Decision on the proposal for a Council Decision on the position of the European Community on the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of specific components of motor vehicles using compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion systems and of vehicles with regard to the installation of specific components of an approved type for the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion systems (12833/98 - COM(98)0565 C4-0097/99 98/0297(AVC)) (Assent procedure)
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on External Economic Relations, European Parliament
Subjects: Ecosoc, accession to an agreement, approval, maritime transport, motor vehicle, natural gas, rice, technical standard

C 219/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.1999

Tuesday 13 April 1999

7.  Zoonoses and specific zoonotic agents

***I (procedure without report)

Proposal  for  a  European  Parliament  and  Council  Directive  amending  Directive  92/117/EEC
concerning  measures  for  protection  against  specified  zoonoses  and  specific  zoonotic  agents  in
animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and
intoxications (COM(99)0004 − C4-0068/99 − 99/0003(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The proposal was approved.

8.  Approval  of  specific  components  of  motor  vehicles

***  (procedure  without

debate)

A4-0125/99

Decision on the proposal for a Council Decision on the position of the European Community on the
draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval
of specific components of motor vehicles using compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion
systems and of vehicles with regard to the installation of specific components of an approved type for
the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion systems (12833/98 − COM(98)0565 −
C4-0097/99 − 98/0297(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision, COM(98)0565 − 98/0297(AVC),

−  having  regard  to  the  draft  Regulation  of  the  United  Nations  Economic  Commission  for  Europe
concerning  the  approval  of  specific  components  of  motor  vehicles  using  compressed  natural  gas
(CNG)  in  their  propulsion  systems  and  of  vehicles  with  regard  to  the  installation  of  specific
components of an approved type for the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion
systems,

−  having  regard  to  the  Council’s  request  for  Parliament’s  assent  pursuant  to  Article  228(3),  second

subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (12833/98 − C4-0097/99),

−  having regard to Rule 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having  regard  to  the  recommendation  of  the  Committee  on  External  Economic  Relations  (A4-

0125/99),

Gives its assent to the position of the European Community on the draft Regulation of the United

1.
Nations Economic Commission for Europe;

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission, the governments and

2.
parliaments of the Member States and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.