Legislative resolution embodying Parliament"s opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 355/94 of 14 February 1994 and extending the temporary derogation applicable to Germany and Austria (COM(98)0473 C4-0516/98 98/0251(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1998-12-03
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Austria, Germany, customs regulations, import (EU), new economic order, personal effects, tax system, tax-free allowance, traveller, uranium













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51998AP0440(01)

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament"s opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 355/94 of 14 February 1994 and extending the temporary derogation applicable to Germany and Austria (COM(98)0473 C4-0516/98 98/0251(CNS))(Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 398 , 21/12/1998 P. 0041 





Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 355/94 of 14 February 1994 and extending the temporary derogation applicable to Germany and Austria (COM(98)0473 - C4-0516/98 - 98/0251(CNS))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 5)ARTICLE 1Article 2, 2nd paragraph (Regulation (EC) No 355/94)>Original text>However, with regard to the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria this Regulation shall apply as from 1 January 2003 for goods imported by travellers entering German of Austrian territory by a land frontier linking Germany or Austria to coutries other than Member States and the EFTA members or, where applicable, by means of coastal navigation coming from the said countries.>Text following EP vote>However, with regard to the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria this Regulation shall apply as from 1 January2002 for goods imported by travellers entering German of Austrian territory by a land frontier linking Germany or Austria to coutries other than Member States and the EFTA members or, where applicable, by means of coastal navigation coming from the said countries.>Original text>However, those Member States shall apply an allowance of not less than ECU 100 from 1January 1999 to imports by the travellers referred to in the preceding subparagraph. They shall jointly increase that amount gradually, with a view to applying the limit in force in the Community to the said imports by 1 January 2003 at the latest.>Text following EP vote>However, those Member States shall apply an allowance of not less than ECU 100 from 1 January 1999, and the ECU 175 limit in force in the Community from 1 January 2002, to imports by the travellers referred to in the preceding subparagraph.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament¨s opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 355/94 of 14 February 1994 and extending the temporary derogation applicable to Germany and Austria (COM(98)0473 - C4-0516/98 - 98/0251(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0473 - 98/0251(CNS) ((OJ C 273, 2.9.1998, p. 10.)),- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0516/98),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A4-0440/98),1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament¨s amendment;2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty;3. Should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to notify Parliament and for the conciliation procedure to be initiated;4. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;5. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.