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PART II

Texts adopted by the European Parliament

1 . Fourth R&D framework programme ( 1994-1998 ) *** II

A4-0333 / 95

Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a
European Parliament and Council Decision adapting Decision No 1110 / 94 / EC concerning the fourth
framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and
technological development and demonstration ( 1994-1998 ) following the accession to the European
Union of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden ( C4-0581 / 95
## - 95 / 0092(COD ))

( Codecision procedure : second reading )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the common position of the Council ( C4-0581 / 95 — 95 / 0092(COD )),

— having regard to its opinion at first reading (') on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council ( COM(95)0145 ) ( 2 ),

— having regard to Article 189b(2 ) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Research,
Technological Development and Energy ( A4-0333 / 95 ),

1 . Approves the common position ;

2 . Calls on the Council to adopt the act definitively, and as soon as possible, in accordance with the
common position ;

3 . Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 191(1 ) of
the EC Treaty ;

4 . Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal ;

5 . Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission .

(') OJ C 249, 25.9.1995, p . 45 .
( 2 ) OJ C 142, 8.6.1995, p . 15 .

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2 . Trans-European telecommunication networks ***!

A4-0336 / 95

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision on a series of guidelines for

trans-European telecommunications networks ( COM(95)0224 — C4-0225 / 95 — 95 / 0124(COD ))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments :

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( Amendment 47 )

Recital 1

Whereas the implementation and the development of trans ­
European telecommunications networks aim at ensuring the
circulation and the exchange of information across the Union ;
whereas this is a pre-condition to make possible the establish ­
ment of the ' information society ', which will result from the
availability, for each citizen, company or public authority
everywhere in the Union, of any kind and quantity of
information they need ;

Whereas the implementation and the development of trans ­
European telecommunications networks aim at ensuring the
circulation and the exchange of information across the Union ;
whereas this is a pre-condition to enable citizens and
industry — especially SMEs — in the Union to derive full
benefit from the potential of telecommunications so as to
make possible the establishment of the ' information society ',
in which the development of applications, services and
telecommunications networks will be of crucial importance
with a view to ensuring the availability, for each citizen,
company or public authority everywhere in the Union, includ ­
ing the less developed or peripheral regions, of any kind and
quantity of information they need ;

( Amendment 5 )

Recital 9

Whereas projects of common interest can, in many cases,
already be implemented in the present telecommunications
networks, in order to offer trans-European applications ; where ­
as guidelines have to be drawn up, in order to identify these
projects of common interest ;

Whereas projects of common interest can, in many cases,
already be implemented in the present telecommunications
networks, especially the Euro-ISDN, in order to offer trans ­
European applications ; whereas guidelines have to be drawn
up, in order to identify these projects of common interest, via
the adoption of fully transparent criteria for proposal
selection and implementation monitoring ;

( Amendment 6 )

Recital 9a ( new )

Whereas there must be coordination between the imple ­
mentation of the proposals chosen and similar initiatives
adopted at national or regional level in the Union ;

(*) OJ C 302, 14.11.1995, p . 23 .

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( Amendment 7 )

Recital 10

Whereas in the selection and implementation of such projects
account should be taken of both infrastructures offered by
telecommunications organisations as well as alternative infra ­
structures offered by other providers ;

Whereas in the selection and implementation of such projects
account should be taken of all infrastructures offered by
incumbent and new providers ;

( Amendment 8 )

Recital 12

Whereas the present networks, which include existing ISDN,
are evolving towards advanced networks offering a variable
data flow rate up to broadband capabilities, adaptable to
different needs, in particular to the offer of multimedia services
and applications ; whereas the implementation of integrated
broadband communication ( IBC ) networks will be the out ­
come of this evolution ; whereas IBC will constitute the optimal
platform on which applications of the information society can
be built ;

Whereas the present networks, which include existing Euro ­
ISDN, will evolve towards advanced networks offering a
variable data flow rate up to broadband capabilities, adaptable
to different needs, in particular to the offer of multimedia
services and applications ; whereas the implementation of
integrated broadband communication ( IBC ) networks will be
the outcome of this evolution ; whereas IBC will constitute the
optimal platform on which future applications of the informa ­
tion society will be built ;

( Amendment 48 )

Recital 16

Whereas effective coordination needs to be ensured between
the different Community programmes, and in particular as
appropriate, with programmes in favour of SMEs and with
information content oriented programmes ( such as INFO 2000,
Media 2 ) and other information society activities ;

Whereas effective coordination needs to be ensured between

the development of the trans-European telecommunica ­
tions networks, which must address real-world concerns,
excluding demonstration, awareness-raising or experi ­
mental projects, and the specific programmes of the fourth
framework programme for research, technological devel ­
opment and demonstration and the other programmes
aimed at achieving the information society, and in particular
as appropriate, with programmes in favour of SMEs and with
information content oriented programmes ( such as INFO 2000,
Media 2 ) and other information society activities ;

( Amendment 10 )

Recital 18

Whereas the telecommunications sector is being progressively
liberalised ; whereas the development of trans-European appli ­
cations, services and networks relies mainly on private initia ­
tive ; whereas these trans-European developments must res ­
pond to market needs ; whereas, taking this into account, the
interested sector actors will be requested to propose, through
appropriate procedures giving them equal chances, specific
projects of common interest in chosen domains ; whereas these
procedures have to be defined and a list of the chosen domains

has to be adopted ; whereas a Committee shall assist the
Commission for the identification of the specific projects of
common interest ;

Whereas the telecommunications sector is being progressively
liberalised ; whereas the development of trans-European appli ­
cations, services and networks relies mainly on private initia ­
tive ; whereas these trans-European developments must res ­
pond on a European scale to market needs or to actual and
sizeable needs of society which are not covered by mere
market forces ; whereas, taking this into account, the inter ­
ested sector actors will be requested to propose, through

appropriate procedures giving them equal chances, specific
projects of common interest in priority domains ; whereas the
identification of the specific projects of common interest has
to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the
Treaty, and in particular Article 129d thereof ;

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( Amendment 49 )

Recital 19

Whereas the Community financial support to the implementa ­
tion of projects of common interest identified within this
Decision has to be considered in the framework of the
Regulation laying down general principles for the granting of
Community financial aid in the field of trans-European
networks ; whereas following this Regulation, the concerned
Member States shall give a certain degree of support to the
projects of common interest ;

Whereas the Community financial support to the implementa ­
tion of projects of common interest identified within this
Decision has to be considered not only in the framework of the
Regulation laying down general principles for the granting of
Community financial aid in the field of trans-European
networks, but also by using, on a synergetic basis, all the
forms of financial aid intended for the development of new
policies that can be applied in the telecommunications
sector, especially the Cohesion and Structural Funds, so as
to derive full advantage from coordination between the
various sources, and to derive maximum benefit from the
potential of telecommunications as a means for completing
the single market and increasing the capacity to meet the
challenges which the Union 's industry will face in the near
future and as an instrument of economic and social
cohesion ; whereas following the abovementioned Regula ­
tion, the concerned Member States shall give a certain degree
of support to the projects of common interest ;

( Amendment 14 )

Recital 20

Whereas the Commission shall undertake actions to assure
interoperability of the networks, and to coordinate the activities
of the Member States aiming at the implementation of
trans-European telecommunications networks ;

Whereas the Commission shall propose the necessary regu ­
lations and undertake actions to assure full interoperability on
all interconnected networks, and to coordinate the activities
of the Member States aiming at the implementation of
trans-European telecommunications networks regardless of
their involvement in the abovementioned projects of com ­
mon interest ;

( Amendment 15 )

Article 1

This Decision establishes guidelines covering objectives, prio ­
rities and broad lines of measures in the field of trans-European
telecommunications networks . These guidelines set out the
domains for projects of common interest, and a procedure for
the identification of specific projects of common interest in
these domains .

This Decision establishes guidelines covering objectives, prio ­
rities and broad lines of measures in the field of trans-European
networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure .

These guidelines set out the domains for projects of common
interest, and a procedure for the identification of specific
projects of common interest in these domains .

( Amendment 18 )

Article 2, introduction and first indent

The Community will support the interconnection of telecom ­
munications networks, in particular integrated broadband
communication ( IBC ) networks, the setting up and the deploy ­
ment of interoperable services and applications and required
infrastructure as well as the access to them, with the general
objectives of :

The Community will support the interconnection of the
networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure,
the establishment and the development of interoperable
services and applications as well as the access to them, with the
general objectives of :

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— facilitating the transition towards the information society,
in particular to promote the satisfaction of social needs
and to improve the quality of life,

— facilitating the technical transition towards the informa ­
tion society as well as providing experience on the
effects of the deployment of new networks and applica ­
tions on social activities and to promote the satisfaction
of social needs and to improve the quality of life,

( Amendment 50 )

Article 3

The priorities for the realisation of the objectives mentioned in
Article 2 will be :

— The confirmation of the feasibility, followed by the
deployment of applications supporting the development of
a European information society, in particular applications
of collective interest .

— The confirmation of the feasibility, followed by the
deployment of applications contributing to the economic
and social cohesion, by improving access to information
across the whole Union building on the European cultural
diversity .

— Actions aiming at the stimulation of interregional initia ­
tives, associating less favoured regions for the launch of
trans-European telecom services and applications .

— The confirmation of the feasibility, followed by the
deployment of applications and services contributing to
the strengthening of the internal market and job creation,
in particular those offering to SMEs means to improve
their competitiveness in the European Union and at world
level .

— The identification, the confirmation of the feasibility,
followed by the deployment of trans-European generic
services providing a seamless access to all kind of
information, including in rural and peripheral areas, and
interoperable with equivalent services at world level .

— The confirmation of the feasibility of new high-bandwidth
fibre optic backbone networks, where required for such

applications and services, and the promotion of the
interconnectivity of such networks .

The priorities for the realisation of the objectives mentioned in
Article 2 will be, in the following order :

( a ) The identification, the confirmation of the technical and

commercial feasibility as well as the assessment of the
social consequences, followed by the deployment of
trans-European generic services providing a seamless
access to all kind of information, including in rural and
peripheral areas, and interoperable with equivalent ser ­
vices at world level .

