A4-0071/95

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on Community action in the field of statistics (COM(94)0078 - C3-0231/94 - 94/0026(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

Citation 1

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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,

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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 in conjunction with Articles 43, 76, 87, 100, 100a and 113 thereof,

(Amendment 2)

Article 1(2)

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2. Community action in the field of statistics shall be implemented by the statistical institutes and the other authorities responsible for producing Community statistics as defined in Article 2 at national level (national authorities) and Community level (Community authority).

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2. Community action in the field of statistics shall be implemented by the statistical institutes and the other authorities responsible for producing Community statistics as defined in Article 2 at national level (national authorities) and Community level (the Statistical Office of the European Community, EUROSTAT).

(Amendment 3)

Article 1(3)

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3. By Community authority is meant the department laid down in a Commission decision to carry out the statistical tasks delegated to it by the Treaty or secondary legislation.

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(Amendment 4)

Article 1(4)

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4. The European Monetary Institute and the national central banks do not participate in Community action in the field of statistics. Article 8 defines the cooperation between the Commission and the European Monetary Institute.

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4. Article 8 defines the cooperation between the Commission and the European Monetary Institute.

(Amendment 5)

Article 4(2)

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2. In the first half of each year, the Commission shall present for examination by the SPC the guidelines for implementing the Community statistical programme, particularly the priorities envisaged for the actions to be undertaken. These priorities shall take account of financial constraints at both national and Community level and of the Community legal provisions governing such actions.

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2. In the first half of each year, the Commission shall present for examination by the SPC the guidelines for implementing the Community statistical programme, particularly the priorities envisaged for the actions to be undertaken. These priorities shall be accompanied by an estimate of the financial cost to the Community and the Member States and take account of the Community legal provisions governing such actions.

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The Commission shall pay the utmost attention to the comments from the SPC and take the follow-up action it considers the most appropriate.

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The Commission shall pay the utmost attention to the opinion of the SPC and take the follow-up action it considers the most appropriate.

(Amendment 6)

Article 11(4)

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4. The conditions of access for users shall be governed by the tariff policy of each authority and based on mutual information and cooperation between national and Community statistical authorities.

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4. The conditions of access for users shall be decided by each authority and based on mutual information and cooperation between national authorities and the Statistical Office of the European Community, EUROSTAT.

(Amendment 7)

Article 20(2), second and third subparagraphs

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The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if they are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, these measures shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council of the European Union forthwith.

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The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if they are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, these measures shall be communicated by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union forthwith.

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In that event:

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In that event:

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- the Commission shall defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of three months from the date of referral to the Council of the European Union;

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- the Commission shall defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of three months from the date of referral to Parliament and the Council of the European Union;

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- the Council of the European Union, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the previous indent.

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- the Council of the European Union, acting by a qualified majority and after consulting Parliament, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the previous indent.

(Amendment 8)

Article 20(3)

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3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community in the case of decisions which the Council of the European Union is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.

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The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.

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If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council of the European Union a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council of the European Union shall act by a qualified majority.

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If on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of referral the Council of the European Union has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.

(Amendment 9)

Article 21

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Article 21, 'Functioning of the Committee on Statistical Confidentiality', is amended in accordance with the amendment to Article 20(2).

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on Community action in the field of statistics (COM(94)0078 - C3-0231/94 - 94/0026(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(94)0078 - 94/0026(CNS) ((OJ C 106, 14.4.1994, p. 22.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 213 of the EC Treaty (C3-0231/94),

- whereas the legal basis proposed is inadequate; whereas reference should also be made to Articles 43, 76, 87, 100, 100a and 113 of the EC Treaty,

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights concerning the proposed legal basis (A4- 0071/95),

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

2. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to it;

3. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council, the Commission and the parliaments of the Member States.