CELEX: 51994PC0054
Language: en
Date: 1994-02-28
Title: AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A SEVENTH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON SUMMER-TIME ARRANGEMENTS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 C0M(94) 54 final - COD 469
                                                 Brussels, 28.02.1994
              AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A SEVENTH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
               AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON SUMMER-TIME ARRANGEMENTS
              (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 A (2)
                                   of the EC-Treaty)
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 ---pagebreak---           AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A SEVENTH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
          AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON SUMMER-TIME ARRANGEMENTS
                               PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 189A
                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On 27 September 1993 the Commission adopted a proposal for a seventh Directive on
summer-time arrangements.
The European Parliament approved that proposal on 17 December 1993 subject to a number of
amendments.
The Commission decided to take up amendments 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 adopted by the European
Parliament where they do not change the objective of the proposed Regulation, i.e. complete
harmonization of summer-time, but merely set out to fix the duration of the Directive at three
years (1995, 1996 and 1997) and not four as initially proposed and to limit the adjustment period
solely to 1995.
The Commission was unable, however, to take account of amendment No 4, the content of which
goes beyond the strict framework of provisions to harmonize the beginning and end of
summer-time, or amendments Nos 9 and 12, since it felt that it was inappropriate to include the
obligations set out in the said amendments in a Directive. The Commission felt that it was
sufficient to include them in a declaration in the Annex to the minutes of the Council meeting.
The Commission is willing to accept a declaration of this kind.
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AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A SEVENTH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON SUMMER-TIME ARRANGEMENTS
              PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 189A
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          Initial text of the proposal                              Amended proposal
                                            Recital 5
Whereas the summer-time period should                Whereas the summer-time period should
finish at the end of October; whereas,               finish at the end of October; whereas,
however, for technical reasons to do with            however, as a period for adjustment is
the time needed by certain transport sectors         desirable, summer-time for 1995 should
to adjust, summer-time for 1995 and 1996             finish at the end of September;
should finish at the end of September;
                                            Recital 6
 Whereas for those years the summer-time              Whereas for that year the summer-time
 period should continue to end on a different         period should continue to end on a different
 date for Ireland and the United Kingdom;             date for Ireland and the United Kingdom;
                                             Recital 9
 Whereas it is appropriate to re-examine the          Whereas      the  national     systems      of
 summer-time period from time to time and             summer-time        and     the     consequent
 whereas provisions should therefore be               harmonization of dates should be under
 adopted for 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998.               constant review and require          concerted
                                                      action; whereas the fixing of dates should
                                                      be limited in time; whereas a period of three
                                                      years appears appropriate;
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                                           Article 2
In each Member State the summer-time                In each Member State the summer-time
period for 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 shall          period for 1995, 19% and 1997 shall begin
begin at 1 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time                 at 1 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on
(GMT) on the last Sunday in March, i.e.:            the last Sunday in March, i.e.:
- in 1995 of 26 March,                              - in 1995 on 26 March,
- in 1996 on 31 March,                              -in 1996 on 31 March,
- in 1997 on 30 March,                              - in 1997 on 30 March.
- in 1998 on 29 March.
                                           Article 3
 I. In each Member State the summer-time             1. In each Member State the summer-time
period for 1995, IS!                               period for 1995, 19% and 1997 shall end at
end at 1 a m . liiccnwictt- Mean Time               1 %m. ^Greenwich Mean Time (GMT):
(GMT):                                              - in 1995: on the last Sunday in September,
- in 1995: on the last Sunday in                    i.e. on 24 September,
 September, i.e. on 24 September,                   - in 1996: on the last Sunday in October,
- in 1996: on the last Sunday in September,         i.e. on 27 October,
 i.e. on 29 September,                              - in 1997: on the last Sunday in October,
- in 1997: on the fourth Sunday in October,         i.e. on 26 October.
 i.e. on 26 October,
 - in 1998: on the fourth Sunday in October,
 i.e. on 25 October.
2. However, in Ireland and in the United             2. However, in Ireland and the United
Kingdom the summer-time period for 1995              Kingdom the summer-time period for 1995
 and 1996 shall end at 1 a.m. Greenwich              shall end at 1 a.m. Greenwhich Mean Time
 Mean Time (GMT) on the fourth Sunday in             (GMT) on the fourth Sunday in October,
October, i.e.:                                       i.e.:
- in 1995: on 22 October,                            - in 1995: on 22 October.
- in 1996: on 27 October.
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                                         Article 4
The Council, acting on a proposal from the        The European Parliament and the Council of
Commission, shall adopt by 1 January 1998         the European Union, acting on a proposal
the arrangements to apply from 1999               from the Commission, shall adopt by 1
onwards.                                          January 1997 the arrangements to apply
                                                  from 1998 onwards.
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