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2 . 11.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 284 / 153

Friday, 18 September 1992

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING OF FRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 1992

( 92 / C 284 / 05 )

PART I

Proceedings of the sitting

IN THE CHAIR : Mr ESTGEN,

Vice-President

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

# 2 . Membership of committees and parlia ­ mentary delegations

At the request of the EPP, LDR and EDA Groups,
Parliament ratified the following appointments to com ­
mittees and parliamentary delegations :

— Committee on Foreign Affairs : Mr Soulier,

— Committee on Economic Affairs : Mr Luster,

— Committee on Civil Liberties : Mr Froment-Meurice,
to replace Mr Luster,
# 1 . Approval of Minutes — Committee on Institutional Affairs : Mr Lamanna,

The following spoke :

— Delegation for Relations with Iceland : Mr Froment Meurice .

Mr Fitzgerald spoke .
— Mr Megahy, who complained that an official had
been standing near Members who had supported the
request for a check on the quorum before the vote on the
Adam report ( A3-0227 / 92 ) ( Part I, Item 20 ); he believed 3 . Referral to
that officials should not be allowed to remain in the
Chamber with Members when the House was voting ( the
President replied that the Presidency had noticed the The Committee on
official and had not taken him into account ); opinion on updating

3 . Referral to committee

President replied that the Presidency had noticed the The Committee on Civil Liberties had been asked for an
official and had not taken him into account ); opinion on updating Parliament 's Rules of Procedure

following Maastricht ( authorized to draw up a report :
RULE ).
— the quorum Mr Blaney, who, who supported had made Mr the Megahy request ' for s remarks a check ; he on
also asked whether it might not be wise to refer the
Commission statement on fisheries to the committee

4 . Documents received

responsible for consideration rather than hold a debate
given that this debate had been added as the last item on
the agenda and there would be very few Members present The President announced that he had received :
( the President pointed out that Parliament had taken a
decision on Monday to add this item to its agenda ); ( a ) from the Council, requests for opinions on the

4 . Documents received

The President announced that he had received :

— Mr Ford who, with reference to Mr Megahy s
remarks, thought that instead of banning officials from
the Chamber during voting time, there should be precise
guidelines instructing officials to remain seated during
voting time ( the President agreed );

— Mr Blaney, on the President 's reply to his previous
remarks ;

— Mr Lane, who referred to Mr Blaney 's remarks and
pointed out that Friday was a normal working day for
Parliament, which all Members were supposed to attend ;

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved .

( a ) from the Council, requests for opinions on the

following proposals from the Commission of the
European Communities to the Council :

— Proposal for a Regulation on feedingstuffs intended
for particular nutritional purposes ( COM(92)0324 —
C3-0368 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : AGRI
opinion : ENVI

legal basis : Art . 043 EEC

— Proposal for a Directive on packaging and packag ­
ing waste ( COM(92)0278 — C3-0371 / 92 — SYN 436 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI
opinion : ECON

legal basis : Art . 100a EEC

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( b ) from the following Members, motions for resolutions

tabled pursuant to Rule 63 :

— Escuder Croft on ultra-peripheral islands and
regions and the cost of insularity ( B3-07 17 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : REGI

— Lane on the Cohesion Fund aid for the Shannon

( B3-07 18 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : EN VI
opinion : REGI

— Lane on caring for the elderly ( B3-07 1 9 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI

— Lane on caring for the handicapped ( B3-0720 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI

— Gangoiti Llaguno on strengthening the Community
character of the new common fisheries policy ( CFP )
( B3-0721 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : AGRI

— Ramirez Heredia on European Racial Harmony
Year ( B3-0722 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CIVI

— Bindi on the resurgence of right-wing movements in
Europe ( B3-0723 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CIVI

— Dury on Community legislation on the maintenance of
medical equipment ( B3-0724 / 92 )

referred to

responsible : ENVI
opinion : LEG A

— De Piccoli on the spread of urban crime and petty
crime in the Community Member States ( B3-0725 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CIVI

— Van Hemeldonck, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bon ­
tempi, Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crawley, David, De
Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitzger ­
ald, Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou,
Holzfuss, Jensen, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Mar ­
tin, McGowan, McMahon, Morris, R0nn, Schleicher,
Seligman, B. Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley, Vecchi,
Wilson on the situation of elderly people in developing
countries ( B3-0736 / 92 )

— McMahon, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi,
Capucho, Catasta, Sir Fred Catherwood, Ceci, Cox,
Crawley, David, De Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott,
Fantuzzi, Fitzgerald, Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green,
Hadjigeorgiou, Holzfuss, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher,
D. Martin, McCubbin, McGowan, Morris, Schleicher, B.
Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley, Van Hemeldonck, Vec ­
chi, Wilson on the situation of elderly people : EC action
and income ( B3-0737 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : WOME

— McMahon, C. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi,
Capucho, Catasta, Sir Fred Catherwood, Ceci, Cox,
Crawley, David, De Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott,
Fantuzzi, Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeor ­
giou, Holzfuss, Kofoed, Maher, D. Martin, McGowan,
Morris, Schleicher, Seligman, B. Simpson, Stewart Clark, Titley, Tongue, Van Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wilson
on the situation of elderly people : retirement and age
discrimination at work ( B3-0738 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : WOME

— Díez de Rivera Icaza, C. Beazley, Bertens, Bird,
Bontempi, Capucho, Catasta, Sir Fred Catherwood, Ceci,
Cox, Crawley, David, De Clercq, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitz ­
gerald, Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeor ­
giou, Holzfuss, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin,
McGowan, McMahon, Moran Lopez, Schleicher, B.
Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley, Van Hemeldonck, Vec ­
chi, Wilson on the situation of elderly people : housing
and environment ( B3-0739 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI

— Cox, Barton, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi,
Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Crawley, David, De Clercq,
Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitzgerald, Frie ­
drich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou, Holzfuss,
Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin, McGowan,
McMahon, Morris, Schleicher, Seligman, B. Simpson,
Stewart-Clark, Titley, Van Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wil ­
son, Wynn on the situation of elderly people and their
carers ( B3-0740 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : WOME

Wilson on, the situation, of elderly people, in developing,, — Ceci, Avgerinos, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi,
countries ( B3-0736 / 92 ) Capucho, Catasta, Cox, David, De Clercq, Díez de

Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitzgerald, Friedrich,

referred to Gasòliba i Bohm, Hadjigeorgiou, Holzfuss, Kofoed,

responsible : SOCI Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin, McGowan, McMahon,
opinion : DEVE Morris, Pollack, Schleicher, Seligman, B. Simpson,

referred to

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Stewart-Clark, Titley, Van Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wilson
on the situation of elderly people : health ( B3-0741 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : EN VI

— Díez de Rivera Icaza, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird,
Bontempi, Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crawley, Dav ­
id, De Clercq, Elliott, Falconer, Fantuzzi, Fitzgerald,
Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou, Holz ­
fuss, Hughes, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin,
McGowan, McMahon, Morris, Oddy, Schleicher, Selig ­
man, B. Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley, Van Hemel ­
donck, Vecchi, Wilson on the situation of elderly people :
consumer and safety ( B3-0742 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : ENVI

- >— Friedrich, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi,
Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crawley, David, De
Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Falconer, Fantuzzi,
Fitzgerald, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou,
Holzfuss, Hughes, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Mar ­
tin, McGowan, McMahon, Morris, Oddy, Schleicher,
Seligman, B. Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley, Van
Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wilson on the situation of elderly
people : civil rights and free movement ( B3-0743 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : CIVI

— Stewart-Clark, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi,
Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crawley, David, De
Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Falconer, Fantuzzi,
Fitzgerald, Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadji ­
georgiou, Holzfuss, Hughes, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Mah ­
er, D. Martin, McGowan, McMahon, Morris, Oddy,
Schleicher, Seligman, B. Simpson, Titley, Van Hemel ­
donck, Vecchi, Wilson on the situation of elderly people :
transport and tourism ( B3-0744 / 92 )

referred to

responsible : SOCI
opinion : ENVI, CULT, TRAN

— Stewart-Clark, Avgerinos, Ch . Beazley, P. Beazley,
Bertens, Bird, Bontempi, Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Coim ­
bra Martins, Cox, Crawley, David, De Clercq, Díez de
Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitzgerald, Friedrich,
Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou, Holzfuss,
Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin, McGowan,
Morris, Schleicher, Seligman, B. Simpson, Titley, Van
Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wilson on the situation of elderly
people : generation links, education, media and culture
( B3-0745 / 92 )

— Van Hemeldonck, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bon ­
tempi, Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crawley, David, De
Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitzger ­
ald, Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou,
Holzfuss, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin,
McGowan, McMahon, Morris, Schleicher, Seligman, B.
Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley, Vecchi, Wilson on the
situation of elderly women (B 3-0746 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : WOME

— Fitzgerald, C. Beazley, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird,
Bontempi, Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crampton,
Crawley, David, De Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott,
Fantuzzi, Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeor ­
giou, Holzfuss, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin,
McCubbin, McGowan, McMahon, Morris, Schleicher,
Seligman, B. Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley,, Van
Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wilson on the situation of elderly
people in the regions and rural areas (B 3-0747 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : ENVI, REGI, TRAN

— Cox, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi, Capucho,
Catasta, Ceci, Crawley, David, De Clercq, Díez de
Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Falconer, Fantuzzi, Fitzgerald, Frie ­
drich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou, Holzfuss,
Hughes, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin,
McCubbin, McGowan, McMahon, Morris, Oddy,
Schleicher, Seligman, B. Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley,
Van Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wilson on the situation of
elderly people : flexibility of occupational pension
schemes ( B3-0748 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI

— Van Hemeldonck, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bon ­
tempi, Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crawley, David, De
Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitzger ­
ald, Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou,
Holzfuss, Jensen, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Mar ­
tin, McGowan, McMahon, Morris, R0nn, Schleicher,
Seligman, B. Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley, Vecchi,
Wilson on the situation of elderly people : insurance
problems for older people and Workers ( B3-0749 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : LEGA

referred to — Fitzgerald, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi,
responsible : SOCI Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crampton, Crawley, Dav ­

opinion : CULT id, De Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi,

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Friedrich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou, Holz ­
fuss, Kofoed, Lalor, Maher, D. Martin, McCubbin,
McGowan, McMahon, Morris, Schleicher, Seligman, B.
Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley, Van Hemeldonck, Vec ­
chi, Wilson on the situation of elderly people in agricul ­
ture ( B3-0750 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : AGRI

— Ceci, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi, Capu ­
cho, Catasta, Collins, Cox, Crawley, David, De Clercq,
Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitzgerald, Frie ­
drich, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou, Holzfuss,

Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin, McGowan,
McMahon, Morris, Roth-Behrendt, Schleicher, Schwart ­
zenberg, Seligman, B. Simpson, Stewart-Clark, Titley,
Van Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wilson on the situation of
elderly people and research into public health matters
( B3-0751 / 92 )

