European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes (COM(1999) 428 — C5-0187/1999 — 1999/0182(CNS))
Date: 2000-03-17
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: aid per hectare, leguminous vegetable, market stabilisation, utilised agricultural area

C 377/404

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.12.2000

Friday 17 March 2000

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0046/

2000),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to amend its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

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.

3. Grain legumes *

A5-0045/2000

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 introducing a specific
measure in respect of certain grain legumes (COM(1999) 428 * C5-0187/1999 * 1999/0182(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Recital 2a (new)

(2a) Whereas the maintenance of crops of grain legumes
such as lentils, chick-peas and vetches is in the Commun-
ity economic interest, both as regards the use made of the
products and their suitability for the production areas;
whereas, given the deficit in protein crops in the EU,
the Commission should examine the possibilities for
improving the system without cutting the level of aid;

(Amendment 2)
ARTICLE 1(−1) (new)
Article 1(c) (Regulation (EC) No 1577/96)

−1. In Article 1, point (c) is completed by the following:

Seed vetches falling under CN code 12 09 29 10 shall
be included under Article 1(c).

(1) OJ C 342 E, 30.11.1999, p. 41.

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Friday 17 March 2000

(Amendment 3)
ARTICLE 1(2a) (new)
Article 6(3) (Regulation (EC) No 1577/96)

2a. In Article 6, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

3.
By the end of the marketing year 2002/2003 at
the latest, the Commission shall submit a report on
the application of this system, accompanied if necess-
ary by appropriate proposals.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Reg-
ulation (EC) No 1577/96 introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes
(COM(1999) 428 * C5-0187/1999 * 1999/0182(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 428) (1),

(cid:1) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0187/

1999),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion

of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0045/2000),

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;

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.

(1) OJ C 342 E, 30.11.1999, p. 41.