Minutes of the sitting of Friday 15 Mai 1998
Date: 1998-06-01
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: parliamentary debate

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MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF FRIDAY 15 MAY 1998

Friday 15 May 1998

(98/C 167/05)

PART I

Proceedings of the sitting

IN THE CHAIR: Mr David W. MARTIN

(b)  from the Commission, opinions:

Vice-President

(The sitting opened at 9 a.m.)

1.  Approval of Minutes

Mr Pasty had informed the Chair that he had intended to vote
for  in  the  final  vote  on  the  Perry  report  on  a  (cid:145)Europe  of
Knowledge(cid:146)  (A4-0166/98,  Minutes  of  13.5.1998,  Part  I,
Item 21).

The following spoke:

› Mr Pex, who referred to the fact that the vote on his report
on information policy (A4-0115/98) had been postponed from
voting  time  at  12  noon  to  the  voting  time  at  6  p.m.  (Part  I,
Item 24),  criticized  the  fact  that  the  voting  time  at  noon
finished at different times and called for the Bureau to set fixed
times for votes (the President replied that this was already the
case but that, depending on how long votes took, certain items
could be postponed);

› Mrs Fontaine, who had chaired voting time at 12 noon, to
point  out  that  there  was  provision  in  Thursday(cid:146)s  agenda  for
continuation of the morning(cid:146)s votes at 6 p.m. or after the votes
on topical and urgent subjects.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

Mrs  Oomen-Ruijten  asked  the  House  to  join  her  in  wishing
Mrs Schleicher a happy birthday.

2.  Documents received

The President had received:

› Opinion pursuant to the Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty
on the European Parliament(cid:146)s second reading of the Council(cid:146)s
common  position  for  a  European  Parliament  and  Council
Directive concerning common rules for the internal market in
natural gas (COM(98)0299 › C4-0264/98 › 00/0385(COD))

referred to
responsible: RTDE
opinion: ECON

legal basis: Art. 057(2), 066, 100a EC

› Opinion on the European Parliament(cid:146)s amendments to the
Council(cid:146)s  common  position  regarding  the  proposal  for  a
European  Parliament  and  Council  Directive  concerning  the
quality  of  petrol  and  diesel  fuels  and  amending  Council
Directive  93/12/EEC  (COM(98)0241  ›  C4-0267/98  ›  96/
0163(COD))

referred to
responsible: ENVI

legal basis: Art. 100a EC

(c)  from Members, an oral question (Rule 40)

› Dupuis and Dell(cid:146)Alba, on behalf of the ARE Group, on the
information society (B4-0473/98).

(d)  from the European Ombudsman

› Annual Report 1997 (ME00010 › C4-0270/98)

referred to
responsible: PETI

(a)  from  the  Council,  opinions  on  proposals  for  transfer  of

appropriations:

3.  Action  taken  on  Parliament(cid:146)s  opinions  and

resolutions

› Opinion  on  transfer  of  appropriations  No  04/98  between
Chapters  in  Section  III  ›  Commission  ›  Part  B  ›  of  the
General Budget for the European Union for the financial year
1998 (C4-0265/98)

The Commission communication on action taken on opinions
and  resolutions  adopted  by  Parliament  during  the  February
1998  part-session  and  on  the  second  Earth  Summit  (Ungass)
had been distributed.

referred to
responsible: BUDG

› Opinion  on  transfer  of  appropriations  No  5/98  between
Chapters  in  Section  III  ›  Commission  ›  Part  B  ›  of  the
General Budget for the European Union for the financial year
1998 (C4-0266/98)

referred to
responsible: BUDG

4.  Transfer of appropriations

The  Committee  on  Budgets  had  considered  proposal  for
transfer  of  appropriation  No  4/98  (SEC(98)0560  ›  C4-0221/
98) on budget line B7-520 Assistance to economic reform and
recovery in the New Independent States and Mongolia.

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In  accordance  with  Article  26(5)(b)  of  the  Financial  Regula-
tion, it decided to authorize the transfer of the reserve from:

Committees had been authorized to draw up reports as follows:

Chapter B0-
40:

Provisional appropria-
tions

(in respect of Article B7-520)

to Article
B7-520

Assistance to economic
reform and recovery
in the New Independent
States and Mongolia
in respect of an amount of:

RELA

› Export possibilities for renewable energy technologies
(opinion: RTDE)

CULT

› The role of libraries in modern society
(opinion: RTDE)

CIVI

CA ECU 45 000 000
PA ECU 38 000 000

› Criminal law procedure under the Third Pillar

*

*

*

The  Committee  on  Budgets  had  considered  proposal  for
transfer of appropriation No 5/98 (SEC(98)0572 › C4-0219/98
› concerning budget line B7-410 MEDA (measures to accom-
pany the reforms to the economic and social structures in the
Mediterranean non-member countries).

In  accordance  with  Article  26(5)(b)  of  the  Financial  Regula-
tion, it decided to authorize the transfer of the reserve from:

Chapter B0-
40:

Provisional appropria-
tions

(in respect of Article B7-410)

to Article
B7-410

MEDA (measures to
accompany the reforms
to the economic and
social structures in the
Mediterranean non-
member countries)
in respect of an amount of:

CA ECU 94 000 000

5.  Referral  to  committees  ›  Authorisation  to

draw up reports › Hughes procedure

The  procedure  for  examining  the  European  Ombudsman(cid:146)s
annual report and special reports had been referred to the Rules
Committee as the committee responsible.

Committees had been asked for opinions as follows:

› TRAN on the amended  proposal for  a  Council  Directive
introducing  a  tax  on  carbon  dioxide  emissions  and  energy
(COM(95)0172 › C4-0214/95 › 00/0806(CNS)) (responsible:
ENVI, opinion: ECON, RTDE)

› CONT on the Commission communication on the expiry
of  the  ECSC  Treaty:  Financial  activities  (COM(97)0506  ›
C4-0573/97) (responsible: BUDG, opinion: ECON, RTDE)

The  Agriculture  Committee  had  been  authorized  to  appoint
two rapporteurs for its own-initiative report on a new strategy
for mountain agriculture and the Arctic regions.

The  Research  Committee  had  been  authorized  to  draw  up  a
legislative initiative report under Rule 50 on access to renew-
able energy on the electricity network
(opinion: ENVI)

The  Hughes  procedure  would  be  applied  to  the  following
reports:

ECON

› Dismantling obstacles to trade: Commission intervention
mechanism
(C4-0011/98 › 97/0330(CNS))
(opinion: ESOC, LEGA)

› Commercial communications: follow-up to Green Paper
(C4-0252/98)
(opinion: ENVI, CULT, LEGA)

TRAN

› Safety advisers for transport of dangerous goods by road,
rail or inland waterways
(C4-0242/98 › 98/0106(SYN))
(opinion: ESOC, LEGA)

DEVE

› Special  framework  of  assistance  for  traditional  ACP
suppliers of bananas
(C4-0263/98 › 98/0014(SYN))
(opinion: AGRI, BUDG)

6.  Code  of  conduct  for  computerized  reserva-
tions systems
**I (vote)
Van Dam report › A4-0089/98
(Simple majority)

PROPOSAL  FOR  A  REGULATION  COM(97)0246  ›  C4-
0418/97 › 97/0148(SYN)

Amendments adopted: 1 to 11, 13, 14 and 12 collectively

Parliament  approved  the  Commission  proposal  as  amended
(Part II, Item 1).

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DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION:

Separate vote: am. 2 (ELDR)

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution (Part II, Item 1).

Parliament  approved  the  Commission  proposal  as  amended
(Part II, Item 3(a)).

7.  Rules  on  competition  in  air  transport  sec-

tor * (vote)
Scarbonchi report › A4-0141/98
(Simple majority)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION:

The rapporteur asked whether the Commission was in agree-
ment with Parliament(cid:146)s amendments, in particular ams 2 and 3:
the Commission indicated that it was.

I.  PROPOSAL  FOR  A  REGULATION  COM(97)0218  ›

C4-0258/97 › 97/0137(CNS):

Parliament  adopted 
Item 3(a)).

the 

legislative  resolution  (Part  II,

Amendments  adopted:  1  to  3  collectively  by  EV  (89  for,  76
against, 0 abstentions); 4; 5; 6; 7

(b)  A4-0129/98

Amendments rejected: 8; 9

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Parliament  approved  the  Commission  proposal  as  amended
(Part II, Item 2).

Parliament adopted the resolution (Part II, Item 3(b)).

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION:

*

*

*

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution by RCV (PPE):

Explanations of vote were made by the following Members:

Members voting:
For:
Against:
Abstentions:

(Part II, Item 2).

179
152
19
8

II.  PROPOSAL  FOR  A  REGULATION  COM(97)0218  ›

C4-0259/97 › 97/0138(CNS):

Scarbonchi report › A4-0141/98

› orally: Van Dam

› in writing: Donnay

Graefe zu Baringdorf report › A4-0128/98

› in writing: Souchet

Amendment rejected: 10

9.  Payment card crime

* (debate and vote)

Parliament approved the Commission proposal by EV (121 for,
56 against, 3 abstentions) (Part II, Item 2).

