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Resolution on the nomination of the Commission President
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: President of the Commission, public statement

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/171

Wednesday 5 May 1999

PART II

Texts adopted by the European Parliament

1.  Approval of the President-designate of the Commission

B4-0453/99

Resolution on the nomination of the Commission President

The European Parliament,

−  having  regard  to  Article  214  of  the  EC  Treaty  and  to  Declaration  No  32  on  the  organisation  and

functioning of the Commission annexed to the Final Act of the Treaty of Amsterdam,

−  having regard to the nomination of Romano Prodi as President of the Commission by the Heads of

State and Government at the European Council in Berlin,

−  having regard to the statement by the President-designate of the Commission before Parliament on

13 April 1999 and the presentation of his political guidelines on 4 May 1999,

Approves the nomination of Romano Prodi as President of the Commission for the remainder of the

1.
term of office;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President-designate of the Commission and to

2.
the governments of the Member States.

2.  Statute for Members of the European Parliament

A4-0267/99

Resolution on the draft Statute for Members of the European Parliament

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Treaty of Amsterdam signed on 2 October 1997 which, following the deposit of

all the instruments of ratification, entered into force on 1 May 1999,

−  having regard to its resolution of 3 December 1998 on the draft Statute for Members of the European

Parliament (1),

−  having regard to Article 190(5) of the EC Treaty,

−  having regard to Rule 148 of its Rules of Procedure and in particular the new paragraph 2 thereof,

which entered into force on 1 May 1999,

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights (A4-0267/99),

A.  whereas it adopted the draft Statute on 3 December 1998 by 327 votes to 120, with 43 abstentions;
whereas it adopted the Annex to the draft Statute by 323 votes to 96, with 36 abstentions; whereas it
adopted the resolution on the draft Statute for Members by 314 votes to 84, with 62 abstentions (2),

(1)  OJ C 398, 21.12.1998, p. 24.
(2)  OJ C 398, 21.12.1998, pp. 11, 16 and 17.
Decision on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and Council Directive on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees (3604/99 - C4-0171/99 96/0161(COD)) (Codecision procedure: third reading)
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: Delegation to the Conciliation Committee, European Parliament
Subjects: EU body, sale

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/195

Wednesday 5 May 1999

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament
and  Council  Regulation  on  Development  Cooperation  with  South  Africa  (COM(99)0124  −
C4-0165/99 − 99/0070(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the list of Commission proposals pending as at 1 May 1999 for which the entry into

force of the Treaty of Amsterdam necessitates a change in legal basis and/or procedure,

−  having regard to its resolution of 4 May 1999 on the implications of the entry into force of the Treaty
of Amsterdam (list of proposals pending as at 1 May 1999 indicating new legal bases and any changes
in legislative procedure following the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam) (1),

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(99)0124 − 99/0070(COD) confirmed

by the Commission on 3 May 1999,

−  having  regard  to  Articles  251(2)  and  179  of  the  EC  Treaty  pursuant  to  which  the  Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C4-0165/99),

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

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the opinions of the
Committee  on  Budgets,  the  Committee  on  External  Economic  Relations  and  the  Committee  on
Budgetary Control (A4-0249/99),

1.

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

Calls  on  the  Commission  to  alter  its  proposal  accordingly,  pursuant  to  Article  250(2)  of  the  EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls  on  the  Council  to  approve  all  Parliament’s  amendments  and  definitively  adopt  the  act  thus

3.
amended;

Points out that the Commission is required to submit to Parliament any modification it may intend to

4.
make to its proposal as amended by Parliament;

5.

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

(1)  Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 7.

6.  Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees

***III

A4-0224/99

Decision on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and
Council  Directive  on  certain  aspects  of  the  sale  of  consumer  goods  and  associated  guarantees
(3604/99 − C4-0171/99 − 96/0161(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (3604/99 − C4-0171/99 −

96/0161(COD)),

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

Council, COM(95)0520 and COM(98)0217 (2),

(1)  OJ C 104, 6.4.1998, p. 30.
(2)  OJ C 307, 16.10.1996, p. 8; OJ C 148, 14.5.1998, p. 12.
Resolution on on the Transatlantic Economic Partnership and EU/US trade disputes, especially hormones, bananas and hushkits
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: United States, aircraft, hormone, noise protection, trade relations, veal, worker participation

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/215

Wednesday 5 May 1999

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision
establishing  a  Community  action  programme  in  the  field  of  civil  protection  (COM(98)0768  −
C4-0072/99 − 98/0354(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(98)0768 − 98/0354(CNS)) (1),

−  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235 (now Article 308) of the EC Treaty

(C4-0072/99),

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

−  having  regard  to  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Environment,  Public  Health  and  Consumer

Protection and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0124/99),

1.

