established by this Decision.The Commission shall report to the European Parliament
andto the Council by 31 December 2002at the latest on the
operation of the monitoring scheme established by this Deci-sion.11.7.2000 EN C 194/47 Official Journal of the European Communities
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COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCILAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 8)
Article 7a (new)
Article 7a
The data collected under the monitoring scheme for the
calendar year 2002 shall serve as the basis for monitoringvoluntary obligations to reduce emissions of CO
2from
motor vehicles agreed between the Commission and theautomobile industry and, where necessary, for their revi-sion.
(Amendment 9)
Article 8, 2nd paragraph (new)
The report shall set out how CO
2emissions have changed.
It shall also indicate whether reductions are due to techni-cal measures taken by manufacturers or to other reasons,such as changes in consumer behaviour.
(Amendment 10)
AnnexI, indent 4a (new)
Wdash length times breadth (i.e. body size of vehicle)
5. Economic and social development in Turkey ***I
A5-0071/1999
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) regarding the implementation of measures to promote eco-
nomic and social development in Turkey (COM(1998) 600 Wdash C4-0670/1998 Wdash 1998/0300(COD))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION(1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 5)
Recital 1a (new)
Whereas the Luxembourg European Council on 12 and
13 December 1997 confirmed that Turkey was eligible toaccede to the European Union, on the basis of the samecriteria applicable to all applicant states;
(1) OJ C 408, 29.12.1998, p. 18.C 194/48 EN 11.7.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCILAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT