Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action plan for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market (Karolus programme)
Date: 1997-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: administrative structures, approximation of laws, civil servant, drafting of EU law, single market

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COM(97) 635  final 

97/0214 (COD) 

Amended proposal for a 

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION 

amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action 
plan for the exchange between Member State administrations of national  officials 
who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to 
achieve the internal market 

(Karolus programme) 

(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) 
of the EC-Treaty) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  During its part-session held on  18 November  1997, Parliament delivered an opinion,1 
on  a  first  reading  under  the  codecision  procedure,  concerning  a  proposal  for  a 
Parliament 
of 
22 September  1992  on  the  adoption  of  an  action  plan  for  the  exchange  between 
Member State  administrations  of  national  officials  who  are  engaged 
in  the 
implementation  of  Community  legislation  required  to  achieve  the  internal  market 
(Karolus programme) (COM (97) 393 final - 97/0214 (COD)). 

and  Council  Decision 

amending  Decision 

92/481/EEC 

2.  This  proposal  incorporates  the  amendments  proposed  by  Parliament  which  the 

Commission considers to be acceptable. 

PE 223.472/fin. -  A/4-0340/97 

AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A 

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION 

amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September  1992 on the adoption of an action plan 
for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials  who are 
engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal 
market (COM (97) 393 final - 97/0214 (COD)) 

(Karolus programme) 

Following  the  opinion  delivered  by  Parliament  during  its  part-session  held  on 
18 November  1997  on  the  above-mentioned  proposal  for  a  Parliament  and  Council 
Decision,  which  was  presented  by  the  Commission  to  Parliament  and  the  Council  on 
24 July  1997,  and  in  accordance  with  Article  189a(2)  of  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European Community, the Commission has decided to amend the proposal as follows: 

Commission's original proposal 

Amendments 

Recital No 2 

Whereas  the  usefulness  of  the  programme 
has  been  proven  in  terms  of  strengthening 
cooperation between the Member States by 
exchanging  experience  gained 
the 
implementation  of  Community  legislation 
required to complete the internal market; 

in 

Whereas  the  usefulness  of  the  programme 
has not been sufficiently  proven in terms of 
strengthening  cooperation  between 
the 
Member States  by  exchanging  experience 
the 
of 
in 
gained 
Community 
to 
legislation 
complete  the  internal  market  on  account, 
inter alia,  of  the  large  number  of  priority 
measures; 

implementation 
required 

Recital No 3 

the  _programme 
for 

should  be 
Whereas 
the 
extended 
proposal  for  a  new  programme  following 
in-depth consultations; 

two  years  pending 

Whereas  the  programme  should  therefore 
be extended  for  two  years  and  care  should 
be taken to ensure that there is a number of 
participants  involving  as  many  Member 
the 
States 
implementation  of  a  new  multiannual 
programme; 

possible 

pending 

as 

Recital No 5 a (new) 

Whereas  the  Declaration  by  the  three 
institutions  on 
incorporation  of 
the 
financial  provisions  into  legislative  acts 
was concluded on 6 March  1995;! 

Recital No 6 

to 

Decision 92/481/EEC 

is  possible  without  Whereas 

supplement 
of  committed  during 

this  Decision  establishes  a 
Whereas  extension 
exceeding the financial  resources originally  financial  framework  for the  1998-99 period 
the 
estimated  as  necessary  in  Article  11  of 
appropriations 
Council 
the  1992-97  period; 
whereas the sum of the amounts for the two 
22 September 1992, 
periods  shall  be  the  principal  point  of 
reference,  within 
of 
paragraph  1  of  the  Declaration  by  the 
European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the 
Commission  of  6 March  1995,  for 
the 
budgetary  authority  during 
the  annual 
budgetary procedure; 

the  meaning 

Recital No 6a (new) 

Whereas  a modus vivendi on  measures  for 
the implementation  of  instruments  adopted 
by  the  codecision  procedure  referred  to  in 
Article  189b of  the  EC  Treaty  was  agreed 
the 
between 
on 
Council 
20 December 1994, 

the  European  Parliament, 
the  Commission 
and 

Article  11(2) of Decision 92/481/EEC 

Article  l(l)(b) 

financial 

2.  The  Community 
estimated 
as 
to 
implementation 
ECU  17.3 million  corresponding 
to  an 
overall  figure  of  1  900  participants.  This 

necessary 

amount 

resources  2.  Appropriations 
for 

its  1993-97 

for 

period 

committed 

the 
to 
ECU 7.7 million.  The financial framework 
for  carrying  out the  programme  during  the 
extension  covering  the  1998-99  period  is 

amount 

1  OJ No C102, 4.4.1996. 

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amount  shall  fall  within  the  Community  set at ECU 4.5  million.  The total  amount 
of  ECU  12.2  million  corresponds  to  an 
financial framework in force. 
overall figure of  1340 participants.  Annual 
appropriations  shall  be  authorised  by  the 
budgetary authority within the limits of the 
financial  perspective  and  in  accordance 
with  the  principles  of  sound  financial 
management referred to in Article 2 of the 
Financial Regulation. 

Article 11(3) of Decision 92/481/EEC 

3.  The budgetary authority shall determine  3.  Deleted 
the  appropriations  available 
for  each 
financial  year,  taking  into  account  the 
principles of sound management referred to 
in  Article  2  of  the  Financial  Regulation 
applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the 
European Communities. 

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