do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet and the amount of compensation for storage costs for the 1999/2000 marketing year (COM(99)0038 C4-0093/99 99/0801(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: VAT, farm prices, raw sugar, storage premium, sugar beet, vegetable fats, white sugar

C 219/196

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.1999

Wednesday 14 April 1999

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.

5.  Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  fixing  the  derived  intervention  prices  for  white  sugar,  the
intervention  price  for  raw  sugar,  the  minimum  prices  for  A  and  B  beet  and  the  amount  of
compensation for storage costs for the 1999/2000 marketing year (COM(99)0038 − C4-0093/99
− 99/0801(CNS))

The proposal was approved.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
fixing  the  derived  intervention  prices  for  white  sugar,  the  intervention  price  for  raw  sugar,  the
minimum  prices  for  A  and  B  beet  and  the  amount  of  compensation  for  storage  costs  for  the
1999/2000 marketing year (COM(99)0038 − C4-0093/99 − 99/0801(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council COM(99)0038 − 99/0801(CNS)) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council (C4-0093/99),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions
of the Committee on Budgets and of the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0168/99),

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 59, 1.3.1999, p. 7.
Decision on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a programme of Community action on pollution- related diseases in the context of the framework for action in the field of public health (1999-2001) (3603/99 - C4- 0125/99 97/0153(COD))(Codecision procedure: third reading)
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: Delegation to the Conciliation Committee, European Parliament
Subjects: Central and Eastern European countries, Cyprus, EU programme, Malta, access to information, disease prevention, dissemination of information, health care profession, illness, international cooperation, pollution, public awareness campaign, public health, retail price

C 219/214

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.1999

Wednesday 14 April 1999

−  having regard to Rule l58 of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions

of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0173/99),

1.

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

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.

25. Pollution-related illnesses

***III

A4-0167/99

Decision on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and
Council Decision adopting a programme of Community action on pollution-related diseases in the
context of the framework for action in the field of public health (1999-2001) (3603/99 − C4-0125/99 −
97/0153(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant declarations

(3603/99 − C4-0125/99 − 97/0153(COD)),

−  having regard to its opinion at first reading (1)  on  the  Commission  proposal  to  Parliament  and  the

Council, COM(97)0266 and COM(98)0231 (2),

−  having regard to its decision on the common position (3),

−  having  regard  to  the  Commission’s  opinion  on  Parliament’s  amendments  to  the  common  position

(COM(98)0658 − C4-0028/99),

−  having regard to Article 189b(5) of the EC Treaty,

−  having regard to Rule 77(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A4-0167/99),

1.

Approves the joint text and the relevant joint declaration;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, pursuant to Article 191(1) of

2.
the EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General to duly sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

3.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal;

4.

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

(1)  OJ C 104, 6.4.1998, p. 133.
(2)  OJ C 214, 16.7.1997, p. 7 and OJ C 156, 21.5.1998, p. 21.
(3)  OJ C 328, 26.10.1998, p. 145.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 768/1999 of 14 April 1999 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 34th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

15. 4. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 100/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 768/1999

of 14 April 1999

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 34th partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the
last amended by
markets
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in
particular the second subparagraph of Article 17 (5) (b)
thereof,

in the sugar

sector (1), as

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 of 22
July 1998 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar (3),
levies and/or
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the
export of this sugar;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No
1574/98 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the state
the Community and
and foreseeable development of
world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender
in question;

following an examination of

the tenders
Whereas,
submitted in response to the 34th partial invitation to
tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be
adopted;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 34th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 the
maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at EUR
53,272 per 100 kilograms.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 14 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 206, 23.7.1998, p. 7.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1999/2000 marketing year (COM(99)0038 C4-0081/99 99/0029(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: VAT, flax, hemp, vegetable fats

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/197

Wednesday 14 April 1999

6.  Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  fixing  the  aid  for  fibre  flax  and  hemp  and  the  amount
withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1999/2000 marketing year
(COM(99)0038 − C4-0081/99 − 99/0029(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 2)

Recital 2

Whereas Article 4(2) of the said Regulation provides that the
amount is to be so fixed per hectare of area sown and harvested
so  as  to  ensure  an  even  balance  between  the  volume  of
production required in the Community and the amount that can
be marketed; whereas it is to be fixed taking into account the
price for flax and hemp fibres and seed on the world market;

Whereas Article 4(2) of the said Regulation provides that the
amount is to be so fixed per hectare of area sown and harvested
so  as  to  ensure  an  even  balance  between  the  volume  of
production required in the Community and the amount that can
be marketed; whereas it is to be fixed taking into account the
price for flax and hemp fibres and seed on the world market
and  whereas  it  should  allow  continuity  and  the  develop-
ment  of  specific  sectors  using  agricultural  products  for
non-food purposes;

(*)  OJ C 59, 1.3.1999, p. 9.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the
use of flax fibre for the 1999/2000 marketing year (COM(99)0038 − C4-0081/99 − 99/0029(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council COM(99)0038 − 99/0029(CNS)) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council (C4-0081/99),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions
of the Committee on Budgets and of the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0168/99),

1.

