the conclusion of negotiations with the Community’s trading
partners on the rate of the common customs tariff, and inany case before 31 December 2004, the Commission shall
submit a report to the European Parliament and Council on
the foreseeable impact on the incomes of Community pro-ducers and ACP producers of the move to a common customstariff, and shall propose appropriate compensatory measures.
Amendment 13
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3
Article18, paragraph2 (Regulation (EEC) No 404/93)
2. Imports under tariff quotas ‘A’ and ‘B’ and imports of
bananas from third countries other than the ACP countries
shall be subject to customs duty of €75 per tonne. Imports ofproducts originating in the ACP countries shall be subject to azero duty.2. Imports under tariff quotas ‘A’ and ‘B’ originating from
countries other than the ACP countries shall be subject to cus-
toms duty of €75 per tonne. Imports of products originatingin the ACP countries shall be subject to a zero duty until
31 December 2007.
Amendment 14
ARTICLE 1, point 3
Article18, paragraph4 (Regulation (EEC) 404/93)
4. A tariff preference of €300 per tonne shall apply to
imports originating in ACP countries.4. A tariff preference of €300 per tonne shall apply to
imports outside tariff quotas ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ which originate
in ACP countries.
Amendment 15
ARTICLE 1, point 3
Article18, paragraph6, subparagraph1 (Regulation (EEC) 404/93)
6. The additional tariff quota provided for in paragraph1(b)
maybe increased if demand in the Community increases as
indicated by a balance sheet of production, consumption,imports and exports.6. The additional tariff quota provided for in paragraph1(b)
and the autonomous tariff quota provided for in para-graph 1(c) shall be increased by the same proportion if
demand in the Community increases as indicated by a balance
sheet of production, consumption, imports and exports.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 on the common organisation of the market in bananas
(COM(2001)477 .dash C5-0436/2001 .dash 2001/0187(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
/dash having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001)477)(1),
/dash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0436/2001),
(1) OJ C 304 E, 30.10.2001, p. 331.25.7.2002 EN C177E/135 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 12 December 2001
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
/dash having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
/dash having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions
of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market and the Committee on Development andCooperation (A5-0443/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article250, paragraph2 of
the EC Treaty;
3. Should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to
notify Parliament;
4. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved by Parliament;
5. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Com-
mission proposal;
6. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
6. EAEC/KEDO agreement (procedure without debate)
A5-0448/2001
European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on the proposal for a Council
decision approving the conclusion by the Commission of an agreement between the EuropeanAtomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organi-
sation (KEDO) (SEC(2001)1349 .dash C5-0596/2001- 2001/2252(COS))
The European Parliament,
/dash having regard to the Commission communication (SEC(2001)1349 /dash C5-0596/2001),/dash having regard to the Euratom Treaty, in particular Article101(2) thereof,/dash having regard to its resolution of 23 March 1999 on the Agreement on terms and conditions of the
Accession of the European Atomic Energy Community to the Korean Peninsula Energy DevelopmentOrganisation (KEDO)(
1),
/dash having regard to the resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in
Vienna(2), calling for permission to carry out nuclear inspections in the DPRK,
/dash having regard to the report of its second ad hoc delegation which visited the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea (DPRK) /dash and the KEDO site at Kumho /dash in October-November 2000(3) and to
its resolutions of 17 January 2001 and 31 May 2001 respectively on relations between the EuropeanUnion and the DPRK following on from the above visit(
4), and on the outcome of the Council and
Commission mission to Korea(5),
(1) OJ C 177, 22.6.1999, p. 47.
(2) Resolution GC(44) RES/26, September 2000.
(3) Report of the EP ad hoc delegation to the DPRK from 31.10.2000 to 4.11.2000 (document available in English
only).
(4) OJ C 262,18.9.2001, p. 169.
(5) ‘Texts Adopted’, Item 9.C177E/136 EN 25.7.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 12 December 2001