European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 establishing an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession  (COM(2001) 110 — C5-0152/2001 — 2001/0058(CNS))
Date: 2001-09-20
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU financial instrument, Structural Funds, accession to the European Union, enlargement of the Union, third country

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Thursday 20 September 2001

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 4
ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH 2b (new)
Article 9, paragraph 1, point (da) (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999)

2b. The following point (da) is added to paragraph 1 of Arti-

cle 9:

(da)

to make, not

later than 1 January 2002, cor-
ruption of officials called upon to administer Com-
munity funds, and conflicts of interest involving
those officials, punishable offences;

Amendment 5
ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH 2c (new)
Article 9, paragraph 5a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999)

2c. The following paragraph 5a is added to Article 9:

Not later than 30 March 2002 the Commission
5a.
shall submit a progress report to the European Parlia-
ment and the Council on compliance with the require-
ments imposed on beneficiary countries under para-
graph 1.

Amendment 6
ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH 3a (new)
Annex V, point 9 (Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999)

3a. Point 9 of Annex V is replaced by the following:

complete and detailed information on the results of
irregularities found and adminis-

9.
checks carried out,
trative and judicial proceedings in progress;

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 establishing an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession
(COM(2001) 110 (cid:129) C5-0152/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0058(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 110) (1),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 308 of the EC Treaty (C5-0152/2001),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee

on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0295/2001),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly,

(1) OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 197.

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

3.
Parliament;

4.

5.

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.

2. Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combus-

tion plants ***III

A5-0293/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive on the limitation of emissions of certain
pollutants into the air from large combustion plants (C5-0323/2001 (cid:129) 1998/0225(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0323/2001),

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

Council (COM(1998) 415) (2),

(cid:129) having regard to the amended proposal (COM(1999) 611) (3),

(cid:129) having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission(cid:146)s opinion on Parliament(cid:146)s amendments to the common position

(COM(2001) 222 (cid:129) C5-0164/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0293/2001),

1.

Approves the joint text;

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

2.
the EC Treaty;

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

3.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 243 and OJ C 54, 25.2.2000, p. 76.
(2) OJ C 300, 29.9.1998, p. 6.
(3) OJ C 212 E, 25.7.2000, p. 36.
(4)
(5) OJ C 375, 28.12.2000, p. 12.

(cid:145)Texts Adopted(cid:146), 14.3.2001, Item 4.