— Vazquez Fouz, lvarez De Paz, Arbeloa Muru,
Avgerinos, Belo, Bofill Abeilhe, Bru Purón, Cabezón
Alonzo, Cámara Martinez, Cano Pinto, Colino Salaman ­
ca, Colom i Naval, Cravinho, Díez de Rivera Icaza,
Donnelly, Dührkop Dührkop, Garcia Arias, Glinne,
Goedmakers, Izquierdo Rojo, Marinho, Mattina, Miran ­
da de Lage, Moran Lopez, Planas Puchades, van Putten,
Ramirez Heredia, Saby, Sanz Fernandez, Sapena Gra ­
nell, Sierra Bardají, Titley, van Velzen, Verde i Aldea on
the Holy Year of Santiago de Compostela 1993 ( B3 ­
0755 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CULT

— Andre on tobacco and alcohol advertising ( B3 ­
0875 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI
opinion : AGRI, ECON

— Rauti on confiscation of former Soviet Communist
Party funds deposited in European banks ( B3-0876 / 92 )
referred to
responsible : SOCI referred to
opinion : ENVI responsible : FASE

referred to
responsible : FASE

— Friedrich, P. Beazley, Bertens, Bird, Bontempi,
Capucho, Catasta, Ceci, Cox, Crawley, David, De
Clercq, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Fantuzzi, Fitzger ­
ald, Gasòliba i Bohm, Green, Hadjigeorgiou, Holzfuss,
Jensen, Kofoed, Lalor, Lane, Maher, D. Martin, McGo ­
wan, Morris, R0nn, Schleicher, Seligman, B. Simpson,
Stewart-Clark, Titley, Van Hemeldonck, Vecchi, Wilson
on the situation of elderly people in Central and Eastern
Europe ( B3-0752 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI
opinion : FASE, RELA

— Geraghty, on behalf of the EUL Group, on the
impact of the elimination of border controls on customs
clearance staff ( B3-0753 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ECON

— Bird, Balfe, Barton, Bowe, Buchan, Coates, Cramp ­
ton, David, Elliott, Falconer, Harrison, Hindley, Hughes,
D. Martin, McCubbin, Megahy, Morris, Oddy, Pollack,
Read, A. Smith, Stevenson, Titley, Tongue, Wynn on
freedom of movement for employment purposes of medi ­
cal professionals who gained their initial qualifications in
a non-European Community country, and who are legally
resident and employed in a Member State ( B3-0754 / 92 )

— Llorca Vilaplana on cultural foundations in Europe
( B3-0877 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CULT

 - — Llorca Vilaplana on the elderly ( B3-0878 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI

— Muscardini on medical facilities in sport ( B3-0879 /
92 )

referred to
responsible : CULT
opinion : ENVI

— Muscardini on the protection of public health and
medical qualifications ( B3-0880 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI
opinion : LEG A

— Sarlis on maritime transport and Community ports in
the Adriatic and Ionian Seas ( B3-0881 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : TRAN

— Kostopoulos on flight safety ( B3-0882 / 92 )

referred to

referred to responsible : TRAN

responsible : LEGA opinion : SOCI

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— Maibaum on equal treatment of the nine official and
working languages in the European Community ( B3 ­
0883 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : LEG A

— Blak, Jensen on discrimination in relation to free ­
dom of movement ( B3-0884 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CIVI

— Fernández-Albor on the creation of a Community
information resource centre for the fishing industry
( B3-0885 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : AGRI

— Lafuente Lopez on prison reform ( B3-0886 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : LEGA

— Goedmakers on scientific staff in European R&D
( B3-0887 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : WOME
opinion : ENER

— Pollack on citizenship and civil rights for Commun ­
ity residents ( B3-0888 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : INST

— Newens, Anastassopoulos, Balfe, Bertens, Bird,
Bj0rnvig, Blaney, Bontempi, van den Brink, Buchan,
Crampton, David, Elliott, Ernst de la Graete, Ewing,
Falconer, Ford, Green, Hoon, Hughes, Langer, Lenz,
Lomas, D. Martin, McCubbin, McGowan, McMillan Scott, Megahy, Metten, Morris, Oddy, Papoutsis, Perez
Royo, Pollack, Prag, van Putten, Read, Romeos, Roth,
Rothe, Samland, Schinzel, Schlechter, Schmidbauer,
Simons, B. Simpson, A. Smith, Staes, Telkämper, Ton ­
gue, Visser, White, Woltjer on the plight of street
children in Brazil ( B3-0889 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE

— Belo on a ' Community referendum ' ( B3-0890 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : INST

— Delcroix on an end to the use of the word ' foreigner '
to describe nationals of the States of the European Union
(B 3-089 1 / 92 )

— Rubert de Ventós, Barrera i Costa, Duhrkop Dühr ­
kop, Frémion, La Pergola, Schwartzenberg on Mediterra ­
nean food ( B3-0892 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : REGI
opinion : AGRI, ENVI

— D. Martin, Collins, Crampton, David, Ford, Morns,
Saby, Titley, Trautmann on the European Parliament 's
approach to the revision of the European Social Fund
( B3-0893 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI

— Muscardini, Gawronski, Guidolin, Magnani Noya,
Mottola, Vertemati on protecting the Italian wolf ( B3 ­
0894 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI
opinion : BUDG

— Muscardini on the crisis in the Community textile
industry ( B3-0895 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ECON
opinion : SOCI

— Muscardini on problems connected with milk pro ­
duction ( B3-0896 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : AGRI

— Muscardini on the health of cattle herds in the EEC,
especially in Piedmont ( B3-0897 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : AGRI

— Staes on the massive deforestation caused by timber
felling in Canada ( B3-0898 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI
opinion : RELA

— Staes on the massive deforestation caused by timber
felling in Siberia ( B3-0899 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI
opinion : RELA

— De Clercq, Cano Pinto, Junker, Stavrou on econ ­
omic and trade relations between the European Commun ­
ity and Bulgaria ( B3-0900 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : RELA

referred to :
responsible : INST opinion : FASE

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— De Clercq, Cano Pinto, Junker, Stavrou on econ ­
omic trade relations between the European Community
and Romania ( B3-0901 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : RELA
opinion : FASE

— Dillen on the situation in Czechoslovakia ( B3 ­
0902 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE

— Pons Grau on the encouragement in the European
Community of measures to help volunteer development

workers (B 3-0903 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : DEVE
opinion : SOCI

— Moorhouse on the continuing abuse of human rights
in Syria ( B3-0904 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE
opinion : DEVE

— Stewart on Social Needs for European Elderly Citiz ­
ens ( B3-0905 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : SOCI

— Lalor on Tomnafinnogue Wood ( B3-0906 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI

— Green on ' the European Commission of Human
Rights and the Missing People of Cyprus ' ( B3-0907 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE

— Collins, Amendola, Iversen, Schleicher on the appli ­
cation of the principle of subsidiarity to environment and
consumer protection policy ( B3-0908 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI
opinion : INST

— Collins, Amendola, Iversen, Schleicher on export of
unsafe products ( B3-0909 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI

— Ford on urgent aid to Albania ( B3-09 10 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : BUDG
opinion : FASE, RELA

— Livanos, on behalf of the SOC Group, on the
desecration of sacred Christian symbols in Jerusalem
( B3-09 11 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE

— Kostopoulos on protecting fauna and flora ( B3 ­
0912 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : EN VI

— Galle on the right to use one 's own language
( B3-09 13 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : RULE

— Dury on discrimination in European scientific coop ­
eration ( B3-09 14 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENER

— Papoutsis on the recognition of the genocide of the
Pontic Greeks and the designation of 19 May as a day of
remembrance ( B3-09 15 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE

— Raffarin on the establishment of the Committee of
the Regions ( B3-09 16 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : REGI

— Arbeloa Muru on the cultural heritage in Central and
Eastern Europe ( B3-09 17 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CULT

— Arbeloa Muru on development and human rights
( B3  - 1006 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : DEVE
opinion : FASE

— Arbeloa Muru on pan-European cooperation in the
agricultural sector ( B3 - 1048 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : RELA
opinion : AGRI

— De Clercq, Cano Pinto, Junker, Stavrou on the future
formulation of trade and economic agreements between
the EC and the republics of the Commonwealth of
Independent States ( B3 - 1059 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : RELA

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— Hoff and Woltjer, on behalf of the SOC Group, on
using the advisory capacity available in the European
Community in the context of aid to the CIS states
( B3 - 1060 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : RELA
opinion : ENER

— Görlach, Howell on live wild animal trade and
transport ( B3 - 1 06 1 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : AGRI
opinion : ENVI, TRAN

— Killilea, Lane on milk quotas and farm diversifica ­
tion ( B3 - 1062 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : AGRI

— Van Hemeldonck on World Population Day ( B3 ­
1063 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : DEVE
opinion : BUDG, WOME

— Muscardini on the problem of adoption ( B3-1064 /
92 )

referred to
responsible : LEGA

— Braun-Moser on the promotion of small businesses
in Poland, Hungary and the CSFR ( B3 - 1069 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : RELA
opinion : BUDG

— Kostopoulos on arms sales to the Middle East
( B3 - 1070 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE
opinion : RELA

— Arbeloa Muru on the situation of the Palestinian
refugees ( B3 - 107 1 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE
opinion : DEVE

— Cabezón Alonzo, Verde i Aldea on the political
transition in Equatorial Guinea ( B3 - 1072 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE
opinion : DEVE

— Arbeloa Muru on attacks upon writers and journal ­
ists throughout the world ( B3 - 1073 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE
opinion : CULT

— Arbeloa Muru on relations with the Council of
Europe ( B3 - 1074 / 92 )

— Muscardini on a ' country register ' ( B3 - 1065 / 92 ) referred to
responsible : FASE

referred to
responsible : AGRI

— Bettini, on behalf of the Green Group, and Melis, on
behalf of the RB Group, on the use of coal not burnt on
site in power plants ( B3 - 1 066 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENER
opinion : ECON

— Pack, Escuder Croft, Cushnahan, Ferrer i Casals,
Lambdas, Lucas Pires, and Ortiz Climent, on behalf of

the EPP Group, on the Committee of the Regions ( B3 ­

1067 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : REGI

— van den Brink on a European refugee policy and the
setting up of a European Refugee Fund ( B3 - 1068 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CIVI
opinion : BUDG

— De Clercq, Cano Pinto, Junker, Stavrou on econ ­
omic and trade relations between the EC and India

( B3 - 1075 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : RELA

— Robles Piquer on Community encouragement of
venture capital companies ( B3 - 1076 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : LEGA
opinion : ECON

— Arbeloa Muru on the shooting of students in Guate ­
mala ( B3 - 1077 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE

— Muscardini on the closure of the Lancia plant at
Chivasso ( B3 - 1078 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ECON
opinion : SOCI

