A4-0064/98

Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products (COM(97)0326 - C4-0394/97 - 97/0181(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 4)

Recital 4a (new)

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Whereas improvements should be made to the application of the administration procedures between the Member States in order to facilitate intra-Community trade in products subject to excise duty,

(Amendment 1)

Recital 4b (new)

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Whereas it should be borne in mind that the starting line for the Community harmonization of excise duties was crossed only a few months before the entry into force of the single market;

(Amendment 2 )

ARTICLE 1

Article 24(2) (Directive 92/12/EEC)

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2. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee on Excise Duties, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee¨. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a Commission representative.

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(a) The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee on Excise Duties, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee¨. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a Commission representative.

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(b) The agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Commission (known as the Plumb/ Delors accord), but hitherto not put into effect, is hereby implemented.

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(c) The Commission Decision of 30 July 1991 setting up an Advisory Committee on Customs and Indirect Taxation(1)is hereby implemented.

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(1) OJ L 241, 30.8.1991, p. 43.

(Amendment 3)

ARTICLE 1

Article 24(5a) (new) (Directive 92/12/EEC)

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5a. The Commission shall introduce a new computerized monitoring system to work in parallel with the new computerized monitoring systems for Community transit in order to ensure uniformity of treatment of businesses,and shall to that end incorporate in the annex a time-scale for the introduction of the new computerized monitoring system.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products (COM(97)0326 - C4-0394/97 - 97/0181(CNS))(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0326 - 97/0181(CNS) ((OJ C 267, 3.9.1997, p. 58.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 99 of the EC Treaty (C4-0394/97),

- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A4-0064/98),

1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(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. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be opened should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

5. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;

6. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.