exceed 65 % for investments in small and medium-sized enter-
prises engaged in processing and marketing agricultural pro-ducts consisting mainly of local produce in sectors to be
defined in the programme complement referred to in Arti-
cle 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 .exceed 75 % for investments in small and medium-sized enter-
prises engaged in processing and marketing agricultural pro-ducts consisting mainly of local produce in all sectors .
Amendment 19
ARTICLE 1
Article 32, paragraph 3 (Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92)
3. The restriction laid down in Article 29(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1257/1999 shall not apply to forests or woodedareas located in the Azores and Madeira.3. The restriction laid down in Article 29(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1257/1999 shall not apply to subtropical forests or
wooded areas located in the Azores and Madeira.
Amendment 20
ARTICLE 1
Article 32, paragraph 3a (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92)
3a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the third indent of
the second subparagraph of Article 47(2) of Regulation (EC)No 1257/1999, the Communitys financial contribution tothe agri-environmental measures laid down in Articles 22 to24 of that Regulation shall be 85 %.
Amendment 21
ARTICLE 1
Article 32, paragraph 3b (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92)
3b. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 24(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, the annual quantities laiddown in the Annex to that Regulation may be increased byup to 100 % in order to allow for the specific environmentalsituation of certain particularly sensitive parts of the Azoresand Madeira.
Amendment 23
ARTICLE 2, PARAGRAPH 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day fol-
lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.This Regulation shall enter into force on the day ofits pub-
lication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2000.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relatingto certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures (COM(2000) 774  C5-0749/
2000  2000/0308(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 774) (
1),
 having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0749/2000),
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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 opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market on the
proposed legal basis,
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion
of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0195/2001),
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.
3.
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific
measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products as regards the struc-
tural measures (COM(2000) 774  C5-0750/2000  2000/0309(CNS))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 24
FIRST CITATION
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Articles 37and 299(2) thereof,
Amendment 25
RECITAL 1a (new)
(1a) Article 299(2) of the Treaty states that the Council,
acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Com-mission and after consulting the European Parliament, shalladopt specific measures aimed at laying down the conditionsof application of the Treaty to the outermost regions of theEU for the purposes, among other things, of access to theStructural Funds.
Amendment 27
RECITAL 3
(3) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 seeks to remedy
the handicaps due to the remote and insular nature of theseregions.(3) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 seeks to remedy
the handicaps due to the remote and insular nature of theseregions , and to other difficulties and limiting factors, and to
improve the conditions under which their agricultural pro-
ducts are produced and marketed.
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