( b ) The identification and removal of gaps and missing links

for an effective interconnection and interoperability in all
their components of telecommunications networks in
Europe and at world level, with a particular emphasis on
Euro-ISDN networks and, where it meets an identified
sizeable potential market demand, on IBC networks .

( c ) The confirmation of the technical and commercial feasi ­

bility as well as the assessment of the social conse ­
quences, followed by the deployment of applications
supporting the development of a European information
society, in particular applications of collective interest,
applications building on the European cultural diver ­
sity or stimulating creative exchange of ideas between
citizens and participation in social or political activi ­
ties .

( d ) The confirmation of the feasibility of IBC backbone

networks, where required for such applications and ser ­
vices, and the promotion of the interconnectivity of such
networks .

( e ) The confirmation of the feasibility, followed by the

deployment of applications and services contributing to
the strengthening of the internal market and job creation,
in particular those offering to SMEs means to improve
their competitiveness in the European Union and at world
level .

( f ) The confirmation of the feasibility, followed by the

deployment of applications contributing to the economic
and social cohesion, by improving access to information
across the whole Union .

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— The identification and removal of gaps and missing links
for an effective interconnection and interoperability in all
their components of telecommunications networks in
Europe and at world level, with a particular emphasis on
IBC networks .

( g ) Actions aiming at the stimulation of cross-border interre ­

gional initiatives for the launch of trans-European telecom
services and applications .

( h ) Action to promote applications strengthening ties, on

the basis of mutual understanding, closer relations and
maximum economic, cultural and associative ex ­
change, with the countries of the Mediterranean, Cen ­
tral and Eastern Europe, the CIS and Latin America .

( Amendment 20 )

Article 4, first indent

— Identification of projects of common interest . — Identification of projects of common interest, using fully
transparent criteria for project selection and imple ­
mentation monitoring .

( Amendment 22 )

Article 4, sixth indent a ( new )

— Development and improvement of communication in
the sphere of public administration, so as to improve
coordination between the public and private sectors
and between the public sector and the citizens, through
the use of ' teleadministration ' by public authorities ;

( Amendment 23 )

Article 5

The development of trans-European telecommunications net ­
works is made under this Decision by the implementation of
projects of common interest . The domains within which
projects of common interest shall be identified are listed in
Annex 1 .

The development of trans-European networks in the area of
telecommunications infrastructure is made under this Deci ­

sion by the implementation of projects of common interest .
The domains within which projects of common interest shall
be identified are listed in Annex I.

( Amendment 51 )

Article 7(1 )

1 . A work programme shall be drawn up by the Commis ­
sion, in conformity with the other trans-European network
policies, in consultation with sector actors, for selecting the
areas in which specific projects of common interest can be
proposed, within the domains of projects of common interest
set out in Annex 1 . The work programme shall be updated as

necessary .

1 . A draft work programme shall be prepared by the
Commission, in conformity with the other trans-European
network policies, in consultation with sector actors, for
selecting the areas in which specific projects of common
interest can be proposed, within the domains of projects of
common interest set out in Annex I and identifying the
specific measures suitable for specific groups of the popu ­
lation according to social or regional criteria with the view
of ensuring their integration into all domains of the
emerging information society . The work programme shall be
adopted by the European Parliament and the Council and
updated as necessary in accordance with Article 129d of the
Treaty .

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( Amendment 26 )

Article 8(2 )

2 . For the cases specified in Article 9(1 ), the Commission
shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives
of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the
Commission .

The Commission representative shall submit to the committee
a draft of the measures to be taken . The committee shall deliver

its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman
may lay down according to the urgency of the matter . The
opinion shall be delivered by the majority provided for in
Article 148(2 ) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the

Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commis ­
sion . The votes of the Member States ' representatives within
the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that
Article . The Chairman shall not vote .

The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged where
they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee .

If the measures are not in accordance with the Committee 's
opinion, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall
without delay submit to the Council a proposal relating to the
measures to be taken . The Council shall act by qualified
majority .

If on expiry of a period of one month from referral of the matter
to the Council, the latter has not acted, the proposed measure
shall be adopted by the Commission .

2 . The Commission shall be assisted by an advisory
committee composed of representatives of the Member States
and chaired by the representative of the Commission .

The Commission representative shall submit to the committee
and to the European Parliament ' a draft of the proposed
measures . The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft
within a time limit which the chairman may lay down
according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by a vote .
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes ; in addition,
each Member State shall have the right to insist that its
position is specified in the minutes . The minutes shall be
forwarded to the European Parliament . The Commission
shall, as far as is possible, take account of the opinion of the
committee and the remarks of the European Parliament . It
shall inform the committee and the European Parliament
of the form in which their views have been taken into

account .

( Amendment 27 )

Article 9(1 ), first indent

— the preparation and updating of the work programme Deleted
referred to in Article 7,

( Amendment 28 )

Article 9(1 ), third indent

— the definition of complementary support and coordination — the definition of complementary support and coordination
actions, actions, in particular concerning the implementation of
the proposals chosen and similar measures adopted at
national or regional level in the Union,

( Amendment 29 )

Article 9(2 )

2 . For the particular case of the domain of projects of
common interest related to ISDN ( referenced in Annex 1,
point 3, paragraph 1 ), the applicable guidelines are those
adopted by the Council .

2 . For the particular case of the domain of projects of
common interest related to Euro-ISDN ( referenced in
Annex I, point 3, paragraph 1 ), the applicable guidelines are
those adopted by the European Parliament and the Council .

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( Amendment 30 )

Article 9(3 )

3 . The Commission shall inform the Committee, at each of
its meetings, of the progress of the work programme imple ­
mentation .

3 . The Commission shall inform the Committee, at each of
its meetings, of the progress of the work programme imple ­
mentation, and shall inform the responsible committee of
the European Parliament thereof in writing .

( Amendment 32 )

Annex I, second paragraph, first two indents

The applications layer, through which users interact with
generic services and basic networks for meeting their
professional, educational and social needs . Applications
require to be interoperable between themselves to bring
the maximum benefit to the users across the Community .

The generic services layer, made of compatible generic
services and their management . Through support of the
applications common requirements, these services com ­
plement the applications whilst aiding their interoperabil ­
ity .

The applications layer, through which users interact with
generic services and basic networks for meeting their
professional, educational and social needs .

The generic services layer, made of compatible generic
services and their management . Through support of the
applications common requirements and by providing
common non-proprietary tools for development and
implementation of new applications, these services
complement the applications whilst aiding their interoper ­
ability .

( Amendment 33 )

Annex 1(1 ), introduction

The domains in which applications projects will be identified
are the following :

Applications will need to use local languages, except when
they are designed for specific categories of professional
users, and to be interoperable between themselves to bring
the maximum benefit to the users across the Community .
They must address the widest possible populations of users
and demonstrate citizens ' access to services of collective

interest . The stage of confirmation of the feasibility shall
include an assessment of the social and societal impact of
the introduction of the application .

The domains in which applications projects will be identified
are the following :

( Amendment 34 )

Annex 1(1 ), indent 2

— Distance education and training : Advanced distance
education and training services should be made accessible
for all citizens, schools, colleges and businesses . Centers
should be set up and made remotely accessible across
Europe in order to provide courseware and training
services for SMEs, large companies, education systems,
and public administrations . New approaches to profession ­
al training for the information society should be developed
and promoted .

— Distance education and training : Advanced distance
education and training services should be made accessible
for all citizens, schools, colleges and businesses . Centers
should be set up and made remotely accessible across
Europe in order to provide courseware and training
services for SMEs, large companies, education systems,
and public administrations . New approaches to general,
academic, professional and linguistic training should be
developed and promoted as part of the transition
towards the information society .

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( Amendment 35 )

Annex I ( 1 ), indent 4

— Transport telematics : Full advantage should be taken of
trans-European telecommunications networks to improve
transport network management and logistical support for
transport industries and the development of value-added
services . Telematic systems and services, wherever app ­
licable, should also serve as a tool for implementing
Common Transport Policy ; the necessary complementari ­
ty with and interoperability of the trans-European Trans ­
port Network will be ensured .

— Transport telematics : Full advantage should be taken of
trans-European telecommunications networks to improve
transport network management and logistical support for
transport industries and the development of value-added
services . Integrated multimodal transport, non-moto ­
rized personal transport, public transport and environ ­
ment-friendly modes shall be treated as a priority .
Telematic systems and services, wherever applicable,
should also serve as a tool for implementing Common
Transport Policy ; the necessary complementarity with and
interoperability of the trans-European Transport Network
will be ensured .

( Amendment 36 )

Annex I ( 1 ), indent 6

— Teleworking : The development of teleworking ( in homes
and satellite offices ) supported by advanced communica ­
tion systems will help provide new forms of flexibility in
terms of the place of work and the way work is organised .
Through the decentralisation of professional activities,
teleworking can also help reduce the environmental con ­
sequences of daily commuting to population centres .

— Teleworking : The development of teleworking in satellite
offices and conceivably in homes supported by advanced
communication systems will help provide new forms of
flexibility in terms of the place of work and the way work
is organised . Through the decentralisation of professional
activities, teleworking can also help reduce the environ ­
mental consequences of daily commuting to population
centres . Applications should be set up to allow for such
developments while ensuring the preservation of work ­
ers ' rights and preventing the risks of social isolation
that could be involved with teleworking . Special atten ­
tion should be paid to the evaluation of the social
consequences of these applications .

( Amendment 37 )

Annex 1(1 ), indent 12

— Telematic services for the job market : Networked
services, such as job information databases, should be
developed to support the changing labour market in
Europe and to help tackle unemployment .

— Telematic services for the job market : Networked
services, such as job information databases, should be
developed to support the changing labour market in
Europe, publicize EU-wide job opportunities and
encourage workforce mobility and gradual approxima ­
tion of conditions and terms of employment .

( Amendment 38 )

Annex 1(1 ), indent 13

— Cultural and linguistic heritage : Initiatives should be
launched to foster the preservation of and access to the

— Cultural and linguistic heritage : Initiatives should be
launched to foster the preservation of and access to the

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European cultural heritage, and to demonstrate the poten ­
tial of the information infrastructure to support the devel ­
opment of local content in local languages .

