8. EC/US agreement on higher education * (procedure without debate)
A5-0028/2001
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the
conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of Americarenewing the cooperation programme in higher education and vocational education and training
(COM(2000) 656 Ddash C5-0707/2000 Ddash 2000/0263(CNS)
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
Ydash having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2000) 656),Ydash having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the United States of
America renewing the cooperation programme in higher education and vocational education andtraining (COM(2000) 656),
Ydash having regard to Articles 149, 150 and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,Ydash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty
(C5-0707/2000),
Ydash having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,Ydash having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport
(A5-0028/2001),
1. Approves conclusion of the agreement;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments
and parliaments of the Member States and the United States.
9. Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organ-
isms ***III
A5-0032/2001
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive on the deliberate release into the environ-ment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Directive 90/220/EEC (C5-0685/2000 Ddash
1998/0072(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
Ydash having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Commission
statements (C5-0685/2000),
Ydash having regard to its position at first reading(
1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1998) 85)(2),
(1) OJ C 150, 28.5.1999, p. 363.
(2) OJ C 139, 4.5.1998, p. 1.1.10.2001 EN C 276/119 Official Journal of the European Communities
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Ydash having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(1999) 139)(1),
Ydash having regard to its position at second reading(2) on the Council common position(3),
Ydash having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position
(COM(2000) 293 Ydash C5-0249/2000),
Ydash having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
Ydash having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,
Ydash having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0032/2001),
1. Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Commission statements thereon;
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.
(1) OJ C 139, 19.5.1999, p. 7.
(2) OJ C 40, 7.2.2001, p. 123.
(3) OJ C 64, 6.3.2000, p. 1.
10. Community Eco-Management and audit scheme (EMAS) ***III
A5-0033/2001
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council regulation allowing voluntary participation by organi-sations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (C5-0661/2000 Ddash 1998/
0303(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
Ydash having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0661/2000),
Ydash having regard to its position at first reading(
1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1998) 622)(2),
Ydash having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(1999) 313)(3),
Ydash having regard to its position at second reading(4) on the Council common position(5),
(1) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 385.
(2) OJ C 400, 22.12.1998, p. 7.
(3) OJ C 212 E, 25.7.2000, p. 1.
(4) ‘Texts Adopted’, 6.7.2000, Item 9.
(5) OJ C 128, 8.5.2000, p. 1.C 276/120 EN 1.10.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities
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