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION:

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution (Part II, Item 2).

8.  Marketing  of  seeds  ›  Implementation  of

Regulation 1467/94
Graefe  zu  Baringdorf  reports  (A4-0128/98  and  A4-0129/
98)
(Simple majority)

* (vote)

Mr  Schmid  introduced  his  report,  drawn  up  on  behalf  of  the
Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs, on the draft
joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3
of the Treaty on European Union concerning arrangements for
the better exchange of information in respect of payment card
crime between Member States(cid:146) law enforcement agencies and
between those agencies and the payment card industry, where
such information is required for the investigation of offences
(5683/98 › C4-0136/98 › 98/0906(CNS)) (A4-0164/98).

The following spoke: Mr Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group,
Mr von Habsburg, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Ru¤big and
Mr Fischler, Member of the Commission.

The President closed the debate.

(a)  A4-0128/98

The rapporteur spoke on ams 1 and 5.

VOTE
(Simple majority)

PROPOSAL  FOR  A  DIRECTIVE  COM(97)0403  ›  C4-
0459/97 › 97/0217(CNS):

DRAFT  JOINT  ACTION  5683/98  ›  C4-0136/98  ›  98/
0906(CNS):

Amendments adopted: 1; 2; 3 and 4 collectively

Amendments adopted: 1 to 7 collectively

Amendments rejected: 5 by EV (87 for, 91 against, 1 absten-
tion)

Parliament approved the draft joint action as amended (Part II,
Item 4).

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DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION:

Explanations of vote were made by the following Members:

› in writing: Holm, Scho¤rling, Gahrton

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution (Part II, Item 4).

The  President  announced  that  he  had  received  motions  for
resolutions  pursuant  to  Rule  40(5)  from  the  following  Mem-
bers:

› Sonneveld,  Goepel,  Bo¤ge,  Funk  and  Schierhuber,  on
behalf of the PPE Group, on regulating the use of antibiotics in
animal feed (B4-0447/98);

10. Use of antibiotics in animal feed (debate and

vote)

› Pasty,  Azzolini,  Santini,  Rosado  Fernandes  and  Poisson,
on behalf of the UPE Group, on the use of antibiotics in animal
feed (B4-0448/98);

The next item was a joint debate on seven oral questions to the
Commission by the following Members:

› Olsson, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on regulation of the
use of antibiotics in animal food (B4-0286/98).

› Aelvoet,  Roth,  Scho¤rling,  Gahrton,  Hautala,  Graefe  zu
Baringdorf, Lindholm, Holm, Lannoye and Tamino, on behalf
of  the  V  Group,  on  the  use  of  antibiotics  in  animal  feed
(B4-0287/98).

› Barthet-Mayer and Vandemeulebroucke, on behalf of the
ARE  Group,  on  antibiotics  in  animal  feedingstuffs  (B4-
0289/98).

› Cabrol, Pasty, Azzolini and Santini, on behalf of the UPE
Group, on antibiotics in animal feedingstuffs (B4-0388/98).

› Sonneveld,  Goepel,  Bo¤ge,  Funk  and  Schierhuber,  on
behalf  of  the  PPE  Group,  on  the  rules  governing  the  use  of
antibiotics in animal feed (B4-0463/98).

› Souchet,  on  behalf  of  the  I-EDN  Group,  on  the  rules
governing the use of antibiotics in animal feed (B4-0468/98).

› Roth-Behrendt, Fantuzzi, Iversen and Hulthe·n, on behalf
of  the  PSE  Group,  on  the  use  of  antibiotics  in  animal
feedingstuffs (B4-0470/98).

Mr Olsson moved oral question B4-0286/98.

Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf moved oral question B4-0287/98.

Mrs Barthet-Mayer moved oral question B4-0289/98.

› Roth-Behrendt, Fantuzzi, Iversen and Hulthe·n, on behalf
of  the  PSE  Group,  on  the  use  of  antibiotics  in  animal  feed
(B4-0449/98);

› Barthet-Mayer and Vandemeulebroucke, on behalf of the
ARE  Group,  on  the  use  of  antibiotics  in  animal  feed  (B4-
0450/98);

› Jove· Peres,  Querbes,  Gonza·lez  A· lvarez,  Sjo¤stedt,  Novo,
Ephremidis  and  Papayannakis,  on  behalf  of  the  GUE/NGL
Group, on the use of antibiotics in animal feed (B4-0451/98);

› Souchet, Nicholson and Blokland, on behalf of the I-EDN
Group, on the use of antibiotics in animal feed (B4-0452/98);

› Olsson, Eisma, Mulder and Thors, on behalf of the ELDR
Group, on the use of antibiotics in animal feed (B4-0453/98);

› Aelvoet, Roth, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Scho¤rling, Gahrton,
Holm, Lindholm, Hautala, Tamino, Lannoye, Breyer, Kreissl-
Do¤rfler,  Van  Dijk,  McKenna,  Ahern,  Bloch  von  Blottnitz,
Kerr, Voggenhuber and Telka¤mper, on behalf of the V Group,
on the use of antibiotics in animal feed (B4-0454/98).

The  following  spoke:  Mrs  Hardstaff,  on  behalf  of  the  PSE
Group, Mrs Piha, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Virrankoski,
on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mr Seppa¤nen, on behalf of the
GUE/NGL Group, Mrs Scho¤rling, on behalf of the V Group,
Mr  Blokland,  on  behalf  of  the  I-EDN  Group,  Mr  Wibe,
Mrs Thors, Mr Fischler, Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf, Mr Olsson
and Mr Iversen, all with questions to the Commission which
Mr Fischler answered.

Mr Pasty moved oral question B4-0388/98.

The President closed the debate.

Mr Gillis moved oral question B4-0463/98.

VOTE
(Simple majority)

IN THE CHAIR: Mr GUTIE· RREZ DI·AZ

Vice-President

MOTIONS FOR RESOLUTIONS B4-0447, 0448, 0449, 0450,
0451, 0452, 0453 and 0454/98:

Mr Souchet moved oral question B4-0468/98.

Mr Iversen moved oral question B4-0470/98.

Mr  Fischler,  Member  of  the  Commission,  answered  the
questions.

› 

joint  motion  for  a  resolution  tabled  by  the  following
Members:
Roth-Behrendt, Hulthe·n and Fantuzzi,on behalf of the PSE
Group,
Sonneveld,  Goepel,  Gillis,  Bo¤ge,  Funk  and  Schierhuber,
on behalf of the PPE Group,

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Pasty, Azzolini, Santini, Cabrol and Poisson, on behalf of
the UPE Group,
Olsson, Eisma, Mulder and Thors, on behalf of the ELDR
Group,
Jove· Peres,  Querbes,  Gonza·lez  A· lvarez,  Sjo¤stedt,  Novo,
Ephremidis  and  Alavanos,  on  behalf  of  the  GUE/NGL
Group,
Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the V Group,
Barthet-Mayer and Vandemeulebroucke, on behalf of the
ARE Group,
Souchet, Nicholson and Blokland, on behalf of the I-EDN
Group,

to replace these motions with a new text:

Amendments rejected: 1 by EV (38 for, 38 against, 3 absten-
tions); 2 by EV (37 for, 41 against, 1 abstention); 3 by EV (37
for,  41  against,  1  abstention);  4  by  EV  (36  for,  39  against,  0
abstentions); 5; 6; 7; 8; 9

The  different  parts  of  the  text  were  adopted  in  order,  except
para. 5 rejected by EV (31 for, 45 against, 0 abstentions).

Separate vote: para. 5 (ELDR, V)

Parliament adopted the resolution by RCV (PPE):

Members voting:
For:
Against:
Abstentions:

(Part II, Item 5).

77
77
0
0

(Mr Gutie·rrez D(cid:14)·az, who was chairing the sitting, did not vote).

11. Audit  of  German  reunification  measures

(debate and vote)

Mr Fabra Valle·s deputizing for the rapporteur, introduced the
report  drawn  up  by  Mr  Garriga  Polledo,  on  behalf  of  the
Committee  on  Budgetary  Control,  on  the  Court  of  Auditors(cid:146)
Special Report No 4/97 concerning the audit of certain aspects
of German reunification measures involving EAGGF compen-
sation  payments  and  export  refunds,  together  with  the  Com-
mission(cid:146)s replies (C4-0348/97) (A4-0144/98).

The  following  spoke:  Mrs  Wemheuer,  on  behalf  of  the  PSE
Group,  Mr  Seppa¤nen,  on  behalf  of  the  GUE/NGL  Group,
Mr Lukas, Non-attached Member, and Mr Fischler, Member of
the Commission.

The President closed the debate.

VOTE
(Simple majority)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Parliament adopted the resolution (Part II, Item 6).

