Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council extending certain programmes of Community action in the field of public health adopted by Decisions No 645/96/EC, No 646/96/EC, No 647/96/EC, No 102/97/EC, No 1400/97/EC and No 1296/1999/EC and amending those Decisions
Date: 2000-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: action programme, disease prevention, health policy, information, public health

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for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council extending certain
Proposal
programmes of Community action in the field of public health adopted by Decisions No
645/96/EC, No 646/96/EC, No 647/96/EC, No 102/97/EC, No 1400/97/EC and No 1296/1999/EC
and amending those Decisions

(2000/C 365 E/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(2000) 448 final (cid:15) 2000/0192(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission on 25 July 2000)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(3) The following expire at the end of 2001:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 152 thereof,

6 the programme of Community action on health moni-
toring, adopted by Decision No 1400/97/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council (5),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1) A number of programmes of Community action within
the framework for action in the field of public health are
to expire shortly.

(2) The following expire at the end of 2000:

6 the programme of Community action on health
education and training,
promotion,
adopted by Decision No 645/96/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council (1),

information,

6 the action plan to combat cancer, adopted by Decision
No 646/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council (2).

6 the programme of Community

action on the
prevention of AIDS and certain other communicable
diseases, adopted by Decision No 647/96/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council (3),

6 the programme of Community

action on the
prevention of drug dependence, adopted by Decision
No 102/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council (4).

6 the programme of Community action on pollution-
No
adopted
the European Parliament and of

Decision

by

related
diseases,
1296/1999/EC of
the Council (6).

(4) The Council,

in its Resolution of 8 June 1999 on the
future Community action in the field of public health (7),
stressed the need for continuity of Community action in
the field of public health in the light of the perspective of
expiry of existing programmes.

(5) The Commission, in its Communication of 15 April 1998
to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
on the development of public health policy in the
European Community (8),
indicated that existing public
health programmes will be coming to an end from the
end of year 2000 onwards and stressed that there is a
need to ensure that there is no vacuum in Community
policy in this important field. The subsequent debate on
that communication resulted in a consensus among the
Community Institutions in favour of developing a new
health strategy with an overall public health programme
of action in the field of public health.

(6) While a new strategy and proposals for a new, overall,
public health programme are being considered,
the
present programmes in the public health area should be
extended until the end of 2002 in order to avoid any
interruption in the Community action concerned.

(7) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA)
provides for greater cooperation in the field of public
health between the Community and its Member States,
the European
on the one hand, and the countries of
Free Trade Association
EEA
in
(EFTA/EEA countries), on the other. Provision should
also be made to open the programmes in the field of

participating

the

(1) OJ L 95, 16.4.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 95, 16.4.1996, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 95, 16.4.1996, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 19, 22.1.1997, p. 25.

(5) OJ L 193, 22.7.1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 155, 22.6.1999, p. 7.
(7) OJ C 200, 15.7.1999, p. 1.
(8) COM(1998) 230 final.

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public health to participation of the associated Central
and Eastern European countries in accordance with the
conditions established in the Europe Agreements, in their
additional protocols and in the decisions of the respective
funded by additional
Association Councils, of Cyprus,
appropriations in accordance with the procedures to be
agreed with that country, as well as of Malta and Turkey,
funded by additional appropriations, in accordance with
the provisions of the Treaty.

(8) In extending the programmes, account should be taken of
the Communication of 15 June 2000 from the
the European Parliament,
Commission to the Council,
the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee
of the Regions, on the health strategy of the European
Community (1), the Council Conclusions of 26 November
1998 on the future framework for Community action in
the field of public health (2), the Council Resolution of 8
June 1999 on the future Community action in the field of
public health, the European Parliament Resolution of 12
March 1999 (3), the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee of 9 September 1998 (4) and the opinion of
the Committee of the Regions of 19 November 1998 (5).
Account should also be taken of the interim report from
the Commission of 14 October 1999 to the European
Parliament,
and Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the
implementation of
the programmes of Community
action on the prevention of cancer, AIDS and certain
other
communicable diseases, and drug dependence
within the framework for action in the field of public
health (6), and the interim report from the Commission
of 22 March 2000 to the European Parliament,
the
Council,
the Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the
programme of Community action on health promotion,
information, education and training (7).

the Economic

the Council,

the

for
action programmes,

(9) The present Decision lays down,
the

the period of
financial
extension of
framework constituting the prime reference, within the
meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement
of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the
Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline
and improvement of the budgetary procedure (8), for the
budgetary
budgetary
procedure.

authority

annual

during

the

(10) Decisions No 645/96/EC, No 646/96/EC, No 647/96/EC,
No 102/97/EC, No 1400/97/EC and No 1296/1999/EC
should be amended to take account of Council Decision
1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the

(1) COM(2000) 285 final.
(2) OJ C 390, 15.12.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 175, 21.6.1999, p. 135.
(4) OJ C 407, 28.12.1998, p. 21.
(5) OJ C 51, 22.2.1999, p. 53.
(6) COM(1999) 463 final.
(7) COM(2000) 165 final.
(8) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.

procedures for the exercise of implementing powers of
the Commission (9).

