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A4-0102/97

Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on the masses and dimensions of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (C4-0632/96 -00/0348(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0632/96 - 00/0348(COD),

- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 67, 16.3.1992, p. 79.)) on the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(91)0239 ((OJ C 230, 4.9.1991, p. 46.)),

- having regard to Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A4-0102/97),

1. Amends the common position as follows;

2. Calls on the Commission to support Parliament's amendments in the opinion it is required to deliver pursuant to Article 189b(2)(d) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to approve all Parliament's amendments, amend its common position accordingly and definitively adopt the act;

4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.

(Amendment 1)

Recital 1

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1. Whereas the total harmonization of technical requirements for motor vehicles is necessary in order to achieve the smooth functioning of the internal market;

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1. Whereas the total harmonization of technical requirements for motor vehicles is necessary in order to achieve the smooth functioning of the internal market while ensuring a high level of safety for the public;

(Amendment 2)

Recital 6

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6. Whereas, as a consequence, the harmonization of the maximum authorized masses of motor vehicles and their trailers to be registered in the Member States does not appear to be feasible in the short term; whereas on the other hand it does now appear feasible to achieve, as far as possible, the harmonization of their maximum dimensions, and to deal with the question of masses by providing for the possibility of a uniform procedure to determine the registration/in- service maximum permissible masses of vehicles in each Member State;

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6. Whereas, as a consequence, the harmonization of the maximum authorized masses of motor vehicles and their trailers to be registered in the Member States does not appear to be feasible in the short term; whereas on the other hand it does now appear feasible to achieve, as far as possible, the harmonization of their maximum dimensions, to deal with the question of masses by providing for the possibility of a uniform procedure to determine the registration/in-service maximum permissible masses of vehicles in each Member State, and to pursue the constant improvement of safety,in particular with regard to certain categories of trailers;
A4-0144/97

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (COM(96)0350 - C4-0538/96 - 96/0183(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

Recital 1

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Whereas Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), as amended by the Act of Accession of 1994, lays down the procedure for adopting Community measures fixing the conditions under which exploitation activities are to be pursued; whereas in this regard powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the technical measures on fishing gear and its method of use which do no more than incorporate into the Community legal order binding acts adopted within the framework of international fisheries organizations to which the Community is contracting party and do not entail a policy adjustment in their adoption;

(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.

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(Amendment 2)

ARTICLE 1(1)

Article 4(3) (Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92)

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1. The following paragraph is added to Article 4:

'3. The technical measures on fishing gear and its method of use incorporating binding acts adopted by international fisheries organizations to which the Community is a contracting party shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.'

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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture - (COM(96)0350 - C4-0538/96 - 96/0183(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(96)0350 - 96/0183(CNS) ((OJ C 316, 25.10.1996, p. 13.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4- 0538/96),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A4-0144/97),

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

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

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

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the basic price and defining the standard quality for pig carcases for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 (COM(97)0089 - C4-0124/97 - 97/0097(CNS))

The proposal was approved.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the basic price and defining the standard quality for pig carcases for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 (COM(97)0089 - C4-0124/97 - 97/0097(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0089 - 97/0097(CNS) ((OJ C 101, 27.3.1997, p. 18.)),

- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0124/97),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4- 0173/97),

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

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
A4-0272/97

Decision on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 84/450/EEC on misleading advertising so as to include comparative advertising (C4-0346/97 - 00/0343(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Commission declaration (C4-0346/97 - 00/0343(COD)),

- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 337, 21.12.1992, p. 137.)) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council COM(91)0147 ((OJ C 180, 11.7.1991, p. 14.)),

- having regard to its decision on the common position ((OJ C 347, 18.11.1996, p. 69.)),

- having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(96)0700 - C4-0671/96) ((OJ C 32, 1.2.1997, p. 7.)),

- having regard to Article 189b(5) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 77(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A4-0272/97),

1. Approves the joint text;

2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, pursuant to Article 191(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;

