Amendment 6
Article 12, paragraph 1
1. Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution
shall send the Commission, by 31 March 2001 at the latest, a
forecast programme of their annual expenditure for 2001,2002 and 2003 for which they are seeking a financial con-tribution, accompanied by a three-year programme describingthe controls they intend to carry out during the three-yearperiod.1. Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution
shall send the Commission, by 30 June 2001 at the latest, a
forecast programme of their annual expenditure for 2001,2002 and 2003 for which they are seeking a financial con-tribution, accompanied by a three-year programme describingthe controls they intend to carry out during the three-yearperiod.
The control programme must describe the objectives of the
control and inspection measures scheduled, the actual oper-
ational plan envisaged and the results anticipated, and must
cover the full range of fishery control work relevant to theMember State.The control programme must describe the objectives of the
control and inspection measures scheduled, the actual oper-
ational plan envisaged and the results anticipated, and must
cover the full range of fishery control work relevant to theMember States .
Programmes received after 31 March 2001 shall be considered
only in exceptional circumstances, justified by the MemberState concerned.Programmes received after 30 June 2001 shall be considered
only in exceptional circumstances, justified by the MemberState concerned.
Amendment 7
Article 13
On the basis of the information provided by Member States,
and with due regard to the criteria in point 3 of Part A ofAnnex II, the Commission shall decide before 30 June each
year in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 ofRegulation (EEC) No 3760/92 on:On the basis of the information provided by Member States,
and with due regard to the criteria in point 3 of Part A ofAnnex II, the Commission shall decide before 31 August
2001 and before 30 June in the subsequent years on:
(a) the eligibility of the expenditure scheduled for the current
budget year;(a) the eligibility of the expenditure scheduled for the current
budget year;
(b) the rate of the financial contribution; (b) the rate of the financial contribution;
(c) any conditions applying to the financial contribution. (c) any conditions applying to the financial contribution.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for
Fisheries and Aquaculture established through Article 17of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 acting as an advisorycommittee in accordance with the procedure referred toin Article 3 of Decision 1999/468/EC, having regard toArticle 7 thereof.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on a financialcontribution by the Community to certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in imple-menting the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries
policy (COM(2000) 684  C5-0583/2000  2000/0273(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 684) (
1),
 having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0583/2000),
(1) OJ C 62 E, 27.2.2001, p. 276.24.1.2002 EN C 21 E/335 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 Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on
Budgets (A5-0098/2001),
1. Considers that the financial consequences of the proposal are compatible with the ceiling under
heading 3 of the current Financial Perspective;
2. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;3. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC
Treaty;
4. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by
Parliament;
5. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved by Parliament;
6. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;7. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
10. Support system for producers of certain arable crops *
A5-0117/2001
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support
system for producers of certain arable crops (COM(2001) 87  C5-0083/2001  2001/0043(CNS))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
RECITAL 3
(3) Growing fodder legumes is an agronomic practice that
restores the soils fertility in a natural way; the extension ofsuch crops is therefore important for developing organic pro-
duction of agricultural products.(3) Growing fodder legumes is an agronomic practice that
restores the soils fertility in a natural way; the extension ofsuch crops is therefore important for developing sustainable
production of high-quality agricultural products.
Amendment 2
RECITAL 4
(4) To encourage the development of organic production
methods, the use of land set aside under the support schemefor arable crops in order to grow fodder legumes on agricul-tural holdings taking part for the totality of the production inthe scheme provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91should be authorised.(4) To encourage the development of production methods
that take environmental requirements into account , the
use of land set aside under the support scheme for arablecrops in order to grow all types of fodder legumes should
be authorised ,as a first step, on agricultural holdings taking
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