TEXTS ADOPTED
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Numerical strength of committees
European Parliament decision on the numerical strength of committees
The European Parliament ,
Vdash having regard to Rule 150(1) of its Rules of Procedure,Vdash having regard to its decision of 21 July 1999 on the numerical strength of parliamentary commit-
tees (
1),
1. Decides to amend the number of members of parliamentary committees as follows:
I. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy: 69 membersII. Committee on Budgets: 41 membersIII. Committee on Budgetary Control: 21 members
IV. Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs: 49 members
V. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 43 membersVI. Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market: 34 membersVII. Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy: 56 membersVIII. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 53 membersIX. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy: 60 members
X. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 39 members
XI. Committee on Fisheries: 23 membersXII. Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism: 58 membersXIII. Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport: 33 membersXIV. Committee on Development and Cooperation: 35 membersXV. Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 35 members
XVI. Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities: 40 members
XVII. Committee on Petitions: 30 members.
(1) OJ C 301, 18.10.1999, p. 18.
P5_TA(2002)0002
Temporary committee on foot-and-mouth disease
European Parliament decision setting up a temporary committee on foot-and-mouth disease
The European Parliament ,
Vdash having regard to Rule 150(2) of its Rules of Procedure,Vdash having regard to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 12 December 2001 to propose the
setting-up of a temporary committee on foot-and-mouth disease,7.11.2002 EN C 271 E/51 Official Journal of the European Communities
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Vdash having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2001 on the Commission statement on foot-and-mouth
disease in the European Union (1),
Vdash having regard to the urgency debate and its resolution of 6 September 2001 on foot-and-mouth dis-
ease (2),
1. Decides to set up a temporary committee with the following powers:
(a) to assess EU policy and the control of meat imports from third countries in the context of the epi-
demic;
(b) to analyse the management of the foot-and-mouth epidemic and the implementation of Community
law in this regard to date, and to invite representatives of the Commission and of governments, as wellas officials responsible, to attend hearings of the committee;
(c) to analyse the total impact on Community funds of the foot-and-mouth epidemic so far;
(d) on this basis to make proposals to look into vaccination policy in particular and for political and
legislative initiatives with regard to the prevention and fighting of diseases in the agricultural sectorin general;
2. Decides that the term of office of the temporary committee shall be twelve months, at the end of
which it shall submit a report to Parliament;
3. Decides that the temporary committee shall be composed of 30 members.
(1) ‘Texts Adopted’, Item 12.
(2) ‘Texts Adopted’, Item 14.
P5_TA(2002)0003
Consumer information and education (Rule 62)
European Parliament resolution on general aspects of consumer protection policy and, in particu-
lar, consumer information and education with regard to the application of Directive 90/314/EEC
(2001/2136(INI))
The European Parliament ,
Vdash having regard to Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays
and package tours (1),
Vdash having regard to the Commission’s report of 5 November 1999 on the implementation of Directive
90/314/EEC on package travel and holiday tours in the domestic legislation of EC Member States(SEC(1999) 1800),
Vdash having regard to Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer con-
tracts (
2),
Vdash having regard to its resolution of 31 March 1998 on improving safety, consumers’ rights and trading
standards in the tourism sector (3),
Vdash having regard to the Consumers’ in Europe Group Report CEG 98/16 as at 30 October 1998,Vdash having regard to the 2255th Council Meeting ‘Consumer Affairs’ in Luxembourg on 13 April 2000,Vdash having regard to the Conclusions of the Expert Group Round Table on Package Travel Contracts,
(1) OJ L 158, 23.6.1990, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.
(3) OJ C 138, 4.5.1998, p. 38.C 271 E/52 EN 7.11.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
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