(Amendment 11)
Article 7, 1st paragraph
The financial framework for implementing this Regulation dur-
ing the period from 2000 to 2006 shall be € 50,4 million.The financial framework for implementing this Regulation dur-
ing the period from 2000 to 2006 shall be € 93million.
The Commission shall submit a proposal for a new finan-
cial framework to the European Parliament and Councilbefore the end of 2005.
(Amendment 19)
Article 8(3)
3.Decisions relating to grants of € 2 million or more for
individual activities financed under this Regulation shall be
adopted by the Commission under the procedure laid down in
Article 9 (2).3.Decisions relating to grants of € 2 million or more for
individual activities financed under this Regulation shall be
adopted by the Commission under the procedure laid down in
Article 9 (2a).
(Amendment 20)
Article 9(2), 1st subparagraph
2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provi-sions of Article 8 thereof.2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, the manage-
ment procedure set out in Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to Article 7(3)and Article 8thereof.
(Amendment 21)
Article 9(2a) (new)
2a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the advi-
sory procedure set out in Article 3 of Decision 1999/468/
EC shall apply, having regard to Article 7(3)and Article 8
thereof.
7. Cocoa and chocolate products ***II
A5-0047/2000
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive relating to cocoa and chocolate
products intended for human consumption (9947/1/1999 Idash C5-0252/1999 Idash 1996/0112(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
Pdash having regard to the Council common position (9947/1/1999 Pdash C5-0252/1999) (1),
Pdash having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1995) 722) (3),
(1) OJ C 10, 13.1.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 339, 10.11.1997, p. 123.
(3) OJ C 231, 9.8.1996, p. 1.29.12.2000 EN C 377/145 Official Journal of the European Communities
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COUNCIL
COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Pdash having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1997) 682) (1),
Pdash having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
Pdash having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,
Pdash having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,
Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0047/2000),
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 1)
Recital 14a (new)
(14a)Cocoa, cocoa butter and a series of other vegetable
fats used in the manufacture of chocolate are mainly pro-duced in developing countries; it is in the interests of peo-ple living in developing countries that agreements of aslong a duration as possible should be concluded; the Com-mission should therefore consider how the Communitycan support this in the case of cocoa butter and othervegetable fats, in particular by promoting fair trade;
(1) OJ C 118, 17.4.1998, p. 10.
8. Eco-label ***II
A5-0054/2000
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation on a revised Community Eco-
Label Award Scheme (10656/2/1999 Idash C5-0223/1999 Idash 1996/0312(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
Pdash having regard to the Council common position (10656/2/1999 Pdash C5-0223/1999) (1),
Pdash having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1996) 603) (3),
Pdash having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 21) (4),
(1) OJ C 25, 28.1.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 167, 1.6.1998, p. 118 and OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 275.
(3) OJ C 114, 12.4.1997, p. 9.
(4) OJ C 64, 6.3.1999, p. 14.C 377/146 EN 29.12.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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