12. Combined heat and power (debate and vote)

Friday 15 May 1998

Mrs Estevan Bolea introduced her report, drawn up on behalf
of  the  Committee  on  Research,  Technological  Development
and  Energy,  on  the  communication  from  the  Commission  to
the  Council,  the  European  Parliament,  the  Economic  and
Social  committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  on  a
Community  strategy  to  promote  combined  heat  and  power
(CHP)  and 
its  development
(COM(97)0514 › C4-0596/97) (A4-0145/98).

to  dismantle  barriers 

to 

The  following  spoke:  Mr  Elchlepp,  on  behalf  of  the  PSE
Group,  Mrs  Matikainen-Kallstro¤m,  on  behalf  of  the  PPE
Group,  Mr  Seppa¤nen,  on  behalf  of  the  GUE/NGL  Group,
Mr  Weber,  on  behalf  of  the  ARE  Group,  Mr  Kronberger,
Non-attached Member, Mr Ru¤big and Mr Fischler, Member of
the Commission.

The President closed the debate.

VOTE
(Simple majority)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Amendment adopted: 1 by EV (22 for, 15 against, 1 abstention)

The different parts of the text were adopted in order.

Separate votes: paras. 6, 8, 9, 13 (UPE)

Parliament adopted the resolution by RCV (PSE):

Members voting:
For:
Against:
Abstentions:

(Part II, Item 7).

39
39
0
0

(Mr Gutie·rrez D(cid:14)·az, who was chairing the sitting, did not vote).

13. Membership of committees

At  the  request  of  the  PSE  Group,  Parliament  ratified  the
appointment of Mrs McAvan as member of the Committee on
Research.

14. Written declarations (Rule 48)

Pursuant to Rule 48(3), the President announced the number of
signatures to these declarations:

No

5/98

6/98

Author

Signatures

Sornosa Mart(cid:14)·nez

Dell(cid:146)Alba

77

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15. Forwarding  of  texts  adopted  during  the  sit-

16. Dates for next sittings

ting

The President announced that the next sittings would be held
on 27 and 28 May 1998.

The  President  informed  Parliament,  pursuant  to  Rule  133(2),
that  the  Minutes  of  that  day(cid:146)s  sitting  would  be  submitted  to
Parliament for its approval at the beginning of its next sitting.

With Parliament(cid:146)s agreement, he stated that he would forward
the  texts  that  had  just  been  adopted  forthwith  to  the  bodies
named therein.

17. Adjournment of session

The session was adjourned.

(The sitting closed at 12 noon)

Julian PRIESTLEY
Secretary-General

Jose· Mar(cid:14)·a GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO
President

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PART II

Texts adopted by the European Parliament

1.  Code of conduct for computerized reservation systems

**I

A4-0089/98

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  amending  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2299/89  on  a  code  of
conduct  for  computerised  reservation  systems  (CRSs)  (COM(97)0246  ›  C4-0418/97  ›  97/
0148(SYN))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital 15

Whereas  information  or  distribution  facilities  offered  by
carriers having joint venture or other contractual arrangements
should not be subject to the code provisions;

Whereas  information  or  distribution  facilities  offered  by one
carrier  or  carriers  having  joint  venture  or  other  contractual
arrangements should not be subject to the code provisions on
condition  that  such  a  carrier  or  such  arrangements
between carriers can be clearly identified by the public;

(Amendment 2)

ARTICLE 1(1)

Article 1, introduction (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

This  Regulation  shall  apply  to  computerised  reservation  sys-
tems to the extent that they contain air transport products, with
or without the incorporation of rail transport products, when
offered for use and/or used in the territory of the Community,
irrespective of:

This  Regulation  shall  apply  to  computerised  reservation  sys-
tems to the extent that they contain air transport products, and
to the extent that rail transport products are incorporated
in the principal display, when offered for use and/or used in
the territory of the Community, irrespective of:

(Amendment 3)

ARTICLE 1(2)(a)

Article 2(1) (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

(l)  (cid:145)subscriber(cid:146) means a person, other than a consumer, or an
undertaking,  other  than  a  participating  carrier,  using  a
CRS under contract or other financial arrangement with a
system vendor;

(l)  (cid:145)subscriber(cid:146) means a person, other than a consumer, or an
undertaking,  other  than  a  participating  carrier,  using  the
distribution  facilities  for  air  and  rail  transport  pro-
ducts of a CRS under contract or other financial arrange-
ment with a system vendor;

(*)  OJ C 267, 3.9.1997, p. 67.

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 4)

ARTICLE 1(2)(c)

Article 2(q) (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

(q)  (cid:145)rail  transport  operator(cid:146)  means  any  private  or  public
undertaking  whose  main  business  is  to  provide  rail
transport services to passengers.

(q)  (cid:145)rail  transport  operator(cid:146)  means  any  private  or  public
undertaking  which  provides  rail  transport  services  to
passengers.

(Amendment 5)

ARTICLE 1(3)(a)

Article 3a(1)(b) (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

(b)  The parent carrier shall not be obliged to accept any costs
in this connection except for reproduction of the informa-
tion  to  be  provided  and  for  accepted  bookings.  The
booking  fee  payable  to  a  CRS  for  an  accepted  booking
made in accordance with this Article should not exceed the
fee  charged  by  the  same  CRS  for  the  nearest  equivalent
transaction.

(b)  The parent carrier shall not be obliged to accept any costs
in this connection except for reproduction of the informa-
tion  to  be  provided  and  for  accepted  bookings.  The
booking  fee  payable  to  a  CRS  for  an  accepted  booking
made in accordance with this Article should not exceed the
fee  charged  by  the  same  CRS  to  participating  carriers
for the same equivalent service.

(Amendment 6)

ARTICLE 1(3a) (new)

Article 4(1a) (new) (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

3a.

Article 4(1a) is added:

(cid:145)1a.
Such  principles  shall  apply  for  rail  services  in
respect of data provided for inclusion in the principal
display.(cid:146)

(Amendment 7)

ARTICLE 1(4a) (new)

Article 6(1)(b) (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

4a.

Article 6(1)(b) is replaced by the following:

(cid:145)(b)  any marketing, booking and sales data made availa-

ble shall be on the basis that:

(i)  such data are offered with equal timeless and on a
non-discriminatory  basis  to  all  participating  car-
riers, including parent carriers;

(ii)  such  data  may,  and,  on  request,  shall  cover  all
participating carriers and/or subscribers, but shall
include  no  identification,  either  directly  or  indi-
rectly, of, or personal information on, a passenger
or a corporate user;

(iii)  all  requests  for  such  data  are  treated  with  equal
care  and  timeliness,  subject  to  the  transmission
method selected by the individual carrier;

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(iv) information shall on request be available to parti-
cipating carriers and/or subscribers both globally
and selectively with regard to the market in which
they operate;

(v)  a  group  of  airlines  and/or  subscribers  shall  be
entitled to purchase data for common processing.(cid:146)

(Amendment 8)

ARTICLE 1(7)

Article 10(1)(a), third and fourth subparagraphs, and (b),
first subparagraph (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

The  billing  information  shall  be  offered  on  magnetic
media.  The  fee  to  be  charged  for  the  billing  information
provided on magnetic media shall not exceed the cost of
the media itself together with transportation costs thereof.

A  participating  air  carrier  shall  be  offered  the  facility  of
being informed at the time that any booking/transaction is
made  for  which  a  booking  fee  will  be  charged.  Where  a
carrier  elects  to  be  so  informed,  it  shall  be  offered  the
option  to  disallow  such  booking/transaction,  unless  the
latter has already been accepted.

The  billing  information  may  be  offered  on  magnetic
media.  The  fee  to  be  charged  for  the  billing  information
provided on magnetic media or any other chosen by the
airline among the available possibilities shall not exceed
the cost of the service.

A  participating  air  carrier  shall  be  offered  the  facility  of
being informed at the time that any booking/transaction is
made  for  which  a  booking  fee  will  be  charged.  Where  a
carrier  elects  to  be  so  informed,  it  shall  be  offered  the
option to disallow such booking/transaction, and  it  may
not  be  charged  for  such  bookings/transaction,  unless
the latter has already been accepted.

(b)  Any fee for equipment rental or other service charged to a
subscriber by a system vendor shall be non-discriminato-
ry, reasonably structured and reasonably related to the cost
of the service provided and used and shall, in particular, be
the same for the same level of service. Productivity based
benefits awarded to subscribers by system vendors in the
form  of  discounts  on  rental  charges  or  commission
payments,  are  considered  as  distribution  costs  of  the
system vendor.

(b)  Any fee for equipment rental or other service charged to a
subscriber by a system vendor shall be non-discriminato-
ry, reasonably structured and reasonably related to the cost
of the service provided and used and shall, in particular, be
the same for the same level of service. Productivity based
benefits awarded to subscribers by system vendors in the
form  of  discounts  on  rental  charges  or  commission
payments,  are  considered  as  distribution  costs  of  the
system vendor and shall be based on ticketed segments.

When  subject  to  Annex  II(5)  the  system  vendor  is
unaware  of  whether  a  ticket  has  been  issued  or  not,
then that system vendor shall be entitled to rely upon a
notification of the ticket number from the subscriber.

