European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries (12485/1/1999 - C5-0013/2000 - 1999/0020(COD))
Date: 2000-03-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, cooperation policy, developing countries, environmental protection, sustainable development, technical cooperation

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A5-0051/2000

European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation on measures to promote the full
integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries
(12485/1/1999 ( C5-0013/2000 ( 1999/0020(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:17) having regard to the Council common position (12485/1/1999 (cid:17) C5-0013/2000),

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

Council (COM(1999) 36) (2),

(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 Development and

Cooperation (A5-0051/2000),

1.

2.

Amends the common position as follows;

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

COUNCIL
COMMON POSITION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Article 3(1) 4th indent a (new)

( the inclusion in development cooperation projects of
environmental considerations enabling the sustainable
dimension of these projects to be distinguished, iden-
tified and assessed;

(Amendment 2)
Article 3(1), 8th indent

(cid:17) sustainable production and use of energy and in particu-
lar encouragement of the use of renewable energy
increased energy efficiency, energy saving
sources,
and the replacement of especially damaging energy
sources by others which are less so;

(cid:17) sustainable production and use of energy

(1) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 173.
(2) OJ C 47, 20.2.1999, p. 10.

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COMMON POSITION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 3)
Article 3(1), 10th indent

(cid:17) conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of
its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the
benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources;

(cid:17) conservation of biological diversity ( especially by pro-
tecting ecosystems and habitats and the conservation
of species diversity, the sustainable use of its compo-
nents,
traditional
knowledge on the use of biological diversity, and the
fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the
utilisation of genetic resources;

the involvement of holders of

(Amendment 4)
Article 3(1), 14th indent a (new)

( environmental problems related to industrial activ-

ities;

(Amendment 5)
Article 3(2), 1st indent

(cid:17) support for the drawing up of national, regional and local
policies, plans and strategies, for sustainable development;

(cid:17) support for the drawing up of national, regional and local
policies, plans, strategies, programmes and projects for
sustainable development;

(Amendment 6)
Article 3(2), 4th indent a (new)

( the promotion of trade in products that have been

produced in a sustainable manner;

(Amendment 7)
Article 3(2), 6th indent

(cid:17) the formulation of guidelines and operational manuals
aimed at promoting sustainable development and environ-
mental integration;

(cid:17) the formulation of guidelines, operating manuals and
instruments aimed at promoting sustainable development
and environmental integration in particular in the form
of public databases and databanks on the internet
(open to the public);

(Amendment 8)
Article 3(2), 7th indent a (new)

( information campaigns on hazardous substances, and

toxic waste and pesticides in particular;

(Amendment 9)
Article 5(5)(b)

(b) on-the-spot coordination of these activities by means of
regular meetings and exchange of
information between
representatives of the Commission and of the Member
States in the beneficiary countries,

(b) on-the-spot coordination of these activities by means of
regular meetings and exchange of information between
representatives of the Commission and of the Member
States in the beneficiary countries, and the local partners
(NGOs, grassroots communities and associations).

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COMMON POSITION

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 11)
Article 7, 1st paragraph

The financial framework for implementing this Regulation dur-
ing the period from 2000 to 2006 shall be € 50,4 million.

The financial framework for implementing this Regulation dur-
ing the period from 2000 to 2006 shall be € 93 million.

The Commission shall submit a proposal for a new finan-
cial framework to the European Parliament and Council
before the end of 2005.

(Amendment 19)
Article 8(3)

Decisions relating to grants of € 2 million or more for
3.
individual activities financed under this Regulation shall be
adopted by the Commission under the procedure laid down in
Article 9(2).

Decisions relating to grants of € 2 million or more for
3.
individual activities financed under this Regulation shall be
adopted by the Commission under the procedure laid down in
Article 9(2a).

(Amendment 20)
Article 9(2), 1st subparagraph

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provi-
sions of Article 8 thereof.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the manage-
ment procedure set out in Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/
EC shall apply, having regard to Article 7(3) and Article 8
thereof.

(Amendment 21)
Article 9(2a) (new)

2a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the advi-
sory procedure set out in Article 3 of Decision 1999/468/
EC shall apply, having regard to Article 7(3) and Article 8
thereof.

7. Cocoa and chocolate products ***II

A5-0047/2000

European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive relating to cocoa and chocolate
products intended for human consumption (9947/1/1999 ( C5-0252/1999 ( 1996/0112(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:17) having regard to the Council common position (9947/1/1999 (cid:17) C5-0252/1999) (1),

(cid:17) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1995) 722) (3),

(1) OJ C 10, 13.1.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 339, 10.11.1997, p. 123.
(3) OJ C 231, 9.8.1996, p. 1.