do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation laying down certain control measures to ensure compliance with the measures adopted by ICCAT (COM(98)0620 C4-0650/98 98/0305(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishing controls, fishing net, passport, petroleum product, sea fish

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/31

Tuesday 13 April 1999

PART II

Texts adopted by the European Parliament

1.  ICCAT measures

* (Rule 52)

A4-0176/99

Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down certain control measures to ensure compliance with
the measures adopted by ICCAT (COM(98)0620 − C4-0650/98 − 98/0305(CNS))

The proposal was approved.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
laying down certain control measures to ensure compliance with the measures adopted by ICCAT
(COM(98)0620 − C4-0650/98 − 98/0305(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council COM(98)0620 − 98/0305(CNS) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0650/98),

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

−  having  delegated  the  power  of  decision,  pursuant  to  Rule  52  of  its  Rules  of  Procedure,  to  the

Committee on Fisheries,

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A4-0176/99),

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.

(1)  OJ C 371, 1.12.1998, p. 16.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1073/99 by Anne McINTOSH Social security requirements
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: European Parliament, MCINTOSH
Subjects: EU national, France, administrative formalities, infringement of EU law, official language, social security, technical barriers to trade, translation

3.12.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 348/151

(1999/C 348/209)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1073/99

by Anne McIntosh (PPE) to the Commission

(13 April 1999)

Subject: Social security requirements

What action does the Commission intend to take against the French authorities in the Pyrénées-Orientales for
breaking Article 84(4) of Regulation 1408/71 (1), given the Commission’s admission to me in a letter from
Padraig Flynn of March 1999 that it is forbidden under this Regulation to ask a non-French EU national
resident in France for a translation of his birth certificate when applying for a national identification number?

(1) OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(3 May 1999)

The Commission can inform the Honourable Member that it will be writing to the French authorities
concerning the case to which she refers. The French authorities will be asked what measures they intend to
take in view of the fact that the French social security institution in the Pyrénées-Orientales requested a non-
French Union citizen to present a French translation of his birth certificate in order to be given a national
identification number, although Article 84(4) of Regulation (EEC) 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on
the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the
Community provides that authorities, institutions and tribunals of a Member State may not reject claims or
other documents submitted to them on the grounds that they are written in an official language of another
Member State.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Agreement amending the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and Canada (COM(98)0664 C4-0703/98 98/0316(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: Canada, cooperation agreement (EU), research and development, scientific cooperation, technical cooperation

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/47

Tuesday 13 April 1999

11. EC-Canada agreement

* (procedure without debate)

A4-0134/99

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision
concluding the Agreement amending the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation
between the European Community and Canada (COM(98)0664 − C4-0703/98 − 98/0316(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision, COM(98)0664 − 98/0316(CNS) (1),

−  having  regard  to  the  draft  agreement  amending  the  Agreement  for  Scientific  and  Technical
Cooperation  between  the  European  Community  and  Canada  initialled  by  the  Commission
(COM(98)0664),

−  having regard to Articles 130m and 228(2), first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

−  having  been  consulted  by  the  Council  pursuant  to  Article  228(3),  first  indent,  of  the  EC  Treaty

(C4-0703/98),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy
and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on External Economic Relations
(A4-0134/99),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.
governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Canada.

(1)  OJ C 400, 22.12.1998, p. 27.

12. Access of EU goods and cross-border services to Japan * (procedure without

debate)

A4-0142/99

Amended proposal for a Council Regulation on implementation by the Commission of a programme
of specific measures and actions to improve access of EU goods and cross-border services to Japan
(COM(98)0722 − C4-0062/99 − 95/0116(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital –1 (new)

Whereas on 18 September 1997 the European Parliament
adopted  a  resolution  on  the  communication  from  the
Commission to the Council on Europe and Japan: The next
steps (1);

(1)  OJ C 304, 6.10.1997, p. 119.
Decision on common position (EC) No 9/1999 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council decision adopting a series of actions and measures in order to ensure interoperability of and access to trans-European networks for the electronic Interchange of Data between Administrations (IDA) (13491/2/98 C4-0012/99 97/0341(SYN)) (Cooperation procedure: second reading)
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Central and Eastern European countries, Cyprus, EU programme, European Economic Area, access to information, advisory committee (EU), computer system, data transmission, disclosure of information, free movement of goods, project of common interest, public administration, retail price, telematics, trans-European network

C 219/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.1999

Tuesday 13 April 1999

1.

2.

Rejects the proposed change of legal basis;

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

17. Marine biotoxins (procedure without debate)

A4-0179/99

Resolution on the legal basis of the proposal and amended proposal for a European Parliament and
Council Decision amending Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference laboratories
for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (10339/96 − C4-0013/99 − 96/0234 (COD))

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission’s proposal and amended proposal to the Council COM(96)0464 (1)

− COM(97)0210 (2) − 96/0234(COD),

−  having regard to its opinion at first reading on 13 June 1997 (3) on the proposals,

−  having  been  consulted  by  the  Council  on  a  proposal  to  change  the  legal  basis  (10339/96  −

C4-0013/99),

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Legal

Affairs and Citizens’ Rights (A4-0179/99),

1.

2.

Rejects the proposal to change the legal basis;

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

(1)  OJ C 331, 6.11.1996, p. 12.
(2)  OJ C 189, 20.6.1997, p. 9.
(3)  OJ C 200, 30.6.1997, p. 257.

18. IDA:  Interoperability  and  access  **II  −  IDA:  Trans-European  net-

works

***II

(a)  A4-0130/99

Decision  on  common  position  (EC)  No  9/1999  adopted  by  the  Council  with  a  view  to  adopting  a
Council Decision adopting a series of actions and measures in order to ensure interoperability of and
access to trans-European networks for the electronic Interchange of Data between Administrations
(IDA) (13491/2/98 – C4-0012/99 – 97/0341(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the common position of the Council, 13491/2/98 – 97/0341(SYN) (1),

−  having  regard  to  its  opinion  at  first  reading (2)  on  the  Commission  proposal  to  the  Council,

COM(97)0661 (3),

(1)  OJ C 55, 25.2.1999, p. 15.
(2)  OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 74.
(3)  OJ C 54, 21.2.1998, p. 12.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision suspending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Guinea- Bissau and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau (COM(98)0777 C4-0102/99 98/ 0355(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Thailand, agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing licence, producer organisation

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/33

Tuesday 13 April 1999

3.  Suspension of fisheries agreement with Guinea-Bissau * (Rule 52)

A4-0178/99

Proposal for a Council Decision suspending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic
of Guinea-Bissau and the European Economic Community on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau
(COM(98)0777 − C4-0102/99 − 98/0355(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Article 2, 1st paragraph

As soon as the conditions for a resumption of fishing under the
Agreement  referred  to  in  Article  1  have  been  re-established,
the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, may
terminate this suspension of the Agreement and fix the details
of financial support to Guinea-Bissau for ad hoc action aimed
at restoring facilities in support of fishing activities, including
infrastructure for monitoring them.

As soon as the conditions for a resumption of fishing under the
Agreement  referred  to  in  Article  1  have  been  re-established,
the  Council,  acting  on  a  proposal  from  the  Commission  and
taking  into  account  the  opinion  of  the  European  Parlia-
ment, may terminate this suspension of the Agreement and fix
the  details  of  financial  support  to  Guinea-Bissau  for  ad  hoc
action  aimed  at  restoring  facilities  in  support  of  fishing
activities,  including  infrastructure  for  monitoring  them,  res-
pecting the interinstitutional agreements concluded in the
sector of international fisheries agreements.

(*)  OJ C 22, 27.1.1999, p. 16.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision
suspending  the  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Guinea-Bissau  and  the
European  Economic  Community  on  fishing  off  the  coast  of  Guinea-Bissau  (COM(98)0777  −
C4-0102/99 − 98/0355(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0777 − 98/0355(CNS) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0102/99),

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

−  having delegated the power of decision to the Committee on Fisheries, pursuant to Rule 52 of the

Rules of Procedure,

−  having  regard  to  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Fisheries  and  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  on

Budgets (A4-0178/99),

(1)  OJ C 22, 27.1.1999, p. 16.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Directiveon Restructuring the Community Framework for the Taxation of Energy Products (COM(97)0030 C4-0155/97 97/0111(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: CERN, energy-generating product, environmental protection, environmental tax, excise duty, fiscal policy, fuel tax, natural gas, new economic order, petroleum product

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/91

Tuesday 13 April 1999

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Directive
amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the determination of the person liable for payment of
value added tax (COM(98)0660 − C4-0705/98 − 98/0312(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0660 − 98/0312(CNS) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 99 of the EC Treaty (C4-0705/98),

−  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

(A4-0174/99),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’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 409, 30.12.1998, p. 10.

23. Taxation of energy products

*

A4-0171/99

Proposal for a Council Directive on Restructuring the Community Framework for the Taxation of
Energy Products (COM(97)0030 − C4-0155/97 − 97/0111(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital 2a (new)

Whereas the long-term objective should be a Europe-wide
ecological  tax  reform  which  taxes  the  consumption  of
natural  resources  and  impairment  of  the  environment
while  removing  the  burden  of  taxation  from  efforts  to
achieve  sustainable  development;  whereas  the  main
requirement for a genuine change of direction is a tax on
CO2  emissions;

(*)  OJ C 139, 6.5.1997, p. 14.
Decision on common position (EC) No 12/1999 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Directive amending for the second time Directive 90/394/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work and extending it to mutagens (13835/1/ 98 - C4-0002/99 98/0093(SYN))(Cooperation procedure: second reading)
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: carcinogenic substance, health risk, occupational disease, occupational medicine, occupational safety

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/45

Tuesday 13 April 1999

9.  Approval of tank vehicles

*** (procedure without debate)

A4-0126/99

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  uniform
provisions for the approval of tank vehicles of categories N and O with regard to roll-over stability
(12832/98 − COM(98)0564 − C4-0098/99 − 98/0292(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision, COM(98)0564 − 98/0292(AVC),

−  having  regard  to  the  draft  Regulation  of  the  United  Nations  Economic  Commission  for  Europe
concerning uniform provisions for the approval of tank vehicles of categories N and O with regard to
roll-over stability,

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

subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (12832/98 − C4-0098/99),

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

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

0126/99),

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.