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

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 59, 1.3.1999, p. 9.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Cambodia (COM(97)0078 6828/97 - C4-0250/97 97/0060(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: Committee on Development, European Parliament
Subjects: Cambodia, Libya, cooperation agreement (EU), development aid, international agreement

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/189

Wednesday 14 April 1999

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media and the

opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0162/99),

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;

Should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to

3.
notify Parliament and for the conciliation procedure to be initiated;

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

4.
Commission proposal;

5.

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

21. EU-Cambodia agreement

* (procedure without debate)

A4-0116/99

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision
concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and
the Kingdom of Cambodia (COM(97)0078 − 6828/97 − C4-0250/97 − 97/0060(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision, COM(97)0078 − 97/0060(CNS),

−  having  regard  to  the  draft  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the

Kingdom of Cambodia initialled by the Commission (COM(97)0078),

−  having regard to Articles 113, 130y and 228(2), first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

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

(6828/97 − C4-0250/97),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the opinions of the
Committee  on  External  Economic  Relations,  the  Committee  on  Budgets  and  the  Committee  on
Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy (A4-0221/97),

−  having  regard  to  the  second  report  of  the  Committee  on  Development  and  Cooperation  and  the
opinions  of  the  Committee  on  External  Economic  Relations,  the  Committee  on  Budgets  and  the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy (A4-0116/99),

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

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

2.
and parliaments of the Member States and of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the monthly price increases for paddy rice for the 1999/2000 marketing year (COM(99)0038 C4-0079/99 99/0027(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EAGGF Guidance Section, VAT, intervention price, rice, vegetable fats

C 219/194

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.1999

Wednesday 14 April 1999

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

provision should be made that, where there is an overrun of the
ceiling  in  1999/2000,  the  compensatory  payments  will  be
reduced in the same way as in the case of an overrun of a base
area;

and with Agenda 2000, there is no cause to alter the set-aside
rate applicable in the 1998/1999 marketing year but there is
a need to provide that where there is an overrun of the ceiling
in 1999/2000, the compensatory payments will be reduced in
the same way as in the case of an overrun of a base area;

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of
certain  arable  crops,  as  regards  the  ceiling  for  irrigated  land  (COM(99)0038  −  C4-0078/99  −
99/0026(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council COM(99) 0038 − 99/0026(CNS) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council, pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0078/99),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions
of the Committee on Budgets and of the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0168/99),

1.

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

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 59, 1.3.1999, p. 3.

3.  Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  fixing  the  monthly  price  increases  for  paddy  rice  for  the

1999/2000 marketing year (COM(99)0038 − C4-0079/99 − 99/0027(CNS))

The proposal was approved.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, as regards the ceiling for irrigated land (COM(99)0038 C4-0078/99 99/ 0026(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EAGGF Guidance Section, agricultural production, allocation of land, farm price support

30.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219/193

Wednesday 14 April 1999

24. Agricultural  prices  and  related  measures

Promotion of agricultural products in third countries

*  −  Fruit  and  vegetables
*

*  −

(a)  A4-0168/99

1.  Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  fixing  the  monthly  increases  in  the  intervention  price  for
cereals for the 1999/2000 marketing year (COM(99)0038 − C4-0077/99 − 99/0025(CNS))

The proposal was approved.

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
fixing the monthly increases in the intervention price for cereals for the 1999/2000 marketing year
(COM(99)0038 − C4-0077/99 − 99/0025(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council COM(99) 0038 − 99/0025(CNS) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council (C4-0077/99),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions
of the Committee on Budgets and of the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0168/99),

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 59, 1.3.1999, p. 1.

2.  Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  derogating  from  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1765/92
establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, as regards the ceiling for
irrigated land (COM(99)0038 − C4-0078/99 − 99/0026(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital 3

Whereas,  in  the  interests  of  consistency  with  the  approach
taken  in  preceding  marketing  years  and  with  Agenda  2000,

Whereas,  in  the  interests  of  consistency  with  the  approach
taken and the market situation in preceding marketing years

(*)  OJ C 59, 1.3.1999, p. 3.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on measures to promote and provide information on agricultural products in third countries (COM(98)0683 C4-0158/99 98/0330(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: agricultural product, third country

C 219/208

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.1999

Wednesday 14 April 1999

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

−  Oranges: 1 665 000 tonnes
−  Mandarins, clementines, satsumas: 339 000 tonnes’

(Amendment 9)

ARTICLE 1(1)
Article 5(2), 2nd subparagraph a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 2202/96)

The reduction in aid shall in no case exceed 20%.’

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
amending  Regulation  (EC)  No  2202/96  introducing  a  Community  aid  scheme  for  producers  of
certain citrus fruits (COM(98)0647 − C4-0710/98 − 98/0310(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0647 – 98/0310(CNS) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0710/98),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion

of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0164/99),

1.

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

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 381, 8.12.1998, p. 9.

(c)  A4-0173/99

Proposal for a Council Regulation on measures to promote and provide information on agricultural
products in third countries (COM(98)0683 − C4-0158/99 − 98/0330(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital 3

Whereas such a policy can usefully supplement and strengthen
the measures undertaken by the Member States, especially by

Whereas such a policy can usefully supplement and strengthen
the measures undertaken by the Member States, especially by

(*)  OJ C 32, 6.2.1999, p. 12.