European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council decision amending Decision No 210/97/EC adoting an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2000) and repealing Council Decision 91/341/EEC (9601/1/1999 - C5-0183/1999 - 1998/0314(COD))
C 194/44 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 11. 7. 2000 Thursday 2 December 1999 TEXTS ADOPTED 1. Finland and Sweden: extension of temporary measures * (procedure without report) C5-0172/1999 Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 extending the period pro- vided for in Article 149(1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (COM(1999) 412 3 C5-0172/1999 3 1999/0179(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The proposal was approved. 2. Customs 2000 ***II (procedure without debate) A5-0085/1999 European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council decision amending Decision No 210/ 97/EC adoting an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2000) and repealing Council Decision 91/341/EEC (9601/1/1999 3 C5-0183/1999 3 1998/0314(COD)) (Codecision procedure: second reading) The European Parliament, having regard to the Council common position (9601/1/1999 C5-0183/1999) (1), having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1998) 644) (3), having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 253) (4), having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0085/1999); 1. 2. Amends the common position as follows; Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. (1) OJ C 317, 4. 11. 1999, p. 12. (2) OJ C 219, 30. 7. 1999, p. 409. (3) OJ C 396, 19. 12. 1998, p. 13. (4) OJ C 247, 31. 8. 1999, p. 28. 11. 7. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 194/45 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL Thursday 2 December 1999 AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) ARTICLE 1(1)(b) Article 1(2a) (Decision No 210/97/EC) The customs policy strategy shall be drawn up in part- 2a. nership between the Commission and the Member States in the Customs Policy Committee, composed of Heads of Customs Administrations from the Commission and the Member States or their representatives. The Commission shall keep the Com- mittee regularly informed of measures relating to the implemen- tation of the programme. A common approach regarding the customs policy 2a. shall be drawn up in partnership between the Commission and the Member States in a Customs Policy Group, composed of Heads of Customs Administrations from the Commission and the Member States or their representatives. The Commi- ssion shall keep the Customs Policy Group regularly informed of measures relating to the implementation of the programme. (Amendment 2) ARTICLE 1(8) Article 14a(1), second subparagraph (Decision No 210/97/EC) to carry out Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that their officials participate effectively in the work of the host authori- ties. To this end, they shall authorise the officials taking part in the formalities relating to the acts exchanges assigned to them. Where circumstances so require, and in par- ticular in order to take account of the specific requirements of the legal system of each Member State, the competent authori- ties of the Member States may restrict the scope of the said authorisation. shall take the necessary steps to enable Member States exchange officials to be operational in the host service. To this end, exchange officials shall be authorised to carry out the formalities relating to the duties entrusted to them. If cir- cumstances so require, and, in order to take account of the specific requirements of the legal system of each Member State, the competent authorities in the Member States may limit the said authorisation. in particular, 3. Safety and health of workers at risk from explosive atmospheres ***III A5-0074/1999 European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit- tee for a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (15th indi- vidual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (C5-0221/1999 3 1995/0235(COD)) (Codecision procedure: third reading) The European Parliament, having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0221/1999), having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1995) 310) (2), having regard to its position at second reading on the Council common position (3), having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position (COM(1999) 283 C4-0278/1999), (1) OJ C 198, 8. 7. 1996, p. 177. (2) OJ C 332, 9. 12. 1995, p. 10. (3) OJ C 279, 1. 10. 1999, p. 386