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Political Groups

PPE-DE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE Group of the Party of European Socialists ELDR Group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Verts/ALE Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left UEN Union for Europe of the Nations group TDI Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group EDD Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities NI Non-attached Members

Committees

AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy BUDG Committee on Budgets CONT Committee on Budgetary Control LIBE Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs JURI Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market ITRE Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy AGRI Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development PECH Committee on Fisheries RETT Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism CULT Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport DEVE Committee on Development and Cooperation AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities PETI Committee on Petitions ENQU Temporary Committee of Inquiry

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PRESIDENCY

Main decisions of the College of Quaestors ...... 6

GENERAL INFORMATION

European Parliament

Membership of the European Parliament ...... 8 Written Questions ...... 11 Question Time (B5-0171/2001)...... 29 Summary of Questions time - June 2001...... 31 Written declarations...... 32 List of Intergroups in the European Parliament ...... 34

Common Foreign and Security Policy

Declaration on Αngola ...... 38 Declaration on the sentences against Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim/Ibn Khaldoun Centre ...... 39 Declaration on resumed India-Pakistan dialogue ...... 40 Declaration on Taliban edict on Hindus ...... 40 Declaration on account of the coup attempt in the Central African Republic ...... 41 Declaration on the abolition of the death penalty in Chile ...... 42 Declaration on the elections in Peru ...... 42 Declaration on the recent Summit of the IGAD Committee on the Sudan ...... 43 Declaration on the Humanitarian Accord between the Government of Colombia and the FARC ...... 44 Declaration on the events in Nepal ...... 44 Declaration on the presidential election in Iran ...... 45 Declaration on Belarusian election ...... 46 Statement at the Consultative Group Meeting on Cambodia ...... 47 Declaration on Sudanese Peace Process ...... 48

European Economic and Social Committee

Plenary Assembly of 30 and 31 May 2001 ...... 49

Miscellaneus

Documents submitted to the European Council in Göteborg ...... 65

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COMMITTEES

Meetings of Committees to which the power of décision has been delegated (Rule 62/4 of the Rule of Procedure) ...... 70

Appointment of rapporteurs and draftsmen ...... 71

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

Commission documents ...... 74

ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Part-session from 30 to 31 May 2001

Post-session.view ...... 80 Post-session.leg Legislative work I. Legislative Procedures ...... 84 II. Legislative Amendments ...... 87 III. Legislative referrals ...... 89 Post-session.ctrl Political scrutiny ...... 93 Post-session.impact Action taken by the Commission I. Legislative texts ...... 97 II. Other texts ...... 99 Final legislative acts ...... 102

Part-session from 11 to 14 June 2001

Post-session.view ...... 107 Post-session.leg Legislative work I. Legislative Procedures ...... 112 II. Legislative Amendments ...... 117 Post-session.ctrl Political scrutiny ...... 126 Post-session.impact Action taken by the Commission I. Legislative texts ...... 130 II. Other texts ...... 136 Post-session .exec Action taken by the Parliament ...... 139

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PRESIDENCY

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MAIN DECISIONS OF THE COLLEGE OF QUAESTORS

The Chairmen-in-Office of the College of Quaestors, have circulated the following communications to the Members of the European Parliament:

No 19/2001: E-mail address of parliamentary assistants;

No 20/2001: Opening hours of catering outlets during the summer recess.

Further information may be obtained from the Secretariat of the College of Quaestors in:

Strasbourg : Salvador de Madariaga (SDM) Building, 6/20 Tel. 74195

Brussels : Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) Building, 8b/66 Tel. 43722

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

End of the term of office of a Spanish Member of the European Parliament

At its sitting of 11 June 2001, Parliament took note of the appointment of:

Mr Gorka KNÖRR BORRAS (Verts/ALE-ES) as member of the 'Parlamento Vasco' .

Pursuant to Rule 8(4), his membership of the European Parliament ended with effect from 8 June 2001.

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Official notification of the election of a Spanish Member of the European Parliament

At its sitting of 11 June 2001, Parliament took note of the election of:

Mr Miquel MAYOL I RAYNAL to replace Mr Gorka KNÖRR BORRAS (Verts/ALE-ES), with effect from 8 June 2001.

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End of the term of office of four Italian Members of the European Parliament

At its sitting of 12 June 2001, Parliament noted the appointment of:

§ Mr Silvio BERLUSCONI (PPE-DE) as President of the Council of the Italian Republic,

§ Mr Umberto BOSSI (TDI), § § Mr Rocco BUTTIGLIONE (PPE-DE) and § § Mr Gianfranco FINI (UEN) as members of the Italian Government.

Pursuant to Rule 8(4), Parliament noted the incompatibility of these appointments with the office of Member of the European Parliament and the resulting vacancies with effect from 11 June 2001.

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End of term of office of two Italian Members of the European Parliament

At its sitting of 13 June 2001, Parliament took note of the appointment of:

§ Mr Vittorio SGARBI (PPE-DE)

§ Mr Guido VICECONTE (PPE-DE) as members of the Italian Government.

Pursuant to its Rules of Procedure, Parliament took note of their seats becoming vacant with effect from 11 June 2001.

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Official notification of the election of six Italian Members of the European Parliament

At its sitting of 14 June 2001, Parliament took note of the election of:

§ Mr Paolo BARTOLOZZI to replace Mr Silvio BERLUSCONI (PPE-DE)·

§ Mr Mario BORGHEZIO to replace Mr Umberto BOSSI (TDI)·

§ Mr Massimo CORSARO to replace Mr Gianfranco FINI (UEN)·

§ Mr Domenico MENNITTI to replace Mr Guido VICECONTE (PPE-DE)·

§ Mr Paolo PASTORELLI to replace Mr Rocco BUTTIGLIONE (PPE-DE)·

§ Mr Giacomo SANTINI to replace Mr Vittorio SGARBI (PPE-DE) with effect from 14 June 2001.

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WRITTEN QUESTIONS (Situation at 02.07.2001)

Author Subject No Mogens Camre Translation of regulations concerning the transport of E-1448/01 dangerous goods Mogens Camre Lawyers' freedom to provide services - payment for E-1449/01 travelling time Alexandros Alavanos Contract between the Greek Government and the E-1450/01 company managing Athens airport Alexandros Alavanos Road transport of hazardous goods E-1451/01 Alexandros Alavanos Labour leasing agencies E-1452/01 Alexandros Alavanos Record of industrial accidents and occupational E-1453/01 diseases Konstantinos Hatzidakis Missing children in Cyprus E-1454/01 Daniel Hannan Studies grant E-1455/01 Daniel Hannan Seals E-1456/01 Daniel Hannan Disciplinary action against staff E-1457/01 Philip Bushill-Matthews and Biological teatment of biodegradable waste E-1458/01 Caroline Jackson Christopher Heaton-Harris Budget Line A-3022 E-1459/01 Christopher Heaton-Harris Budget Line A-3022 E-1460/01 Marjo Matikainen-Kallström Funding earmarked for nuclear energy research in the E-1461/01 Sixth Framework Programme for Research Piia-Noora Kauppi Diabetic seeks category C driving licence E-1462/01 Robert Goebbels Illegal fishing in Mauritania's EEZ E-1463/01

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Author Subject No Robert Goebbels Illegal fishing in Mauritania's EEZ E-1464/01 Bruno Gollnisch Time-share holiday swindles E-1465/01 Guido Podestà Aggression against cultural traditions in Afghanistan E-1466/01 Guido Podestà Alienation among the young - an example in Italy E-1467/01 Guido Podestà Women and society in Afghanistan E-1468/01 Guido Podestà Women and society in Afghanistan E-1469/01 Cristiana Muscardini Delays in the administration of justice E-1470/01 Cristiana Muscardini Israeli taxes E-1471/01 Cristiana Muscardini Financial support for the Palestinian Authority E-1472/01 Erik Meijer Suppression of information about compliance with E-1473/01 EU rules and subsidy conditions as a consequence of national, regional and local confidentiality rules 0Bart Staes German chemical weapons in Turkey E-1474/01 Bart Staes Public access to EU documents E-1475/01 Baroness Sarah Ludford 'Nec bis in idem' double jeopardy rule P-1476/01 Rainer Wieland Racism in the Netherlands E-1477/01 Rainer Wieland Racism in the Netherlands E-1478/01 Rainer Wieland Translation of application forms E-1479/01 Alexandros Alavanos Increased risk of fires in Greece E-1480/01 Glenys Kinnock The EU-South Africa Fisheries Agreement E-1481/01 Glyn Ford Clergy and employment rights in the UK E-1482/01 Elspeth Attwooll Research and experiments on primates E-1483/01 Concepció Ferrer Catalan and the European Year of Languages E-1484/01 Robert Goebbels Identity checks at Charles de Gaulle airport E-1485/01 Robert Goebbels Identity checks at Charles de Gaulle airport E-1486/01 Jean-Claude Martinez Fraud involving animal meal E-1487/01 Jean-Claude Martinez Fraud involving animal meal E-1488/01

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Author Subject No Giovanni Pittella Recruitment of OHIM staff E-1489/01 Karl von Wogau Equal treatment for schools in other Member States E-1490/01 regarding tax deductibility Jannis Sakellariou Professional title of ?non-medical practitioner' in E-1491/01 Greece Chris Davies Phthalates in toys E-1492/01 Chris Davies Management of biodegradable waste E-1493/01 Chris Davies The threat of tuberculosis E-1494/01 Chris Davies Animal testing and the Chemicals Strategy E-1495/01 Raimon Obiols i Germà Troika visit to Algeria E-1496/01 Raimon Obiols i Germà Troika visit to Algeria E-1497/01 Laura González Álvarez New runways at Barajas airport (Madrid) E-1498/01 Gerhard Hager Programme to strengthen the economic P-1499/01 competitiveness of frontier regions Emmanouil Bakopoulos Hunger strike by prisoners in Turkey P-1500/01 Anneli Hulthén Rare disorders P-1501/01 Jacqueline Foster Funding of the Galileo Satellite Navigation System P-1502/01 Project Chris Davies White paper on chemicals policy P-1503/01 Patricia McKenna Transport of animals P-1504/01 Joan Colom I Naval Quebec agreement and EU - Mercosur relations P-1505/01 Gabriele Stauner OLAF documents relating to the butter scandal P-1506/01 Pere Esteve Extension of the financing for certain nut and/or P-1507/01 locust bean quality and marketing improvement plans approved in 1990 Torben Lund Nuclear waste P-1508/01 Avril Doyle Antibiotic Research P-1509/01 Gunilla Carlsson Council President's statements in North Korea P-1510/01 Jeffrey Titford New Banana Import Regime P-1511/01

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Author Subject No Daniela Raschhofer Age limit applicable in Open Competition E-1512/01 COM/A/6/01 for the recruitment of administrators (OJ C 110 A, 11.4.2001, p. 15) Gabriele Stauner OLAF establishment plan E-1513/01 Stavros Xarchakos Eurovision song contest E-1514/01 John Purvis Intra-communal strife in the Moluccas province, E-1515/01 Indonesia John Purvis The definition of small and medium-sized enterprises E-1516/01 Glyn Ford Postponement of European elections E-1517/01 Glyn Ford Licensing of free miners in the Forest of Dean E-1518/01 Jacqueline Foster The Galileo satellite navigation project E-1519/01 Martin Callanan BP Trent tragedy - third-country obligations to E-1520/01 cooperation with the European judicial system Fernando Fernández Martín Renewable energies project on the island of El Hierro E-1521/01 (Canaries) Luciano Caveri Harmful herbal preparations used in dieting E-1522/01 Luciano Caveri Chemical and biological weapons in Russia E-1523/01 Bartho Pronk Unequal treatment of EU citizens by a Swedish E-1524/01 supermarket chain Bartho Pronk and Ria Oomen- The Netherlands Government's intention to cease E-1525/01 Ruijten paying social security benefits under the Social Security Supplements Act Hanja Maij-Weggen Transport of animals by sea E-1526/01 Ilda Figueiredo Adulterated wine in Western Portugal E-1527/01 Ilda Figueiredo Pilot study by EUROSTAT E-1528/01 Alexander Radwan Assistance for areas along the borders with applicant P-1529/01 countries Bart Staes Long settlement procedures following road accidents P-1530/01 in third countries Roger Helmer 6th Framework Directive P-1531/01

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Author Subject No Luciana Sbarbati Safety at work P-1532/01 Jens-Peter Bonde The Commission's attitude towards nuclear power E-1533/01 Ioannis Souladakis Measures to prevent the cultivation of cannabis and E-1534/01 opium in Lebanon Ioannis Souladakis Measures to prevent the cultivation of cannabis and E-1535/01 opium in Lebanon John McCartin Independent TV broadcasters E-1536/01 John McCartin Kosovar Albanian prisoners in Serbia E-1537/01 Daniel Hannan Vehicle imports (UK) E-1538/01 Erik Meijer Implications of the growing demand for coltan used E-1539/01 in mobile telephones for the continuation of the civil war in Congo-Kinshasa Erik Meijer Forced labour and exploitation in the east of Congo- E-1540/01 Kinshasa for the extraction of coltan used in mobile telephony Erik Meijer Prevention of animal diseases by allowing E-1541/01 agricultural markets to take better account of natural biological laws Erik Meijer Implementation of alternative and supplementary E-1542/01 measures to bring to a rapid end the foot-and-mouth epidemic Erik Meijer Financial measures to limit the transport of livestock E-1543/01 and meat and ensure that subsidies do not result in spurious trading Raina Echerer EU regulation on unbundled access to the local loop - P-1544/01 situation in Austria Glenys Kinnock Belgian ban on entry of pigeon transporter lorries P-1545/01 Peter Sichrovsky About' law in France P-1546/01 Pierre Jonckheer CN-101 (formerly GU-117) road improvement P-1547/01 project in the Carrascosa de Henares area Emilia Müller Development of yacht marinas in Greece E-1548/01

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Author Subject No Alexandros Alavanos 20% penalty in respect of tobacco subsidies for 1997 E-1549/01 in southern Serrai (Greece) Alexandros Alavanos Building of a radar station on Ipsarion on the island E-1550/01 of Thassos Alexandros Alavanos Siting of a wind park in a protected area in the E-1551/01 prefecture of Lakonia Terence Wynn French tax provisions for foreign life insurance E-1552/01 María Rodríguez Ramos A thermal power plant to be built in Tordesillas, E-1553/01 Spain María Rodríguez Ramos A thermal power plant to be built in Tordesillas, E-1554/01 Spain María Rodríguez Ramos A thermal power plant to be built in Tordesillas, E-1555/01 Spain Rosa Miguélez Ramos Assessment of the PESCA Community initiative E-1556/01 Ian Hudghton Genetically modified fish P-1557/01 Esko Seppänen Number of MEPs and enlargement P-1558/01 Olivier Dupuis Observer status for Taiwan at the World Health P-1559/01 Organisation Michl Ebner Recognition of the Dolomites as part of the World E-1560/01 Heritage Robert Sturdy Incineration vs. rendering in the UK E-1561/01 Stephen Hughes Information for project planning and evaluation E-1562/01 Patricia McKenna Construction of a sports centre at the Cecebre E-1563/01 reservoir, municipality of Avegondo, Spain Michl Ebner The suspension of bilingualism in Istria E-1564/01 Ewa Hedkvist Petersen Inaccurate statistics on alcohol-related accidents E-1565/01 Pervenche Berès Tax discrimination based on place of establishment E-1566/01 Adriana Poli Bortone Corridor VIII P-1567/01 Hiltrud Breyer Application and amendment of Directives 96/82/EC E-1568/01 and 96/61/EC

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Author Subject No Hiltrud Breyer Assessment of the hazards of fireworks materials in E-1569/01 the EU Marie Isler Béguin EU aid programme for the victims of Chernobyl E-1570/01 Luciano Caveri European legal framework for casinos E-1571/01 Luciano Caveri Recruitment of temporary staff to OLAF E-1572/01 Luciano Caveri Presence of Alpine troops in the military bodies of E-1573/01 the European Union Luciana Sbarbati Waste disposal: public health issues and E-1574/01 environmental impact Lousewies van der Laan Renovation of the Berlaymont Building E-1575/01 Astrid Thors EU-Turkey relations, child labour in Turkey E-1576/01 Georg Jarzembowski Interpretation of the second indent of Article 2 of P-1577/01 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of 21 June 1989 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines Linda McAvan Fifth Framework projects in the Yorkshire and P-1578/01 Humberside region Adeline Hazan Right to family reunification P-1579/01 Cecilia Malmström Néjib Hosni, prisoner of conscience in Tunisia P-1580/01 Juan Naranjo Escobar Recent events in Angola P-1581/01 Helle Thorning-Schmidt Protection of workers from organic solvents E-1582/01 Anne Jensen EU-wide invitation to tender for church organs E-1583/01 Nirj Deva Bathing water in France E-1584/01 John Cushnahan Proposal for an EU-wide police force and border E-1585/01 protection service Cecilia Malmström Environmental legislation in Hungary E-1586/01 Rosa Miguélez Ramos Ban on drift nets E-1587/01 Adeline Hazan Right to family reunification E-1588/01 Cristiana Muscardini Causes of the increased incidence of tumours E-1589/01 Frank Vanhecke The Cyprus issue E-1590/01

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Author Subject No Frank Vanhecke Pluralism in the media E-1591/01 Ilda Figueiredo Common agricultural policy (CAP) aid E-1592/01 differentiation Konstantinos Hatzidakis Funding for carparks in Athens under the second and P-1593/01 third CSF Luckas Vander Taelen Gare du Luxembourg, Brussels, and the free P-1594/01 movement of services Francesco Speroni Passport control contrary to the Schengen Agreement P-1595/01 Andre Brie Situation regarding the Chemical Weapons P-1596/01 Convention Klaus-Heiner Lehne European Commission answer to Written Question E-1597/01 E-0194/01 concerning the ?Iron Rhine' railway line Andre Brie Future of the Phare Programme in Bosnia- E-1598/01 Hercegovina Christos Zacharakis Condemnation of Turkey by the European Court of P-1599/01 Human Rights Toine Manders Court of Justice open competition - discrimination on P-1600/01 the ground of age Hiltrud Breyer German/French frontier region: noise nuisance E-1601/01 caused by fireworks Raina Echerer Commission Decision of 29 June 2000 E-1602/01 Konstantinos Hatzidakis Advance payment by the Greek Government of E-1603/01 Community funds under the 3rd Community Support Framework in the form of government bonds Alexandros Alavanos Condemnation of Turkey by European Court of E-1604/01 Human Rights Juan Naranjo Escobar European police force E-1605/01 Juan Naranjo Escobar Student numbers in universities E-1606/01 Juan Naranjo Escobar New measures to combat drug use E-1607/01 Piia-Noora Kauppi Effects of Mr Berlusconi's election programme on the E-1608/01 stability of the euro area

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Author Subject No Jonas Sjöstedt Maltese as an official EU language E-1609/01 Jonas Sjöstedt Maltese as an official EU language E-1610/01 Jonas Sjöstedt Financial aid to the European Movement in Malta E-1611/01 Jonas Sjöstedt Funding of EU campaigns in Malta E-1612/01 Jonas Sjöstedt Malta and the directive on wild birds E-1613/01 Jonas Sjöstedt Vetting of civil servants handling secret documents E-1614/01 W.G. van Velzen Governments should have the right to stop state- P-1615/01 owned foreign companies from taking over their privatised companies' James Provan Cost of refurbishment of the Berlaymont building E-1616/01 Jorge Hernández Mollar Aid for construction of plants for the separation and E-1617/01 treatment of light packaging Jorge Hernández Mollar Community noise abatement legislation E-1618/01 Jorge Hernández Mollar Candidacy of Malaga for the seat of the EU's future E-1619/01 Maritime Safety Agency Salvador Garriga Polledo Statute of the European Foundation E-1620/01 Salvador Garriga Polledo Lottery for the preservation of the European artistic E-1621/01 heritage Salvador Garriga Polledo Punishment of the authors of the Rwanda genocide E-1622/01 Michl Ebner Recognition as medical treatment centres of E-1623/01 mineshafts used for therapeutic purposes Michl Ebner Proposal on the promotion of the use of biomass E-1624/01 fuels Joachim Wuermeling Commission's services initiative E-1625/01 Konstantinos Hatzidakis Standardisation and promotion of olive oil E-1626/01 Alexandros Alavanos Programme of aid for the conversion of tobacco E-1627/01 production Christos Zacharakis Condemnation of Turkey by the European Court of E-1628/01 Human Rights Caroline Jackson EU funding for research involving primates E-1629/01

