Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision on a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organizations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (C4-0217/97 95/0336(SYN))
Date: 1997-09-18
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: Central and Eastern European countries, EU financing, EU programme, European Union membership, Mediterranean third countries, co-financing, environmental protection, non-governmental organisation













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Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision on a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organizations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (C4-0217/97 95/0336(SYN))  


Official Journal C 304 , 06/10/1997 P. 0107 





A4-0264/97Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision on a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organizations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (C4-0217/97 - 95/0336(SYN))(Cooperation procedure: second reading)The European Parliament,- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0217/97 - 95/0336(SYN),- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 362, 2.12.1996, p. 125.)) on the Commission proposal to the Council COM(95)0573 ((OJ C 104, 3.4.1997, p. 11.)),- having regard to the Commission's amended proposal (COM(97)0028) ((OJ C 104, 3.4.1997, p. 15.)),- 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 (A4-0264/97),1. Amends the common position as follows;2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.(Amendment 1)Recital 19>Original text>(19) Whereas a financial reference amount within the meaning of point 2 of the Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995 is included in this Decision for the entire duration of the programme, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty;>Text following EP vote>Deleted(Amendment 2)Article 3(2)>Original text>2. The activities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be selected on the basis of general criteria, such as:>Text following EP vote>2. The activities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be selected on the basis of general criteria, such as:>Original text>- a sound cost-benefit ratio,>Text following EP vote>- a sound cost-benefit ratio,>Original text>- a lasting multiplier effect at European level,>Text following EP vote>- a lasting multiplier effect at European level,>Original text>- an effective and balanced cooperation among any partners with regard to: planning of activities, carrying out of activities and financial participation,>Text following EP vote>- effective and balanced cooperation between individual partners with regard to:- planning of activities,- carrying out of activities,- financial participation,>Original text>- a contribution to a multinational approach.>Text following EP vote>- cross-border cooperation in Europe, focusing in particular on projects implemented jointly with organizations in Central and Eastern Europe or other countries bordering the Union,>Text following EP vote>- an approach seeking to ensure that environmental education and basic and advanced training in environment-related subjects are made a permanent part of general, technical, and vocational education,>Text following EP vote>- Europe-wide exchange and exploitation of innovative experiences (interdisciplinary approaches, assessment, validation, etc.),>Text following EP vote>- consolidation of civil society and greater involvement of citizens.(Amendment 3)Article 6(1)>Original text>1. This programme shall start on 1 January 1998 and shall end on 31 December 2001.>Text following EP vote>1. This programme shall start on 1 January 1998 and shall end on 31 December 2001.>Original text>The financial reference amount for the implementation of this programme for the period 1998 to 2001 shall be ECU 10.6 million.>Original text>The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.(Amendment 4)Article 6(2)>Original text>2. The rate of overall Community assistance shall, in principle, not exceed 50% of the budgeted activities and administrative costs as mentioned in Article 4.>Text following EP vote>2. The rate of overall Community assistance shall, in principle, not exceed 60% of the budgeted activities and administrative costs as mentioned in Article 4.(Amendment 5)Article 6(3a) (new)>Text following EP vote>3a. In order to be able to apply for a grant in excess of ECU 100 000, a non-governmental organization's accounts for the preceding two years, the years in which it receives grants and the year in which the activities in respect of which a grant has been awarded are completed, must be certified by a registered auditor, or the accounts must be kept in an officially recognized form (revenue and expenditure accounts and/or balance sheets).