Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision 719/96/EC establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope programme)
Date: 1998-10-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, cultural cooperation, cultural event, translation

C  372/30

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Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

2.12.98

Amended  proposal  for  a  European  Parliament  and  Council  Decision  amending  Decision
719/96/EC  establishing  a  programme  to  support  artistic  and  cultural  activities  having  a
European  dimension  (Kaleidoscope  programme)(cid:216)(˛)

(98/C  372/10)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

COM(1998)  608  final  -  98/0283(COD)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  pursuant  to  Article  189a(2)  of  the  EC  Treaty  on  28  October  1998)

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  C  319,  16.10.1998,  p.  14.

INITIAL  PROPOSAL

AMENDED  PROPOSAL

THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND  THE  COUNCIL
OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND  THE  COUNCIL
OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  128  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  128  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  of  the
Regions,

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  of  the
Regions,

Acting  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in
Article  189b  of  the  Treaty,

Acting  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in
Article  189b  of  the  Treaty,

(1)(cid:217)whereas  Decision  No  719/96/EC  established  a
Community  programme 
support  artistic  and
cultural  activities  having  a  European  dimension
(Kaleidoscope)  for  the  period  from  1  January  1996
to  31  December  1998;

to 

(1)(cid:217)whereas  Decision  No  719/96/EC  established  a
Community  programme 
support  artistic  and
cultural  activities  having  a  European  dimension
(Kaleidoscope)  for  the  period  from  1  January  1996
to  31  December  1998;

to 

(2)(cid:217)whereas  the  third  paragraph  of  Article  8  of  that
Decision  provides  for  any  suitable  measure  to  be
taken  to  avoid  interruption  of  the  programme;

(2)(cid:217)whereas  the  third  paragraph  of  Article  8  of  that
Decision  provides  for  any  suitable  measure  to  be
taken  to  avoid  interruption  of  the  programme;

(3)(cid:217)whereas  the  Commission  presented  a  proposal  to  the
European  Parliament  and  Council  on  28  May  1998
for  a  Decision  establishing  a  single  financing  and
programming  instrument  for  cultural  cooperation  for
the  period  from  1  January  2000  to  31  December
2004;

(3)(cid:217)whereas  the  Commission  presented  a  proposal  to  the
European  Parliament  and  Council  on  28  May  1998
for  a  Decision  establishing  a  single  financing  and
programming  instrument  for  cultural  cooperation  for
the  period  from  1  January  2000  to  31  December
2004;

(4)(cid:217)whereas,  pending  adoption  of  that  proposal,  there  is
a  need  to  ensure  the  continuity  of  cultural  action  by
the  European  Community  in  the  areas  covered  by
the  Kaleidoscope  programme,

(4)(cid:217)whereas,  pending  adoption  of  that  proposal,  there  is
a  need  to  ensure  the  continuity  of  cultural  action  by
the  European  Community  in  the  areas  covered  by
the  Kaleidoscope  programme,

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Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

C  372/31

INITIAL  PROPOSAL

AMENDED  PROPOSAL

HAVE  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

HAVE  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

Article  1

Decision  No  719/96/EC  is  amended  as  follows:

Decision  No  719/96/EC  is  amended  as  follows:

1.(cid:217)In  Article  1,  31  December  1998 

is  replaced  by

1.(cid:217)In  Article  1,  31  December  1998 

is  replaced  by

31  December  1999.

31  December  1999.

2.(cid:217)In  Article  6,  ECU  26,5  million  is  replaced  by  EUR

2.(cid:217)In  Article  6,  ECU  26,5  million  is  replaced  by  EUR

34,4  million.

36,7  million.

Article  2

Article  2

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  1  January  1999.

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  1  January  1999.