European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for Cyprus to apply, in respect of energy products and electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation (COM(2004) 185 — C5-0175/2004 — 2004/0067(CNS))
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Cyprus, derogation from EU law, electrical energy, energy-generating product, tax exemption, tax system

30.4.2004

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TEXTS ADOPTED

Tuesday 20 April 2004

P5_TA(2004)0278

Wider Europe (cid:1) New Neighbourhood policy *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Deci-
sion 2000/24/EC to take into account the enlargement of European Union and the EU’s Wider
Europe -New Neighbourhood policy (COM(2003) 603 (cid:1) C5-0501/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0232(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 603) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0501/2003),

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

(cid:1) 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 and the Committee on Industry,
External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0198/2004),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended on 31 March 2004 (2);

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC

2.
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.

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) P5_TA(2004)0230.

P5_TA(2004)0279

Tax reductions on energy products in Cyprus *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Direc-
tive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for Cyprus to apply, in respect of energy products and
electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation (COM(2004) 185 (cid:1)
C5-0175/2004 (cid:1) 2004/0067(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004) 185) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0175/2004),

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

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

(cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 30 March 2004 on the proposal for a Council directive amending
in respect of

Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for certain Member States to apply,
energy products and electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation (1),

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0264/2004),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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-

3.
stantially;

4.

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

(1) P5-TA-PROV(2004)0200.

P5_TA(2004)0280

Electronic road toll systems ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the
Community (6277/1/2004 (cid:1) C5-0163/2004 (cid:1) 2003/0081(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Council common position (6277/1/2004 (cid:1) C5-0163/2004) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2003) 132) (3),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Policy, Trans-

port and Tourism (A5-0246/2004),

Approves the common position;

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

1.

2.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

4.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) Texts adopted, 18.12.2003, P5_TA(2003)0594.
(3) Not yet published in the OJ.