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No C 246/112 Official Journal of the European Communities 14.9.87

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING OF FRIDAY, 10 JULY 1987

(87/C 246/05)

PART I

Proceedings of the sitting

IN THE CHAIR: MR ALBER

_Vice-President_

_(The sitting was opened at 9 a.m.)_

1. Approval of the Minutes

The minutes of the previous day's sitting were
approved.

Mrs Van Hemeldonck had indicated that she had
wanted to vote for the joint resolution which had
replaced Docs. B 2-680, 684 and 697/87 on South
Africa.

2. Request for the parliamentary immunity of a Member to be waived

The President announced that he had received a
request from the competent Italian authorities to waive
the parliamentary immunity of Mr Selva.

Pursuant to Rule of the Rules of Procedure, this request
had been referred to the Committee on the Rules of

Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities.

3. Petitions

The President announced that he had received the fol
lowing petitions:

— by Mrs Mary Shine on no increase of VAT in the

UK (No 141/87);

— by Mr Patrizio Rovelli on the court case against
Mr Michel Ballia (No 142/87);

— by the National Association of Artificial Kidney
Patients on the situation with regard to organ transplants in Italy (No 143/87);

by the National Association of Artificial Kidney
Patients on water pollution (No 144/87);

— by Mr Patrick Dufrasne on double value added
taxation on a motor vehicle in France (No 145/87);

— by Mrs A. Heneghan on the adjustment of a state
disability pension (No 146/87);

— by the French Association for Friendship and Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa (AFASPA) on a
national forum for Namibia (No 147/87);

— by Mr Michael Grange on benefit of the European
Social Fund for young unemployment (No 148/87);

— by Mr Reinhold Lofy on unequal treatment and
recognition of cases of physical injury or damage to
health in the Federal Republic of Germany (No 149/
87);

— by Mrs Katherina Delvenakoutou on two sets of
legal proceedings in the European Community
(No 150/87);

— by Mr Uwe-Karsten Miihlenbeck on the Marriageability Certificate requirement within the Community
(No 151/87);

by Mr Klaus Hagendorf on difficulties encountered in
obtaining a residence permit in France (No 152/87);

— by Mrs Maria Allegri on the annulment of entitlement to receive an Italian social security pension and
recovery of sums paid in error (No 153/87);

— by Mrs Ascencion Lujan Gutierrez on the full and
regular payment of Dutch family allowance (No 154/
87),

— by Mr Vicente Doral Isla on a premium for definitive cessation of wine growing (No 155/87);

— by Mrs T. Emmott on legal rights under the Directive of Equality of 1984 (No 156/87);

— by NODAF on who will control the market in
vegetable seeds (No 157/87);

— by Mr Consolato Scaccianoce on grossly unfair
treatment by the public administration (No 158/87)

— by Mr Haanraadts on the behaviour of the Municipal Council of Benisa (No 159/87);

— by Diwan on urgent action in favour of the Breton
language for native speakers (No 160/87);

— by Sanluis LDA on motorways in Portugal
(No 161/87).

These petitions had been entered in the register pursuant to Rule 128 (3) of the Rules of Procedure and,
pursuant to paragraph 4 of the same Rule, referred to
the Committee on Petitions for consideration.

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_Decisions_ _on_ _various_ _petitions_

(a) Petitions declared admissible, pursuant to Rule
128 (4) of the Rules of Procedure:

— Petitions Nos 279/86, 50 to 61/87, 66 to 73/87:

(b) Petitions forwarded for additional information to
the Commission:

— Petitions Nos 279/86, 50, 52, 61, 63, 66, 67, 69, 70,
71 and 73/87;

(c) Petitions forwarded for opinions:

— Petitions Nos 279/86, 66 and 71/87 to the Committee on Social Affairs,

— Petition No 51/87 to the Committee on Institutional Affairs,

— Petition No 53/87 to the Committee on Transport.

(d) Petitions declared inadmissible, pursuant to Rule
128 (5) of the Rules of Procedure:

— Petitions Nos 62 and 65/87;

(e) Petitions on which the examination had closed:

— Petitions Nos 55 to 60/87, 68 and 72/87: documentation had been sent to the petitioners,

— Petitions Nos 12, 37, 44, 82, 162, 222, 244, 247, 248
and 255/86:

examination had been closed on the basis of information given by the Commission,

— Petition No 192/86: examination closed on the
basis of another committee's opinion and information
from the Commission.

4. Transfer of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had authorized transfer of
appropriations No 4/87 (Doc. C 2-53/87).

5. Procedure without report

The next item was the vote on the following proposal
for a Regulation dealt with under the procedure without report pursuant to Rule 116:

— a Regulation setting an additional period for use
of the special import tariff quota for high-quality beef
opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3495/86 (COM(87) 58
final —Doc. C 2-12/87)

with had been referred to the REX Committee.

6. Less-favoured agricultural areas in the Federal
Republic of Germany

The next item was the report without debate drawn up
by Mr Colino Salamanca, on behalf of the Committee
on Agriculture, on the proposal from the Commission
of the European Communities to the Council
(COM(87) 157 final —Doc. C 2-39/87) for a Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1938/81 on a
common measure to improve public amenities in certain less-favoured agricultural areas in the Federal
Republic of Germany (Doc. A 2-106/87)

— _Proposal_ _for a Regulation (COM(87) 157 final_ —
_Doc. C 2-39/87):_

The EPP Group had requested a vote by RCV:

Members voting: 77 (').
For: 74.
Against: 2.
Abstentions: 1.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal _(see_
_part II, item 2)._

—
_Motion for a resolution:_

Parliament adopted the resolution _(see_ _part II, item 2)._

7. Nature reserves — Erosion of agricultural soils —
Protection of the marine and coastal environment of
the eastern African region — Threatened extinction
of pearl mussels (vote)

The next item was the vote on the Lentz-Cornette (Doc.
A 2-65/87), Graziani (Doc. A 2-20/87, Le Roux (Doc.
A 2-55/87) and Sherlock (Doc. A 2-21/87) reports.

—
_Motion for a resolution contained in the Lentz-Cor-_
_nette_ _report_ _(Doc._ _A 2-65/87):_

Preamble and recital A: adopted.

Recital B:

— amendment 1 by Mr Graziani: rejected.

Recital B, recitals C to P and paragraphs 1 to 23 were
adopted.

This proposal was approved _(part II, item 1)._ (') See Annex III.

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The EPP Group had requested a roll-call vote on the
motion for a resolution as a whole.

Members voting: 97 (')
For: 94.
Against: 0.
Abstentions: 3.

Parliament thus adopted the resolution _(see part II,_
_item 3(a))._

—
_Motion for a resolution contained in the Graziani_
_report_ _(Doc._ _A 2-20/87):_

Preamble, recitals and paragraph 1: adopted.

After paragraph 1:

— amendment 1 by Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf, on
behalf of the Committee on Agriculture: adopted.

Paragraphs 2 and 3: adopted.

After paragraph 3:

— amendment 2 by the same: adopted.

Paragraphs 4 and 5: adopted.

Mrs Squarcialupi spoke on the speed with which the
President was conducting the vote.

After paragraph 5:

— amendment 3 by the same: adopted.

Paragraph 6: adopted.

After paragraph 6:

— amendment 4 by the same: adopted;

— amendment 5 by the same, on which a split vote
had been requested:

the rapporteur spoke.

— introductory sentence and indent (a): adopted;

— indent (b): adopted.

— amendment 6 by the same: adopted;

— amendments 7 and 8 by the same: adopted;

— amendment 9 by the same: adopted.

(') See Annex III.

Paragraphs 7 to 9: adopted.

Parliament adopted the resolution _(see part II, item_
_3(b))._

— _Le Roux_ _report_ _(Doc._ _A 2-55/87:_

— _Proposal for a Decision (COM(86) 344 final_ — _Doc._
_C 2-55/86):_

Parliament approved the Commission proposal _(see_
_part II, item_ _3(c))._

—
_Motion for a resolution:_

Parliament adopted the resolution _(see part II, item_
_3(c))._

—
_Motion for a resolution contained in the Sherlock_
_report_ _(Doc._ _A 2-21/87):_

Parliament adopted the resolution _(see part II, item_
_3(d))._

8. Protection of the ozone layer (vote)

The next item was the vote on the motion for a resolution contained in the Martin report (Doc. A 2-111/87).

First 7 indents of the preamble: adopted.

8th indent, on which the Liberal Group had requested a
split vote:

— up to 'chlorofluorocarbons in the environment
(80/372/EEC)': adopted by electronic vote;

— remainder: adopted by electronic vote.

9th indent, on which the Liberal Group had requested a
split vote:

— up to 'chlorofluorocarbons in the environment
(82/795/EEC)': adopted;

— remainder: adopted by electronic vote.

10th indent and recitals A to C: adopted.

After recital C:

— amendment 2 by Mr van der Lek: rejected.

Recitals D to M: adopted.

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Recital N, on which a separate vote had been requested
by the Liberal Group: adopted.

Recitals O and P: adopted.

Recital Q, on which a split vote had been requested by
the Liberal Group:

— up to 'a genuine option': adopted;

— remainder: adopted by electronic vote.

Paragraphs 1 and 2: adopted.

Paragraph 3:

— amendment 4 by Mrs Lentz-Cornette: adopted by
RDV(SOC):

Members voting: 159 ( [1] ).
For: 81.
Against: 78.
Abstentions: 0.

Paragraph 4:

— amendment 3 by Mr van der Lek: rejected.

Paragraph 4 was adopted.

Paragraph 5:

— amendment 5 by Mrs Lentz-Cornette: rejected
after the rapporteur had spoken.

Paragraph 5 was adopted.

Paragraph 6:

— amendment 1 by Mrs Bonino, Mr Cicciomessere
and Mr Pannella: rejected.

Paragraphs 6 and 7 were adopted.

Paragraphs 8 and 11: adopted.

Paragraph 12 on which a separate vote had been
requested by the Liberal Group: rejected by electronic

vote.

Paragraph 13: adopted.

After paragraph 13:

— amendment 6 by Mrs Lentz-Cornette: adopted.

Paragraph 14: adopted.

Mrs Bonino pointed out that the figures contained in
amendment 4 which had been adopted were not com

(!) See Annex III.

patible with those in paragraph 6. The following spoke
on this point: the rapporteur, Mrs Weber, Chairman of
the Committee on the Environment, Mr Sherlock, who
proposed under Rule 103 (1) that the report be referred
back to committee, Mrs Weber, who seconded this proposal, and Mr Klepsch.

The request for referral back was approved.

Mr van der Lek spoke.

9. Standard qualities for common wheat and other
cereals (debate and vote)

Mr Romeos introduced his report, drawn up on behalf
of the Committee on Agriculture, on the proposal by
the Commission of the European Communities to the
Council (COM(87) 125 final — Doc. C 2-33/87) for a
Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75
fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum wheat (Doc. A 2-120/87)

The following spoke: Mr Giummarra, on behalf of the
EPP Group, Mr Mosar, _Member of the Commission,_
and the rapporteur, who withdrew the amendments by
the responsible committee to the proposal for a regulation.

