European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles („Parallel Agreement”) (10167/1999 - COM(1999) 27 — C5-0073/1999 - 1999/0011(AVC))
Date: 1999-12-15
Institutions: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, international standard, motor vehicle, technical regulations, two-wheeled vehicle, vehicle parts

C 296/382

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.10.2000

Friday 17 December 1999

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend its proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

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

3. COM in hops *

A5-0083/1999

Proposal for a Council regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common
organisation of the market in hops (COM(1999) 302 * C5-0081/1999 * 1999/0128(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 is amended as follows:

Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 is amended as follows:

(Amendments 1 and 2)

ARTICLE 1

Articles 8, 10, 11 and 17(2) are deleted.

1.

2.

Articles 8 and 10 are deleted.

Article 11 is replaced by the following:

‘The Commission shall ensure that all data required for
assessing the situation on the hop market is recorded,
evaluated and made available annually to market opera-
tors. Such data shall in particular relate to trends in the
area under hops, demand, the distribution of different
varieties, prices and developments in hop-growing in indi-
vidual Member States.’

3.

Article 17(2) is deleted.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Reg-
ulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops (COM(1999) 302 *
C5-0081/1999 * 1999/0128(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

8 having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 302),

8 having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0081/1999),

8 having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

8 having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion

of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0083/1999),

18.10.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 296/383

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;

Friday 17 December 1999

3.
ment;

4.

5.

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

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.

4. Extension of exceptional financial assistance to Tajikistan *

A5-0093/1999

Proposal for a Council decision modifying Decision 97/787/EC granting exceptional financial assist-
ance to Armenia and Georgia in order to extend it to Tajikistan (COM(1999) 391 * C5-0171/1999
* 1999/0172(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Recital 2

(2) Whereas, in parallel with its Decision to provide excep-
tional financial assistance to Armenia and Georgia, the Council
agreed to also consider a similar operation for Tajikistan once
circumstances allow;

(2) Whereas, in parallel with its Decision to provide excep-
tional financial assistance to Armenia and Georgia, the Council
agreed to also consider an operation for Tajikistan once cir-
cumstances allow;

(Amendment 2)
Recital 3a (new)

(3a) Whereas, in view of the initial results, particularly in
terms of growth and control of inflation, these reforms
should be continued with the primary aim of improving
living conditions and creating jobs;

(Amendment 3)
Recital 8

(8) Whereas Tajikistan is a low income country and is facing
particularly critical economic, social and political circumstances;
whereas this country is eligible to highly concessional
loans
from the World Bank and the IMF;

(8) Whereas Tajikistan is the poorest of the New Indepen-
dent States and is facing particularly difficult economic, social
and political circumstances; whereas this country is eligible to
highly concessional loans from the World Bank and the IMF;

(Amendment 4)
Recital 9

concessional

(9) Whereas
from the
Community in the form of a mix of a long term loan and
straight grants is an appropriate measure to help the beneficiary
country at this critical juncture;

assistance

financial

concessional

(9) Whereas
from the
Community in the form of a long-term loan is an appropriate
measure to help the beneficiary country at this critical juncture;

assistance

financial