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European Parliament resolution on human rights in Egypt
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Egypt, democracy, freedom of expression, human rights, legal hearing

C 53 E/406

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.2.2002

Thursday 14 June 2001

Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of using the consultation procedure under the

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terms of Article 96 of the Cotonou Convention;

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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments
and parliaments of the Member States, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers, the Chadian Government and the
Secretary-General of the OAU.

20. Human rights: Egypt

B5-0440, 0450, 0466 and 0471/2001

European Parliament resolution on human rights in Egypt

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to its previous resolutions on Egypt,

A. whereas Dr Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Director of the Khaldun Centre for Democracy, was arrested together
with 27 other people in July 2000 and sentenced on 21 May 2001 to seven years(cid:146) imprisonment;
pointing out also that the Egyptian judiciary is required to review his case,

B. whereas Mrs Nawal Saadawi has been victim of a defamation campaign that attributed her some
statements offending Islam; whereas the Attorney General has decided in her case to drop the charge
of (cid:145)contempt for religion(cid:146) and to transfer the charge of apostasy to the competent court with his
recommendation to drop the charges,

1.

Calls for Dr Ibrahim to be assured a fair trial;

Recalls that freedom of expression is fundamental for the development and strengthening of democ-

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racy;

3.
Reaffirms the importance of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership in promoting the rule of law and
human rights; asks the Commission to strengthen its MEDA programme for democracy, in cooperation
with the Egyptian authorities,
in particular with a view to supporting freedom of expression and the
independence of the media;

Expresses its support for the Khaldun Centre for Democracy and calls on the Commission to con-

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tinue to support its initiatives;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Egyptian

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Government and parliament.

21. Human rights: Malaysia

B5-0433, 0441, 0451, 0458 and 0467/2001

European Parliament resolution on Malaysia

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Malaysia,

(cid:129) having regard to Article 5 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, which guarantees all Malaysians the

right to liberty of their persons,
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2488 — Alcatel/Alcatel Space) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, satellite, telecommunications industry

C 170/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.6.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2488 (cid:151) Alcatel/Alcatel Space)

(2001/C 170/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 7 June 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking Alcatel (France) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regu-
lation, control of the whole of the undertaking Alcatel Space (France), by way of purchase of shares.
Alcatel Space is at present jointly controlled by the undertakings Alcatel and Thales (France).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Alcatel: telecommunications equipment and satellite equipment (especially batteries),

(cid:151) Alcatel Space: design and manufacture of satellites.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

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the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

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proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2488 (cid:151) Alcatel/Alcatel Space, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS

First subparagraph of Article 92(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000

(public sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol
Community)

in the fuel sector within the European

1.

ECOCARBURANTES ESPA(cid:209)OLES SA

(2001/C 170/09)

(cid:151) administrative address: Poligono Industrial Cabezo Cortado, Avenida del Este S/N, E-30100

Espinardo (Murcia),

(cid:151) address of plant: Valle de -Escombreras, E-30350 Cartagena (Murcia).

2.

SEKAB (SVENSK ETANOLKEMI AB)

(cid:151) administrative address and address of plant: H(cid:246)rneborgsv(cid:228)gen 11, S-891 26 (cid:214)rnsk(cid:246)ldsvik,

(cid:151) address of other plant: c/o IMA SRL (Industria Meridionale Alcolici), via Isolella 1, I-91100 Trapani.

3.

PRIMALCO OY

(cid:151) administrative address: Salmisaarenranta 7, FIN-00180 Helsinki,

(cid:151) address of plant: c/o IMA SRL (Industria Meridionale Alcolici), via Isolella 1, Zona Industriale,

I-91100 Trapani.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (COM(2000) 774 - C5-0752/2000 - 2000/0306(AVC))
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Canary Islands, French overseas department and region, Structural Funds, fishing industry, regions of Portugal

28.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 53 E/297

TEXTS ADOPTED

Thursday 14 June 2001

1. Structural Funds *** (procedure without debate)

A5-0164/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds
(COM(2000) 774 (cid:129) C5-0752/2000 (cid:129) 2000/0306(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the proposal for a Council Regulation (COM(2000) 774) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to the Council(cid:146)s request for Parliament(cid:146)s assent pursuant to Article 161(1) of the EC

Treaty (C5-0752/2000),

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 86(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism

and the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0164/2001),

1.

