European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the multiannual framework programme 2002-2006 of the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) for research and training activities aimed at contributing towards the creation of the European Research Area (COM(2001) 94 — C5-0171/2001 — 2001/0054(CNS))
Date: 2001-11-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, EU research policy, nuclear research, research programme

13.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 140 E/375

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Wednesday 14 November 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Activities of the Joint Research Centre

Nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre

Amendment 13
Annex, point 3, Title

Amendment 14
Annex, point 3, introductory part

In accordance with its task of providing scientific and tech-
nical support for EU policies, the JRC will focus its activities
on the following fields:

The main objective will be to further develop collaboration
through networking, leading to broad consensus on a range
of the issues at European and world-level. Special attention
will be given to cooperation with candidate countries. Train-
ing activities will be an important component for JRC to help
equip the Community with a future generation of scientists
with the necessary competencies and expertise. The main
areas of research activity will therefore be as follows:

Amendment 15
Annex, point 3.1

long-lived actinides;

3.1. Waste treatment and storage, in particular separation and
transmutation techniques for
radiation
protection; safety of existing reactors (with priority for reac-
tors in the candidate countries), as well as reactors of the
new generation; control of fissile materials and support for
their non-proliferation; monitoring the decommissioning of
obsolete nuclear installations.

3.1. Waste treatment and storage, in particular separation and
transmutation techniques for
radiation
protection; control of fissile materials and support for their
non-proliferation; monitoring the decommissioning of obsolete
nuclear installations.

long-lived actinides;

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the
multiannual framework programme 2002-2006 of the European Atomic Energy Community (Eura-
tom) for research and training activities aimed at contributing towards the creation of the Euro-
pean Research Area (COM(2001) 94 ’ C5-0171/2001 ’ 2001/0054(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

$ having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 94) (1),

$ having been consulted by the Council (C5-0171/2001),

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

$ having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and

the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0355/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 119, second paragraph

2.
of the Euratom Treaty;

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

3.
Parliament;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

6.

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 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 177.