European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation fixing certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet for the 2000/01 marketing year (COM(2000) 77 — C5-0123/2000 — 2000/0047(CNS))
Date: 2000-05-16
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: basic price, intervention price, marketing year, sugar beet, target price, white sugar

C 59/48

Official Journal of the European Communities

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Tuesday 16 May 2000

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Proposal for a Council regulation fixing certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet for
the 2000/2001 marketing year (COM(2000) 77 $ C5-0123/2000 $ 2000/0047(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 6)
Recital 2a (new)

(2a) The additional costs of EU foreign policy, although
occasioned by an exceptional situation to which the EU
must respond with immediate and substantial help, should
neither be financed from the sugar sector alone nor from
the agricultural sector alone.

(Amendment 7)
Recital 4a (new)

(4a) The Commission shall present a proposal on the
revision of the common market organisation of the sugar
sector before the Council takes a decision on the agricul-
tural prices for the 2000/2001 marketing year.

(1) OJ C 86 E, 24.3.2000, p. 5.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation fixing certain
sugar prices and the standard quality of beet for the 2000/2001 marketing year (COM(2000) 77 $
C5-0123/2000 $ 2000/0047(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

2 having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 77) (1),

2 having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0123/2000),

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

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

of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0115/2000),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

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EC Treaty;

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

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ment;

(1) OJ C 86 E, 24.3.2000, p. 5.

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Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

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

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5.

4.
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 laying down special mea-
sures to encourage silkworm rearing (COM(2000) 77 $ C5-0124/2000 $ 2000/0048(CNS))

The proposal was approved.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Reg-
to encourage silkworm rearing
ulation (EEC) No 845/72 laying down special measures

(COM(2000) 77 $ C5-0124/2000 $ 2000/0048(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

2 having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 77) (1),

2 having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0124/2000),

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

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

of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0115/2000),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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ment;

3.

4.

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 86 E, 24.3.2000, p. 9.

5.
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 on the common organisa-
tion of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (COM(2000) 77 $ C5-0125/2000 $ 2000/
0049(CNS))

The proposal was approved.