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— Bettini, Aglietta, Bontempi, Frémion, Melandri,
Pannella, Roth, Taradash, Vecchi on recognition of civil
unions for couples consisting of persons of the same sex
( B3 - 1079 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CIVI
opinion : LEGA

— Muscardini on checks on waste recycling plants at
Bagnolo Mella ( Brescia ) ( B3 - 1080 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI

— Muscardini on setting up a centre for the promotion
of hosiery in Botticino ( Brescia, Italy ) ( B3-1081 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ECON
opinion : REGI

— Muscardini on the water and environmental crisis in
Milan ( B3 - 1082 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI

— Muscardini on the ecological risk in La Spezia
( B3 - 1083 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI

— Parodi on medical terminology ( B3 - 1 084 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI

— Muscardini on religion and the mass media ( B3 ­
1085 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CULT

— Kostopoulos on the protection of the historic site of
Makronisos ( B3 - 1086 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CULT

— Bettini, Aglietta, Frémion, Pannella, Regge, Roth,
Taradash on establishing a legal market for coca and its
derivatives ( B3 - 1090 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CIVI
opinion : ENVI

— Gutierrez Diaz, Ainardi, Archimbaud, Bandrés
Molet, Boissiere, Bontempi, Brito, Calvo Ortega, Ceci,
Cramon Daiber, De Piccoli, Díez de Rivera Icaza, van
Dijk, Dinguirard, Domingo Segarra, Elmalan, Ernst de la
Graete, Fantuzzi, Isler Beguin, Langer, Miranda de Lage,
Napoletano, Onesta, Perez Royo, Porrazzini, Puerta,
Regge, Ribeiro, Rossetti, Santos, Santos Lopez, Staes,
Van Outrive, Vecchi on the request for a moratorium on
the James Bay II hydroelectric project and protection of
the Cree Indians in Quebec ( B3 - 109 1 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENVI
opinion : FASE

— Bernard-Reymond, Chiabrando, Ferrer, Magnani
Noya on the study of a high-speed rail link between
Marseilles and Turin via the Val de Durance ( B3 ­

1092 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : TRAN
opinion : REGI

— da Cunha Oliveira on cork tree disease in Portugal
( B3 - 1093 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : AGRI
opinion : BUDG

( c ) from the Commission :

— Commission working document ' Easier cross-bord ­
er payments : breaking down the barriers ' ( SEC(92)0621
— C3-0367 / 92 )

referred to

— Kostopoulos on conditions of detention in India responsible : ECON
( B3 - 1087 / 92 ) opinion : LEGA, ENVI

referred to
responsible : FASE — Report by the

— Kostopoulos on conditions of detention in India
( B3 - 1087 / 92 )

— Kostopoulos on the moral obligation to compensate
Africa for the past three centuries of the slave trade
( B3 - 1088 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : FASE

— Pierros on the foundation in Greece of a Community
support organization for research and technological
development ( B3 - 1089 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : ENER
opinion : BUDG

— Report by the Commission to the Council and the
European Parliament on the evaluation of aid schemes
established in favour of Community air carriers
( SEC(92)043 1 — C3-0369 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : TRAN

— Communication from the Commission ^o the Coun ­
cil and the European Parliament on a youth information
action plan ( COM(92)0297 — C3-0370 / 92 )

referred to
responsible : CULT
opinion : BUDG

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# 5 . Membership of ACP-EEC Joint Assembly 8 . Transport and regional development ( vote )

The President announced that, as no amendments had
been tabled to the political group nominations to Parlia ­
ment 's Delegation to the ACP-EEC Joint Assembly, the
nominations were ratified ( see Annex ).

VOTING TIME

# 6 . Impact of transport on the environment

( vote )
( motion for a resolution in the van Dijk report —
A3-0256 / 92 )

Amendments adopted : 1 by EV ( concerning para . 15 ), 4

( 1st part by EV ), 5 ( 1st part by EV );

Amendments rejected : 2 by EV, 4 ( 2nd part by EV ), 5

( 2nd part );

The different parts of the text were adopted in order, the
preamble and recitals A to L by RCV ( SOC ):

Members voting : 100
For : 98
Against : 0
Abstentions : 2

The rapporteur pointed out that as am . 3 was a linguistic
change, it should not be put to the vote . The President
agreed .

Split votes were held on :

am . 4 ( Greens ):

1st part : text without the words ' with a view to drawing
up constructive proposals in these fields ',
2nd part : these words .

am . 5 ( SOC ):

1 st part : text without the words ' such as cars and aircraft ',
2nd part : these words .

Explanation of vote tabled in writing : Mr Ephremidis .

Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 1 ).

Mr Fitzgerald, deputizing for the rapporteur, presented
the rapporteur 's apologies for not being present and gave
his opinion on the amendment .

Amendment adopted : 1 by EV .

The different parts of the text were adopted in order .

Explanations of vote tabled in writing :

Mr Cunha Oliveira, Mr Geraghty, Mrs Jensen and
Mr Cushnahan .

Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 3 ).

The following spoke :

— Mr Fitzgerald, who asked whether checks were
made that Members tabling explanations of vote in
writing were actually present in the Chamber ( the Presi ­
dent replied that such checks were made );

— Mr Ford, who pointed out that Mr Lalor ' s signature
appeared on the attendance register despite Mr Fitzgerald
having presented apologies on his behalf for not being
present ;

— Mr Fitzgerald, who pointed out that Mr Lalor had
been present at the very beginning of the sitting but was
unable to attend the vote on his report .

9 . Financial assistance for Albania - ( debate

and vote )

Mr Marck introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of
the Committee on External Economic Relations, on the
proposal from the Commission to the Council for a
decision providing long-term financial assistance for
Albania ( COM(92)0355 — C3-0348 / 92 ) ( A3-0265 / 92 ).

Mrs Scrivener, Member of the Commission, spoke .

The President declared the debate closed .

VOTE

( motion for a resolution in the Lalor report —
A3-0255 / 92 )

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION COM(92)0355 — C3 ­
7 . Air traffic control ( vote ) 0348 / 92

( motion for a resolution in the Sapena Granell report
— A3-0254- / 92 )

Amendment adopted : 1 .

The different parts of the text were adopted in order .

Explanation of vote tabled in writing : Mr Geraghty .

Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 2 ).

Amendments adopted : 1, 2 and 3 .

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
amended ( Part II, Item 4 ).

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION :

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution ( Part II,
Item 4 ).

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10 . Financial assistance for Bulgaria - ( debate

and vote )

Mr Stavrou introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of
the Committee on External Economic Relations, on the
proposal from the Commission to the Council for a
decision providing further medium-term financial assist ­
ance for Bulgaria ( SEC(92)1081 — C3-0278 / 92 ) ( A3 ­
0264 / 92 ).

The following spoke : Mrs Rawlings, draftsman of the
opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr Tom ­
linson, on behalf of the Committee on Budgets, which
had been asked for an opinion, Mr Habsburg, on behalf of
the EPP Group and Mrs Scrivener, Member of the
Commission .

The President declared the debate closed .

VOTE

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION SEC(92)1081 — C3 ­
0278 / 92

Amendments adopted : 1, 2 and 3 .

The following spoke : the rapporteur, on the Commis ­
sion 's remarks, and Mrs Scrivener .

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
amended ( Part II, Item 5 ).

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION :

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution ( Part II,
Item 5 ).

# 11 . European leather and tanning industry

( debate and vote )

Mr Porto introduced his report, on behalf of the Commit ­
tee on External Economic Relations, on the European
leather and tanning industry ( A3-0236 / 92 ).

The following spoke : Mr Tomlinson, on behalf of the
SOC Group, Mr Mendes Bota, on behalf of the LDR
Group, Mr Lane, on behalf of the EDA Group, Mr Ribei ­
ro, on behalf of the LU Group, and Mrs Scrivener,
Member of the Commission .

The President declared the debate closed .

VOTE

Amendment rejected : 1 .

The different parts of the text were adopted in order .

Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 6 ).

The following spoke :

— Mr Adam, who referred to reports in the UK press of
the intended closure of coal mines in the United Kingdom
and asked for a Commission statement on this subject at
the forthcoming Enlarged Bureau meeting open to all
Members and for an extraordinary meeting of the
Enlarged Bureau to be convened if necessary ( the Presi ­
dent replied that he would refer this request to the
Enlarged Bureau );

— Mr Hughes, who supported this request ( the Presi ­
dent said he would refer the matter to the Enlarged
Bureau meeting of 29 to 30 September );

— Mr David, who also supported this request ;

— Mr Kellett-Bowman, who asked when the vote
would be held on the draft calendar of part-sessions for

1993 published in the Minutes of 10 July 1992 ( Part I,
Item 3 ) ( the President replied that the vote would be held
during the next part-session );

— Mr Ford, who also supported Mr Adam 's request
and underlined how urgent the situation was ; he sug ­
gested the meeting take place the following Wednesday
or the Wednesday after at the latest ( the President noted
his remarks and said the Commission had undoubtedly
noted the request );

12 . Fisheries ( debate )

Mrs Scrivener, Member of the Commission, made a
statement on the third multiannual guidance plan in the
fisheries sector .

The President announced that he had received a request
from the LU Group to hold a debate after this statement,
pursuant to Rule 56(3 ).

Parliament agreed to this request .

The President proposed the following deadlines which
were accepted :

— motions for resolutions : 12 noon on Thursday,
22 October,

— amendments to these motions and joint motions :

7 p.m . on Monday, 26 October .

The following spoke : Mr Arias Canete, on behalf of the
EPP Group, Mr McCubbin, on behalf of the SOC Group,
Mr Maher, on behalf of the LDR Group, Mr Lane, on
behalf of the EDA Group, Mr Brito, on behalf of the LU
Group, Mr Adam, Sir Jack Stewart-Clark, Mr Ephremid ­
is, Mr Salzer and Mrs Scrivener, Member of the Commis ­
sion .

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The President declared the debate closed .

Mr Boissiere complained that the verbatim report of
Wednesday 's sitting made no mention of the motion by
the include Green a new Group item during ' Transport the topical of plutonium and urgent ' ( Minutes debate of to

16.9.1992, Part I, Item 4 ).

The President noted Mr Boissiere ' s remarks .

# 14 . Forwarding of resolutions adopted during

the sitting

The President informed Parliament, pursuant to Rule

107(2 ), that the minutes of that day 's sitting would be
submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning
of its next sitting .

With Parliament 's agreement, she stated that she would
forward the resolutions that had just been adopted forth ­
with to the bodies named therein .

15 . Dates for next part-session

13 . Written declarations ( Rule 65 ) The President announced that the next part-session would
be held from 26 to 30 October 1992 .

Pursuant to Rule 65(3 ), the President announced the
number of signatures to these declarations : 16 . Adjournment of session

Doc. No Author Signatures

3 / 92 Ford 19

Enrico VINCI

Secretary-General

The President declared the session of the European
Parliament adjourned .

