European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending Council directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC (COM(2000) 839 - C5-0027/2001 - 2000/0331(COD))
Date: 2001-10-23
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU environmental policy, access to information, environmental impact, impact study, political participation, polluter pays principle, prevention of pollution, waste management

C 112 E/134

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

9.5.2002

Tuesday 23 October 2001

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

2. The public concerned shall be entitled to express com-
ments and opinions to the competent authority before a deci-
sion is taken.

2. The public concerned shall be entitled to submit com-
ments and opinions in writing or, if appropriate, at a public
hearing, to the competent authority before a decision is taken.

3. The results of
to this
Annex must be taken into consideration in the taking of a
decision.

the consultations held pursuant

3. The results of
to this
Annex must be duly taken into consideration in the taking of
a decision.

the consultations held pursuant

4. The detailed arrangements for informing the public (for
example by bill posting within a certain radius or publication
in local newspapers) and consulting the public concerned
(for example by written submissions or by way of a public
enquiry) shall be determined by the Member States. Reasonable
time-frames shall be provided allowing sufficient time for each
of the different stages provided for in this Annex.

4. The detailed arrangements for informing the public (for
example by bill posting within a certain radius or publication
in local newspapers) and consulting the public concerned
(for example by written submissions or by way of a public
enquiry) shall be determined by the Member States. Reasonable
time-frames shall be provided allowing sufficient
time for
informing the public, and for the public to prepare and par-
ticipate effectively in each of the different stages provided for
in this Annex.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive on providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and
programmes relating to the environment and amending Council directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/
EC (COM(2000) 839 & C5-0027/2001 & 2000/0331(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

’ having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2000) 839) (1),

’ having regard to Articles 251(2) and 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0027/2001),

’ having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

’ having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
and the opinions of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs and
the Committee on Petitions (A5-0321/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

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

(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 123.