European cultural heritage ( including support for
museum and cultural site multi-media networks ) and
creation, and to demonstrate the potential of the informa ­
tion infrastructure to stimulate and enhance creative

endeavours and achievements as well as to encourage
local content and its dissemination .

( Amendment 39 )

Annex I ( 1 ), indent 14

— Citizens ' access to services : Applications demonstrating Deleted
citizens ' access to services of collective interest should be
set up . Examples might include the establishment of kiosks
and access points in public areas, and the use of smart
cards and electronic wallets .

( Amendment 40 )

Annex 1(1 ), indent 14a ( new )

— Access to databases for researchers, universities and
enterprises .

( Amendment 42 )

Annex 1(2 ), indent 1

— Implementation of operational trans-European generic
services : They should include in particular electronic
mail, file transfer systems, on-line access to electronic data
bases, and video services . As there is an urgent need for
these trans-European generic services, they will use exist ­
ing switched basic networks and user access . They should
include service elements operating at European scale,
protection and information security, trans-European
' kiosk ' and network navigational aids, etc .

— Implementation of operational trans-European generic
services : They should include in particular electronic
mail, file transfer systems, on-line access to electronic data
bases, and video services . As there is an urgent need for
these trans-European generic services, they will use exist ­
ing or emerging networks, fixed or mobile, and user
access . They should include service elements operating at
European scale, protection and information security, espe ­
cially preservation and remuneration of intellectual
property, payment facilities, trans-European ' kiosk ',
access points in public areas, systems enabling the use
of smart cards and electronic wallets, etc .

( Amendment 43 )

Annex 1(2 ), indent 2

— Progressive extension of the generic services toward a
multimedia environment : These services will offer end ­

users access to multimedia services, and might cover, but
should not be limited to, multi-media mail, high speed file
transfer and video services, including Video-on-Demand .
Use of these multimedia services by business and resi ­

— Progressive extension of the generic services toward a
multimedia environment : These services will offer end ­

users access to multimedia services, and might cover, but
should not be limited to, multi-media mail, high speed file
transfer and video services, including Video-on-Demand .
Use of these multimedia services by business and resi ­

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dential users should be encouraged, as well as the
integration of new service elements such as automatic
translation, speech recognition, graphical user interfaces .

dential users should be encouraged, as well as the
integration of new service elements such as automatic
translation, speech recognition, graphical user interfaces,
' intelligent agents ' and non-proprietary general-use
tools based on standard or publicly available specifica ­
tions .

( Amendment 44 )

Annex 1(2 ), indent 3

— Introduction of non-proprietary digital signature as a
basis for open service provision and mobility of use :
Generic services will rely on a large number of comple ­
mentary and competing services providers . Open Service
Provision and mobility of use will be of key importance
and require electronic names ( digital signatures ) to be
generally available and supported .

— Introduction of non-proprietary digital signature as a
basis for open service provision and mobility of use :
Generic services will rely on a large number of comple ­
mentary and competing services providers . Open Service
Provision and mobility of use, protection and remuner ­
ation of intellectual property, provision of an alterna ­
tive to conventional physical authentication methods
and electronic payments will be of key importance and
require digital signatures ( electronic names or anony ­
mous authentication systems ).

( Amendment 45 )

Annex 1(4 ), indent 2

— Definition of means to access broadband networks, at — Definition of means to access IBC networks .
the three specified layers .

( Amendment 46 )

Annex II, first paragraph

The identification of projects of common interest among the
projects presented by interested sector actors in response to a
call for proposal as mentioned in Article 7 is made on the basis
of their compliance with the objectives and priorities laid down
in Articles 2 and 3 respectively . These projects shall be
transnational with special emphasis on projects of an interre ­
gional nature .

The identification of projects of common interest among the
projects presented by interested sector actors in response to a
call for proposal as mentioned in Article 7 is made on the basis
of their exemplarity and their value as an incentive and a
multiplier for use or development of information society
applications, in compliance with the objectives and priorities
laid down in Articles 2 and 3 respectively . These projects shall
involve actors from more than one Member State and be

transnational in the sense that they shall be conceived to
satisfy needs existing throughout the Union and to be
implemented in most Member States . This does not prevent
the initial phase of their deployment, designed to check the
technical and commercial viability of the project, from
being carried out in a single Member State, if it appears
that the conditions prevailing in this Member State are
representative of those existing in the other Member States
where the project should ultimately be implemented .

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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament 's opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament
and Council Decision on a series of guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks
## ( COM(95)0224 - C4-0225 / 95 - 95 / <>124(COD ))

( Codecision procedure : first reading )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council ( COM(95)0224 —
95 / 01 24(COD )) (•),

— having regard to Articles 1 29d ( 1 ) and 189b(2 ) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission
submitted the proposal to Parliament ( C4-0225 / 95 ),

— having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to its resolution of 30 November 1994 on the communication from the Commission to
the Council and the European Parliament and to the Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions : ' Europe 's way to the information society : an action plan ' ( 2 ),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy
and the opinions of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy, the
Committee on Regional Policy, the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on
Culture, Youth, Education and the Media ( A4-0336 / 95 ),

1 . Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament 's amendments ;

2 . Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2 ) of the EC
Treaty ;

3 . Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament 's amendments in the common position that it adopts
in accordance with Article 189b(2 ) of the EC Treaty ;

4 . Should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to
notify Parliament and requests that the conciliation procedure be initiated ;

5 . Points out that the Commission is required to submit to Parliament any modification it may intend to
make to its proposal as amended by Parliament ;

6 . Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission .

(') OJ C 302, 14.11.1995, p . 23 .
( 2 ) OJC 363, 19.12.1994, p . 33 .

3 . Cooperation agreement with Vietnam     

A4-0004 / 96

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament 's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the
conclusion of the cooperation agreement between the European Community and the Socialist
# Republic of Vietnam ( COM(95)0305 - C4-0348 / 95 - 95 / 0173(CNS ))

( Consultation procedure )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision ( COM(95)0305 — 95 / 0173(CNS )),

— having regard to the cooperation agreement initialled by the Commission ( CQM(95)0305 ),

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— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 113 and 130y in conjunction with
Article 228(3 ), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty ( C4-0348 / 95 ),

— having regard to Rule 90(7 ) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the opinions of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy, the Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and the Committee on Development and Cooperation
( A4-0004 / 96 ),

1 . Approves the conclusion of the Agreement ;

2 . Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission, and to the
governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam .

4 . Partnership and interim agreements

B4-01 11 / 96

Resolution on the failure to consult Parliament on the EU-Russia Interim Agreement

The European Parliament,

— having regard to its resolution of 7 April 1995 on the partnership agreements with the Newly
Independent States, (')

A. whereas under the Interim Agreement between the EU and Russia, signed on 17 July 1995, the
commercial provisions of the partnership and cooperation agreement signed in June 1994 are to take
effect before it is ratified,

B. whereas conclusion of the interim agreement was delayed first by trade policy difficulties, then by the
conflict in Chechnya,

C. having regard to the Solemn Declaration on European Union made by the European Council in
Stuttgart, in which the Member States undertook to consult Parliament on a voluntary basis on all
significant international agreements for which the EC Treaty lays down no consultative requirement,

D. whereas the Council has hitherto complied with this undertaking in every case,

1 . Notes with dismay the Council 's decision of 17 July 1995 not to consult Parliament on the
conclusion of the EU-Russia Interim Agreement ;

2 . Is convinced that the agreement is indisputably significant and so the Council 's undertaking to
consult Parliament on a voluntary basis should apply ;

3 . Does not consider that the arguments put forward by the Council for not consulting Parliament are a
sufficient reason for this decision, and points out that consultation would in no way have obstructed the
planned signing of the EU-Russia Interim Agreement on 17 July 1995 and that notification of completion
of the ratification process by the EU was not given until mid-October 1995 ;

4 . Notes that the failure to consult Parliament on the EU-Russia Interim Agreement does not set a
precedent for the future application of the Stuttgart Solemn Declaration on the conclusion of significant
international agreements ;

5 . Draws attention, in the light of its experience with the EU-Russia Interim Agreement, to its call for
the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference to revise the EC Treaty so that all EU international agreements are
referred to Parliament under the assent procedure ;

(') OJ C 109, 1.5.1995, p . 298 .

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6 . Underlines the need for Parliament 's rights and powers in the field of foreign policy to be
meticulously respected ;

7 . Reserves the right to take any steps to preserve its rights to participate in the conclusion of EU
international agreements ;

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

5 . Safety at sea

B4-0112, 0113, 0114 and 0115 / 96

Resolution on safety at sea

The European Parliament,

— having regard to its previous resolutions on safety at sea and in particular its opinions of 9 March 1 994
on the proposal for a Council Directive on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey
organizations ('), and on the proposal for a Council Directive on the minimum level of training for
maritime occupations ( 2 ), and its resolutions of 11 March 1994 on a common policy on safe seas ( 3 ),
and 27 October 1994 on safety at sea ( 4 ), a month after the tragic ' Estonia ' disaster,

— having regard to the Council Resolution of 22 December 1994 on the safety of roll-on / roll-off
passenger ferries, which encompassed all the main demands of the European Parliament regarding
safety at sea,

— having regard to the new Article 75(1 ) of the EC Treaty introduced by the Treaty on European Union
which includes transport safety among the EU competences,

— having regard to Article 7a of the EC Treaty on the internal market and to Article 5 on the obligations
of the Member States,

— having regard to the Commission 's intentions concerning safety at sea, as proposed in its 1996
legislative programme,

— having regard to the outcome of the SOLAS Conference aiming to improve the safety of ro-ro
passenger ships, which was held in London on 20 to 29 November 1995,

A. whereas, more than a year after the ' Estonia ' disaster and taking into account the heavy losses of
human lives at sea in similar incidents the European Union should be well advanced towards
acquiring a well-balanced framework of measures aiming at the enhancement of the safety of ferries
as well as other passenger and cargo vessels,

B. whereas a coherent and effective framework for the enforcement of existing and new Regulations for
avoiding accidents in maritime passenger and freight transport is necessary without delay,

C. whereas the ever-increasing demand for vessels able to transport more people and goods leads to the
use of larger vessels with uniform decks, which further jeopardizes the optimum stability of these
vessels and their ability to survive after collision damage and / or in adverse sea conditions,

D. whereas investigations conducted on these accidents revealed a number of errors and omissions,
mainly concerning technical and design failures but also human error, inadequate ship maintenance
and inspections, ageing vessels or dangerous weather conditions,

(') OJ C 91, 28.3.1994, p . 99 .
( 2 ) OJ C 91, 28.3.1994, p . 109 .
( 3 ) OJ C 91, 28.3.1994, p . 301 .
( 4 ) OJ C 323, 21.11.1994, p . 176 .

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E. taking into account the international nature of shipping and the ensuing need to define and adopt
internationally accepted measures for sea-going vessels, to be uniformly applied by all countries,

F. taking into account the unsatisfactory outcome of the evacuation exercise carried out in Dover on

13 January 1996,

1 . Notes the outcome of the November 1995 SOLAS Conference, and in particular the adoption of the
new Regulations and agreements concerning ro-ro passenger ships : upgrading of the damage stability
standard for existing and new vessels ; reduction of the number of persons on board one-compartment
standard ro-ro ferries ; setting up a model test method for testing the equivalent of specific stability
requirements ; the resolution on ' the regional agreements on specific requirements ';

2 . Believes that these agreements, together with the package of Regulations and resolutions concerning
the improvement of life-saving appliances and ship evacuation and the set of operational and navigational
requirements also adopted in this Conference, would greatly enhance the conditions for safe navigation,
provided they are effectively and uniformly applied by all countries ;

3 . Fully supports the Commission 's work at both the IMO and European Union level while regretting
the rather slow pace set by the Commission in this field both for the year past and for the current year as
shown in the Commission 's 1996 legislative programme ;

4 . Draws the Commission 's and the Member States ' attention to the need to safeguard the uniform
application of rules within European Union territory ;

5 . Calls on the Commission to complement as soon as possible its working programme in this sector
and to propose legislation covering in particular measures in the following areas :

( a ) land-based infrastructures for satellite equipment enabling speedy response to ships in distress ;

( b ) strengthening of the national coastguard services including better coordination between them ;

( c ) binding rules to apply to inspections of the structural integrity of the hull of the vessels combined with

a system of heavy penalties, adopted at national level, for negligence and / or omission contributing to
a maritime accident, in particular where loss of life has resulted ;

6 . Calls on the Commission to produce an adequate solution to the design problem of ro-ro ferries
based on high safety standards ; supports regional agreements within the EU aimed at developing higher
requirements for ship stability and solidity ;

7 . Calls on the Commission to propose measures ensuring that all vessels flying a third-country flag
and using one or more Community ports comply with the same safety requirements as the vessels flying
the flag of a Member State and are subjected to the same system of rigorous controls ;

8 . Welcomes the phasing out of one-compartment ships and the operational and navigational measures
adopted ;

9 . Calls upon the Commission and Member States to ensure rigorous enforcement of the recently
adopted Port State Control Directive in order to eliminate substandard vessels, normally flying flags of
convenience, from EU waters ;

10 . Calls on the Commission to propose research to ensure harmonized model testing methods and
criteria at an appropriately high level so as to ensure genuine and consistent compliance with stability
requirements in the event that the SOLAS 90 damage stability standard is exceeded ;

1 1 . Considers that the part played by human error in a large percentage of accidents at sea reflects a
number of factors, from lack of training to poor working conditions, including inadequate health and
safety conditions on board, excessive working hours and inadequate crews ; urges the Commission to
reconsider the question of crew size and rest periods, to prohibit the steering of vessels by one person, to
look into the problem of fatigue, especially of excessive overtime, and to ensure that a vessel 's officers
and crew fully understand the instructions given in a common language ;

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12 . Calls on the Commission and the Council to promote the European fleet, which has been in steady
decline over the last decades, through the adoption of positive measures including the EUROS register, to
provide the necessary standards and to contribute to the elimination of substandard vessels in sea trade ;

13 . Calls on the Commission and the Council to implement better environmental standards and
effectively coordinated control measures in all the Member States, fixing a network of routes for maritime
transport of dangerous and polluting goods which avoid ecologically sensitive coastal areas, and stepping
up observation of maritime pollution ;

14 . Calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals for new passenger vessels including
high-speed ferries and catamarans ;

15 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the governments
of the Member States and the states which have applied for accession, and all relevant maritime
authorities .

6 . Telecommunications markets

A4-0334 / 95

Resolution on the draft Commission Directive amending Commission Directive 90 / 388 / EEC
regarding the implementation of full competition in telecommunications markets ( C(95)1843 —

C4-0415 / 95 )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the draft Commission Directive ( C(95)1843 — C4-04 15 / 95 ),

— having regard to Article 90 of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to its resolutions of 7 April 1995 (') and 19 May 1995 ( 2 ) on the Green Paper on the
liberalization of telecommunications infrastructure and cable television networks

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy
( A4-03 34 / 95 ),

A. whereas by means of this draft Directive the Commission is acting on its Green Paper, on which
Parliament has had an opportunity to make a general favourable assessment,

B. whereas the Commission has not incorporated into its draft Directive a number of elements from the
Green Paper the importance of which was stressed by Parliament, and in particular the need for
universal service to be financed by all operators,

C. whereas the opening up of the European telecommunications market must not benefit enterprises
from third countries unless those countries provide equivalent opportunities for European suppliers,

1 . Welcomes the draft Commission Directive in terms of both the principle behind it and its objectives ;

2 . Points out, however, that the Article 90(3 ) procedure, while warranted as a means of preventing
regulatory barriers to competition, is not intended as a substitute for legislative instruments provided for
by the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 100a thereof, in order to determine the rules by which an
economic sector of the Union operates ;

3 . Takes the view in particular that the provisions of the projected Directive must apply without
prejudice to future Community legislation on the organization of telecommunications activities in the
Union, and in particular on the creation of a European telecommunications authority, on the awarding of
licences, on interconnection and interoperability, on the rules applicable to universal service and on those
concerning numbering and directory services ;

(') OJ C 109, 1.5.1995, p . 310 .
( 2 ) OJ C 151, 19.6.1995, p . 479 .

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4 . Stresses therefore the need to make sure that the Member States do not adopt new national
legislation, in particular with regard to numbering, cost accounting and universal service funding, which is
likely to make it more difficult to introduce future Community legislation ;

5 . Points out that transparency is essential as regards both the conditions for granting licences and the
procedures by which new telecommunications network and services operators make use of their right of
interconnection ;

6 . Rejects any exceptions to the opening up of the telecommunications market in a given Member State
which are not clearly justified by the need to carry out structural adjustments ;

7 . Stresses that open markets and equality of competition must be compatible with the requirement
made of all operators for an apportionment of costs on a social basis and an equivalent service level for
citizens in different regions and for different groups of citizens ;

8 . Believes therefore that the following modifications must be made to the draft Commission Directive :

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BY THE COMMISSION (*) BY PARLIAMENT

( Modification 1 )

Recital 2

( 2 ) Subsequent to the public consultation organized by the Deleted
Commission in 1992 on the situation in the telecommunica ­

tions sector ('), the Council unanimously called for the liber ­
alization of all public voice telephony services by 1 January

1998, subject to additional transition periods of up to five
years to allow Member States with less developed networks,

i.e. Spain, Ireland, Greece and Portugal, to achieve the
necessary adjustments, in particular tariff adjustments . More ­
over, very small networks should according to the Council also
be granted an adjustment period of up to two years ( 2 ) where
so justified . The Council subsequently unanimously recognized
that the provision of telecommunications infrastructure should
also be liberalized by 1 January 1998, subject to the same
transition periods as agreed by the liberalization of voice
telephony ( 3 ). Furthermore, the Council established basic
guidelines for the future regulatory environment ( 4 ).

(') Following the Communication by the Commission of 21 October 1992 ' on
the 1992 Review of the situation in the telecommunications sector '
( SEC(92 ) 1048 ).
( 2 ) Council Resolution of 22 July 1993 on the review of the situation in the
telecommunications sector and the need for further development in that
market ( OJ No C 213, 6.8.1993, p. 1 ).
(') Council Resolution of 22 December 1994 on the principles and timetable
for the liberalization of telecommunications infrastructures ( OJ No C 379,

31.12.1994, p. 4 ).
( 4 j Council Resolution of ... July 1995 on the future regulatory framework in
telecommunications ( OJ No C ....... 1995, p. ..).

(*) OJ C 263, 10.10.1995, p . 6 .

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( Modification 2 )

Recital 4, first paragraph

( 4 ) In 1990, the Commission, however, granted a temporary
exception under Article 90(2 ) in respect of exclusive and
special rights for the provision of voice telephony, since the
financial resources for the development of the network still
derived mainly from the operation of the telephony service and
the opening-up of that service could, at that time, threaten the
financial stability of the telecommunications organizations and
obstruct the performance of the task of general economic
interest assigned to them, consisting in the provision and
exploitation of a universal network, i.e. one having general
geographic coverage, and that connection to it is being
provided to any service provider or user upon request within a
reasonable period of time . The Council has in the meantime
unanimously recognized that there are less restrictive means
than the granting of special or exclusive rights to ensure this
task of general economic interest .

( 4 ) In 1990, the Commission, however, granted a temporary
exception under Article 90(2 ) in respect of exclusive and
special rights for the provision of voice telephony, since the
financial resources for the development of the network still
derived mainly from the operation of the telephony service and
the opening-up of that service could, at that time, threaten the
financial stability of the telecommunications organizations and
obstruct the performance of the task of general economic
interest assigned to them, consisting in the provision and
exploitation of a universal network, i.e. one having general
geographic coverage, and that connection to it is being
provided to any service provider or user upon request within a
reasonable period of time . However, there are less restrictive
means than the granting of special or exclusive rights to ensure
this task of general economic interest .

