xdash having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(1999) 616)(1),
xdash having regard to its position at second reading on the Council common position(2),
xdash having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position
(COM(2000) 572 xdash C5-0481/2000),
xdash having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
xdash having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,
xdash having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0014/2001),
1. Approves the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(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.
(1) OJ C 116 E, 26.4.2000, p. 40.
(2) ‘Texts adopted’, 5.7.2000, Item 7.
6. Recognition of professional qualifications ***III
A5-0012/2001
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directives 89/48/EEC and 92/51/
EEC on the general system for the recognition of professional qualifications and supplementingDirectives 77/452/EEC, 77/453/EEC, 78/686/EEC, 78/687/EEC, 78/1026/EEC, 78/1027/EEC, 80/154/EEC, 80/155/EEC, 85/384/EEC, 85/432/EEC, 85/433/EEC and 93/16/EEC concerning the professionsof nurse responsible for general care, dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, midwife, architect,
pharmacist and doctor (C5-0680/2000 (dash 1997/0345(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
xdash having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Council,
Commission and Parliament statements (C5-0680/2000),
xdash having regard to its position at first reading(
1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1997) 638)(2),
xdash having regard to its position at second reading(3) on the Council common position(4),
xdash having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position
(COM(2000) 527 xdash C5-0435/2000),
(1) OJ C 226, 20.7.1998, p. 19.
(2) OJ C 28, 26.1.1998, p. 1.
(3) ‘Texts Adopted’, 5.7.2000, Item 8.
(4) OJ C 119, 27.4.2000, p. 1.C 267/48 EN 21.9.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities
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xdash having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
xdash having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,xdash having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0012/2001),
1. Approves the joint text, confirms its statement thereon and draws attention to the Council and Com-
mission statements thereon;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(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.
7. Energy efficiency labelling ***I
A5-0006/2001
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community Energy
Efficiency Labelling Programme for Office and Communication Technology Equipment
(COM(2000) 18 (dash C5-0061/2000 (dash 2000/0033(COD))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION(1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital 2a
(2a) There are, however, other measures for reducing the
electricity consumption of suchequipment, suchasswitching it off when not needed. The Commission shouldascertain which measures are appropriate in order also toexploit this energy-saving potential.
(Amendment 2)
Recital 6
(6) Moreover, Article 174 of the Treaty calls for the protec-
tion and improvement of the environment and prudent andrational utilisation of natural CO
2resources, these two objec-
tives being among those of the Community policy on theenvironment; electricity generation and consumption accountfor 30% of man-made carbon dioxides (CO
2) emissions and
some 35% of primary energy consumption in the Community,these percentages are increasing.(6) Moreover, Article 174 of the Treaty calls for the protec-
tion and improvement of the environment and prudent andrational utilisation of natural resources, these two objectivesbeing among those of the Community policy on the environ-ment; electricity generation and consumption account for 30%of man-made carbon dioxides (CO
2) emissions and some 35%
of primary energy consumption in the Community , stand-by
losses from electrical equipment account for about 10%of electricity consumption, and these percentages are
increasing.
(1) OJ C 150 E, 30.5.2000, p. 73.21.9.2001 EN C 267/49 Official Journal of the European Communities
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