Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision concluding the Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of Canada regarding the application of their competition laws (COM(98)0352 C4-0445/98 98/0198(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
C 150/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 5. 1999 Tuesday 9 February 1999 7. EC/Canada agreement on competition law * (procedure without debate) A4-0007/99 Proposal for a Council and Commission decision concluding the Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of Canada regarding the application of their competition laws (COM(98)0352 − C4-0445/98 − 98/0198(CNS)) The proposal was approved with the following amendments: TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, and in particular Articles 87 and 235, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, and in particular Article 87, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof, (Amendment 2) Recital 1 Whereas Article 235 of the Treaty establishing the European Community must be invoked owing to the inclusion in the text of the Agreement of mergers and acquisitions which are covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 De- cember 1989 on the control of concentrations between under- takings (1) which is essentially based on Article 235; Deleted (1) OJ L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1 (corrected version: OJ L 257, 21. 9. 1990, p. 13). Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision concluding the Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of Canada regarding the application of their competition laws (COM(98)0352 − C4-0445/98 − 98/0198(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, − having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision, COM(98)0352 − 98/0198(CNS), − having regard to the draft Agreement, initialled by the Commission (COM(98)0352, − having regard to Article 87 of the EC Treaty, − having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) of the EC Treaty (C4-0445/98), − having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights on the legal basis, − having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure, − having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0007/99),