( Modification 3 )

Recital 5

( 5 ) For these reasons, and in accordance with the Council
resolutions of 22 July 1993 and of 22 December 1994, the
continuation of the exception granted with respect to voice
telephony is no longer justified . The exception granted by
Directive 90 / 388 / EEC should be ended and the Directive,
including the definitions used, amended accordingly . In order
to allow telecommunications organizations to complete their
preparation for competition and in particular the necessary
rebalancing of tariffs, Member States may continue the current
special and exclusive rights regarding the provision of voice
telephony until 1 January 1988 . As called for in the Council
resolutions of 22 July 1993 and of 22 December 1994, Member
States with less developed networks and with very small
networks shall be granted, upon request, additional transition ­
al periods of up to five and two years respectively in order to
achieve the necessary structural adjustments . The Member
States which may request such an exception are Spain, Ireland,
Greece and Portugal with regard to less-developed networks
and Luxembourg with regard to very small networks .

( 5 ) For these reasons, the continuation of the exception
granted with respect to voice telephony is no longer justified .
The exception granted by Directive 90 / 388 / EEC should be
ended and the Directive, including the definitions used,
amended accordingly . In order to allow telecommunications
organizations to complete their preparation for competition
and in particular the necessary rebalancing of tariffs, Member
States may continue the current special and exclusive rights
regarding the provision of voice telephony until 1 January

1988 . Member States with less developed networks must be
eligible for a temporary exception where this is warranted
by the need to carry out structural adjustments and strictly
only to the extent necessary for those adjustments .

( Modification 4 )

Recital 10

( 10 ) Newly authorized voice telephony providers will only
be able to compete effectively with the current telecommuni ­
cations organizations, if they are granted adequate numbers to
allocate to their customers . Moreover, where numbers are
allocated by the current telecommunications organizations, the
latter are likely to reserve the best numbers for themselves and
to give their competitors insufficient numbers or numbers
which are certainly less attractive, for example because of their

( 10 ) Newly authorized voice telephony providers will only
be able to compete effectively with the current telecommuni ­
cations organizations, if they are granted adequate numbers to
allocate to their customers and if subscribers can keep their
call number where it is necessary for them to do so,
whatever their supplier, and, at all events, a solution
providing continuity is ensured . Moreover, where numbers
are allocated by the current telecommunications organizations,

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length . By maintaining such power in the hands of their
telecommunications organizations Member States would
therefore induce the former to abuse their power on the market
for voice telephony and infringe Article 90 in conjunction with
Article 86 of the Treaty . Consequently, the establishment and
administration of the national numbering plan should be
entrusted to a body independent from the telecommunications
organization, and a procedure for the allocation of numbers
should, where required, be drafted, which is based on objective
criteria, is transparent and without discriminatory effects .

the latter are likely to reserve the best numbers for themselves
and to give their competitors insufficient numbers or numbers
which are certainly less attractive, for example because of their
length . By maintaining such power in the hands of their
telecommunications organizations Member States would
therefore induce the former to abuse their power on the market
for voice telephony and infringe Article 90 in conjunction with
Article 86 of the Treaty . Consequently, the establishment and
administration of the national numbering plan should be
entrusted to a body independent from the telecommunications
organization, and a procedure for the allocation of numbers
should, where required, be drafted, which is based on objective
criteria, is transparent and without discriminatory effects and
which neither prevents nor hampers the portability of
numbers .

( Modification 5 )

Recital 11, second paragraph

Such competitive safeguards should cover firstly the require ­
ment of the telecommunications organizations to publish
standard terms and conditions for interconnection to their

voice telephony networks offered to the public, including
interconnection price lists and access points, no later than six
months before the actual date of liberalization of voice

telephony and telecommunications transmission capacity .
Such standard offers should be sufficiently unbundled to allow
the new entrants to purchase only those elements of the
interconnection offer they actually need . They may further not
discriminate on the basis of the origin of the calls and / or the
networks .

Such competitive safeguards should cover firstly the require ­
ment of the telecommunications organizations to publish
standard terms and conditions for interconnection to their
voice telephony networks offered to the public, including
interconnection price lists and access points, no later than six
months before the actual date of liberalization of voice

telephony and telecommunications transmission capacity .
Such standard offers should be sufficiently unbundled to allow
the new entrants to make sure that the rates applied
reasonably reflect the effective cost of providing the inter ­
connection service and do not include elements which are

not relevant . They may further not discriminate on the basis of
the origin of the calls and / or the networks .

( Modification 6 )

Recital 11, third paragraph

These standard terms and conditions should be maintained Deleted

during the time period required to allow the emergence of
effective competition . Experience shows that a time period of
at least five years from the date of the abolition of the special
or exclusive rights for the provision of voice telephony is
reasonable .

( Modification 7 )

Recital 12, first paragraph

( 1 2 ) Moreover in order to allow the monitoring of intercon ­
nection obligations under competition law, the cost accounting
system implemented with regard to the provision of voice
telephony and telecommunications networks should clearly
identify the cost elements relevant for pricing interconnection
offerings, and in particular for each element of the intercon ­
nection offered, the basis for that cost element ( embedded

( 12 ) Moreover in order to allow the monitoring of intercon ­
nection obligations under competition law, the cost accounting
system implemented with regard to the provision of voice
telephony and telecommunications networks should clearly
identify the cost elements relevant for pricing interconnection
offerings and in particular for each element of the interconnec ­
tion offered, the basis for that cost element, in order to ensure

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direct costs, marginal costs or stand alone costs ). Such cost
accounting should further allow adequate monitoring such that
the telecommunications organization may be prevented from
charging itself less that the lowest charge it offers to a
competitor, even where this might fee justified by objective cost
differentials .

that this pricing does not include elements which are not
relevant . Such cost accounting should further allow adequate
monitoring such that the telecommunications organization
may be prevented from charging itself less that the lowest
charge it offers to a competitor, unless this is justified by
objective cost differentials .

( Modification 8 )

Recital 13

( 13 ) The obligation to publish standard charges and inter ­
connect conditions is without prejudice to the negotiation of
special or tailor-made agreements for a particular combination
or use of unbundled public switched telephony network
components and / or the granting of discounts for particular
service providers or large users Where these are justified .

( 13 ) The obligation to publish standard charges and inter ­
connect conditions is without prejudice to the negotiation of
special or tailor-made agreements for a particular combination
or use of unbundled public switched telephony network
components and / or the granting of discounts for particular
service providers or large users where these are justified and
non-discriminatory .

( Modification 9 )

Recital 13a ( new )

( 13a ) Each operator must be responsible for tariffs and
for routing its clients ' traffic up to the interconnection
point of its choice .

( Modification 10 )

Recital 16, second paragraph

( 16 ) Financing schemes disproportionately burdening new
entrants and accordingly strengthening the dominant position
of the telecommunications organizations would be in breach of
Article 90 in conjunction with Article 86 of the Treaty .

Whichever financing scheme they decide to implement, Mem ­
ber States should ensure that only providers of public telecom ­
munications services and networks contribute to the provision
and / or financing of universal service obligations and that the
method of allocation amongst them is based on objective and
non-discriminatory criteria and is in accordance with the
principle of proportionality . According to this principle, it
could be justified to exempt new entrants which have not yet
achieved any significant market presence .

( 16 ) Whichever financing scheme they decide to imple ­
ment, Member States should ensure that all providers of public
telecommunications services and networks contribute to the

provision and / or financing of universal service obligations and
that the method of allocation amongst them is based on
objective and non-discriminatory criteria and is in accordance
with the principle of proportionality .

( Modification 11 )

Recital 17

( 17 ) The tariff structure of voice telephony provided by the
telecommunications organizations in certain Member States is
currently still out of line with cost . Certain categories of calls

( 17 ) The tariff structure of voice telephony provided by the
telecommunications organizations in certain Member States is
currently still out of line with cost . Certain categories of calls

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are provided at a loss and are cross-subsidized out of the profits
from other categories . Artificially low prices, however, impede
competition since potential competitors have no incentive to
enter into the relevant segment of the voice telephony market
and are contrary to Article 86 of the Treaty, as long as they are
not justified under Article 90(2 ) as regards specific identified
end-users or groups of end-users . Member States should lift all
unjustified restrictions on tariff rebalancing by the telecommu ­
nications organizations and in particular those preventing the
adaptation of rates which are not in line with costs and increase
the burden of universal service provision .

are provided at a loss and are cross-subsidized out of the profits
from other categories . Artificially low prices, however, impede
competition since potential competitors have no incentive to
enter into the relevant segment of the voice telephony market
and are contrary to Article 86 of the Treaty, as long as they are
not justified under Article 90(2 ) as regards specific identified
end-users or groups of end-users . Member States should lift all
unjustified restrictions on tariff rebalancing by the telecommu ­
nications organizations and in particular those preventing the
adaptation of rates which are not in line with costs and increase
the burden of universal service provision . Pending such
rebalancing, and where this is justified, the proportion of
costs insufficiently covered by the tariff structure should be
reapportioned fairly among all users .

( Modification 12 )

Recital 18, second paragraph

The Commission shall review the situation in Member States
where a system of supplementary charges is applied five years
after the introduction of full competition, to ascertain whether
these financing schemes do not lead to situations which are
incompatible with Community law .

The Commission shall review the situation in Member States

where a system of supplementary charges is applied to
ascertain whether these financing schemes do not lead to
situations which are incompatible with Community law .

( Modification 13 )

Recital 19, third paragraph

Where essential requirements would oppose the granting of
similar rights of way to new entrants, Member States should at
least ensure that the latter have, where it is technically feasible,
access, on reasonable terms, to the existing ducts or poles, of
the telecommunications organization, where these facilities are
necessary to roll out their network . In the absence of such
requirements the telecommunications organizations would be
induced to limit access by their competitors to these essential
facilities and thus abuse their dominant position . A failure to
adopt such requirements would therefore be contrary to Article
90 in conjunction with Article 86 .

In many instances, essential requirements with regard to
ecology or town planning would oppose the granting of
similar rights of way to new entrants and Member States
should guarantee that the latter, if they do not provide their
own infrastructure, have access, on reasonable terms, to the
existing ducts or poles of the telecommunications organization
wherever these facilities are necessary to roll out their
network . In the absence of such requirements the telecommu ­
nications organizations would be induced to limit access by
their competitors to these essential facilities and thus abuse
their dominant position . A failure to adopt such requirements
would therefore be contrary to Article 90 in conjunction with
Article 86 .