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

Calls  on  the  Commission  to  alter  its  proposal  accordingly,  pursuant  to  Article  250(2)  of  the  EC

2.
Treaty;

3.

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

(1)  OJ C 28, 3.2.1999, p. 29.

11. Dispute between the European Union and the United States

B4-0430, 0431, 0433 and 0435/99

Resolution  on  the  Transatlantic  Economic  Partnership  and  EU/US  trade  disputes,  especially
hormones, bananas and hushkits

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the New Transatlantic Declaration Agenda (NTA) adopted in Madrid on 3 December

1995, and to the accompanying Joint EU-US Action Plan,

−  having regard to the results of the EU/US Summits of 16 December 1996, 28 May and 5 December

1997, 18 May and 18 December 1998 and to the preceding Senior Level Group reports,

−  having regard to the WTO panel reports of 18 August 1997 on EC measures concerning meat and meat
products (hormones) (1), as well as the findings of the WTO Appellate Body on both complaints (2),

−  having regard to the WTO panel report of 12 April 1999 on the EU regime for importation, sale and

distribution of bananas,

−  having regard to the ‘Understanding on Rules and Procedures governing the Settlement of Disputes’
annexed  to  the  final  act  embodying  the  results  of  the  Uruguay  Round  of  Multilateral  Trade
Negotiations,

−  having  regard  to  the  Commission  proposal  for  a  regulation  on  modified  subsonic  civil  aircraft

(COM(98)0098),

(1)  WT/DS26/R/USA on the complaint by the US and WT/DS48/R/CAN on the complaint by Canada.
(2)  WT/DS26/AB/R and WT/DS48/AB/R, adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body on 13.2.1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 944/1999 of 5 May 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

6. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 118/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 944/1999

of 5 May 1999

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain
fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-
the import arrangements for fruit and veget-
tion of
ables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/
98 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-
eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-
sion fixes the standard values for imports from third
countries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;

in compliance with the above criteria,

Whereas,
the
standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out
in the Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

L 118/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6. 5. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 5 May 1999 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999
052
628
999
220
999
052
999
052
204
212
600
624
999
388
400
508
512
528
720
804
999

67,5
87,9
77,7
80,5
136,2
108,3
206,1
206,1
56,5
56,5
32,6
42,5
63,8
70,0
47,2
51,2
86,7
88,0
78,5
83,7
69,6
82,3
101,6
84,3

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19). Code

‘999' stands for ‘of other origin'.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors and amending Council Directive 74/150/EEC (COM(98)0472 C4-0512/98 98/ 0247(COD))(Codecision procedure: first reading)
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: Community certification, air quality, approximation of laws, technical regulations, tractor

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/209

Wednesday 5 May 1999

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 4)

ARTICLE 8, 2nd paragraph (new)

Article 13(2) and (3) (Directive 74/150/EEC)

In  Article  13,  paragraphs  2  and  3  are  replaced  by  the
following:

‘2.
The representative of the Commission shall sub-
mit  to  the  Committee  a  draft  of  the  measures  to  be
adopted. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the
draft  within  a  time  limit  set  by  the  Chairman  having
regard  to  the  urgency  of  the  matter,  if  necessary  by
taking a vote.

The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in
3.
addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask
to have its position recorded in the minutes.

3a.
The  Commission  shall  take  the  utmost  account
of  the  opinion  delivered  by  the  Committee.  It  shall
inform  the  Committee  of  the  manner  in  which  its
opinion has been taken into account.’

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament
and  Council  Directive  on  action  to  be  taken  against  the  emission  of  gaseous  and  particulate
pollutants  by  engines  intended  to  power  agricultural  or  forestry  tractors  and  amending  Council
Directive 74/150/EEC (COM(98)0472 − C4-0512/98 − 98/0247(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having  regard  to  the  Commission  proposal  to  Parliament  and  the  Council,  COM(98)0472  −

98/0247(COD) (1),

−  having regard to Articles 189b (now 251)(2) and 100a (now 95) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which

the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C4-0512/98),

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

−  having  regard  to  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Environment,  Public  Health  and  Consumer

Protection (A4-0128/99),

1.