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE_

_—_
_Proposal_ _for a Regulation (COM(87) 125 final —_
_Doc. C 2-33/87):_ (amendments 1 and 2: withdrawn.)

Parliament approved the Commission proposal _(see_
_part II, Item 4)_

—
_Motion for a resolution_

Parliament adopted the resolution _(see_ _part II, Item 4)._

10. Preventive withdrawals of apples and pears (debate
and vote)

Mr Colino Salamanca introduced his report, drawn up
on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture, on the proposal from the Commission of the European Communities to the Council (COM(87) 279 final — Doc. C 280/87) for a Regulation amending Regulation (EEC)
No 1035/72 as regards preventive withdrawals of
apples and pears (Doc. A 2-121/87).

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The following spoke: Mr Bocklet, on behalf of the EPP
Group, and Mr Mosar, _Member of the Commissiom-_

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE_

— _Proposal_ _for a Reagulation (COM(87)_ _279_ _final_ —
_Doc. C 2-80/87):_

Article 1:

— amendment 1 by the Committee on Agriculture:
adopted.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
ameded _(see_ _part II, item 5)._

— _Motion for a_ _resolution :_

Parliament adopted the resolution _(see_ _part II, item 5)._

11. International tin crisis (debate and vote)

Mr Pons Grau introduced his report, drawn up on
behalf of the REX Committee, on the international tin
crisis (Doc. A 2-62/87).

The following spoke: Mr Saridakis, on behalf of the
EPP Group, Mr Cassidy, on behalf of the ED Group,
Mr Brito Apolonia, on behalf of the Communist and
Allies Group, Mr Zahorka, Mr Canete Arias, Mr van
Aerssen, Mr C. Beazley and Mr Mosar, _Member of the_
_Commission._

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE{_ _[x]_ _):_

Preamble and recitals A and B: adopted.

Recital C:

— amendment 5 by Mrs Veil and Mr Nordmann:
rejected.

Recital C was adopted.

Recital D:

— amendment 6 by the same: rejected by electronic

vote;

— amendment 7 by the same: rejected.

Recital D was adopted.

(') The rapporteur spoke on the amendments.

Recitals E to G and paragraphs 1 to 3: adopted.

Paragraph 4 on which the Liberal and ED Groups had
requested a separate vote: adopted.

Paragraphs 5 to 7: adopted.

Paragraph 8 on which the ED Group had requested a
separate vote: adopted.

Paragraph 9: adopted.

Paragraph 10:

— amendment 1 by Mr Pons Grau, on behalf of the
REX Committee: adopted,

Paragraphs 11 and 12: adopted.

Paragraph 13:

— amendment 8 by Mrs Veil and Mr Nordmann:
adopted.

Paragraph 13 was adopted as amended.

Paragraph 14: adopted.

After paragraph 14:

— amendment 2 by Mr Pons Grau, on behalf of the
REX Committee: adopted.

Paragraph 15:

— amendment 3 by the same: adopted.

Paragraph 15 was adopted as amended.

Paragraph 16:

— amendment 9 by Mrs Veil and Mr Nordmann:
rejected;

— amendment 4 by Mr Pons Grau, on behalf of the
REX Committee: adopted.

Paragraph 16 was adopted as amended.

Paragraph 17: adopted.

_Explanations of vote:_

Mr Marshall and Mr Prag spoke.

The EPP Group had requested a roll-call vote on the
motion for a resolution as a whole:

Members voting: 83 ( [2] ).
For: 82.

( [2] ) See Annex III.

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Against: 0.
Abstentions: 1.

Parliament thus adopted the resolution _(see part II,_
_Item 6)_

12. Open Universities (debate and vote)

Mrs Ewing introduced her report, drawn up on behalf
on the Committee on Youth, on Open Universities in
the European Community (Doc. A 2-69/87).

IN THE CHAIR: MR MEGAHY

_Vice-President_

The following spoke: Mr Papakyriazis, draftsman of
the opinion of the Committee on Social Affairs, Mr
Munch, on behalf of the EPP Group, Mr P. Beazley, on
behalf of the ED Group, Mr Pordea, on behalf of the
ER Group, Mr Ciancaglini, Mr Marin, _Vice-President_ _of_
_the Commission,_ and Mr P. Beazley, who asked the
Commission a question to which Mr Marin replied.

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE_

1st indent of the preamble: adopted.

After the first indent:

— amendment 1 by Mr Sutra: adopted.

Remainder of preamble: adopted.

Recitals and paragraphs 1 and 2: adopted.

Paragraph 3:

— amendment 2 by Mr Gaucher, on behalf of the ER
Group: rejected;

— amendment 10 by Mr Munch: rejected by RCV
(EPP):

Members voting: 55 (')•
For: 17.
Against: 36.
Abstentions: 2.

Paragraph 3 was adopted.

After paragraph 3:

— amendment 3 by Mr Gaucher, on behalf of the ER
Group: rejected.

(!) See Annex III.

Paragraphs 4 to 6: adopted.

After paragraph 6:

— amendment 14 by Mr Zahorka: adopted by electronic vote.

Paragraph 7:

— amendment 15 by Mrs van Dijk: rejected.

Paragraph 7 was adopted.

Paragraph 8: adopted.

Paragraph 9:

— amendment 6 by Mr Vandemeulebroucke:
rejected.

Paragraph 9 was adopted.

After paragraph 9:

— amendment 7 by the same: adopted;

— amendment 8 by the same: rejected.

Paragraphs 10 and 11: adopted.

After paragraph 11:

— amendment 9 by Mr Vandemeulebroucke:
adopted.

Paragraph 12:

— amendment 4 by Mr Gaucher on behalf of the ER
Group: rejected;

— amendment 11 by Mr Munch: adopted.

Paragraph 12 was adopted as amended.

After paragraph 12:

— amendment 16 by Mrs van Dijk: rejected.

Paragraph 13: adopted.

Paragraph 14:

— amendment 5 by Mr Gaucher, on behalf of the ER
Group: rejected.

Paragraph 14 was adopted.

Paragraph 15:

— Amendment 12 by Mr Munch: adopted.

Paragraph 16:

— amendment 13/rev. by Mr Hahn and Mr Munch:
adopted by electronic vote.

Paragraph 16 was adopted as amended.

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Paragraphs 17 to 19: adopted.

Parliament adopted the resolution by electronic vote,
_(see part II, item 7)._

13. European dimension with regard to books (debate
and vote)

Mr Rubert de Ventos, deputizing for the rapporteur,
introduced the report drawn up by Mr Barral Agesta,
on behalf of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information and Sport, on the communication
from the Commission to the Council (COM(85) 681
final) on the European dimension with regard to books
(doc. A 2-76/87).

IN THE CHAIR: MR SEEFELD

_Vice-President_

The following spoke: Mr Selva, on behalf of the EPP
Group, Mr Filinis, Communist Group, Mrs Banotti and
Mr Mosar, _Member of the Commission._

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE_

Preamble and rectitals A and B: adopted.

Recital C:

— amendment 3 by Mr Robles Piquer: adopted.

Recital C was adopted as amended.

Recitals D and E: adopted.

Recital F:

— amendment 4 by the same: rejected.

Recital F was adopted.

Recital G: adopted.

Recital H:

— amendment 5 by the same: rejected.

Recital H was adopted.

Recitals I to K: adopted.

Recital L:

— amendment 6 by the same: adopted.

Paragraphs 1 and 2: adopted.

After paragraph 2:

— amendment 10 by Mr Ephremidis, Mr Adamou
and Mr Alavanos: rejected.

Paragraphs 3 to 5: adopted.

Paragraph 6:

— amendment 7 by Mr Robles Piquer: rejected;

— amendment 1 by Mr Elliott: rejected.

Paragraph 6 was adopted.

Paragraph 7: adopted.

After paragraph 7:

— amendment 11 by Mr Ephremidis and others:
rejected by electronic vote.

Paragraph 8: adopted.

After paragraph 8:

— amendment 8 by Mr Robles Piquer: adopted;

— amendment 12 by Mr Ephremidis and others:
adopted by electronic vote.

Paragraph 9: adopted.

After paragraph 9:

— amendment 13 by Mr Ephremidis and others:
adopted.

Paragraph 10:

— amendment 9 by Mr Robles Piquer: adopted.

Paragraph 10 was adopted as amended.

After paragraph 10:

— amendment 2 by Mr Selva: adopted by electronic

vote.

Paragraph 11: adopted.

Parliament adopted the resolution _(see part II, item 8)_

14. Membership of Parliament

The President announced that Mr Bogh had informed
him in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament with effect from 31 August 1987.

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Under Article 12 of the Act concerning the election of
representatives to the Assembly by direct universal suffrage, Parliament established that there was a vacancy;
the Member State concerned would be informed
accordingly.

15. Written declarations (Rule 65)

The President announced that the written declaration
by Mr Fitzgerald, Mrs Larive, Mrs Van Hemeldonck,
Mrs Maij-Weggen, Sir Jack Stewart-Clark, Mrs Squarcialupi and others on 'the designation of 1990 as European Year of the Elderly' (Doc. B 2-410/87) had
obtained 272 signatures and had therefore been forwarded to the bodies specified by the authors pursuant
to Rule 65 (4) (see Annex I).

He also informed Parliament, pursuant to Rule 65 (5)
of the Rules of Procedure, of the number of signatures
received by the other declarations entered in the register (see Annex II).

16. Forwarding of resolutions adopted during the sitting

The President remined Members that, in accordance
with Rule 107 (5), the minutes of that day's sitting
would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at
the beginning of its next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, he stated that he would
forward the resolutions which had just been adopted
forthwith to the bodies named therein.

17. Dates for next part-session

The President announced that the next part-session
would be held from 14 to 18 September 1987.

18. Adjournment of session

The President declared the session of the European
Parliament adjourned.

_(The sitting was_ _closed_ _at_ _11.50_ _a.m.)_

Enrico VINCI

_Secretary-General_

Henry PLUMB

_President_

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PART II

Texts adopted by the European Parliament

1. Procedure without report

— Proposal for a regulation COM(87) 58 final: approved

2. Less-favoured agricultural areas in the FRG

— Proposal for a regulation COM(87) 157 final: approved

— Doc. A2-106/87

RESOLUTION

closing the procedure for consultation of the European Parliament on the proposal from the
Commission of the European Communities to the Council for a regulation amending Regulation
(EEC) No 1938/81 on a common measure to improve public amenities in certain less-favoured

agricultural areas of the Federal Republic of Germany

_The European Parliament,_

_—_
having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EEC Treaty (Doc.

C2-39/87),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the
opinion of the Committee on Budgets (Doc. A2-106/87),

— having regard to the result of the vote on the Commission's proposal,

1. Approves the Commission's proposal;

2. Instructs its President to forward to the Council and Commission, as Parliament's opinion,
the Commission's proposal as voted by Parliament together with this resolution.