( The sitting was closed at 10.55 a.m .)

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PART II

Texts adopted by the European Parliament

# 1 . Impact of transport on the environment

RESOLUTION A3-0256 / 92

Resolution on the Green Paper on the impact of transport on the environment : a Community

strategy for ' sustainable mobility '

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Green Paper on the Impact of Transport on the Environment : a

Community strategy for ' sustainable mobility ' ( COM(92)(X)46 ),

— having been consulted by the Commission ( C3-0 182 / 92 ),

— having regard to its resolutions of 1 1 September 1991 (') on transport and the environment,

of 12 September 1991 ( 2 ) on the urban environment, and of 12 June 1992 ( 3 ) on congestion
and urban transport,

— having regard to Article G of the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 75 on

transport policy, Title XII on trans-European networks, Article 1 30d, second paragraph, on
the Cohesion Fund and Title XVI on the environment,

— having regard to the Delors II proposals ( COM(92)2000-2001 ) and its resolution of 10 June

1992 ( 4 ) on the Commission communication ' from the Single Act to Maastricht and beyond
— the means to match our ambitions ',

— having regard to the memorandum by the Netherlands Government of June 1 990 on ' Europe

and transport ',

— having regard to the House of Lords publication on ' Implementation and Enforcement of

Environmental Legislation ',

— having regard to the regional development concept ( COM(9 1)0452 ) on Europe 2000 —

Outlook for the development of the Community 's territory,

— having regard to the report by the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the opinion of

the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection ( A3-0256 / 92 ),

A. whereas, in its abovementioned resolution of 1 1 September 1991, it called for a coherent

plan for transport and the environment,

B. whereas the transport sector plays a very important and substantial role in the economy,

C. whereas the increase in transport is directly linked to economic growth which, partly as a
result of the internal market, is characterized by constantly rising consumption, production
and individual mobility,

(') OJ No C 267, 14.10.1991, p . 103 .
( 2 ) OJ No C 267, 14.10.1991, p . 156 .
( y ) Minutes of that Sitting, Part II, Item 1 1 .
( 4 ) Minutes of that Sitting, Part II, Item 2 .

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D. whereas the Commission 's fifth action programme for a sustainable environment policy in

industry, tourism, transport, agriculture and energy ( COM(92)(X)23 ) forms a coherent whole
and whereas the Green Paper can be viewed as part of it,

E. whereas both the abovementioned resolution of 11 September 1991 and the Green Paper
make it clear that there is a tension between greater mobility and the achievement of
sustainable development,

F. whereas both the Commission — as witness its intention to use the Green Paper as the basis
for discussion in preparation for the White Paper (') — and Parliament believe that transport
should be part of a general policy aimed at sustainable development,

G. whereas the concept of ' sustainable mobility ' is not defined precisely in the Green Paper ;

whereas the four aspects listed in the Green Paper : ' pollution caused by the use of means of
transport ', ' land use and intrusion ', ' congestion ' and ' risks inherent to the transport of
dangerous goods ' offer a useful starting point ; whereas, however, short and long-term
measures and initiatives, together with a list of priorities should be specified,

H. whereas the Commission has published a strategy for regional policy in the year 2000 which

contains important elements for curbing the increase in the volume of transport and for
improving transport flows,

I. whereas in the context of the Community 's regional policy, the Community 's Structural
Funds provide financial assistance towards the improvement of transport infrastructure in
the less developed regions of the Community,

J. whereas, in its opinion of 14 February 1992 ( 2 ), Parliament stated that, in respect of the
Community action plan for tourism, tourism policy has a major impact on sustainable
transport policy,

K. whereas the increase in traffic has occurred mainly in road and air transport ; whereas the

Member States and the Community have not yet taken adequate measures to encourage
forms of transport which do less harm to the environment such as the railways, shipping and
intermodal transport ; whereas this inequality in the conditions of competition is an
infringement of EC objectives with regard to complete liberalization and free competition,

L. whereas the conditions surrounding the most environment-friendly form of transport, the
bicycle, are not improving but — as regards taking bicycles across borders by rail — steadily
worsening,

M. whereas initiatives have been taken within the Community 's current taxation policy, such as

harmonization of duties on mineral oil, the charging of infrastructure costs to freight vehicles
and the levying of a CO2 tax, but whereas there is no consistent taxation policy on transport,

N. whereas CO2 emissions from transport already account for one quarter of total Community

CO ? emissions ; whereas this is an upward trend and whereas transport is making an
increasing contribution towards the greenhouse effect ( 3 ); whereas cars account for 70% of
CO2 emissions in road traffic,

O. whereas the impact of the use of private motor cars on the quality of life of the inhabitants of

rural areas has been largely positive, particularly through expanding the range of available
employment and educational opportunities and by making the range of social and cultural
activity, which urban dwellers take for granted, accessible to rural dwellers also,

(') COM ( 92)0046, paragraph 129 .
( 2 ) OJ No C 67, 16.03.1992, p . 235 .
( 3 ) Hearing of the German Bundestag 's Committee of inquiry into ' preventive measures to protect the earth s atmosphere,
26 and 27 June 1989 .

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P. whereas, in the wake of Maastricht, infrastructure policy will be of increasing importance,
and whereas this policy must make the objectives of economic and social cohesion
compatible with the objectives of environmental policy,

Q. whereas the effects on health, particularly of groups at risk, of the emission of harmful

substances is generally underestimated,

R. whereas considerable research must still be undertaken into the actual harmful effects of
transport on the environment,

S. whereas more and more people are coming to regard noise from traffic as an increasing
nuisance ('),

T. whereas the Community 's aim should be to balance protection of the environment with
helping to meet the growing demands of transport,

General context

1 . Welcomes the fact that the Commission has published this Green Paper and that it discusses
a number of matters which Parliament brought to the fore in its abovementioned resolution of

1 1 September 1991 and points out that it stands fully by the demands expressed therein ;

2 . Calls on the Commission to use the Green Paper as a blueprint for the forthcoming White
Paper, in line with the Commission 's stated intention in the Green Paper ;

3 . Calls on the Commission to respond in the White Paper to those wishes of the European
Parliament which are not reflected in the Green Paper ;

4 . Calls on the Commission to define and elaborate on the concept of ' sustainable mobility ' as
rapidly as possible and to produce a plan including clear environmental objectives and the
relevant timescales, the environmental criteria and the infrastructure improvements which the
transport sector must satisfy in order to achieve sustainable mobility ;

5 . Calls on the national and local authorities of each Member State to encourage greater
planning and policy coordination in order to minimize harm to the environment ;

6 . Calls on the Commission to encourage fair competition and freedom of choice between the
different modes of transport ;

7 . Calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish priorities for achieving sustainable
mobility on the basis of the following instruments ;

A coherent taxation policy

8 . Calls on the Commission and the Council to submit a coherent package of taxation
measures for the transport sector ( 2 ), with a view to eliminating by the year 2000 differences in
condition of competition between the various types of transport and to reduce pollution of the
environment caused by transport ;

9 . Calls on the Commission :

— to apply the principle of ' the user / polluter pays ' for all modes of transport, thereby

internalizing external costs,

— to use variable rates of tax as its starting point,

— to continue to offer Member States the possibility of adding environmental supplements to

excise duties ;

10 . Calls on the Commission to use part of the revenue from taxation to create a fund to
encourage environment-friendly and energy-saving transport ;

(') Bundestag publication 1 1 / 2714 .
( 2 ) See UPI, Heidelberg, ' Unweltauswirkungen von Finanzinstrumenten im Verkehrsbereich ', J. Whitelegg, Institute of
British Geographers, Sheffield Conference, January 1991 .

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1 1 . Calls on the Commission to submit proposals for integrated management in order to take
account of the external costs of production and processing ( recycling / disposal ) of vehicles
without, however, transferring all the burden of the past onto transport ;

12 . Points out that it is necessary to tighten the current C0 2 objectives (') to achieve a 40%
reduction by the year 2010 in order to permit sustainable development, and calls on the
Commission to introduce the planned C0 2 tax as soon as possible to create the optimum effect for
achieving sustainable development ;

13 . Calls on the Commission to ensure that these measures involve as few formalities as
possible for transport enterprises, shippers and users and take into account in particular the rights
and needs of rural dwellers ;

14 . Believes that this C0 2 tax is necessary as a sign of intent and as a negotiating basis for
dialogue with the other industrialized countries on introducing a similar measure at world level,
taking particular account of replaceable energy sources ;

15 . Calls on the Commission :

— to base the harmonization level for mineral oil duty on the concept of internalizing external

costs,

— to levy a tax on kerosene ( 2 ) only when agreement has been reached at world level so that the

Community 's carriers are not at a competitive disadvantage,

— to examine whether airlines bear the full cost of their use of infrastructures such as air-traffic

control and airports,

— to use the principle of territoriality as the basis for road costs in such a way that it causes no

additional obstacles to freedom of movement and competition,

— to carry out, in cooperation with the Member States, an exhaustive study of the external costs

arising from road transport of persons and goods ( including pollution, the greenhouse effect,
noise, road accidents, traffic congestion, road construction and maintenance, etc .);

Infrastructure policy ( 3 )

16 . Calls on the Commission to extend the Directive on environmental impact assessment so
that, before new Community infrastructure is created, a study is carried out into the possibility of
full intermodal utilization of capacities of existing infrastructure ;

17 . Calls on the Commission to ensure, if a new Community project is needed, that

— as regards the further development of transport infrastructures, priority is given to

environment-friendly forms of transport, taking account of the physical geography of the
territory concerned, and the construction of ecologically more favourable chains of
transport,

— the environmental impact assessment is carried out in such a way that it

— comprises the entire project, even if the latter crosses national frontiers,

— also comprises a study of the volume of traffic likely to be generated ( 4 ),

— discusses possible obstacles to existing infrastructure for environment-friendly modes

of transport ;

(') OECD session devoted to C0 2, 1989 : ' Drastic measures are needed to achieve and protect an ecological balance '.
( 2 ) See ' Cleaner engines taking off, Enviro No 12, November 1991 and Parliament 's abovementioned resolution of

1 1 September 1991 .
(- 1 ) See its resolution of 1 1 September 1991 .
( 4 ) Ulricher A. ' Inwieweit induzieren Strassenprojekte zusatzlichen Verkehr ?', University of Karlsruhe, November 1990 .