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Author Subject No Glenys Kinnock White Paper on European Governance E-1630/01 Glenys Kinnock White Paper on European Governance E-1631/01 Piia-Noora Kauppi Financing the development of renewable energy E-1632/01 sources Chris Davies Patient information on medicines E-1633/01 Rosa Miguélez Ramos Execution of Commission initiatives over the period E-1634/01 1994-1999 Pere Esteve Property purchases in Majorca E-1635/01 Juan Naranjo Escobar Single market in mortgages E-1636/01 Robert Goebbels Decision of the Ecofin Council in Versailles E-1637/01 Robert Goebbels Decision of the Ecofin Council in Versailles E-1638/01 Robert Goebbels Advance distribution of euros to the general public E-1639/01 Robert Goebbels Advance distribution of euros to the general public E-1640/01 Robert Goebbels Indexing of gas prices E-1641/01 Erik Meijer Price rises and pressure to reduce taxes as a E-1642/01 consequence of increasing exports of petroleum products to America Erik Meijer Abrupt imposition of implausibly explained charges E-1643/01 by Netherlands KPN telephone company for voice- mail reception Margrietus van den Berg and Habitats Directive and proposed Key Planning E-1644/01 Dorette Corbey Decision for the Wadden Sea José Ribeiro e Castro Extraordinary aid for the conversion of the fleet E-1645/01 following the failure of negotiations on the EU- Morocco fisheries agreement José Ribeiro e Castro East Timor: lack of justice as regards sentences for E-1646/01 murder Ilda Figueiredo Works councils and redundancies E-1647/01 Ilda Figueiredo Support for fishermen and shipowners during periods E-1648/01 of biological rest or inability to fish due to bad weather

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Author Subject No Elmar Brok and José Salafranca EU delegation to the Gulf Cooperation Council in E-1649/01 Sánchez-Neyra Riyadh John Cushnahan Nigeria's participation in peacekeeping duties E-1650/01 John Cushnahan Russia's continuing failure to fulfil its promises E-1651/01 John Cushnahan 2008 Olympic Games E-1652/01 Neil MacCormick Restitution of property in the applicant countries E-1653/01 Neil MacCormick Animal welfare and foie gras E-1654/01 Pere Esteve Double fiscal deficit in the Balearic Islands E-1655/01 Raimon Obiols i Germà Harmful tax competition E-1656/01 Antonios Trakatellis Delay in building the Egnatia Highway under the 2nd E-1657/01 CSF and its completion under the 3rd CSF Jan Andersson Corporate social responsibility P-1658/01 Françoise Grossetête Community rules concerning protection of the P-1659/01 confidentiality of company lawyers' opinions Minerva Malliori Destruction of the Amazonian rainforests P-1660/01 Emilio Menéndez del Valle Imprisonment of an Egyptian-US sociologist P-1661/01 José Ribeiro e Castro Insecurity in South Africa - murder attempts aimed at P-1662/01 the resident Portuguese community Ulla Sandbæk Danish job rotation system P-1663/01 Francesco Fiori Asymmetries in the internal electricity market P-1664/01 Juan Ojeda Sanz Transport of works of art P-1665/01 Luigi Cocilovo Failure to comply with Directive 85/337/EEC and P-1666/01 Directive 97/11/EEC Jan Mulder Community provisions on the protection of new plant E-1667/01 varieties and enlargement negotiations Ulla Sandbæk Adaptation of Member States' pension schemes E-1668/01 Gerhard Schmid Daytime running lights and twilight switches E-1669/01 Stavros Xarchakos Respect for the cultural identity of Pomaks and Roma E-1670/01 Stavros Xarchakos Respect for the cultural identity of Pomaks and Roma E-1671/01

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Author Subject No Jacqueline Foster Defibrillators on short haul flights E-1672/01 Jacqueline Foster Pilots over 60 years of age E-1673/01 Chris Davies ILO conference - June 2001 E-1674/01 Per-Arne Arvidsson Nuclear power and climate change E-1675/01 Jaime Valdivielso de Cué Shipbuilding industry E-1676/01 Rosa Miguélez Ramos Redefinition of the NUTS E-1677/01 Rosa Miguélez Ramos Transport networks and regional planning E-1678/01 Isidoro Sánchez García Remarks concerning the Structural Funds and the E-1679/01 Spanish regions Benedetto Della Vedova Acquisition by EDF of a stake in Montedison SpA E-1680/01 Bart Staes Vacancies in the European Commission's Socrates E-1681/01 Technical Assistance Office Bart Staes Language discrimination in the European E-1682/01 Commission's Socrates Technical Assistance Office José Ribeiro e Castro Lack of security in South Africa: attacks against the E-1683/01 Portuguese community Marit Paulsen Malaria vaccine E-1684/01 Christoph Konrad Adverse effect on competition of system of awarding E-1685/01 ECMT (European Conference of Ministers of Transport) licences Ilka Schröder Video monitoring in nursery schools E-1686/01 Antonios Trakatellis Cancelled question E-1687/01 Renato Brunetta Purchase by Electricité de France (EDF) of a 20% P-1688/01 holding in Montedison Alexandros Alavanos Validity of the tendering procedure for the P-1689/01 privatisation of Olympic Airways Jean-Claude Fruteau Cohesion policy P-1690/01 Sérgio Marques Implementation of the Poseima programme in P-1691/01 Madeira and the new legal basis for the outermost regions

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Author Subject No Gerhard Schmid Work of the European Police Academy (EPA) E-1692/01 Adriana Poli Bortone Coastline of Gallipoli and the island of Sant'Andrea E-1693/01 Astrid Thors White paper on youth policy E-1694/01 Mihail Papayannakis Conservation reservoirs on the Aegean islands P-1695/01 Caroline Jackson Possible South Pacific Whale Sanctuary E-1696/01 Michl Ebner Promotion of hydrogen-driven cars E-1697/01 Alexandros Alavanos Postponement of new cotton regulation E-1698/01 Konstantinos Hatzidakis Poor quality of fixed-line telephone services in E-1699/01 Greece Stavros Xarchakos Policy pursued by Euronews E-1700/01 Stavros Xarchakos Protection of the Skyros pony E-1701/01 Philip Bushill-Matthews Funding for demonstration E-1702/01 Glyn Ford Taxation on cars E-1703/01 Daniel Varela Suanzes- Selection procedures for R & D projects for 2002- E-1704/01 Carpegna 2006 Fernando Fernández Martín Means of payment E-1705/01 Laura González Álvarez Dumping of hazardous waste by the enterprise E-1706/01 Española del Zinc S.A. (Cartagena, Spain) Laura González Álvarez Road link between Vic and Olot (Catalonia, Spain) E-1707/01 Heidi Hautala Sale and manufacture of chewing tobacco in E-1708/01 contravention of the directive Olivier Dupuis Mount Kailas E-1709/01 Jean-Claude Fruteau Cohesion policy and outermost regions E-1710/01 Paolo Costa and others Acquisition by Electricité de France (EDF) of a 3.9% E-1711/01 stake in Montedison Margrietus van den Berg Trafficking in young footballers E-1712/01 Erik Meijer Total depletion of a natural mussel bed in the E-1713/01 Wadden Sea protected by the Netherlands by fishermen operating with a German licence

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Author Subject No Erik Meijer Differing needs regarding interest rates as a result of E-1714/01 unequal and non-simultaneous economic growth. Erik Meijer Tension between the euro as the single currency and E-1715/01 the increasingly different pension reserves in the various Member States Erik Meijer Possibility of restoring economic stability following E-1716/01 the introduction of the euro through the adoption of different interest rates Erik Meijer Protection of European products against American E-1717/01 commercial advantages arising from the rejection of the Kyoto climate convention Erik Meijer Differences in interpretation in the various Member E-1718/01 States with regard to the participation or exclusion of independent auditors and environmental auditors in the implementation of the EMAS scheme. Ari Vatanen EU's White Paper on youth policy P-1719/01 Hanja Maij-Weggen European grant to the Biomedical Primate Research P-1720/01 Centre (B.P.R.C.) in Rijswijk Ilda Figueiredo Net budget transfers P-1721/01 Jonas Sjöstedt Error in the treatment of compensation payments for P-1722/01 sheep farming Willi Görlach Threat posed to European vine growing by P-1723/01 phylloxera Dana Scallon Farmers in Europe P-1724/01 Alexander de Roo Structure of, and timescale for, a European energy P-1725/01 tax on the basis of enhanced cooperation Mihail Papayannakis Training of seafarers E-1726/01 John Bowis Rare diseases E-1727/01 Andrew Duff Cyprus E-1728/01 Andrew Duff Cyprus E-1729/01 Caroline Jackson Cancelled question E-1730/01 Isidoro Sánchez García Liberalisation of the fuel sector E-1731/01

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Author Subject No Isidoro Sánchez García Large shopping centres and unfair competition E-1732/01 Laura González Álvarez White paper on EU youth policies E-1733/01 Christine De Veyrac Measures to promote mutual recognition of E-1734/01 qualifications Cristiana Muscardini Equal participation by men and women in the E-1735/01 decision-making process Erik Meijer Use of the Swiss financing system to encourage a E-1736/01 switch from road to rail freight transport Erik Meijer Unviable investments and persistent shortages of rail E-1737/01 freight transport capacity between the Netherlands and Italy Erik Meijer Persistent lack of coordination of rail freight E-1738/01 transport and obstruction of express transport services between Amsterdam and Milan Bart Staes Common foreign and security policy and the NMD E-1739/01 initiative Bart Staes 'Illegal' Belgian visas and passports E-1740/01 Anne Jensen Implementation of Directive 97/81/EC on part-time P-1741/01 work Gorka Knörr Borràs Air traffic P-1742/01 Paul Lannoye Council Recommendation 1999/519/EEC on P-1743/01 electromagnetic fields Joachim Wuermeling Public holidays E-1744/01 Alexandros Alavanos The Ralleios School in Piraeus E-1745/01 Alexandros Alavanos Completion of construction of hospitals at Katerini, E-1746/01 Pyrgos and Corfu Emmanouil Bakopoulos and Turkish research in the Aegean E-1747/01 Dimitrios Koulourianos José García-Margallo y Marfil Takeover of Hidrocantábrico by the Villar Mir and E-1748/01 EnBW group José García-Margallo y Marfil Communication on intra-Community investment E-1749/01

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Author Subject No José García-Margallo y Marfil Intra-Community investment E-1750/01 Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Aid for dried fruit E-1751/01 Bedoya Isidoro Sánchez García Cancellation of the White Paper on European Union E-1752/01 youth policies Paul Lannoye Depleted uranium E-1753/01 Alexander de Roo Electricity from renewable sources in the E-1754/01 Netherlands Dorette Corbey and Margrietus Mussel beds in the German part of the Waddenzee E-1755/01 van den Berg Ilda Figueiredo Floods in Portugal E-1756/01 Ilda Figueiredo Support for olive-growers affected by inclement E-1757/01 weather in Portugal Ilda Figueiredo Discrimination in access to civil service posts E-1758/01 Brian Simpson Supplying lights as standard on new cycles E-1759/01 Antonios Trakatellis Environmental legislation: implementation of Court P-1760/01 of Justice judgment in case C-387/97 and payment of a financial penalty by the Greek authorities Niall Andrews Ratification of Cotonou Partnership Agreement P-1761/01 Michael Cashman Meat imports P-1762/01 Albert Maat Ill-treatment of conscientious objector P-1763/01 Helena Torres Marques Economic value of voluntary work P-1764/01 Glenys Kinnock Zimbabwe P-1765/01 Chris Davies Accession of Cyprus P-1766/01 Bart Staes Charleroi Airport: compatibility of state aid and P-1767/01 competition law Juan Naranjo Escobar Cooperation with Latin America over drugs P-1768/01 Luciana Sbarbati The electronic market and the safeguarding of P-1769/01 designations of origin

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Author Subject No Mary Banotti Pure antibiotic powder - publication of research P-1770/01 results Mogens Camre State aid to windmills E-1771/01 Mogens Camre Conditions at the workplace E-1772/01 Mogens Camre Compliance with ethical rules on the treatment of E-1773/01 animals in the BPRC Ursula Stenzel German packaging regulation - discrimination E-1774/01 against drinks containers Reinhard Rack German packaging regulation - inadequate protection E-1775/01 for free movement of goods and drinks importers Paul Rübig German packaging regulation - trade barrier for E-1776/01 drinks importers Paul Rübig Threat of trade barrier to drinks industry shipments to E-1777/01 Germany Gerhard Schmid Opening of a casino at the Zelezna Ruda railway E-1778/01 station Concepció Ferrer Technical assistance for China E-1779/01 Juan Naranjo Escobar Drugs cooperation with Latin America E-1780/01 Carlos Carnero González Request for further information concerning the E-1781/01 construction of an industrial estate in a special bird protection area in San Fernando de Henares (Spain) Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Report on island regions E-1782/01 Bedoya Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Vocational training courses E-1783/01 Bedoya Olivier Dupuis Sentence passed on Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim E-1784/01 Erik Meijer Deteriorating safety at sea caused by under-crewing E-1785/01 of ships Erik Meijer Continuing and growing illegal imports of reptiles E-1786/01 from Madagascar Ilda Figueiredo Ceramics industry in Portugal E-1787/01

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Author Subject No Stavros Xarchakos Ban on music and singing in Afghanistan E-1788/01 Jaime Valdivielso de Cué Consumer protection E-1789/01 Fernando Fernández Martín Traditional ACP suppliers of bananas E-1790/01 Roberta Angelilli Complaint to the European Commission of Human E-1791/01 Rights

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QUESTION TIME (B5-0171/01) on 12 and 13 June 2001

20 Questions (Rule 43)

Author Subject No

QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL

Bart STAES Irregularities in SENSUS and EUROPOLIS projects H-0437/01 Nelly MAES Political dialogue meetings with Turkey H-0439/01 Guido PODESTÀ Bilingualism in Istria H-0444/01 Josu ORTUONDO Changes in fishing effort and increase in gillnet use H-0446/01 LARREA affecting reproductive stock Camilo NOGUEIRA Debate on reform of the Treaties H-0453/01 ROMÁN Herman SCHMID Police action during the Gothenburg Summit H-0456/01 Jonas SJÖSTEDT Recording of details of members of the public in the H-0483/01 SIS register in connection with the demonstrations in Malmö Gérard CAUDRON Danone and Marks & Spencers closures H-0462/01 Yasmine BOUDJENAH Position of the Swedish Presidency on the H-0469/01 introduction of a tax on international financial transactions Harlem DÉSIR Position of the Swedish Presidency regarding the H-0486/01 establishment of a tax on international financial transactions Anna KARAMANOU Human rights and democratic freedoms of women in H-0479/01 Turkey María IZQUIERDO ROJO Support for the women of Afghanistan H-0481/01 Lennart SACRÉDEUS Italian election and the EU as a Union of common H-0482/01 values Glyn FORD Euro counterfeiting-Europol report H-0487/01 Brian CROWLEY Follow-up to second Interinstitutional Conference on H-0490/01 Drugs Policy in Europe

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QUESTIONS TO THE COMMISSION

Author Subject No Marie-Arlette Cooperation with Afghanistan H-0455/01 CARLOTTI Anders WIJKMAN Commission intentions and actions with regard to the H-0473/01 global fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis Jean-Louis BERNIÉ Vegetable protein crops in the Union H-0461/01 María IZQUIERDO Impact of the fisheries non-agreement with Morocco H-0470/01 ROJO Guido PODESTÀ Bilingualism in Istria H-0445/01

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SUMMARY OF THE QUESTION TIME JUNE 2001

No. of No. of Questions Supplementary Lapsed Questions Questions Representatives Institution questions questions with questions questions withdrawn already on of the other tabled taken written (author by the the agenda Institutions answer absent) author

Council 31 15 10 8 5 1 0 DANIELSSON

Commission 46 5 40 4 1 0 0 NIELSON FISCHLER KINNOCK

Total 77 20 50 12 6 1 0

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WRITTEN DECLARATIONS1

No. EP No. Author Subject Tabled Closed on : Signatures

02/2001 302.527 Catherine STIHLER, Jules On promoting annual no-smoking days in the 13.03.2001 13.06.2001 36 MAATEN, Françoise EU GROSSETETE and Heidi HAUTALA

03/2001 303.136 Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Andrew Duff, On a Constitution for Europe 21.03.2001 21.06.2001 124 Alain Lamassoure, Jo Leinen and Mihail Papayannakis

1 Situation as at 15.06.2001

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No. EP No. Author Subject Tabled Closed on : Signatures

04/2001 303.745 José Ribeiro y Castro On an immediate ceasefire in Angola 28.03.2001 28.06.2001 31

05/2001 304.261 Per Garthon On the threatened wolf population of Sweden 04.04.2001 04.07.2001 33 and Norway

06/2001 305.003 Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Didier On the protection of coral reefs in New 07.05.2001 07.08.2001 59 Rod, Michel Rocard and Caledonia Marialiese Flemming

07/2001 305.057 André Brie, Pernille Frahm, Jan On national missile defence 14.05.2001 14.08.2001 42 Joost Langendijk, Maj Britt Theorin and Jan Marinus Wiersma

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LIST OF INTERGROUPS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS ON 16.12.1999 (Situation at 12 June 2001)

Nom Date constitution Présidence N. Membres Parrainages groupes

ANTIRACISME – EGALITE DES DROITS 12.09.2000 SYLLA Fodé (GUE/NGL) 26 PSE Verts/ALE GUE/NGL

CIEL ET ESPACE 11.06.2001 SAVARY Gilles 33 PPE-DE PSE GUE/NGL

CINEMA, AUDIOVISUEL, PROPRIETE 20.10.2000 HIERONYMI Ruth (PPE-DE) 24 PPE-DE INTELLECTUELLE VELTRONI Walter (PSE) PSE FRASSE Geneviève (GUE/NGL) GUE/NGL

COMITE QUART MONDE EUROPEEN 17.05.2000 ROURE Martine (PSE) 41 PPE-DE PSE GUE/NGL

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Nom Date constitution Présidence N. Membres Parrainages groupes

PPE-DE DISABILITY INTERGROUP 01.02.2000 HOWITT Richard (PSE) 59 PSE ELDR

ETAT HEBREU 04.01.2000 DE CLERCQ Willy (ELDR) 35 PPE-DE ELDR EDD

JAGD FISCHEREI UND UMWELT 18.01.200 EBNER Michl (PPE-DE) 15 PPE-DE UEN EDD

INITIATIVES POUR LA PAIX 10.09.2000 MORGANTINI Luisa (GUE/NGL) 22 PSE Verts/ALE GUE/NGL

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Nom Date constitution Présidence N. Membres Parrainages groupes

NATIONS SANS ETAT – STATELESS 07.06.2000 ESTEVE Pere (ELDR) 28 ELDR NATIONS NOGUEIRA Camilo (Verts/ALE) VERTS/ALE T.D.I.

