European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (COM(2000) 578 — C5-0705/2000 - 2000/0238(CNS))
Date: 2001-09-20
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: administrative procedure, aid to refugees, international issue, refugee, right of asylum

28.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 77 E/115

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Thursday 20 September 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

A. has democratic institutions and the following rights are
generally observed there: the right to freedom of thought, con-
science and religion, the right to freedom of expression, the
right to freedom of peaceful assembly, the right to freedom of
associations with others, including the right to form and join
trade unions and the right to take part in government directly
or through freely chosen representatives;

A. has democratic structures and the following rights are
consistently observed there: the right to freedom of thought,
conscience and religion, the right to freedom of expression,
the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, the right to freedom
of associations with others,
including the right to form and
join trade unions and the right to take part in government
directly or through freely chosen representatives;

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on minimum
standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status
(COM(2000) 578 (cid:129) C5-0705/2000 (cid:129) 2000/0238(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 578) (1),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant

to Article 67 and Article 63 of

the EC Treaty

(C5-0705/2000),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens(cid:146) Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home
Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and
Defence Policy and the Committee on Women(cid:146)s Rights and Equal Opportunities (A5-0291/2001),

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;

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.

(1) OJ C 62 E, 27.2.2001, p. 231.

6. Cohesion Fund (1999)

A5-0248/2001

European Parliament resolution on the Commission(cid:146)s Annual Report 1999 on the Cohesion Fund
(COM(2000) 822 (cid:129) C5-0109/2001 (cid:129) 2001/2058(COS))

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission(cid:146)s Annual Report 1999 (COM(2000) 822 (cid:129) C5-0109/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/1994 of 16 May 1994 establishing the Cohesion

Fund (1),

(1) OJ L 130, 25.5.1994, p. 1.