( Modification 14 )

Recital 22, second paragraph

In order to take account of the specific situation in Member Deleted
States with less developed networks and in Member States with
very small networks, the Commission shall grant, upon
request, additional transitional periods as set out above .

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( Modification 15 )

Recital 23

( 23 ) The abolition of exclusive and special rights on the
establishment of new telecommunications networks would

have less effect if Member States were not allowing connection
of terminal equipment to these new networks . If Member
States decide to impose type approval to such terminal
equipment, they should notify to the Commission the specifi ­
cations drafted according to Council Directive 83 / 189 / EEC . In
this case, Member States should take the necessary measures to
avoid that delays in the adoption of such new specifications are
delaying market entry . As provided for in Article 3 of Directive
88 / 301 / EEC, as regards equipment to be connected to the
current public networks, Member States should not restrict the
connection of such equipment to the new networks authorized,
except where they can demonstrate that such equipment does
not comply with an essential requirement, mentioned in
Article 4 of Directive 91 / 263 / EEC .

( 23 ) The abolition of exclusive and special rights on the
establishment of new telecommunications networks would

have less effect if Member States were not allowing connection
of terminal equipment to these new networks . If Member
States decide to impose type approval to such terminal
equipment, they should notify to the Commission the specifi ­
cations drafted according to Council Directive 83 / 189 / EEC . In
this case, Member States should take the necessary measures to
avoid that delays in the adoption of such new specifications are
delaying market entry . As provided for in Article 3 of Directive
88 / 301 / EEC, as regards equipment to be connected to the
current public networks, Member States should guarantee the
connection of such equipment, and in particular prevent
telecommunications organizations from restricting their
connection, to the new networks authorized, except where
they can demonstrate that such equipment does not comply
with an essential requirement, mentioned in Article 4 of
Directive 91 / 263 / EEC .

( Modification 16 )

Recital 25

( 25 ) The establishment of procedures at national level
concerning licensing, interconnection, universal service, num ­
bering and rights of way is without prejudice to the harmoni ­
zation of the latter by a European Parliament and Council
Directive, in particular in the framework of open network
provision ( ONP ).

( 25 ) The establishment of procedures at national level
concerning licensing, interconnection, universal service, num ­
bering and rights of way is simply provisional, pending
harmonization of the latter by appropriate European Parlia ­
ment and Council legislative instruments, in particular in the
framework of open network provision ( ONP ).

( Modification 17 )

ARTICLE 1(2 )

Article 2(1 )( b ) ( Directive 90 / 388 / EEC )

( b ) special rights which limit to two or more the number of

undertakings authorized to supply such telecommunica ­
tions services or such networks, otherwise than according
to objective, proportional and non-discriminatory criteria ;

( b ) special rights which, apart from in the case of essential

requirements, limit the number of undertakings authori ­
zed to supply such telecommunications services or such
networks or, where such essential requirements exist,
limit the number or nature of undertakings authorized
otherwise than according to objective, proportional and
non-discriminatory criteria ;

( Modification 18 )

ARTICLE 1(4 )

Article 3B, third paragraph a ( Directive 90 / 388 / EEC )

Member States shall ensure before 1 July 1997 that adequate
numbers are available for all telecommunications services .

They shall ensure that numbers are allocated in an objective,
non-discriminatory, proportionate and transparent manner .

Member States shall ensure before 1 July 1997 that adequate
numbers are available for all telecommunications services .

They shall ensure that numbers are allocated in an objective,
non-discriminatory, proportionate and transparent manner .

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The numbering system shall ensure that, where a subscri ­
ber changes service provider, the information on his new
number is communicated for a sufficient period to parties
seeking to contact him under his old number and that,
should he so desire, he may keep the same call number in
return for a reasonable contribution to the cost of transfer ­

ring his number .

( Modification 19 )

ARTICLE 1(7 )

Article 4(a)(1 ) ( Directive 90 / 388 / EEC )

1 . Without prejudice to future harmonization of the national
interconnection regimes by the European Parliament and the
Council in the framework of ONP, Member States shall ensure
that the telecommunications organizations provide intercon ­
nection to their voice telephony service and their switched
telecommunications network to other undertakings authorized
to provide such service or networks, on non-discriminatory,
proportional and transparent terms, as set out in Annex, and
which are based on objective criteria .

1 . Without prejudice to future harmonization of the national
interconnection regimes by the European Parliament and the
Council in the framework of ONP, Member States shall ensure
that the telecommunications organizations provide intercon ­
nection to their voice telephony service and their switched
telecommunications network to other undertakings authorized
to provide such service or networks, on non-discriminatory,
proportional and transparent terms, as set out in Annex, and
which are based on objective criteria . All public telecommu ­
nications network operators having essential resources for
which competitors do not have economic alternatives shall
provide open and non-discriminatory access to those
resources, giving public notification of the interconnection

terms .

( Modification 20 )

ARTICLE 1(7 )

Article 4(a)(5 ) ( Directive 90 / 388 / EEC )

5 . The measures provided for in this Article shall apply for a
period of five years from the date of the effective abolition of
the special and exclusive rights for the provision of voice
telephony granted to the telecommunications organization .
The Commission shall, however, review the present Article if
the European Parliament and the Council adopt a Directive
harmonizing interconnection conditions before the end of this
period .

5 . The measures provided for in this Article shall apply for a
period of two years from the date of the effective abolition of
the special and exclusive rights for the provision of voice
telephony granted to the telecommunications organization .
The Commission shall, however, review the present Article if
the European Parliament and the Council adopt a Directive
harmonizing interconnection conditions before the end of this
period .

( Modification 21 )

ARTICLE 1(7 )

Article 4(c ), first paragraph ( a ) ( Directive 90 / 388 / EEC )

( a ) only apply to undertakings providing voice telephony or ( a ) apply to all undertakings providing telecommunications
public telecommunications networks ; networks ;

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( Modification 22 )

ARTICLE 1(7 )

Article 4(c ), penultimate paragraph ( Directive 90 / 388 / EEC )

Member States shall allow their telecommunications organiza ­
tions to re-balance tariffs and, in particular, to adapt rates
which are not in line with costs and which increase the burden

of universal service provision .

Member States shall allow their telecommunications organiza ­
tions to lay down tariffs in the light of market conditions, in
particular with a view to moving closer to a tariff structure
based on real costs .

( Modification 23 )

ARTICLE 1(7 )

Article 4(e ) ( Directive 90 / 388 / EEC )

As regards the requirements set out in Articles 2(3 ), 3 and 4(a )

( 1 ) to ( 3 ), Member States with less developed networks shall be
granted upon request an additional implementation period of
up to five years and Member States with very small networks
shall be granted upon request an additional implementation
period of up to two years, in order to achieve the necessary

structural adjustments .

Member States with less developed networks may request
an additional implementation period of up to five years in
order to implement all or some of the requirements set out in
Articles 2(3 ), 3 and 4(a ) ( 1 ) to ( 3 ) of this Directive, where this
is justified by the need to carry out structural adjustments .
Requests shall include a detailed descriptions of the pro ­
jected adjustments and a precise assessment of the pro ­
jected timetable for carrying them out . They shall be

notified to any interested party upon request .

The Commission shall assess such requests and shall take a
duly reasoned decision within three months on the princi ­
ple, scope and maximum duration of the period granted .

( Modification 24 )

ARTICLE 3(2 )

2 . As regards the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of this
Article, Member States with less developed networks shall be
granted upon request an additional implementation period of
up to five years and Member States with very small networks
shall be granted upon request an additional implementation
period of up to two years, in order to achieve the necessary

structural adjustments .

2 . Member States with less developed networks may
request an additional implementation period of up to five
years in order to implement all or some of the requirements
set out in paragaph 1 of this Article of this Directive, where
this is justified by the need to carry out structural adjust ­
ments . Requests shall include a detailed description of the
projected adjustments and a precise assessment of the
projected timetable for carrying them out . They shall be
notified to any interested party upon request .

The Commission shall assess such requests and shall take a
duly reasoned decision within three months on the princi ­
ple, scope and maximum duration of the period granted .

( Modification 25 )

ARTICLE 4

Where Member States decide to adopt type-approval specifica ­
tions for terminal equipment intended for connection to new
public telecommunications networks authorized under the
present Directive, they shall notify these specifications in draft
form to the Commission in accordance with Directive 83 /

189 / EEC .

Member States may only adopt type-approval specifications
for terminal equipment intended for connection to new public
telecommunications networks authorized under the present
Directive on the basis of the essential requirements set out
in Article 4 of Directive 91 / 263 / EEC . They shall notify these
specifications in draft form to the Commission in accordance
with Directive 83 / 189 / EEC .

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BY THE COMMISSION

In the absence of such specifications, Member States shall not
refuse to allow terminal equipment to be connected to such
new public networks and brought into service, except in the
cases where they demonstrate that this terminal equipment
does not comply with an essential requirement under Article 4
of Directive 91 / 263 / EEC .

AMENDMENTS

BY PARLIAMENT

In the absence of such specifications, Member States shall
guarantee the right to connect terminal equipment to such
new public networks and to bring it into service, except in the
cases where they demonstrate that this terminal equipment
does not comply with an essential requirement under Article 4
of Directive 91 / 263 / EEC .

9 . Approves the draft Commission Directive, subject to Parliament s amendments ;

10 . Calls on the Commission to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by
Parliament ;

11 . Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Commission and Council .