PANEUROPEEN FRIEDRICH Ingo (PPE-DE) 07 PPE-DE UEN TDI

PROTECTION DE L'ENFANT ET DE LA 01.02.2000 HERMANGE Marie-Thérèse (PPE- 16 PPE-DE FAMILLE DE) PSE UEN

REGIONAL AND MINORITY LANGUAGES 13.09.2000 MORGAN Eluned (PSE-UK) 12 PPE-DE PSE ELDR

TAXATION DU CAPITAL, FISCALITE, 20.09.2000 DESIR Harlen (PSE) 55 PSE MONDIALISATION Verts/ALE

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Nom Date constitution Présidence N. Membres Parrainages groupes GUE/NGL

THIRD AND FOURTH AGE 13.10.2000 PODESTA’ Guido (PPE-DE) 44 PPE-DE PSE Verts/ALE

TIBET 03.01.2001 MANN Thomas (PPE-DE) 15 PPE-DE ELDR TDI

VITICULTURE- TRADITION –QUALITE 05.09.2000 LULLING Astrid (PPE-DE) 58 PPE-DE PSE ELDR UEN

WELFARE AND CONSERVATION OF 13.01.2000 GIL ROBLES GIL DELGADO José 11 PPE-DE ANIMALS Maria (PPE/DE) PSE Verts/ALE

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COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

102/2001

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Angola Brussels, 29 May 2001

The European Union strongly condemns the attack by UNITA near the town of Caxito and the abduction of children. It calls for the immediate release and safe return of all abducted children, and stresses the importance of bringing the perpetrators to justice. This attack represents a further example of the terrible distress that the war in Angola continues to inflict on the majority of its citizens.

A peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict, based on the Lusaka protocol, is necessary to the democratic and economic development of the country in the interests of all its people. The EU notes that elections were last held in Angola in 1992 and reiterates the importance it attaches to the Government's commitment to hold free and fair general elections in the second half of 2002. It is essential that these elections be preceded by a period of intensive preparation aimed at developing the democratic culture necessary for the conduct of successful elections.

The EU is encouraged by some recent developments, including the Amnesty Law and the establishment by the National Assembly of a Standing Committee on Peace. It welcomes the indication by President dos Santos in his speech in Luanda on 2 May that his Government is ready to engage in a dialogue on how peace may be achieved on the basis of the Lusaka Protocol. The EU notes that the President was responding to an earlier radio interview with Mr Savimbi and strongly urges the UNITA leader to engage seriously and effectively in the search for peace and to comply with the Lusaka protocol.

The EU supports the role the Churches and Civil Society are playing in promoting a culture of openness and dialogue. The EU welcomes the continuing engagement of the UN Secretary General in the search for peace and reaffirms its commitment to the enforcement of UNSC sanctions against UNITA for its failure to comply with the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol.

The Government’s decision to establish a Fund for Peace and National Reconciliation to assist the reintegration into society of former soldiers can play a useful role provided that all the operations of the Fund are fair and transparent. The fund should operate alongside a Poverty Reduction Strategy which addresses the needs of the communities to which the ex-combatants will be returning.

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In this context the EU reiterates the importance it attaches to the fulfilment of economic and social reforms. It welcomes the Government's engagement with the IMF in a Staff Monitored Programme and encourages it to meet its economic targets in order to progress to the conclusion of an agreement for a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. It urges the Government to implement as speedily as possible measures agreed under these programmes and to actively promote good governance in particular concerning transparency issues and the fight against corruption.

The EU remains deeply concerned at the prolonged severe humanitarian crises that has left three million people declared as internally displaced persons. It urges the Government to expand its humanitarian assistance programme (PNEAH) as an expression of its ultimate responsibility for the well being of all citizens in Angola. The EU deplores the continued difficulties regarding the distribution of humanitarian assistance for displaced persons. The EU encourages the Government to spare no efforts in order to better secure the access of humanitarian aid within Government controlled areas. The EU demands all parties in the conflict, and in particular UNITA, to stop their minelaying activities.

On its part, the EU declares its willingness to continue to assist to mitigate the suffering caused by the war and to contribute to a better life for all Angolans.

The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union, the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, and the EFTA countries, members of the European Economic Area align themselves with this declaration.

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103/2001 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the sentences against Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim/Ibn Khaldoun Centre Brussels, 28 May 2001

The European Union is deeply disturbed by the harsh sentences handed down by the Egyptian Supreme State Security Court on 21 May 2001 against Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim and staff members of the Ibn Khaldoun Centre. Dr. Ibrahim was sentenced to seven years imprisonment on charges which included accepting foreign funding without authorisation (including from the EU) and for harming Egypt's reputation abroad. The staff members of the Centre were given prison terms of between two to five years. The European Union monitored the trial as an observer. The speed at which the verdict was reached raises concerns that the Court did not take fully into account evidence for the defence, some of which was submitted on the day the verdict was given. This is particularly worrying since there is no right to appeal the verdict on the substance of the case, but only on procedural grounds. Dr. Ibrahim is an Egyptian intellectual of international repute. The European Union has co-operated with the Ibn Khaldoun Centre for several years and has i.a. funded women's projects and voter education. These activities are in line with the principles of the Barcelona Declaration, adopted in 1995 by the 15 European Union Member States and the 12

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Mediterranean Partners, including Egypt. The European Union reiterates that it attaches great importance to the development of Civil Society and that support to NGOs and Civil Society is an integral feature of its bilateral programmes with Egypt.

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104/2001

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on resumed India-Pakistan dialogue Brussels, 29 May 2001

The European Union has taken note of Prime Minister A B Vajpayee's invitation to General Pervez Musharraf to visit India at his early convenience. The European Union welcomes this initiative and is encouraged by positive reactions, welcoming the invitation, expressed by Government representatives in Islamabad.

The European Union encourages the continued commitment by India and Pakistan to exercise restraint along the Line of Control.

The European Union continues to call upon all parties to show the utmost moderation on the ground, honour their undertakings, consider fresh confidence building measures and, acting in good faith, resolutely engage in sincere, constructive dialogue in keeping with the spirit of Lahore.

The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union, the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, and the EFTA countries members of the European Economic Area, align themselves with this declaration.

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105/2001 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Taliban edict on Hindus Brussels, 30 May 2001

The EU was deeply concerned to receive information about the edict of the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, ordering all Hindus in Afghanistan to wear identity marks.

The EU notes that the Taliban claim to be seeking to identify Hindus to avoid them being harassed "by mistake". The EU recalls that the Taliban have to respect and protect the human rights of all persons belonging to the ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan. Forcing persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities to wear distinctive clothing or identity marks is a form of

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discrimination which is prohibited by international human rights law. The EU urges the Taliban leadership not to implement this unacceptable decision which will violate the human rights of Hindus in Afghanistan.

Moreover, the Taliban leadership is called upon to respect the human rights of all persons, without distinction.

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106/2001

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on account of the coup attempt in the Central African Republic Brussels, 1 June 2001

The European Union condemns the attempted coup d'Etat in the Central African Republic and deeply regrets the loss of life that has occurred.

The European Union reiterates the inadmissibility of the use of force to attain political or economic goals.

The European Union further calls upon all parties in the Central African Republic to show restraint, to adhere to the constitutional order and to solve the problems through dialogue within the framework of democratic principles. It underlines the necessity to respect human rights and the rule of law.

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107/2001

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the abolition of the death penalty in Chile Brussels, 01 June 2001

The European Union welcomes the promulgation by the President of Chile, Ricardo Lagos, of a law that abolishes the death penalty in time of peace. This constitutes an important step to enhance human dignity and contributes to the respect for human rights in the country.

It also constitutes an important step on the path towards the universal abolition of the death penalty.

The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union, the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area align themselves with this declaration.

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108/2001 Declaration by the European Union on Presidency elections in Peru Brussels, 6 June 2001

The European Union welcomes the electoral victory of Dr. Alejandro Toledo. The European Union wishes to congratulate the Peruvian people as well as the transitional government of Dr. Valentin Paniagua and the electoral authorities on the efficient and transparent way in which the process was carried out, fully meeting international standards.

The European Union endorses the preliminary report of the European Union – Electoral Observation Mission and welcomes the constructive contributions of the national and international observer missions in Peru.

It is the hope of the European Union that the process of national reconciliation, democratization, and restoration of the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Peru will continue and be further strengthened. The European Union and its member states look forward to cooperating with the newly elected government in these and other areas including the process of economic recovery.

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109/2001 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the recent Summit of the IGAD Committee on the Sudan, held in Nairobi on 2 June 2001 Brussels, 8 June 2001

The European Union has consistently supported the IGAD peace initiative but has also expressed concern at the lack of progress made so far in the peace process.

The European Union welcomes the holding of the Summit of the IGAD Committee on the Sudan on 2 June 2001 and expects that it will yield early progress towards peace.

The European Union notes the expressed intention to convene a new Summit within two months, and to make the negotiating teams permanent. It encourages Kenya, in its capacity as chairman of the IGAD Committee on the Sudan, as well as the other IGAD countries to press on to reinvigorate the peace process in the Sudan.

The European Union welcomes the commitment by the Government of Sudan to halt aerial bombings, expects that it will be strictly observed and urges the Government of Sudan and the SPLM/A to immediately stop hostilities in order to create a conducive environment for negotiations.

A continued active involvement at high political level of the IGAD is crucial in order to achieve substantial progress towards an end to the war. However, even more important is a firm political determination of both the Government of Sudan and the SPLM/A to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. The European Union therefore calls on the parties to engage themselves in a continuous and sustained negotiation towards a just and lasting political settlement of the conflict in the Sudan and considers essential that a comprehensive cease-fire effectively monitored by observers accepted by both sides be promoted as a matter of urgency within the context of the ongoing IGAD negotiating process.

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110/2001

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the Humanitarian Accord between the Government of Colombia and the FARC Brussels, 8 June 2001

Recalling its declaration on 19 January 2001 on the peace process in Colombia, the European Union welcomes the Humanitarian Accord agreed upon by the Government of Colombia and the “Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia” (FARC) on 2 June 2001.

The European Union sees this agreement as a positive step towards a necessary increased respect for International Humanitarian Law. As such, it is also an important element for the creation of mutual confidence in the peace process between the parties, the public at large and the international community accompanying the negotiating process.

The European Union encourages the parties to rapidly achieve further concrete progress in the negotiations, in order to decrease the level of violence. The European Union encourages the Government of Colombia to continue to adopt effective measures against the paramilitary groups. The European Union furthermore urges the FARC to fulfill their unilateral decision reflected in the Humanitarian Accord to liberate a large number of soldiers and policemen, in addition to the exchange currently being carried out.

Finally, the European Union urges the FARC and the “Ejército de Liberación Nacional” (ELN) and other groups, to immediately and unconditionally release those civilians who have been kidnapped, and to terminate the abominable and unacceptable practice of kidnapping.

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111/2001

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the events in Nepal Brussels, 8 June 2001

The European Union, deeply shocked by the tragic deaths of Their Majesties and other members of the Royal Family of Nepal, extends its deepest condolences to the Royal Family and the people of Nepal.

The EU wishes to recognize the role played by the late King Birendra in introducing parliamentary democracy in Nepal.

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At this juncture, it is of greatest importance that all parties respect the principles laid down in the country's constitution and supports its democratic institutions and its constitutional monarchy. The EU considers continued support for democracy and human rights to be of fundamental importance for the development of Nepal.

The EU believes that a rapid, full, and transparent investigation into last week's tragic events will contribute to re-establish trust in the national institutions. In this respect the EU welcomes the formation of a Commission of Enquiry.

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112/2001

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the presidential election in Iran Brussels, 11 June 2001

The European Union expresses its deep satisfaction at the commitment to democracy demonstrated by the Iranian people at the presidential elections on 8 June 2001 and congratulates President Khatami on his re-election.

The Iranian people have once again endorsed with an overwhelming majority the policy of reform represented by President Khatami. This is a clear signal of Iranian voters for the strengthening of democracy, the establishment of the state of law and stronger guarantees for fundamental freedoms in their country. The EU encourages the Government of Iran to continue its work towards reform and respect for human rights.

The European Union hopes that the convincing results of the election will provide a good basis to extend the scope for enhancing its relations with Iran and stands ready to co-operate with President Khatami towards the achievement of these goals.

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113/2001 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Belarusian election Brussels, 11 June 2001

The EU would in response to the announcement by Belarus to hold presidential elections on September 9 like to reiterate its support for a democratic development in Belarus and underline the importance of free and fair elections.

As stressed on several occasions, the up-coming elections represent an opportunity for Belarus to improve its relations with the EU and the international community. The EU therefore asks the authorities to take necessary measures so that a fair campaign and, later on, election can be held.

The EU would in this context urge the Belarusian government to honour its commitments under the OSCE Copenhagen Document and refrain from interfering in the work of the political opposition and independent movements. Respect for the principle of freedom of assembly is here central. The EU would also like to remind the Belarusian government about the need for objective reporting on all candidates in the state media. Independent newspapers should be able to work under the same conditions as state owned newspapers and not be subject to discrimination.

Democratic elections could be promoted by taking fully into account recommendations by the OSCE, for example as regards the implementation of the election law. In this context, the EU recalls that the right of Belarusian citizens to engage in domestic election observation is guaranteed by law. The government should therefore not counteract the building and training of domestic networks of non-partisan observers. The EU reiterates its concerns about decree no 8 and its possible implications on the activities of non-governmental organisations, in particular in the institutional building and training fields.

The role of the OSCE during the election period is of great importance. The EU fully supports the work of the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group (AMG) working within its mandate, and will closely consult with the OSCE during the election period. The EU expects the Belarusian authorities to up-hold a dialogue with the AMG and to co-operate constructively with Ambassador Wieck.

The EU is ready to engage in a dialogue with the Belarusian government in order to promote democratic presidential elections. The EU would be willing to take a first step in normalising its relations to Belarus, should the election be assessed as free and fair by domestic and possibly also an ODIHR mission according to international standards.

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114/2001

Statement by the Presidency on behalf of the EU at the Consultative Group Meeting on Cambodia, 11-13 June 2001 in Tokyo Brussels, 12 June 2001

The European Union welcomes this opportunity to review the progress made by the Kingdom of Cambodia towards the goals set at the last CG meeting in Paris.

The Union welcomes the positive steps taken by the Royal Government of Cambodia over the last year. We congratulate Cambodia on macro-economic growth, overall political stability, improved fiscal performance and bank reform. We also continue to encourage the RGC to overcome the challenges which hamper the development, including further growth and equitable distribution of income, in Cambodia.

Important prerequisites for economic development and the reform agenda as a whole are a strengthened civil society in a stable social framework which is based on the rule of law and the development of transparent systems of governance. The EU would like to emphasise the urgent need to improve governance and strengthen the rule of law, and is ready to continue to help Cambodia in these fields. Law enforcement should be improved - to overcome impunity, to safeguard human rights, and to provide a firm basis for sustainable economic development. On the issue of corruption, the EU is encouraged to note that the government regrets its rampant prevalence in the public sector. But more decisive action is still needed in this field, we urge the government to fully implement the National Anti Corruption Plan. The judicial system, including human resources, needs to be strengthened. The ongoing reform towards decentralisation should be pursued. We are encouraged by the progress in preparations for communal elections in 2002. Given the right conditions, the elections will constitute an important step for accelerating democratic governance. We encourage the RGC to take every possible step to ensure that these elections will be free and fair, and take place in a secure and peaceful environment.

Similarly, the administrative reform should be given momentum. The EU welcomes the RGC's plan to increase public sector pay.

The EU strongly urges the RGC and the Cambodian Parliament to reach an agreement on the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. It urges the RGC and the Parliament to rapidly complete and adopt the law on the Tribunal, in order to try the Khmer Rouge leaders responsible for the most serious violations of human rights, in accordance with international standards of justice, fairness and due process of law. The EU urges the RGC and the Parliament to establish the tribunal without further delay.

The EU welcomes the RGC's increased focus on poverty eradication as reflected in the Socio- Economic Plan and PRSP process. Real disbursements to the social sectors still need to increase. This can be made possible by implementing the armed forces demobilisation programme. The EU is ready to contribute to such a programme.

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Transparency and accountability are key to our co-operation with Cambodia. A crucial implementation measure is to fill the National Audit Authority with qualified members and to make it operative rapidly.

The draft laws on land reform and Forestry Law will be key tools to fight corruption and reduce poverty. The EU strongly encourages the RGC and the Cambodian Parliament to proceed with their adoption and implementation. We would also like to underline the importance of addressing the protection of the communities rights to land and, on forestry, the need for the Cambodian authorities to continue their work to redress the illegal logging issue.

The European Union continues to be strongly committed to Cambodia, and stands ready to continue to support Cambodia in her development efforts.

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115/2001 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Sudanese Peace Process Brussels, 12 June 2001

The European Union is increasingly concerned by the renewed military activity by the SPLA, particularly in Bahr al-Ghazal in Southern Sudan, and by the Government of Sudan's resumption of aerial bombings in response to this offensive.

The European Union calls on both parties to halt their military activity and urges the Government of Sudan fully honour its commitment to cease aerial bombings. The European Union urges both the Government of Sudan and the SPLA to immediately stop hostilities in order to create an environment conducive to negotiations and the safe delivery of humanitarian assitance to the affected civilian population.

The European Union reiterates its call on all sides to engage in a continuous and sustained negotiation towards a just and lasting political settlement of the conflict in Sudan, and considers essential that a comprehensive ceasefire, effectively monitored by observers accepted by both sides, be prompted as a matter of urgency within the context of the ongoing IGAD negotiating process.

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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

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PLENARY ASSEMBLY 30 AND 31 MAY 2001

SUMMARY OF OPINIONS ADOPTED

Full text versions of ESC opinions are available in the 11 official languages on the Committee's web site at the following address:

http://www.esc.eu.int (Documents)

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• Sustainable development - a strategy for the environment, the working milieu and job creation Rapporteur: Mr Ehnmark (Workers - S) Co-rapporteur: Mr Ribbe (Various Interests - D)

Reference: Own-initiative opinion - CES 762/2001

Key points: For the Göteborg European Council debate on sustainability the ESC has adopted an Opinion reflecting the Hearing it organized jointly with the Commission and responding to two Commission documents, the 15th May Strategy Paper and the earlier Consultative document. EcoSoC strongly supports policy change in favour of broad-based sustainable development - economic, social and environmental. However, it sees society at large as insufficiently informed and yet bluntly states that policy for sustainable development will not succeed without strong public support. So a sustained effort is needed with sustainability an ideal case for wider public participation in EU- policy. For this EcoSoC sees Göteborg as the starting point with Laeken and Barcelona as further key stages. In short, EcoSoC fully supports the strategy but calls for time and much effort to mobilise support and refine practical details.

Contact: Mr Diarmid McLaughlin (Tel.: 32 2 546 9350 - e-mail: [email protected])

2. PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

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NAT/081

• Protection de la nature en Europe Rapporteur: Mr Ribbe (Various Interests - D)

Reference: Own-initiative opinion - CES 721/2001

Key points:

èOn the basis of the analysis carried out, the Committee underlines, in the conclusions of this own-initiative opinion, the fact that the forthcoming WTO negotiations, eastward enlargement of the EU and the mid-term review, should be used to introduce a new agricultural policy which is more in tune with conservation of the environment and nature. èFinancial incentives to promote an agricultural sector which pays adequate heed to nature conservation are at present inadequate in many cases. The CAP financial instruments should be geared towards the results-oriented promotion of environmental and socio-cultural interests (biodiversity, positive impact on jobs). To this end, indicators will need to be formulated to gauge the successes of agricultural policy. A consensus between organisations representing farmers, environmental associations and the social partners needs to be achieved. èThere is generally a low take-up rate for agri-environmental measures in highly-productive, intensively-farmed regions. It is particularly in these regions that species diversity is under serious threat. The Committee therefore recommends, as a matter of urgency, that a review be carried out of aid provisions funded under the first pillar to determine whether they are in line with environmental protection and nature conservation.

