A4-0131/95

Decision on the common position of the Council established by the Council with a view to the adoption of the European Parliament and Council Decision on a set of guidelines for the development of the EURO-ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) as a trans-European network (C4-0033/95 - 00/0495(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0033/95 - 00/0495 (COD),

- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 128, 9.5.1994, p. 42.)) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council, COM(93)0347 ((OJ C 259, 23.9.1993, p. 4.)),

- having regard to the amended Commission proposal, COM(94)0483 ((OJ C 353, 13.12.1994, p. 5.)),

- having regard to Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A4-0131/95),

1. Amends the common position as follows;

2. Calls on the Commission to support Parliament's amendments in the opinion it is required to deliver pursuant to Article 189b(2)(d) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to approve all Parliament's amendments, amend its common position accordingly and definitively adopt the act;

4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission.

(Amendment 1)

Article 3, introduction and first indent

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The objectives for the development of EURO-ISDN shall be as follows:

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The objectives as regards the development of the ISDN as a trans-European network and into a component of the infrastructure for the 'universal service' shall be as follows:

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- access to EURO-ISDN facilities including basic Services;

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- the development of services based on the EURO-ISDN, with account taken of the future introduction of a European broadband integrated communications network;

(Amendment 2)

Article 5, third indent

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- analysis and promotion of migration of applications to EURO-ISDN;

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- analysis and promotion of migration of public and private sector applications to EURO-ISDN;

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- promotion of the availability of EURO-ISDN terminals and application software.

(Amendment 5)

Article 9

>Original text>

Participation by third countries which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or which have Association Agreements with the Community may in individual cases be authorized by the Council, under the procedure in Article 228 of the Treaty, to enable them to assist in carrying out projects of common interest and to promote the interconnection and interoperability of their ISDN.

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Participation by third countries which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or which have Association Agreements with the Community is highly desirable, subject to the procedure in Article 228 of the Treaty, to enable them to assist in carrying out projects of common interest and to promote the interconnection and interoperability of their EURO-ISDN.

(Amendment 6)

Annex I(3), introduction

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3. 'Telematic services¨ in the context of the present Decision are:

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3. 'Telematic services¨ in the context of the present Decision are (non- exhaustive list):

(Amendment 7)

Annex II(1.3 a) (new)

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1. 3 a Development of cross-border applications

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Objective: To meet the specific needs of border regions with regard to the public and private sector (particularly small and medium-sized undertakings).

(Amendment 8)

Annex II(2)

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2. Promotion of the end-to-end interoperability of telematic services

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2. Promotion of the end-to-end interoperability of telematic services and the availability of EURO-ISDN terminals

(Amendment 9)

Annex II(3)

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3. Analysis and promotion of migration of existing applications to EURO-ISDN and promotion of new applications

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3. Analysis and promotion of migration of existing public and private sector applications to EURO-ISDN and promotion of new applications

(Amendment 10)

Annex II(4.1.) and (4.2.)

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4.1. Validation experiments with SMEs for telematic services

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4.1. Validation experiments with SMEs for telematic services

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Objective: To make users which could potentially benefit from EURO-ISDN based telecommunications aware of the advantages these systems could bring to the enhancement of their business processes and to contribute to the development of a critical mass of EURO-ISDN terminals in order to make them less expensive through widespread usage.

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Objective: To make users which could potentially benefit from EURO-ISDN based telecommunications aware of the advantages these systems could bring to the enhancement of their business processes and to contribute to the development of a critical mass of EURO-ISDN terminals in order to make them less expensive through widespread usage. Pilot projects in the Euro- Infocentres and similar establishments in the Member States (cost/benefit analysis followed by a feasibility study concerning the generalized usage of the ISDN by the Euro-Infocentres).

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4.2. Promotion of a common application programming interface

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4.2. Promotion of a common application programming interface

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Objective: To further the harmonization of application programming interfaces throughout the Community, thus enabling application software to be made independent of the underlying hardware platform

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Objective: To further the harmonization of application programming interfaces throughout the Community, thus enabling application software to be made independent of the underlying hardware platform

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4. 2a. Training initiatives

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Objective: To train staff for the distribution and installation of EUR0- ISDN terminals, particularly in small and medium-sized undertakings.