(11) The

action programmes

should be monitored and
continuously evaluated in cooperation between the
Commission and the Member States,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Extension

The following shall be extended from 1 January 2001

1.
until 31 December 2002:

(a) the programme of Community action on health promotion,
information, education and training adopted by Decision
No 645/96/EC,

(b) the plan of action to combat cancer adopted by Decision

No 646/96/EC,

(c) the programme of action for the prevention of AIDS and
certain other communicable diseases adopted by Decision
No 647/96/EC,

(d) the programme of action for

the prevention of drug

dependence adopted by Decision No 102/97/EC.

The following shall be extended from 1 January 2002

2.
until 31 December 2002:

(a) the programme of action on health monitoring adopted by

Decision No 1400/97/EC,

(b) the programme of action on pollution-related diseases

adopted by Decision No 1296/1999/EC.

Article 2

Budget

1.
The total financial framework for the implementation of
the programmes and plan referred to in Article 1 for the
period 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2002 shall be
EUR 79,1 million.

The financial framework for the implementation for the
2.
the
period 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2002 of
programme of action on health promotion,
information,
education and training shall be EUR 8,5 million, that of the
plan of action on cancer shall be EUR 31,142 million, that of
the programme of
action on the prevention of drug
the
dependence shall be EUR 11,434 million and that of
programme of action on the prevention of AIDS and certain
other communicable diseases shall be EUR 22,324 million.

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

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The financial framework for the implementation for the
3.
period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 of
the
programme of action on health monitoring shall be EUR 4,4
million and that of the programme of action on pollution-
related diseases shall be EUR 1,3 million.

referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, in
compliance with Article 7 and Article 8 of Decision
1999/468/EC.?

Article 4

appropriations

shall be

authorised by the
financial

the

limits of

Annual

4.
budgetary
perspective.

authority within the

Article 3

Adaptation of the committee procedure

1.
Article 5 of Decisions No 645/96/EC, No 646/96/EC, No
647/96/EC, No 102/97/EC and No 1400/97/EC is amended as
follows:

(a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee
the Member States and

>1.
composed of representatives of
chaired by the representative of the Commission.?

(b) In paragraph 2, the second and third subparagraphs are

replaced by the following:

>The management procedure laid down in Article 4 of
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply for the adoption of the
measures referred to in the first subparagraph of
this
paragraph, in compliance with Article 7 and Article 8 of
Decision 1999/468/EC. The period provided for in Article
4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be two months.?

(c) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

In addition,

the Commission may consult

the
>3.
Committee on any other matter concerning the implemen-
tation of this decision. In this case, the advisory procedure
laid down in Article 3 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply,
in compliance with Article 7 and Article 8 thereof.?

Article 5 of Decision No 1296/1999/EC is amended as

2.
follows:

(a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee
the Member States and

>1.
composed of representatives of
chaired by the representative of the Commission.?

(b) In paragraph 2, the second, third and fourth subparagraphs

are replaced by the following:

>The advisory procedure laid down in Article 3 of Decision
1999/468/EC shall apply for the adoption of the measures

Participation of the EFTA/EEA countries, the associated
Central and Eastern European countries, Cyprus, Malta
and Turkey

The programmes referred to in Article 1 shall be open to the
participation of:

(a) The EFTA/EEA countries in accordance with the conditions

established in the EEA Agreement;

(b) The associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe, in
accordance with the conditions laid down in the Europe
Agreements,
in their Additional Protocols and in the
Decisions of the respective Association Councils;

(c) Cyprus, funded by additional appropriations in accordance

with the procedures to be agreed with that country;

(d) Malta and Turkey, funded by additional appropriations in

accordance with the provisions of the Treaty.

Article 5

Monitoring and evaluation

1.
In the implementation of this Decision, the Commission
in cooperation with the Member States shall take the necessary
measures to ensure the monitoring and evaluation of
the
activities provided under the programmes and plan referred
to in Article 1.

The Commission shall submit a report to the European
2.
Parliament and to the Council upon completion of
the
programmes and plan referred to in Article 1. It shall include
in this report the results of the evaluation mentioned in the
first paragraph of
shall also be
submitted to the Economic and Social Committee and to the
Committee of the Regions.

this Article. The report

Article 6

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2001.