4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.
A4-0305/97

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the results of the WTO negotiations on basic telecommunications services (COM(97)0368 - C4-0420/97 - 97/0204(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0368 - 97/0204(CNS),

- having regard to the draft agreement concerning the results of the WTO negotiations on basic telecommunications services initialled by the Commission, COM(97)0368 ((OJ C 267, 3.9.1997, p. 80.)),

- having regard to Articles 57, 66, 90, 99, 100, 100a and 113 of the EC Treaty,

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 228(3), first subparagraph of the EC Treaty (C4-0420/97),

- having regard to Rule 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4- 0305/97),

1. Approves conclusion of the agreement;

2. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.
A4-0303/97

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (COM(97)0263 - C4-0421/97 - 97/0158(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0263 - 97/0158(CNS) ((OJ C 203, 3.7.97, p. 12.)),

- having regard to Article 228(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 in conjunction with Article 228(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (C4-0421/97),

- recalling its decision of 28 November 1996 on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of an Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and laying down provisions for its implementation ((OJ C 380, 16.12.1996, p.19.)), which states that reference should be made to the second subparagraph of Article 228(3) of the EC Treaty as the legal basis,

- whereas, nevertheless, the changes envisaged in the Agreement under review are not such that they would require Parliament's assent, since they cannot be considered to have 'important budgetary implications' within the meaning of the above provision of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights, the Committee on Development and Cooperation, and the Committee on Budgets (A4-0303/97),

1. Approves the amendment of the Agreement;

2. Points out that approval of the proposal does not alter the fact that Parliament still holds the view it adopted in its abovementioned decision of 28 November 1996, namely that the legal basis for the conclusion of the Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, which was initialled on 20 June 1996, requires Parliament's assent, pursuant to Article 43 in conjunction with the second subparagraph of Article 228(3) of the EC Treaty;

3. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
A4-0325/97

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the amended proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing and conclusion of an Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards between the European Community, Canada and the Russian Federation (COM(97)0017 - COM(97)0251 - C4-0425/97 - 8091/97 - 97/0019(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing and conclusion of an Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards between the European Community, Canada and the Russian Federation, COM(97)0017 - C4- 0425/97 - 97/0019(CNS)),

- having regard to the amended proposal for a Council Decision, COM(97)0251 - C4- 0425/97 - 97/0019 (CNS) ((OJ C 207, 8.7.1997, p. 14.)),

- having regard to the definitive Council text, 8091/97 - C4-0425/97 - 97/0019 (CNS),

- having regard to Articles 113 and 100a of the EC Treaty,

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 228(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (C4-0425/97),

- having regard to Rule 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the opinion of the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0325/97),

1. Rejects conclusion of the agreement;

2. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Canada, the Russian Federation and the United States.
A4-0404/97

Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Directive amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988) (C4- 0530/97 - 96/0209(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0530/97 - 96/0209(SYN),

- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 115, 14.4.1997, p. 24.)) on the Commission proposal to the Council COM(96)0413 ((OJ C 309, 18.10.1996, p. 9.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 189c of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A4-0404/97),

1. Amends the common position as follows;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.

(Amendment 1)

ARTICLE 1(1)

Article 1(3), definition 4a (new) (Directive 92/14/EEC)

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'Developing nation' means a country which, according to the OECD Development Assistance Committee, belongs to income group L (low), LM (low middle) or UM (upper middle).

(Amendment 2)

ANNEX, 3rd line under Lebanon

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Serial Nb. Type Registration Operato r

19966 B707-347C OD-AGU MEA

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(Amendment 3)

ANNEX, after Nigeria, Pakistan (new)

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Pakistan

Serial Nb. Type Registration Operato r

20488 B707-340C AP-AXG PIA

(Amendment 4)

ANNEX, Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia

Serial Nb. Type Registration Operato r

20574 B737-268C HZ-AGA Saudia

20575 B737-268C HZ-AGB Saudia

20576 B737-268 HZ-AGC Saudia

20577 B737-268 HZ-AGD Saudia

20578 B737-268 HZ-AGE Saudia

20882 B737-268 HZ-AGF Saudia

20883 B737-268 HZ-AGG Saudia

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Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet and the amount of compensation for storage costs for the 1998/99 marketing year (COM(98)0051 - C4-0088/98 - 98/0805(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 15)