(') OJ No C 115, 30. 4. 1987, p. 10.

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3. Nature reserves — Erosion of agricultural soils — Protection of the marine and
coastal environment of the eastern African region — Threatened extinction of pearl
mussels

(a) Doc. A2-65/87

RESOLUTION

on the establishment and conservation of Community nature reserves

_The European Parliament,_

_—_
having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Nordmann and Mrs Lentz-Cornette on
the establishment and conservation of Community nature reserves (Doc. B2-928/85),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mrs Renau I Manen and others on measures
to protect Mediterranean coastal wetlands, particularly in the Baix Emporda region (Doc
B2-823/86),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mrs Barbarella on the conservation of nature
(Doc. B2-857/86),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Vazquez Fouz on the drainage and
rehabilitation of the estuary of the river Mino (Doc. B2-862/86),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Tridente on the protection of the
environment on the islands of Capraia and Gorgona (Doc. B2-899/86),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Tridente on the Protection of the islands
of Razzoli, Budelli and Santa Maria (Doc. B2-990/86),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Romera I Alcazar on the measures needed
to protect and conserve natural parks (Doc. B2-1014/86),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Graziani on Community parks and nature
reserves (Doc. B2-1184/86),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Grimaldos Grimaldos on preserving the
ecosystem of the area of Las Tablas de Daimiel (Doc. B2-1471/86),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mrs Llorca Vilaplana on the protection of the
flora in the Iberian peninsula (Doc. B2-1497/86),

— having regard to the Council Decision of 3 December 1981 concerning the conclusion of the
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats ('),

— having regard to its resolution of 24 May 1984 on the international Wadden Sea area ( [2] ),

— having regard to the report by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and
Consumer Protection (Doc. A2-65/87),

A. whereas the protection and conservation of our natural heritage and fauna and flora and the
preservation of the landscape constitute a major responsibility and call for practical and
coherent action,

B. whereas, with regard to the management of natural areas, it may prove difficult to reconcile
economic development with the protection of nature, and whereas the demands of conservation must take precedence in all circumstances,

(') OJ NoL38, 10.2. 1982, p. 1.
( [2] ) OJ No C 172, 2. 7. 1984, p. 161.

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C. whereas protected nature areas tbrm an imponanr pan of the overall strategy tor environs
mental conservation, as they are places where an ideal balance can be established between
man and the environment and where environmental protection can be combined with rhe
development of economic activities,

Po. whereas rhe sateguardmg of our archaeological herUageconstitutesaduty,

E. whereas there isapressmg need tbraCommunity approach on environment policy and this
must be taloen into account when any European policy is drawn up,

m having regard to the international legal framework represented by theBerne convention,
ratitied by the European Community despite major lacunae in its provisions and the inade^
quacyofitsimplemenMtion,

Ci. whereas many species covered by the Berne ConvenUon in particular are still in decline and
whereas the condition of many habitats is still deteriorating,

PP having regard to the three objectives contained in the world strategy tor the conservation of
the biosphere set out in theCommission^s fourth EC policy and action programme on the
environment ^ C C ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ finals

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rheenvironmenr^CC^^^7^tinal^,

1 whereas there isapressing need to harmonize laws on the protection ofbiotopes and the
landscape in thel^ member states,

^. whereas, theretbre, the relevant authorities should be urged to set up land and marine parlos
and nature reserves to tbrmaCommunity network of protected areas which is representative
of the natural resources of the various geographical regions of the Community,

L. having regard to the need to draw upaEuropean map of nature rrails^for those on toot,
horseback or bicycled withaview to promotingaditlerent term of tourism,

^vi. having regard to the proposals tor the classification of protected areas put tbrward by the
Council ofEurope and by the International Union tbrthe Conservation ofP^atural Resources
^1UC^,

1^. having regardtothemeasures already tal^en,andpanicularly the contnbutionmadeby
private nature protection organizations,

C^. whereas protected areas should be set up with the approval ofthe local people, who should be
involved in the land conservation policy ofthe area in which they live,

R. having regard to the special importance of internal and external transfronner areas of the
Community which are protected or which need protection,

1. welcomes the initiative tal^en by the Commission to draw up an inventory ofthe various
types of protected areas in the member ^tates^

1 Insists that theCommission include all areas which are protectedand which need protection
on an ecological map covering thel^ member states,

^. POeplores the tact that some member states have still to ratify and implement the Berne
Conventions

^. ^Pal^es the view that the harmonization at Communny level of cenain management regula
tionscovenng the protection ofbiotopesand the sateguardmg ofthe landscape and archaeological
sites is essentials

^. Considers that this harmonization shouldbe carried out onrhe basis ofcerrain general
principles, the most important of which are^

^ involvement of local people,

^ democratic land management,

^ elective and continuous scientitic assessment,

^ promotion ofand support tor economic activities which are compatible wirh the environs

ment,

^ speciHc attention to be given to areas surrounding protected areas ^prereserves^

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6. Urges the Commission to apply at Community level a single, internationally recognized
nomenclature for protected areas;

7. Calls on the Commission to make every effort to ensure that the application of Community
structural instruments does not lead to a reduction in the ecological value of important biotopes
or areas which are protected or which need protection;

8. Requests the Commission to give priority in its measures to protect, conserve and recreate
biotopes to those which are of particular importance in the Community and/or are particularly
endangered;

9. Calls for priority to be given to the protection of the last remaining habitats of species
threatened with extinction;

10. Notes that the establishment and management of protected areas helps to create employment, much of which could be in the new professions, which require adequate training facilities
and specific promotion on the labour market;

11. Takes the view that effective measures must be taken to promote a general awareness of the
problems of the environment, and that efforts to inform and educate the young and to increase the
awareness of the general public and political leaders at all levels must be given priority;

12. Considers it necessary, in this context and in conjunction with measures to increase public
awareness, to consolidate the right of individuals and of civil initiatives to lodge complaints on all
matters relating to the protection of nature and the environment, as this is one way of making
environmental policy more credible;

13. Calls on the Commission to provide private organizations with financial support sufficient
for them to purchase and manage areas in need of protection;

14. Advocates coordination with the relevant third countries on measures to set up and
manage protected areas on the borders of the Community;

15. Calls on the Commission to draw up a Community map of nature trails (for those on foot,
horseback or bicycle) and proposes that this should be designated the 'Community Web';

16. Stresses that the establishment of nature reserves and protected areas should not mean that
the rapacious exploitation of nature should be allowed to continue in unprotected areas;

17. Feels it is important that on the basis of existing national parks in France and Spain a
'European natural park' should be created, and calls on the Commission to play an effective part
in the creation, development and management of this park;

18. Calls urgently on the Commission to sign the joint declaration by the Netherlands, the
Federal Republic of Germany and Denmark so that it may take on a coordinating role in the
application of Community regulations in the protected area of the Wadden Sea, and expresses the
wish that this area should be designated a 'Community nature reserve' and that it should serve as
a model for other large, transfrontier natural regions in the Community;

19. Draws attention, in this context, to the exceptional importance of wetlands as breeding
grounds and hatcheries for all types of salt- and freshwater organisms and as areas where
migratory birds feed, break their journey, moult and rest;

20. Points out, however, that these wetlands have become extremely rare throughout Europe as
a result of all manner of technical projects such as land reclamation, construction of dykes,
drainage and reconstruction of ports and towns, tourist facilities, freshwater reservoirs, military
training grounds, etc.;

21. Therefore takes the view that a chain of biogenetic wetlands should be set up in Europe to
act as a genetic reservoir enabling species to be reintroduced in or colonize other areas in the
future;

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22. Urges the Commission to open talks with the relevant authorities with a view to the
Community's eventual accession to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance,
especially as Waterfowl Habitats (Ramsar Convention), and calls on the Council to empower the
Commission to do so;

23. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

(b) Doc. A2-20/87

RESOLUTION

on the erosion of agricultural soils and on wetlands in the European Community

_The European Parliament,_

— having regard to motions for resolutions Docs. B2-478/86, B2-718/86, B2-840/86,

— having regard to its resolutions of 19 February 1986 on agriculture and the environment (')
and 23 October 1986 on Community action in the forestry sector ( [2] ),

— having regard to its resolution of 19 June 1981 on the problems of coastal erosion in the
European Community ( [3] ),

— having regard to the communication from the Commission of the European Communities to
the Council on the rational use of soil in Community ecology policy of 7 May 1980,

— having regard to the Commission proposal on the Fourth Environmental Action Programme
(1987-1992) ( [4] ),

— having regard to the intentions set out by the Commission in the Green Paper ( [5] ) and in the
subsequent document 'A future for Community agriculture' ( [6] ), concerning the need to adopt
agricultural techniques to safeguard the land,

— having regard to the memorandum on Community action in the forestry sector ( [7] ),

— having regard to the European Soils Charter adopted by the Council of Europe at the meeting
of its Committee of Ministers of 30 May 1972 concerning the need to draw up a soil
conservation policy which ensures the long-term growth and maintenance of its productive
capacity,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and
Consumer Protection and the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
(Doc. A2-20/87),

A. having regard to the alarming situation produced by soil erosion in large parts of the hill and
mountain regions, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, but also in the Alpine
regions,

B. whereas many agricultural areas of the Community, as well as the loamy soils of northern
Europe, are also affected by soil erosion,

C. convinced that measures to combat soil erosion must be taken as quickly as possible to ensure
that the deterioration of soils does not reach catastrophic proportions in future decades,

[') OJ No C 68, 24. 3. 1986, p. 27.
; [2] ) OJ No C 297, 24. 11. 1986, p. 36.
; [3] ) OJ N o C 172, 13. 7. 1981, p. 125.
( [4] ) COM(86) 485 final.
I [5] ) COM(85) 333 final.
; [6] ) COM(85) 750 final.

[ [7] ) COM(86) 26 final            - OJ No C 263, 20. 10. 1986, p. 17.

