On the external relations front, Parliament adopted resolutions on sustainable agriculture, agrarian reform and rural development for self-re­liance in developing countries (— > point 1.6.66) and the nineteenth Commission report on the Community's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy ac­tivities (—» point 1.6.37). It heard statements by the Council and the Commission on the imple­mentation of the recommendations contained in the resolution adopted in September 2001 accom­panying the final report of the temporary commit­tee on the world communications interception system Echelon. It also adopted a decision ap­proving the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between Parliament and the Council concerning access by Parliament to sensitive Council information in the field of security and defence policy, accompanied by a decision on an amendment to its rules of procedure and a deci­sion on the implementation of the interinstitu­tional agreement (— > point 1.1.6). On the human rights front, Parliament adopted resolutions on the impact of the Charter of Funda­mental Rights of the European Union and its fu­ture status (— > point 1.2.2), the position of the General Affairs and External Relations Council concerning the International Criminal Court (—» point 1.2.3), the human rights dialogue with Iran (— > point 1.2.5) and the situation in Nepal (- > point 1.2.6). D under the consultation procedure, on an addi­tional levy in the milk and milk products sector (—» point 1.3.73), the conclusion of an agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedo­nia concerning the system of eco-points to be ap­plied to transit traffic through Austria (— > point 1.4.53), the conclusion of an agreement with An­gola on the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities off the coast of Angola (—» point 1.3.79), the draft Commission regula­tion on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Reg­ulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (-»point 1.7.5), amendments to the constituent acts of cer­tain Community agencies (Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, European Agency for Reconstruction, European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products, European Training Foundation, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Condi­tions, Eurojust, Community Plant Variety Office, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, European Monitoring Centre on Rac­ism and Xenophobia, Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, European Centre for the De­velopment of Vocational Training) following the adoption of the new financial regulation (— > point 1.7.4), the draft Commission regulation laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the financial regulation applicable to the general budget (—» point 1.7.6), the Staff Regulations ap­plicable to Europol employees (— > point 1.4.17), minimum standards for the status of third-country nationals and stateless persons as refugees (—» point 1.4.5), attacks against information sys­tems (—» point 1.4.8), the application of legisla­tion governing health and safety at work to self-employed workers (—» point 1.3.16) and haz­ardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade (-» point 1.4.38); On internal matters, Parliament adopted resolu­tions on the Commission communications Adapt­ing to change in work and society: a new Commu­nity strategy on health and safety at work 2002-06 (—» point 1.3.17) and Network and information se­curity: proposal for a European policy approach (—» point 1.3.61), the importance and dynamics of the theatre and the performing arts in an enlarged Europe (— > point 1.4.24), the Commission commu­nication on alternative fuels for road transportation (- > point 1.4.49), the twelfth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) (-» point 1.4.33), the EU strategy for the New Delhi Conference on Climate Change (—» point 1.4.46) and the assessment of and pros­pects for the EU strategy on terrorism one year af­ter 11 September 2001 (-»point 1.6.8). On the budget front, Parliament held its first read­ing of the 2003 budget (- > point 1.7.2). It also Π under the codecision procedure, at first read­ing, on amendments to the constituent acts of cer­tain Community agencies (European Environ­ment Agency, European Food Safety Authority, European Aviation Safety Agency, European
Vidare antog parlamentet ett beslut om ändringar ländernas oberoende (—* punkt 1.6.66) och om av arbetsordningen när det gäller förfarandena för kommissionens nittonde årsrapport om gemen ansvarsfrihet (— > punkt 1.7.3). På lagstiftningsområdet yttrade sig parlamentet skapens åtgärder mot dumpning och subventioner (— > punkt 1.6.37). Parlamentet lyssnade till uttalanden från rådet och kommissionen om genom förande av rekommendationerna i den resolution som antogs i september 2001 och som åtföljde den slutliga rapporten från det tillfälliga utskottet om det globala övervakningssystemet för kommunikation "Echelon". Parlamentet antog dess utom ett beslut om godkännande av ett interinstitutionellt avtal mellan Europaparlamentet och rådet om Europaparlamentets tillgång till känslig information från rådet på säkerhets- och försvarspolitikens område, ett beslut om ändring av arbetsordningen och ett beslut om genomförande av det interinstitutionella avtalet (—¥ punkt 1.1.6). I fråga om mänskliga rättigheter antog parlamentet en resolution om Europeiska unionens stadga om de grundläggande rättigheterna och dess ver kan och framtida status (—* punkt 1.2.2).