Decision No 1376/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 12 July 2002
amending Decision No 1336/97/EC on a series of guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 156 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Following consultation of the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),
Whereas:
(1) Article 14 of Decision No 1336/97/EC of the European Parliament and the Council(4) requires the Commission to submit a report every three years on the implementation of the Decision to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
(2) The Commission submitted this report on 10 December 2001.
(3) The aforementioned Article 14 requires the Commission to submit appropriate proposals for revision of Annex I to the Decision on the basis of technical developments and experience gained.
(4) The Court of Auditors Special Report No 9/2000 made recommendations which have been addressed in the report of the Commission.
(5) In its Communication on a Commission Initiative for the Special European Council of Lisbon, 23 and 24 March 2000, the Commission set out the eEurope initiative emphasising the social dimension of the Information Society.
(6) On 28 January 2002 the Council adopted a resolution on a common approach and specific actions in the area of network and information security(5).
(7) Annex I to Decision No 1336/97/EC should therefore be revised accordingly.
(8) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(6),
Decision No 1336/97/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 1: "For the purpose of this Decision, 'telecommunications infrastructure' shall refer to the electronic data transmission networks and the services which make use of them."
2. Article 8 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 8
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee (hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee').
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure."
3. Article 14 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "1. Before 31 January 2005, the Commission shall submit a report on the implementation of this Decision during the period July 2000 to June 2004, to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions."
(b) paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following: "4. In the absence of a decision by 31 December 2006, Annex I shall be deemed to have lapsed except in respect of calls for proposals which have already been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities before that date."
4. Annex I shall be replaced by the text of the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.