committee for the implementation of the instruments, the
results of votes and the summaries of discussions in themeetings.
(Amendments 10 and 11)
Article 9a(1) (new)
Article 9a
1. The Commission shall provide, on request in the
Community and in the partner countries, comprehensivedocumentation and all necessary information on pro-grammes and on the conditions of participation.
2. The results of the invitation to tender including
information on the number of received tenders, the dateof the award of the contract, the name and the address ofthe successful tenderers shall be published on the Internet.They will also be communicated on a regular basis to theEuropean Parliament.
(Amendment 12)
Article 10, first and second paragraphs
The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and
the Council an annual report on the implementation of this
Regulation. The report shall set out the results of implementa-tion of the budget and present the actions and programmesfinanced during the year.The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and
the Council every two years a report on the implementation
of this Regulation. The report shall set out the results of imple-mentation of the budget and present the actions and pro-grammes financed during the year.
In addition, the Commission shall regularlyevaluate actions and
programmes financed under this Regulation in order to estab-lish whether theyhave achieved their objectives. This evalu-ation shall be made at least once every six years, with the first
such evaluation being completed within three years of the entry
into force of the Regulation. Where necessary, evaluationreports shall also take account of contractual obligations andprinciples of sound management and shall include the resultsof a cost-effectiveness analysis.In addition, the Commission shall evaluate actions and pro-
grammes financed under this Regulation in order to establishwhether theyhave achieved their objectives. This evaluationshall be made within three years of the entry into force of theRegulation. Where necessary, evaluation reports shall also takeaccount of contractual obligations and principles of soundmanagement and shall include the results of a cost-effectivenessanalysis.
(Amendment 13)
Article 12, first paragraph a (new)
It shall expire on 31 December 2005.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on concerning
‘the implementation of projects promoting cooperation and commercial relations between the EUand the industrialised countries of North America, the Far East and Australasia’ (COM(2000) 381 Odash
C5-0455/2000 Odash 2000/0165(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
/dash having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 381)(
1),
/dash having been consulted bythe Council pursuant to Articles 133 and 308 of the EC Treaty(C5-0455/
2000),
(1) OJ C 337 E, 28.11.2000, p. 153.21.9.2001 EN C 267/59 Official Journal of the European Communities
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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 Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and
the opinions of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0004/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the
EC Treaty;
3. Calls on the Council to notifyParliament should it intend to depart from the text approved byParlia-
ment;
4. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved byParliament;
5. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;6. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
10. Common strategy on the Mediterranean region
A5-0008/2001
European Parliament resolution on the Common Strategy of the European Union on the Mediter-
ranean region, as laid down by the Feira European Council of 19 June 2000 (C5-0510/2000 Odash
2000/2247(COS))
The European Parliament,
/dash having regard to the Common Strategyof the European Union on the Mediterranean region, as laid
down bythe Feira European Council of 19 June 2000 (C5-0510/2000)(1),
/dash having regard to Articles 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 27, and 28 of the EU Treaty,/dash having regard to the final declaration of the first Euro-Mediterranean ParliamentaryForum, held in
Brussels on 27 and 28 October 1998,
/dash having regard to its resolution of 11 October 1995 on the Mediterranean policyof the European
Union with a view to the Barcelona Conference(
2),
/dash having regard to its resolution of 14 December 1995 on the Euro-Mediterranean Conference in Bar-
celona(3),
/dash having regard to its resolution of 13 March 1997 on the joint report bythe Presidencyof the Council
and the Commission on Mediterranean Policy/dash follow-up to the Barcelona conference(4),
/dash having regard to its resolution of 11 March 1999 on the Commission communication: ‘The role of the
European Union in the peace process and its future assistance to the Middle East’(5), and its recom-
mendation of the same date to the Council on the European Union’s Mediterranean policy(6),
/dash having regard to its resolution of 30 March 2000 on Mediterranean policy(7),
(1) OJ L 183, 22.7.2000, p. 5.
(2) OJ C 287, 30.10.1995, p. 121.
(3) OJ C 17, 22.1.1996, p. 178.
(4) OJ C 115, 14.4.1997, p. 159.
(5) OJ C 175, 21.6.1999, p. 282.
(6) OJ C 175, 21.6.1999, p. 286.
(7) OJ C 378, 29.12.2000, p. 71.C 267/60 EN 21.9.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities
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