Contact: Mrs Silvia Calamandrei (Tel.: 32 2 546 9657 - e-mail: [email protected])

NAT/104

• Environment/Action Programme 2001-2010 Rapporteur: Mr Braghin (Employers - I)

Reference: COM(2001) 31 final - 2001/0029 COD - CES 711/2001

Key points:

èThe Committee feels that the Commission should reinforce the strategic approach put forward in the communication with an indication of the key objectives around which the work of the Commission itself, the other authorities responsible and stakeholders should revolve, as well as of the integrated measures enabling these objectives to be achieved. èIn its conclusions and recommendations, the Committee draws particular attention to the following points:

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− On-going, systematic involvement of stakeholders is a prerequisite for meeting any environmental objective. The Committee emphasises that involvement should be understood in its broadest sense, covering all decision-makers at all stages of the process and all possible methods and instruments for training and educating authorities, businesses, trade unions, sectoral and consumer associations as well as the individuals concerned. − Sustainable economic development in the applicant countries, based on new, clean technologies and improved environmental management, is vital to preserving their positive environmental aspects - which are due more to their relatively low level of development than to conscious choices. − Rewarding more environmentally-aware behaviour, in part through non-economic incentives (along the lines of eco-labelling), is globally a more effective instrument than sanctions, which risk pushing problems elsewhere while failing to provide the coherent environmental protection which is needed as part of a world view. − Market instruments such as eco-taxes and environmental tax reforms should be examined more closely in order to assess the real benefits for the environment, and must address the need for a harmonised approach at Community level, without distorting competition within the Community or jeopardising the competitiveness of European industry.

Contact: Mrs Silvia Calamandrei (Tel.: 32 2 546 9657 - e-mail: [email protected])

NAT/101

• Public participation/environment Rapporteur: Mr Braghin (Employers - I)

Reference: COM(2000) 839 final - 2000/0331 COD - CES 708/2001

Contact: Mrs Silvia Calamandrei (Tel.: 32 2 546 9657 - e-mail: [email protected])

3. TRANSPORT AND ENERGY

TEN/037

• Public service contracts in passenger transport Rapporteur: Mr García Alonso (Employers - E) Co-rapporteur: Mr von Schwerin (Workers - D)

Reference: COM(2000) 7 final - 2000/0212 COD - CES 703/2001

Key points:

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èThe Committee welcomes the Commission's intention of introducing a market regime for public passenger transport based on controlled rather than full competition. However, the Committee remains sceptical as to the arrangements laid down for applying the specified resources and instruments. èThe Commission should consider whether it should not recommend specific Europe-wide minimum criteria. èThe duration of contracts should be such as to guarantee exclusive rights for a period long enough to enable operators to recover their investment, and should be from eight to fifteen years depending on the type of service. Contracts entailing reckless underbidding should not be accepted. èAs soon as a Member State has defined a transport service as a service of general interest the competent authorities should be allowed to opt for direct management of these services. èThe Committee has some criticisms to make of the power of the competent authority to require that the operator sub-contract some of the services covered by the contract. The Committee welcomes, however, the Commission's intention to provide direct protection for staff in the case of a change of operator. The Committee suggests a selective system of transitional periods differentiating between the various categories and modes of transport.

Contact: Mr Robert Steinlechner (Tel.: 32 2 546 8287 - e-mail: [email protected])

TEN/067

• Maritime safety ERIKA II Rapporteur: Mr Retureau (Workers - F) Co-rapporteur: Mrs Bredima (Employers - EL)

Reference: COM(2000) 802 final - 2000/0325-0326-0327 COD - CES 706/2001

Key points:

èThe Committee considers that in general the Erika II package is a step in the right direction towards establishing safe navigation conditions and avoiding accidental pollution, and for ensuring, in the event of an accident, sufficient and fair compensation for all the damage caused to individuals and the environment. èHowever, there is still a long way to go before the legislative proposals on maritime safety are fine-tuned and completed, bearing in mind at all times the international character of maritime transport and the powers and role of the current regulatory and standards institutions, in particular the IMO and ILO and their conventions and recommendations, and more generally the whole international convention system encompassed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea which lays down the rights and obligations of flag, coastal and port states, all institutions and conventions which play a key role and need to be strengthened.

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èEven more important is the need to create the conditions for effectively implementing European and international maritime law. This requires long-term political commitment, increased material resources, genuine and effective cooperation between the Commission and the Agency, maritime committees and competent Member State authorities. It further requires the human factor to be taken into account - in the Committee's view the most essential element in the safety of maritime transport, a strategic sector of activity for the internal and external trade of the EU.

Contact: Mr Luis Lobo (Tel.: 32 2 546 9717 - e-mail: [email protected])

TEN/063

• Aviation safety agency Rapporteur: Mr von Schwerin (Workers - D)

Reference: COM(2000) 595 final - 2000/0246 COD - CES 704/2001

Contact: Mr Luis Lobo (Tel.: 32 2 546 9717 - e-mail: [email protected])

TEN/071

• Rail transport statistics

Rapporteur: Mr Donnelly (Various Interests - IRL)

Reference: COM(2000) 798 final - 2000/0315 COD - CES 707/2001

Contact: Mr Luis Lobo (Tel.: 32 2 546 9717 - e-mail: [email protected])

TEN/074

• Formalities for ships/Community Ports Rapporteur: Mr Kröger (Employers - D)

Reference: COM(2001) 46 final - 2001/0026 COD - CES 723/2001

Contact: Mr Robert Steinlechner (Tel.: 32 2 546 8287 - e-mail: [email protected])

TEN/066

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• Security of energy supply Rapporteur: Mr Sirkeinen (Employers - FI)

Reference: COM(2000) 769 final - CES 705/2001

Contact: Mrs Carmen Avellaner (Tel.: 32 2 546 9794 - e-mail: [email protected])

4. ECONOMY AND GLOBALISATION

REX/062

• Coping with globalisation - the only option for the most vulnerable Rapporteur: Mr Baeza (Workers - E)

Reference: Information report: CES 326/2001 fin

Key points:

The information report notes that globalisation offers a major opportunity for the advancement of humanity as a whole, on condition however that the instruments governing it are reinforced so as to iron out the inequalities it has caused and ensure that its benefits reach all. With a view to enabling globalisation to benefit the weakest players, the information report contains a number of recommendations on: − making international society democratic − promoting regional integration − giving debt relief to LDCs − involving all sectors of society − giving globalisation a social dimension − involving consumers in the control of globalisation − giving globalisation an environmental dimension − involving multinational companies in the control of globalisation − regulating investments and capital flows − promoting technology transfer to LDCs − making Community aid more consistent with other European policies − regulating immigration − promoting training in new technologies in LDCs − promoting basic education

Contact: Mr Jean-François Bence (Tel. 32 2 546 9399 - e-mail: [email protected])

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REX/059

• Reinvigorating the transatlantic partnership and dialogue Rapporteur: Mr Ehnmark (Workers - S)

Reference: Own-initiative opinion - CES 186/2001

Key points:

The opinion contains a series of recommendations on reinvigorating the transatlantic partnership and dialogue, which concern: − the selection of priority themes (globalisation and the multilateral trading system, environment and climate change, food safety and consumer protection issues, social cohesion and sustainable social systems) for transatlantic relations; − giving priority to forming a global strategy for sustainable development; − intensifying the involvement of civil society in transatlantic partnership; − existing dialogues and setting up of Task Forces as a tool for preparing thematic discussions; − the ESC's role and the creation of a Transatlantic Forum.

Contact: Mr Jean-François Bence (Tel. 32 2 546 9399 - e-mail: [email protected])

ECO/061

• The regions and the new economy Rapporteur: Mr Vinay (Workers - I)

Reference: Own-initiative opinion - CES 715/2001

Key points:

èThe Committee welcomes the latest proposals for a programme of innovative actions and fully agrees that programmes promoting the widespread introduction of innovative capacity and the technologies of the new economy to all sectors of production and society are crucial to regional development. Moreover, it stressed only recently that the capacity to use information and communication technologies can determine the success of a possible development or the loss of further jobs in a particular area. èIn addition, the best focus for innovative action programmes in the three main source areas of growth - entrepreneurship, training, and the proactive involvement of public bodies, cultural and research institutes and the social partners - is the local level, especially in disadvantaged regions. Geographical proximity, closer understanding of the difficulties inherent in the social and productive fabric, and the increased responsibility of local authorities arising from the

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decentralisation policies being applied in all EU countries, are all factors that contribute directly to forms of effective participation. The Commission's innovative action programme provides another major opportunity for such participation.

Contact: Mr Roberto Pietrasanta (Tel. 32 2 546 9313 - e-mail: [email protected])

ECO/065

• Broad economic policy guidelines Rapporteur: Mr Simpson (Various Interests - UK)

Reference: Own-initiative opinion - CES 727/2001

Key points:

− The Commission's assessment for the European economy of a slight slowdown in growth is over-optimistic; because of this change in the balance of risks, the ECB should maintain a flexible approach to the setting of interest rates. − The Council's rhetoric on structural reform and the development of the knowledge-based economy must at last be matched by commensurate policy actions. − The problems of turning words into action also exist at the national level with the very uneven progress of tax, social security and pension reform. − The Committee subscribes to the goal of ensuring sustainability of public finances, but this must not be at the expense of public investment that is essential for the infrastructure and human capital required for a knowledge-based society. − The aspirations to make the Union the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world must now be converted into real achievements; the Committee commends the BEPG 2001 for early and effective implementation.

Contact: Katarina Lindahl (Tel.: 32 2 546 9254 - e-mail: [email protected])

ECO/058

• 11th Annual Report on the Structural Funds Rapporteur: Mr Burani (Employers - I)

Reference: Own-initiative opinion - CES 714/2001

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Key points:

The Committee considers that the drafting of these reports should not be treated as just an annual ritual that the Commission goes through according to a ready-made format, without adding that extra something that would distinguish the style or approach of each report. The report should focus on evaluation and analysis, paying special attention to jobs generated or preserved, the effects in terms of innovation, and results in the area of equal opportunities and partnership. This approach would make it easier to assess the impact of structural policy.

Contact: Mr Roberto Pietrasanta (Tel. 32 2 546 9313 - e-mail: [email protected])

5. ENLARGEMENT

REX/071

• Instrument for structural policies for pre-accession Rapporteur general: Mr Walker (Employers - UK)

Reference: COM(2001) 110 final - 2001/0058 COD - CES 725/2001

Key points:

The Committee notes that the participation of international financial institutions and the private sector in co-financing projects eligible for ISPA funding has been restricted due to the application of Article 114(1) of the Financial Regulation. The Committee approves the Commission's proposals both to amend the Regulation establishing ISPA by inserting provisions allowing a derogation from this Article, which it considers likely to increase the scope for co-financing; and also to seek the assistance of a committee involving the Member States, the Commission and the European Investment Bank. The Committee believes that eligibility for participation in ISPA should be extended to Cyprus, Malta and Turkey. Considering the need to examine in more detail the way in which ISPA funds are structured and operated, the Committee proposes to draw up an own- initiative opinion on the subject in the near future.

Contact: Nicola Murray (Tel. 32 2 546 9628 - e-mail: [email protected])

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6. INTERNAL MARKET

INT/097

• Motor-vehicle distribution and sales and after-sales service Rapporteur: Mr Regaldo (Employers - I)

Reference: (additional opinion) - CES 722/2001

Key points:

èThe Committee's opinion examines the possibilities for improving intrabrand competition, dealer independence and the provision of technical information by manufacturers to independent repairers, as well as recommending changes to take into account both past experience and technological advances. It also suggests updating the Communication on intermediaries, and setting up guidelines on the use of the Internet by dealers and producers. èIn order to raise the overall level of competition to improve consumer choice and the operation of the Single Market, the Committee feels that the best way forward is to attempt to modify and prolong the block exemption, strengthening the position of intermediaries in making the most of the opportunities offered by parallel trade, rather than putting an end to the selective distribution system.

Contact: Mrs Alison Imrie (Tel.: 32 2 546 9501 - e-mail: [email protected])

INT/087

• Insurance mediation Rapporteur: Mrs Konitzer (Workers - D)

Reference: COM(2000) 511 final - 2000/0213 COD - CES 720/2001

Key points:

è The Commission's proposal seeks to a) ensure a high level of professional competence among insurance intermediaries, b) facilitate the cross-border activities of intermediaries via a uniform registration system, and c) thereby guarantee a high level of protection for consumers. èThe ESC expressly endorses these basic objectives but feels they are not always adequately met in the proposed directive.

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èThe opinion maintains that insurance intermediaries must have specialist training, and suggests a minimum of 300 hours' theoretical and practical training, whilst leaving it to Member States to decide the level and content. èThe ESC feels that this minimum requirement is also necessary to bring about the freedoms of the Single Market, in view of the current variety of national rules and resulting compartmentalisation of markets. èFinally, in order to improve consumer protection, the Committee argues that all insurance intermediaries should be registered on the basis of certain minimum professional requirements. Hence intermediaries whose principal professional activity is not insurance mediation should nevertheless be included within the scope of the directive.

Contact: Mrs Alison Imrie (Tel.: 32 2 546 9501 - e-mail: [email protected])

INT/060

• The craft sector and SMEs in Europe Rapporteur: Mr Pezzini (Various Interests - I)

Reference: (additional own-initiative opinion) - CES 700/2001

Contact: Mr João Pereira dos Santos (Tel.: 32 2 546 9245 - e-mail: [email protected])

INT/103

• Working together to maintain momentum Rapporteur: Mr Franz (Employers - D)

Reference: COM(2001) 198 final - CES 702/2001

Contact: Mr Jakob Andersen (Tel.: 32 2 546 9258 - e-mail: [email protected])

INT/096

• Counterfeiting Rapporteur: Mr Malosse (Employers - F)

Reference: COM(2000) 789 final (additional opinion) - CES 701/2001

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Contact: Mr Jakob Andersen (Tel.: 32 2 546 9258 - e-mail: [email protected])

SOC/060

• Prevention of crime in the EU - (Hippocrates) Rapporteur: Mr Burnel (Various Interests - F)

Reference: (COM(2000) 786 final - 2000/0304 (CNS) - CES 716/2001

Key points:

The Committee endorses the Communication.

Contact: Alan Hick (Tel.: 32 2 546 9302, e-mail: [email protected])

7. AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES

NAT/102

• Olive oil/aid scheme Rapporteur: Mr Barato Triguero (Various Interests - E)

Reference: COM(2000) 855 final - 2000/0358 CNS - CES 709/2001

Key points:

èThe ESC supports the Commission's plan to extend the current CMO for a further two marketing years and warmly welcomes the Commission's decision to give close consideration to the quality strategy for olive oil in the EU, believing that this should represent the main objective of CMO reform over the coming years.

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èThe ESC believes that under present circumstances, in which consumers are insufficiently familiar with the oils available on the market, using acidity as the classification parameter could, in some cases, confuse consumers and lead them to make wrong judgements. For this reason, it considers that the packaging of currently designated "olive oils" should not indicate their degree of acidity, since they are obtained from a blend of refined and virgin oil. Furthermore, it is essential to impose a blanket prohibition across the EU on the production and sale of blends of vegetable oils with olive oil.

Contact: Mrs Silvia Calamandrei (Tel.: 32 2 546 9657 - e-mail: [email protected])

NAT/103

• Protection of pigs Rapporteur: Mr Nilsson (Various Interests - S)

Reference: COM(2001) 20 final - 2001/0021 CNS - CES 710/2001

Key points:

èWhilst welcoming the proposal the ESC condemns the fact that it is limited to dry sows and does not include farrowing and suckling sows and criticises the fact that only the Standing Veterinary Committee is to be consulted on the proposed amendments to the Annex, rather than all the EU institutions. èThe ESC feels that the importance of space requirements for fattening pigs and preventive healthcare must be highlighted more clearly, thus helping to avoid or reduce the risk of disease outbreaks. The ESC calls for a better, more accurate analysis of the cost of the proposal. The ESC endorses the proposed requirements on advice, guidance and appropriate training for animal handlers, but would stress that this must build on their existing expertise. Safety aspects and accident risks must also be taken into account.

Contact: Mr Nikolaos Pipiliagkas (Tel.: 32 2 546 9109 - e-mail: [email protected])

NAT/107

• CMO/Fruits and vegetables Rapporteur: Mr de las Heras Cabañas (Various Interests - E)

Reference: COM(2001) 36 final - CES 712/2001

Contact: Mrs Silvia Calamandrei (Tel.: 32 2 546 9657 - e-mail: [email protected])

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NAT/115

• Fisheries/Irish sea cod stock Rapporteur: Mr Scully (Various Interests - IRL)

Reference: COM(2001) 165 final - 2001/0083 CNS - CES 713/2001

Contact: Mr Nikolaos Pipiliagkas (Tel.: 32 2 546 9109 - e-mail: [email protected])

8. SOCIAL AFFAIRS

SOC/064

• Protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer Rapporteur: Mr Zöhrer (Workers - A)

Reference : COM(2000) 832 final - 2001/0006 COD - CES 718/2001

Key points:

The Committee generally welcomes the Commission's initiative. The use of uniform terms and definitions in Community law generally enhances transparency and legal certainty. The Committee underlines the view expressed by the Commission in its proposal that the aim is to continue to afford the protection provided by the original Directive. Care must, however, also be taken to avoid abuse in the case of the "rebuilding" of enterprises, i.e. to facilitate the financial rehabilitation of enterprises at the expense of the guarantee institutions. The Committee welcomes the fact that the scope of the Directive has been made more precise and is now to include part-time employees, workers with fixed-term contracts, workers with a temporary employment relationship and homeworkers. The Committee takes the view that domestic servants employed by a natural person and share-fishermen should not be excluded from the scope of the Directive, but that persons who exercise a controlling influence on the management of an enterprise may be invoked by Member States for exclusion.

Contact :Susanne Johansson (Tel. 32 2 546 9619 - e-mail : [email protected])

SOC/061

• Storage of human blood Rapporteur: Mr Ribeiro (Various Interests - P)

Reference: COM(2000) 816 final - 2000/0323 COD - CES 717/2001

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Key points:

èThe Committee broadly approves the text of the proposal, which is designed to protect public health, and it is pleased that the proposed directive consolidates equality of rights for people throughout the Community.

èThe Committee considers that one of the EU's priority objectives is to lay down the foundations for achieving high safety and quality standards for blood and blood components used within its territory. As a consequence it deems the provisions contained in the proposed directive to be positive, since, taking into account ethical and deontological principles as well as current international standards, they ensure that this objective will be met, necessarily covering the eligibility of donors and the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of whole blood and its components.

èIn view of the shortage of blood and given that blood donors make a humanitarian and benevolent gesture which is anonymous and unpaid, the Committee suggests that the Commission urge Member States to carry out more campaigns aimed at enhancing the public image of blood donors and thus providing the best incentive possible to give blood.

Self-sufficiency in the blood sector is an EU objective which has to be secured. In line with the draft directive, the Committee stresses how vital it is not to allow a mercenary, profit-oriented approach to blood donations to develop on the part of the establishments which collect and process blood.

Contact: Stefania Barbesta (Tel.: 32 2 546 9510 - e-mail: [email protected])

SOC/059

• Science, society and the citizen in Europe Rapporteur: Mr Wolf (Various Interests - D)

Reference: SEC(2000) 1973 (own-initiative opinion) - CES 724/2001

Key points:

The Committee welcomes the Commission staff working paper and underlines the need for: − an ongoing dialogue between the players representing science and society; − an economic, political and cultural environment in which science enjoys broad public support and where creativity and inventiveness can develop most effectively;

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− the best possible internal operating environment for science; − enough people who are ready and able to choose science as a profession.

Contact: Alan Hick (Tel.: 32 2 546.9302, e-mail: [email protected])

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MISCELLANEUS

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE GOTEBORG EUROPEAN COUNCIL

(The following documents are available in EPADES Public\Docs Autres institutions\Conseil\Sommets\Göteborg)

• Presidency report on the debate on the Future of the European Union (9520/01 + COR 1)

• Preparing the Council for enlargement (9518/01 + ADD 1 REV 1)

• Commission communication: A Sustainable Europe for a Better World: A European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development (9175/01)

• Council (General Affairs) report on environmental integration in the external policies within the remit of the General Affairs Council (7791/01 + COR1)

• Council (Internal Market, Consumer Affairs, Tourism) Report: Strategy for the integration of environmental protection and sustainable development into internal market policy (8970/01)

• Council (Agriculture) Conclusions on environmental integration and sustainable development in the Common Agricultural Policy (8486/01)

• Council (Fisheries) Conclusions on integration of environmental concerns and sustainable development into the Common Fisheries Policy (7885/01 + COR 1(sw))

• Council (Transport ) - Council Resolution on the follow-up to the Cardiff/Helsinki Summit on the integration of environment and sustainable development into the transport policy (7329/01)

• Council (Energy/Industry) conclusions on a strategy of integration of sustainable development into the Enterprise policy of the European Union (8328/01)

• Council (Energy/Industry) resolution on the integration of environmental aspects and sustainable development into energy policy (8490/01)

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• Council (Development) conclusions on a strategy on the integration of environmental concerns into EC economic and development co-operation to promote sustainable development (8971/01)

• Recommandation du Conseil du 15 juin 2001 sur les grandes orientations des politiques économiques des États Membres et de la Communauté (9326/01)

• Presidency report on all the aspects of the tax package (prepared in close collaboration with the Commission services) (9548/01)

• The Social Protection Committee's report on the sustainability of pensions (8792/01+ ADD 1)

• Presidency report on European Security and Defence Policy (9526/1/01 REV 1 + REV 2 (de))

• European Union programme for the prevention of violent conflicts (9537/1/01 REV 1)

• Council (General Affairs) conclusions on EU-UN cooperation in conflict prevention and crisis management (9528/2/01 REV 2)

• High Representative/Commission report on an enhanced role in promoting the resumption of the Middle-East peace process

• Presidency/Commission Full Report on Northern Dimension Policies (9804/01)

• Council (General Affairs) report on the implementation of the Common Strategy on the Mediterranean Region (9124/01)

• Council (General Affairs) report on the implementation of the Common Strategy on Russia (9805/01)

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• Council (General Affairs) report on the Review of the Stabilisation and Association Process (9765/01)

• Presidency Report on the Outermost Regions: State of play (9815/01)

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COMMITTEES

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MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES TO WHICH THE POWER OF DECISION HAS BEEN DELEGATED (Rule 62/4 of the Rule of Procedure)

Committee Rapporteur Subject Deadline for Meeting at on tabling which a amendments decision is to be taken

CULT Kathleen VAN A Memorandum on Lifelong Learning 12.07.2001 18.09.2001

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APPOINTMENT OF RAPPORTEURS AND DRAFTSMEN (Referral: R = Responsible / O = Opinion)

Name Subject Committee Date Doc.

BERES 2002 budget: Section III AFCO (O) 21.06.01 (PSE)

BROK Macro-financial assistance to AFET (R) 19.06.01 C5-0231/01 (PPE-DE) Yugoslavia

GARRIGA EC/Turkey: pre-accession financial BUDG (O) 25.06.01 C5-0219/01 POLLEDO assistance (PPE-DE)

COLOM I The contribution of public finances to BUDG (O) 26.06.01 C5-0172/01 NAVAL growth and employment (PSE)

COSTA NEVES General framework for Community BUDG (O) 26.06.01 C5-0254/01 (PPE-DE) activities for implementation of a European judicial area in civil matters

DÜHRKOP Common fisheries policy: protection BUDG (O) 26.06.01 C5-0261/01 DÜHRKOP of resources, the environment and (PSE) consumers

GUY-QUINT EC staff regulations: rules applicable BUDG (O) 26.06.01 C5-0249/01 (PSE) to non-permanent staff (amendment of Regulation 259/68/EEC)

PPE-DE Group Common organisation of the market BUDG (O) 26.06.01 C5-0214/01 in sheepmeat and goatmeat - reform

PPE-DE Group Protection of the euro against BUDG (O) 26.06.01 counterfeiting (Pericles programme)

PPE-DE Group Extension of the Pericles programme BUDG (O) 26.06.01 (protection against counterfeiting) to the non-euro Member States

SEPPÄNEN ECSC operation budget for 2002 BUDG (R) 26.06.01 C5-0233/01 (GUE/NGL)

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Name Subject Committee Date Doc.

VIRRANKOSKI The Community's second contribution BUDG (R) 26.06.01 (ELDR) to the EBRD for the Chernobyl Shelter Fund

JONCKHEER Procurement procedures of entities ECON (O) 12.06.01 C5-0368/00 (VERTS/ALE) operating in the water, energy and transport sectors

MARINOS Energy: completion of the internal ECON (O) 19.06.01 C5-0184/01 (PPE-DE) market in electricity and natural gas (amending Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC)

RAPKAY Energy: completion of the internal ECON (O) 19.06.01 C5-0185/01 (PSE) market in electricity; conditions of access for cross-border exchanges

ANDRIA Medium-term financial support for ECON (R) 19.06.01 C5-0121/01 (PPE-DE) Member States' balances of payment (repeal of regulation 1969/88/EEC)

FOLIAS Macro-financial assistance to ITRE (O) 20.06.01 C5-0231/01 (PPE-DE) Yugoslavia

PPE-DE Group Quality of petrol and diesel fuels ITRE (O) 20.06.01 C5-0197/01 (amendment of Directive 98/70/EC)

TURCO Transmission of personal data by LIBE (R) 20.06.01 C5-0218/01 (TDI) Europol to third countries and third parties (Swedish intiative)

ORTUONDO 2002 budget: Section III RETT (O) 20.06.01 LARREA (VERTS/ALE)

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OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

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COMMISSION DOCUMENTS

Reports and Communications

Subject Referral Doc.

Report from the Commission: Community activities concerning BUDG COM (01) 208 analysis, research and cooperation in the field of employment - CONT final Interim Report ECON JURI EMPL

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the AFET COM (01) 209 European Parliament on the 3rd United Nations Conference on BUDG final Least Developed Countries ENVI ITRE DEVE

Proposal for a Council Decision on the adoption of the position of BUDG COM (01) 210 the Community within the ACP/EC Council of Ministers regarding DEVE final the settlement of all ACP HIPC LDCs special loans remaining after full application of HIPC debt alleviation mechanisms

Communication from the Commission on Conflict Prevention DEVE COM (01) 211 AFET final

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European EMPL COM (01) 214 Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee: COMMITTEE JURI final The elimination of tax obstacles to the cross-border provision of LIBE occupational pensions ECON

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the ITRE COM (01) 215 European Parliament: Fulfilling the JRC's mission in the European final Research Area

Fourth Report from the Commission to the Council on the situation ITRE COM (01) 219 in world shipbuilding final

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the AFET COM (01) 231 European Parliament: Building an effective partnership with the DEVE final United Nations in the fields of Development and Humanitarian Affairs

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Subject Referral Doc.

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature, on behalf of the ITRE COM (01) 237 European Community, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent ENVI final Organic Pollutants

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Amended proposals (Art. 250, paragraph 2 of the EC Treaty)

Subject Referral Doc.

Amended proposal for a Council Decision establishing a European BUDG COM (01) 234 Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters JURI final LIBE CNS000240

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ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

KEY

AA: Other acts AVC: Assent procedure avis COM: Commission opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position of the Council

CNS: Consultation procedure CRE: Verbatim Report of Proceedings LEX-CSL: Act (final version) adopted by the Council LEX-PE: Act (final version) adopted by Parliament LEX PE-CSL: Act (final version) adopted by codecision orien CSL: Common orientation of the Council PE 1ère: Codecision procedure, Parliament, first reading PE 2ème: Codecision procedure, Parliament, second reading PE 3ème: Codecision procedure, Parliament, third reading pos CSL: Common position of the Council prop COM: Commission proposal prop CSL: Council proposal

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PART -SESSION FROM 30 ΤΟ 31 ΜΑΥ 2001

Βrussels

Summary of resolutions and decisions adopted, subjects discussed in plenary and action taken

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POST-SESSION.VIEW

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Session MAI III 2001 Bruxelles

Travaux législatifs Contrôle politique

codécison consultation Conseil, Commission Rapports requérant l'avis du PE Déclarations, Communications

évaluation des incidences Pays candidats-Chypre,Malte,Bulagarie,Estonie,Turquie,Rép.Slovaqueprogramme spécifique de recherche et deenvironnement et développement durable de certains plans et programmes Slovenie,Lettonie,Hongrie,Rép.Tchèque,Roumanie,Lituanie,Pologne:développement technologique questions d'environnement dans la politique sur l'environnement participation à l'Agence européenne pour l'environnementrésultats et aude la mission en Corée effectuée par économique modification de la dir.92/33/CE Réseau d'information et d'observation le Conseil et la Commission traité de Nice et avenir "pneumatiques des véhicules" règlement financier applicable au de l'Union modification de la dir.76/207/CE budget général marché européen intégré de "principe de l'égalité de traitement" l'emploi 1998-1999 programme d'action pour l'environnement 2001-2010 modification de la dir.91/671/CE "port obligatoire de la ceinture de sécurité"

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le globe en séance pays candidats : Conseil et Commission: déclarations participation à l'Agence pour COREE : Mission du Conseil et de la l'Environnement : Cii Rép. d'Estonie Rép. de Lettonie Commission : Rép. de Lituanie communication Pologne PdR&D2000 Rép. tchèque Rép. de Hongrie Rép. de Slovénie Chypre Roumanie Rép. slovaque Rép. de Bulgarie Rép. de Malte Turquie

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amendements législatifs

com m P A RL PE: Gr. P ol.: A m . déposés en séance nombre absolu des nom bre absolu des am . adoptés en séance am . adoptés en séance

A5-0176/2001 Dell'Alba BUDG 2000/0203

A5-0175/2001 M y ller ENVI 2001/0029

A5-0141/2001 Hedkvist Petersen RET T 2000/0315

A5-0173/2001 Hautala FEM M 2000/0142

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POST-SESSION. LEG

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Legislative Work

I. Legislative Procedures

Key: ***III: Conciliation - ***II: Codecision - second reading - ***I: Codecision – first reading - ***: Assent procedure - *: Consultation

Title Author Ref. Procedure In plenary Sitting adopted Council Commission Session doc. position in plenary Position in Rapporteur plenary

European Parliament and Council directive on the assessment DELE 1996/0304 COD ***III joint text approved 31 May 2001 …/… Wallström 30 May of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the A5-0177/2001 2001 environment Schörling European Parliament and Council directive amending Council DELE 1997/0348 COD ***III joint text approved 31 May 2001 …/… Likkanen 30 May Directive 92/23/EEC relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their A5-0178/2001 2001 trailers and to their fitting De Roo European Parliament and Council decision laying down the ENVI 2001/0029 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 31 May 2001 …/… Wallström 30 May Community Environment Action Programme 2001-2010 A5-0175/2001 2001 Myller Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council RETT 2000/0315 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 31 May 2001 …/… de Palacio 30 May amending Council Directive 91/671/EEC on the approximation A5-0141/2001 2001 of the laws of the Member States relating to compulsory use of Hedkvist Petersen safety belts in vehicles of less than 3.5 tonnes Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council FEMM 2000/0142 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 31 May 2001 …/… Diamantopoulou amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation A5-0173/2001 31/05/01 of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as Hautala regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions Council regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) on the financial BUDG 2000/0203 CNS * legislative prop. amended 31 May 2001 Larsson Schreyer regulation applicable to the general budget of the European A5-0176/2001 referred back to 30/05/01 30/05/01 Communities Dell'Alba committee Rule 69(2)

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Title Author Ref. Procedure In plenary Sitting adopted Council Commission Session doc. position in plenary Position in Rapporteur plenary

Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0342 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and Cyprus concerning its A5-0170/2001 participation in the European Environment Agency and the Jackson European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0345 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Republic of Malta concerning A5-0170/2001 its participation in the European Environment Agency and the Jackson European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0346 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria A5-0170/2001 concerning its participation in the European Environment Jackson Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0347 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Republic of Estonia A5-0170/2001 concerning its participation in the European Environment Jackson Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0350 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and Turkey concerning its A5-0170/2001 participation in the European Environment Agency and the Jackson European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0351 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Slovak Republic concerning A5-0170/2001 its participation in the European Environment Agency and the Jackson European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0352 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia A5-0170/2001 concerning its participation in the European Environment Jackson Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0354 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Republic of Latvia concerning A5-0170/2001 its participation in the European Environment Agency and the Jackson European Environment Information and Observation Network

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Title Author Ref. Procedure In plenary Sitting adopted Council Commission Session doc. position in plenary Position in Rapporteur plenary

Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0355 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Republic of Hungary A5-0170/2001 concerning its participation in the European Environment Jackson Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0356 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Czech Republic concerning A5-0170/2001 its participation in the European Environment Agency and the Jackson European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0357 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and Romania concerning its A5-0170/2001 participation in the European Environment Agency and the Jackson European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0359 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania A5-0170/2001 concerning its participation in the European Environment Jackson Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between ENVI 2000/0360 CNS * legislative prop. approved 31 May 2001 without debate Without debate the European Community and Poland concerning its A5-0170/2001 participation in the European Environment Agency and the Jackson European Environment Information and Observation Network

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II. Legislative amendments

The breakdown of amendments adopted in plenary are classified in accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement on the Quality of Drafting of Community Legislation, OJ C 73, 17.3.1999. The column “particular aspects of amendments adopted” shows whether any of the following have been dealt with: L: legal basis, ►: Charter of Fundamental Rights, ΑΩ: time aspects, <=>: comitology, €: budget impact, i-PE: information law, ╬: anti-fraud measures. The symbol "e.a", means that amendments adopted can refer to Treaty principles, other acts in force, the organisation of the procedure, wording, etc.

Title Ref. Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Particular Committee Ams . adopted aspects of Rapporteur amendments Session doc. adopted Procedure Title scope powers Annexes Preamble measures In plenary provisions provisions Definitions Rights and Procedural obligations subject and Transitional In committee Implementing Implementing Deletion of of Deletion text political groups political Originating with Originating European Parliament and 2001/0029 24422634018184029010012ΑΩ Council decision laying down ENVI the Community Environment Myller € Action Programme 2001-2010 A5-0175/2001 i-PE COD ***I Directive of the European 2000/0315 66001400100000i-PE Parliament and of the Council RETT amending Council Directive Hedkvist 91/671/EEC on the Petersen approximation of the laws of the A5-0141/2001 Member States relating to COD ***I compulsory use of safety belts in vehicles of less than 3.5 tonnes

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Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Particular Ams . adopted aspects of amendments adopted Directive of the European 2000/0142 454680141610208104ΑΩ Parliament and of the Council FEMM amending Council Directive Hautala 76/207/EEC on the A5-0173/2001 implementation of the principle COD ***I of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions

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III. Legislative referrals: programme, financial and comitology aspects

Title Ref. Legal framework Financial aspects Legislative comitology Committee to general objective programme which allocated Council regulation concerning 2001/0097 This proposal sets out the financial The overall financial impact, including the New measure in The proposal updates the powers of the pre-accession financial AFET arrangements for granting financial cost of technical assistance and human the 2001 legislative committee set up by Article 9(1) of assistance for Turkey assistance and implementing the Accession resources, is estimated at 177.850 m € over programme Regulation (EC) No 3906/89 by making Partnership priorities for Turkey; a five-year period; reference to the provisions of Articles 4 (management committee) and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC on comitology; Council regulation amending 2001/0080 With the entry into force of the Amsterdam none Renewed measure The implementation powers at the Regulation 1683/95 laying down LIBE Treaty and the integration of the Schengen included in the technical level in relation to all proposals a uniform format for visas Acquis into the framework of the Treaty, the 2001 legislative will be delegated to the Commission with Commission considers it necessary to adopt programme the assistance of the Committee created additional measures for security reasons by Article 6 of Regulation 1683/95 laying such as common rules related to the filling in down the uniform format for visas, in line of the uniform format for visas in order to with the procedure set out in Article 5 of ensure that the visa sticker is completed in Decision 1999/468/EC in compliance with the same way in all Member States. Article 7 thereof. Council regulation on a uniform 2001/0081 See comments on amendment of none Renewed measure The implementation powers at the format for forms for affixing the LIBE Regulation 1683/95, ref. 2001/0080; included in the technical level in relation to all proposals visa issued by Member States 2001 legislative will be delegated to the Commission with to persons holding travel programme the assistance of the Committee created documents which are not by Article 6 of Regulation 1683/95 laying recognised by the Member down the uniform format for visas, in line State drawing up the form with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC in compliance with Article 7 thereof. Council regulation laying down 2001/0082 See comments on amendment of none Renewed measure The implementation powers at the a uniform format for residence LIBE Regulation 1683/95, ref. 2001/0080; included in the technical level in relation to all proposals permits for third-country 2001 legislative will be delegated to the Commission with nationaux programme the assistance of the Committee created by Article 6 of Regulation 1683/95 laying down the uniform format for visas, in line with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC in compliance with Article 7 thereof.

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Title Ref. Legal framework Financial aspects Legislative comitology Committee to general objective programme which allocated Initiative of the Kingdom of 2001/0807 This proposal updates the provisions and none Not part of 2001 none Sweden with a view to the LIBE conditions governing the transmission of legislative adoption of a Council Act personal data; programme amending the Council Act of 12 March 1999 adopting the rules governing the transmission of personal data by Europol to third States and third bodies

Council regulation amending 2001/0099 This proposal aims to introduce a stabiliser The proposal does not entail changes to the New measure in The proposal does not refer to comitology; Regulation (EEC) 2358/71 on AGRI similar to the one in place for rice seed for authorised budget allocation; budget line B1- the 2001 legislative Regulation 2358/71, which is being the common organisation of the all the species covered by the market 1858 'per hectare aid' for the 2001 financial programme amended, does, however, provide for a market in seeds and fixing the organisation and to carry over the amounts year is set at 129 m €; Type IIa management committee for aid granted in the seeds sector of aid to be paid for the 2002/03 and seeds; this proposal, therefore, contrary to for the 2002/03 and 2003/04 2003/04 harvests. the practice for legislative proposals under marketing years - 2001/0099 the COD procedure, does not contain an amendment bringing the committee in question into line with the provisions of the comitology decision, No 468/99. Council Regulation amending 2001/0085 The purpose of the proposal is to amend the The maximum guaranteed quantities by Not part of 2001 none Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on AGRI payment period for compensatory aid for producer Member State are based on an legislative the common organisation of the rice, provided for by Regulation (EC) No average of the quantities produced in the programme market in rice 3072/95, by adopting the same dates as for preceding years. The amount of aid remains arable crops, provided for by Regulation unchanged, average expenditure on the (EC) No 1251/1999. COM is set to stabilise at close to its current level. The proposal is compatible with the financial planning and does not involve additional costs in terms of human resources or in terms of other administrative expenditure.

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Title Ref. Legal framework Financial aspects Legislative comitology Committee to general objective programme which allocated Council Regulation (EC) on the 2001/0103 Following an evaluation undertaken by the Chapter B1-22 'sheepmeat and goatmeat' for New measure in The proposal introduces a management common organisation of the AGRI Commission, the proposal aims to reform the 2002 financial year has a budget the 2001 legislative committee (cf. Article 24) under the market in sheepmeat and the COM in this sector. The measures allocation of 1620 m € for CAs and PAs; the programme comitology decision, No. 1999/468. goatmeat proposed include the introduction of the ewe financial impact would be compatible with the premium and the replacement of the budget allocations in the current financial deficiency payment by a flat-rate payment; perspective; the proposal will not entail on the other hand, the proposal aims to additional costs, either in terms of human retain certain aspects of the current regime resources or in terms of other administrative which have proven to be effective in expenditure; moreover, as regards the maintaining a balance on the markets. prevention of a risk of fraud or irregularity, the rules set out in the integrated management and control system are applicable.

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POST-SESSION.CONTROLE

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Political Scrutiny

Title Ref. In plenary Council Commission Comments Author Sitting position in Position in Session doc. adopted plenary plenary Procedure Treaty of Nice and the future of the European 2001/2022 Res. adopted Lindh Barnier 30/05/01 Action to be taken: Union AFCO with ams 30/05/01 - incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into the Treaties; A5-0168/2001 - Convention to submit a constitutional proposal to the IGC; work to start at beginning INI of 2002; - convening of a new IGC in second half of 2003; - adoption of the new Treaty in December 2003; - involvement of the accession countries as observers in the Convention; - correction of number of representatives in the EP specified for Hungary and the Czech Republic; - tasks of Commissioner with responsibility for external relations and High Representative for the CFSP to be placed in the hands of a Commission Vice-President; - appointment of a European public prosecutor to combat financial fraud; - committee to set the direction of and foster public debate; Environment policy and sustainable 2000/2322 Res. adopted Larsson Wallström Action to be taken: development: preparation for the Council ENVI with ams 30 May 2001 30 May 2001 - submission of a communication on sustainable development; end 2001; meeting in Gothenburg A5-0171/2001 - establish a 'Sustainable Development Council' to meet each spring and a committee INI which will essentially prepare for such spring Council meetings; June 2001; - development of standard set of guidelines for proper evaluation, follow-up and monitoring of the Cardiff process and the sustainable development process; - review of CAP and CFP in 2002; - submission of proposals on energy saving based on criteria with quantified and phased targets for the 2010-2025 period; - follow-up of Cardiff integration process in second half of 2002; - provision of adequate budgetary resources for the actions envisaged; - introduction and publication of results of a binding environmental impact assessment for all Commission decisions and legislative proposals; - review of Parliament's own methods of working with a view to devising working practices which promote sustainable development;

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Title Ref. In plenary Council Commission Comments Author Sitting position in Position in Session doc. adopted plenary plenary Procedure Bringing our needs and responsibilities together 2001/2004 Res. adopted Larsson Wallström Action to be taken: - integrating environmental issues with ENVI with ams 30 May 2001 30 May 2001 - assessment of the Union’s economic policy in all fields to make it possible to describe economic policy A5-0172/2001 its economy as sustainable from the ecological point of view; COS - review of the Union’s existing subsidy systems in accordance with criteria of sustainability; - submission of new proposals on energy and CO2 tax, taking into consideration the use of enhanced cooperation; - definition at EU level of a desirable minimum level for environmental indicators and minimum requirements for systematic incorporation in national statistical systems; - parliaments and governments of the Member States to shoulder their responsibility and implement existing European environmental directives and, within the foreseeable future, take the most necessary measures to promote the ecological compatibility of economic development in a gradual but continuous manner; Council and Commission mission to Korea …/… Joint res. Larsson 30 Wallström 30 Action to be taken: Political groups adopted May 2001 May 2001 - expansion of EU assistance in a measured way linked to North Korea's response to B5-0398/2001 international concerns with regard to progress on inter-Korean reconciliation, non- Council/ proliferation issues, respect for human rights and political and economic and structural Commission reforms and to coordinate their policies with the other major actors of the international statement community in order to enhance the dialogue with the DPRK; - support for the development of non-nuclear energy in the Korean peninsula; - continued humanitarian assistance; - monitoring of concrete results achieved in the context of the formal arrangements made for dialogue between the European Union and the DPRK on human rights issues; Specific programme of research and …/… …/… …/… Busquin 30/05/01 Action to be taken: technological development Commission - legislative procedure in progress. …/… Communication

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Title Ref. In plenary Council Commission Comments Author Sitting position in Position in Session doc. adopted plenary plenary Procedure Integrated European labour market 1998-1999 2001/2053 Res. adopted …/… Diamantopoulou Action to be taken: EMPL 31/05/01 - submission of a summary list of the main obstacles to cross-border and transnational A5-0169/2001 mobility; COS - wider access to EURES as regards both job requests and job offers so as to be able to carry out a review at the end of the 2000/01 and 2002/03 periods; - hearing with EURES advisers in order to gain a clearer idea of the bottlenecks in the organisation of the EURES system; - study of language problems that might hamper job seekers; - increased budget allocation for EURES, not least in preparation for EU enlargement; - high-level task force to be asked to submit suggestions and proposals for improving the EURES network by December 2001; - involvement of the European Parliament in reform of the EURES legal basis; such a reform must follow the codecision procedure;

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POST-SESSION.IMPACT

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Action taken by the Commission I. Legislative texts

In accordance with the agreement of 17 November 1994 between Parliament and the Commission on the procedure whereby the Commission informs Parliament of action taken on texts adopted in plenary, the tables below set out the action taken on texts adopted at the March 2001 part-sessions in: The analytical table of legislative amendments is based on the Interinstitutional Agreement on the Quality of Drafting of Legislative Texts of 12 December 1998 and on the possible horizontal nature of their coverage; The rate of acceptance of amendments for individual areas and the total rate of acceptance of the amended text varies from 0% to 100%. A rate of 100% shows total acceptance of Parliament's amendments by the Commission.

Title Ref; Rate of acceptance Comments Committee; Session doc.; Procedure Other rights powers aspects and final Financial Informing provisions provisions Parliament extensions exceptions acceptance Legal basis Transitional derogations. Fundamental Implementing measures and General rate of General rate

European Parliament and Council 1998/0277 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 100.00% 100.00% 2nd reading by Council scheduled for May 2001; conciliation directive on relating to heating systems JURI procedure seems unlikely; final adoption of the act possible for motor vehicles and their trailers, A5-0055/2001 in June 2001; and amending Council Directive COD ***II 70/156/EEC and repealing Council Directive 78/548/EEC European Parliament and Council 1999/0067 no am. no am. 75.00% no am. no am. no am. 28.57% 38.89% COM currently preparing its opinion. Council unlikely to directive on national emission ceilings ENVI adopt all Parliament's amendments. Conciliation will thus be for certain atmospheric pollutants A5-0067/2001 necessary. COD ***II European Parliament and Council 1998/0225 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 69.44% 69.44% COM currently preparing its opinion. Council unlikely to directive on the limitation of emissions ENVI adopt all Parliament's amendments. Conciliation will thus be of certain pollutants into the air from A5-0068/2001 necessary. large combustion plants COD ***II

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European Parliament and Council 2000/0019 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 100.00% 100.00% COM is going to amend its proposal to incorporate the two regulation amending Council ECON amendments. Dossier likely to be closed at first reading if Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 on the A5-0071/2001 there are no differences between the texts adopted by reclassification of settlements under COD ***I Parliament and by the Council. swaps arrangements and under forward rate agreements European Parliament and of the 2000/0169 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 33.33% 33.33% It is planned that the Environment Council of 7-8 June 2001 Council on public access to ENVI will reach a political agreement on a common position. That environmental information A5-0074/2001 common position should be finalised during the second half COD ***I of 2001 Council Decision setting up a European 2000/0824 ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** COM has not notified the action taken; crime prevention network LIBE A5-0070/2001 CNS * Council Directive on minimum 2000/0127 no am. 75.00% 50,00% no am. no am. 50,00% 27,78% 31,45% In view of the background to this dossier (first proposal for standards for giving temporary LIBE joint action under Title VI in 1997; amended proposal in protection in the event of a mass influx A5-0077/2001 1998; proposal for a directive under Titre IV in March 2000) of displaced persons and on measures CNS * and the prospects for reaching political agreement in the promoting a balance of efforts between Council in May 2001, it is not planned to submit an amended Member States in receiving such proposal; persons and bearing the consequences thereof Council Regulation on cooperation 2000/0823 ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** ***/*** COM has not notified the action taken; between the courts of the Member JURI States in the taking of evidence in civil A5-0073/2001 and commercial matters CNS * Council regulation on the common 2000/0250 no am. no am. 0,00% 0,00% no am. 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% COM does not intend to amend the proposal; this proposal organisation of the markets in the AGRI was considered at the Agriculture Council on 19/20 March sugar sector A5-0081/2001 2001. The Council asked the SAC to draw up a decision to CNS * be taken by the Agriculture Council at its next meeting.

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II. Other texts

Text title; Ref. Pol. Gr. Session doc. Procedure Recipients Commission Comments or reference Committee document describing action taken Report by the Standing Working Group on the safe 1998/2083 RETT A5-0040/2001 COS COM, Council, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM intends to take action post votum transport of radioactive material in the European gvts Union Action Plan to Improve Energy Efficiency in the 2000/2265 ITRE A5-0054/2001 COS COM, Council, Mem St. SP(2001)1329 COM intends to take action post votum European Community parls Proceedings of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary 2000/2106 DEVE A5-0057/2001 INI ACP-EU Council, ACP- SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post Assembly in 2000 EU JPA, Mem. St. parls, votum ACP nat. parls, COM EU Election Assistance and Observation 2000/2137 AFET A5-0060/2001 COS Council, COM SP(2001)1329 COM intends to take action post votum The Organisation and Management of the Internet 2000/2140 ITRE A5-0063/2001 COS Council, COM, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM intends to take action post votum – International and European Policy Issues 1998- gvts and parls 2000 European Parliament's recommendations to the 2001/2028 ITRE A5-0076/2001 INI COM, Council SP(2001)1329 COM intends to take action post votum Commission on the negotiations conducted within the WTO framework on the Built-In Agenda Commission's 1999 Annual Report 'Protecting the 2001/2036 CONT A5-0078/2001 COS Council, COM, Director SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post Communities' financial interests - the fight against of OLAF, CoJ, CoA votum fraud' Future of the Biotechnology Industry 2000/2100 ITRE A5-0080/2001 INI Council, COM, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM intends to take action post votum and appl. country gvts, WTO Commission recommendation on the broad 2001/2008 ECON A5-0082/2001 INI Council, COM, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM intends to take action post votum economic policy guidelines gvts and parls Common Strategy of the European Union on 2000/2116 AFET A5-0083/2001 COS Council, COM, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post Ukraine gvts and parls, votum Ukrainian gvt Strengthening of European Union capabilities for …/… AFET B5-0012/2001 …/… COM, Council, Mem. SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post civilian aspects of conflict prevention and crisis B5-0013/2001 States votum management B5-0172/01 /CORR

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Text title; Ref. Pol. Gr. Session doc. Procedure Recipients Commission Comments or reference Committee document describing action taken Final report of the Committee of Wise Men on the …/… ECON B5-0016/2001 …/… Council, COM, Heads of SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post Regulation of European Securities Markets B5-0017/2001 State and/or gvt of the votum B5-0173/2001 Mem. States, FESCO The information and communication strategy of the …/… CULT B5-0174/2001 …/… Council, COM, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM intends to take action post votum EU gvts Preparations for the European Council which will …/… Political B5-0175/2001 …/… European Council, SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post take place in Stockholm on 23/24 March 2001 groups Council, COM, Mem. St. votum and appl. country gvts and parls Floods in Mozambique …/… Political B5-0176/2001 …/… Council, COM, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post groups parls, gvt and National votum People's Assembly of Mozambique, OAU, UN Sec. Gen. Access to drugs for HIV/AIDS victims in the Third …/… Political B5-0182/2001 …/… Council, COM, WTO, SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post World groups EU-ACP JPA, OAU votum

Situation in Zimbabwe …/… Political B5-0183/2001 …/… COM, Council, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post groups gvts, gvt and parl. of votum Zimbabwe, ACP/EU JPA OAU Sec. Gen. and Commonwealth Sec. Gen. Afghanistan …/… Political B5-0184/2001 …/… Council, COM, Taliban SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post groups authorities, Northern votum Alliance, govts of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, China, Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, UNESCO, the Arab Group in UNESCO, the Islamic Organisation for Education and the UN Security Council

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Text title; Ref. Pol. Gr. Session doc. Procedure Recipients Commission Comments or reference Committee document describing action taken Children abducted by one of their parents …/… Political B5-0185/2001 …/… EU Presidency, Council, SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post groups COM, gvt of Kenya, votum President of Kenya (Mr Moi), UN Sec. Gen. Kidnapping of Portuguese citizens in Cabinda …/… Political B5-0186/2001 …/… Council, COM, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post groups gvts and parls, gvt and votum National Assembly of Angola, UN, the leaders of FLEC and FLEC- Renovada Situation in Kalimantan …/… Political B5-0187/2001 …/… Council, COM, gvt of SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post groups Indonesia votum Situation in Turkmenistan …/… Political B5-0188/2001 …/… Council, COM, Mem. St. SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post groups gvts, OSCE gvts, gvt of votum Turkmenistan UN Conference on illicit trafficking in small and light …/… Political B5-0189/2001 …/… Council, COM, ÚN Sec. SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post weapons in all its aspects to be held in July 2001 groups Gen. votum Humanitarian disaster in Mongolia …/… Political B5-0191/2001 …/… Council, COM, FAO, SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post groups President, gvt and parl votum of Mongolia Situation on the border between Kosovo and the …/… Political B5-0230/2001 …/… COM, Council, High SP(2001)1329 COM does not intend to take action post Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia groups Representative of votum CFSP, gvt of FYROM, NATO, UNMIK, gvt of Bosnia and Herzegovina, gvts of FRY and Montenegro

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Final legislative acts

total time for adoption of act: 15 yrs 4 months

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Title Ref;Committee; Rate of acceptance Comments Procedure powers informing provisions Parliament extensions exceptions Legal basis Legal acceptance derogations, Implementing General rate of rate General final provisions final Transitional and Transitional Financial aspects Financial Fundamental rights Fundamental Other measures and measures Other European Parliament and Council 2000/0034 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 100.00% no am. 100.00% Act adopted by the Council by QM; regulation on the closure and DEVE Parliament's first-reading amendments liquidation of projects adopted by the COD ***II were incorporated into the Council Commission under Council common position subject to a number Regulation (EC) No 213/96 on the of drafting changes; implementation of the European Communities investment partners total time for adoption of act: 14 financial instrument for the countries months of Latin America, Asia, the Mediterranean region and South Africa European Parliament and Council 2000/0131 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. does not Act adopted by the Council by QM; Directive amending Directive JURI apply 94/58/EEC on the minimum level of COD ***I total time for adoption of act: 10 training of seafarers (codified version) months

Regulation of the European 1999/0264 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 100.00% 100.00% Act adopted by Council by QM; Parliament and of the Council RETT Parliament's first-reading amendment concerning the distribution of COD ***I was accepted by the Council; authorisations among Member States received through the Agreements total time for adoption of act: 1 yr 3 between the European Community months; and the Republic of Bulgaria and between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport

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total time for adoption of act: 2 months

Council Directive on the 2000/0108 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. does not Act adopted by Council unanimously; approximation of the laws of the JURI apply Member States relating to the CNS * total time for adoption of act: 8 safeguarding of employees' rights in months the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses (codified version)

Council regulation extending for a 2000/0252 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 0,00% 0,00% Act adopted by Council by QM and period of up to one year the financing AGRI accompanied by a declaration (28/01) of certain quality and marketing CNS * by the Spanish delegation; improvement plans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No total time for adoption of act: 5 1035/72 months

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PART -SESSION FROM 11 ΤΟ 14 JUNE 2001

Strasbourg

Summary of resolutions and decisions adopted, subjects discussed in plenary and action taken

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POST-SESSION.VIEW

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Session JUIN 2001 Strasbourg

Travaux législatifs Contrôle politique

codécison consultation Conseil, Commission Rapports requérant l'avis du PE Déclarations, Communications

prescriptions minimales de sécurité lutte contre la peste porcine Conseil européen de Göteborg exploitation des biens culturels aménagement du temps de travail modif. directive 91/630 SPG 2002-2004 approvisionnement pétrolier de l'Union ozone dans l'air ambiant "normes minimales pour la protect. des porcs" bien-être des animaux implants en silicone protection des forêts contre les incendies modification de la directive 77/388/CEE technologies de l'information protection des forêts contre la pollution atmosphérique coordination des interventions et des communications-TIC arbres fruitiers: détermination du potentiel de production de protection civile développement du service extérieur statistiques structurelles des entreprises lutte contre la traite des êtres humains processus ASEM TELECOM: service universel et droits des utilisateurs modif. du règl.1259/99 "régime de soutien direct" Questions orales Débat d'actualité Agence européenne pour la sécurité maritime modif. du règl.2792/99 "actions struct.-pêche" système de suivi, de contrôle et d'information Comores: protocole pêche du trafic maritime DOM, Açores, Madère, îles Canaries Autorité alimentaire européenne mesures spécifiques pour certains produits agricoles groupe spécial de l'OMC/section 211 convention sur l'interdiction conditions et règles sanitaires modif. du règl.1254/99 "OCM viande bovine" des armes biologiques et à toxines applicables aux sous-produits animaux modif. du règl.1696/71 "OCM houblon" République centrafricaine Fonds d'indemnisation pour les dommages modif. du règl. 549/69 Egypte dus à la pollution par les hydrocarbures règl. "cessation définitive de fonctions " Angola compte rendus d'évenements Kosovo: aide financière exceptionnelle Tchad dans l'aviation civile décision-cadre: lutte contre l'exploitation sexuelle Guatemala des enfants et la pédopornographie Afghanistan modif. directive2000/29/CE "organismes nuisibles" Népal Malaisie avis conforme

modification du règlement 1260/99 fonds structurels

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le globe en séance

Conseil européen de Göteborg Kosovo : aide financière

Egypte:droits de l'Homme

Afghanistan: droits de l'Homme

Népal: état de la situation Guatemala: droits de l'Homme

Tchad: fraude électorale Malaisie: droits de l'Homme

Situation en République Centrafricaine Angola: état de la situation

DOM, Açores, Madère, Canaries : produits agricoles

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A m en dem en ts législatifs - Procédu re de codécision

com m P A RL P E : nom bre absolu des am . adoptés en séance Gr. P ol.: nom bre absolu des am . adoptés en séance A m . dép o sés en séan ce

A5-0208/2001 Sterckx 2000/0325 RETT

A5-0205/2001 Mastorakis 2 000/032 7 R ETT

A5-0203/2001 Collins 2000/0343 RETT

A5-0201/2001 Esclopé 2000/0326 RETT

A5-0182/2001 Redondo Jiménez 2000/0291 AGRI

A5-0200/2001 Paulsen 2000/0259 ENVI

A 5-0198 /2 0 0 1 Whitehead 2000/0286 ENVI

A 5-0 185/2 0 0 1 Paulsen 2000/0230 ENVI

A5-0181/2001 Lulling 2001/0023 JURI

A5-0202/2001 Harbour 2000/0183 JURI

A5-0187/2001 Davies 1999/0068 ENVI

A5-0196/2001 Hughes 1998/0319 EM PL

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

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A m endem ents législatifs - procédure de consultation

co m m P A R L P E : nom bre absolu des am . adop tés en séance G r. Pol.: nom bre absolu des am . adop tés en séance A m . dép osés en séance

