Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision 2085/97/EC establishing a programme of support, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane)
C 372/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 12. 98 recognised by them. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3, the Commission shall report annually to the Member States on the implementing arrangements, the methods used, the utilisation of approÜ priations, the evaluation of the results and on the way that the work should be conducted in the following year. Article 3 1. Ú Where reference to the procedure laid down in this Article is made, the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, shall be consulted, either at the initiative of its chairman or at the request of a representative of a Member State. 2. Ú The Commission representative shall present to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. Where appropriate, a vote shall be taken. 3. Ú The opinion shall be entered in the summary record. Each Member State shall also have the right to have its individual position entered in the record. 4. Ú The Commission shall take full account of the Committee’s opinion. It shall inform the Committee of the way in which it has done so. Article 4 By 31 July 2003 at the latest, the Commission shall present a report to Parliament and the Council on the implementation of these measures, including in it any proposals on how remote sensing and aerial survey techÜ niques may continue to be used for agricultural statistics. Article 5 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 2085/97/EC establishing a programme of support, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane programme) (˛) (98/C 372/09) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(1998) 608 final - 98/0282(COD) (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty on 28 October 1998) (˛) OJ C 319, 16. 10. 1998, p. 13. ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty, 2. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 372/29 ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL (1) Whereas Decision No 2085/97/EC of the European the Council establishes a Parliament and of programme of support, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane) for the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1998; (1) Whereas Decision No 2085/97/EC of the European the Council establishes a Parliament and of programme of support, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane) for the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1998; (2) Whereas the third paragraph of Article 8 of that Decision provides for any suitable measure to be taken to avoid interruption of the programme; (2) Whereas the third paragraph of Article 8 of that Decision provides for any suitable measure to be taken to avoid interruption of the programme; (3) Whereas the Commission presented a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council on 28 May 1998 for a Decision establishing a single financing for cultural coopÜ and programming instrument to 31 for eration December 2004; the period 1 January 2000 (3) Whereas the Commission presented a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council on 28 May 1998 for a Decision establishing a single financing for cultural coopÜ and programming instrument to 31 for eration December 2004; the period 1 January 2000 (4) Whereas, pending adoption of that proposal, there is a need to ensure the continuity of cultural action by the European Community in the fields covered by the Ariane programme, (4) Whereas, pending adoption of that proposal, there is a need to ensure the continuity of cultural action by the European Community in the fields covered by the Ariane programme, HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Article 1 Decision No 2085/97/EC is amended as follows: Decision No 2085/97/EC is amended as follows: 1. In Article 1, "31 December 1998’ is replaced by 1. In Article 1, "31 December 1998’ is replaced by "31 December 1999’. "31 December 1999’. 2. In Article 6, "ECU 7 million’ is replaced by "EUR 2. In Article 6, "ECU 7 million’ is replaced by "EUR 11,1 10 million’. million’. Article 2 Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999