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D. whereas erosion, which is already having very serious effects on the productivity of the soil, is
leading to desertification in some areas of the European Community, particularly in
Spain,

E. whereas:

— the indiscriminate use of soils for agricultural, industrial and urban purposes represents
the most serious threat to the survival of its physical, chemical and biological properties,

— the reasons for the acceleration of the process of erosion are the use of intensive farming
techniques, the use of heavy machinery, the introduction of single-crop farming in rows
and the over-liberal use of chemicals over a long period, in other words it is the result of
past trends in agriculture policy and the growing emphasis on immediate productivity
aimed at guaranteeing farm incomes,

— in addition, the abondonment of farming on marginal lands and unprofitable agricultural
areas is also contributing seriously to the process of erosion in many inland regions of
Mediterranean Europe, as are the widespread phenomenon of forest fires and the
thoughtless felling of trees for industrial or tourist purposes,

— forest fires, which are a further factor causing erosion, often affect the disadvantaged
regions of southern Europe,

— the building of dams in water courses is the main cause of the coastal erosion which is
producing such serious damage, particularly in regions geared to agriculture and tourism,

F. having regard to the rapid disappearance of wetlands whose functions with regard to pasture
land, humid forests, the quantitiative and qualitative renewal of waters the control of flood
waters and thus the prevention of erosion, are of vital importance,

G. having regard to the results obtained so far by the Community research and data gathering
programmes, Land and Water Use and Management (1984-1988) and Corine,

H. whereas 1987 has been designated European Year of the Environment by the Community,

1. Considers it necessary and urgent to adopt a Community policy designed to preserve and,
where necessary, reconstitute the natural functions of the soil and of water courses and in
particular their productivity, depuration function (assimilation and processing of liquid and solid
wastes) and their function in maintaining the hydro-geomorphological balance;

2. Urges the Commission to draw up a proper European programme to combat the erosion and
deterioration of soils;

3. Recommends that:

(a) as a vital precondition for any action, measures be taken to promote and coordinate research
and the collection of all data relating to erosion and, for this purpose, calls for:

— the implementation and reinforcement of the appropriate Community programmes,

— coordination at Community level of studies and research,

— the collection and dissemination of data,

— the creation of a European register of soils subject to erosion classified in accordance with
the various types of erosion,

(b) measures also be taken to:

— encourage integrated crop development so as to improve the preservation and reintegration of the natural characteristics of the soil; this will involve limiting intensive farming
and restricting the use of chemicals, in line with the detailed recommendations put
forward by the European Parliament in its aforementioned resolution of 19 February
1986 on agriculture and the environment,

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^ undertake systematic reaflbrestationofdeforested and abandoned agricultural land, in
hne^vith the detailed recommendations already made by the European f^arhamentm the
abovementioned resolution, andparticularlymthe mountain areas of theEuropean
Community,

^ encourage ne^vtarmmg techniques both through financial mcentivesand better mtbrma^
tion tor all those ^orl^ing in the tarming and tbrestry sectors, making use also oflocal
trade union associations,

^ additional necessary and urgent measures betaken, including

D providing training tor those ^vort^mg^viththe soil and disseminating mtbrmation on
conservation techniques,

^ introducing specific criteria tor assessing the impact ofthe environment on land subject
to erosion, covering not only budding ^vorl^s and mtrastructures but also tarmmgprac^
tices,

^ renewal of vegetation cover in the areas most seriously threatened, through both reaP
tbrestation and conversion to pasture land, by tacihtating and controlling the process of
restoring the natural balance,

^ limiting the abondonment of marginal lands without recourse to harmful measures and
encouraging the use of tarmmg practices ^vhich^vill protect the soif^vithavie^v also to
protecting the traditional landscape,

^ suggests considering the possibility ofahydrogeomorphologicallml^ varying in accordance
^vithditlerent types of erosion,

^ Believes that all the initiatives by those aftected,tarmers, conservationists, and local and
regional authorities tbrm the most importantbasisforthe successful combatingoferosion,
stresses the importance of recording data and charting erosion at local, regional, national and
European level,

^ stresses the vital importance of^vetlands in preventing erosion and particularly in conserve
ing the hydrological and hydrogeological balance and controlling hooding, and theretbreconsid
ers the lolloping measures essential

^ designation and delimitation of these areas,

^ adoption ofstrict rules governing the activities allowed, particularly in vBetlands^vhich have
been least damaged, and the introduction asamatterofprmcipleofaban on the extraction of
sand and gravel, building dams, canalisation projects, other building ^vorl^s and removing
groundwater, exceptions to the ban must be subject to specitic environmental impact stu
dies,

^ reconstitutionof^vetlands^vhichhavebeenpartiallydamagedby humanactivitiesand
restoring to their natural state lands ^vhich have been exploited as quarries,

^ restoring the hydrological balance in ^ones^vhere Hooding has recently subsided,

^ encouraging environmentally acceptable development ofnver areas to prevent flooding and
thus reduce the danger of erosion,

^ proposes that specific measures be adopted, notably the establishment ofnatural paries in
suitable areas in ^Bhich measures should be taken as part ofan overall programme tor catchment
areas to combat erosion and to regenerate and preserve the natural condition ofthe soil, together
^vith measurestoencourage the type ofeconomicdevelopment by the resident population
compatible ^vith the aim of protecting the environment,

^ joints to the sigmticance of acid rain and of the increase in tbrestdeaths,^vhichmal^esa
coordinated environmental and agricultural policy an urgent necessity,

9 Calls on the Commission to propose specific regional measures to assist reaftbrestation in
regions aftected by tbrest tires,

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10. Calls on the Commission, under its agricultural and environmental programme, to integrate farming and the requirements of environmental protection more closely;

11. Calls on the Commission to take the following steps in particular:

(a) designate model areas, in which attempts to improve the structure of the soil are made,

(b) release substantial budget resources for farmers who take measures to protect the soil;

12. Draws particular attention to the consequences of a low-price policy which does not lead to
a fall in production but to more intensive production methods, which cause still more damage to
the soil, destroy the rural economy and lead to concentration and migration from the land;

13. Insists therefore that both cuts in production and adequate price guarantees are needed in
order to preserve efficient family farms;

14. Points out that in order to limit the adverse effects of mass tourism, particularly in ski
resorts, as regards erosion, farming and tourism must be more closely integrated;

15. Points to the structural problems in the Mediterranean countries and underlines the need
for special measures to improve production structures and thereby help solve the economic and
social problems;

16. Considers that the scientific and administrative structures responsible for soil conservation
policy in the Member States need to be strengthened and coordinated;

17. Finally, considers it urgent for all measures to be taken to reduce emissions from industry,
since acid rain represents a further danger to regions threatened by erosion;

18. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the
governments of the Member States.

(c) Proposal for a decision COM(86) 344 final: approved

         - Doc. A2-55/87

RESOLUTION

closing the procedure for consultation of the European Parliament on the proposal from the
Commission of the European Communities to the Council for a decison concerning the conclusion,
on behalf of the Community, of the Convention for the Protection, Management and Development
of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region and the two protocols

annexed thereto

_The European Parliament,_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 235 and 43 of the EEC Treaty
(Doc. C2-55/86),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and
Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (Doc. A2-55/87),

— having regard to the result of the vote on the Commission's proposal,

(') OJ No C 253, 10. 10. 1986. p. 2.

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A. having regard to the international dimension of the European environmental policy, particularly the prospects opened by by the fifth programme,

B. whereas the relationship between the environment and development now constitutes an
integral part of the Community's development policy,

C. whereas in many cases, European Community aid has failed to take account of the environment and, indeed, has often had an adverse effect on the marine and coastal environment,

D. whereas it is better to help the countries concerned to develop their own environmental
culture than to pass on our own to them,

E. whereas several of the Community's ACP partner states are contracting parties to this
Convention, and recalling the commitments concerning the environment undertaken in the
Third Convention of Lome,

1. Welcomes the signing of the Final Act of the Conference on the Protection, Management and
Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region;

2. Approves the proposal for a Council decision which would approve, on behalf of the
European Community:

— the Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal
Environment of the Eastern African Region,

— the Protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora in the Eastern African
region, and

— the Protocol concerning cooperation on combating marine pollution in cases of emergency in
the Eastern African region;

3. Considers that the Community's approval amounts to an undertaking to take appropriate
action to attain the objectives of the Convention and the two Protocols;

4. Notes, moreover, the various undertakings given by these contracting parties and particularly welcomes those concerning marine pollution;

5. Emphasizes that the protection and improvement of the environment in the region referred
to calls for maximum regional cooperation between the contracting parties and requests the
Commission to provide aid for projects of this nature from the European Development Fund or
from the budget chapters entered for this purpose;

6. Considers it essential to encourage scientific and technical research at regional level concerning in particular the region's protected areas, ecosystems, wild fauna and flora and archaeological heritage;

7. Believes that the implementation of the objectives laid down requires the countries concerned to institute broadly-based policies for the training of technical and managerial staff, which
policies should be supported by the Community;

8. Considers it necessary to promote the creation of a local environmental culture which has its
own characteristics and is independent of that of the industrialized nations;

9. Notes the importance of protecting fish stocks in a region where surveillance is difficult and,
therefore, emphasizes that the Community must assume responsibilities commensurate with the
resources it has available;

10. Instructs its President to forward to the Council and Commission, as Parliament's opinion,
and for information to the signatory states to the Final Act of the Convention for the Protection,
Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African
Region and the two Protocols annexed thereto, the text of the Commission proposal as voted by
Parliament together with this resolution.

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(d) Doc. A2-21/87

RESOLUTION

on the threatened extinction of pearl mussels in Europe's rivers and streams

_The European Parliament,_

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Von Habsburg and others on the
threatened extinction of pearl mussels in Europe's rivers and streams (Doc. 2-719/84),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and
Consumer Protection (Doc. A2-21/87),

A. whereas the populations of pearl mussels in the European Community have declined considerably, with few of any appreciable size remaining,

B. whereas the existence of the pearl mussel is an excellent indicator of the quality of water,

C. whereas the cause of this decline is not only water pollution, but also over-fishing in some
areas and changes in water level due to engineering works,

D. whereas it is desirable to protect this species from extinction,

E. whereas considerable research on the subject is being carried out and whereas greater
communication between researchers should be encouraged,

1. Calls on the Commission to convene, in collaboration with the relevant authorities, a
specialist conference of the researchers active in the field;

2. Requests the Commission to examine the possibility of funding, among other studies, the
work or registration of the surviving populations under the Community's current action programme on the environment;

3. Suggests that pearl mussel habitats be designated as protected sites in all Community regions
where the species is threatened with extinction;

4. Points out the need to adapt Directive 78/659/EEC on the quality of fresh water, to meet the
needs of fresh water pearl mussels;

5. Notes that the concerted reintroduction of fresh water pearl mussels in suitable waters could
serve as an economical biological indicator of water purity, in place of costly systems of measurement and inspection;

6. Underlines the need to introduce legislation which would regulate pearl fishing by issuing
permits only to those fishermen using non-destructive methods;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the report of its committee to the
Commission, Council and governments of the Member States.

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4. Standard qualities for common wheat and other cereals

— Proposal for a regulation COM(87) 125 final: approved

— Doc. A2-120/87

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

closing the procedure for consultation of the European Parliament on the proposal from the
Commission of the European Communities to the Council for a regulation amending Regulation
(EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum

wheat

_The European Parliament,_

_—_
having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EEC Treaty (Doc.

C2-33/87),
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Doc.

A2-120/87),

— having regard to the result of the vote on the Commission proposal,

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2. Instructs its President to forward to the Council and Commission, as Parliament's opinion,
the Commission's proposal as voted by Parliament together with this legislative resolution.

(') OJ NoC 102, 15. 4. 1987, p. 10.

