Resolution on racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism and on further steps to combat racial discrimination
C 98/488 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 4. 1999 Friday 18 December 1998 Legislative resolution embodying Parliamentís opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by vessels on inland waterways (COM(97)0367 › C4-0449/97 › 97/0193(SYN)) (Cooperation procedure: first reading) The European Parliament, − having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0367 − 97/0193(SYN)( 1), − having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 189c and 75(1) of the EC Treaty (C4-0449/97), − having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure, − having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0435/98), 1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments; Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC 2. Treaty; Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament’s amendments in the common position that it adopts 3. in accordance with Article 189c(a) of the EC Treaty; Calls for the conciliation procedure to be opened should the Council intend to depart from the text 4. approved by Parliament; Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the 5. Commission proposal; 6. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission. (1) OJ C 267, 3. 9. 1997, p. 96. 2. Racism and xenophobia (a) B4-1071/98 Resolution on racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism and on further steps to combat racial discrimination The European Parliament, − having regard to Article 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, − having regard to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination adopted in 1966, − having regard to the new Article 29 of the EU Treaty and the new Article 13 of the EC Treaty, as incorporated into those treaties by the Treaty of Amsterdam, which establish the fight against racism and xenophobia and against the many forms of discrimination as a European Union objective,