1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend its proposal substantially or
replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
3. COM in hops *
A5-0083/1999
Proposal for a Council regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common
organisation of the market in hops (COM(1999) 302 :dash C5-0081/1999 :dash 1999/0128(CNS))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendments 1 and 2)
ARTICLE 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 is amended as follows: Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 is amended as follows:
Articles 8, 10 ,1 1and 17(2) are deleted. 1. Articles 8 and 10 are deleted.
2. Article 11 is replaced by the following:
‘The Commission shall ensure that all data required for
assessing the situation on the hop market is recorded,evaluated and made available annually to market opera-tors. Such data shall in particular relate to trends in thearea under hops, demand, the distribution of differentvarieties, prices and developments in hop-growing in indi-vidual Member States.’
3. Article 17(2) is deleted.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Reg-
ulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops (COM(1999) 302 :dash
C5-0081/1999 :dash 1999/0128(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
(dash having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 302),
(dash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 ofthe EC Treaty (C5-0081/1999),
(dash having regard to Rule 67 ofits Rules ofProcedure,
(dash having regard to the report ofthe Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion
ofthe Committee on Budgets (A5-0083/1999),C 296/382 EN 18.10.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
Friday 17 December 1999
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) ofthe EC
Treaty;
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 ifthe Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
4. Extension of exceptional financial assistance to Tajikistan *
A5-0093/1999
Proposal for a Council decision modifying Decision 97/787/EC granting exceptional financial assist-
ance to Armenia and Georgia in order to extend it to Tajikistan (COM(1999) 391 :dash C5-0171/1999
:dash 1999/0172(CNS))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital 2
(2) Whereas, in parallel with its Decision to provide excep-
tional financial assistance to Armenia and Georgia, the Councilagreed to also consider a similar operation for Tajikistan once
circumstances allow;(2) Whereas, in parallel with its Decision to provide excep-
tional financial assistance to Armenia and Georgia, the Councilagreed to also consider anoperation for Tajikistan once cir-
cumstances allow;
(Amendment 2)
Recital 3a (new)
(3a) Whereas, in view of the initial results, particularly in
terms of growth and control of inflation, these reforms
should be continued with the primary aim of improving
living conditions and creating jobs;
(Amendment 3)
Recital 8
(8) Whereas Tajikistan is a low income country and is facing
particularly critical economic, social and political circumstances;
whereas this country is eligible to highly concessional loansfrom the World Bank and the IMF;(8) Whereas Tajikistan is the poorest of the New Indepen-
dent States and is facing particularly difficult economic, social
and political circumstances; whereas this country is eligible tohighly concessional loans from the World Bank and the IMF;
(Amendment 4)
Recital 9
(9) Whereas concessional financial assistance from the
Community in the form of a mix of a long term loan and
straight grants is an appropriate measure to help the beneficiary
country at this critical juncture;(9) Whereas concessional financial assistance from the
Community in the form of a long-term loan is an appropriatemeasure to help the beneficiary country at this critical juncture;18.10.2000 EN C 296/383 Official Journal of the European Communities
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