TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Medicinal products for human use (codified version) ***I (procedure without
report)
C5-0763/2000
Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the Community code relat-
ing to medicinal products for human use (codified version) (COM(2000) 830  C5-0763/2000 
1999/0134(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)The proposal was approved.
2. Veterinary medicinal products (codified version) ***I (procedure without
report)
C5-0550/2000
Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the Community code relat-
ing to veterinary medicinal products (codified version) (COM(2000) 657  C5-0550/2000  1999/
0180(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The proposal was approved.
3. Quarterly non-financial accounts for general government ***I (procedure with-
out debate)
A5-0242/2001
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on quarterly non-financial accounts for
general government (COM(2001) 100  C5-0079/2001  2001/0056(COD))
The proposal was approved.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
regulation on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government (COM(2001) 100 
C5-0079/2001  2001/0056(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council
(COM(2001) 100) (1),
 having regard to Articles 251 and 285 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted
the proposal to Parliament (C5-0079/2001),
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 having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0242/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal;
2. Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend its proposal substantially or
replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
4. Measuring instruments ***I (procedure without debate)
A5-0221/2001
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on measuring instruments
(COM(2000) 566  C5-0478/2000  2000/0233(COD))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Recital 2
(2) Measuring instruments can be used for a variety of
measurement tasks. Those responding to reasons of public
interest, affecting the daily life of citizens in many ways
directly and indirectly, require the use of legally controlledmeasuring instruments.(2) Measuring instruments can be used for a variety of
measurement tasks. Those responding to reasons of public
interest, public health, public safety, public order, protection
of the environment, levying taxes and duties, consumer pro-tection and fair trading, which affect the daily life of citizens
in many ways directly and indirectly, require the use of legallycontrolled measuring instruments.
Amendment 2
Recital 4a (new)
(4a) The optionality clause introduced by this Directive,
under which Member States may exercise their right to decidewhether or not to regulate any of the measuring instrumentscovered by this Directive, should be applied provided it doesnot act as a barrier to completing the internal market and issubject to the transitional provisions of this Directive.
Amendment 3
Recital 4b (new)
(4b) There should be a specific definition of the term
manufacturer and his responsibility for the conformity ofmeasuring instruments.
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