5. Preventive withdrawals of apples and pears

         - Proposal for a regulation COM(87) 279 final

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION TEXT AMENDED

OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Council regulation amending, as regards preventive withdrawals of apples and pears, Regulation
(EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables

Preamble and recitals unchanged

_ARTICLE 1_ _ARTICLE 1_

Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is hereby amended as fol- Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is hereby amended as follows: lows:
_'Paragraphs_ _3 and 4 of Article 15a are_ _deleted.'_ 'In Article 15a, paragraph 3, the date 30 June 1987 is
replaced by the date 30 June 1990.'
ARTICLE 2 unchanged

         - Doc. A2-121/87

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

closing the procedure for consultation of the European Parliament on the proposal from the
Commission of the European Communities to the Council for a Regulation amending, as regards
preventive withdrawals of apples and pears, Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common

organization of the market in fruit and vegetables

_The European Parliament,_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council (COM(87) 279 final),

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^ having been consultedby the Councilpursuant to Article 43 of theEECLreaty(Eooc.
C 2 ^ 0 B ^

^ having regard to the report of the Committee on Agricultures Eishenes and Eood^EOoc.
A^121B^

1. Approves theCommission proposals subject to the amendment it has made^

2. Calls on theCommission to adopt this amendment pursuant to Article 149t^3^ of the EEC
Treaty^

3. Instructs its president to tbrward to theCommissionandCouncif as Rarliamenfsopinion^
theC^ommission^s proposal as voted by parliament together with this legislative resolution.

^ ^ o c . A ^ ^ ^ B ^

^ ^ L L r f ^ C ^

^ having regard to the motion tbraresolution tabled by IvirSeeler on behalf of the Socialist
Ciroup^ on the crisis in the international tin market ^fOoc.B2 1 3 ^ B ^

^ having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations ^oc.A2
o2^7^

A. having regard to the crisis which hasaflected the international tin market since Octoberl^^^
and which is marked by the tbllowingteatures^

^ Mil in the price per tonne of tin from^^^tlO sterling to approximately^4000sterP
^g^
^ breal^downoftheSixthlnternationalLin Agreemenpwhich had been intbrce since

^ suspension oftradmg in tin on the EondonrVIetal Exchanged

^ existence ofdebts owed to brokers and banl^s by the PTC^

B. having regard to the serious etlects of this crisis on^

^ the economies of tin producingcountnes^ which tor the most part are developing
countries withahigh level of economic dependence on tin export

^ the tmproductionofthelvlember States of theEEC^particularlythePCmted^mg^
dom^

C. havmgregardto the vital importanceofcommodities agreements totheCommumty^s
externaltradepohcyasameansofpromoting the economic stability of the developing
countries^ and the blow to the credibility of these agreements which may be caused by the
breakdown of the internationalTmAgreemenL

Co whereas the tate which has betallen the Sixth InternationalLm Agreement is an absolutely
exceptional occurrence and hasanumber of very specitic causes^

^ the drastic tall in consumption caused by the maintenance of prices at artitlcially high
levels^

^ an exceptional increase in the output ofcountnes not signatories to the agreemenp

^ massive fluctuations in the currencies used tor transactions^

^ the ineflectivenessofexport control machinery in controlling contraband traded
in view ofthis^ other international commodity agreements are unlikely to produce similar

results^

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E. having regard to the particular gravity of the legal dispute pending between banks and brokers
as creditors and the signatory countries to the agreement (including the Member States, with
the exception of Spain and Portugal, and the Community itself),

F. whereas it is vital for all sides to assume their responsibilities, since it is only through
negotiation and dialogue between the parties involved that the matter can be resolved to the
satisfaction of all concerned,

G. whereas the new Member States of the Community, Spain and Portugal, were not signatories
to the Sixth Agreement, had no part in the vicissitudes surrounding it, and should therefore
bear no responsibility for any of its consequences,

1. Regrets the breakdown of the Sixth International Tin Agreement;

2. Condemns the behaviour of certain producer countries which are signatories to the agreement and which have not always complied with the decision taken by the International Tin
Council, with the result that their effectiveness has been weakened and attempts to stabilize prices
and production have been vitiated;

3. Regrets that the lack of flexibility in the Sixth Agreement has prevented the International
Tin Council from amending its provisions and has led it to take decisions which are contrary to
the criteria for sound financial management;

4. Stresses that unfavourable conclusions regarding other commodity agreements should not
be drawn from an analysis of the crisis in the tin market, since the specific features of this market,
which have led to its collapse, have no parallel in the other sectors covered by agreements;

5. Regrets that legal proceedings have been brought against the signatories to the Sixth Agreement and also regrets the damages suffered by the creditors concerned;

6. Acknowledges the difficulty of finding solutions to the problem under the present circumstances;

7. Urges the Community institutions and all parties concerned to enter into out-of-court
negotiations with the creditors in order to define the relevant responsibilities;

8. Proposes that the Commission undertake the necessary studies to establish stocks of strategic products along the lines of America's GSA;

9. Welcomes the guarantees given by the Commission to Spain and Portugal, which did not
sign the Sixth Agreement, to the effect that they are not bound by its consequences;

10. Notes the following measures taken by the Association of Tin-Producing Countries: an
agreement to restrict exports, the exertion of pressure on Brazil and China to join the association
and likewise to restrict their exports, and a request to the United States to limit sales of tin held in
store;

11. Welcomes the meeting of tin producer and importer countries organized by UNCTAD in
November 1986, when the foundations were laid for the future establishment of an international
study group on tin;

12. Supports the creation of this group as a forum for meetings between producers and
consumers which will facilitate the search for new uses for tin and more economical mining
methods and establish order in the market;

13. Welcoming the measures taken by the UK Government to support tin production in
Cornwall until the price recovers, urges the Commission to cooperate with the British Government in redeveloping and modernizing the Cornish tin mines in the United Kingdom and making
them competitive, given the region's economic dependence on its mineral production and the fact
that it is almost the only significant centre of tin production in the Community, while bearing in
mind that the profitability of the operation must be the final goal; calls on the Commission to
collaborate in the same way in measures to support tin production which might be taken in other
Community countries;

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14 NotesthatbetweenJunel986andDecemberl986 prices pertonneoftmroselrom£3500
to appro^imately£4500 and that at the same time stocks tell substantially,

15 Notes, also, that mjune!987 prices were again around£4000 per tonne, an indication of
tbeir tendency to fluctuate and of tbe need Ibrastabih^ationmecbamsm,

16 Notesthatttus price level doesnotcoverthe production costsofmanyproducers, considers
that the position ofBolivia is particularly serious and proposes that special measures be taken to
assist conversion in this sector,

17 Believes tbat,oncetbe crisis bas been resolved,consideration could be giventoanew
agreement, although only if tbelbllowing criteria are met

D participation by the vast majority of producers and consumers,

^ ensuring tbat tin prices are quoted in various currencies to prevent lluctuations in any one of
them leading to artilicial values

D genuinely elective export control,

^ maximum flexibility of price stabilisation macbinery,

^ transparency of management mechanisms,

D prohibition oftransactions in futures,

^ stable prices for tm in ECU,

18 lnstructsitsRresidenttolbrwardtbisresolutiontotbeC^ouncil,theCommission,the
governments of the member states, the governments wbicb are signatories to the ^ t h Agreed
ment, the governments of Bolivia, Brazil, Cbma and tbe United states, as tbe main consumer,
and UNCLAD

7. ^ e n u n ^ v e ^ t ^

RESOLUTION

on open universities in the European Community

_The European Parliament_

_—_
having regard to the motions for resolutions by Mr Ciancaghni and others (Doc B2-587/85),
and Mr Vandemeulebroucke and Mr Kuijpers (Doc B2-1515/85),

— having regard to the motion for a resolution tabled by Mr Pedini, Mr Sutra de Germa and
others on the open university (Doc 1-759/82),

— having regard to its resolutions

— of 13 March 1982 on radio and television broadcasting in the European Communi
ty('),
— of 13 March 1984 on higher education and the development of cooperation between
higher education establishments ( [2] ),

— of 10 October 1985 on the Commission's Green Paper on the establishment of a common
market for broadcasting ( [3] ),

— of 14 November 1985 closing the procedure for consultation of the European Parliament
on the proposal from the Commission of the European Communities to the Council for a
directive on a general system for the recognition of higher education diplomas ( [4] ),

(') OJ No C 87 5 4 1982 p 110
( [2] ) O J N o C 104 16 4 1984 p 50
(') OJ No C 288 11 11 1985 p 113
( [4] ) OJ No C 345 31 12 1985 p 80

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— of 15 November 1985 on an action programme of the Community in education and
training for technology - COMETT (1986-1992) ('),

— of 16 May 1986 on a European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) ( [2] ), and

— of 24 October 1986 on encouraging teacher mobility in the European Community
(recognition of teaching qualifications and a Community status for teachers) ( [3] ),

— having regard to the Communication from the Commision on the Science and Technology
Community ( [4] ),

— having regard to the report of its Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information and
Sport, and to the opinion of its Committee on Social Affairs and Employment (Doc. A269/87),

A. whereas new forms of higher education and training are needed for adults not able or wishing
to study on a full-time basis,

B. whereas the age-group concerned constitutes a growing cohort of the population,

C. givern the rapid obsolescence of knowledge and skills,

1. Recognizes open universities (OUs) as the major providers of part-time higher education
and training by distance means to adults of all ages and backgrounds;

2. Also recognizes the growing role of open universities as providers of Continuing Education;

3. Strongly supports the openness of open universities as reflected in the absence of age and
entry qualifications, the choice between part-time and full-time study, and the choice of study
programmes;

4. Urges Member States where no open university yet exists to encourage the setting up of such
an institution;

5. Urges Member States where open universities have already been established to acknowledge
their growing importance, notably by maintaining public funding at levels which take full account
of inflation;

6. Notes with interest the creation in the UK this year of a parallel institution known as the
'Open College', prividing distance teaching in the same way as the existing Open University and
catering for a very similar group of the population, but concentrating on courses in technical and
business skills of a low level than the degree courses of the Open University; urges Member States
to study the progress of this new institution and consider the possibility of making similar
provision themselves;

7. Also notes with interest that a private state-recognized open college has existed in Germany
since 1980, which provides working people with the opportunity of obtaining commercial engineering and data processing qualifications;

8. Also urges the Member States to make specific provision in their funding of open universities for assistance to the neediest students;

9. Further recommends that Member States extend systems of mandatory grants for higher
education to cover part-time study;

(') OJ No C 345, 31. 12. 1985, p. 416.
( [2] ) OJ No C 148, 16. 6. 1986, p. 124.
O OJ No C 297, 24. 11. 1986, p. 158.
_(<)_ COM(86) 129 final, 17. 3. 1986.

