TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Conservation and sustainable forest management ***II
A5-0048/2000
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation on measures to promote the con-
servation and sustainable management of tropical forests and other forests in developing countries
(12487/1/1999 ,dash C5-0014/2000 ,dash 1999/0015(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
;dash having regard to the Council common position (12487/1/1999 ;dash C5-0014/2000),
;dash having regard to its position at first reading(1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1999) 41)(2),
;dash having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(2000) 54 ;dash C5-0092/2000),
;dash having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
;dash having regard to Rule 80of its Rules of Procedure,;dash having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Development and
Cooperation (A5-0048/2000),
1. Amends the common position as follows;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
COUNCIL
COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital 11
(11) Provision should be made for funding the activities
referred to in this Regulation;(11) Provision should be made for funding the activities
referred to in this Regulation; considerable financial
resources are necessary for a significant contribution tothe protection of tropical and other forests in developingcountries, where deforestation has led, or threatens tolead, to environmental disasters such as flooding or airpollution;
(Amendment 2)
Article 3, 3rd indent a (new)
,dash ensuring the active participation of forest-dependent
people and local communities in the development ofnational forest policies and in development planning.
(1) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 184.
(2) OJ C 87, 29.3.1999, p. 97.C 377/34 EN 29.12.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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(Amendment 3)
Article 3, 3rd indent b (new)
,dash improving coordination and the flow of information
between Commission and Member State projects soas to set up coherent actions in the regions con-cerned.
(Amendment 4)
Article 4(3), 3rd indent
;dash participation of forest-dependent people and local commu-
nities in activities carried out under this Regulation, taking
into account their development priorities and economic,
social and cultural rights, inter alia through capacity build-
ing, in order to ensure their full participation in all deci-
sion- making processes.;dashproviding prior information and ensuring the partici-
pation of forest-dependent people and local communities
in activities carried out under this Regulation, taking into
account their development priorities and economic, socialand cultural rights, inter alia through capacity building, inorder to ensure their full participation in all decision-mak-ing processes.
(Amendment 5)
Article 4(3), 4th indent
;dash sustainability of any proposed activity, social, economic as
well as environmental.;dash sustainability of any proposed activity, social, economic as
well as environmental ; no funding shall be possible if
there are serious doubts as to the environmental,social or socio-cultural sustainability of the activityenvisaged.
(Amendment 6)
Article 4(5), 2nd paragraph (new)
Activities carried out shall be evaluated taking into
account the opinion of forest-dependent people.
(Amendment 7)
Article 4(7)
7. When appropriate, activities shall be carried out within
the framework of regional organisations and international pro-grammes of cooperation and shall be supportive to the devel-
opment of a global policy on the conservation and sustainable
management of forests.7. When appropriate, activities shall be carried out within
the framework of regional organisations and international pro-grammes of cooperation and shall be supportive to the devel-
opment of a global policy on the conservation and sustainable
management of forests in which Community policy can be
integrated .
(Amendment 8)
Article 7, 2nd paragraph (new)
Notwithstanding the other measures that the Commission
shall take to protect the Community’s financial interests,bank or credit guarantees shall not be required wheresuch a requirement would preclude the participation ofthe recipients and partners identified in Article 5.29.12.2000 EN C 377/35 Official Journal of the European Communities
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COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 9)
Article 8, 1st paragraph
The financial framework for implementing this Regulation dur-
ing the period from 2000 to 2006 shall be € 63million.The financial framework for implementing this Regulation dur-
ing the period from 2000 to 2006 shall be € 249million.
(Amendment 10)
Article 9(2)
2. Each year, the Commission shall adopt, in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 10(2), strategic guide-
lines and priorities for implementing the activities to be carried
out in the following year.2. Each year, the Commission shall adopt, in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 10(2), strategic guide-
lines and priorities for implementing the activities to be carried
out in the following year. It shall inform the European Par-
liament thereof.
(Amendment 13)
Article 9(3)
3. Decisions relating to grants of € 2 million or more for
individual activities financed under this Regulation shall be
adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 10(2).3. Decisions relating to grants of € 2 million or more for
individual activities financed under this Regulation shall be
adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure
laid down in subparagraph 1a of Article 10(2).
(Amendment 11)
Article 10(2)
2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, the management
procedure laid down in Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/ECshall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8thereof.2.The measures to be taken for the implementation of
this Regulation concerning strategic guidelines and priori-ties shall be adopted by use of the management procedurereferred to in Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC, havingregard to Articles 7 and 8 thereof.
The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/
EC shall be one month.The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/
EC shall be one month.
The measures to be taken for the implementation of this
Regulation concerning all other matters shall be adoptedby use of the advisory procedure referred to in Article 3of Decision 1999/468/EC, having regard to Articles 7 and8 thereof.C 377/36 EN 29.12.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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COUNCIL
COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT