Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action plan for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market (Karolus programme)
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES •ùt •Ci -ir <r Brussels, 24. 11. 1997 COM(97) 635 final 97/0214 (COD) Amended proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action plan for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market (Karolus programme) (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC-Treaty) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. During its part-session held on 18 November 1997, Parliament delivered an opinion,1 on a first reading under the codecision procedure, concerning a proposal for a Parliament of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action plan for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market (Karolus programme) (COM (97) 393 final - 97/0214 (COD)). and Council Decision amending Decision 92/481/EEC 2. This proposal incorporates the amendments proposed by Parliament which the Commission considers to be acceptable. PE 223. 472/fin. - A/4-0340/97 AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action plan for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market (COM (97) 393 final - 97/0214 (COD)) (Karolus programme) Following the opinion delivered by Parliament during its part-session held on 18 November 1997 on the above-mentioned proposal for a Parliament and Council Decision, which was presented by the Commission to Parliament and the Council on 24 July 1997, and in accordance with Article 189a(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Commission has decided to amend the proposal as follows: Commission's original proposal Amendments Recital No 2 Whereas the usefulness of the programme has been proven in terms of strengthening cooperation between the Member States by exchanging experience gained the implementation of Community legislation required to complete the internal market; in Whereas the usefulness of the programme has not been sufficiently proven in terms of strengthening cooperation between the Member States by exchanging experience the of in gained Community to legislation complete the internal market on account, inter alia, of the large number of priority measures; implementation required Recital No 3 the _programme for should be Whereas the extended proposal for a new programme following in-depth consultations; two years pending Whereas the programme should therefore be extended for two years and care should be taken to ensure that there is a number of participants involving as many Member the States implementation of a new multiannual programme; possible pending as Recital No 5 a (new) Whereas the Declaration by the three institutions on incorporation of the financial provisions into legislative acts was concluded on 6 March 1995;! Recital No 6 to Decision 92/481/EEC is possible without Whereas supplement of committed during this Decision establishes a Whereas extension exceeding the financial resources originally financial framework for the 1998-99 period the estimated as necessary in Article 11 of appropriations Council the 1992-97 period; whereas the sum of the amounts for the two 22 September 1992, periods shall be the principal point of reference, within of paragraph 1 of the Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995, for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure; the meaning Recital No 6a (new) Whereas a modus vivendi on measures for the implementation of instruments adopted by the codecision procedure referred to in Article 189b of the EC Treaty was agreed the between on Council 20 December 1994, the European Parliament, the Commission and Article 11(2) of Decision 92/481/EEC Article l(l)(b) financial 2. The Community estimated as to implementation ECU 17. 3 million corresponding to an overall figure of 1 900 participants. This necessary amount resources 2. Appropriations for its 1993-97 for period committed the to ECU 7. 7 million. The financial framework for carrying out the programme during the extension covering the 1998-99 period is amount 1 OJ No C102, 4. 4. 1996. - 4- amount shall fall within the Community set at ECU 4. 5 million. The total amount of ECU 12. 2 million corresponds to an financial framework in force. overall figure of 1340 participants. Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective and in accordance with the principles of sound financial management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation. Article 11(3) of Decision 92/481/EEC 3. The budgetary authority shall determine 3. Deleted the appropriations available for each financial year, taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 635 final DOCUMENTS EN 06 10 09 01 Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-651-EN-C ISBN 92-78-28258-8 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg