European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum examination requirements for safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterway (5563/1/1999 – C5-0208/1999 — 1998/0106(COD))
Date: 2000-01-18
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: inland waterway transport, rail transport, road transport, transport of dangerous goods, transport safety

C 304/54

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

24.10.2000

Tuesday 18 January 2000

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclu-
sion of the Protocol setting out for the period 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2002 the fishing opportu-
nities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European
Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe on fishing
off the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe (COM(1999) 550 . C5-0305/1999 . 1999/0228(CNS)

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:17) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 550),

(cid:17) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(3), first

subparagraph of the EC Treaty (C5-0305/1999),

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

(cid:17) having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on

Budgets and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0106/1999),

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. Safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods ***II

A5-0105/1999

European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum examination require-
ments for safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterway
(5563/1/1999 . C5-0208/1999 . 1998/0106(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:17) having regard to the Council common position (5563/1/1999 (cid:17) C5-0208/1999),

(cid:17) having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1998) 174) (2),

(cid:17) having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1998) 803) (3),

(cid:17) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:17) having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:17) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Policy, Trans-

port and Tourism (A5-0105/1999),

(1) OJ C 341, 9.11.1998, p. 29.
(2) OJ C 148, 14.5.1998, p. 21.
(3) OJ C 52, 23.2.1999, p. 16.

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1.

2.

Amends the common position as follows;

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

COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCIL

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Article 6(1), 1st subparagraph

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 31 December 1999 at the latest. They shall forthwith
inform the Commission thereof.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive within three months of its entry into force. They
shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

6. Transport of dangerous goods by road ***I

A5-0104/1999

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 94/55/EC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous
goods by road (COM(1999) 158 . C5-0004/1999 . 1999/0083(COD))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital 7a (new)

(7a) Whereas the measures necessary for the implemen-
tation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance
with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 lay-
ing down the procedures for the exercise of implementing
powers conferred on the Commission (1);

(1) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(Amendment 2)

ARTICLE 1(2)(ba) (new)
Article 5(3)(ba) (new) (Directive 94/55/EC)

(ba)

In paragraph 3, the following point ba is added:

(ba) A Member State in which the ambient tempera-
ture is regularly lower than − 20°C may impose
more stringent standards as regards the operating
temperature of material for tanks and their equip-
ment and plastic packagings intended for use in
the transport of dangerous goods by road within
its territory.

(1) OJ C 171, 18.6.1999, p. 17.