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

1 February 1996

The following signed :

d ' Abo ville, Adam, Aelvoet, Ahern, Ahlqvist, Ainardi, Alber, Amadeo, Anastassopoulos, d'Ancona,
Andersson, André-Léonard, Andrews, Añoveros Trias de Bes, Aparicio Sanchez, Apolinário, Aramburu
del Rio, Areitio Toledo, Argyros, Arias Cañete, Aironi, Avgerinos, Azzolini, Baldi, Baldini, Balfe,
Bardong, Barón Crespo, Barros Moura, Barthet-Mayer, Barton, Barzanti, Baudis, Belleré, Bennasar Tous,
Berend, Bernard-Reymond, Bernardini, Bertens, Berthu, van Bladel, Blak, Bloch von Blottnitz, Blokland,
Blot, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Boniperti, Bontempi, Boogerd-Quaak, Botz, Bourlanges, Bowe, de Bremond
d'Ars, Breyer, Brinkhorst, Brok, Burenstam Linder, Burtone, Cabezón Alonso, Cabrol, Caccavale,
Caligaris, Camisón Asensio, Campos, Candal, Capucho, Carlsson, Carnero Gonzalez, Camiti, Carrère
d'Encausse, Cars, Casini Carlo, Cassidy, Castagnède, Castagnetti, Caudron, Cederschiòld, Chanterie,
Chichester, Christodoulou, Coates, Cohn-Bendit, Colino Salamanca, Colli Comelli, Collins Gerard,
Collins Kenneth D., Colombo Svevo, Colom i Naval, Cornelissen, Correia, Corrie, Costa Neves, Cox,
Crampton, Crepaz, Crowley, Cunha, Cunningham, Cushnahan, D ' Andrea, Dankert, Dary, Daskalaki,
David, De Clercq, De Coene, Decourrière, De Esteban Martin, De Giovanni, Dell'Alba, De Melo, Deprez,
Desama, de Vries, Díez de Rivera Icaza, van Dijk, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Di Prima, Donnelly Alan
John, Donnelly Brendan Patrick, Dury, Dybkjær, Ebner, Eisma, Elles, Elliott, Elmalan, Eriksson,
Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Evans, Fabra Valles, Fabre-Aubrespy, Falconer, Fantuzzi, Farassino, Farthofer,
Fassa, Fayot, Ferber, Féret, Fernández-Albor, Fernandez Martin, Ferrer, Filippi, Fitzsimons, Fontaine,
Fontana, Ford, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Frutos Gama, Funk, Gahrton, Gallagher, Garcia Arias,
García-Margallo y Marfil, Garosci, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Giansily, Gillis, Girão Pereira, Glante, Glase,
Goerens, Görlach, Gollnisch, Gomolka, Gonzalez Alvarez, Gonzalez Triviño, Graenitz, Graziani, Gredler,
Green, Gröner, Grosch, Günther, Guigou, Gutierrez Diaz, Haarder, von Habsburg, Hänsch, Hallam,
Happart, Hardstaff, Harrison, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hautala, Hawlicek, Heinisch, Hendrick, Herman,
Hindley, Hoff, Holm, Hory, Howitt, Hughes, Hume, Hyland, Iivari, Imaz San Miguel, Imbeni, Iversen,
Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jackson, Jacob, Järvilahti, Jarzembowski, Jensen Lis, Jouppila,
Junker, Kaklamanis, Kellett-Bowman, Kestelijn-Sierens, Killilea, Kindermann, Kittelmann, Klaß, Koch,
Kofoed, Kokkola, Konecny, Konrad, Kouchner, Kranidiotis, Krarup, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler,
Kristoffersen, Kuckelkorn, Kuhn, Lage, Lalumière, La Malfa, Lambraki, Lambrias, Lang Carl, Lange,
Langen, Langenhagen, Lannoye, Larive, Laurila, Lehne, Lenz, Leperre      - Verrier, Liese, Lindeperg,
Lindholm, Lindqvist, Linkohr, Linzer, Lomas, Lüttge, Lukas, Macartney, McCarthy, McGowan,
McIntosh, McKenna, McMahon, McMillan-Scott, McNally, Maij-Weggen, Malangré, Malerba, Malone,
Manisco, Mann Erika, Mann Thomas, Marin, Marinho, Marinucci, Marset Campos, Martens, Martin
David W., Martin Philippe      - Armand, Matutes Juan, Mayer, Medina Ortega, Megahy, Mégret, Meier,
Méndez de Vigo, Mendiluce Pereiro, Mendonça, Menrad, Metten, Mezzaroma, Miller, Miranda de Lage,
Mombaur, Monfils, Moniz, Moorhouse, Moran Lopez, Moretti, Morgan, Morris, Mosiek-Urbahn,
Mouskouri, Miiller, Mulder, Murphy, Musumeci, Myller, Nassauer, Needle, Nencini, Newens, Newman,
Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Novo, NuBbaumer, Oddy, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pailler, Paisley,
Panagopoulos, Pannella, Papakyriazis, Papayannakis, Parigi, Pasty, Peijs, Pelttari, Perez Royo, Perry,
Pery, Peter, Pettinari, Pex, Pimenta, Piquet, des Places, Plumb, Podestà, Poettering, Poggiolini, Pollack,
Pons Grau, Porto, Pradier, Pronk, Provan, Puerta, van Putten, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Rapkay, Rauti,
Read, Reding, Redondo Jimenez, Rehder, Rehn Olii Ilmari, Ribeiro, Rinsche, Robles Piquer, Rocard,
Rönnholm, Rosado Fernandes, de Rose, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roubatis, Rübig, Ruffolo, Rusanen,
Ryynänen, Sainjon, Saint-Pierre, Sakellariou, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samland, Sanchez Garcia,
Sandbæk, Santini, Sanz Fernandez, Sarlis, Schäfer, Schaffner, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schlechter,
Schleicher, Schlüter, Schmid, Schmidbauer, Schnellhardt, Schörling, Schreiner, Schröder, Schulz,
Schwaiger, Seal, Secchi, Seiliier, Sierra Gonzalez, Sindal, Sisó Cruellas, Sjöstedt, Smith, Sonneveld,
Sornosa Martinez, Souchet, Soulier, Spaak, Speciale, Spencer, Spiers, Spindelegger, Stasi,
Stenius-Kaukonen, Stenmarck, Stevens, Stewart, Stewart-Clark, Stockmann, Striby, Sturdy, Svensson,
Tamino, Tannert, Tappin, Tatarella, Teverson, Theato, Theonas, Theorin, Thomas, Thyssen, Tindemans,
Titley, Todini, Toivonen, Tomlinson, Tongue, Torres Marques, Trakatellis, Truscott, Tsatsos, Väyrynen,
Valdivielso de Cué, Vandemeulebroucke, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaz da
Silva, Vecchi, van Velzen W.G., van Velzen Wim, Verde i Aldea, Verwaerde, Vieira, Vinci, Viola, Virgin,
van der Waal, Waddington, Waidelich, Watson, Watts, Weber, Wemheuer, West, White, Whitehead,
Wibe, Wiebenga, Wiersma, Wijsenbeek, Willockx, Wilson, Wolf, Wynn, Zimmermann .

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ANNEX

Result of roll-call votes

(+) = For

(— ) = Against

( O ) = Abstention

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ARE : Barthet-Mayer, Lalumière, Macartney, Sanchez Garcia

EDN : Blokland, Bonde, Sandbæk

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Capucho, Cars, Costa Neves, Cox, Cunha, De Clercq, De Melo, de
Vries, Dybkjær, Eisma, Fassa, Gredler, Haarder, Järvilahti, Kestelijn-Sierens, La Malfa, Larive, Lindqvist,
Mendon9a, Monfils, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Pelttari, Plooij-van Gorsel, Rehn Olli, Ryynänen, Spaak,
Teverson, Väyrynen, Watson, Wiebenga, Wijsenbeek

NI : Amadeo

PPE : Anoveros Trias de Bes, Areitio Toledo, Arias Canete, Bardong, Baudis, Bennasar Tous,
Bernard-Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Brok, Burenstam Under, Camisón Asensio, Carlsson,
Casini Carlo, Cassidy, Castagnetti, Cederschiöld, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Cornelissen,
D ' Andrea, Deprez, Donnelly Brendan, Ebner, Elles, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Vallés, Ferber, Ferrer, Filippi,
Fontaine, Fraga Estevez, Funk, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gillis, Glase, Gomolka, Graziani, Grosch,
Günther, Habsburg, Heinisch, Herman, Hoppenstedt, Imaz San Miguel, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jouppila,
Kellett-Bowman, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen, Laurila, Lenz, Liese,
Linzer, McIntosh, Maij-Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matutes Juan, Mayer, Mendez de Vigo,
Menrad, Mombaur, Moorhouse, Mosiek-Urbahn, Mouskouri, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Peijs, Perry, Pex,
Plumb, Poettering, Poggiolini, Pronk, Provan, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Redondo Jiménez, Robles
Piquer, Rusanen, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schliiter, Schnellhardt,
Schwaiger, Secchi, Sonneveld, Soulier, Spencer, Stasi, Stenmarck, Stewart-Clark, Sturdy, Theato,
Thyssen, Tindemans, Toivonen, Valdivielso de Cué, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Viola, Virgin

PSE : Ahlqvist, Andersson Jan, Balfe, Barton, Blak, Bontempi, Botz, Bowe, Crepaz, Cunningham, De
Coene, Desama, Donnelly Alan John, Dury, Evans, Fantuzzi, Ford, Ghilardotti, Graenitz, Hallam,
Happart, Hardstaff, Haug, Hendrick, Hindley, Hoff, Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén, Hume, Iivari, Imbeni,
Kindermann, Kouchner, Kuhn, McGowan, Marinho, Marinucci, Martin David W., Meier, Metten,
Morgan, Murphy, Needle, Newens, Newman, Pery, Pollack, van Putten, Rapkay, Read, Rocard,
Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rönnholm, Samland, Schmidbauer, Skinner, Speciale, Spiers, Stockmann,
Tannert, Tappin, Theorin, Thomas, Titley, Tomlinson, Tongue, Truscott, Van Lancker, Vecchi, van
Velzen Wim, Waddington, Waidelich, Watts, Wemheuer, White, Whitehead, Willockx, Wynn,
Zimmermann

UPE : Aboville, Aironi, Baldi, Baldini, Colli Comelli, Danesin, Garosci, Jacob, Malerba, Pasty, Podestà ',
Schaffner, Todini

V : Aelvoet, Ahern, Cohn-Bendit, van Dijk, Gahrton, Hautala, McKenna, Schoedter, Tamino, Wolf

                   

EDN : Berthu, Seillier

ELDR : Porto

GUE / NGL : Elmalan, Novo, Pailler

NI : Belleré, Dillen, Feret, Gollnisch, Lang Carl, Parigi, Vanhecke

PSE : Aparicio Sanchez, Apolinário, Baron Crespo, Carniti, Caudron, Colom i Naval, Crampton, David,
Diez de Rivera Icaza, Dührkop Dührkop, Fayot, Frutos Gama, García Arias, Gebhardt, Glante, Izquierdo
Collado, Katiforis, Kerr, Konecny, Lambraki, Lange, Linkohr, McCarthy, McMahon, McNally, Mann
Erika, Medina Ortega, Miranda de Lage, Oddy, Schlechter, Schmid, Smith, Torres Marques