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It^. l^otes with approval the provision of C^U teaching to speakers of the home country^
language living abroad, as well as proposals tor shared C^Utacilites between regions witha
common language, and suggests that the Community support such initiatives^

11. Urges national and regional authorities to worlo without delay towards real cooperation
wnh regard to initiatives involving the open university, in particular between regions witha
common language, and suggests that the Community encourage and support such initiatives^

1^. Calls upon tee^setting authorities to ensure that tees at open universities are set in sucha
way as to comply with EECLreaty provisions prohibiting discrimination on grounds of nations
ality^

13. Calls on Member States to ensure free circulation across internal Community borders of
C^U learning materials, including science and technology experiment loits, subject to reasonable
security checlos^

1^. Advocates,theretbre, cooperation and interchange in the widest possible sense at open
university level, withaview to encouraginginterregional and cross^trontier cultural cooperation
between the Member States^

leo. Calls upon open universities to intensity their etlbrts, tor instance by means of tbcussed
publicity campaignsandtinancial support, to recruit students tor continuing education amongthe
young unemployed,women, migrant communities,the handicapped, and those most isolated
from conventional centres of learning, and urges allocation of aid tor this purpose under the
European Regional and Social Eunds^

lr^. Specifically urges open universities to pursue their etlbrts to cater tbrthe educational needs
of prisoners withaview to their social re integrations

17. targes openuniversities,wheretheydonotalreadydo so, toprovide courses onthe
European Community and on its languages, as well as the languages of the principal ethnic
miuoritiesintheir respective countries, and recommends thatCommunitysupportbemade
available to this end^

1^. Also urges open universities not to emphasise natural sicience subjects at the expense of
human and social sciences, but rather to aim tbrabalance and greater cooperation between these
disciplines^

1^. Calls tbrmutual recognition and transterability of course credits between open universities
and conventional higher education establishments, provided there are equivalent entry required
ments and academic standards, and alsotbrrecognitionofopenuniversitydegrees,atboth
national and European levels^

^0. Calls upon the Commission to promote open university systemsat the European level and
specifically^

^ to continuecollectinganddisseminatingintbrmation on open universities in the Community
through the EURVCotCE network

^ to report in due course on existing and planned open universities in the Member States,

^ LO ensure that C^Usare involved so tar as possible in Community schemes tor cooperation in
the tieldsofhigher education and training, notably ERASMUS and CC^MELL,

^ to involveC^Usinthedevelopment of advanced open learning at the European level, notably
through the proposed EoEELAprogramme,

^ to investigate the teasibility of creatingaEuropeanC^pen University^

^1. Calls on Member States, broadcasting authoritiesand theCommission toencourage
provision in the proposed European television channel tor broadcasting by open universities on
reasonable terms^

^ . instructs its president to forward this resolution and the reporr of its Committee to the
Council, the Commission, the governments ofthe Member States, the European Broadcasting
t^nion, and the heads ofopen universities in the Community.

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8. European dimension with regard to books

         - Doc. A2-76/87

RESOLUTION

on the Commission communication to the Council on the European dimension with regard to

books

_The European Parliament,_

_—_
having regard to the Commission communication to the Council on the European dimension
with regard to books (COM(85) 681 final),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information and
Sport (Doc. A2-76/87),

A. whereas any Community action with regard to books must take account of the fact that books
have both an economic and a cultural function,

B. whereas the diversity of provision concerning freedom of expression and creative freedom in
legislation on authorship, and the disparities in the application of the law on intellectual
property and related moral rights, both in private and public law, as well as the differing time
limits for the right of disposal of copyright under the Ius Post Mortum Auctoris and the
variety of systems guaranteeing and controlling printing numbers in the publishing industry
are highly detrimental to the easy circulation of literary and scientific works between Community countries and the translation and reproduction of works by authors from these
countries, both in Europe and in areas outside Europe where Community languages are
spoken,

C. whereas disparities in tax arrangements applied to authors of books in the various countries
of the Community in general, and in rates of VAT in particular, make it more difficult for
books by Community authors to be read and purchased, used and disseminated to a greater
extent;

D. whereas the absence of a European social security model for the authors of literary and
scientific works who may be considered as professional writers has a detrimental effect on the
safeguarding of intellectual property in the Community,

E. whereas disparities in book pricing arrangements and rules governing the sale of books in
various member countries stand in the way of the free movement of literary works by
European authors within the Community and their distribution in other areas where European languages are spoken,

F. whereas the inadequate amounts of aid automatically granted for the translation of books
into the various Community languages, especially books of recognized value but of little
commercial importance and books written and published in minority language, restrict the
possibilities for unification in the sphere of European readership,

G. whereas the application of different types of VAT to the publishing industry in the various
countries is also an obstacle to the aims of unity and the spread of readership in Europe, as
pointed out in the Frankfurt Declaration by the International Publishers' Association in
October 1986,

H. having regard to the limited effectiveness of the European Book Committee as a coordinator
for intra-Community book distribution, a focal point for the publishing industries' commercial and publicity interests, or as a vehicle for the aspirations of authors' associations and
trade unions,

I. having regard to the continued existence of tax and customs barriers to the free movement of
written works between Community countries and the potential legal obstacles to the free
movement of written works between Member States,

J. having regard to the fact that there is no Community coordinating body for libraries and
archives to centralize computerized information on the old and new books contained in
public and private libraries in the Community which could centralize and complement the
registers of intellectual property kept in the Member States,

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K. having regard to the absence of Community legislation to ensure free and unconditional
access to all the public libraries and archives in the territory of the Community and the right
to obtain copies which are of use to readers in their research and other work,

L. having regard to the lack of incentives in almost all the countries of Europe during recent
years for literary creation and for the achievement of high standards in publishing and
printing,

/. _Calls upon the Commission:_

1. To draw up a European statute on literary property in the fields of public and private law
acknowledging and affirming, in addition to the laws of the Member States, the minimum rights
recognized in the most advanced Community legislation;

2. To draw up Community rules to facilitate the reproduction of literary and scientific works,
limiting the duration of the right of disposal of copyright, regardless of the time limits laid down
by the Ius Post Mortem Auctoris in the various countries;

3. To draw up Community rules to standardize procedures for dealing with infringements of
intellectual property and copyright, the prevention of plagiarisn and piracy by publishers and
standardize arrangements to safeguard and control the reproduction and printing of books;

4. To draw up Community rules for the harmonization of value added tax on literary works,
publishing and the book trade within the Community, adopting the lowest rate in force in the
Member States of the European Community;

5. To draw up Community rules to harmonize the rules governing the book trade, exemption
from customs duty on the import and export of books and to increase the effective powers of the
European Book Committee and the Community organizations represented on it;

6. To set up a Community translation fund providing financial aid for the translation, into the
various Community languages, of books of acknowledged importance and value written and
published in other Community languages, particularly those written in minority languages and
those which have little possibility of being marketed on a wide scale;

7. To set up a Community library centre containing comprehensive computerized information
on the old and new books contained in the public and private libraries of the Community;

8. To provide institutional support for coordination at European level of associations and
professional groups aiming to represent the creators and critics of modern European culture in the
field of literature and the humanities, and to protect freedom of expression, intellectual property
and copyright;

9. To provide support for the network of bookshops and points of sale for books in each
country, as the logical and most effective channels for the distribution of books, by means of a
Community policy designed to reduce tax pressure and to regard them not only as commercial
ventures but also as centres of cultural dissemination;

10. To establish, where they do not already exist, special lessons in book appreciation as part of
the basic school curriculum;

11. To create two Community prizes, one for creative literature and the other for typographical
excellence, to be awarded by the European Community in accordance with the procedure outlined
in the annex to Doc. A2-76/87;

12. To take special care to encourage the creation of libraries where none exist or to improve
the functioning of existing libraries, by means of grants to promote efficient operating and
up-to-date standards;

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//. _Calls upon the Member States to grant to all Community citizens the right to consult_
_unconditionally and free of charge the works in all the public libraries and_ _archives_ _of the_
_Community and to_ _use,_ _with due regard for authors' and publishers'_ _rights,_ _their_ _resources_ _by_
_making_ _copies,_ _photocopies or microfilms for_ _purposes_ _of their_ _research_ _and_ _work;_

_III. Calls on the International Committee for European Cinema and_ _Television_ _Year,_ _which is_
_scheduled for_ _1988,_ _to_ _approach_ _the national committees and_ _the_ _Commission_ _with_ _the_ _request_
_that they ask_ _television_ _companies to devote some of_ _their_ _programmes both to publicizing_
_European books and to the defence of the rights of authors living and working in the EEC;_

_IV. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the_ _Council,_ _the Commission and the_
_governments and parliaments of the Member States._