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

Calls  on  the  Commission  to  alter  its  proposal  accordingly,  pursuant  to  Article  250(2)  of  the  EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls  on  the  Council  to  approve  all  Parliament’s  amendments  and  definitively  adopt  the  act  thus

3.
amended;

Points out that the Commission is required to submit to Parliament any modification it may intend to

4.
make to its proposal as amended by Parliament;

5.

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

(1)  OJ C 303, 2.10.1998, p. 9.
Commission communication concerning the appointment of its representatives on the Administrative Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, appointment of staff, board of directors

13.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 133/3

Appointment of members of the Consumer Committee

(1999/C 133/03)

The Consumer Committee was set up by Commission Decision 95/260/EC of 13 June 1995 (1).

By its Decision of 5 May 1999, the Commission has appointed the following member and alternate
member of the Consumer Committee, replacing the members previously appointed (2) for the remainder
of their term of office:

for Portugal:

Full member
Mrs Isabel MENDES CABE˙ADAS

(1) OJ L 162, 13.7.1995, p. 37.
(2) OJ C 93, 28.3.1998, p. 22.

Alternate member
Mr J oaquim DA SILVA TAVARES

Commission communication concerning the appointment of

its

representatives on the

Administrative Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

(1999/C 133/04)

By decision of 5 May 1999 the Commission has appointed the following persons to represent it on the
Administrative Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work:

Members:

1. Mr Allan LARSSON

Director General of DG V

2. Mr JosØ Ram(cid:243)n BIOSCA DE SAGASTUY

Head of Unit V/F/5

3. Mr Marc OOSTENS

Acting Head of Unit V/G/2

Alternate Members:

1. Dr William HUNTER

Director of Directorate V/F

2. Dr Eggehard ROTHER

Principal Administrator at DG V

3. Mr Jean-Pierre VON GHELUWE

Principal Administrator at DG III

The nominations became valid from the date of the decision. The term of office of Members of the
Administrative Board is three years. It is renewable.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 947/1999 of 5 May 1999 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 37th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

6. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 118/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 947/1999

of 5 May 1999

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 37th 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 37th 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 37th 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 53,953
EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 May 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.
Decision on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (3607/99 - C4-0154/ 99 94/0076 COD)(Codecision procedure: third reading)
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: Delegation to the Conciliation Committee, European Parliament
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Decision on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (3607/99 - C4-0154/ 99 94/0076 COD)(Codecision procedure: third reading)  


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A4-0225/99Decision on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (3607/99 - C4-0154/99 - 94/0076 (COD))(Codecision procedure: third reading)The European Parliament,- having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee, 3607/99 - C4-0154/99 - 94/0076 COD,- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 287, 30.10.1995, p. 104.)) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council, COM(94)0097 and COM(95)0588 ((OJ C 108, 16.4.1994, p. 17, OJ C 35, 8.2.1996, p. 17.)),- having regard to its decision on the common position ((OJ C 14, 19.1.1998, p. 123)),- having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(98)0069 - C4-0111/98),- having regard to Article 251(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 (A4-0225/99),1. Approves the joint text;2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;3. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal;4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.
Information from the Commission - Appointment of members of the Consumer Committee
Date: 1999-05-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: appointment of staff, committee (EU), consumer, consumer movement

13.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 133/3

Appointment of members of the Consumer Committee

(1999/C 133/03)

The Consumer Committee was set up by Commission Decision 95/260/EC of 13 June 1995 (1).

By its Decision of 5 May 1999, the Commission has appointed the following member and alternate
member of the Consumer Committee, replacing the members previously appointed (2) for the remainder
of their term of office:

for Portugal:

Full member
Mrs Isabel MENDES CABE˙ADAS

(1) OJ L 162, 13.7.1995, p. 37.
(2) OJ C 93, 28.3.1998, p. 22.

Alternate member
Mr J oaquim DA SILVA TAVARES

Commission communication concerning the appointment of

its

representatives on the

Administrative Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

(1999/C 133/04)

By decision of 5 May 1999 the Commission has appointed the following persons to represent it on the
Administrative Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work:

Members:

1. Mr Allan LARSSON

Director General of DG V

2. Mr JosØ Ram(cid:243)n BIOSCA DE SAGASTUY

Head of Unit V/F/5

3. Mr Marc OOSTENS

Acting Head of Unit V/G/2

Alternate Members:

1. Dr William HUNTER

Director of Directorate V/F

2. Dr Eggehard ROTHER

Principal Administrator at DG V

3. Mr Jean-Pierre VON GHELUWE

Principal Administrator at DG III

The nominations became valid from the date of the decision. The term of office of Members of the
Administrative Board is three years. It is renewable.