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18 . Calls on the Commission, in the light of the need to improve the effectiveness of
environmental impact assessments to impose more stringent penalties for failure to respect them,
for example by lowering or completely withholding EC contributions to the project in question ;

19 . Calls on the Commission to ensure that existing infrastructure which presents unaccept ­
able environmental problems is brought in line with the state of the art ;

i

20 . Believes that ' conversion ' under specific circumstances may be a good means of creating
an environmentally responsible infrastructure policy, possible approaches being

— conversion of infrastructure, to make it suitable in addition for a different mode of transport

to avoid any further encroachment on space available,

— environmental conversion, whereby the new mode of transport is more environment-friendly

than the old one, for example converting roads to railways,

— that whenever conversion proposals are submitted details of the costs are included to ensure

that these do not become excessive ;

2 1 . Believes that infrastructure which is ( in part ) privately funded must be subject to the same
democratic decision-making processes and environmental requirements as publicly financed
projects ;

22 . Considers that research must be undertaken, coordinated by the European Commission,
into the feasibility of energy-saving underground transport ;

Structural support for less environmentally harmful modes of transport

23 . Calls on the Commission, in the light of research into mobility needs and behaviour, to
submit proposals for a strategy to stimulate environmentally more friendly modes of transport
( railways, public transport, electric vehicles and bicycles ),

24 . Stresses the need to develop rapidly the network of high-speed train links in order to create
a satisfactory alternative to air links over shorter distances ;

25 . Believes that in the first instance a start should be made on developing alternatives for

— leisure and commuter traffic,

— traffic over short distances and

— the under-utilization of passenger space in cars

because these forms of transport account for a large percentage of total transport and, moreover,
lend themselves most readily to public or non-motorized transport ;

26 . Calls on the Commission and on railways in the Community to take the necessary steps to
create conditions on European railways ( fares and reductions ) to facilitate the carrying of
bicycles on both international and national routes ;

27 . Calls on the Commission, when developing a strategy for goods transport, to differentiate
between product types and sectors, and to explore opportunities for

— reducing the volume of transport by means of a more efficient regional organization of

production and consumption,

— transport by rail, inland waterway, coastal shipping or combined transport of bulk goods,

semi-finished goods and final products, in particular for non-perishable goods,

— pipeline transport for certain liquid substances or substances which can easily be made

liquid ;

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28 . Calls on the Commission, inter alia in the framework of the networks, to pay particular
attention to the creation of interchanges for the transfer of goods and other facilities, for example,
transport interchanges outside major urban areas, which encourage the use of environment ­
friendly modes of transport ;

29 . Calls on the Commission to encourage the development of new technologies geared
towards

— clean and economic engines,

— cleaner fuels,

— greater use of transport capacity ;

30 . Calls on the Commission to evaluate the relevant environmental impact of the various
transport modes to decide what role each can best play in the intiia-Community carriage of goods ;

3 1 . Calls on the Commission as part of ' sustainable mobility ' to consider the environmental
consequences of producing energy for electric vehicles and the problems of disposing of
batteries and the energy and land required to produce biofuels ;

Noise nuisance

32 . Calls on the Commission to take action in the near future as a means of drastically
reducing the noise nuisance caused by cars, aircraft and trains (') through

— criteria for the manufacture of low-noise vehicles,

— criteria for restrictions on noise emissions,

— criteria for the likely noise nuisance of new infrastructure,

— restrictive measures to be taken where noise nuisance is excessive,

— introducing European standards on permissible noise emissions in the vicinity of airports for

both day and night flights and harmonizing rules on noise emissions in relation to jet aircraft,

— proposing that stringent measures be taken against those who remove motorcycle silencers

or persist in using defective silencers ;

Speed restrictions

33 . Points out that damage to the environment increases disproportionately with speed and
therefore believes that speed restriction measures must be taken as soon as possible ( 2 ), in
accordance with its resolutions on this matter ( 3 );

Market structure

34 . Calls on the Commission, reiterating the request made in its opinion of 17 January

1 992 ( 4 ), to propose for the Community measures analogous to the eco-scheme agreed on in the
transit agreement between the Community and Austria and which will have the same effect ;

(') See OECD ' Fighting noise ', 1986, and Parliament 's resolution of 1 1 September 1991 .
( 2 ) See its resolution of 1 1 September 1991 .
0 OJ No C 68, 24.3.1986, p. 35, OJ No C 260, 15.10.1990, p. 224 and OJ No C 19, 28.1.1991, p. 241 .
( 4 ) OJ No C 39, 17.2.1991, p. 137 .

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Greater sustainability

35 . Calls on the Commission to set up in the coming years an information campaign about the
harmful effects on the environment and health of the most pollutant modes of transport, and to
encourage environment      - friendly forms of transport such as bicycles and public transport,

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

Member States .

2 . Air traffic control

RESOLUTION A3-0254 / 92

Resolution on saturation of airspace and air traffic control

The European Parliament,

having regard to its previous resolutions on air traffic control and air traffic safety,

having regard to the decisions adopted by the Ministers of Transport at the meeting of the
European Civil Aviation Conference in Paris on 24 April 1990,

having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council on Community
initiatives concerning air transport incidents and accidents ( SEC(9 1)1419 ),

— having regard to the motions for resolutions :

( a ) by Mrs Banotti and Mrs Daly on air traffic control ( B3-02 16 / 89 ),
( b ) by Mr Marleix on air traffic control problems in Europe (B 3-0046 / 90 ),
( c ) by Mrs Braun-Moser on the institution by the Commission of an EC air traffic control

authority ( B3            - 1 564 / 90 ),

( d ) by Mr Puerta and others on the deficiencies of the air traffic control arrangements at

Barajas Airport ( Madrid ) ( B3-0268 / 91 ),

( e ) by Mr Robles Piquer on a new Community strategy on air transport ( B3-0678 / 91 ),

( f ) by Mr Coimbra Martins and Mr Torres Couto on airport safety ( B3-0869 / 9 1 ),

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism ( A3-0254 / 92 ),

A. having regard to the existing lack of coordination and integration at Community level
between the various national air traffic control ( ATC ) centres, which use incompatible
equipment and do not operate jointly agreed rules or systems,

B. whereas European airspace is still organized on the basis of principles established in the late

1940s, which are obviously no longer adequate to cope with current political circumstances
in the Community and in Europe as a whole,

C. whereas the sectorial and fragmented organization of Community airspace does not meet the

requirements of environmental standards, safety, efficiency, economy and traffic flow which
are essential for the rational management of air traffic,

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D. whereas safety is a fundamental factor in air transport and ATC, and whereas there are no

harmonized Community rules in this field,

E. having regard to the growth in air traffic demand and, in particular, the growth forecast to the
end of the century and beyond to 2010,

F. whereas the increase in air traffic and inadequate airspace management have led to saturation
of airspace in some zones and congestion of air traffic,

G. having regard to the existing deficiencies in airport infrastructure, which affect airport

capacity, and to the forecasts pointing to congestion at an increasing number of Community
airports,

H. whereas a Community policy on airports should include the connecting up of large airports

with the train network, making it possible for part of short-haul air traffic to be taken over by
the railways, which are environmentally more acceptable,

I. whereas there does not exist at Community level an airspace and airport policy which would
encourage the development of air traffic capacity and the drawing up of common rules and
procedures for safety within the airport approach areas and for ground movement control
commensurate with the revised capacity levels,

J. whereas it has consistently and unsuccessfully sought the development of a coordinated
European air traffic control system in various reports since 1980,

K. whereas the benefits of Community policy on the liberalization / harmonization of civil

aviation will only be felt if there is efficient and rational management of airspace and
airports,

L. whereas the recent approval of the third package of air transport liberalization measures and
the resulting increase in air traffic which that will involve will inevitably worsen airspace
saturation,

M. whereas airport congestion and saturation of airspace are serious obstacles to the introduc ­

tion of an efficient air transport system in Europe and to the free movement of persons and
goods,

N. whereas the low productivity of the existing ATC system leads to substantial costs to

airlines, general aviation, the military sector, users and ultimately to the business, industrial
and social life of the Community in general,

O. whereas the deficiencies of the system are leading to a deterioration in the working

conditions of employees in the aviation industry, especially air traffic controllers, and
increasing avoidable stress affecting all aircrew in flight whether in commercial air
transport, aerial work, general aviation or the military sector,

P. concerned to note that the Council has excluded ground staff from the Directive on mutual
acceptance of personnel licences for the exercise of functions in civil aviation ('), contrary to
the Commission 's proposals and to Parliament 's opinion,

Q. whereas air transport is international and whereas, consequently, the issues involve a large

number of international organizations responsible for ATC matters, including the Interna ­
, tional Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ), the European Civil Aviation Conference
( ECAC ), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO-CEAC ), the European Organiza ­
tion for the Safety of Air Navigation ( Eurocontrol ) and the civil aviation authorities of the
Member States,

(') OJNoL373, 31.12.1991, p. 21 .

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R. whereas individual Member States apply the ICAO rules in very different ways, since the

Chicago Convention simply obliges States to indicate the ways in which they depart from
international standards, and whereas problems arising should be dealt with in the context of
the single integrated framework of the Community as a whole,

S. having regard to the impact of new technologies such as Communications, Navigation and
Surveillance ( CNS ) by satellite ( cf . Decisions of ICAO, 10th Air Navigation Meeting —
September 1 99 1 to adopt common standards for global satellite services in support of ATC )
which will reduce the dependence upon separate national air traffic control systems and
expensive ground-based installations, and which additionally demand a coordinated and
planned European approach,

T. bearing in mind that those parts of European industry linked to aviation must undertake

medium and long-term planning in order to contribute to and benefit from the large
investment and manufacturing        - requirements in the years ahead,

1 . Considers that the development of a Community policy for civil aviation and the
establishment of an internal market in this sector must include not only measures involving
market liberalization and commercial development but also a common policy on infrastructures
( including the ATC question ), safety, the environment and the harmonization of the social
aspects and technical standards ;

2 . Takes the view also that, to date, this Community policy has not been sufficiently
developed and urges the Commission to shoulder its responsibility for aviation safety, in
particular as regards air traffic control, and the harmonization of rules and to submit proposals
without delay ;

3 . Welcomes the decision taken in Maastricht to include in the Treaty on European Union a
new subparagraph ( c ) in Article 75(1 ) ( for the adoption of measures to improve transport safety )
and a new Title XII on Trans-European Networks ( of which transport infrastructure is an internal
part );

Air traffic control ( ATC )

4 . Considers that the rational management of the Community 's airspace, in keeping with the
requirements of safety, efficiency, economy and air traffic flow, entails, as an initial objective,
the harmonization and integration of the different national ATC systems, with a view to
achieving the long-term objective of a single unified ATC system covering the entire
Community airspace and controlled by a single Community Civil Aviation Authority ;

5 . Considers that the desirable harmonization of ATC systems to achieve immediate capacity
improvement will quickly face diminishing returns as it comes up against the basic incompati ­
bility between national systems and that it must therefore be followed by the creation and
progressive implementation of a suitable single unified system for Community air traffic
management ;