(Amendment 9)

ARTICLE 1(9)

Article 21 (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

The provisions in Article 5, Article 9 (5) and the Annex to this
Regulation shall not apply to a CRS used by an air carrier or a
group  of  air  carriers,  which  have  a  joint  venture  or  other
contractual arrangement, but excluding interline agreement, in
its (their) own office(s) and sales counters clearly identified as
such.

The provisions in Article 5, Article 9 (5) and the Annexes to
this Regulation shall not apply to a CRS used by an air carrier
or a group of air carriers, which have a joint venture or other
contractual arrangement, but excluding interline agreement:
(a)  in  its  (their)  own  office(s)  and  sales  counters  clearly

identified as such;

(b)  to  provide  information  and/or  distribution  facilities
accessible  through  a  public  telecommunications  net-
work,  clearly  and  continuously  identifying  the  infor-
mation provider(s) as such.

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(Amendment 10)

ARTICLE 1(11)

Articles 21b and 21c (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

11. The following Articles 21b and 21c are added:

11. The following Article 21b is added:

(cid:145)Article 21b

(cid:145)Article 21b

A rail transport operator will be considered as a participating
carrier for the purposes of the code on condition that it has an
agreement  with  a  system  vendor  for  the  distribution  of  its
products  through  a  CRS.  Its  services  shall  be  treated  in  the
same manner as air transport products and be incorporated into
the principal display in accordance with the criteria set out in
Annex  I.  to  the  code.  All  references  to  (cid:145)flights(cid:146)  in  this
Regulation shall be deemed also to include references to (cid:145)rail
travel(cid:146).

A rail transport operator will be considered as an air carrier for
the purposes of the code to the extent that it has an agreement
with  a  system  vendor  for  the  distribution  of  its  products
through the principal display of a CRS, or its own reserva-
tion system is a CRS. Those products shall be treated in the
same manner as air transport products and be incorporated into
the principal display in accordance with the criteria set out in
Annex I. to the code. In this context, all references to (cid:145)flights(cid:146)
in this Regulation shall be deemed also to include references to
(cid:145)rail travel(cid:146).(cid:146)

Article 21c

Deleted

Where  two  or  more  carriers  have  a  joint  venture  or  other
contractual  arrangement,  but  excluding  interline  agreement,
to provide information and/or distribution facilities accessible
through a public telecommunications network, clearly identify-
ing  the  arrangement  as  such,  the  information/distribution
facilities will not be subject to the provisions of the code.(cid:146)

(Amendment 11)

ANNEX

Annex I(1) and (2) (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

1.
Ranking of flight options in a principal display, for the
day or days requested, shall be in the following order unless
requested in a different way by a consumer for an individual
transaction:

1.
Ranking of flight options in a principal display, for the
day or days requested, shall be in the following order unless
requested in a different way by a consumer for an individual
transaction:

(i)  all  non-stop  direct  flights  between  the  city-pairs  con-

(i)  all  non-stop  direct  flights  between  the  city-pairs  con-

cerned;

(ii)  all other flights.

cerned;

(ii)  other direct flights, not involving a change of aircraft,

between the city-pairs concerned;

(iia) connecting flights.

Rail  services  will  be  considered  non-stop  direct  services
between  the  city-pairs  concerned  when  its  intermediate
stops  are  not  longer  than  three  minutes  and  the  total
stopping time does not exceed 10 minutes.

2.
A consumer shall at least be afforded the possibility of
having, on request, a principal display ranked by departure or
arrival  time  and/or  elapsed  journey  time.  Unless  otherwise
requested by a consumer, a principal display shall be ranked by
departure time for group (i) and elapsed journey time for group
(ii).

2.
A consumer shall at least be afforded the possibility of
having, on request, a principal display ranked by departure or
arrival  time  and/or  elapsed  journey  time.  Unless  otherwise
requested by a consumer, a principal display shall be ranked by
departure  time  for  group  (i)  and  elapsed  journey  time  for
groups (ii) and (iii).

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(Amendment 13)

ANNEX

Annex I(9), second subparagraph (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

Nevertheless,  where  the  flights  are  operated  by  the  same
carrier with the same flight number and where a carrier only
requires  only  one  flight  coupon  and  one  reservation,  a  CRS
should only issue one coupon and charge for one reservation.

Deleted

(Amendment 14)

ANNEX

Annex I(10)(2) (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

2. Where more than two carriers are involved, designation
of the two carriers entitled to avail themselves of the exception
provided for in subparagraph 1 shall be a matter for the carrier
actually  operating  the  flight.  In  the  absence  of  sufficient
information  from  the  operating  carrier  to  identify  the  two
carriers to be designated, a system vendor may designate the
carriers on a non-discriminatory basis.

2. Where more than two carriers are involved, designation
of the two carriers entitled to avail themselves of the exception
provided for in subparagraph 1 shall be a matter for the carrier
actually  operating  the  flight.  In  the  absence  of  sufficient
information  from  the  operating  carrier  to  identify  the  two
carriers to be designated, a system vendor shall designate the
carriers on a non-discriminatory basis.

(Amendment 12)

ANNEX

Annex II(2) (Regulation (EEC) 2299/89)

2.
A subscriber shall not make duplicate reservations for the
same  passenger.  In  cases  where  confirmed  space  is  not
available  on  the  customer(cid:146)s  choice,  the  passenger  may  be
waitlisted on that flight (if wait-list is available) and confirmed
on an alternate flight.

A  subscriber  shall  not  deliberately  make  duplicate
2.
reservations for the same passenger. In cases where confirmed
space is not available on the customer(cid:146)s choice, the passenger
may be waitlisted on that flight (if wait-list is available) and
confirmed on an alternate flight.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament(cid:146)s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89 on a code of conduct for computerised reservation
systems (CRSs) (COM(97)0246 › C4-0418/97 › 97/0148(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

›  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0246 › 97/0148(SYN) (1),

›  having  been  consulted  by  the  Council  pursuant  to  Articles  189c,  84(2)  and  75  of  the  EC  Treaty

(C4-0418/97),

›  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

›  having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A4-0089/98),

(1)  OJ C 267, 3.9.1997, p. 67.

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Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament(cid:146)s amendments;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament(cid:146)s amendments in the common position that it adopts

3.
in accordance with Article 189c(a) of the EC Treaty;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

2.  Rules on competition in air transport sector

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A4-0141/98

I.

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3975/87  laying  down  the
procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sector
(COM(97)0218 › C4-0258/97 › 97/0137(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

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(Amendment 1)

Recital (cid:150)1 (new)

(cid:150)1. Whereas  air  transport  is  very  sensitive  to  safety
considerations  and  a  high  level  of  safety  therefore  has  to
take  priority  when  Community  rules  on  competition  are
applied to that sector;

(Amendment 2)

Recital (cid:150)1a (new)

(cid:150)1a. Whereas the Treaty of Amsterdam makes reference
in the new Article 7d to be included in the EC Treaty to the
notion (cid:145)services of general interest(cid:146) as one of the common
values of Europe and as a principle of Community law in its
own  right;  whereas  air  transport  services  must  be  consi-
dered  as  services  of  general  interest  especially  in  the
outermost  regions,  where  they  are  vital  to  guarantee  the
linkage  with  the  rest  of  the  Community;  whereas  all
developments  in  this  sector  must  therefore  be  carefully
supervised by the competent public authorities at regional,
national and Community level;

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(Amendment 3)

Recital 3a (new)

Whereas the changes now under way and the liberalization
of  the  Community  aviation  market  will  entail  substantial
restructuring and may have adverse effects on employment
and  travelling  costs  for  small  and  medium-sized  airlines;
whereas  the  importance  of  the  commercial  activities  and
services offered on board and at airports should therefore
not be underestimated;

(Amendment 4)

ARTICLE 1(1)
Article 1(2) (Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87)

1.  Paragraph 2 of Article 1 shall be deleted.

1.  Paragraph  2  of  Article  1  shall  be  replaced  by  the

following:

This Regulation shall apply to air transport from

(cid:145)2.
or to one or more Community airports.(cid:146)

(Amendment 5)

ARTICLE 1(1a)(new)
Article 1(2a) (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87)

1a.

In Article 1 the following new paragraph 2a shall be

added:

(cid:145)2a.
The European Parliament shall be consulted on
any agreement between the Union and a third country
before it is presented to the Council for approval.(cid:146)

(Amendment 6)

ARTICLE 1(2)
Article 18a (Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87)

Where the application of this Regulation in a particular case is
liable to lead to a conflict with provisions laid down by law,
Regulation or administrative action of a third country or with
the  provisions  of  air  service  agreements  between  a  Member
State and a third country, the Commission shall, at the earliest
opportunity, hold consultations with the competent authorities
of the country concerned.

