2. further developments of group-housing systems for preg-
nant sows,2. further developments of group-housing systems for preg-
nant sows,
3. the determination of space requirements for individually-
housed adult breeding boar,3. the determination of space requirements for individually-
housed adult breeding boar,
4. further developments of loose-house systems for sows in
the service area and for farrowing sows, which meet theneeds of the sow without compromising piglet survival,4. further developments of loose-house systems for sows in
the service area and for farrowing sows, which meet theneeds of the sow without compromising piglet survival,
5. the development of techniques that will reduce the need to
resort to surgical castration,5. the development of production methods that will reduce
the need to resort to surgical castration,
6. consumers attitutes and behavior towards pig meat in the
event of no improvement or only minor improvementbeing achieved in the welfare of the animals.6. consumers attitutes and behavior towards pig meat in the
event of no improvement or only minor improvementbeing achieved in the welfare of the animals,
6a. market research for the purpose of analysing whether or
not the market takes into account the extra cost gener-ated by animal welfare measures,
6b. an exhaustive study of the economic impact of the
measures laid down in this Directive as a whole.
The report may if necessary be accompanied by appropriate
legislative proposals.The report may if necessary be accompanied by appropriate
legislative proposals.
Amendment 32
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3a (new)
Article 7, paragraph 3a (new) (Directive 91/630/EEC)
3a. The following pargraph is added to Article 7:
3a. The Commission shall, no later than 1 January
2002, draw up a report for the European Parliamentand the Council on compliance with the provisions ofthis Directive and the Annex, and on the checks carried
out.
Amendment 33
ARTICLE 1, POINT 4
Article 10, paragraph 3a (new) (Directive 91/630/EEC)
3a. If new provisions of the Annex substantially amend
the content of the Directive and/or have a significant impacton the economic balance of holdings or the way in whichtheir work is organised, the planned amendments to therules must be decided upon in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Article 37 of the Treaty.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on Directive 91/630/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (COM(2001) 20  C5-0039/
2001  2001/0021(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 20) (
1),
 having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty(C5-0039/2001),
(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 114.C 53 E/334 EN 28.2.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
 having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion
of the Committee on Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0210/2001),
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;
3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by
Parliament;
4. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
9. Exceptional financial assistance to Kosovo *
A5-0209/2001
Proposal for a Council decision on further exceptional financial assistance to Kosovo
(COM(2001) 81  C5-0138/2001  2001/0045(CNS))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Title
Proposal for a Council decision on further exceptional financial
assistance to KosovoProposal for a Council decision on further exceptional financial
assistance to Kosovo ( Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
Amendment 2
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 308 thereof, as well as Coun-
cil Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000 of 5 December 2000 onassistance for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1628/96 and amending Regulations (EEC) No 3906/89 and (EEC)
No 1360/90 and Decisions 97/256/EC and 1999/311/EC (
1),
and in particular its Article 6(4),
(1) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 1.
Amendment 3
Recital 11
(11) Although economic activity has resumed with consider-
able speed after the conflict, Kosovo is at a low level of econ-omic development and its GDP per capita is estimated to bebelow other countries of the region and to be one of the
lowest in Europe;(11) Although economic activity has resumed with consider-
able speed after the conflict, Kosovo is at a low level of econ-omic development and its GDP per capita is estimated to beone of the lowest in the region and in Europe;28.2.2002 EN C 53 E/335 Official Journal of the European Communities
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