6 . Calls on the Commission to submit at the earliest opportunity proposals for the creation of a
Community Civil Aviation Authority, which should be established by 1 January 1996, with
responsibility inter alia for the planning, development, management and operation of air traffic
control, thereby making it possible to introduce the appropriate legal instruments, to be binding
on the Member States, to facilitate :

( a ) common safety rules for air transport,

( b ) a consistent policy regarding common rules and procedures for air traffic management,

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( c ) the acquisition of, and procurement standards and use of agreed procedures for equipment

for ATC purposes and flight safety for all types of aircraft,

( d ) planning, coordination and financing of the investment in ATC and airport infrastructure

required for the introduction of a single system,

( e ) the establishment of suitable financial provisions and work programmes to encourage

research and development required to create new technologies, products and equipments for
advanced air traffic control purposes for implementation from 2000,

( f ) the participation of Community industry in these developments with a view to establishing a

Community capability which can meet the demands specified by international markets for
services in this sector,

( g ) an adequate training policy for air and ground staff,

( h ) a single administration under the authority of the Commission to regulate ATC operations

throughout the Community,

thus avoiding duplication of effort and permitting economies of scale ;

7 . Welcomes the Commission 's independent study drawn up by DG XIII, known as ATLAS,
that will provide functional specifications for a single unified system using advanced telecom ­
munications and informatics techniques which would be suitable for introduction from 1 998 and
notes that the results of this study will be available by 1993 ;

8 . Notes the existence of the EURET programme, drawn up by the Commission 's DG VII in
the field of ATC, the results of which will be available by 1994, and considers that this
programme and its follow-up should establish as a priority the creation of a single ATC system at
Community level ;

9 . Stresses the need for a planned strategy for the introduction and implementation of the
single ATC system and calls for a permanent group of experts to be established within the
Commission, with the help of Member States, so as to enable the Commission to submit a report
in which the main measures proposed and the timetable are clearly indicated ;

1 0 . Calls on the Member States to ensure that their national civil aviation authorities cooperate
fully and actively with the Commission in setting up a single and consistent ATC system ;

11 . Stresses the need for the Community to encourage research and technological develop ­
ment programmes ( see Title XV of the Treaty on European Union ) which may determine the
future structure of the single ATC system ; these programmes will enable the Community 's
industries to develop their competitive capacity to satisfy the demand for the new equipment that
will be needed ;

12 . Considers that as a result of advanced technologies such as satellites the Community
airspace could be coordinated and planned as a single entity to provide a single cost effective air
transportation infrastructure throughout the confines of the Single Market, in accordance with
Article 129b, Title XII of the Treaty ;

Safety and technical harmonization

13 . Urges the Commission to submit as soon as possible proposals for :

( a ) air safety checks, including notification of, and inquiries into, accidents, technical incidents

and near misses,

( b ) the creation of a common data bank for accidents, technical incidents and near misses,

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( c ) safety in the cockpit and passenger cabin,

( d ) safety of airports, including harmonization of safety standards and procedures,

( e ) compensation for accidents ;

14 . Notes the publication of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3922 / 91 of 16 December 1991 on
the harmonization of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil
aviation (') and reaffirms the position adopted in its opinion of 12 September 1991 ( 2 ) in favour of
greater harmonization of the technical requirements for which the future European Civil
Aviation Authority should be responsible, and also calls on the Commission to submit its
proposal on harmonization of the technical specifications of ATC equipment as soon as possible ;

15 . Recognizes that a strategic plan is required urgently to ensure that the short-term plans for
harmonization do not inhibit the possibilities of creating a suitable single unified system for
Community air traffic management ;

Activities of the international organizations

16 . Notes the programme adopted by the ECAC to establish a central flow management unit
for Europe and the role which has been delegated to Eurocontrol to manage this harmonization
programme, but takes the view that this cannot be sufficient and once more presses for
Community powers and action ;

1 7 . Recognizes the work which the ECAC and Eurocontrol are doing to create the basis for a
single unified system of air traffic control for Europe, whilst noting nevertheless their
organizational limitations as far as implementing a common legislative policy in civil aviation is
concerned ;

18 . Stresses the need for the Community to undertake responsibility for these legislative
matters on behalf of all Member States and calls on the Member States to delegate the necessary
powers to the Commission so that it may represent them as a full member of the international
organizations responsible for civil aviation ;

Airport policy

19 . Stresses the need to implement, at Community level, an airport policy with a view to
undertaking studies and submitting proposals for increasing airport capacity, and drawing up
common safety rules and procedures ;

20 . Stresses the need to develop an airspace structure linking regional airports and providing
air traffic services to this sector ; it should also provide an adequate number of take-off and
landing slots to give feeder airlines access to essential hub airports which serve international
routes ; a cohesive regional-international air link service may thus be established throughout the
Community which will benefit regional development ;

21 . Considers that the Community transport infrastructure policy and the Trans-European
Networks must include the creation of ATC facilities within the context of total interaction
between air, rail, sea, inland waterway and road transport facilities throughout the Community ;

22 . Calls on the governments of the Member States and the airport authorities to increase
investment on airport infrastructure in line with requirements resulting from increasing
economic activity ;

(') OJ No L 373, 31.12.1991, p . 4 .
( 2 ) OJ No C 267, 14.10.1991, p . 152 .

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Military airspace

23 . Notes the existence of airspace zones reserved for military purposes, stresses the need for
a more flexible use of this airspace and the need to make it available to a greater extent for civil
aviation through coordination between civil and military air traffic controllers ;

24 . Stresses that any consideration of Community airspace as a single entity for air traffic
operations must be accompanied by the reduction to a minimum of airspace reserved for military
purposes, which would be consistent with the new political situation in Europe ; believes that the
matter of operational control of this airspace would need to be considered within the provisions
of a common foreign and security policy for the European Community ;

Social aspects

25 . Reaffirms the need to harmonize, throughout the Community and to the highest common
denominator, the licences of all civil aviation personnel, covering flight and cabin crew members
on all civil aircraft of any size or capacity which are operated for the conveyance of passengers or
freight, all ground staff responsible for the maintenance or movement of aircraft and all ATC
staff responsible for the control of aircraft whilst in flight in Community airspace or in the
manoeuvring zones whilst on the ground at civil airports ;

26 . To this end, urges the Commission to submit proposals establishing joint requirements for
the issue of licences, health standards and the working and rest periods of the personnel involved,
also covering training programmes throughout the Community ;

27 . Believes that the reduction in costs as a result of introducing the single ATC system will
make it possible to provide resources to finance the necessary social adjustments ;

Environment

28 . Calls on the Commission to examine what fuel savings can be achieved with optimum
flight routes and how local noise and environmental problems ( at and in the vicinity of airports )
and global emission problems ( notably in the stratosphere ) in connection with air transport can
be integrated into air traffic control ;

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

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# 3 . Transport and regional development

RESOLUTION A3-0255 / 92

Resolution on transport and regional development

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the motions for resolutions by :

( a ) Mr Iacono on transport systems in the Member States ( B3-0624 / 89 ),

( b ) Mr Fernandez Albor on the development of road links between the European Commun ­

ity and Galicia ( B3-0056 / 90 ),

( c ) Mrs Denys on regional air transport companies ( B3             - 1966 / 90 ),

( d ) Mr Sapena Granell and others, on behalf of the Socialist Group, on the role of transport

infrastructure investment in the economic regeneration of Andalusia ( Spain ) ( B3 ­

1927 / 91 ),

( e ) Mr Visser and others, on behalf of the Socialist Group, on the need for Community aid to

modernize the Portuguese rail network ( B3          - 1939 / 92 ),

— haying regard to the report entitled ' Europe 2000 : Outlook for the Development of the

Community 's Territory ' ( COM(9 1 ) 0452 ),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism ( A3-0255 / 92 ),

A. whereas Article 130a of the Treaty states that the Community shall aim at reducing

disparities between the various regions and the backwardness of the least developed regions,

B. whereas at the December 1990 Rome Summit, the European Council called for special heed
to be paid to the situation of the peripheral countries in the context of the common transport
policy,

C. whereas, at the Maastricht Summit in December 1991, the European Council agreed to
establish the Cohesion Fund, one of whose objectives is to improve transport infrastructures
in qualifying regions,

D. whereas there are substantial divergences between the Community 's regions with regard to

the state of development of transport infrastructures,

E. whereas there is a very great diversity of types of problem and ways of solving related to
mobility and freight transport in the peripheral, central transit, tourist and cross-border
regions,

F. whereas the more affluent central ' core ' regions of the Community tend to have highly
developed comprehensive transport infrastructure networks while in the poorer peripheral
regions of the Community these tend to be relatively underdeveloped,

G. whereas, in the very necessary reduction of the transport infrastructure deficiency in the

regions of the Community, priority should be given to environmentally acceptable modes of
transport,

H. whereas the cost of transport as a percentage of the total cost of a product tends to be

significantly higher than average in peripheral and under-developed regions of the
Community because of factors such as remoteness from markets and inadequate transport
networks,

I. Welcomes the Commission 's communication on establishing a system of trans-European
networks, including transport networks ;

2 . Welcomes also the Council decision to establish a medium-term transport infrastructure

programme ;

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3 . Regrets however that the relatively low level of budgetary resources allocated to the
transport infrastructure programme will result in this programme having an extremely limited
impact on overcoming the deficiencies in European transport infrastructure networks ;

4 . Considers that the budgetary resources of the infrastructure programme must be progres ­
sively increased in future Community budgets ;

5 . Welcomes the decision to establish the Cohesion Fund and hopes that the fund will
contribute to improving the transport infrastructures of Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain ;

6 . Believes that until such time as the infrastructure programme budget is significantly
increased, the Regional Fund will continue to be the most important Community financial
instrument for investing in the improvement of the transport infrastructure networks in the
regions ;

7 . Believes, therefore, that the Regional Fund financing of transport infrastructures should in
future be in keeping with the common transport and environment policies ;

8 . Notes that about 80% of money disbursed for transport infrastructure from the Regional
Fund has hitherto gone to motorways and roads ;

9 . Notes that the list of regions where transport improvement projects can qualify for Regional
Fund aid contains 42,5% of the Community 's population ;

10 . Notes also that 80% of Regional Fund resources are to be concentrated in the
Community 's list of least developed ( Objective 1 ) regions which are all located on the periphery
of the Community and which collectively contain 21,5% of the Community 's population ;

1 1 . Welcomes the priority given to transport projects in the allocation of Regional Fund
resources under the Community Support Frameworks for these regions which will result in a
Community investment of ECU 5 335 million in improving transport networks in these regions
between 1989 and 1993 ;

12 . Considers that the road and motorway networks in many of the Community 's peripheral
regions are seriously deficient by comparison with the comprehensive networks already in place
in the developed ' core ' regions of the Community ;

13 . Welcomes the commitment contained in the Community Support Frameworks to allocate
ECU 3 612 million to upgrading the road and motorway networks in the Community 's less
developed regions between 1989 and 1993 ;