2001/0088 PECH A5-0192/2001 Perez Royo

2001/0035 PECH A5-0190/2001 Fraga Estévez

2000/0310 PECH A 5-0 189 /2 0 0 1 Po ignant

2001/0021 AGRI A5-0210/2001 Busk

2000/0330 AGRI A5-0204/2001 Mayer

2000/0317 AGRI A 5-0 19 7/2 0 0 1 M a rtinez

2000/0316 AGRI A 5-0 19 7/2 0 0 1 M a rtinez

2000/0314 AGRI A 5-0 19 7/2 0 0 1 M a rtinez

2000/0313 AGRI A 5-0 19 7/2 0 0 1 M a rtinez

2000/0309 AGRI A5-0195/2001 Martinez

2000/0308 AGRI A 5-0 19 5/2 0 0 1 M a rtinez

2000/0307 AGRI A5-0195/2001 Martinez

2000/0335 AGRI A5-0184/2001 Graeffe zu Baringdorf

2000/0214 AGRI A5-0143/2001 Redondo Jimenez

2000/0248 ENVI A5-0180/2001 Gonzalez Alvarez

2001/0027 JURI A5-0194/2001 Miller

2000/0289 ECON A 5-0 14 9 /2 0 0 1 T o rre s M a rq ue s

2001/0025 LIBE A5-0206/2011 Karamanou

2001/0024 LIBE A5-0183/2001 Klamt

2001/0045 AFET A5-0209/2001 Brok

0 1020304050607080

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POST-SESSION. LEG

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Legislative Work

I. Legislative Procedures

Key: ***III: Conciliation - ***II: Codecision - second reading - ***I: Codecision – first reading - ***: Assent procedure - *: Consultation

Title Author Ref. Procedure In plenary Sitting adopted Council Commission Session doc. position in plenary position in Rapporteur plenary

European Parliament and Council directive on the organisation EMPL 1998/0319 COD ***II common pos. amended 14 June 2001 …/… de Palacio of the working time of persons whose occupation is the A5-0196/2001 13 June 2001 performance of mobile road-transport activities Hughes European Parliament and Council directive amending Council EMPL 1998/0327 COD ***II common pos. approved 14 June 2001 …/… de Palacio Directive 89/655/EEC concerning the minimum safety and A5-0156/2001 13 June 2001 health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers Skinner at work (2nd individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) European Parliament and Council Regulation of the amending ENVI 1999/0159 COD ***II common pos. approved 13 June 2001 …/… Fischler Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the A5-0179/2001 12 June 2001 Community’s forests against atmospheric pollution Redondo Jimenez European Parliament and Council Regulation amending ENVI 1999/0160 COD ***II common pos. approved 13 June 2001 …/… Fischler Council Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92 on protection of the A5-0179/2001 12 June 2001 Community’s forests against fire Redondo Jimenez European Parliament and Council directive on relating to ENVI 1999/0068 COD ***II common pos. amended 13 June 2001 …/… Wallström ozone in ambient air A5-0187/2001 12 June 2001 Davies

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Title Author Ref. Procedure In plenary Sitting adopted Council Commission Session doc. position in plenary position in Rapporteur plenary

European Parliament and Council directive on universal JURI 2000/0183 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 13 June 2001 …/… Liikanen service and users' rights relating to electronic communications A5-0202/2001 12 June 2001 networks and services Harbour European Parliament and Council Regulation amending JURI 2001/0023 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 13 June 2001 …/… Solbes Mira Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 concerning structural A5-0181/2001 12 June 2001 business statistics Lulling European Parliament and Council regulation laying down the ENVI 2000/0286 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 12 June 2001 …/… Byrne general principles and requirements of food law, establishing A5-0198/2001 12 June 2001 the European Food Authority, and laying down procedures in Whitehead matters of food safety European Parliament and Council directive amending Council ENVI 2000/0230 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 12 June 2001 …/… Byrne Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health A5-0185/2001 12 June 2001 requirements for animal by-products Paulsen European Parliament and Council regulation laying down the ENVI 2000/0259 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 12 June 2001 …/… Byrne general principles and requirements of food law, establishing A5-0200/2001 12 June 2001 the European Food Authority, and laying down procedures in Paulsen matters of food safety European Parliament and Council directive concerning AGRI 2000/0291 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 13 June 2001 without debate without debate statistical surveys in order to determine the production A5-0182/2001 potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees Redondo Jimenez European Parliament and Council regulation on the RETT 2000/0326 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… de Palacio establishment of a fund for the compensation of oil pollution A5-0201/2001 13 June 2001 damage in European waters and related measures Esclopé European Parliament and Council directive on occurrence RETT 2000/0343 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… de Palacio reporting in civil aviation A5-0203/2001 13 June 2001 Collins Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council RETT 2000/0327 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… de Palacio establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency A5-0205/2001 13 June 2001 Mastorakis European Parliament and Council directive establishing a RETT 2000/0325 COD ***I legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… de Palacio Community monitoring, control and information system for A5-0208/2001 13 June 2001 maritime traffic Sterckx Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 RETT 2000/0306 AVC *** legislative prop. approved 14 June 2001 without debate without debate laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds A5-0164/2001 Markov

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Title Author Ref. Procedure In plenary Sitting adopted Council Commission Session doc. position in plenary position in Rapporteur plenary

Council decision on further exceptional financial assistance to AFET 2001/0045 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Solbes Mira Kosovo A5-0209/2001 13 June 2001 Brok Council framework decision on combating trafficking in human LIBE 2001/0024 CNS * legislative prop. amended 12 June 2001 …/... Vitorino beings A5-0183/2001 11 June 2001 Klamt Council Framework Decision on combating the sexual LIBE 2001/0025 CNS * legislative prop. amended 12 June 2001 …/… Vitorino exploitation of children and child pornography A5-0206/2001 11 June 2001 Karamanou Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view ECON 2000/0289 CNS * legislative prop. amended 13 June 2001 …/... Bolkestein to simplifying, modernising and harmonising the conditions laid A5-0149/2001 12 June 2001 down for invoicing in respect of value added tax Torres Marques Council regulation introducing special measures to terminate JURI 2001/0027 CNS * legislative prop. amended 13 June 2001 …/… Kinnock the service of officials of the Commission of the European A5-0194/2001 12 June 2001 Communities as part of the reform of the Commission Miller Council regulation amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, JURI 2001/0028 CNS * legislative prop. approved 13 June 2001 …/… Kinnock EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and A5-0194/2001 12 June 2001 other servants of the European Communities to whom the Miller provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply Council decision establishing a Community mechanism for the ENVI 2000/0248 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler coordination of civil protection intervention in the event of A5-0180/2001 14 June 2001 emergencies Gonzalez Alvarez Council directive on Community measures for the control of AGRI 2000/0214 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Byrne classical swine fever A5-0143/2001 14 June 2001 Redondo Jimenez Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 AGRI 2000/0335 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler establishing common rules for direct support schemes under A5-0184/2001 14 June 2001 the Common Agricultural Policy Graefe zu Baringdorf Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 AGRI 2000/0307 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural A5-0195/2001 14 June 2001 products for the benefit of the French overseas departments as Martinez regards the structural measures

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Title Author Ref. Procedure In plenary Sitting adopted Council Commission Session doc. position in plenary position in Rapporteur plenary

Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 AGRI 2000/0308 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira A5-0195/2001 14 June 2001 relating to certain agricultural products as regards the Martinez structural measures Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 AGRI 2000/0309 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with A5-0195/2001 14 June 2001 regard to certain agricultural products as regards the structural Martinez measures Council regulation introducing specific measures for certain AGRI 2000/0313 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler agricultural products for the French overseas departments A5-0197/2001 14 June 2001 Martinez Council regulation introducing specific measures for certain AGRI 2000/0314 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler agricultural products for the French overseas departments A5-0197/2001 14 June 2001 Martinez Council regulation introducing specific measures for certain AGRI 2000/0316 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira A5-0197/2001 14 June 2001 Martinez Council regulation introducing specific measures for certain AGRI 2000/0317 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler agricultural products for the Canary Islands A5-0197/2001 14 June 2001 Martinez Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on AGRI 2000/0330 CNS * legislative prop. amended 13 June 2001 without debate without debate the common organisation of the market in hops A5-0204/2001 Mayer Council directive amending Directive 91/630/EEC laying down AGRI 2001/0021 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Byrne minimum standards for the protection of pigs A5-0210/2001 13 June 2001 Busk Council directive amending Council Directive 2000/29/EC on AGRI 2001/0090 CNS * legislative prop. approved 13 June 2001 without report without report protective measures against the introduction into the C5-0162/2001 Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products procedure without and against their spread within the Community report Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 PECH 2000/0310 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding A5-0189/2001 14 June 2001 Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector Poignant

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Title Author Ref. Procedure In plenary Sitting adopted Council Commission Session doc. position in plenary position in Rapporteur plenary

Council regulation derogating from certain provisions of PECH 2001/0035 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the A5-0190/2001 14 June 2001 detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community Fraga Estévez structural assistance in the fisheries sector Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out PECH 2001/0088 CNS * legislative prop. amended 14 June 2001 …/… Fischler the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for A5-0192/2001 14 June 2001 in the Agreement between the European Economic Perez Royo Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 28 February 2001 to 27 February 2004

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Legislative amendments

The breakdown of amendments adopted in plenary are classified in accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement on the Quality of Drafting of Community Legislation, OJ C 73, 17.3.1999. The column “particular aspects of amendments adopted” shows whether any of the following have been dealt with: L: legal basis, ?: Charter of Fundamental Rights, ΑΩ: time aspects, <=>: comitology, €: budget impact, i-PE: information law, [X]: anti-fraud measures. The symbol "e.a", means that amendments adopted can refer to Treaty principles, other acts in force, the organisation of the procedure, wording, etc.

Title Ref. Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Committee amendments . adopted Rapporteur Session doc. Procedure Title scope groups powers Annexes Preamble measures In plenary provisions provisions Definitions Rights and Procedural Originating obligations Subject and Transitional Particular aspects of with political In committee Implementing amendments adopted Implementing Deletion of of Deletion text European Parliament and 1998/0319 2202012830400002"e.a" Council directive on the EMPL organisation of the working time A5-0196/2001 of persons whose occupation is Hughes the performance of mobile road- COD ***II transport activities European Parliament and 1999/0068 25817021200100020Α Council directive on relating to ENVI Ω ozone in ambient air A5-0187/2001 Davies COD ***II European Parliament and 2000/0183 626660518209023081Α Council directive on universal JURI Ω service and users' rights relating A5-0202/2001 to electronic communications Harbour i-PE networks and services COD ***I European Parliament and 2001/0023 1001001000000090"e.a" Council Regulation amending JURI Regulation (EC, Euratom) No A5-0181/2001 58/97 concerning structural Lulling business statistics COD ***I

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Title Ref. Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Committee amendments . adopted Rapporteur Session doc. Procedure Title scope groups powers Annexes Preamble measures In plenary provisions provisions Definitions Rights and Procedural Originating obligations Subject and Transitional Particular aspects of with political In committee Implementing amendments adopted Implementing Deletion of of Deletion text European Parliament and 2000/0230 101 00100000000ΑΩ Council directive amending ENVI Council Directives 90/425/EEC A5-0185/2001 and 92/118/EEC as regards Paulsen health requirements for animal COD ***I by-products European Parliament and 2000/0286 189 6 184 1 23 73 17 0 14 36 7 0 0 13 ΑΩ Council regulation laying down ENVI € the general principles and A5-0198/2001 requirements of food law, Whitehead <=> establishing the European Food COD ***I i-PE Authority, and laying down [X] procedures in matters of food safety European Parliament and 2000/0259 9928901338003110303ΑΩ Council regulation laying down ENVI <=> the health rules concerning A5-0200/2001 animal by-products not intended Paulsen [X] for human consumption COD ***I European Parliament and 2000/0291 202 00200000000"e.a" Council directive concerning AGRI statistical surveys in order to A5-0182/2001 determine the production Redondo potential of plantations of certain Jiménez species of fruit trees COD ***I

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Title Ref. Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Committee amendments . adopted Rapporteur Session doc. Procedure Title scope groups powers Annexes Preamble measures In plenary provisions provisions Definitions Rights and Procedural Originating obligations Subject and Transitional Particular aspects of with political In committee Implementing amendments adopted Implementing Deletion of of Deletion text European Parliament and 2000/0326 332341101140223001ΑΩ Council regulation on the RETT <=> establishment of a fund for the A5-0201/2001 compensation of oil pollution Esclopé i-PE damage in European waters and COD ***I related measures European Parliament and 2000/0343 1111001700010001ΑΩ Council directive on occurrence RETT reporting in civil aviation A5-0203/2001 Collins COD ***I Regulation of the European 2000/0327 17319015003100000ΑΩ Parliament and of the Council RETT € establishing a European Maritime A5-0205/2001 Safety Agency Mastorakis i-PE COD ***I [X] European Parliament and 2000/0325 28028071400311002ΑΩ Council directive establishing a RETT i-PE Community monitoring, control A5-0208/2001 and information system for Sterckx maritime traffic COD ***I Council decision on further 2001/0045 1501517100204000L exceptional financial assistance AFET ΑΩ to Kosovo A5-0209/2001 Brok € CNS * <=>

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Title Ref. Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Committee amendments . adopted Rapporteur Session doc. Procedure Title scope groups powers Annexes Preamble measures In plenary provisions provisions Definitions Rights and Procedural Originating obligations Subject and Transitional Particular aspects of with political In committee Implementing amendments adopted Implementing Deletion of of Deletion text Council framework decision on 2001/0024 43438171410509001? combating trafficking in human LIBE i-PE beings A5-0183/2001 Klamt CNS * Council Framework Decision on 2001/0025 36634021710606002ΑΩ combating the sexual exploitation LIBE of children and child pornography A5-0206/2011 Karamanou CNS * Council directive amending 2000/0289 25124011510003004ΑΩ Directive 77/388/EEC with a view ECON to simplifying, modernising and A5-0149/2001 harmonising the conditions laid Torres down for invoicing in respect of Marques value added tax CNS * Council regulation introducing 2001/0027 20020110800100000ΑΩ special measures to terminate JURI € the service of officials of the A5-0194/2001 Commission of the European Miller i-PE Communities as part of the CNS * reform of the Commission Council decision establishing a 2000/0248 4144201113001000044<=> Community mechanism for the ENVI coordination of civil protection A5-0180/2001 intervention in the event of Gonzalez emergencies Alvarez CNS *

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Title Ref. Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Committee amendments . adopted Rapporteur Session doc. Procedure Title scope groups powers Annexes Preamble measures In plenary provisions provisions Definitions Rights and Procedural Originating obligations Subject and Transitional Particular aspects of with political In committee Implementing amendments adopted Implementing Deletion of of Deletion text Council directive on Community 2000/0214 32233051720601020ΑΩ measures for the control of AGRI € classical swine fever A5-0143/2001 Redondo <=> Jimenez i-PE CNS * Council regulation amending 2000/0335 404 02000002000€ Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 AGRI establishing common rules for A5-0184/2001 direct support schemes under the Graefe zu Common Agricultural Policy Baringdorf CNS * Council regulation amending 2000/0307 1101005200001101ΑΩ Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 AGRI € introducing specific measures in A5-0195/2001 respect of certain agricultural Martinez products for the benefit of the CNS * French overseas departments as regards the structural measures Council regulation amending 2000/0308 1201004300002100L Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 AGRI ΑΩ concerning specific measures for A5-0195/200 the Azores and Madeira relating Martinez € to certain agricultural products as CNS * i-PE regards the structural measures

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Title Ref. Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Committee amendments . adopted Rapporteur Session doc. Procedure Title scope groups powers Annexes Preamble measures In plenary provisions provisions Definitions Rights and Procedural Originating obligations Subject and Transitional Particular aspects of with political In committee Implementing amendments adopted Implementing Deletion of of Deletion text Council regulation amending 2000/0309 1201005200002100L Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 AGRI ΑΩ concerning specific measures for A5-0195/2001 the Canary Islands with regard to Martinez € certain agricultural products as CNS * i-PE regards the structural measures Council regulation introducing 2000/0313 41041099004012034ΑΩ specific measures for certain AGRI € agricultural products for the A5-0197/2001 French overseas departments Martinez <=> CNS * i-PE Council regulation introducing 2000/0314 6906701718001029020ΑΩ specific measures for certain AGRI € agricultural products for the A5-0197/2001 Azores and Madeira Martinez CNS * Council regulation introducing 2000/0316 5305201312005017023ΑΩ specific measures for certain AGRI € agricultural products for the A5-0197/2001 Canary Islands Martinez <=> CNS * i-PE Council regulation amending 2000/0317 404 02000200000L Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 AGRI on the common organisation of A5-0197/2001 the market in beef and veal Martinez CNS *

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Title Ref. Absolute number of Breakdown of amendments Committee amendments . adopted Rapporteur Session doc. Procedure Title scope groups powers Annexes Preamble measures In plenary provisions provisions Definitions Rights and Procedural Originating obligations Subject and Transitional Particular aspects of with political In committee Implementing amendments adopted Implementing Deletion of of Deletion text Council regulation amending 2000/0330 505 02300000000ΑΩ Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on AGRI the common organisation of the A5-0204/2001 market in hops Mayer CNS * Council directive amending 2001/0021 330310106002011101ΑΩ Directive 91/630/EEC laying AGRI i-PE down minimum standards for the A5-0210/2001 protection of pigs Busk CNS * Council regulation amending 2000/0310 538 05000001110L Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 PECH ΑΩ laying down the detailed rules A5-0189/2001 and arrangements regarding Poignant Community structural assistance CNS * in the fisheries sector Council regulation derogating 2001/0035 101 00100000000ΑΩ from certain provisions of Council PECH Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 A5-0190/2001 laying down the detailed rules Fraga Estévez and arrangements regarding CNS * Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector

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POST-SESSION.CONTROLE

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Political Scrutiny

Title Ref. In plenary Council Commission Comments Author Sitting adopted position in position in Session doc. plenary plenary Procedure Council Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92 on the 2000/2246 Res. adopted …/… Bolkestein Action to be taken: export of cultural goods and Council Directive CULT 12 June 2001 11 June 2001 - campaign in the Member States and candidate countries to raise 93/7/EEC on the return of cultural objects A5-0122/2001 awareness unlawfully removed from the territory of a COS - public catalogue of cultural goods Member State - revision of Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92 - Green Paper before 31 December 2001 - digital information network Communication from the Commission on the 2000/2335 Res. adopted with ams …/… de Palacio Action to be taken: European Union's oil supply ITRE 14 June 2001 13 June 2001 - long-term strategies to diversify the EU’s imports A5-0163/2001 - encouragement of use and production of biofuels in the candidate COS countries - elimination of distortions of competition - coordination mechanism between the General Affairs Council, the ECOFIN Council and the Transport Council - retention of the ALTERNER II and SAVE II programmes Petitions declared admissible concerning 2001/2068 Res. adopted …/… Liikanen Action to be taken: silicone implants (Petitions Nos 470/1998 PETI 13 June 2001 12 June 2001 - presentation of measures to ensure that implants meet the highest and 771/1998) A5-0186/2001 possible standard of safety and quality Own-init. Information and Communication 2000/2327 Res. adopted with ams …/… Bolkestein Action to be taken: Technologies (ICT) and developing countries DEVE 12 June 2001 11 June 2001 - creation of a reliable and transparent legal ad regulatory environment in A5-0191/2001 developing countries Own-init. - ICT to remain a targeted EDF activity - definition of a common and coherent policy for ICT - creation of appropriate administrative structure at the Commission - presentation of a follow-up report for 2003

