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Communication from the Commission to the Council on the renewal of the terms of office of the President and of the Vice-President of the Community Plant Variety Office
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU office or agency, appointment of staff, plant propagation, president of an institution, vice-president of an institution













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Communication from the Commission to the Council on the renewal of the terms of office of the President and of the Vice-President of the Community Plant Variety Office  /* SEC/2001/0911 final */  









COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL on the renewal of the terms of office of the President and of the Vice-President of the Community Plant Variety OfficeIn accordance with Article 43 of Council Regulation (EC) 2100/94 [1] of 27 July 1994, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) N° 2506/95 of 25 October 1995 [2], the Council appointed in 1996 Mr Bart KIEWIET as President, and Mr José ELENA ROSSELLO as Vice-President, of the Community Plant Variety Office, from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council, for a term of office of five years. This term of office will expire on 31 July 2001and 28 February 2002 respectively.[1]  OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1.[2]  OJ L 258, 28.10.1995, p. 3.Article 43 (2), second sentence of Regulation (EC) 2100/94 stipulates that the terms of office shall be renewable.In conformity with the provisions of Article 43 (1) of the said Regulation, the Administrative Council has been consulted on the available options and delivered the attached opinion at its meeting on 18 October 2000. The Commission has decided to endorse the Administrative Council's opinion and consequently proposes to the Council the renewal of the terms of office of both senior officials for another five years.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1804/01 by Wolfgang Ilgenfritz (NI) to the Commission. Support for euro conversion costs.
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: automatic vending machine, currency convertibility, euro, euro area

11.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 350 E/229

(2001/C 350 E/258)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1804/01

by Wolfgang Ilgenfritz (NI) to the Commission

(13 June 2001)

Subject: Support for euro conversion costs

Firms operating vending machines (e.g. peanut dispensers, games machines, etc) are particularly challenged
by conversion to the euro. Costs that cannot as yet remotely be anticipated, e.g. for new banknote readers,
programming units for coin checkers, licence fees, etc, will undoubtedly be incurred.

Since the very survival of these firms is at risk by reason of the enormous costs, it is vitally necessary for
special assistance to be provided for them from the EU, and for the necessary funds to be made available
to the operators concerned.

We therefore ask to be informed of the arrangements that will be made to channel funds to firms affected
by this problem.

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission

(19 July 2001)

The Commission is well aware of the claims of the vending industry for compensation of the costs they
believe they will bear due to the changeover to the euro. The Commission holds regular meetings with
European representatives of the coin operated industry to discuss issues and possible solutions.

The Ministers of the euro area have reached a common position concerning such claims for compensation.
The Ministers felt that changeover costs are an investment and should be borne by the sectors where they
arise. The public sector is assuming its own costs; concurrently, the other sectors should each assume their
own financial effort of adaptation.

The benefits provided by the introduction of the euro will persist over time while costs borne for the
changeover are once-off and relatively small compared to the future gains for all business sectors.

Finally the euro coins are of a higher safety standard compared to the national coins and this will indeed
help the coin operated industry to increase the level of security in their transactions.

(2001/C 350 E/259)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1805/01

by Francesco Turchi (UEN) to the Commission

(13 June 2001)

Subject: Delay in carrying out the pilot project to combat child exploitation and paedophilia

The horryfing phenomenon of paedophilia is still a burning issue, as shown by the recent discovery of
a huge paedophile organisation in Rome (Italy).

In the 2001 Budget the European Parliament voted in favour of an appropriation of € 3 million intended
to finance, in the first year, a pilot project to combat child exploitation (budget line B5-804), specifically
by funding an information campaign to combat child exploitation, and in particular paedophilia, within
the 15 Member States.

In the 2002 Preliminary Draft Budget the Commission considered it appropriate to delete the funding from
that line by making a token entry.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops (COM(2000) 834 — C5-0768/2000 — 2000/0330(CNS))
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, aid per hectare, aid system, common organisation of markets, hops, producer organisation

C 53 E/182

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.2.2002

Wednesday 13 June 2001

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1, POINT 1
Article 12, paragraph 5, point (a) (Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71)

(a) The aid per hectare shall be the same for all groups of
varieties. For seven years from the 1996 harvest, it shall
amount to € 480/ha.

(a) The aid per hectare shall be the same for all groups of
it shall

varieties. For five years from the 2001 harvest,
amount to € 480/ha.

Amendment 4
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 12, paragraph 5, point (d) (Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71)

(d) The aid withheld may be accumulated for a maximum
period of two years; at the end of that period all aid with-
held must have been spent.

(d) The aid withheld may be accumulated for a maximum
period of five years; at the end of that period all aid with-
held must have been spent.

Amendment 5
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3
Article 18, paragraph 2 (Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71)

In the second paragraph of Article 18,

3.
2000(cid:146) is replaced by (cid:145)31 December 2002(cid:146).

(cid:145)1 September

In the second paragraph of Article 18,

3.
2000(cid:146) is replaced by (cid:145)31 December 2004(cid:146).

(cid:145)1 September

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops (COM(2000) 834
(cid:129) C5-0768/2000 (cid:129) 2000/0330(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 834) (1),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0768/

2000),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0204/

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 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 345.