14 . Regrets that a Community network of inter-regional motorways has not yet been
established ;

15 . Considers that such a Community network would ensure that road construction projects in
peripheral regions would be properly integrated into a comprehensive European-wide network
and would particularly facilitate the planning of road and motorway links in the Community 's
internal border regions ;

16 . Considers that such a Community network policy would be the best way of guaranteeing
that various different problems in the peripheral transit, tourist, central and cross-border regions
were taken into account ;

17 . Calls on the Commission and the Council to include in their transport policy the following
specific regional aims :

— in tourist regions, support for initiatives to encourage public and non-motorized transport,

especially at weekends and in holiday periods,

— in cross-border regions, priority for the expansion of rail and bicycle networks and support

for their increased use,

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— in transit regions, the transfer of long-distance transit traffic from lorries to the railways,

— in congested regions, solutions to the transport problems which ensure respect for the

environment and improvement of the health and social life of the population in general ;

18 . Is aware that maritime transport services provide the most important form of trade link
with the Community for the 1 8 million people who live on islands which are classified amongst
the Community 's least developed regions ;

1 9 . Considers that the development of an efficient and well-organized network of passenger
and freight ferry services to and from these islands is essential if the Community citizens resident
in these islands are to share equally in the benefits of a single European market ;

20 . Notes that coastal shipping is a very important element of freight transport in the
peripheral regions and believes that where possible this environmentally acceptable method of
transport should be used and calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up concrete
plans for this ;

21 . Believes that the Member States should create a public service obligation in order to
ensure good accessibility of remote regions and to compensate the operator of the transport
service for that service ;

22 . Welcomes the emphasis given in many of the Community Support Frameworks to
grant-aiding port developments and access roads to ports in the less developed regions ;

23 . Calls for better cooperation between key ports and regional harbours in order to boost the
role of maritime and coastal shipping in goods transport ;

24 . Calls on the Commission to take into consideration the specific conditions of maritime
freight shipping to and from the islands prior to and during the liberalization of maritime
transport ;

25 . Welcomes the Council resolution of 17 December 1990 (') establishing an outline plan for
developing a European high-speed rail network by the year 2010, which includes proposals for
high-speed rail links between many of the less-developed peripheral regions and the Commun ­
ity 's more highly developed central regions ;

26 . Notes that the short to medium-term plans of the Community 's railway authorities for
constructing high-speed rail networks are practically exclusively for projects located in the
Community 's central regions ;

27 . Considers that new and improved rail links to the peripheral regions should be constructed
in parallel with the development of the high-speed network in the central regions ;

28 . Notes that there are serious deficiencies in the existing rail infrastructures in the
Community 's peripheral regions and that the transport authorities in these regions lack the
resources to undertake the necessary improvement works ;

29 . Points out that, if the proper conditions are not created for the modernization of railway
networks in the peripheral regions, the shocking contrast between the quality, security, speed,
efficiency and comfort of these networks and those of the most highly developed regions of the
Community will become even more marked in the medium or even the short term ;

30 . Welcomes the commitment contained in the Community Support Frameworks for the less
developed regions to allocate a total of ECU 949 million of Structural Fund resources to
improving rail links ;

(■) OJ No C 33, 8.2.1990, p. 1 .

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31 . Considers that a large-scale increase in investment in rail networks in the peripheral
regions will be necessary to ensure that in these regions rail links can be properly integrated into
the Community 's rail network ; calls on the Member States to take energetic measures to improve
and expand the railway systems for both passengers and goods transport ;

32 . Calls on the Commission, in the context of its plans for developing a Community railways
policy, to put forward proposals for upgrading regional rail networks, integrating these networks
into the overall Community rail network and linking them with the other modes of transport ;

33 . Considers it essential for the peripheral regions to be provided with well-equipped airports
served by the main railway and road networks, making them pay and increasing their economic
and social usefulness ;

34 . Considers that a comprehensive and competitively priced network of air services between
peripheral and central regions of the Community is of major importance to the economic
development of the peripheral regions ;

35 . Welcomes the progress to date in liberalizing the market for the provision of air services
within the Community, and points to the need to provide temporary protection for some regional
air routes and some routes between regional and special-category airports ;

36 . Calls on the Commission to take on board the particular concerns of the peripheral regions
when for regional proposing services measures to the to increasingly liberalize this congested industry ' further hub ' airports, in particular in the Community the question ; of access

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

the Heads of State or Government of the Member States .

4 . Financial assistance for Albania     

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION COM(92)0355 — C3-0348 / 92

Amended proposal for a Council Decision providing long-term financial assistance for Albania

The proposal was approved with the following amendments :

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION TEXT AMENDED
OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (*) BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

( Amendment No 1 )

First recital

Whereas Albania is undertaking fundamental political
and economic reforms and has decided to adopt a market
economy model ;

(*) OJ No C 225, 1.9.1992, p. 4 .

Whereas Albania must firmly pursue its fundamental
political and economic reforms and bring about the full
democratization of the country and the adoption of a
market economy model which will reflect the require ­
ments of social justice and environmental protection ;

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TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

TEXT AMENDED

BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

( Amendment No 2 )

Article 3(1 )

1 . The grant shall be made available in two instal ­
ments . A first instalment of ECU 35 million shall be
released as soon as a ' stand-by arrangement ' has been
concluded between Albania and the IMF and the second
instalment not before the first quarter of 1993, subject to
the provisions of Article 2(2 ) and on the basis of a
satisfactory track record in the implementation of the

' stand-by arrangement '.

1 . The grant shall be made available in two instal ­
ments . A first instalment of ECU 35 million shall be
released as soon as a ' stand-by arrangement ' has been
concluded between Albania and the IMF and the second
instalment not before the first quarter of 1993, subject to
the provisions of Article 2(2 ) and on the basis of a
satisfactory track record in the introduction of the politi ­
cal reforms and the implementation of the ' stand-by
'
arrangement .

( Amendment No 3 )

Article 5

At least once a year the Commission shall address to the
European Parliament and to the Council a report, which
will include an evaluation, on the implementation of this
Decision .

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION A3-0265 / 92

At least once a year and before the second instalment of
aid is released, the . Commission shall address to the
European Parliament and to the Council a report, which
will include an evaluation, on the implementation of this
Decision .

Legislative resolution embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the amended
Commission proposal for a Council Decision providing long-term financial assistance for

Albania

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal to the Council ( COM(92)C)355 (')),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235 of the EEC Treaty

( C3-0348 / 92 ),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the

opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security and the Committee on Budgets
( A3-0265 / 92 ),

1 . Approves the Commission proposal subject to Parliament ' s amendments and in accordance
with the vote thereon ;

2 . Calls on the Commission to amend its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 149(3 ) of
the EEC Treaty ;

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

4 . Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission proposal ;

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

(') OJ No C 225, 1.9.1992, p. 4 .

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# 5 . Financial assistance for Bulgaria *

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION SEC(92)1081 — C3-0278 / 92

Proposal for a Council Decision providing further medium-term financial assistance for Bulgaria

The proposal was approved with the following amendments :

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION TEXT AMENDED
OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (*) BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

( Amendment No 1 )

First recital

Whereas Bulgaria is undertaking fundamental political Whereas Bulgaria is undertaking fundamental political
and economic reforms and has decided to adopt a market and economic reforms and has decided to adopt a market
economv model ; economy model which must meet the requirements of
social justice and environmental protection ;

( Amendment No 2 )

Eleventh recital

Whereas the question of the risks associated with guaran ­
tees from the general budget of the European Communi ­
ties will be examined in the context of the renewal in 1 992
of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary disci ­
pline and improvement of the budgetary procedure ;

Whereas the question of the risks associated with guaran ­
tees from the general budget of the European Communi ­
ties must be answered as a precondition for the conclu ­
sion in 1992 of a new Interinstitutional Agreement on
budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary
procedure ;

( Amendment No 3 )

Article 5

At least once a year the Commission shall address to the
European Parliament and the Council a report, which will
include an evaluation, on the implementation of this
Decision .

(*) OJ No C 164, 1.7.1992, p. 32 .

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION A3-0264 / 92

Before the payment of the second tranche, but at least
once a year, the Commission shall address to the Euro ­
pean Parliament and the Council a report, which will
include an evaluation, on the implementation of this
Decision .

Legislative resolution embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the Commissission
proposal for a Council Decision providing further medium-term financial assistance for Bulgaria

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council ( SEC(92)1081 ) ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235 of the EEC Treaty

( C3-0278 / 92 ),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the

opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security and the Committee on Budgets
( A3-0264 / 92 ),

(') OJ No C 164, 1.7.1992, p. 32 .

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1 . Approves the Commission proposal subject to Parliament ' s amendments and in accordance
with the vote thereon ;

2 . Calls on the Commission to amend its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 149(3 ) of
the EEC Treaty ;

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

4 . Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission proposal ;

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

6 . European leather and tanning industry

RESOLUTION A3-0236 / 92

Resolution on the European leather and tanning industry

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the motions for resolutions by Mrs Muscardini ( B3   - 1899 / 90, B3   - 1065 / 91,

B3       - 19 19 / 91 and B3-0065 / 92 ) on the European tanning industry,

— having regard to its resolution of 22 February 1991 on the footwear industry ('),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations ( A3-0236 / 92 ),

A. having regard to the difficulties facing the Community tanning industry as a result of internal

problems and competition from certain developing countries which do not comply with
Community requirements with regard to the environment, social protection and intellectual
property, and also as a result of the spectacular increase in imports of leather-based
manufactured products,

B. recognizing that, in the last decade, the tanning sector has made an effort to adjust its
production structures with a view to increasing its competitiveness and degree of speciali ­
zation in areas of the world market which call for a high input of fashion, design and
technological innovation,

C. whereas, despite all its efforts, the tanning industry 's export capability continues to be
affected by problems of access to certain kinds of raw hides and by protectionist measures in
the finished leather trade,

D. whereas the tanning industry deserves special attention in view of the high level of

interdependence between it and all its client industries,

E. having regard to the serious implications for employment and economic activity in certain
regions of the Community resulting from the difficulties facing all leather-related sectors,

F. whereas the Community should support the tanning industry 's efforts at adaptation and
specialization both within the Community and in its external relations,

1 . Stresses that technological innovation is a decisive factor in efforts to increase the
competitiveness of the sector and reduce the pollution it causes and, accordingly, calls on the
Commission to ensure that the sector is sufficiently involved in Community programmes for the
development of clean, advanced technologies ( Sprint, new Brite / Euram, Step, BCR );

(') OJ No C 72, 18.3.1991, p. 196 .

