COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCILAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
ARTICLE 1(1)(b)
Article1(2a)(Decision No210/97/EC)
2a. The customs policy strategyshall be drawn up in part-
nership between the Commission and the Member States intheCustoms Policy Committee , composed of Heads of Customs
Administrations from the Commission and the Member Statesor their representatives. The Commission shall keep the Com-
mitteeregularly informed of measures relating to the implemen-
tation of the programme.2a.A common approach regarding the customs policy
shall be drawn up in partnership between the Commissionand the Member States in aCustoms Policy Group, composed
of Heads of Customs Administrations from the Commissionand the Member States or their representatives. The Commi-
ssion shall keep the Customs Policy Group regularly
informed of measures relating to the implementation of theprogramme.
(Amendment 2)
ARTICLE 1(8)
Article14a(1),second subparagraph (Decision No210/97/EC)
Member States shall take the measuresnecessary to ensure that
theirofficialsparticipate effectively in the work of the host authori-
ties. To this end, they shall authorise the officialstaking part in
exchanges to carry out the formalities relating to the acts
assignedto them.Wherecircumstances so require, and in par-
ticular in order to take account of the specific requirements ofthe legal system of each Member State, the competent authori-tiesofthe Member States may restrict the scope of the said
authorisation.Member States shall take the necessary stepstoenable
exchange officials to be operational in the host service .T o
this end, exchange officials shall be authorised to carry out
the formalities relating to the duties entrusted to them. Ifcir-
cumstances so require, and, in particular, in order to takeaccount of the specific requirements of the legal system ofeach Member State, the competent authorities inthe Member
States may limitthe said authorisation.
3. Safety and health of workers at risk from explosive atmospheres ***III
A5-0074/1999
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum requirements for improving thesafety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (15th indi-vidual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (C5-0221/1999 )dash
1995/0235(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
TheEuropeanParliament,
gdash having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0221/1999),gdash having regard to its position at first reading(
1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1995) 310)(2),
gdash having regard to its position at second reading on the Council common position(3),
gdash having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position
(COM(1999) 283 gdash C4-0278/1999),
(1) OJ C 198, 8.7.1996, p. 177.
(2) OJ C 332, 9.12.1995, p. 10.
(3) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 386.11.7.2000 EN C 194/45 Official Journal of the European Communities
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gdash having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
gdash having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,gdash having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0074/1999);
1. Approves the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
3. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.
4. CO2emissions from new passenger cars ***II
A5-0064/1999
Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on the common position adopted by the Council
with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a schemeto monitor the average specific emissions of CO
2from new passenger cars (5621/2/1999 rev2 )dash
C5-0041/1999 )dash 1998/0202(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
TheEuropeanParliament,
gdash having regard to the Council common position (5621/2/1999 rev2 gdash C5-0041/1999)(1),
gdash having regard to its position at first reading(2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1998) 348)(3),
gdash having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 58)(4),
gdash having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,gdash having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,gdash having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,
Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0064/1999);
1. Amends the common position as follows;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCILAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital1
(1) Whereas the ultimate objective of the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change is to achieve stabilisation of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a levelthat would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference withthe climate system;(1) Whereas the ultimate objective of the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change is to achieve stabilisation of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level,or reduction to a level, that would prevent dangerous anthro-
pogenic interference with the climate system;
(1) OJ C 123, 4.5.1999, p. 13.
(2) OJ C 98, 9.4.1999, p. 240.
(3) OJ C 231, 23.7.1998, p. 6.
(4) OJ C 83, 25.3.1999, p. 9.C 194/46 EN 11.7.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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