UPE : Vieira

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EDN : Fabre-Aubrespy, des Places, de Rose

GUE / NGL : Eriksson, Puerta, Sjöstedt, Stenius-Kaukonen, Svensson

NI : Nußbaumer, Schreiner

PPE : Reding

PSE : Barzanti, Bernardini, van Bladel, Bösch, Collins Kenneth D., Dankert, Elliott, Malone, Megahy,
Myller, Nencini, Sakellariou, Schulz

V : Holm, Schörling

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ARE : Barthet-Mayer, Lalumière, Macartney, Sanchez Garcia

EDN : Blokland, Bonde, Sandbæk

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Capucho, Cars, Costa Neves, Cox, Cunha, De Clercq, De Melo, de
Vries, Dybkjær, Eisma, Fassa, Gredler, Haarder, Järvilahti, Kestelijn-Sierens, La Malfa, Larive, Lindqvist,
Mendonça, Monfils, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Pelttari, Rehn Olli, Teverson, Väyrynen, Watson

GUE / NGL : Sornosa Martinez

NI : Amadeo, Belleré, Parigi

PPE : Añoveros Trias de Bes, Areitio Toledo, Arias Cañete, Bardong, Baudis, Bennasar Tous, Böge, de
Bremond d'Ars, Brok, Burenstam Linder, Burtone, Camisón Asensio, Carlsson, Casini Carlo, Cassidy,
Castagnetti, Cederschiold, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Cornelissen, D'Andrea, Deprez,
Donnelly Brendan, Ebner, Elles, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Valles, Ferber, Ferrer, Filippi, Fontaine, Fraga
Estevez, Funk, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gillis, Glase, Gomolka, Graziani, Grosch, Günther, Habsburg,
Heinisch, Herman, Hoppenstedt, Imaz San Miguel, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman,
Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen, Laurila, Lenz, Liese, Linzer, McIntosh,
Maij-Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Mendez de Vigo, Menrad, Mombaur, Moorhouse,
Mosiek-Urbahn, Mouskouri, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Pex, Plumb, Poettering, Poggiolini, Pronk,
Provan, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Redondo Jimenez, Robles Piquer, Rusanen, Rübig, Salafranca
Sánchez-Neyra, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schwaiger, Secchi, Sonneveld, Soulier, Spencer, Stasi,
Stenmarck, Stewart-Clark, Sturdy, Theato, Thyssen, Tindemans, Toivonen, Valdivielso de Cue, Varela
Suanzes-Carpegna, Viola, Virgin

PSE : Andersson Jan, Balfe, Barton, Barzanti, Blak, Bontempi, Botz, Bowe, Bosch, Collins Kenneth D.,
Crampton, Crepaz, Cunningham, Dankert, De Coene, Donnelly Alan John, Dury, Elliott, Evans, Fantuzzi,
Ford, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Graenitz, Hallam, Happart, Hardstaff, Haug, Hendrick, Hindley, Hoff,
Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén, Hume, Iivari, Imbeni, Kindermann, Kouchner, Krehl, Kuhn, Lange, McGowan,
Mann Erika, Martin David W., Meier, Metten, Morgan, Murphy, Myller, Needle, Nencini, Newens,
Newman, Oddy, Pollack, van Putten, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rönnholm, Samland, Schlechter,
Schmidbauer, Schulz, Sindal, Skinner, Smith, Spiers, Stockmann, Tannert, Tappin, Theorin, Thomas,
Titley, Tomlinson, Tongue, Truscott, Van Lancker, Vecchi, van Velzen Wim, Waddington, Waidelich,
Watts, Wemheuer, White, Whitehead, Wibe, Willockx, Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE : Aboville, Aironi, Baldi, Baldini, Colli Comelli, Danesin, Di Prima, Garosci, Jacob, Malerba, Pasty,
Podestà ', Schaffner, Todini

V : Aelvoet, Ahern, Cohn-Bendit, van Dijk, Gahrton, Hautala, Holm, Lindholm, McKenna, Schoedter,
Schörling, Tamino, Wolf

                   

EDN : Berthu, Fabre-Aubrespy, des Places, Seillier

ELDR : Porto

GUE / NGL : Elmalan, Novo, Pailler

NI : Dillen, Feret, Vanhecke

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PSE : Aparicio Sanchez, Apolinário, Baron Crespo, Carniti, Caudron, Colom i Naval, Desama, Diez de
Rivera Icaza, Dührkop Dührkop, Fayot, Frutos Gama, García Arias, Glante, Izquierdo Collado, Katiforis,
Kerr, Konecny, Lambraki, Linkohr, McMahon, Medina Ortega, Miranda de Lage, Schmid, Torres
Marques

UPE : Vieira

( O )

ELDR : Spaak

GUE / NGL : Eriksson, Puerta, Sjöstedt, Stenius-Kaukonen, Svensson

NI : Lukas, Nußbaumer, Schreiner

PPE : Reding

PSE : Ahlqvist, van Bladel, Guigou, Malone, Megahy, Pery, Sakellariou

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resolution

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ARE : Lalumière, Macartney, Sanchez Garcia

EDN : Blokland, Bonde, Sandbæk

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Cars, Cox, Cunha, De Clercq, De Melo, de Vries, Dybkjær, Eisma,
Fassa, Gredler, Haarder, Järvilahti, Kestelijn-Sierens, La Malfa, Lindqvist, Mendonça, Monfils, Mulder,
Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Pelttari, Plooij-van Gorsel, Rehn Olli, Ryynänen, Spaak, Teverson, Vaz Da Silva,
Väyrynen, Watson, Wiebenga, Wijsenbeek

NI : Amadeo, Beilere, Lukas, Nußbaumer, Parigi, Schreiner

PPE : Anoveros Trias de Bes, Areitio Toledo, Arias Canete, Bardong, Baudis, Bennasar Tous,
Bernard      - Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Brok, Burenstam Linder, Burtone, Camisón Asensio,
Carlsson, Casini Carlo, Cassidy, Castagnetti, Cederschiöld, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo,
Cornelissen, D ' Andrea, Deprez, Donnelly Brendan, Ebner, Elles, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Vallés, Ferber,
Ferrer, Filippi, Fontaine, Fraga Estevez, Funk, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gillis, Glase, Gomolka,
Graziani, Grosch, Günther, Habsburg, Heinisch, Herman, Hoppenstedt, Imaz San Miguel, Jackson,
Jarzembowski, Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen,
Laurila, Lenz, Liese, Linzer, McIntosh, McMillan-Scott, Maij-Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matutes
Juan, Mayer, Mendez de Vigo, Menrad, Mombaur, Moorhouse, Mosiek-Urbahn, Mouskouri, Nassauer,
Oomen-Ruijten, Peijs, Perry, Pex, Plumb, Poettering, Poggiolini, Pronk, Provan, Quisthoudt-Rowohl,
Rack, Redondo Jiménez, Robles Piquer, Rusanen, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schiedermeier,
Schierhuber, Schlüter, Schnellhardt, Schwaiger, Secchi, Sonneveld, Soulier, Spencer, Stasi, Stenmarck,
Stewart-Clark, Sturdy, Theato, Thyssen, Tindemans, Toivonen, Valdivielso de Cué, Varela
Suanzes-Carpegna, Viola, Virgin

PSE : Ahlqvist, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sanchez, Balfe, Baron Crespo, Barton, Barzanti, Bernardini, van
Bladel, Blak, Bontempi, Botz, Bowe, Bosch, Carniti, Caudron, Collins Kenneth D., Colom i Naval,
Crampton, Crepaz, Cunningham, Dankert, David, De Coene, Desama, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Donnelly
Alan John, Dührkop Dührkop, Dury, Elliott, Evans, Fantuzzi, Ford, Frutos Gama, Garcia Arias, Gebhardt,
Ghilardotti, Glante, Graenitz, Guigou, Hallam, Happart, Hardstaff, Haug, Hendrick, Hindley, Hoff,
Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén, Hume, Iivari, Imbeni, Katiforis, Kerr, Kindermann, Konecny, Kouchner, Krehl,
Kuhn, Lange, Linkohr, McCarthy, McGowan, McMahon, McNally, Malone, Mann Erika, Marinho,
Marinucci, Martin David W., Medina Ortega, Megahy, Meier, Metten, Miranda de Lage, Morgan,
Murphy, Myller, Needle, Nencini, Newens, Newman, Oddy, Pery, Pollack, van Putten, Rapkay, Read,
Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rönnholm, Sakellariou, Samland, Schlechter, Schmid, Schmidbauer,
Schulz, Sindal, Skinner, Smith, Speciale, Spiers, Stockmann, Tannert, Tappin, Theorin, Thomas, Titley,
Tomlinson, Tongue, Truscott, Tsatsos, Van Lancker, Vecchi, van Velzen Wim, Waddington, Waidelich,
Watts, Wemheuer, White, Whitehead, Willockx, Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE : Aboville, Aironi, Azzolini, Baldi, Baldini, Colli Comelli, Danesin, Di Prima, Garosci, Jacob,
Malerba, Pasty, Podestà ', Schaffner, Todini

V : Aelvoet, Ahern, Cohn-Bendit, van Dijk, Gahrton, Hautala, McKenna, Schoedter, Tamino, Wolf

19.2.96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 47 / 43

Thursday, 1 February 1996

(-)

EDN : Berthu, Fabre-Aubrespy, Seillier

ELDR : Porto

GUE / NGL : Elmalan, Eriksson, Manisco, Novo, Pailler, Puerta, Sjöstedt, Sornosa Martinez,
Stenius-Kaukonen, Svensson

NI : Dillen, Feret, Gollnisch, Lang Carl, Vanhecke

PSE : Apolinário, Fayot, Torres Marques

UPE : Vieira

V : Holm, Lindholm

( O )

EDN : des Places, de Rose

PPE : Reding

PSE : Lambraki

V : Schörling