European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the further opening to competition of Community postal services   (COM(2000) 319 - C5-0375/2000 - 2000/0139(COD))
Date: 2000-12-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: competition, harmonisation of standards, postal service, quality standard, single market

17.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 232/301

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the further opening to competition of Com-
munity postal services (COM(2000) 319 & C5-0375/2000 & 2000/0139(COD))

Thursday 14 December 2000

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:19) having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2000) 319) (1),

(cid:19) having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the

Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0375/2000),

(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 and the
opinions of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, the Committee on Industry,
External Trade, Research and Energy and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
(A5-0361/2000),

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.

(1) OJ C 337 E, 28.11.2000, p. 220.

7. Administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation ***I & Tax

arrangements for electronic services *

A5-0362/2000

1.
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 218/92
on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation (VAT) (COM(2000) 349 & C5-0298/
2000 & 2000/0147(COD))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
ARTICLE 1(3)
Article 6(4) (Regulation (EEC) No 218/92)

The competent authority of each Member State shall
4.
ensure that persons involved in the intra-Community supply
of goods or of services are allowed to obtain confirmation of
the validity of the value added tax identification number of any
specified person. Subject to conditions which they lay down,
the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 10(2) shall allow for such confirmation to be furn-
ished by electronic means.

The competent authority of each Member State shall
4.
ensure that persons involved in the intra-Community supply
of goods or of services are allowed to obtain confirmation of
the validity of the value added tax identification number of any
specified person. Subject to conditions which they lay down,
the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 10(2) shall allow for such confirmation also to be
furnished by electronic means.

(1) OJ C 337 E, 28.11.2000, p. 63.