Legislative resolution confirming Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and 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) (COM(97)0661 - C4-0067/98 - 97/0341(COD) - former 97/0341(SYN)) and confirming Parliament's decision on common position No 9/1999 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and 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 5IDA) (13491/2/98 - C 4-0012/98 - 97/0341(COD) - former 97/0341)) (Codecision procedure: confirmation of first and second readings)
Date: 1999-05-06
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

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/267

Thursday 6 May 1999

2.  IDA ***I/***II

Legislative resolution confirming Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament
and 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 Adminis-
trations  (IDA)  (COM(97)0661  −  C4-0067/98  −  97/0341(COD)  −  former  97/0341(SYN))  and
confirming Parliament’s decision on common position No 9/1999 adopted by the Council with a view
to adopting a European Parliament and 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 − C4-0012/98 − 97/0341(COD) −
former 97/0341(SYN))

(Codecision procedure: confirmation of first and second readings)

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 proposal for a European Parliament and 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) (COM(97)0661 − C4-0067/98 −
97/0341(COD)), confirmed by the Commission on 3 May 1999,

−  having regard to common position (EC) No 9/1999 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a
European  Parliament  and  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(COD)), confirmed by the
Council on 4 May 1999,

−  having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

Confirms as its first reading under the codecision procedure its vote of 18 November 1998 (2) on the
1.
proposal for a European Parliament and 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) (COM(97)0661 − C4-0067/98 − 97/0341(COD));

Confirms,  as  its  second  reading  under  the  codecision  procedure,  its  vote  of  13  April  1999 (3)  on
2.
common position No 9/1999 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and
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(COD));

3.

Calls on the Council to approve all Parliament’s amendments;

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

4.
to make to the proposal as amended by Parliament;

5.

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

(1)  Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 7.
(2)  OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 74.
(3)  Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 18.