Commission measures in 2008-2013 to make use of CAP remote-sensing applications * European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 January 2008 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the measures to be undertaken by the Commission in 2008-13 making use of the remote-sensing applications developed within the framework of the common agricultural policy (COM(2007)0383 — C6-0273/2007 — 2007/0132(CNS))
Date: 2008-01-16
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, agricultural statistics, common agricultural policy, crop yield, data collection, exchange of information, land use, remote sensing, resolution (EU)

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Commission measures in 2008-2013 to make use of CAP remote-sensing
applications *

P6_TA(2008)0010

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 January 2008 on the proposal for a Council regula-
tion on the measures to be undertaken by the Commission in 2008-13 making use of the remote-
the common agricultural policy
sensing applications developed within the framework of

(COM(2007)0383 — C6-0273/2007 — 2007/0132(CNS))

(2009/C 41 E/20)

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2007)0383),

— having regard to Article 37(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0273/2007),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0508/2007),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.

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

4.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

5.

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

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 2

(2)
Experience gained in 2004-07, within the framework of
Decision No 1445/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 22 May 2000 on the application of aerial-survey
and remote-sensing techniques to the agricultural statistics for
1999 to 2003, as amended, and the decisions which preceded
it, has enabled the agro-meteorological system for forecasting
yields and monitoring land and crop conditions to achieve an
advanced operational and development stage and to demon-
strate its effectiveness.

(2)
Experience gained in 2004-2007, within the framework
of Decision No 1445/2000/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 22 May 2000 on the application of aerial-
survey and remote-sensing techniques to the agricultural statis-
tics for 1999 to 2003, as amended, and the decisions which
preceded it, has both provided enhanced knowledge on moni-
toring land use,
land cover and environmental parameters
(LUCAS project), and generated an operational and develop-
ment stage of the agro-meteorological system for monitoring
crops and forecasting yields (MARS project).

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Wednesday 16 January 2008

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 2
Recital 2a (new)

(2a) Only the MARS pilot project, which falls within the
scope of Decision No 2066/2003/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on the contin-
ued application of aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques
to the agricultural statistics for 2004 to 2007 (1) falls within
the scope of the present Regulation. More specifically, only the
operational measures undertaken by the Commission which
make use of remote-sensing applications within the frame-
work of the common agricultural policy fall within the scope
of the present Regulation.

(1) OJ L 309, 26.11.2003, p. 9.

Amendment 3
Recital 5

(5)
It should also be laid down that the information and esti-
mates which result from the measures undertaken and are held
by the Commission should be made available to the Member
States, and the European Parliament and the Council should be
informed by means of an interim and a final report of the con-
ditions for
the remote-sensing measures
undertaken and on the use of the resources made available to
the Commission, accompanied, where appropriate, by a propo-
sal to continue these measures beyond the period laid down in
this Regulation.

implementation of

(5)
It should also be laid down that the information and esti-
mates which result from the measures undertaken are held by
the Commission and are used solely for estimating yields and
not for control purposes. The information and the estimates
should be made available to the Member States, and the Euro-
pean Parliament and the Council should be informed by means
of an interim and a final report of the conditions for implemen-
tation of the remote-sensing measures undertaken and on the
use of the resources made available to the Commission, accom-
panied, where appropriate, by a proposal to continue these
measures beyond the period laid down in this Regulation.

Amendment 4
Article 1, paragraph 1, introductory part

1.
From 1 January 2008, for a six-year period, the mea-
sures undertaken by the Commission making use of remote-
sensing applications within the framework of the common
agricultural policy may be financed by the European Agricul-
tural Guarantee Fund, pursuant to Article 3(2)(e) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1290/2005, where their aim is to give the Com-
mission the means to:

1.
The financial envelope for the implementation of this
programme for
the period 2008 to 2013 is hereby set
at EUR 9,2 million. The annual appropriations shall be
authorised by the budgetary authority within the ceilings of
the budget headings in the financial framework, where their
aim is to give the Commission the means to:

(a) manage agricultural markets;

(a) help manage agricultural markets;

Amendment 5
Article 1, paragraph 1, point (a)

Amendment 6
Article 1, paragraph 1, point (c)

(c) promote access to the information referred to in point (b);

(c) promote access to the information referred to in point (b)
by the bodies so authorised in accordance with this
Regulation only;

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 7
Article 1, paragraph 2, point (b)

(b) creation of a spatial data infrastructure and a website;

(b)

improvement of the JRC Agriculture Unit website making
all relevant research data freely available to the public;

Amendment 8
Article 1, paragraph 2, point (ba) (new)

(ba)

creation of an inventory of all spatial data, remote-
sensing and agro-meteorological projects and consolida-
tion of existing spatial data infrastructure and websites;

Consumer credit ***II

P6_TA(2008)0011

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 January 2008 on the common position adopted by
the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the
Council on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC
(9948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD))

(2009/C 41 E/21)

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007),

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

Council (COM(2002)0443) (2),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposals (COM(2004)0747, COM(2005)0483),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and

Consumer Protection (A6-0504/2007),

1.

2.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

(1) OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 233.
(2) OJ C 331 E, 31.12.2002, p. 200.