Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision 2085/97/EC establishing a programme of support, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane)
Date: 1998-10-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, book trade, translation

C  372/28

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recognised  by  them.  In  accordance  with  the  procedure
laid  down  in  Article  3,  the  Commission  shall  report
annually  to  the  Member  States  on  the  implementing
arrangements,  the  methods  used,  the  utilisation  of  appro(cid:220)
priations,  the  evaluation  of  the  results  and  on  the  way
that  the  work  should  be  conducted  in  the  following  year.

Article  3

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)Where  reference  to  the  procedure  laid  down  in  this
Article  is  made,  the  Standing  Committee  for  Agricultural
Statistics,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  Committee,  shall
be  consulted,  either  at  the  initiative  of  its  chairman  or  at
the  request  of  a  representative  of  a  Member  State.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  representative  shall  present  to  the
Committee  a  draft  of  the  measures  to  be  taken.  The
Committee  shall  deliver  its  opinion  on  the  draft  within  a
time  limit  which  the  chairman  may  lay  down  according
to  the  urgency  of  the  matter.  Where  appropriate,  a  vote
shall  be  taken.

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  opinion  shall  be  entered 
in  the  summary
record.  Each  Member  State  shall  also  have  the  right  to
have  its  individual  position  entered  in  the  record.

4.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  take  full  account  of  the
Committee’s  opinion.  It  shall  inform  the  Committee  of
the  way  in  which  it  has  done  so.

Article  4

By  31  July  2003  at  the  latest,  the  Commission  shall
present  a  report  to  Parliament  and  the  Council  on  the
implementation  of  these  measures,  including  in  it  any
proposals  on  how  remote(cid:220)sensing  and  aerial(cid:220)survey  tech(cid:220)
niques  may  continue  to  be  used  for  agricultural  statistics.

Article  5

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following
its  publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European
Communities.

Amended  proposal  for  a  European  Parliament  and  Council  Decision  amending  Decision
No  2085/97/EC  establishing  a  programme  of  support,  including  translation,  in  the  field  of
books  and  reading  (Ariane  programme) (˛)

(98/C  372/09)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

COM(1998)  608  final  -  98/0282(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.  13.

ORIGINAL  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,

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ORIGINAL  PROPOSAL

AMENDED  PROPOSAL

(1)(cid:217)Whereas  Decision  No  2085/97/EC  of  the  European
the  Council  establishes  a
Parliament  and  of 
programme  of  support,  including  translation,  in  the
field  of  books  and  reading  (Ariane)  for  the  period
1  January  1997  to  31  December  1998;

(1)(cid:217)Whereas  Decision  No  2085/97/EC  of  the  European
the  Council  establishes  a
Parliament  and  of 
programme  of  support,  including  translation,  in  the
field  of  books  and  reading  (Ariane)  for  the  period
1  January  1997  to  31  December  1998;

(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  the  Council  on  28  May
1998  for  a  Decision  establishing  a  single  financing
for  cultural  coop(cid:220)
and  programming 
instrument 
to  31
for 
eration 
December  2004;

the  period  1  January  2000 

(3)(cid:217)Whereas  the  Commission  presented  a  proposal  to  the
European  Parliament  and  the  Council  on  28  May
1998  for  a  Decision  establishing  a  single  financing
for  cultural  coop(cid:220)
and  programming 
instrument 
to  31
for 
eration 
December  2004;

the  period  1  January  2000 

(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  fields  covered  by
the  Ariane  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  fields  covered  by
the  Ariane  programme,

HAVE  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

HAVE  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

Article  1

Decision  No  2085/97/EC  is  amended  as  follows:

Decision  No  2085/97/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  7  million’  is  replaced  by  "EUR

2.(cid:217)In  Article  6,  "ECU  7  million’  is  replaced  by  "EUR  11,1

10  million’.

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.