European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision 1999/733/EC providing supplementary macro-financial assistance to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (COM(2001) 613 — C5-0486/2001 — 2001/0213(CNS))
Date: 2001-11-29
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Community loan, EU aid, International Monetary Fund, North Macedonia, financial aid, macroeconomics

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 10
SOLE ARTICLE, POINT 1A (new)
Article 1, paragraph 4 (Decision 1999/733/EC)

1a. Article 1(4) shall be replaced by the following:

4.
The Community financial assistance shall be man-
aged by the Commission in close consultation with the
Political and Security Committee (PSC) and the Econ-
omic and Financial Committee and in a manner consist-
ent with any agreement reached between the IMF and the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Amendment 11
SOLE ARTICLE, POINT 1B (new)
Article 2, paragraph 1 (Decision 1999/733/EC)

1b. Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following:

The Commission is empowered to agree with the
1.
authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedo-
nia, after consultation with the Political and Security
Committee (PSC) and the Economic and Financial Com-
mittee, the economic policy conditions attached to the
Community macro-financial assistance. These conditions
shall be consistent with the agreements referred to in
Article 1(4).

Amendment 12
SOLE ARTICLE, POINT 1C (new)
Article 2, paragraph 2 (Decision 1999/733/EC)

1c. Article 2(2) shall be replaced by the following:

2.
The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in
consultation with the Political and Security Committee
(PSC) and the Economic and Financial Committee and
in coordination with the IMF, that economic policies in
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are in
accordance with the objectives of this macro-financial
assistance and that its conditions are being fulfilled. It
shall inform the budgetary authority of the results of
its verifications.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council decision amend-
ing Council Decision 1999/733/EC providing supplementary macro-financial assistance to the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (COM(2001) 613 ) C5-0486/2001 ) 2001/0213(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:22) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 519),

(cid:22) having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2001) 613),

(cid:22) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 308 of the EC Treaty (C5-0486/2001),

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

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

Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0353/2001),

(cid:22) having regard to the second report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinion of the Committee

on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0385/2001),

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;

Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to amend the Commission proposal substan-

4.
tially;

5.

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

16. Macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina *

A5-0411/2001

Proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision 1999/325/EC providing macro-financial
assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina (COM(2001) 610 ) C5-0558/2001 ) 2001/0250(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
CITATION 1a (new)

Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 21 December
1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Com-
munities (1) and in particular Article 26 thereof,

(1) OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.

Amendment 2
CITATION 1b (new)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000 of
5 December 2000 on assistance for Albania, Bosnia and Her-
zegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, repealing Regu-
lation (EC) No 1628/96 and amending Regulations (EEC)
No 3906/89 and (EEC) No 1360/90 and Decisions 97/256/
EC and 1999/311/EC (1), and in particular Article 6(4)
thereof,

(1) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 1.