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2 . Points out that vocational training plays a key role in improving the quality of leather
products and, accordingly, calls on the Commission to ensure that the sector is involved in
Community vocational training programmes ( Force, Euroform );

3 . Considers that, although the small average size of European companies facilitates
production flexibility and adjustment to changes in the market, it also makes it difficult to raise
the necessary investment for such adjustment, and, therefore, calls on the Commission to support
the process of adjustment in the sector through the coordinated use of Community initiatives
which are specially designed to assist small and medium-sized undertakings ( SMUs );

4 . Reaffirms its commitment to a free international trade system in which the rules and
disciplines must be strengthened ;

5 . Recognizes that the restrictions on the export of raw hides from certain developing
countries give rise to distortions in the prices of hides which seriously affect the Community
tanning industry, and considers that countries which follow such commercial practices should
not benefit from the Community 's generalized system of preferences ;

6 . Welcomes the fact that, in the 1992 budget, the leather and tanning sector was included
under the budget heading intended to encourage the export of Community products to third
countries which have so far been closed to European imports ;

7 . Points out the major difficulties experienced by the European tanning industry in its
attempts to penetrate many markets as a result not just of restrictions on the export of local raw
materials but also of tariff and non-tariff barriers affecting the export of finished leather and
leather products ;

8 . Considers that Japan has major potential as an export market for the European tanning
industry, but points out that the Japanese system of trade restrictions, combining high tariffs with
greatly restricted quotas for imports of finished leather, represents a major obstacle to the
development of conventional trade relations in this sector ;

9 . Calls on the Commission to do all in its power to secure greater access to the Japanese
market in finished leather on a reciprocal basis and considers that, in the Uruguay Round
negotiations, the general principle of a significant reduction in maximum tariffs and the abolition
of all quotas should also apply to finished leather ;

10 . Stresses that counterfeiting or imitation in the design of finished leather is a key factor
which accounts for the boom in imports of leather products, and therefore hopes that the
agreements currently under negotiation in the Uruguay Round will ensure greater respect for
intellectual property rights and, in particular, rights relating to industrial design ;

1 1 . Recognizes that the lack of compliance with environmental requirements and minimum
working conditions also contribute to the distortion of competition in this sector, and therefore
hopes that, following the successful . conclusion of the Uruguay Round, the multilateral trade
system will take greater account of the environmental effects of trade and show greater respect
for the minimum working conditions laid down by the ILO ( International Labour Organization );

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

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

18 September 1992
ADAM, AGLIETTA, ALBER, von ALEMANN, AMARAL, ANASTASSOPOULOS, ARBELOA MURU,
ARIAS BEAZLEY CAÑETE C., BELO, AVGERINOS, BERTENS, BAGET, BETTINI BOZZO, BIRD, BANOTTI, BJ0RNVIG, BARRERA, BLANEY I, BLOT COSTA, BOISSIERE, BARTON,,
BOMBARD, BOWE, BRAUN-MOSER, BREYER, van den BRINK, BRITO, BRU PURÓN,
CANAVARRO, CANO PINTO, CARVALHO CARDOSO, CASSIDY, CHANTERIE, CHRISTENSEN I.,
CINGARI, COATES, COIMBRA MARTINS, COLAJANNI, COLLINS, COLOM I NAVAL, COONEY,
COT DAVID RIVERA DURY GARCÍA ALBOR GRUND, COX, ELLIOTT, DEFRAIGNE, FITZGERALD, ICAZA GUTIERREZ ARIAS, CRAMON, van,, GERAGHTY EPHREMIDIS DIJK, DAIBER DE DÍAZ, FITZSIMONS GIOVANNI, DILLEN, HABSBURG,, CRAMPTON GLINNE, ERNST, DINGUIRARD,, FORD DELCROIX de,, HADJIGEORGIOU GOEDMAKERS la,, CRAWLEY FRIEDRICH GRAETE, DESAMA, DUARTE, ESCUDERO, da, FUNK, GÖRLACH CUNHA,, HAPPART DESMOND CENDÁN, GALLENZI, FALCONER OLIVEIRA,, GOLLNlSCH, DUHRKOP HARRISON, DESSYLAS, GARCÍA, CUSHNAHAN, FERNANDEZ DÜHRKOP, HERMAN,, DÍEZ GREEN AMIGO DE,,,,,
HERMANS, HERVÉ, HINDLEY, HOFF, HOLZFUSS, HOON, HUGHES, HUME, INGLEWOOD,
JENSEN, KELLETT-BOWMAN,, KEPPELHOFF-WIECHERT, KILLILEA, KLEPSCH, KUHN,
LAGAKOS, LALOR, LANE, LANGENHAGEN, LANNOYE, LARIVE, LATAILLADE, LINKOHR,
LLORCA VILAPLANA, LUCAS PIRES, LÜTTGE, LULLING, McCARTIN, McCUBBIN, McMAHON,
MAHER, MALANGRÉ, MANTOVANI, MARCK, MARTIN D., MARTIN S., MEDINA ORTEGA,
MEGAHY, MELANDRI, MENDES BOTA, MENRAD, MERZ, MIRANDA DA SILVA, MIRANDA DE
LAGE, MORODO LEONCIO, MUNTINGH, NEUBAUER, NIANIAS, NICHOLSON, NIELSEN,
NORDMANN, ODDY, O'HAGAN, ONESTA, ONUR, OOSTLANDER, PACK, PAPAYANNAKIS,
PARTSCH, PATTERSON, PETERS, PIERMONT, PIQUET, PLANAS PUCHADES, POLLACK, PONS
GRAU, PORRAZZINI, PORTO, PRAG, PRONK, PROUT, PUERTA, RAFFIN, RAGGIO, RAMÍREZ
HEREDIA, RAUTI, RAWLINGS, READ, REDING, REYMANN, RIBEIRO, ROBLES PIQUER, R0NN,
ROMEOS, ROTHE, ROUMELIOTIS, SABY, SÄLZER, SAKELLARIOU, SANCHEZ-GARCIA,
SANDB SCHMIDBAUER / EK, SANZ, SCHODRUCH FERNANDEZ, SCHÖNHUBER, SAPENA GRANELL, SELIGMAN, SARIDAKIS, SIERRA, SCHLECHTER BARDAJÍ, SIMONS, SCHLEE,,
TITLEY SIMPSON STEVENSON, TOMLINSON B.,, STEWART-CLARK SIS6 CRUELLAS, TOPMANN,, SMITH TAURAN, TRIVELLI A., TELKÄMPER, SMITH, TSIMAS L.,, VALVERDE SONNEVELD, THEATO, THYSSEN LOPEZ, STAES,, VECCHI TINDEMANS, STAVROU, van,,
VELZEN, VERBEEK, VERDE I ALDEA, VERWAERDE, VOHRER, von der VRING, van der WAAL,
von WECHMAR, WHITE, WILSON, von WOGAU, WOLTJER, WURTH-POLFER, WYNN .

Observers from the former GDR

GLASE, GOEPEL, KAUFMANN, KLEIN, KOCH, KOSLER, MEISEL, SCHROEDER, STOCKMANN,
THIETZ, TILLICH .

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ANNEX I

Result of roll-call votes

(+) = For
(-) = Against
( O ) = Abstention

van DIJK report ( A3-256 / 92 ) — Environment

Recitals A to L

(+)
ADAM BARRERA, ALBER I COSTA, von, BARTON ALEMANN, BELO, ARBELOA, BERTENS MURU, BINDI, ARIAS, BLANEY CAÑETE, BOISSIERE, AVGERINOS, BRAUN-MOSER, BANOTTI,,
CARVALHO CARDOSO, CASSIDY, CHANTERIE, COIMBRA MARTINS, COLINO SALAMANCA,
COLLINS DÍEZ DE RIVERA, COLOM ICAZA I NAVAL, van DIJK, COX, DINGUIRARD, da CUNHA OLIVEIRA, ELLIOTT, DAVID, ERNST de, DEFRAIGNE la GRAETE,, FALCONER DELCROIX,,
FITZGERALD GUILLAUME,, FORD GUTIERREZ, FUNK, GARCÍA DÍAZ, HABSBURG ARIAS, GERAGHTY, HARRISON, GOEDMAKERS, HERMAN,, GREEN HERVÉ, GRUND, HOON,,
INGLEWOOD, KELLETT-BOWMAN,, LAGAKOS, LANE, LANGENHAGEN, LANNOYE, LLORCA
VILAPLANA, LÜTTGE, McCARTIN, McCUBBIN, MAHER, MARCK, MARTIN D., MEGAHY,
MENDES PLANAS PUCHADES BOTA, MENRAD, PONS, MIRANDA GRAU, PORTO DE LAGE, PRAG, NIELSEN, PROUT, NORDMANN, RAFFIN, RAMÍREZ, PACK, PATTERSON HEREDIA,,
RAWLINGS SELIGMAN,, SIERRA RIBEIRO BARDAJÍ, SANZ FERNANDEZ, SIMONS, SIMPSON, SAPENA B. GRANELL, SIS6 CRUELLAS, SCHLECHTER, SONNEVELD, SCHMIDBAUER, STAES,,
STEWART-CLARK, THYSSEN, TITLEY, TSIMAS, VERWAERDE, van der WAAL, von WECHMAR,
WILSON, WYNN .

( O )

DILLEN, PARTSCH .

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ANNEX II

European Parliament members of the ACP-EEC Assembly

SOC(25 )
ÁLVAREZ DE PAZ, ARBELOA MURU, BELO, BUCHAN, CHRISTIANSEN, COLINO
SALAMANCA MUNTINGH, PERY, DURY, PONS, HUME GRAU, KUHN, SABY,, JUNKER SCHMIDBAUER, LARONI, SIERRA, LOMAS BARDAJÍ, McGOWAN, SIMONS, MORRIS, TORRES,
COUTO, VAN HEMELDONCK, VAN PUTTEN, WYNN

EPP ( 21 )

ALBER, BINDI, BRAUN-MOSER, CASSANMAGNAGO CERRETTI, CHABERT, CHIABRANDO,
DALY, DOUSTE-BLAZY, ESCUDER CROFT, FORTE, HERMAN, JACKSON Ch ., JEPSEN, LACAZE,
LUCAS PIRES, MANTOVANI, MULLER, REYMANN, ROMERA I ALCAZAR, TURNER,

VERHAGEN .

LDR ( 6 )

BERTENS, MENDES BOTA, NORDMANN, VEIL, VERWAERDE, VOHRER .

EUL ( 4 )

GUTIERREZ, NAPOLETANO, VALENT, VECCHI .

Greens ( 4 )
ARCHIMBAUD, ERNST de la GRAETE, MELANDRI, TELKÄMPER .

EDA ( 3 )
ANDREWS, GUILLAUME, UKEIWÉ .

RB ( 2 )

EWING, SANDBÆK .

ER ( 1 )

LEHIDEUX .

LU ( 2 )

MIRANDA DA SILVA, WURTZ .

Non-attached ( 1 )

RAUTI .

Observe ir

BEREND ( EPP )