European Parliament legislative resolution on current legislative procedures in the area of regional policy, transport and tourism - effects of the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty (Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council (SEC(1999) 581 - C4-0219/1999))
Date: 1999-10-27
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EU regional policy, Treaty of Amsterdam, common transport policy, legal basis, legislative procedure, tourism policy

5.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 154/45

2. Legislative procedures

in the area of

regional policy,

transport and

Wednesday 27 October 1999

tourism ***I

A5-0021/1999

European Parliament legislative resolution on current legislative procedures in the area of regional
policy, transport and tourism # effects of the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty (Commi-
(SEC(1999) 581 #
ssion communication to the European Parliament and the Council

C4-0219/1999))

(Codecision procedure: confirmation of first readings)

The European Parliament,

(cid:20) having regard to the list of Commission proposals pending as at 1 May 1999 that are subject, as
a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, to a change in legal basis and/or
a change in procedure (SEC(1999) 581 (cid:20) C4-0219/1999),

(cid:20) having regard to its resolution of 4 May 1999 (1) on the implications of the entry into force of the
Treaty of Amsterdam (list of legislative 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 Amster-
dam) (C4-0134/1999 (cid:20) SEC(1999) 581 (cid:20) C4-0219/1999),

(cid:20) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:20) having regard to the report by the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0021/

1999),

1.
Confirms, as its first reading under the codecision procedure, under the new legal basis indicated by
the Commission, the text adopted on 10 March 1999 (2) on the proposal for a Council Directive relating to
the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastruc-
ture and safety certification (COM(1998) 480 (cid:20) C4-0563/1998 (cid:20) 1998/0267(COD) (cid:20) formerly 1998/
0267(SYN));

2.

Does not confirm as its first reading under the codecision procedure the texts adopted on:

(a) 17 June 1988 (3) on the proposal for a Council Decision on the common position to be adopted by
Member States when signing and ratifying the United Nations Convention on Conditions for the
Registration of Ships (COM(1986) 523 (cid:20) C2-0188/1987 (cid:20) 1986/0506 (COD) (cid:20) formerly 1986/
0506(SYN)),

(b) 23 May 1989 (4) on the proposal for a Council Directive relating to the maximum permitted blood
alcohol concentration for vehicle drivers (COM(1988) 707 (cid:20) C2-0313/1988 (cid:20) 1988/0511(COD) (cid:20)
formerly 1988/0511(SYN)),

(c) 14 September 1990 (5) on the proposal for a Council Directive on speed limits for certain categories of
motor vehicles in the Community (COM(1988) 706 (cid:20) C3-0042/1989 (cid:20) 1988/0510(COD) (cid:20)
formerly 1988/0510(SYN)),

(d) 13 July 1995 (6) on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 95/0018/EC on the use of
vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (COM(1995) 2 (cid:20) C4-0097/1995 (cid:20)
1995/0012(COD) (cid:20) formerly 1995/0012(SYN));

Calls, therefore, on the Commission to withdraw the proposals listed in paragraph 2 and/or to

3.
replace them with new proposals;

4.

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

(1) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 51.
(2) OJ C 175, 21.6.1999, p. 120.
(3) OJ C 187, 18.7.1988, p. 228.
(4) OJ C 158, 26.6.1989, p. 54.
(5) OJ C 260, 15.10.1990, p. 224.
(6) OJ C 249, 25.9.1995, p. 140.