 having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market and the
opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0194/2001),
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. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved by Parliament;
5. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;
6. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
2.
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determin-
ing the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom theprovisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on thePrivileges and Immunities of the Communities apply (COM(2001) 50  C5-0058/2001  2001/
0028(CNS))
The proposal was approved.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other ser-vants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraphof Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities
apply (COM(2001) 50  C5-0058/2001  2001/0028(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 50) (
1),
 having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 283 of the EC Treaty (C5-0058/2001),
 having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market and the
opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0194/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by
Parliament;
3. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved by Parliament;
(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 257.C 53 E/226 EN 28.2.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
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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.
11. ASEM Process
A5-0207/2001
European Parliament resolution on the Commission Working Document: Perspectives and Prior-
ities for the ASEM Process (Asia Europe Meeting) into the new decade (COM(2000) 241 
C5-0505/2000  2000/2243(COS))
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Commissions Working Document (COM(2000) 241  C5-0505/2000), having regard to the Third Asia Meeting (ASEM) held in Seoul from 19 to 21 October 2000 and to
the Asia-Europe Cooperation Framework 2000 (AECF 2000) which sets out the vision, principles,objectives, priorities and mechanisms of the ASEM process for the next 10 years,
 having regard to its previous resolutions on ASEM, and, in particular to the most recent ones of
4 May 1999 on the Commission working document on Perspectives and Priorities for the ASEMProcess, (
1) of 4 October 2000 on the Third Asia Europe summit in Seoul (ASEM III) (2) and of
16 November 2000 on the ASEM (3),
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security
and Defence Policy and the opinion of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research andEnergy (A5-0207/2001),
A. whereas this report has been superseded by the ASEM III summit of October 2000, the European
Parliament feels it should comment on developments in the ASEM process and looks forward topreparations for the ASEM IV summit, planned for the second half of 2002 in Copenhagen,
B. whereas in the past unbalanced economic relations between EU Member States and Asian countries
have often caused deep social repercussions and hindered a real long term development and a genuinepartnership,
C. whereas the objective of the ASEM process is to build an equal Asia-Europe partnership based on the
three pillars of political, economic and cultural dialogue,
D. whereas a deepening and reinforcement of relations between the European Union and Asia in the
years to come is a matter of the greatest importance for the two regions from both the political andthe economic, social and cultural points of view,
E. having regard to the importance of using the ASEM as a means of encouraging international initiatives
designed to promote peace, disarmament and respect for human rights internationally,
F. whereas the distinct advantages of the ASEM process to Asia-Europe relations lie in its informality,
multi-dimensionality and high-level participation,
G. whereas the ASEM process has already given rise to a plethora of economic, political and cultural
meetings, forums and sub-processes,
(1) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p.69.
(2) Texts Adopted, Item 17.
(3) Texts Adopted, Item 6.28.2.2002 EN C 53 E/227 Official Journal of the European Communities
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