CELEX: 51991PC0181
Language: en
Date: 1991-05-17
Title: RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING THE FREQUENCY BANDS TO BE DESIGNATED FOR THE COORDINATED INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL EUROPEAN CORDLESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ( DECT ) IN THE COMMUNITY

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    C0M(91) 181 f i n a l       - SYN 277
                                                    B r u s s e l s , 17 May 1991
                               Re-examined proposal         for a
                                    COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                  on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
                 concerning the frequency bands to be designated for the
                  coordinated introduction of Digital European Cordless
                       Telecommunications (DECT) in the Community
     ( p r e s e n t e d by t h e Commission p u r s u a n t t o A r t i c l e 149.2(d)
                                   o f the EEC t r e a t y )
 ---pagebreak---    Reexamined proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the
   Member States concerning the frequency bands to be designated for the coordinated
      introduction of Digital European Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) in the
                                       Community.
                                  EXPLANATORY NOTE
1.   STATUS OF THE PROCEDURE
a)   The Commission has submitted its proposal to the Council on 8 May 1990.
b)   The Economic and Social Committee adopted its favourable opinion on 19 November
     1990.
c)   The European Parliament did not propose any amendment to the Directive during its
     first reading, but proposed two amendments to the Recommendation on 11 December
     1990.
d)   In accordance with Article 149.3 fo the Treaty, the Commission adopted a revised
     proposal on 12 December 1990, incorporating one of these amendments.
e)   The Council adopted its common position 14 December 1990.
f)   The Commission accepted this common position and informed the European
     Parliament of its opinion on 17 December 1990.
g)   The European Parliament adopted during its second reading 1 amendment on 27
     February 1991.
2.   POSITION OF THE COMMISSION
a)   The amendment proposed during the second reading was accepted by the
     Commission.
TEXT OF THE COMMON POSITION                     AMENDMENT NO.l
                                                Article 3, paragraph 3 (addendum)
                                                "Member States shall communicate to the
                                                Commission the text of any national law
                                                which they adopt in the field governed by
                                                this Directive.
b)   The Commission thinks appropriate to take the opportunity of the adoption of its
     Reexamined Proposal to finalise the legal presentation aspects.
3.   CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the proposed amendment to the
Common Position do* not modify the balance of its elements of substance, but aids the
process of the implementation process of DECT in due time.
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