European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government (COM(2001) 100 — C5-0079/2001 — 2001/0056(COD))
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European accounting system, data collection, public accounting, public administration

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TEXTS ADOPTED

Tuesday 3 July 2001

1. Medicinal products for human use (codified version) ***I (procedure without

report)

C5-0763/2000

Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the Community code relat-
ing to medicinal products for human use (codified version) (COM(2000) 830 (cid:129) C5-0763/2000 (cid:129)
1999/0134(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The proposal was approved.

2. Veterinary medicinal products (codified version) ***I

(procedure without

report)

C5-0550/2000

Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the Community code relat-
ing to veterinary medicinal products (codified version) (COM(2000) 657 (cid:129) C5-0550/2000 (cid:129) 1999/
0180(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The proposal was approved.

3. Quarterly non-financial accounts for general government ***I (procedure with-

out debate)

A5-0242/2001

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on quarterly non-financial accounts for
general government (COM(2001) 100 (cid:129) C5-0079/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0056(COD))

The proposal was approved.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
(COM(2001) 100 (cid:129)
regulation on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government

C5-0079/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0056(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2001) 100) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Articles 251 and 285 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted

the proposal to Parliament (C5-0079/2001),

(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 300.

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0242/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend its proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

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

4. Measuring instruments ***I (procedure without debate)

A5-0221/2001

Proposal

for

a European Parliament

and Council directive on measuring instruments

(COM(2000) 566 (cid:129) C5-0478/2000 (cid:129) 2000/0233(COD))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital 2

(2) Measuring instruments can be used for a variety of
measurement
tasks. Those responding to reasons of public
interest, affecting the daily life of citizens in many ways
directly and indirectly, require the use of legally controlled
measuring instruments.

(2) Measuring instruments can be used for a variety of
measurement
tasks. Those responding to reasons of public
interest, public health, public safety, public order, protection
of the environment, levying taxes and duties, consumer pro-
tection and fair trading, which affect the daily life of citizens
in many ways directly and indirectly, require the use of legally
controlled measuring instruments.

Amendment 2
Recital 4a (new)

(4a) The optionality clause introduced by this Directive,
under which Member States may exercise their right to decide
whether or not to regulate any of the measuring instruments
covered by this Directive, should be applied provided it does
not act as a barrier to completing the internal market and is
subject to the transitional provisions of this Directive.

Amendment 3
Recital 4b (new)

(4b) There should be a specific definition of the term
(cid:145)manufacturer(cid:146) and his responsibility for the conformity of
measuring instruments.

(1) OJ C 62 E, 27.2.2001, p. 1.