Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Decision establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States (C4-0330/96 - 94/0194(SYN)) (Cooperation procedure: second reading)
Date: 1996-09-18
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: air quality, atmospheric pollutant, environmental impact, environmental monitoring, exchange of information, quality of the environment













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Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Decision establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States (C4-0330/96 - 94/0194(SYN)) (Cooperation procedure: second reading)  


Official Journal C 320 , 28/10/1996 P. 0074 





A4-0267/96Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Decision establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States (C4-0330/96 - 94/0194(SYN))(Cooperation procedure: second reading)The European Parliament,- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0330/96 - 94/0194(SYN),- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 166, 3.7.1995, p. 174.)) on the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(94)0345 ((OJ C 281, 7.10.1994, p. 9.)),- having regard to the amended Commission proposal, COM(95)0468 ((OJ C 30, 3.2.1996, p. 8.)),- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 189c of the EC Treaty,- having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0267/96),1. Amends the common position as follows;2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.(Amendment 1)Title>Original text>Council Decision establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States>Text following EP vote>Council Decision on the measurement and exchange of information on ambient air pollution within the Member States(Amendment 2)Article 4(3)>Original text>3. Six months after the entry into force of this Decision at the latest, the Commission will make available to the Member States the existing data base containing the information already collected by its services on the subject, and software enabling it to be used and updated. The Member States shall correct, amend and/or supplement that information. The updated computer files shall be sent to the Commission during the second year following the entry into force of this Decision and by 1 October at the latest.>Text following EP vote>3. Six months after the entry into force of this Decision at the latest, the Commission will make available to the Member States the existing data base containing the information already collected by its services on the subject, and software enabling it to be used and updated. The Member States shall correct, amend and/or supplement that information. The updated computer files shall be sent to the Commission during the second year following the entry into force of this Decision and by 1 October at the latest. This data shall be made available to the public on request.(Amendment 3)Article 5(6)>Original text>6. The Commission shall include the data transmitted in its data base and prepare each year a technical report on the information collected and shall make available to the Member States the updated 'results¨ data base. This report will only be based on validated data.>Text following EP vote>6. The Commission shall include the data transmitted in its data base and prepare each year a technical report on the information collected and shall make available to the Member States the updated 'results¨ data base. This information shall also be made available to the public on request. The report will only be based on validated data.(Amendment 4)Article 5(6a) (new)>Text following EP vote>6a. The Commission shall also prepare a general report for public consumption summarising the collected data and outlining the underlying trends in air quality in the European Union.