European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters  (COM(1999) 348 — C5-0169/1999 — 1999/0154(CNS))
Date: 2000-09-21
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: civil law, commercial law, free movement of persons, judicial cooperation, jurisdiction

17.5.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 146/101

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Thursday 21 September 2000

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 33)
Annex II

The courts or competent authorities to which the applications
referred to in Article 35 may be addressed are the following:

The courts, notaries or competent authorities to which the
applications referred to in Article 35 may be addressed are
the following:

(Amendment 34)
Annex VI(3) to (3.2.2.)

3. Authority which has given authenticity to the instrument

3. Notary or authority who/which has given authenticity to
the instrument

3.1. Authority involved in the drawing up of the authentic
instrument (if applicable)

3.1. Notary or authority involved in the drawing up of the
authentic instrument (if applicable)

3.1.1. Name and designation of authority

3.1.1. Name and designation of notary or authority

3.1.2.

Place of authority

3.1.2.

Place of authority

3.2. Authority which has registered the authentic instrument
(if applicable)

3.2. Authority which has registered the authentic instrument
(if applicable)

3.2.1. Type of authority

3.2.2.

Place of authority

3.2.1. Type of authority

3.2.2.

Place of notary or authority

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction
and commercial matters
and the

recognition and enforcement of

judgments

in civil

(COM(1999) 348 % C5-0169/1999 % 1999/0154(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

$ having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 348) (1),

$ having regard to Article 61(c) and 67 of the EC Treaty,

$ having been consulted by the Council (C5-0169/1999),

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

$ having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market and the opi-
nion of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (A5-0253/2000),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.
EC Treaty;

If the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to notify

3.
Parliament;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

(1) OJ C 376 E, 28.12.1999, p. 1.

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6.

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.

13. Undeclared work

A5-0220/2000

European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on undeclared work
(COM(1998) 219 % C4-0566/1998 % 1998/2082(COS))

The European Parliament,

$ having regard to the Commission communication (COM(1998) 219 $ C4-0566/1998),

$ having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December

1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (1),

$ having regard to the joint statement on the black economy by the European social partners in the
cleaning industry, the European Federation of the Cleaning Industry (EFCI) and the International Fed-
eration of Employees and Technicians (Euro-Fiet), adopted in October 1998 in the framework of their
European social dialogue,

$ having regard to the Council Resolution of 22 February 1999 on the 1999 Employment Guidelines (2),

$ having regard to the Council Resolution of 22 April 1999 on a Code of Conduct for improved coop-
eration between authorities of the Member States concerning the combating of transnational social
security benefit and contribution fraud and undeclared work, and concerning the transnational hir-
ing-out of workers (3),

$ having regard to Council Decision 2000/185/EC of 28 February 2000 authorising Member States to
apply a reduced rate of VAT to certain labour-intensive services in accordance with the procedure
provided for in Article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC (4),

$ having regard to Rule 47(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

$ having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of

the Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities (A5-0220/2000),

A. whereas one cause of undeclared work is poverty, which clearly can be seen in the statistics showing

that the problem is greater in poorer regions and low-income sectors,

B. whereas other major causes of undeclared work include high tax and contribution rates for indivi-

duals, and excessive administrative burdens and on-costs on businesses,

C. whereas the phenomenon of undeclared work appears to be growing in many Member States and to

be expanding faster than the formal economy,

(1) OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 69, 12.3.1999, p. 2.
(3) OJ C 125, 6.5.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 59, 4.3.2000, p. 10.