European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (COM(2000) 137 — C5-0164/2000 — 2000/0060(COD))
Date: 2000-10-03
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: commercial vehicle, international transport, national transport, road transport, weight and size

22.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 178/61

Tuesday 3 October 2000

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating
within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic
and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (COM(2000) 137 ’ C5-0164/2000 ’
2000/0060(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:19) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2000) 137),

(cid:19) having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0164/2000),

(cid:19) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:19) having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0231/

2000),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend its proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

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

9. Risk capital

A5-0235/2000

European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication ‘Risk capital: Implementation
of the action plan ’ Proposals for moving forward’ (COM(1999) 493 ’ C5-0320/1999 ’ 1999/
2208(COS))

The European Parliament,

(cid:19) having regard to the Commission communication (COM(1999) 493 (cid:19) C5-0320/1999),

(cid:19) having regard to the Conclusions of the Extraordinary European Council in Lisbon on 23/24 March

2000,

(cid:19) having regard to its resolution of 4 May 1999 (1) on the Commission Communication on Financial

services: Building a framework for action (COM(1998) 625 (cid:19) C4-0688/1998),

(cid:19) having regard to the initiative by the European Investment Bank, ‘Innovation 2000: Towards a Europe

based on innovation and knowledge’,

(cid:19) having regard to its resolution of 18 May 2000 on the Commission’s recommendation for the Broad
Guidelines of the Economic Policies of the Member States and the Community (drawn up pursuant to
Article 99(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community) (2),

(cid:19) having regard to the Communication from the Commission, ‘e-Europe: An Information Society for all
(cid:19) Progress Report (cid:19) For the Special European Council on employment, economic reforms and social
cohesion (cid:19) Towards a Europe based on innovation and knowledge’ (cid:19) Lisbon, 23 and 24 March 2000
(COM(2000) 130),

(1) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 96.
(2) Texts Adopted, Item 3.