European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on concerning “the implementation of projects promoting cooperation and commercial relations between the EU and the industrialised countries of North America, the Far East and Australiasia” (COM(2000) 381 — C5-0455/2000 — 2000/0165(CNS))
Date: 2001-02-01
Institutions: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: Australia, Far East, New Zealand, North America, industrialised country, trade cooperation, trade relations

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Thursday 1 February 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

committee for the implementation of the instruments, the
results of votes and the summaries of discussions in the
meetings.

(Amendments 10 and 11)
Article 9a(1) (new)

Article 9a

The Commission shall provide, on request in the
1.
Community and in the partner countries, comprehensive
documentation and all necessary information on pro-
grammes and on the conditions of participation.

The results of the invitation to tender including
2.
information on the number of received tenders, the date
of the award of the contract, the name and the address of
the successful tenderers shall be published on the Internet.
They will also be communicated on a regular basis to the
European Parliament.

(Amendment 12)
Article 10, first and second paragraphs

The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and
the Council an annual report on the implementation of this
Regulation. The report shall set out the results of implementa-
tion of the budget and present the actions and programmes
financed during the year.

The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and
the Council every two years a report on the implementation
of this Regulation. The report shall set out the results of imple-
mentation of the budget and present the actions and pro-
grammes financed during the year.

In addition, the Commission shall regularly evaluate actions and
programmes financed under this Regulation in order to estab-
lish whether they have achieved their objectives. This evalu-
ation shall be made at least once every six years, with the first
such evaluation being completed within three years of the entry
into force of
the Regulation. Where necessary, evaluation
reports shall also take account of contractual obligations and
principles of sound management and shall include the results
of a cost-effectiveness analysis.

In addition, the Commission shall evaluate actions and pro-
grammes financed under this Regulation in order to establish
whether they have achieved their objectives. This evaluation
shall be made within three years of the entry into force of the
Regulation. Where necessary, evaluation reports shall also take
account of contractual obligations and principles of sound
management and shall include the results of a cost-effectiveness
analysis.

(Amendment 13)
Article 12, first paragraph a (new)

It shall expire on 31 December 2005.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on concerning
‘the implementation of projects promoting cooperation and commercial relations between the EU
and the industrialised countries of North America, the Far East and Australasia’ (COM(2000) 381 3
C5-0455/2000 3 2000/0165(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 381) (1),

) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 133 and 308 of the EC Treaty (C5-0455/

2000),

(1) OJ C 337 E, 28.11.2000, p. 153.

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

) having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and

the opinions of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0004/2001),

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;

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

3.
ment;

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

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

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.

10. Common strategy on the Mediterranean region

A5-0008/2001

European Parliament resolution on the Common Strategy of the European Union on the Mediter-
ranean region, as laid down by the Feira European Council of 19 June 2000 (C5-0510/2000 3
2000/2247(COS))

The European Parliament,

) having regard to the Common Strategy of the European Union on the Mediterranean region, as laid

down by the Feira European Council of 19 June 2000 (C5-0510/2000) (1),

) having regard to Articles 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 27, and 28 of the EU Treaty,

) having regard to the final declaration of the first Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum, held in

Brussels on 27 and 28 October 1998,

) having regard to its resolution of 11 October 1995 on the Mediterranean policy of the European

Union with a view to the Barcelona Conference (2),

) having regard to its resolution of 14 December 1995 on the Euro-Mediterranean Conference in Bar-

celona (3),

) having regard to its resolution of 13 March 1997 on the joint report by the Presidency of the Council

and the Commission on Mediterranean Policy ) follow-up to the Barcelona conference (4),

) having regard to its resolution of 11 March 1999 on the Commission communication: ‘The role of the
European Union in the peace process and its future assistance to the Middle East’ (5), and its recom-
mendation of the same date to the Council on the European Union’s Mediterranean policy (6),

) having regard to its resolution of 30 March 2000 on Mediterranean policy (7),

(1) OJ L 183, 22.7.2000, p. 5.
(2) OJ C 287, 30.10.1995, p. 121.
(3) OJ C 17, 22.1.1996, p. 178.
(4) OJ C 115, 14.4.1997, p. 159.
(5) OJ C 175, 21.6.1999, p. 282.
(6) OJ C 175, 21.6.1999, p. 286.
(7) OJ C 378, 29.12.2000, p. 71.