European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects for the reconstruction of the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkey (COM(1999) 498 - C5-0247/1999 - 1999/0212(CNS))
Date: 1999-11-19
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: EIB loan, Türkiye, credit guarantee, earthquake

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European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on granting a
Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects
outside the Community (Central and Eastern Europe and Western Balkans, Mediterranean coun-
tries, Latin America and Asia, and the Republic of South Africa) (COM(1999) 142 + C5-0039/
1999 + 1999/0080(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:17) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 142) (1),

(cid:17) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235 of the EC Treaty (C5-0039/1999),

(cid:17) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:17) having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinion of the Committee on

Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0051/1999):

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.
Treaty

If the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to notify

3.
Parliament;

4.

5.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 145, 26.5.1999, p. 10.

4. EIB loans to Turkey *

A5-0054/1999

Proposal for a Council Decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment
Bank against losses under loans for projects for the reconstruction of the earthquake-stricken
areas of Turkey (COM(1999) 498 + C5-0247/1999 + 1999/0212(CNS))

The proposal was approved.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision granting a
Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects
for the reconstruction of the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkey (COM(1999) 498 + C5-0247/
1999 + 1999/0212(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:17) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 498),

(cid:17) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 308 of the EC Treaty(C5-0247/1999),

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(cid:17) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:17) having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0054/1999);

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-

2.
ment;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

3.
approved by Parliament;

Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to amend the Commission proposal substan-

4.
tially;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

5. Application of Community law to the Canary Islands *

A5-0053/1999

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) 1911/91 on the application of the
provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands (COM(1999) 226 + C5-0127/1999 + 1999/
0111(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, in particular Article 299(2) thereof,

(Amendment 1)
First citation

(Amendment 2)
Recital 1a (new)

(1a) Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par-
liament of 17 May 1991 (1) on the application of the provi-
sions of Community law to the Canary Islands, the opi-
nions of the European Parliament of 7 April 1995 (2) and
15 January 1998 (3) and the resolution of the European
Parliament of 24 April 1997 (4) on the status of the outer-
most regions;

(1) OJ C 158, 17.6.1991, p. 297.
(2) OJ C 109, 1.5.1995, p. 316.
(3) OJ C 34, 2.2.1998, p. 128.
(4) OJ C 150, 19.5.1997, p. 62.

(Amendment 3)
Recital 1b (new)

(1b) Having regard to the European Parliament resolu-
tion of 11 February 1999 on relations between the Over-
seas Countries and Territories (OCTs), the ACP States and
the outermost regions of the European Union (1);

(1) OJ C 150, 28.5.1999, p. 439.

(1) OJ C 274 E, 28.9.1999, p. 8.