European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (COM(2000) 592 — C5-0561/2000 — 2000/0240(CNS))
Date: 2001-04-05
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: civil law, commercial law, exchange of information, information network, information system

24.1.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 21 E/333

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Thursday 5 April 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 11
Article 17

No later than five years after the date of the entry into force of
this Decision, and every five years thereafter, the Commission
shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the
Economic and Social Committee a report on the application of
this Decision on the basis of information supplied by the con-
tact points. The report shall be accompanied if need be by pro-
posals for adaptations.

No later than three years after the date of the entry into force
of this Decision, and every three years thereafter, the Commis-
sion shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and
the Economic and Social Committee a report on the appli-
cation of this Decision on the basis of information supplied
by the contact points. The report shall be accompanied if
need be by proposals for adaptations.

The report shall consider, among other relevant matters, the
question of possible direct public access to the contact points
of the Network, access to and involvement of the legal profes-
sions in its activities, and synergy with the European Extra-judi-
cial Network for the Settlement of Consumer Disputes.

The report shall consider, among other relevant matters, the
question of possible direct public access to the contact points
of the Network, access to and involvement of the legal profes-
sions in its activities, and synergy with the European Extra-judi-
cial Network for the Settlement of Consumer Disputes.

In addition, the Commission shall publish an annual report
containing detailed audited statistics on the operation of
the contact points.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a
European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (COM(2000) 592 (cid:129) C5-0561/2000 (cid:129)
2000/0240(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal (COM(2000) 592) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Article 61c of the EC Treaty,

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 67 of the EC Treaty(C5-0561/2000),

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens(cid:146) Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home
Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0091/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.
Treaty;

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

3.
Parliament;

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.

(1) OJ C 29 E, 30.1.2001, p. 281.