European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (COM(2002) 519 - C5-0497/2002 - 2002/0227(CNS))
Date: 2003-03-11
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, accession to the European Union, aid to agriculture, budgetary reserve (EU), eligibility criteria, natural disaster, terms for aid

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P5_TA(2003)0074

Provisions relating to the committees assisting the Commission (unani-
mity) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation adapting the
its imple-
provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of
menting powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation
procedure (unanimity) (COM(2001) 789 — C5‑0092/2002 — 2001/0316(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 789) (1),

— having regard to Articles 93, 94, 157, 269, 279 and 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which it

was consulted by the Council (C5‑0092/2002),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinions of the
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal
Market (A5‑0032/2003),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.
Parliament;

Asks to be consulted again should the Council

3.
Commission proposal;

intend to make substantial changes to the

4.

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

(1) OJ C 75 E, 26.3.2002, p. 448.

P5_TA(2003)0075

Pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture
and rural development in the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the pre-
accession period (COM(2002) 519 — C5‑0497/2002 — 2002/0227(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

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The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2002) 519) (1),

— having regard to Article 181a of the EC Treaty, in accordance with which the Council consulted

Parliament (C5‑0497/2002),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5‑0028/

2003),

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

3.
Parliament;

to notify Parliament

if

it

intends to depart

from the text approved by

Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal

4.
substantially;

5.

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

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

RECITAL 2

No special provision is included in the Regulation for actions
to help restore rural areas following exceptional natural disas-
ters,

No special provision is included in the Regulation for actions
to help restore rural areas following exceptional disasters,

Amendment 2

ARTICLE 1, NEW PARAGRAPH AFTER INTRODUCTION

Article 2, indents 7a, 7b and 7c (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999)

In Article 2, the following new indents are inserted after the
seventh indent:
— special measures when exceptional disasters, particularly

natural disasters, are determined to have occurred;

— local partnerships between the public, private or volun-
tary sector, whose aim it is to facilitate the implementa-
tion of one or more of the measures within this Article;
— capacity development among the actors in the local autho-
rities
are
committed to the furtherance of other measures within
this Article;

organisations who

non-governmental

or

(1) OJ C 331 E, 31.12.2002, p.195.

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AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 3

ARTICLE 1

Article 8, paragraph 1, point (a) (Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999)

(a) for

relevant projects under

the
Commission determines that exceptional natural disasters
have occurred the Community contribution may amount to
up to 85 % of the total eligible public expenditure;

any measure where

(a) for

any measure where

relevant projects under

the
Commission determines that exceptional disasters, mainly
natural disasters, have occurred the Community contribu-
tion may amount to up to 85 % of the total eligible public
expenditure;

P5_TA(2003)0076

Opening to the public of the EEC and Euratom historical archives *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on amending
Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 concerning the opening to the public of the historical
archives of the European Economy Community and the European Atomic Energy Community
(COM(2002) 462 — C5‑0417/2002 — 2002/0203(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2002) 462) (1),

— having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0417/2002),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home

Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A5-0035/2003),

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 331 E, 31.12.2002, p. 169.