European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 89/655/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (2nd individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (5766/2/2001 – C5-0135/2001 — 1998/0327(COD))
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, occupational health, occupational safety, protective equipment, vocational training

28.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 53 E/303

COUNCIL
COMMON POSITION

Thursday 14 June 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 21
Article 14, paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to the right of Member States to
develop,
in the light of changing circumstances, different
legislative, regulatory or contractual provisions in the field
of working time, as long as the minimum requirements pro-
vided for in this Directive are complied with, implementation
of this Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reduc-
ing the general level of protection afforded to the persons
referred to in Article 2(1).

Deleted

Amendment 22
Article 14, paragraph 3a (new)

3a. Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure
that the relationships between shippers, freight forwarders,
prime contractors and sub-contractors are regulated through
the adoption of obligatory contracts allowing the verification
of compliance with this Directive.

3. Health and safety at work: work equipment ***II

A5-0156/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 89/655/EEC concerning the
minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work
(2nd individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (5766/2/
2001 (cid:129) C5-0135/2001 (cid:129) 1998/0327(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Council common position (5766/2/2001 (cid:129) C5-0135/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1998) 678) (2),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission(cid:146)s amended proposal (COM(2000) 648) (3),

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

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

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

Social Affairs (A5-0156/2001),

Approves the common position;

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

1.

2.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

(cid:145)Texts Adopted(cid:146) of 21.9.2000, Item 8.

(1)
(2) OJ C 247 E, 31.8.1999, p. 23.
(3) OJ C 62 E, 27.2.2001, p. 113.

C 53 E/304

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.2.2002

Thursday 14 June 2001

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

4.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;

5.

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

4. Community monitoring system for maritime traffic ***I

A5-0208/2001

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive establishing a Community monitoring,
control and information system for maritime traffic (COM(2000) 802 (cid:129) C5-0700/2000 (cid:129) 2000/
0325(COD))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital 7a (new)

(7a) Having a transponder and a voyage data recorder
(black box) on board is not in itself enough to prevent acci-
dents; the level of training and competence of the crew is
equally important. Member States must ensure therefore
that there are enough shore staff, particularly in vessel traf-
fic services, coastal stations and rescue services, and that they
are properly trained;

Amendment 2
Recital 8

(8) Accurate knowledge of dangerous or polluting goods
being carried on board ships is essential to the preparation
and effectiveness of operations to tackle pollution or the risk
of pollution at sea. Ships leaving or bound for Member States
must notify this information to the competent authorities or
port authorities of those Member States. Ships not calling at a
port located in the Community must provide the reporting sys-
tems operated by the coastal authorities of the Member States
with information on the quantity and type of dangerous goods
they are carrying.

(8) Accurate knowledge of dangerous or polluting goods
being carried on board ships and of the standard of safety of
ships themselves is essential to the preparation and effective-
ness of operations to tackle pollution or the risk of pollution at
sea. Ships leaving or bound for Member States must notify this
information to the competent authorities or port authorities of
those Member States. Ships not calling at a port located in the
Community must provide the reporting systems operated by
the coastal authorities of the Member States with information
on the quantity and type of dangerous goods they are carrying
and on the standard of safety of the ships themselves.

Amendment 3
Recital 11

(11) Where a Member State considers that exceptionally
poor weather and sea conditions are creating a serious threat
for the environment, it stops all ships carrying dangerous or
polluting goods from leaving port until the situation returns
to normal. Within the framework of its power of discretion,

(11) Where the competent authorities designated by the
Member States consider that exceptionally poor weather and
sea conditions are creating a serious threat for the environ-
ment, or endangering the life and safety of the crew and
passengers they must inform the master of a ship which

(1) OJ C 120 E, 24.4.2001, p. 67.