European Parliament decision setting up a temporary committee on foot-and-mouth disease
Date: 2002-01-16
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EP Committee, foot-and-mouth disease

7.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

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TEXTS ADOPTED

Wednesday 16 January 2002

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Numerical strength of committees

European Parliament decision on the numerical strength of committees

The European Parliament,

(cid:2) having regard to Rule 150(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:2) having regard to its decision of 21 July 1999 on the numerical strength of parliamentary commit-

tees (1),

1.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

Decides to amend the number of members of parliamentary committees as follows:

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy: 69 members

Committee on Budgets: 41 members

Committee on Budgetary Control: 21 members

Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs: 49 members

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 43 members

Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market: 34 members

VII.

Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy: 56 members

VIII. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 53 members

IX.

X.

XI.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy: 60 members

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 39 members

Committee on Fisheries: 23 members

XII.

Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism: 58 members

XIII. Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport: 33 members

XIV. Committee on Development and Cooperation: 35 members

XV.

Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 35 members

XVI. Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities: 40 members

XVII. Committee on Petitions: 30 members.

(1) OJ C 301, 18.10.1999, p. 18.

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Temporary committee on foot-and-mouth disease

European Parliament decision setting up a temporary committee on foot-and-mouth disease

The European Parliament,

(cid:2) having regard to Rule 150(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:2) having regard to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 12 December 2001 to propose the

setting-up of a temporary committee on foot-and-mouth disease,

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(cid:2) having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2001 on the Commission statement on foot-and-mouth

disease in the European Union (1),

(cid:2) having regard to the urgency debate and its resolution of 6 September 2001 on foot-and-mouth dis-

ease (2),

1.

(a)

(b)

Decides to set up a temporary committee with the following powers:

to assess EU policy and the control of meat imports from third countries in the context of the epi-
demic;

to analyse the management of the foot-and-mouth epidemic and the implementation of Community
law in this regard to date, and to invite representatives of the Commission and of governments, as well
as officials responsible, to attend hearings of the committee;

(c)

to analyse the total impact on Community funds of the foot-and-mouth epidemic so far;

(d) on this basis to make proposals to look into vaccination policy in particular and for political and
legislative initiatives with regard to the prevention and fighting of diseases in the agricultural sector
in general;

Decides that the term of office of the temporary committee shall be twelve months, at the end of

2.
which it shall submit a report to Parliament;

3.

(1)
(2)

Decides that the temporary committee shall be composed of 30 members.

‘Texts Adopted’, Item 12.
‘Texts Adopted’, Item 14.

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Consumer information and education (Rule 62)

European Parliament resolution on general aspects of consumer protection policy and, in particu-
lar, consumer information and education with regard to the application of Directive 90/314/EEC
(2001/2136(INI))

The European Parliament,

(cid:2) having regard to Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays

and package tours (1),

(cid:2) having regard to the Commission’s report of 5 November 1999 on the implementation of Directive
90/314/EEC on package travel and holiday tours in the domestic legislation of EC Member States
(SEC(1999) 1800),

(cid:2) having regard to Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer con-

tracts (2),

(cid:2) having regard to its resolution of 31 March 1998 on improving safety, consumers’ rights and trading

standards in the tourism sector (3),

(cid:2) having regard to the Consumers’ in Europe Group Report CEG 98/16 as at 30 October 1998,

(cid:2) having regard to the 2255th Council Meeting ‘Consumer Affairs’ in Luxembourg on 13 April 2000,

(cid:2) having regard to the Conclusions of the Expert Group Round Table on Package Travel Contracts,

(1) OJ L 158, 23.6.1990, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.
(3) OJ C 138, 4.5.1998, p. 38.