European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the International Plant Protection Convention, as revised and approved by Resolution 12/97 of the Twenty-Ninth Session of the FAO Conference in November 1997 (COM(2003) 470 — C5-0392/2003 — 2003/0178(CNS))
Date: 2003-11-18
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: FAO, UN convention, accession to an agreement, international standard, plant health control, plant health legislation, protection of plant life

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Tuesday 18 November 2003

TEXTS ADOPTED

P5_TA(2003)0487

COM for hops *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops (COM(2003) 562
(cid:1) C5-0460/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0216(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 562) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 37(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0460/2003),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 and Rule 158(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0380/

2003),

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

1.

2.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

3.
stantially;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2003)0488

EC accession to the International Plant Protection Convention *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision approving the
accession of the European Community to the International Plant Protection Convention, as revised
and approved by Resolution 12/97 of the Twenty-Ninth Session of the FAO Conference in Nov-
ember 1997 (COM(2003) 470 (cid:1) C5-0392/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0178(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 470) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 37(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0392/2003),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67, Rule 97(7) and Rule 158(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0379/

2003),

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

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1.

Approves the proposal for a Council decision;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, the governments and

2.
parliaments of the Member States and the Director of the FAO.

Tuesday 18 November 2003

P5_TA(2003)0489

High activity sealed radioactive sources *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on the control
of high activity sealed radioactive sources (COM(2003) 18 (cid:1) C5-0019/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0005(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 18) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 31(2) and Article 32 of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C5-0019/2003),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

(A5-0363/2003),

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;

3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

4.
stantially;

5.

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

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Article 2, point (a)

(a)

‘High activity source or source’ means a sealed source con-
taining a radionuclide whose activity at the time of fab-
rication or of the first placing on the market is equal to
or exceeds the relevant activity level specified in Annex I;

(a)

‘High activity source or source’ means a sealed source con-
taining a radionuclide whose activity at the time of fab-
rication or of the first placing on the market is equal to
or exceeds the relevant activity level specified in Annex I,
i.e. when the dose rate is more than 1 mSv/h at a dis-
tance of one metre;

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.