European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council decision amending Decision No 210/97/EC adoting an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2000) and repealing Council Decision 91/341/EEC (9601/1/1999 - C5-0183/1999 - 1998/0314(COD))
Date: 1999-12-02
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: action programme, customs formalities, customs inspection, customs regulations, customs union

C 194/44

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

11.7.2000

Thursday 2 December 1999

TEXTS ADOPTED

1. Finland and Sweden: extension of temporary measures * (procedure without

report)

C5-0172/1999

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 extending the period pro-
vided for in Article 149(1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (COM(1999)
412 3 C5-0172/1999 3 1999/0179(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was approved.

2. Customs 2000 ***II (procedure without debate)

A5-0085/1999

European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council decision amending Decision No 210/
97/EC adoting an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2000) and repealing
Council Decision 91/341/EEC (9601/1/1999 3 C5-0183/1999 3 1998/0314(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:25) having regard to the Council common position (9601/1/1999 (cid:25) C5-0183/1999) (1),

(cid:25) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1998) 644) (3),

(cid:25) having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 253) (4),

(cid:25) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:25) having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:25) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the

Internal Market (A5-0085/1999);

1.

2.

Amends the common position as follows;

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

(1) OJ C 317, 4.11.1999, p. 12.
(2) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 409.
(3) OJ C 396, 19.12.1998, p. 13.
(4) OJ C 247, 31.8.1999, p. 28.

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COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCIL

Thursday 2 December 1999

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

ARTICLE 1(1)(b)
Article 1(2a) (Decision No 210/97/EC)

The customs policy strategy shall be drawn up in part-
2a.
nership between the Commission and the Member States in
the Customs Policy Committee, composed of Heads of Customs
Administrations from the Commission and the Member States
or their representatives. The Commission shall keep the Com-
mittee regularly informed of measures relating to the implemen-
tation of the programme.

A common approach regarding the customs policy
2a.
shall be drawn up in partnership between the Commission
and the Member States in a Customs Policy Group, composed
of Heads of Customs Administrations from the Commission
and the Member States or their representatives. The Commi-
ssion shall keep the Customs Policy Group regularly
informed of measures relating to the implementation of the
programme.

(Amendment 2)

ARTICLE 1(8)
Article 14a(1), second subparagraph (Decision No 210/97/EC)

to carry out

Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that
their officials participate effectively in the work of the host authori-
ties. To this end, they shall authorise the officials taking part in
the formalities relating to the acts
exchanges
assigned to them. Where circumstances so require, and in par-
ticular in order to take account of the specific requirements of
the legal system of each Member State, the competent authori-
ties of the Member States may restrict
the scope of the said
authorisation.

shall

take the necessary steps to enable
Member States
exchange officials to be operational in the host service. To
this end, exchange officials shall be authorised to carry out
the formalities relating to the duties entrusted to them. If cir-
cumstances so require, and,
in order to take
account of the specific requirements of the legal system of
each Member State, the competent authorities in the Member
States may limit the said authorisation.

in particular,

3. Safety and health of workers at risk from explosive atmospheres ***III

A5-0074/1999

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum requirements for improving the
safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (15th indi-
vidual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (C5-0221/1999 3
1995/0235(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:25) having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0221/1999),

(cid:25) having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1995) 310) (2),

(cid:25) having regard to its position at second reading on the Council common position (3),

(cid:25) having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position

(COM(1999) 283 (cid:25) C4-0278/1999),

(1) OJ C 198, 8.7.1996, p. 177.
(2) OJ C 332, 9.12.1995, p. 10.
(3) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 386.