1. Where the application of this Regulation in a particular
case is liable to lead to a conflict with provisions laid down by
law, Regulation or administrative action of a third country or
with  the  provisions  of  air  service  agreements  between  a
Member State and a third country, the Commission shall, at the
earliest  opportunity,  hold  consultations  with  the  competent
authorities of the country concerned with a view to reconcil-
ing as far as possible the abovementioned interests with the
respect of Community law.

(Amendment 7)

ARTICLE 1(2)
Article 18a(2) (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87)

2. Where  agreements  with  third  countries  need  to  be
negotiated,  the  Commission  shall  make  recommendations
to  the  Council,  which  shall  authorize  the  Commission  to
open  the  necessary  negotiations.  The  Commission  shall
conduct  these  negotiations  within  the  framework  of  such
Directives as the Council may issue to it.

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Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament(cid:146)s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules
on  competition  to  undertakings  in  the  air  transport  sector  (COM(97)0218  ›  C4-0258/97  ›
97/0137(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

›  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0218 › 97/0137(CNS) (1),

›  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 87 of the EC Treaty (C4-0258/97),

›  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

›  having  regard  to  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Transport  and  Tourism  and  the  opinion  of  the

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A4-0141/98),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament(cid:146)s amendments;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

Asks  to  be  consulted  again  should  the  Council  intend  to  make  substantial  modifications  to  the

3.
Commission proposal;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

(1)  OJ C 165, 31.5.1997, p.13

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  on  the  application  of  Article  85(3)  of  the  Treaty  to  certain
categories  of  agreements  and  concerted  practices  in  the  sector  of  air  transport  between  the
Community and third countries (COM(97)0218 › C4-0259/97 › 97/0138(CNS))

II.

The proposal was approved.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament(cid:146)s opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on
the  application  of  Article  85(3)  of  the  Treaty  to  certain  categories  of  agreements  and  concerted
practices in the sector of air transport between the Community and third countries (COM(97)0218
› C4-0259/97 › 97/0138(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

›  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(97)0218 › 97/0138(CNS)) (1),

›  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 87 of the Treaty (C4-0259/97),

›  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

›  having  regard  to  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Transport  and  Tourism  and  the  opinion  of  the

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A4-0141/98),

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1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls  on  the  Council  to  notify  Parliament  should  it  intend  to  depart  from  the  text  approved  by

2.
Parliament;

Asks  to  be  consulted  again  should  the  Council  intend  to  make  substantial  modifications  to  the

3.
Commission proposal;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

3.  Marketing of seeds › Implementation of Regulation 1467/94

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(a)  A4-0128/98

Proposal  for  a  Council  Directive  amending  Directives  66/400/EEC,  66/401/EEC,  66/402/EEC,
66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant
seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common
catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (COM(97)0403 › C4-0459/97 › 97/0217(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

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(Amendment 1)

ARTICLE 1(2)

Article 2(3)(i)(c) (Directive 66/400/EEC)

(c)  have  been  officially  licensed  by  the  seed  certification

authority of the Member State concerned,

(c)  have  been  officially  licensed  and  sworn  in  by  the  seed
certification authority of the Member State concerned,

(Article  2  of  Directives  66/401/EEC,  66/402/EEC  and  69/
208/EEC to be similarly amended.)

(Amendment 2)

ARTICLE 1(2)

Article 2(3)(iii) (Directive 66/400/EEC)

(iii)  a proportion of the seed crop shall be checked by official

inspectors;

(iii)  a proportion of the seed crop shall be checked by official
inspectors;  the  level  of  official  checks  shall  be  main-
tained  at  the  current  level  of  10%  for  self-pollinated
crops and 20% for cross-pollinated crops;

(Article  2  of  Directives  66/401/EEC,  66/402/EEC  and  69/
208/EEC to be similarly amended.)

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(Amendment 3)

ARTICLE 1(2)

Article 2(3)(iva) (new) (Directive 66/400/EEC)

(iva)

the  seed  certification  authority  shall  immediately
withdraw  recognition  from  officially  licensed  inspec-
tors who are found guilty of deliberately or negligently
contravening the rules governing official examinations.
Any certification of the seed examined shall immediate-
ly by annulled in the event of such contravention. Fines
for  such  attempted  fraud  may  also  be  imposed  in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21.

(Article  2  of  Directives  66/401/EEC,  66/402/EEC  and  69/
208/EEC to be similarly amended.)

(Amendment 4)

ARTICLE 8a (new)

Article 8a

After not more than five years the Commission shall submit
a detailed evaluation of the simplifications of the certifica-
tion procedures introduced with this Directive. This evalu-
ation shall focus in particular on the possible effects on the
quality of the seed.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament(cid:146)s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Directive
amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC
and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of
oil  and  fibre  plants  and  vegetable  seed  and  on  the  common  catalogue  of  varieties  of  agricultural
plant species (COM(97)0403 › C4-0459/97 › 97/0217(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

›  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0403 › 97/0217(CNS) (1),

›  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0459/97),

›  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

›  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0128/98),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament(cid:146)s amendments;

Calls  on  the  Council  to  notify  Parliament  should  it  intend  to  depart  from  the  text  approved  by

2.
Parliament;

Asks  to  be  consulted  again  should  the  Council  intend  to  make  substantial  modifications  to  the

3.
Commission proposal;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

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(b)  A4-0129/98

Resolution on the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the
implementation  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1467/94  of  20  June  1994  (COM(97)0327  ›  C4-
0492/97)

The European Parliament,

›  having  regard  to  the  report  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council  and  the  European  Parliament,

COM(97)0327 › C4-0492/97,

›  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0129/98),

A.  resolved to support the EU programme initiated by Parliament in 1993 and adopted by the Council in
1994  for  the  conservation,  characterization,  collection  and  utilization  of  genetic  resources  in
agriculture (Regulation (EC) No 1467/94) (1) and to make it a success with the participation of all
individuals and institutions active in this field,

B.  whereas critical opinions have been voiced by the appropriate authorities of the Member States and by
public and private institutions and persons interested or already involved in the programme,

C.  whereas  the  United  Nations  has  made  extensive  international  efforts  to  conserve  biodiversity  and
genetic resources in agriculture, especially in the framework of Agenda 21, adopted in Rio in 1992,
and the special FAO conference on the conservation of genetic resources held in June 1996,

1.
Points out that, as the (cid:145)policy of sustainable rural development(cid:146) announced in Agenda 2000 and the
(cid:145)integration of environmental and agricultural policy(cid:146) are particularly dependent on the conservation and
utilization of a wide range of genetic resources, the financial endowment of Regulation (EC) No 1467/94,
together with the agricultural and environmental measures for which Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 (2)
provides, must be greatly improved;

2.
Criticizes the Commission(cid:146)s lack of determination and inadequate coordination with respect to the
financial  endowment  and  staffing  of  the  programme,  which  has  led  to  the  cancellation  of  the  budget
resources  for  1997,  the  reduction  of  the  resources  for  1998  and  considerable  uncertainty  among  those
involved in the conservation of genetic resources;

3.
Expresses  its  disappointment  at  the  Commission(cid:146)s  failure  to  use  the  programme(cid:146)s  accompanying
measures for exchanges among public and private gene banks, researchers, farmers, gardeners and other
interested parties and its consequent general inability to play the role incumbent on it of coordinating and
promoting cooperation within the EU;

4.
Emphasizes the need to improve the quality of the current inventory of collected resources so that
in situ collections, animal resources and species of trees in particular may be better recorded and described
and their specific qualities in respect of utilization › specific qualities of domestic animals with regard to
landscapes and the conditions under which they are kept, peculiarities of plant varieties in terms of taste,
colour, storability and processing › may be better depicted;

5.
Sees an urgent need, looking ahead to the accession of the new Member States and the financial and
staffing problems they will encounter in conserving genetic resources, for the programme to be extended
to include these regions during the pre-accession phase;

6.
Calls on the Commission to change the requirements to be satisfied by the promotion of projects on a
cost-sharing basis and by concerted actions in such a way that account is taken not only of individual
species  but  also  of  related  groups  of  species  and  their  specific  environment  and  that,  in  particular,
integrated in situ conservation and utilization measures can be assisted;

(1)  OJ L 159, 28.6.1994, p. 1.
(2)  OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 85.