2.

Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council Regulation;

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

(1) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 272.

2. Working time in mobile road-transport activities ***II

A5-0196/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive on the organisation of the working time of persons whose
occupation is the performance of mobile road-transport activities (5919/1/2001 (cid:129) C5-0134/2001 (cid:129)
1998/0319(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Council common position (5919/1/2001 (cid:129) C5-0134/2001) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1998) 662) (3),

(cid:129) having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2000) 754) (4),

(cid:129) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Employment and

Social Affairs (A5-0196/2001),

(1) OJ C 142, 15.5.2001, p. 24.
(2) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 235.
(3) OJ C 43, 17.2.1999, p. 4.
(4) OJ C 120 E, 24.4.2001, p. 284.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1171/2001 of 14 June 2001 prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

16.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 161/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1171/2001

of 14 June 2001

prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December
2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3), lays down quotas for blue whiting for
2001.

In order to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of blue whiting in the waters of
ICES
divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels

flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. Germany
has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 May 2001.
This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC
waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of
Germany or registered in Germany are hereby deemed to have
exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 2001.

Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC
waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of
Germany or registered in Germany is hereby prohibited, as are
the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock
caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this
Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 23 May 2001.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (COM(2000) 802 — C5-0702/2000 — 2000/0327(COD))
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU office or agency, data collection, indemnification, maritime safety, maritime transport, oil pollution

C 53 E/316

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.2.2002

Thursday 14 June 2001

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

The Administrative Board shall receive the evaluation
3.
findings and issue recommendations regarding changes to this
Regulation, the Agency and its working practices to the Com-
mission. Both the evaluation findings and recommendations
shall be made public.

The Administrative Board shall receive the evaluation
3.
findings and issue recommendations regarding changes to this
Regulation, the Agency and its working practices to the Com-
mission, which shall forward them to the European Parlia-
ment. An action plan with a timetable shall be included, if
appropriate. Both the evaluation findings and recommen-
dations shall be made public.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Par-
liament and of the Council establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (COM(2000) 802 (cid:129)
C5-0702/2000 (cid:129) 2000/0327(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2000) 802) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Articles 251(2) and 80(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0702/2000),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on the
Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy and the Committee on Industry, External Trade,
Research and Energy (A5-0205/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend the 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 120 E, 24.4.2001, p. 83.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation derogating from certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector (COM(2001) 62 — C5-0077/2001 — 2001/0035(CNS))
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: FIFG, Structural Funds, fishing fleet, fishing industry, fishing regulations, structural policy

C 53 E/390

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.2.2002

Thursday 14 June 2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation derogating
from certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules
and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector (COM(2001) 62
(cid:129) C5-0077/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0035(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 62) (1),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0077/

2001),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0190/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.
Parliament;

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

3.
approved by Parliament;

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

4.
tially;

5.

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

(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 278.

14. Development of the external service

A5-0199/2001

European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on the development of the
external service (COM(2000) 456 (cid:129) C5-0629/2000 (cid:129) 2000/2292(COS))

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission communication (COM(2000) 456 (cid:129) C5-0629/2000),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission(cid:146)s Williamson report of 27 March 1996 on the longer-term require-

ments of the external service (SEC(1996) 554),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission communication of 27 March 1996 on staff redeployment and

rationalisation of the network (SEC(1996) 554/2),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission communication of 8 April 1997 on the development of the external

service of the Commission (SEC(1997) 605),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission communication of 8 April 1998 on the multiannual plan to allocate

external service resources (SEC(1998) 1261),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission communication of 22 July 1998 on the Commission(cid:146)s external

service (SEC(1998) 1261),