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

10 July 1987

ABENS, ADAM, ADAMOU, VAN AERSSEN, AIGNER, ALAVANOS, ALBER, ALVAREZ DE
PAZ, AMADEI, AMARAL, AMBERG, ANASTASSOPOULOS, D'ANCONA, ANDENNA,
ANDRE, ANDREWS, ANTONIOZZI, ARBELOA MURU, ARGUELLES SALAVERRIA,
ARIAS CANETE, ARNDT, AVGERINOS, BAGET BOZZO, BAILLOT, BANOTTI
BARDONG, BARON CRESPO, BARRETT, BARZANTI, BATTERSBY, BEAZLEY C,
BEAZLEY P., BEIROGO, BERSANI, BEYER DE RYKE, BIRD, BLUMENFELD, BOCKLET,
BOESMANS, B0GH, BONACCINI, BONINO, BOOT, BORGO, BOSERUP, BOUTOS, BRITO
APOL6NIA, BRU PUR6N, BUCHOU, BUENO VICENTE, CAAMNO BERNAL, CABEZON
ALONSO, CALVO ORTEGA, CANO PINTO, CAROSSINO, CASSIDY, CERVERA
CARDONA, CHAMBEIRON, CHANTERIE, CHIABRANDO, CHRISTENSEN,
CHRISTIANSEN, CHRISTODOULOU, CIANCAGLINI, CLINTON, CODERICH PLANAS,
COLINO SALAMANCA, COLLINS, CONDESSO, CORNELISSEN, CRESPO, CROUX,
CRYER, DALSASS, DALY, DANKERT, DE BACKER-VAN OCKEN, DE GUCHT,
DELOROZOY, DE PASQUALE, DE WINTER, DEPREZ, DIAZ DEL RIO JAUDENES, DIEZ
DE RIVERA ICAZA, DUHRKOP DUHRKOP, DURY, EBEL, ELLES J., ELLIOTT
EPHREMIDIS, ERCINI, EWING, FAJARDIE, FALCONER, FATOUS, FERRER CASALS^
FICH, FILINIS, FITZGERALD, FITZSIMONS, FLANAGAN, FOCKE, FONTAINE, FORD
FOURCANS, FRAGA IRIBARNE, FRANZ, FRIEDRICH I., FRUH, GARAIKOETXEA
URRIZA, GARCIA AMIGO, GARCIA ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GAUTHIER, GATTI, GAZIS,
GERONTOPOULOS, GIANNAKOU-KOUTSIKOU, GIUMMARRA, GRAEFE ZU
BARINGDORF, GRAZIANI, GREDAL, GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS GRIMALDOS,
GUERMEUR, GUTIERREZ DfAZ, HABSBURG, HACKEL, HANSCH, HARLIN, HAHN,
HAMMERICH, HAPPART, HERMAN, HINDLEY, HITZIGRATH, HOFF, HOON, HUGHES,
HUME, HUTTON, IVERSEN, JACKSON C, JACKSON CH., JANSSEN VAN RAAY
JEPSEN, KILBY, KILLILEA, KLEPSCH, KLINKENBORG, KOLOKOTRONIS, KUIJPERS,
LACERDA DE QUEIROZ, LALOR, LAMBRIAS, VAN DER LEK, LEMASS, LEMMER,
LENTZ-CORNETTE, LENZ, IPPOLITO, LIENEMANN, LIMA, LLORCA VILAPLANA,
LOMAS, MAHER, MAIJ-WEGGEN, MALANGRE, MALAUD, MALLET, MARCK,
MARSHALL, MARTIN D., MARTIN S., MAVROS, MCCARTIN, MEDINA ORTEGA,
MEGAHY, MERTENS, MIRANDA DE LAGE, MIZZAU, MONTERO ZABALA, MORAN
LOPEZ, MORONI, MOTCHANE, MUHLEN, MUNCH, MUNTINGH, MUSSO, NAVARRO
VELASCO, NEWTON DUNN, NIELSEN T., NORDMANN, O'DONNELL, OLIVA GARCIA,
OPPENHEIM, D'ORMESSON, PAISLEY, PAJETTA, PANTAZI, PAPAKYRIAZIS,
PAPAPIETRO, PAPOUTSIS, PARODI, PATTERSON, PEGADO LIZ, PELIKAN, PENDERS,
PEREIRA LOPEZ, PEREZ ROYO, PERINAT ELIO, PETERS, PEUS, PFLIMLIN, PISONI F.,
PLANAS PUCHADES, PLASKOVITIS, POETSCHKI, POETTERING, PONIATOWSKI, PONS
GRAU, PORDEA, POULSEN, PRAG, PROUT, PRO VAN, PUERTA GUITERREZ, PUNSET I
CASALS, QUIN, RABBETHGE, RAFTERY, RAGGIO, RAMIREZ HEREDIA, REMACLE,
RINSCHE, ROBERTS, ROBLES PIQUER, ROELANTS DU VIVIER, ROGALLA, ROMEOS,
ROMERA I ALCAZAR, ROSA, ROSSETTI, ROSSI T., RUBERT DE VENTOS, SALZER,
SAKELLARIOU, SANZ FERNANDEZ, SAPENA GRANELL, SARIDAKIS, SCHINZEL,
SCHLEICHER, SCHMID BAUR, SCHMIT, SCHON, SCHREIBER, SEAL, SEEFELD,
SEELER, SEGRE, SEIBEL-EMMERLING, SELIGMAN, SELVA, SHERLOCK, SIERRA
BARDAJI, SIMONS, SPATH, SQUARCIALUPI, STAES, STAUFFENBERG, STAVROU,
STEVENSON, STEWART, STEWART-CLARK, SUAREZ GONZALEZ, SUTRA DE GERMA,
TAYLOR, TELKAMPER, TOKSVIG, TOLMAN, TOMLINSON, TONGUE, TOPMANN,
TRIDENTE, TUCKMAN, TURNER, TZOUNIS, ULBURGHS, VALVERDE LOPEZ,
POULSEN, VANDEMEULEBROUCKE, VAN DDK, VANNECK, VAYSSADE, ROBLES
PIQUER, 69 VERDE I ALDEA, VERGEER, VERGES, VERNIMMEN, VITTINGHOFF, VON
DER VRING, WAWRZIK, WEBER, WEDEKIND, WIJSENBEEK, VON WOGAU, WURTZ,
ZAGARI, ZAHORKA, ZARGES.

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_ANNEX I_

Doc. B 2-410/87

WRITTEN DECLARATION

on the 'designation of 1990 as European Year of the Elderly'

_The European_ _Parliament,_

A. having regard to its resolution of 14 May 1986 on Community action to improve the situation of old
people ('), in which it called for 1989 to be designated as European Year for the Elderly,

B. having regard to the undertaking given by the Commissioner for Social Affairs and Employment,
Education and Training, at the September, 1986 meeting of Parliament's Inter-Group on Ageing
that he would request within the Commission that 1990 be made European Year of the Elderly,

1. Recognizes the significant increase in the number of old people in the Community,

2. Believes that every effort must be made at national and Community level to identify the particular
needs of the elderly and stresses that one of the Community's major priorities must be to improve all
aspects of their economic and social situation,

3. Considers it essential accordingly that all the institutions of the European Community give their full
support for the designation of 1990 as European Year for the Elderly,

4. Believes that the request made to the Commission in paragraph 32 of the abovementioned resolution for a 'European Charter for the Aged' should be supported wholeheartedly by the Commission as
part of an action programme for the European Year of the Elderly,

5. Instructs its President to forward this declaration to the Commission, the Council and the Governments of the Member States.

_LIST OF SIGNATORIES_

ABELIN, ADAM, ALBER, ALVAREZ DE EULATE PENARANDA, ALVAREZ DE PAZ,
AMARAL, ANDRE, ANDREWS, ANGLADE, ARBELOA MURU, ARGUELLES
SALAVERRIA, ARIAS CANETE, AVGERINOS, BAGET BOZZO, BALFE, BANOTTI,
BARBARELLA, BARDONG, BARRETT, BARZANTI, BATTERSBY, BAUDOUIN,
BEAZLEY C, BEAZLEY P., BENCOMO MENDOZA, BERSANI, BETHELL, BEUMER, VON
BISMARCK, BLOCH VON BLOTTNITZ, BLUMENFELD, BOCKLET, BOMBARD,
BONACCINI, BOOT, BORGO, BOUTOS, BRAUN-MOSER, BROK, BUCHAN, BUCHOU,
BUENO VICENTE, CABRERA BAZAN, CANTARERO DEL CASTILLO, CAROSSINO,
CASSABEL, CASSANMAGNAGO CERRETTI, CASSIDY, CASTELLINA, CHANTERIE,
CHIABRANDO, CHRISTODOULOU, CIANCAGLINI, CINCIARI RODANO, CLINTON,
COLLINS, COLOM I NAVAL, CONDESSO, CORNELISSEN, COSTE-FLORET, DE
COURCY LING, CRESPO, CROUX, DALSASS, DALY, DE BACKER-VAN OCKEN, DE
PASQUALE, DEBATISSE, DEPREZ, DONNEZ, DUHRKOP DUHRKOP, DUPUY, DURY,
EBEL, ELLES D. L., ELLES J., ELLIOTT, ERCINI, ESCUDER CROFT, EWING, EYRAUD,
FANTON A., FELLERMAIER, FERNANDES, FERRER CASALS, FICH, FILINIS,
FITZGERALD, FITZSIMONS, FLANAGAN, FOCKE, FONTAINE, FORD, FRAGA
IRIBARNE, FRANZ, FRIEDRICH I., FRUH, GALLUZZI, GARCIA ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA,
GATTI, GAUTHIER, GAZIS, GERONTOPOULOS, GIANNAKOU-KOUTSIKOU,
GIUMMARRA, GRAZIANI, GREDAL, GRIFFITHS, GUERMEUR, HABSBURG, HACKEL,
HANSCH, HAHN, HERMAN, HERERO MEREDIZ, HINDLEY, HOFF, HOON, HUGHES,
HUTTON, JACKSON C, JACKSON CH., JEPSEN, KILBY, KILLILEA, KLINKENBORG,
KOLOKOTRONIS, LACERDA DE QUEIROZ, LAGAKOS, LALOR, LAMBRIAS, LANGES,
LARIVE, LATAILLADE, VAN DER LEK, LEMASS, LEMMER, LENZ, LINKOHR, LIZIN,
LLORCA VILAPLANA, LOMAS, LOUWES, MAFFRE-BAUGE, MAHER, MALANGRE,

(i) OJ No C 148, 16. 6. 1986, p. 61.

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MALAUD, DE LA MALENE, MALLET, MARCK, MARINARO, MARQUES MENDES,
MARSHALL, MARTIN D., MARTIN S., MATTINA, MCGOWAN, MCMAHON,
MCMILLAN-SCOTT, MEDEIROS FERREIRA, MEDINA ORTEGA, MEGAHY, MERTENS,
MIZZAU, MOORHOUSE, MOUCHEL, MUHLEN, MUNCH, MUSSO, NAVARRO VELASCO,
NEUGEBAUER, NEWENS, NEWMAN, NEWTON DUNN, NIELSEN J. B., NIELSEN T.,
NORMANTON, NOVELLI, O'DONNELL, O'HAGAN, O'MALLEY, OPPENHEIM,
PAPAKYRIAZIS, PAPAPIETRO, PARODI, PASTY, PATTERSON, PEGADO LIZ, PENDERS,
PEREIRA M., PEUS, PFLIMLIN, PIRKL, PISONI F., PISONI N., PLASKOVITIS,
POETSCHKI, POETTERING, PONS GRAU, POULSEN, PRAG, PRANCHERE, PRICE,
PROUT, QUIN, RABBETHGE, RAFTERY, RAGGIO, RAMIREZ HEREDIA, ROBERTS,
ROBLES PIQUER, ROGALLA, ROMERA I ALCAZAR, ROSSETTI, ROSSI T., ROTHE,
ROTHLEY, SALZER, SALISCH, SANZ FERNANDEZ, SARIDAKIS, SCHINZEL,
SCHLEICHER, SCHMID, SCHMID BAUR, SCHMIT, SCHON, SCHREIBER,
SCOTT-HOPKINS, SCRIVENER, SEAL, SEELER, SEGRE, SEIBEL-EMMERLING,
SELIGMAN, SELVA, SHERLOCK, SIMMONDS, SIMONS, SIMPSON, SMITH, SPATH,
SQUARCIALUPI, STEVENSON, STEWART, STEWART-CLARK, SUAREZ GONZALEZ,
SUTRA DE GERMA, THAREAU, THOME-PATEN6TRE, TOKSVIG, TOLMAN,
TOMLINSON, TOURRAIN, TRIVELLI, TRUPIA, TUCKMAN, TURNER, TZOUNIS,
VALENZI, POULSEN, VAN DIJK, VAYSSADE, VERNIER, VISSER, WELSH, WETTIG,
ZAGARI, ZAHORKA.