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Title Ref. In plenary Council Commission Comments Author Sitting adopted position in position in Session doc. plenary plenary Procedure Commission communication on the 2000/2292 Res. adopted with ams …/… Patten Action to be taken: development of the external service AFET 14 June 2001 12 June 2001 - measures for delegation officials A5-0199/2001 - consideration of possibility of incorporating national external services into COS the Community’s external service - creation of new delegations on the basis of criteria - consideration of the possibility of a rolling fund - bench-mark exercise by 15 October 2001 Commission Working Document: 2000/2243 Res. adopted with ams …/… Patten Action to be taken: Perspectives and Priorities for the ASEM AFET 13 June 2001 12 June 2001 - regular information for Parliament on developments in the ASEM process Process (Asia Europe Meeting) into the new A5-0207/2001 - monitoring at each ASEM summit of progress in the field of human rights; decade COS - presentation of a new proposal in view of the ASEM IV summit - visas for the Taiwanese Government authorities - convening of an Asia-Europe parliamentary meeting (ASEP II) in 2002 Animal welfare …/… …/… Winberg Byrne - preparation of Commission guidelines Commission 11 June 11 June 2001 - list of current initiatives …/… 2001 Commission statement WTO Panel/Section 211 …/… …/… Danielsson Lamy - reminder of each institution’s prerogatives ITRE 12 June 12 June 2001 - justification of procedures undertaken by the Commission B5-0326/2001 2001 QUO- Council Proposal for a Council regulation setting up a …/… …/… …/… Lamy - presentation of the main features of the Commission proposal doubly system of generalised preferences for 2002- Commission 12 June 2001 based on the common trade policy and the EU strategy on sustainable 2004 …/… development and combating poverty Communication The Compliance Protocol for the Biological …/… Joint res. adopted …/… Byrne Action to be taken: and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) Political groups 14 June 2001 14 June 2001 - recommendation that the final version of the protocol establish a modern B5-0434/2001 and open verification regime Topical debate - consideration of problems at the Göteborg Summit with the US President The situation in the Central African Republic …/… Joint res. adopted …/… Byrne Action to be taken: Political groups 14 June 2001 14 June 2001 - cessation of hostilities B5-0431/2001 - increase in humanitarian aid Topical debate

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Title Ref. In plenary Council Commission Comments Author Sitting adopted position in position in Session doc. plenary plenary Procedure Human rights in Guatemala …/… Joint res. adopted with …/… Byrne Action to be taken: Political groups ams 14 June 2001 - monitoring of progress B5-0430/2001 14 June 2001 Debate – human rights The Presidential elections in Chad …/… Joint res. adopted …/… Byrne Action to be taken: Political groups 14 June 2001 14 June 2001 - team of monitors to be sent to the next elections B5-0439/2001 - funding of programmes to prevent future technical and electoral Topical debate irregularities - examination of the possibility of using the consultation procedure under Article 96 of the Cotonou Convention Human rights in Egypt …/… Joint res. adopted …/… Byrne Action to be taken: Political groups 14 June 2001 14 June 2001 - assurance of a fair trial for Dr Ibrahim B5-0440/2001 - strengthening of the MEDA programme for democracy Debate – human rights Malaysia …/… Joint res. adopted …/… Byrne Action to be taken: Political groups 14 June 2001 14 June 2001 - questions to be raised at the EU-Malaysia Partenariat on 5-6 November B5-0433/2001 2001 Topical debate The further human rights abuses by the …/… Joint res. adopted with …/… Byrne Action to be taken: Taliban regime in Afghanistan Political groups ams 14 June 2001 - review of diplomatic recognition of the Taliban regime B5-0427/2001 14 June 2001 - opening of an ECHO office in Dushanbe Debate – human rights The aftermath of the massacre of the royal …/… Joint res. adopted …/… Byrne Action to be taken: family in Nepal Political groups 14 June 2001 14 June 2001 - international observers to be included in the commission of inquiry B5-0428/2001 Topical debate The situation in Angola …/… Joint res. adopted with …/… Byrne Action to be taken: Political groups ams 14 June 2001 - conclusions of the expert reports called for by the UN to be taken into B5-0445/2001 14 June 2001 considération Topical debate The preparation of the European Council on …/… Joint res. adopted with Lindh Prodi Action to be taken: 15-16 June 2001 in Göteborg Political groups ams 13 June 13 June 2001 - proposals on the future of the EU, sustainable development, climate B5-0405/2001 13 June 2001 2001 change, the CFSP, trans-Atlantic relations, the Middle East and the FYROM Council/ Commission statement

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POST-SESSION.IMPACT

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Action Taken by the Commission III. Legislative texts

In accordance with the agreement of 17 November 1994 between Parliament and the Commission on the procedure whereby the Commission informs Parliament of action taken on texts adopted in plenary, the tables below set out the action taken on texts adopted at the April 2001 part-session. The analysis of legislative amendments is based on the interinstitutional agreement on the drafting quality of legislative texts of 22 December 1998 and their general scope. The rate of acceptance of amendments for individual areas and the total rate of acceptance of the amended text varies from 0% to 100%. A rate of 100% shows total acceptance of Parliament's amendments by the Commission.

Title Ref; Rate of acceptance Comments Committee; Session doc.; Procedure Other rights powers aspects and final Financial Informing measures Anti-fraud provisions provisions Parliament acceptance Legal basis Transitional derogations. Fundamental Implementing measures and General rate of General rate

Directive of the European 1999/0152 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% As the Commission rejected all the amendments an Parliament and of the Council LIBE amended proposal will not be drawn up. The amending Council Directive A5-0090/2001 Commission will do everything possible to ensure that 91/308/EEC on prevention of the COD ***II conciliation will be constructive and conclusive. use of the financial system for the Conciliation seems inevitable. purpose of money laundering

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European Parliament and Council 2000/0015 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% The Commission will continue to support the common directive amending Council AGRI position of the Council. Directive 79/373/EEC on the A5-0079/2001 The amendments that cannot be accepted by the circulation of compound COD ***II Commission concern an exact declaration of the feedingstuffs and repealing quantities of all feed materials in compound Commission Directive feedingstuffs for production animals and a recital calling 91/357/EEC on the Commission to prevent proposals for a positive list of permissible feed materials for feedingstuffs by 31 December 2001. The common position includes most of Parliament’s amendments at first reading (only the amendment on the positive list of feed materials is not included, on the grounds that it does not come within the scope of the proposal). The common position guarantees a level of security equivalent to that in the original proposal. European Parliament and Council 2000/0241 no am. no am. no am. 100.00% no am. 0.00% no am. 0.00% 33.33% The Commission will amend its proposal to incorporate regulation amending Council BUDG the amendment accepted. Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 as A5-0101-2001 The matter is not likely to be closed at first reading. concerns the use of ESA 95 in the COD ***I Parliament seems very keen for Amendments 2 and 3 determination of Member States’ to be incorporated into the regulation whereas the payments to the VAT-based own Council’s position is diametrically opposed. The Council resource will challenge the legality of attaching budget considerations to a statistical regulation. European Parliament and Council 2000/0077 no am. no am. 0.00% no am. no am. 50.00% no am. 60.92% 57,55% An amended proposal will be presented by the directive amending for the ENVI Commission. seventh time Council Directive A5-0095/2001 Final adoption is not due before 2002. 76/768/EEC on the approximation COD ***I The Swedish Presidency anticipated political agreement of the laws of the Member States on a common position or adoption of a common relating to cosmetic products position at the Home Affairs Council meeting on 30-31 March 2001.

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European Parliament and Council 2000/0119 no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% 30.00% no am. 52.50% 49.18% An amended proposal will be presented by the decision adopting a programme of ENVI Commission. Community action in the field of A5-0104/2001 Forecasts for the second reading seem more public health (2001-2006) COD ***I favourable than before. However conciliation cannot be ruled out, on budgetary matters for example. European Parliament and Council 2000/0023 no am. no am. 100.00% 20.00% no am. no am. no am. 32.69% 32.89% The Commission will adopt an amended proposal in regulation concerning the granting RETT good time, taking account of amendments it accepted, of aid for the coordination of A5-0096/2001 with some rewording. transport by rail, road and inland COD ***I The proposal for a regulation has not yet been waterway discussed by the Council’s working party on transport. On 17 January 2001 the proposal was presented to the working party on transport for a round-table discussion and for first reactions but no further meeting has been devoted to it since. The Belgian Presidency has not indicated that the proposal will have any priority. It will probably therefore be adopted in the second half of 2002. Council decision establishing a 2000/0240 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 60.00% no am. 34.29% 37.50% The amended Commission proposal was adopted on 24 European Judicial Network in civil LIBE April 2001. and commercial matters A5-0091/2001 The proposal was due to be adopted by the JHA CNS * Council on 28-29 May.

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Council decision establishing a 2000/0339 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% The Commission will prepare for incorporation of second phase of the programme LIBE the programmes in a general framework of incentives and exchanges, A5-0094/2001 corresponding to the area of freedom, security and training and cooperation for legal CNS * justice, which may eventually lead to presentation practitioners (Grotius II - General of framework programmes under Titles VI of the and Criminal) TEU and IV of the EC Treaty and another in the context of asylum and immigration, which will very probably be treated differently from other objectives. The Commission does not intend to amend its proposals. Parliament’s proposals for amendments have been examined by the Council. Probably due to be adopted by the JHA Council on 28- 29 May. Council decision establishing a 2000/0340 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% The Commission will prepare for incorporation of second phase of the programme LIBE the programmes in a general framework of incentives, exchanges, training A5-0094/2001 corresponding to the area of freedom, security and and cooperation for law CNS * justice, which may eventually lead to presentation enforcement authorities (Oisin II) of framework programmes under Titles VI of the TEU and IV of the EC Treaty and another in the context of asylum and immigration, which will very probably be treated differently from other objectives. The Commission does not intend to amend its proposals. Parliament’s proposals for amendments have been examined by the Council. Probably due to be adopted by the JHA Council on 28- 29 May.

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Council decision establishing a 2000/0341 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% The Commission will prepare for incorporation of second phase of the programme LIBE the programmes in a general framework of incentives, exchanges, training A5-0094/2001 corresponding to the area of freedom, security and and cooperation for persons CNS * justice, which may eventually lead to presentation responsible for combating trade in of framework programmes under Titles VI of the human beings and the sexual TEU and IV of the EC Treaty and another in the exploitation of children (Stop II) context of asylum and immigration, which will very probably be treated differently from other objectives. The Commission does not intend to amend its proposals. Parliament’s proposals for amendments have been examined by the Council. Probably due to be adopted by the JHA Council on 28- 29 May. Council decision establishing a 2000/0304 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% The Commission will prepare for incorporation of programme of incentives and LIBE the programmes in a general framework exchanges, training and A5-0094/2001 corresponding to the area of freedom, security and cooperation for the prevention of CNS * justice, which may eventually lead to presentation crime (Hippocrates) of framework programmes under Titles VI of the TEU and IV of the EC Treaty and another in the context of asylum and immigration, which will very probably be treated differently from other objectives. The Commission does not intend to amend its proposals. Parliament’s proposals for amendments have been examined by the Council. Probably due to be adopted by the JHA Council on 28- 29 May.

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Council regulation amending 2001/2043 no am. no am. 0.00% no am. no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% The Commission has no intention of changing its Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 AGRI proposal. establishing a support system for A5-0117/2001 On 24 and 25 April 2001 the Agriculture Council producers of certain arable crops CNS * reached political agreement on this proposal, which will make it possible to adopt it officially. Council decision on a financial 2000/0273 no am. no am. 100.00% 50.00% 0.00% no am. no am. no am. 50.00% The Commission does not intend to present an contribution by the Community to PECH amended proposal. certain expenditure incurred by A5-0098/2001 The Presidency’s compromise already contains the the Member States in CNS * amendments accepted. implementing the control, The Council was due to adopt the act as an A item in inspection and surveillance May 2001. systems applicable to the common fisheries policy

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IV. Other texts

text title; Ref. Pol. Gr. Session doc. Recipients Commission Comments or reference Committee document describing action taken Towards a barrier-free Europe for people with 2000/2296 EMPL A5-0084/2001 Council, Commission, Mem. States SP(2001)1535 COM intends to take action post votum disabilities Environmental issues of PVC 2000/2297 ENVI A5-0092/2001 Council, COM SP(2001)1535 COM intends to take action post votum The application of conduct of business rules under 2001/2038 ECON A5-0105/2001 Council, Commission, FESCO SP(2001)1535 COM intends to take action post votum Article 11 of the investment services directive (93/22/EEC) Upgrading the Investment Services Directive 2001/2039 ECON A5-0106/2001 Council, Commission, FESCO SP(2001)1535 COM intends to take action post votum (93/22/EEC) Fisheries: safety and causes of accidents 2000/2028 PECH A5-0087/2001 Council, Commission, Mem. States, SP(2001)1535 COM intends to take action post votum International Maritime Organisation, ILO, FAO A resolution, at the 57th session of the United Nations …/… Political B5-0269/2001 Council, Member States, UN SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, deploring groups Commission on Human Rights the human rights situation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) The Kyoto Conference objectives …/… Political B5-0267/2001 Council, Commission, UN, US Gvt SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum groups The abduction of Mr Tsiakourmas in Cyprus …/… Political B5-0266/2001 Council, Commission, Mem. States’ SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum groups gvts, gvts and parlts of Cyprus and Turkey, UN Secretary-General

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text title; Ref. Pol. Gr. Session doc. Recipients Commission Comments or reference Committee document describing action taken Sexual violence against women, particularly Catholic …/… Political B5-0261/2001 Council, Commission, authorities of the SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum nuns groups Holy See, the Council of Europe, the United Nations Human Rights Commission and the Governments of Botswana, Burundi, Brazil, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua-New Guinea, the Philippines, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Tanzania, Tonga, the United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe Human rights in Pakistan …/… Political B5-0265/2001 Council, Commission, Government SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum groups and Parliament of Pakistan, the SAARC and the Commonwealth The rights of homosexuals in Namibia …/… Political B5-0264/2001 EU Presidency, the Council, the SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum groups Commission, the Government of Namibia, the President of Namibia, Mr Nujoma, and the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations The situation in Mexico …/… Political B5-0262/2001 Council, Commission, the President SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum groups and Congress of the United Mexican States The situation in Somalia and the taking hostage of …/… Political B5-0263/2001 Council, Commission, the UN SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum humanitarian aid workers groups Secretary-General, the Somali Transitional National Government, the OAU, IGAD, the Djibouti Government and to Médecins sans Frontières Foot-and-mouth disease in the European Union …/… Commission B5-0304/2001 Council, Commission SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum The Stockholm European Council on 23/24 March …/… Council, B5-0244/2001 Council, Commission, the Heads of SP(2001)1535 COM intends to take action post votum 2001 Commission State and government of the Member States and the Forum of European Securities Commission

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text title; Ref. Pol. Gr. Session doc. Recipients Commission Comments or reference Committee document describing action taken The outcome of the European Council of 23/24 March …/… Council, B5-0252/2001 Council, Commission, the President SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum 2001 in Stockholm, with regard to foreign affairs Commission and Parliament of the Russian matters Federation, the Governments and Parliaments of Israel and Syria, the President of the Palestinian National Authority and the Palestinian Legislative Council, the Governments and Parliaments of North and South Korea, the Governments and Parliaments of FYROM and FRY and the UN Secretary-General The third UN Conference on the Least Developed …/… DEVE B5-0246/2001 Council, the Commission and the SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum Countries in Brussels (14-20 May 2001) Secretary-General of the United Nations The updating of certain legal aspects concerning intra- …/… Political B5-0249/2001 Council, Commission, Mem. States’ SP(2001)1535 COM intends to take action post votum EU investment groups gvts Scale fees and compulsory tariffs for certain liberal …/… JURI B5-0247/2001 Commission SP(2001)1535 COM does not intend to take action post votum professions

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Finalised legislative acts

Title Ref; Acceptance of European Parliament amendments Comments Committee; Procedure rights powers Informing extensions exceptions Parliament Legal basis acceptance derogations. Fundamental Implementing and provisions final provisions General rate of rate General Transitional and Other measures Other Financial aspects

European Parliament and Council decision 1997/0358 Joint text adopted The Council adopted the act by QM in on amending Decision No 1692/96/EC as DELE accordance with the joint text. regards seaports, inland ports and COD ***III The act was accompanied by a intermodal terminals as well as project No 8 Commission statement (29/01) on the in Annex III next revision of Decision 1692/96/CE.

Total period for adoption of the act: 3 years 4 months. Directive of the European Parliament and of 2000/0044 proposal approved without amendments The Council adopted the act by QM. the Council amending Directive 95/50/EC on RETT procedure without report uniform procedures for checks on the COD ***I Total period for adoption of the act: transport of dangerous goods by road - 13 months. 2000/0044 European Parliament and Council directive 1997/0359 no am. no am. 90.00% no am. no am. no am. 93.57% 93.13% The Council adopted the act by QM. on the harmonisation of certain aspects of JURI Parliament’s amendments to the copyright and related rights in the COD ***II Council common position were Information Society accepted with some changes to the wording.

Total period for adoption of the act: 3 years 6 months.

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Regulation reserving to the Council 2000/0802 Initiative rejected Parliament had rejected this initiative. implementing powers with regard to certain LIBE The Council adopted the act detailed provisions and practical CNS * unopposed. procedures for examining visa applications The act was accompanied by Commission statement 30/01 on the implementing powers and comitology and statement 31/01 by the Dutch delegation on the same subject.

Total period for adoption of the act: 6 months. Regulation reserving to the Council 2000/0805 Initiative rejected Parliament had rejected this initiative. implementing powers with regard to certain LIBE The Council adopted the act detailed provisions and practical CNS * unopposed. procedures for examining visa applications The act was accompanied by Commission statement 32/01 on the implementing powers and comitology and statement 33/01 by the Dutch delegation on the same subject.

Total period for adoption of the act: 10 months. Council Regulation amending Regulation 2000/0295 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. does not The act was adopted unopposed by the (EEC) No 738/93 amending the transitional AGRI apply Council. measures governing the common CNS * organisation of the market in cereals and Total period for adoption of the act: rice in Portugal as provided for by 3 months. Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90

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Council regulation amending for the sixth 2000/0215 no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. no am. 0.00% 0.00% The Council adopted the act by QM. time Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the PECH conservation of fishery resources through CNS * Total period for adoption of the act: technical measures for the protection of 6 months. juveniles of marine organisms

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Action taken by Parliament

N.B.: Under Council Decision 1999/468/EC (OJ L184, 17.7.99), called the comitology decision, and the Parliament/Commission agreement on the same subject (OJ L 56, 10.10.2000), the European Parliament has the right to be informed about (Article 7) and the right of examination of (Article 8) draft implementing measures presented by the Commission. The Parliament/Commission code of conduct on implementation of the Structural Funds also states that Parliament has the right to be informed on matters relating to the Funds (OJ C 279, 1.10.1999). Parliament can exercise its right of examination within 30 days. Rules 88 and 112(2) of the Rules of Procedure apply. The table below sets out the documents the Commission has forwarded to Parliament in this connection.

Name of committee Commission ref. doc. COMM/DG Procedure Committee Deadline Comments author Committee for granting financial assistance in the field of trans-European PA-TRANS-2001/05-574 DG-TRANS Article 8 RETT 6 June no action networks right of 2001 examination Committee for granting financial assistance in the field of trans-European PA-TRANS-2001/05-577 DG-TRANS Article 8 RETT 6 June no action networks right of 2001 examination Standing Committee on Foodstuffs PA-SANCO-2001/05-575 DG-SANCO Article 8 ENVI 6 June no action right of 2001 examination Standing Committee on Foodstuffs PA-SANCO-2001/05-576 DG-SANCO Article 8 ENVI 6 June no action right of 2001 examination Committee for a Community action programme for rare diseases PA-SANCO-2001/05-578 DG-SANCO Article 8 ENVI 14 June no action right of 2001 examination Committee on statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States PA-ESTAT-2001/05-590 DG-ESTAT Article 8 ECON 14 June no action right of 2001 examination ______

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