European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (COM(2001) 293 — C5-0374/2001 — 2001/0131(CNS))
Date: 2001-11-29
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: CCT duties, developing countries, exemption from customs duties, generalised preferences, originating product, suspension of customs duties, tariff policy

27.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 153 E/235

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Thursday 29 November 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 2
Recital 8a (new)

(8a) Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance
with Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, provide a higher tariff
reduction, these preferential duty rates should continue to
apply.

Amendment 3
Article 7, paragraph 2a (new)

2a. Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance
with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 on Common
Customs Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on 31 December
2001, provide a tariff reduction, for the products referred to
in paragraph 2, of more than 3,5 percentage points, these
preferential duty rates shall apply as long as the reduction
is higher than 3,5 percentage points.

Amendment 4
Article 8, paragraph 3a (new)

3a. Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance
with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 on Common
Customs Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on 31 December
2001, provide a tariff reduction for the products referred to
in the first sentence of paragraph 1 and in the first sentence
of paragraph 3, of more than 7 percentage points, these pref-
erential duty rates shall apply as long as the reduction is
higher than 7 percentage points.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation applying a
scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004
(COM(2001) 293 $ C5-0374/2001 $ 2001/0131(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:22) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 293) (1),

(cid:22) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 133 of the EC Treaty (C5-0374/2001),

(cid:22) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:22) having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the opinion of

the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0404/2001),

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;

(1) OJ C 270 E, 25.9.2001, p. 24.

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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.

4. Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the EC *

A5-0176/2001

Proposal for a Council regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) on the Financial Regulation applicable to
the general budget of the European Communities (COM(2000) 461 $ C5-0627/2000 $ 2000/
0203(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the amendments adopted at the sitting of 31 May 2001 (1).

(1)

‘Texts Adopted’, Item 8.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Finan-
cial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (COM(2000) 461 $
C5-0627/2000 $ 2000/0203(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:22) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 461) (1),

(cid:22) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 279 of the EC Treaty (C5-0627/2000),

(cid:22) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:22) having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, the Committee on Budgetary
Control, the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, the Committee on Devel-
opment and Cooperation and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0176/2001),

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;

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 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 1.