(Amendment 20)
Article 26(2a) (new)
2a. However,
Tdash the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden
may maintain their national legislation relating to themarketing of forest reproductive material, as laiddown in Council Directive 66/404/EEC, within theirterritory until 1 January 2003 at the latest;
Tdash the Republic of Finland may maintain its national leg-
islation on external quality standards relating to themarketing of forest reproductive material, as laiddown in Council Directive 71/161/EEC, within its ter-ritory until 1 January 2003 at the latest.
(Amendment 21)
Article 27, 1st paragraph
Directive 66/404/EEC and Directive 71/161/EEC are hereby
repealed with effect from 1 January 2000 .Directive 66/404/EEC and Directive 71/161/EEC are hereby
repealed with effect from 1 January 2003 .
(Amendment 22)
Article 27, 2nd paragraph (new)
The Member States shall be allowed to market until
exhaustion stocks of forest reproductive material accumu-lated before 1 January 2003.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on the market-
ing of forest reproductive material (COM(1999) 188 Tdash C5-0128/1999 Tdash 1999/0092(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
Rdash having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, (COM(1999) 188) (1),
Rdash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0128/1999),
Rdash having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
Rdash having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion
of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0072/1999);
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC
Treaty;
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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 Parlia-
ment;
4. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to make substantial modifications to the Commi-
ssion proposal;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
10. COM in processed fruit and vegetable products *
A5-0068/1999
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC)No 2201/96on the common organisa-
tion of the market in fruit and vegetable products (COM(1999) 376 Tdash C5-0140/1999 Tdash 1999/
0161(CNS))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital 4a (new)
(4a) Whereas, in the light of experience, it is desirable to
revise the existing quota regime to make it more flexibleandpermit closeradaptationtoproductionconditionsandmarket needs, thus promoting the competitiveness of theCommunity industry vis-à-vis third-country imports;
(Amendment 2)
Recital 4b(new)
(4b) Whereas the existing total amount payable in aid to
processing is not sufficient to cover market demand, andneeds to be increased in line with the steady increase inconsumption;
(Amendment 3)
Article 1a (new)
Article 1a
TheCommissionshallsubmittotheCouncilandtheEuro-
pean Parliament, before the start of the next marketingyear, proposals for setting up a system of guaranteethresholds by Member State, with a view to boosting thecompetitiveness andadaptability ofthe Communityindus-try in the context of the evolution of market and consu-mer demand, without harming the relative internal stabi-lity of the sector
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