Recital 5a (new)

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Whereas an adjustment coefficient must be created with a view to maintaining equitable levels of income as between farmers in all European Union Member States in order to compensate for the possible disappearance of the green rate on 1 January 1999 for the Member States participating in the single currency;

(Amendment 16)

Article 4a (new)

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Article 4a

In order to ensure equitable levels of income as between farmers in all European Union Member States an adjustment coefficient shall be created with effect from 1 January 1999 to compensate for the possible disappearance of the green rate for Member States participating in the single currency.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet and the amount of compensation for storage costs for the 1998/99 marketing year (COM(98)0051 - C4-0088/98 - 98/0805(CNS))(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0051 - 98/0805(CNS) ((OJ C 87, 23.3.1998, p. 7.)),

- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0088/98),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4-0216/98),

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

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

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

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
A4-0182/98

Resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank (7993/98 - C4-0260/98)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Council recommendation of 2 May 1998 (7993/98 - C4-0260/98),

- having regard to Article 109a of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Article 50 of the Protocol on the Statute of the ESCB and of the ECB,

- having regard to Rule 36 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A4-0182/98),

A. whereas at its meeting of 7 May 1998 the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy heard Dr W.F. Duisenberg, the Council's nominee for the office of President of the European Central Bank, for a term of office of eight years, and at its meeting of 11 May 1998 considered the nominee's qualifications in the light of the criteria laid down by Article 109a of the EC Treaty,

B. whereas the nominee has made an oral statement and has submitted this for the consideration of the Parliament,

C. whereas the President of the ECB should have regard to the continuity of leadership in the Board of the Bank by avoiding an early or simultaneous succession of both the President and Vice-President,

D. whereas the ECB has to be politically independent as of the moment of its establishment; whereas, however, the nomination of the candidates for the ECB Executive Board is a political act,

E. whereas the nomination procedure used on 2-3 May 1998 has proved highly unsatisfactory, especially in view of the requirement for unanimity,

F. whereas these procedures need to be improved in the future in order to reinforce public confidence,

1. Confirms the appointment of Dr W.F. Duisenberg as an appropriate candidate for the office of President of the European Central Bank for an eight-year term;

2. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the President of the Council, for forwarding to the governments of the Member States.
A4-0156/98

Decision on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the interim agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, on the one part, and the United Mexican States, on the other part (COM(97)0525 - 11619/1/97 rev.1 + 11620/1/97 rev.1 - C4-0024/98 - 97/0281(AVC))(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the interim agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, on the one part, and the United Mexican States, on the other part, COM(97)0525 - 97/0281(AVC) ((OJ C 356, 22.11.1997, p. 28.)),

- having regard to the draft interim agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, on the one part, and the United Mexican States, on the other part,

- having regard to the Council's request for Parliament's assent pursuant to Article 228(3), second subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (11619/1/97 rev.1 + 11620/1/97 rev.1 - C4-0024/98),

- having regard to Rule 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4-0156/98),

1. Gives its assent to the conclusion of the interim agreement;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the United Mexican States.
A4-0286/98

Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive on the supplementary supervision of insurance undertakings in an insurance group (C4-0308/98 - 95/0245(COD))(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0308/98 - 95/0245(COD),

- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 339, 10.11.1997, p. 130.)) on the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council, COM(95)0406 ((OJ C 341, 19.12.1995, p. 16.)),

- having regard to the amended Commission proposal, COM(98)0038 ((OJ C 108, 7.4.1998, p. 48.)),

- having regard to Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights (A4-0286/98),

1. Approves the common position;

2. Calls on the Council to adopt the act definitively, as soon as possible, in accordance with the common position;

3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 191(1) of the EC Treaty;

4. 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;

5. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.