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_ANNEX II_

_Written declarations_ — _Rule 65_

Number of signatures

Doc. No

B 2-259/87

B 2-260/87

B 2-290/87

B 2-318/87

B 2-470/87

B 2-485/87

B 2-492/87

B 2-574/87

B 2-587/87

B 2-639/87

Author

Pordea

Stavrou

Lienemann and 26 other Members

Donnez and Baur

Pordea

Pranchere

Pordea

Bloch von Blottnitz and 47 other Members

Munch, Fontaine and 58 other Members

Visser and others

Signatures

2

70

40

43

1

1

1

48

64

77

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_ANNEX III_

Result of roll-call votes

( + ) = For

(-) = Against

(O) = Abstention

_Colino_ _Salamanca Report_ — _Doc._ _A 2-106/87_

_Agricultural regions_ _in the_ _Federal Republic_ _ofGermeny_

_Directive_

( + )

ADAM, ALBER, AMBERG, ANDRE, ARGUELLES SALAVERRIA, ARNDT, AVGERINOS
BARDONG, BEAZLEY P., BOCKLET, BONACCINI, CAAMNO BERNAL, CASSIDY
CHANTERIE, CIANCAGLINI, COLINO SALAMANCA, CROUX, DE BACKER-VAN
OCKEN, DELOROZOY, DIAZ DEL RIO JAUDENES, DUHRKOP DUHRKOP EBEL
ELLIOTT, FALCONER, FITZGERALD, FOCKE, FRAGA IRIBARNE, FRANZ, FRUH
GARRIGA POLLEDO, GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS GRIMALDOS, HABSBURG'
HITZIGRATH, HUTTON, KILBY, KLEPSCH, KLINKENBORG, LENTZ-CORNETTE, LENZ
LLORCA VILAPLANA, MAHER, MAIJ-WEGGEN, MARSHALL, MARTIN S., MEDINA
ORTEGA, MERTENS, MORONI, MOTCHANE, MUNTINGH, NAVARRO VELASCO
NEUGEBAUER, OLIVA GARCIA, PATTERSON, PLANAS PUCHADES, POETSCHKI,
POETTERING, PONS GRAU, RABBETHGE, RINSCHE, RUBERT DE VENTOS,
SAKELLARIOU, SCHLEICHER, SEELER, SHERLOCK, STAUFFENBERG, SUAREZ
GONZALEZ, TOLMAN, VALVERDE LOPEZ, VANNECK, VAZQUEZ FOUZ VERDE I
ALDEA, VON WOGAU, ZARGES.

(-)

BORGO, BONINO.

(O)

PORDEA.

_Lentz-Cornette Report_ — _Doc._ _A 2-65/87_

_Nature_ _reserves_

_Resolution_

( + )

ADAM, ALBER, AMBERG, ANDRE, ARGUELLES SALAVERRIA, ARIAS CANETE,
ARNDT, AVGERINOS, BARDONG, BEAZLEY P., BOCKLET, BOOT, BORGO, CAAMNO
BERNAL, CASSIDY, CHANTERIE, CHRISTIANSEN, CIANCAGLINI, CROUX, DE
BACKER-VAN OCKEN, DELOROZOY, DIAZ DEL RIO JAUDENES, VAN DIJK,
DUHRKOP DUHRKOP, EBEL, ELLIOTT, FALCONER, FERRER CASALS, FITZGERALD,
FOCKE, FRAGA IRIBARNE, FRANZ, FRUH, GARCIA RAYA, GARRIGA POLLEDO,
GRAEFE ZU BARINGDORF, GRAZIANI, GREDAL, GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS
GRIMALDOS, HABSBURG, HERMAN, HITZIGRATH, HUTTON, KILBY, KLEPSCH,
KLINKENBORG, VAN DER LEK, LENTZ-CORNETTE, LENZ, LLORCA VILAPLANA,
MAHER, MAIJ-WEGGEN, MARSHALL, MARTIN S., MEDINA ORTEGA, MERTENS,
MIRANDA DE LAGE, MORONI, MUHLEN, MUNTINGH, NAVARRO VELASCO,
NEUGEBAUER, NEWTON DUNN, OLIVA GARCIA, PATTERSON, PLANAS PUCHADES,
POETSCHKI, POETTERING, PONS GRAU, PRAG, RABBETHGE, RAMIREZ HEREDIA,

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RINSCHE, RUBERT DE VENTOS, SAKELLARIOU, SCHINZEL, SCHLEICHER, SEELER,
SEIBEL-EMMERLING, SELIGMAN, SHERLOCK, STAES, STAUFFENBERG,
STEWART-CLARK, SUAREZ GONZALEZ, TOLMAN, VALVERDE LOPEZ, VAZQUEZ
FOUZ, VERDE I ALDEA, VON DER VRING, WEBER, VON WOGAU, ZARGES.

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BONACCINI, PORDEA.

_Martin Report_ — _Doc._ _A_ _2-111/87_

_Protection_ _of the ozone layer_

_Amendment 4_

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ALVAREZ DE EULATE PENARANDA, ANASTASSOPOULOS, ANDRE, ARGUELLES
SALAVERRIA, ARIAS CANETE, BARDONG, BATTERSBY, BEAZLEY C, BEAZLEY P.,
BOCKLET, BOOT, CHANTERIE, CHIABRANDO, CIANCAGLINI, CORNELISSEN, CROUX,
DE BACKER-VAN OCKEN, DELOROZOY, DIAZ DEL RIO JAUDENES, ELLES J.,
FERRER CASALS, FITZGERALD, FRAGA IRIBARNE, FRANZ, FRIEDRICH I., FRUH,
GARCIA AMIGO, GARRIGA POLLEDO, GIUMMARRA, HABSBURG, HACKEL, HERMAN,
HUTTON, JACKSON CH., JEPSEN, KILBY, KLEPSCH, LALOR, LAMBRIAS,
LENTZ-CORNETTE, LENZ, LLORCA VILAPLANA, MAHER, MAIJ-WEGGEN,
MALANGRE, MALAUD, MARCK, MARSHALL, MARTIN S., MERTENS, MUNCH,
NAVARRO VELASCO, NEWTON DUNN, PATTERSON, PERINAT ELIO, PISONI F.,
POETSCHKI, POETTERING, PONIATOWSKI, PRAG, PROUT, RABBETHGE, RINSCHE,
ROBERTS, ROBLES PIQUER, ROMERA I ALCAZAR, SCHLEICHER, SCHON, SHERLOCK,
SPATH, STAUFFENBERG, STEWART-CLARK, SUAREZ GONZALEZ, TOLMAN,
TUCKMAN, TZOUNIS, VALVERDE LOPEZ, VANNECK, VON WOGAU, ZAHORKA,

ZARGES.

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ADAM, ALVAREZ DE PAZ, AMBERG, ARBELOA MURU, ARNDT, AVGERINOS, BAGET
BOZZO, BARON CRESPO, BONACCINI, BONINO, BUENO VICENTE, CAAMNO
BERNAL, CANO PINTO, CASSIDY, CHRISTIANSEN, COLINO SALAMANCA, DANKERT,
DIEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA, VAN DIJK, DUHRKOP DUHRKOP, ELLIOTT, EWING,
FALCONER, FATOUS, FOCKE, GARCIA ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GRAEFE ZU
BARINGDORF, GRAZIANI, GREDAL, GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS GRIMALDOS, HARLIN,
HINDLEY, HITZIGRATH, HOFF, HOON, KLINKENBORG, VAN DER LEK, MEDINA
ORTEGA, MIRANDA DE LAGE, MORONI, MOTCHANE, MUNTINGH, NEUGEBAUER,
OLIVA GARCIA, PAPAPIETRO, PLANAS PUCHADES, PONS GRAU, RAGGIO, RAMIREZ
HEREDIA, ROELANTS DU VIVIER, ROMEOS, ROSSI T., RUBERT DE VENTOS,
SAKELLARIOU, SALISCH, SANZ FERNANDEZ, SAPENA GRANELL, SCHINZEL,
SCHREIBER, SEELER, SEGRE, SEIBEL-EMMERLING, SIERRA BARDAJI, SIMONS,
SQUARCIALUPI, STAES, STEVENSON, STEWART, TOPMANN, ULBURGHS, POULSEN,
VAZQUEZ FOUZ, VERDE I ALDEA, VITTINGHOFF, VON DER VRING, WEBER.

_Pons Grau Report —_ _Doc._ _A_ _2-62/87_

_Tin_ _crisis_

_Resolution_

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ADAMOU, VAN AERSSEN, ALAVANOS, ALBER, ALVAREZ DE PAZ,
ANASTASSOPOULOS, ANDREWS, BAGET BOZZO, BANOTTI, BARRETT, BEAZLEY C,
BEAZLEY P., BIRD, BLUMENFELD, BRITO APOLONIA, BRU PUR6N, CAAMANO

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BERNAL, CABEZ6N ALONSO, CALVO ORTEGA, CANO PINTO, CIANCAGLINI,
COLLINS, DALY, FILINIS, FITZGERALD, FOCKE, FONTAINE, FORD, FOURCANS,
FRANZ, FRIEDRICH I., GARCIA ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS
GRIMALDOS, HINDLEY, HITZIGRATH, HUTTON, KOLOKOTRONIS, LACERDA DE
QUEIROZ, MAHER, MALLET, MARTIN D., MEDINA ORTEGA, MIRANDA DE LAGE,
MORONI, NEUGEBAUER, NIELSEN T., OLIVA GARCIA, PALMIERI, PATTERSON,
PEREIRA LOPEZ, PLANAS PUCHADES, PLASKOVITIS, POETTERING, PONS GRAU,
PORDEA, PRAG, PROUT, ROMEOS, RUBERT DE VENTOS, SANZ FERNANDEZ,
SAPENA GRANELL, SARIDAKIS, SCHMID BAUR, SCHMIT, SCHON, SEELER,
SEIBEL-EMMERLING, SELIGMAN, SELVA, STAUFFENBERG, STAVROU, STEVENSON,
TONGUE, TRIDENTE, TZOUNIS, VAZQUEZ FOUZ, WEDEKIND, VON WOGAU,
ZAHORKA, ZARGES.

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MARSHALL.

_Ewing_ _Report_ _—_ _Doc._ _A 2-69/87_

_Open_ _Universities_ _in_ _the Community_

_Amendment 10_

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BONACCINI, CANO PINTO, CIANCAGLINI, CORNELISSEN, DIEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA,
MAHER, MALANGRE, MUNCH, NIELSEN T., POETTERING, SCHON, SELVA, TZOUNIS,
WEDEKIND, VON WOGAU, ZAHORKA, ZARGES.

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ALVAREZ DE PAZ, ANDREWS, ARNDT, BARRETT, BATTERSBY, BEAZLEY P.,
CAAMNO BERNAL, CABEZON ALONSO, EWING, FITZGERALD, FITZSIMONS,
FLANAGAN, GARCIA ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GRIFFITHS, GUTIERREZ DIAZ,
HUTTON, KILBY, KILLILEA, LALOR, MALAUD, MARSHALL, MIRANDA DE LAGE,
MORONI, PATTERSON, PONS GRAU, PORDEA, PRAG, QUIN, RUBERT DE VENTOS,
SEELER, SEIBEL-EMMERLING, SELIGMAN, TONGUE, TUCKMAN, VAZQUEZ FOUZ.

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CLINTON, FILINIS.