European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Directive on the marketing of forest reproductive material (COM(1999) 188 — C5-0128/1999 - 1999/0092(CNS))
Date: 1999-12-02
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: application of EU law, forestry holding, marketing, plant propagation, quality standard, transgenic plant

11.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 194/71

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Thursday 2 December 1999

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 20)

Article 26(2a) (new)

2a.

However,

(cid:11) the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden
may maintain their national legislation relating to the
marketing of
forest reproductive material, as laid
down in Council Directive 66/404/EEC, within their
territory until 1 January 2003 at the latest;

(cid:11) the Republic of Finland may maintain its national leg-
islation on external quality standards relating to the
marketing of
forest reproductive material, as laid
down in Council Directive 71/161/EEC, within its ter-
ritory until 1 January 2003 at the latest.

(Amendment 21)

Article 27, 1st paragraph

Directive 66/404/EEC and Directive 71/161/EEC are hereby
repealed with effect from 1 January 2000.

Directive 66/404/EEC and Directive 71/161/EEC are hereby
repealed with effect from 1 January 2003.

(Amendment 22)

Article 27, 2nd paragraph (new)

The Member States shall be allowed to market until
exhaustion stocks of forest reproductive material accumu-
lated before 1 January 2003.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on the market-
ing of forest reproductive material (COM(1999) 188 (cid:11) C5-0128/1999 (cid:11) 1999/0092(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

$ having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, (COM(1999) 188) (1),

$ having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0128/1999),

$ having regard to Rule 67 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 the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0072/1999);

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;

(1) OJ C 199, 14.7.1999, p. 1.

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

3.
ment;

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to make substantial modifications to the Commi-

4.
ssion proposal;

5.

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

10. COM in processed fruit and vegetable products *

A5-0068/1999

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 on the common organisa-
tion of the market in fruit and vegetable products (COM(1999) 376 (cid:11) C5-0140/1999 (cid:11) 1999/
0161(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital 4a (new)

(4a) Whereas, in the light of experience, it is desirable to
revise the existing quota regime to make it more flexible
and permit closer adaptation to production conditions and
market needs, thus promoting the competitiveness of the
Community industry vis-à-vis third-country imports;

(Amendment 2)

Recital 4b (new)

(4b) Whereas the existing total amount payable in aid to
processing is not sufficient to cover market demand, and
needs to be increased in line with the steady increase in
consumption;

(Amendment 3)

Article 1a (new)

Article 1a

The Commission shall submit to the Council and the Euro-
pean Parliament, before the start of the next marketing
year, proposals for setting up a system of guarantee
thresholds by Member State, with a view to boosting the
competitiveness and adaptability of the Community indus-
try in the context of the evolution of market and consu-
mer demand, without harming the relative internal stabi-
lity of the sector

(1) OJ C 307 E, 26.10.1999, p. 31.