Authorities may include in public procurement tenders
requirements for positive measures to ensure full equalityin practice of women and men within the scope of this
Directive.
Amendment 47
ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH 6
Article 8e (new) (Directive 76/207/EEC)
Article 8e1. Member States may adopt or retain provisions
which protect the principle of equality of women andmen more effectively than those contained in this Direc-tive.
2. The implementation of this Directive may in no cir-
cumstances be used as a reason to lower the level of pro-
tection against discrimination already provided byMember States in the areas governed by this Directive.
Amendment 45
ARTICLE 2, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBPARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with thisDirective by 31 December 2001 at the latest or shall ensure,
by that date at the latest, that management and labour intro-duce the requisite provisions by way of agreement. MemberStates shall take all necessary steps to enable themselves at alltimes to guarantee the results imposed by this Directive. Theyshall immediately inform the Commission thereof.1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with thisDirective by 31 December 2002 at the latest or shall ensure,
by that date at the latest, that management and labour intro-duce the requisite provisions by way of agreement. MemberStates shall take all necessary steps to enable themselves at alltimes to guarantee the results imposed by this Directive. Theyshall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parlia-ment and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of theprinciple of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocationaltraining and promotion, and working conditions (COM(2000) 334  C5-0369/2000  2000/
0142(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Commissions proposal (COM(2000) 334  2000/0142(COD)) (
1),
 having regard to Articles 251(2) and 141(3) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission
submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0369/2000),
(1) OJ C 337 E, 28.11.2000, p. 204.21.2.2002 EN C 47 E/173 Official Journal of the European Communities
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
 having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Womens Rights and Equal Opportunities and the
opinions of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and the Committee onEmployment and Social Affairs (A5-0173/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
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.
8. Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the EC *
A5-0176/2001
Proposal for a Council regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) on the Financial Regulation applicable to
the general budget of the European Communities COM(2000) 461  C5-0627/2000  2000/
0203(CNS))
The proposal was amended as follows (1):
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (2)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Title
Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) on the financial regu-
lation applicable to the general budget of the European Com-
munitiesCouncil Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) on the financial regu-
lation applicable to the general budget of the European Union
Amendment 2
Recital 1
(1) Since times have changed enormously since the Financial
Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general
budget of the European Communities was adopted, in particu-
lar as a result of a series of enlargements, a financial per-spective forming a framework for the development of thebudget and changes to the institutional structure, that Finan-cial Regulation has been substantially amended several times.Since further amendments are necessary to take account, inparticular, of the requirements of simplification in legislativeand administrative matters and the tightening up of manage-ment of Community finances, the Financial Regulation of21 December 1977 should be recast in the interests of clarity .(1) Both the Court of Auditors and the Committee of Inde-
pendent Experts have recommended a complete overhaul of
the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable tothe general budget of the European Communities. This recom-
mendation was endorsed by the European Parliament in itsresolution of 19 January 2000 containing the commentswhich form an integral part of the decision giving dischargeto the Commission for the implementation of the generalbudget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year (
1).
(1) OJ C 304, 24.10.2000, p. 135.
(1) The matter was then referred back to committee pursuant to Rule 69(2).
(2) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 1.C 47 E/174 EN 21.2.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
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