European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive relating to special provisions for vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, and amending Directives 70/156/EEC and 97/27/EC  (C5-0278/2001 — 1997/0176(COD))
Date: 2001-10-03
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: bus, carriage of passengers, commercial vehicle, free movement of capital, motor vehicle, safety device, technical regulations, technical standard, transport safety, weights and measures

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TEXTS ADOPTED

Wednesday 3 October 2001

1. Europol: combating counterfeiting and forgery * (procedure without report)

C5-0360/2001

Initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to the adoption by the Council of a draft Deci-
sion amending the Decision of 29 April 1999 extending Europol’s mandate to deal with forgery of
money and means of payment [10528/2001 1 C5-0360/2001 1 2001/0822(CNS)]

(Consultation procedure)

The initiative was approved.

2. Protection against counterfeiting of the euro * (procedure without report)

C5-0361/2001

Initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to the adoption of a Council Framework Deci-
sion amending Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA on increasing protection by criminal penalties
and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro [10527/
2001 1 C5-0361/2001 1 2001/0823(CNS)]

(Consultation procedure)

The initiative was approved.

3. Vehicles designed to carry more than eight passengers ***III

A5-0312/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive relating to special provisions for vehicles used
for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, and
amending Directives 70/156/EEC and 97/27/EC (C5-0278/2001 1 1997/0176(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:24) having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0278/2001),

(cid:24) having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1997) 276) (2),

(cid:24) having regard to its position at second reading (3) on the Council common position (4),

(1) OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 80.
(2) OJ C 17, 20.1.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 276, 1.10.2001, p. 124.
(4) OJ C 370, 22.12.2000, p. 1.

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(cid:24) having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position

(COM(2001) 217 (cid:24) C5-0168/2001),

(cid:24) having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:24) having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:24) having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0312/2001),

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 Commission.

4. Environmental noise ***II

A5-0296/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive relating to the assessment and management of environmen-
tal noise (6660/1/2001 1 C5-0245/2001 1 2000/0194(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:24) having regard to the Council common position (6660/1/2001 (cid:24) C5-0245/2001),

(cid:24) having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2000) 468) (2),

(cid:24) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:24) having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:24) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,

Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0296/2001),

1.

2.

Amends the common position as follows;

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

COUNCIL
COMMON POSITION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 3
Recital 4a (new)

(4a) To supplement this framework directive, the Commis-
sion should propose specific directives laying down quality
standards which Member States are required to meet. Such
specific directives should cover all noise sources.

(1) OJ C 232, 17.8.2001, p. 305.
(2) OJ C 337 E, 28.11.2000, p. 251.