European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC so as to establish an EIB special action programme in support of the consolidation and intensification of the EC-Turkey customs union (COM(2000) 479 — C5-0454/2000– 2000/0197(CNS))
Date: 2000-11-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EIB loan, Türkiye, action programme, customs cooperation, customs union, trading operation

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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Wednesday 15 November 2000

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive on general product safety (COM(2000) 139   C5-0224/2000   2000/0073(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) 139),

(cid:19) having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0224/2000),

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

(cid:19) having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
and the opinions of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and the Com-
mittee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0309/2000),

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.

5. EC-Turkey customs union *

A5-0303/2000

Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC so as to establish an EIB special
action programme in support of the consolidation and intensification of the EC-Turkey customs
union (COM(2000) 479   C5-0454/2000   2000/0197(CNS))

The proposal was approved.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Deci-
sion 2000/24/EC so as to establish an EIB special action programme in support of the consolida-
tion and intensification of the EC-Turkey customs union (COM(2000) 479   C5-0454/2000− 2000/
0197(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:19) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 479),

(cid:19) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 308 of the EC Treaty (C5-0454/2000),

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

(cid:19) having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0303/2000),

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1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to amend the Commission proposal substan-

2.
ment;

3.
tially;

4.

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

6. European Agency for Reconstruction *

A5-0324/2000

Amended proposal for a Council regulation concerning the European Agency for Reconstruction
(COM(2000) 628   C5-0526/2000   2000/0112(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Recital 5

(5) The European Council which met in Feira on 19/20 June
2000 emphasised that the Agency as an authority implement-
ing the future CARDS programme should be allowed to use its
full potential in order to achieve the goals set out by the Eur-
opean Council in Cologne.

(5) The European Council which met in Feira on 19/20 June
2000 emphasised that the Agency as an authority implement-
ing the future CARDS programme should be allowed to use its
full potential in order to achieve the goals set out by the Eur-
opean Council in Cologne, and it also stated that a demo-
cratic and cooperative Federal Republic of Yugoslavia liv-
ing in peace with its neighbours would be a welcome
member of the European family of democratic nations.

(Amendment 2)
Recital 5a new

(5a) The Council decided on 9 October 2000 to make the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia benefit from the CARDS
programme and to extend the activity of the European
Agency for Reconstruction to the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia.

(Amendment 3)
Recital 6

(6) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Regu-
lation, powers other than those under Article 308.

(6) The Treaty provides, for the adoption of this Regulation,
powers under Article 308 and for its implementation,
powers under Article 274.