TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Europol: combating counterfeiting and forgery * (procedure without report)
C5-0360/2001
Initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to the adoption by the Council of a draft Deci-
sion amending the Decision of 29 April 1999 extending Europol’s mandate to deal with forgery of
money and means of payment [10528/2001 [dash C5-0360/2001 [dash 2001/0822(CNS)]
(Consultation procedure)
The initiative was approved.
2. Protection against counterfeiting of the euro * (procedure without report)
C5-0361/2001
Initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to the adoption of a Council Framework Deci-
sion amending Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA on increasing protection by criminal penaltiesand other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro [10527/
2001 [dash C5-0361/2001 [dash 2001/0823(CNS)]
(Consultation procedure)The initiative was approved.
3. Vehicles designed to carry more than eight passengers ***III
A5-0312/2001
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive relating to special provisions for vehicles usedfor the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, and
amending Directives 70/156/EEC and 97/27/EC (C5-0278/2001 [dash 1997/0176(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
Jdash having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0278/2001),
Jdash having regard to its position at first reading(
1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1997)276)(2),
Jdash having regard to its position at second reading(3) on the Council common position(4),
(1) OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 80.
(2) OJ C 17, 20.1.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 276, 1.10.2001, p. 124.
(4) OJ C 370, 22.12.2000, p. 1.11.4.2002 EN C87E/117 Official Journal of the European Communities
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Jdash having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position
(COM(2001)217 Jdash C5-0168/2001),
Jdash having regard to Article251(5) of the EC Treaty,
Jdash having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,
Jdash having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0312/2001),
1. Approves the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article254(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. Environmental noise ***II
A5-0296/2001
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive relating to the assessment and management of environmen-
tal noise (6660/1/2001 [dash C5-0245/2001 [dash 2000/0194(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
Jdash having regard to the Council common position (6660/1/2001 Jdash C5-0245/2001),
Jdash having regard to its position at first reading(1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(2000)468)(2),
Jdash having regard to Article251(2) of the EC Treaty,
Jdash having regard to Rule 80of its Rules of Procedure,
Jdash having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,
Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0296/2001),
1. Amends the common position as follows;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
COUNCIL
COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 3
Recital 4a (new)
(4a) To supplement this framework directive, the Commis-
sion should propose specific directives laying down qualitystandards which Member States are required to meet. Suchspecific directives should cover all noise sources.
(1) OJ C 232, 17.8.2001, p. 305.
(2) OJ C 337 E, 28.11.2000, p. 251.C87E/118 EN 11.4.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
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