10. Exposure  of  workers  to  carcinogens  and  mutagens

**II  (procedure  without

debate)

A4-0152/99

Decision on common position (EC) No 12/1999 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a
Council Directive amending for the second time Directive 90/394/EEC on the protection of workers
from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work and extending it to mutagens (13835/1/98
− C4-0002/99 − 98/0093(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the common position of the Council, 13835/1/98 − 98/0093(SYN) (1),

−  having  regard  to  its  opinion  at  first  reading (2)  on  the  Commission  proposal  to  the  Council

COM(98)0170 (3),

(1)  OJ C 55, 25.2.1999, p. 39.
(2)  OJ C 341, 9.11.1998, p. 132.
(3)  OJ C 123, 22.4.1998, p. 21.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the approval, on behalf of the Community, of the amendment of Annex I and the adoption of new Annexes VIII and IX to the Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (Basel Convention), as laid down in Decision IV/9 of the Conference of the Parties (COM(98) 0634 C4-0680/98 98/0307(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: dangerous substance, environmental protection, export of waste, international convention, transfrontier pollution, waste disposal

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/49

Tuesday 13 April 1999

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 7)

Article 4, 1st paragraph a (new)

On the basis of the experience acquired in the implementa-
tion of this Regulation, the Commission shall draw up, by
30  June  2001,  a  proposal  for  extending  the  programme
beyond 2001.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament's  opinion  on  the  amended  proposal  for  a  Council
Regulation on implementation by the Commission of a programme of specific measures and actions
to improve access of EU goods and cross-border services to Japan (COM(98)0722 − C4-0062/99 −
95/0116(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the amended Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0722 − 95/0116(CNS),

−  having  been  consulted  by  the  Council  pursuant  to  Articles  113  and  235  of  the  EC  Treaty

(C4-0062/99),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the opinion of the

Committee on Budgets (A4-0142/99),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;

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

2.
Commission proposal;

3.

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

13. Basel Convention * (procedure without debate)

A4-0127/99

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the
approval,  on  behalf  of  the  Community,  of  the  amendment  of  Annex  I  and  the  adoption  of  new
Annexes VIII and IX to the Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous
wastes and their disposal (Basel Convention), as laid down in Decision IV/9 of the Conference of the
Parties (COM(98)0634 − C4-0680/98 − 98/0307(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision, COM(98)0634 − 98/0307(CNS) (1),

−  having regard to Article 130r(4) and Article 228(2), first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

(1)  OJ C 409, 30.12.1998, p. 8.
Resolution on the legal basis of the proposal and amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision amending Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference laboratories for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (10339/96 - C4-0013/99 96/0234 (COD))
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: United Kingdom, mollusc, plant health control, public health, research body, toxic substance

C 219/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.1999

Tuesday 13 April 1999

1.

2.

Rejects the proposed change of legal basis;

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

17. Marine biotoxins (procedure without debate)

A4-0179/99

Resolution on the legal basis of the proposal and amended proposal for a European Parliament and
Council Decision amending Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference laboratories
for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (10339/96 − C4-0013/99 − 96/0234 (COD))

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission’s proposal and amended proposal to the Council COM(96)0464 (1)

− COM(97)0210 (2) − 96/0234(COD),

−  having regard to its opinion at first reading on 13 June 1997 (3) on the proposals,

−  having  been  consulted  by  the  Council  on  a  proposal  to  change  the  legal  basis  (10339/96  −

C4-0013/99),

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Legal

Affairs and Citizens’ Rights (A4-0179/99),

1.

2.

Rejects the proposal to change the legal basis;

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

(1)  OJ C 331, 6.11.1996, p. 12.
(2)  OJ C 189, 20.6.1997, p. 9.
(3)  OJ C 200, 30.6.1997, p. 257.

18. IDA:  Interoperability  and  access  **II  −  IDA:  Trans-European  net-

works

***II

(a)  A4-0130/99

Decision  on  common  position  (EC)  No  9/1999  adopted  by  the  Council  with  a  view  to  adopting  a
Council Decision adopting a series of actions and measures in order to ensure interoperability of and
access to trans-European networks for the electronic Interchange of Data between Administrations
(IDA) (13491/2/98 – C4-0012/99 – 97/0341(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the common position of the Council, 13491/2/98 – 97/0341(SYN) (1),

−  having  regard  to  its  opinion  at  first  reading (2)  on  the  Commission  proposal  to  the  Council,

COM(97)0661 (3),

(1)  OJ C 55, 25.2.1999, p. 15.
(2)  OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 74.
(3)  OJ C 54, 21.2.1998, p. 12.