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7.
Calls on the Commission to coordinate projects implemented under Regulation (EC) No 1467/94 and
their  outcome  with  the  accompanying  measures  for  promoting  environment-friendly  production  and
reafforestation (Regulations (EEC) Nos 2078/92 and 2080/92 (1)), to promote not only the premiums for
rare breeds of animal but also the conservation of regionally appropriate useful plants and trees and, with
the accompanying measures for which Regulation (EC) No 1467/94 provides, to endeavour to ensure that
constructive  cooperation  among  researchers,  gene  banks,  in  situ  conservators,  farmers,  gardeners  and
breeders continues to be supported or comes into being in practice;

Requests  that  the  Standing  Committee,  which  consists  solely  of  representatives  of  the  Member
8.
States,  be  joined  by  an  independent  forum  set  up  by  the  Commission  within  the  framework  of  the
accompanying measures in which those active in the formal and informal sectors meet interested members
of the Standing Committee at least once a year and advise the Commission on the development of the
programme;

9.
Requests the Commission to cooperate more closely with the European Cooperative Programme for
Crop  Genetic  Resources  Networks  (ECP/GR)  and  the  European  Forest  Genetic  Resources  Programme
(Euforgen) in the distribution of tasks and to shift the emphasis of work under the programme from the
(cid:145)permanent  inventory(cid:146)  to  the  (cid:145)conservation  of  genetic  diversity  through  utilization  in  agricultural  and
horticultural practice(cid:146) so as to be better equipped for the new tasks after the reform of the CAP with a view
to the necessary integration of economic, ecological and social aspects;

10.
Calls on the Commission to play an active part in the creation of structures in the Member States for
cooperation based on a division of labour among ex situ collections with the aim of developing a rational
and efficient form of management for such collections;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the parliaments

11.
and governments of the Member States.

(1)  OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 96.

4.  Payment card crime

*

A4-0164/98

Draft  joint  action  adopted  by  the  Council  on  the  basis  of  Article  K.3  of  the  Treaty  on  European
Union concerning arrangements for the better exchange of information in respect of payment card
crime  between  Member  States(cid:146)  law  enforcement  agencies,  and  between  those  agencies  and  the
payment card industry, where such information is required for the investigation of offences (5683/98
› C4-0136/98 › 98/0906 (CNS))

The draft was approved with the following amendments:

COUNCIL TEXT

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Article 2.1

2.1. Each  Member  State  shall,  subject  to  national  constitu-
tional  requirements,  designate  or  establish  a  national
contact point to forward and receive requests for informa-
tion on the use or suspected use of payment cards in the
furtherance of international organized crime. Where poss-

2.1. Each  Member  State  shall,  subject  to  national  constitu-
tional  requirements,  designate  or  establish  a  national
contact point to forward and receive requests for informa-
tion on the counterfeiting or misuse of payment cards or
the  misuse  of  information  stored  thereon  (hereinafter

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ible, this contact point should be located with the central
national  contact  point  designated  in  accordance  with
recommendation  19  of  the  High  Level  Group(cid:146)s  Action
Plan to combat organized crime.

referred to as (cid:145)use of payment cards(cid:146)) in the furtherance
of  international  organized  crime.  Where  possible,  this
contact  point  should  be  located  with  the  central  national
contact point designated in accordance with recommenda-
tion 19 of the High Level Group(cid:146)s Action Plan to combat
organized crime.

(Amendment 2)

Article 2.2

2.2. The national contact points so designated shall be points

2.2. The national contact points so designated shall be points

through which liaison:

through which liaison:

(a)  between  Member  States(cid:146)  national  law  enforcement

(a)  between  Member  States(cid:146)  national  law  enforcement

agencies, and

agencies, and

(b)  between those agencies and the payment card industry

(b)  between those agencies and the payment card industry

may  be  facilitated  and  strategic  information  on  serious
offences sought and supplied in accordance with national
law.

may  be  facilitated  and  strategic  information  on  serious
offences sought from and supplied by those agencies and
issuers in accordance with national law and subject to the
following conditions.

(Amendment 3)

Article 3.2, introductory clause

3.2.

Information  which  may  be  sought  by  and  exchanged
between  national  law  enforcement  agencies  and  other
relevant authorities in respect of payment card crime under
Article 2.1 above may include:

3.2.

Information  which  may  be  sought  by  and  exchanged
between  national  law  enforcement  agencies  and  other
relevant  authorities  in  order  to  prevent,  detect  and
investigate  payment  card  crime  under  Article  2.1  above
may include:

(Amendment 4)

Article 3.2a (new)

3.2a Information  obtained  pursuant  to  paragraph  3.2(c)
and (e) may be passed on by national contact points to
issuers at the request of the latter.

(Amendment 5)

Article 3.3

3.3. The requested Member State and its relevant authorities
shall  have  the  final  decision  on  the  nature  and  extent  of
information supplied on the basis of this Joint Action.

Deleted

(Amendment 6)

Article 4.3(ba) (new)

(ba)

ensure  that  the  information  passed  on  to  issuers

pursuant to Article 3.2a contains no personal data.

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(Amendment 7)

Article 6a (new)

Article 6a

PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE JOINT ACTION

This Joint Action shall cease to apply as soon as the Council
has entrusted Europol also with the combating of payment
card  crime,  following  the  entry  into  force  of  the  Europol
Convention.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament(cid:146)s  opinion  on  the  draft  joint  action  adopted  by  the
Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning arrangements for
the better exchange of information in respect of payment card crime between Member States(cid:146) law
enforcement  agencies,  and  between  those  agencies  and  the  payment  card  industry,  where  such
information is required for the investigation of offences (5683/98 › C4-0136/98 › 98/0906 (CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

›  having regard to the Council draft (5683/98 › 98/0906 (CNS)),

›  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article K.6, second paragraph, of the Treaty on

European Union (C4-0136/98),

›  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

›  having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs (A4-0164/98),

1.

Approves the Council draft, subject to Parliament(cid:146)s amendments;

Calls  on  the  Council  to  notify  Parliament  should  it  intend  to  depart  from  the  text  approved  by

2.
Parliament;

3.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

5.  Use of antibiotics in animal feed

B4-0447, 0448, 0449, 0450, 0451, 0452, 0453 and 0454/98

Resolution on antibiotics in animal feed

The European Parliament,

›  having  regard  to  its  opinion  of  19  February  1998  on  the  proposal  for  a  European  Parliament  and
Council  Directive  amending  Council  Directive  93/74/EEC  on  feedingstuffs  intended  for  particular
nutritional purposes and amending Directives 74/63/EEC, 79/373/EEC and 82/471/EEC (1),

(1)  Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 4.

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›  having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs as last amended
by Commission Directive 97/6/EC (1) which prohibits the use of avoparcin with the aim of protecting
consumers,

A.  whereas the use of antibiotics and similar substances in animal feed is already subject to stringent
controls; whereas there are concerns about the possible consequences of widespread use of antibiotics
in animal feed production in terms of animal and human health, and the medical implications thereof,

B.  whereas some Member States have, in the case of certain antibiotics and certain similar substances,
instituted the safeguard procedure pursuant to Article 11 of Council Directive 70/524/EEC referred to
above with the aim of prohibiting the use of such substances in all Member States,

C.  whereas the protection of consumers and livestock must take precedence over economic interests, but
whereas the possible risk or danger posed by the use of antibiotics in animal feed must be adequately
proven by scientific means in order to justify a ban; and whereas recent WHO studies would appear to
show  that  the  systematic  use  of  antibiotics  during  fattening  periods  may  have  adverse  effects,
including increased resistance of some bacteria,

D.  whereas  healthy  breeding  practices  must  aim  to  limit  the  use  of  antibiotics  to  purely  therapeutic

purposes,

1.
Calls  on  the  Commission  to  use  the  experiences  of  various  Member  States  in  banning  certain
antibiotics,  such  as  avoparcin,  tylosin,  spiramycin  and  virginiamycin,  and  similar  substances,  such  as
carbadox  and  dimetridazole,  as  an  opportunity  to  review  the  whole  use  of  antibiotics  and  similar
substances in animal feed in order to ascertain whether they pose a health risk;

2.
Calls on the Commission to apply stringent scientific standards when assessing whether the use of
antibiotics and similar substances as additives in animal feed and/or as medicinal products poses a health
risk, so that any ban which might prove necessary may be implemented not only in the individual Member
States of the EU but also in respect of imports of animal feed and meat from non-member countries;

3.
Insists that, when the Council Directive 70/524/EEC referred to above is revised, it must be expressly
stipulated that the precautionary principle must be applied to guarantee consumer health and safety as well
as to safeguard producers(cid:146) interests;

4.
Urges  the  Commission  to  conclude  its  work  in  the  Scientific  Steering  Committee  on  Animal
Nutrition Special Working Group and inform Parliament about the results and calls on the Commission to
promote research programmes on bacterial resistance and to strengthen its cooperation with the WHO in
this field;

5.
Calls on the Commission in this context to provide, before the end of 1998, a report on the current
use  of  antibiotics  in  animal  feed,  specifying  the  animals  concerned  and  naming  the  products  used,
including their chemical ingredients and quantities, and to assess the different substitutes available;

Instructs  its  President  to  forward  this  resolution  to  the  Council,  the  Commission  and  the

6.
governments of the Member States.

(1)  OJ L 35, 5.2.1997, p. 11.

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6.  Audit of German reunification measures

A4-0144/98

Resolution on Court of Auditors(cid:146) Special Report No 4/97 concerning the audit of certain aspects of
German  reunification  measures  involving  EAGGF  compensation  payments  and  export  refunds,
together with the Commission(cid:146)s replies (C4-0348/97)

The European Parliament,

›  having regard to Court of Auditors(cid:146) Special Report No 4/97 (C4-0348/97) (1),

›  having regard to Articles 188c(4) and 206(1) of the EC Treaty,

›  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A4-0144/98),

Regrets that Court of Auditors(cid:146) Special Report No 4/97 was concluded with considerable delay in

1.
relation to the period covered by the audit;

2.
Notes  that  the  reduction  of  milk  production,  the  eradication  of  enzootic  bovine  leucosis  and  the
reduction in beef production in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic after reunification
were achieved without substantial supplementary expenditure to the Community budget;

Appreciates the Community(cid:146)s contribution to the integration of the new La¤nder in the structures of
3.
the  common  agricultural  policy;  notes  in  this  respect  the  exceptional  circumstances  in  which  the
integration occurred such as the absence of a transitional period and the retrospective implementation of
some measures (reduction of milk production);

4.
Regrets  the  Commission(cid:146)s  significant  delays  in  carrying  out  on-the-spot  financial  checks  in  the
context of the EBL eradication programme; requests that the Commission organise systematic controls on
all eradication programmes co-financed by Community appropriations;

Insists that all sums unduly paid be fully recovered and the procedure concerned be completed as

5.
soon as possible;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the Court of

6.
Auditors.

(1)  OJ C 144, 13.5.1997, p. 1.

7.  Combined heat and power

A4-0145/98

Resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament,
the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a Community strategy to
promote  combined  heat  and  power  (CHP)  and  to  dismantle  barriers  to  its  development
(COM(97)0514 › C4-0596/97)

The European Parliament,

›  having regard to the Commission communication (COM(97)0514 › C4-0596/97),

›  having regard to the Council Resolution of 18 December 1997 on a Community strategy to promote

combined heat and power (1),

(1)  OJ C 4, 8.1.1998, p. 1.

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›  having regard to the communication from the Commission on the European Community gas supply

and prospects (COM(95)0478),

›  having regard to its resolution of 14 November 1996 on the communication from the Commission on

the European Community gas supply and prospects (1),

›  having  regard  to  the  Commission  White  Paper  on  an  energy  policy  for  the  European  Union

(COM(95)0682),

›  having regard to the communication from the Commission on an overall view of energy policy and

actions (COM(97)0167),

›  having  regard  to  the  communication  from  the  Commission  concerning  the  organization  of

cooperation around agreed Community energy objectives (COM(97)0436),

›  having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision adopting a multiannual framework programme

for actions in the energy sector (1998-2002) and connected measures (COM(97)0550),

›  having  regard  to  Council  Decision  96/737/EC  of  16  December  1996  concerning  a  multiannual

programme for the promotion of energy efficiency in the European Union (SAVE II) (2),

›  having regard to the communication from the Commission on the energy dimension of climate change

(COM(97)0196),

›  having  regard  to  the  communication  from  the  Commission  on  a  Community  strategy  to  combat

acidification (COM(97)0088),

›  having  regard  to  European  Parliament  and  Council  Directive  96/92/EC  of  19  December  1996

concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (3),

›  having  regard  to  the  common  position  of  the  Council  on  the  proposal  for  a  Directive  concerning

common rules for the internal market in natural gas (C4-0103/98),

›  having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

›  having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

›  having regard to the communication from the Commission (cid:145)Energy for the future: Renewable sources

of energy(cid:146) (COM(97)0599),

›  having regard to the report of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy
and  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  on  the  Environment,  Public  Health  and  Consumer  Protection
(A4-0145/98),

A.  having  regard  to  the  three  basic  objectives  of  European  Union  energy  policy:  competitiveness,

security of supply and protection of the environment,

B.  having  regard  to  the  problems  of  pollution  and  atmospheric  change  caused  by  the  use  and

consumption of energy,

C.  having regard to the absolute and urgent need to make more efficient use of natural resources and

specifically of energy resources,

D.  noting  that  the  use  of  new  technologies  in  electricity  generation  such  as  combined  cycles  or  the
combined production of electricity and steam or heat, i.e. cogeneration, makes it possible to achieve
significant energy savings,

E.  having  regard  to  the  necessary  competitiveness  required  from  electricity  producers  by  the

liberalization of electricity markets,

(1)  OJ C 362, 2.12.1996, p. 291.
(2)  OJ L 335, 24.12.1996, p. 50.
(3)  OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 20.

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F.  having regard to the opportunity to extend the use of gas in Europe opened up by cogeneration,

G.  having  regard  to  the  large  resources  of  gas  existing  in  various  areas  of  the  planet,  which  make
diversified supplies of gas possible, and the foreseeable increase in gas consumption in the EU in the
coming years,

Supports  the  Commission  proposal  to  promote  cogeneration  and  dismantle  barriers  to  the

1.
development of combined heat and power (CHP);

2. Would, however, like to see the proportion of CHP in the Commission’s strategy increased from the
current 18% to at least 25%;

Points out that the more efficient use of energy which cogeneration represents will help to improve

3.
the competitiveness of those industries which are large energy consumers;

4.
Suggests  that  the  Commission  and  above  all  the  Member  States  introduce  administrative  and
economic measures to boost the combined production of power and heat to supply hot water and heating
for domestic purposes;

5.
Affirms that cogeneration in industry, combined cycles in the electricity sector, in particular where
cogeneration and the combined production of heat and power for domestic purposes make a significant
contribution to reducing the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere by making more efficient use of
energy;

6.
Points out that the higher energy efficiency obtained in the new forms of production of power and
heat  or  steam  in  industry  and  for  domestic  purposes  represents  the  most  positive  step  in  reducing  the
greenhouse effect, particularly if renewable CO2-neutral forms of biomass are used;

Proposes that, when national targets are set for the reduction of CO2  emissions, account be taken of

7.
cogeneration(cid:146)s contribution to meeting the Kyoto commitments on climate change;

8.
Suggests  that,  for  barriers  to  the  development  of  cogeneration  to  be  effectively  dismantled,
electricity market operators must accept as a priority the excess power not consumed by the cogenerator,
with auto-producers competing on the market;

9.

Notes that the effective dismantling of barriers to the development of cogeneration requires:

›  cogenerators › whatever their consumption › to be in all cases considered qualified customers as

electricity producing plants in the internal market for gas;

›  access to European gas pipeline networks;

›  district heating and cooling plans to be fostered;

› 

› 

the purchasing › at market prices › of all electricity generated by auto-producers and not consumed
by them;

the internalization of environmental protection costs in all sources and forms of electricity generation,
which  entails  compliance  with  the  legislation  in  force  on  environmental  pollution  and  increased
obligations of public administrations with regard to monitoring the implementation of that legislation;

›  support for research and technological development in the area of energy saving and efficiency;

10.
Insists  that  Community  measures  geared  to  sustainable  development  should  necessarily  require
improving  the  energy  efficiency  of  processes  and  facilities,  and  requests  concrete  proposals  from  the
Commission;

11.
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that Objective 1 regions can receive aid
through  the  Structural  Funds  to  increase  energy  efficiency,  with  priority  being  given  to  cogeneration
facilities and renewable energies and especially their combination, and requests concrete proposals from
the Commission;

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12.
Calls on the Commission to ensure that preference is given to funding cogeneration facilities for the
production of heat and power, as well as renewable energies, and especially renewable cogeneration, when
allocating cooperation funds with third countries in the area of energy, and requests concrete proposals
from the Commission;

13.
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that electricity system operators, as a
matter of priority, accept electricity produced in seawater desalination plants using combined electricity
and steam cogeneration cycles; believes that the prices charged should be determined by competition on
the electricity market and hence that the new electricity markets should operate under normal economic
conditions;

14.

15.

Approves the conclusions submitted by the Commission:

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and Council.

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

15 May 1998

The following signed:

