CELEX: 51998PC0608(02)
Language: en
Date: 1998-10-28
Title: Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision 719/96/EC establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope programme)

C 372/30            EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  2.12.98
             Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision
             719/96/EC establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a
                                    European dimension (Kaleidoscope programme)Ø(Î)
                                                       (98/C 372/10)
                                                  (Text with EEA relevance)
                                          COM(1998) 608 final — 98/0283(COD)
             (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty on 28 October 1998)
             (Î)ÙOJ C 319, 16.10.1998, p. 14.
                    INITIAL PROPOSAL                                                AMENDED PROPOSAL
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL                          THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,                                           OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,                Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,               Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the             Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the
Regions,                                                         Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in             Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 189b of the Treaty,                                      Article 189b of the Treaty,
(1)Ùwhereas Decision No 719/96/EC established a                  (1)Ùwhereas Decision No 719/96/EC established a
    Community programme to support artistic and                       Community programme to support artistic and
    cultural activities having a European dimension                   cultural activities having a European dimension
    (Kaleidoscope) for the period from 1 January 1996                 (Kaleidoscope) for the period from 1 January 1996
    to 31 December 1998;                                              to 31 December 1998;
(2)Ùwhereas the third paragraph of Article 8 of that             (2)Ùwhereas the third paragraph of Article 8 of that
    Decision provides for any suitable measure to be                  Decision provides for any suitable measure to be
    taken to avoid interruption of the programme;                     taken to avoid interruption of the programme;
(3)Ùwhereas the Commission presented a proposal to the           (3)Ùwhereas the Commission presented a proposal to the
    European Parliament and Council on 28 May 1998                    European Parliament and Council on 28 May 1998
    for a Decision establishing a single financing and                for a Decision establishing a single financing and
    programming instrument for cultural cooperation for               programming instrument for cultural cooperation for
    the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December                     the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December
    2004;                                                             2004;
(4)Ùwhereas, pending adoption of that proposal, there is         (4)Ùwhereas, pending adoption of that proposal, there is
    a need to ensure the continuity of cultural action by             a need to ensure the continuity of cultural action by
    the European Community in the areas covered by                    the European Community in the areas covered by
    the Kaleidoscope programme,                                       the Kaleidoscope programme,
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                   INITIAL PROPOSAL                                             AMENDED PROPOSAL
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:                                      HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                        Article 1                                                     Article 1
Decision No 719/96/EC is amended as follows:                  Decision No 719/96/EC is amended as follows:
1.ÙIn Article 1, 31 December 1998 is replaced by              1.ÙIn Article 1, 31 December 1998 is replaced by
   31 December 1999.                                             31 December 1999.
2.ÙIn Article 6, ECU 26,5 million is replaced by EUR          2.ÙIn Article 6, ECU 26,5 million is replaced by EUR
   34,4 million.                                                 36,7 million.
                        Article 2                                                     Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.       This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.