d(cid:146)Aboville,  Adam,  Aldo,  Amadeo,  Anastassopoulos,  d(cid:146)Ancona,  Andersson,  Aparicio  Sa·nchez,  Baldi,
Balfe,  Barthet-Mayer,  Barton,  Bazin,  Be·be·ar,  Berger,  Bertens,  Berthu,  Bianco,  Blokland,  Blot,  Botz,
Bourlanges,  Breyer,  Brinkhorst,  Cabezo·n  Alonso,  Camiso·n  Asensio,  Carnero  Gonza·lez,  Cars,
Castagne‘de, Colajanni, Collins Kenneth D., Colombo Svevo, Correia, Corrie, Crampton, Cushnahan, van
Dam,  De  Esteban  Martin,  Delcroix,  Dell(cid:146)Alba,  De  Luca,  Desama,  van  Dijk,  Dillen,  Eisma,  Elchlepp,
Estevan Bolea, Fabra Valle·s, Fabre-Aubrespy, Falconer, Fassa, Ferber, Fe·ret, Ferna·ndez Mart(cid:14)·n, Ferrer,
Filippi,  Fitzsimons,  Fontaine,  Ford,  Fraga  Este·vez,  Friedrich,  Gahrton,  Garc(cid:14)·a  Arias,  Garosci,  Garot,
Gebhardt,  Gillis,  Gil-Robles  Gil-Delgado,  Glase,  Goepel,  Goerens,  Gomolka,  Graefe  zu  Baringdorf,
Graenitz,  Graziani,  Green,  Grossete(cid:136)te,  Gu¤nther,  Gutie·rrez  D(cid:14)·az,  von  Habsburg,  Habsburg-Lothringen,
Ha¤nsch, Hager, Hallam, Happart, Hardstaff, Hatzidakis, Haug, Heinisch, Hendrick, Herman, Hoff, Holm,
Hory,  Hughes,  Hume,  Iversen,  Izquierdo  Collado,  Jo¤ns,  Jove· Peres,  Junker,  Kaklamanis,  Karoutchi,
Kellett-Bowman,  Keppelhoff-Wiechert,  Kerr,  Kestelijn-Sierens,  Kindermann,  Kittelmann,  Kla(cid:223),  Koch,
Kofoed, Konrad, Krehl, Kreissl-Do¤rfler, Kronberger, Kuhn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumie‘re, Lambrias, Langen,
Lannoye,  Lehideux,  Lenz,  Leperre-Verrier,  Lindeperg,  Linser,  Lo¤o¤w,  Lu¤ttge,  Lulling,  Macartney,
McGowan,  McMahon,  Malangre·,  Malerba,  Malone,  Manisco,  Mann  Erika,  Mann  Thomas,  Marinucci,
Martens,  Martin  David  W.,  Martinez,  Matikainen-Kallstro¤m,  Mayer,  Medina  Ortega,  Menrad,  Miller,
Miranda  de  Lage,  Mohamed  Ali,  Moniz,  Morris,  Myller,  Napoletano,  Neyts-Uyttebroeck,  Nicholson,
Nordmann,  Novo,  Oddy,  Olsson,  Oomen-Ruijten,  Paasilinna,  Pack,  Papayannakis,  Pasty,  Pe·rez  Royo,
Peter,  Pettinari,  Pex,  Piha,  Poggiolini,  Pons  Grau,  Posselt,  Provan,  Puerta,  Rapkay,  Rehder,  Ribeiro,
Robles  Piquer,  de  Rose,  Rothe,  Ru¤big,  Ryyna¤nen,  Scha¤fer,  Schiedermeier,  Schlechter,  Schleicher,
Schmid,  Scho¤rling,  Schro¤der,  Schroedter,  Schulz,  Schwaiger,  Seppa¤nen,  Sichrovsky,  Sierra  Gonza·lez,
Siso· Cruellas, Skinner, Smith, Souchet, Spiers, Stenmarck, Stockmann, Striby, Sturdy, Tannert, Tatarella,
Taubira-Delannon, Telka¤mper, Thors, Tillich, Tindemans, Torres Couto, Trakatellis, Truscott, Ullmann,
Va¤yrynen,  Vallve·,  Valverde  Lo·pez,  Vanhecke,  Varela  Suanzes-Carpegna,  Verwaerde,  Virrankoski,
Voggenhuber, Walter, Watts, Weber, Weiler, Wemheuer, White, Wieland, Wilson, von Wogau, Wynn

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(+) = For
(›) = Against
(O) = Abstention

ANNEX

Result of roll-call votes

1. Scarbonchi report A4-0141/98

Legislative resolution

(+)

ARE: Barthet-Mayer, Castagne‘de, Hory, Lalumie‘re, Leperre-Verrier, Macartney, Scarbonchi, Weber Jup

ELDR: Bertens, Brinkhorst, Fassa, Kofoed, Nordmann, Olsson, Ryyna¤nen, Thors, Vallve·, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Carnero Gonza·lez, Pettinari, Seppa¤nen

NI: Amadeo

PPE: Anastassopoulos,  Bardong,  Bianco,  Bourlanges,  Camiso·n  Asensio,  Colombo  Svevo,  Cushnahan,
De  Esteban  Martin,  Estevan  Bolea,  Fabra  Valle·s,  Fernandez  Mart(cid:14)·n,  Ferrer,  Filippi,  Fontaine,  Gillis,
Glase,  Goepel,  Graziani,  Grossete(cid:136)te,  Gu¤nther,  von  Habsburg,  Hatzidakis,  Heinisch,  Herman,
Keppelhoff-Wiechert,  Kla(cid:223),  Koch,  Konrad,  Langen,  Lenz,  Lulling,  Malangre·,  Mann  Thomas,
Matikainen-Kallstro¤m,  Mayer,  Menrad,  Mosiek-Urbahn,  Oomen-Ruijten,  Pack,  Pex,  Piha,  Poggiolini,
Schleicher,  Schwaiger,  Siso· Cruellas,  Tillich,  Trakatellis,  Varela  Suanzes-Carpegna,  Verwaerde,  von
Wogau

PSE: Adam, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sa·nchez, Balfe, Barton, Botz, Cabezo·n Alonso, Colajanni, Collins
Kenneth D., Correia, Delcroix, Desama, Falconer, Ford, Garc(cid:14)·a Arias, Garot, Gebhardt, Graenitz, Green,
Ha¤nsch,  Hallam,  Hardstaff,  Haug,  Hoff,  Hume,  Iversen,  Izquierdo  Collado,  Jo¤ns,  Kindermann,  Krehl,
Kuhn, Kuhne, Lage, Lindeperg, Lo¤o¤w, McGowan, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Medina Ortega, Miller,
Miranda de Lage, Oddy, Paasilinna, Peter, Pons Grau, Rapkay, Rehder, Rothe, Schmid, Schulz, Skinner,
Smith, Spiers, Stockmann, Tannert, Truscott, Walter, Watts, Wemheuer, White, Wibe, Wilson, Wynn

UPE: d(cid:146)Aboville, Aldo, Baldi, Garosci, Karoutchi, Malerba, Pasty

V:  van  Dijk,  Graefe  zu  Baringdorf,  Holm,  Kerr,  Kreissl-Do¤rfler,  Schroedter,  Scho¤rling,  Telka¤mper,
Ullmann, Voggenhuber

I-EDN: Berthu, Blokland, van Dam, Fabre-Aubrespy, de Rose, Souchet

NI: Dillen, Hager, Kronberger, Vanhecke

(›)

PPE:  Gomolka,  Kellett-Bowman,  Lambrias,  Martens,  Robles  Piquer,  Schiedermeier,  Schro¤der,
Stenmarck, Valverde Lo·pez

GUE/NGL: Jove· Peres, Mohamed Ali, Puerta

PPE: Corrie, Habsburg-Lothringen, Posselt, Provan, Ru¤big

(O)

2. Joint resolution › Use of antibiotics in animal feed

Resolution

(+)

ELDR: Kestelijn-Sierens, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Olsson, Thors, Va¤yrynen

GUE/NGL: Manisco, Seppa¤nen

I-EDN: Blokland, van Dam

NI: Hager, Kronberger, Lukas

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PPE:  Camiso·n  Asensio,  Colombo  Svevo,  Corrie,  De  Esteban  Martin,  Estevan  Bolea,  Fabra  Valle·s,
Fontaine,  Gillis,  Grossete(cid:136)te,  von  Habsburg,  Kellett-Bowman,  Kla(cid:223),  Lenz,  Lulling,  Martens,
Matikainen-Kallstro¤m,  Oomen-Ruijten,  Pack,  Piha,  Posselt,  Provan,  Robles  Piquer,  Ru¤big,
Schiedermeier, Siso· Cruellas, Stenmarck, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna

PSE: Andersson Jan, Balfe, Elchlepp, Ford, Garc(cid:14)·a Arias, Garot, Gebhardt, Graenitz, Hallam, Hardstaff,
Haug, Iversen, Jo¤ns, Lo¤o¤w, McGowan, Medina Ortega, Miranda de Lage, Pons Grau, Schulz, Wemheuer,
Wynn

UPE: Aldo, Bazin, Fitzsimons, Kaklamanis, Malerba, Pasty

V:  Gahrton,  Graefe  zu  Baringdorf,  Holm,  Kerr,  Kreissl-Do¤rfler,  Lannoye,  Schroedter,  Scho¤rling,
Telka¤mper, Ullmann, Voggenhuber

3. Estevan Bolea report A4-0145/98

Resolution

(+)

ARE: Weber Jup

ELDR: Cars, Thors

GUE/NGL: Jove· Peres

NI: Hager, Kronberger

PPE:  Camiso·n  Asensio,  De  Esteban  Martin,  Estevan  Bolea,  Filippi,  Fontaine,  Grossete(cid:136)te,
Habsburg-Lothringen,  Heinisch,  Kellett-Bowman, 
Lenz,  Martens,  Matikainen-Kallstro¤m,
Oomen-Ruijten, Robles Piquer, Ru¤big, Siso· Cruellas, Stenmarck

PSE:  Andersson  Jan,  Elchlepp,  Hallam,  Hardstaff,  Hendrick,  Hughes,  Iversen,  Lo¤o¤w,  Medina  Ortega,
Pons Grau, Schulz, Wynn

V: Graefe zu Baringdorf, Holm, Scho¤rling, Ullmann