Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy (COM(1998) 158 C4-0299/98 98/0113(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
1. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 279/377 Thursday 6 May 1999 Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy (COM(98)0158 − C4-0299/98 − 98/0113(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, − having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0158 − 98/0113(CNS) (1), − having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 (now Article 37) of the EC Treaty (C4-0299/98), − having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure, − having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Regional Policy, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Budgetary Control (A4-0480/98), − having regard to the second report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0231/99), 1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments; Notes the amendments made to the Commission proposal by the European Council of 24 to 26 2. March 1999; 3. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission. (1) OJ C 170, 4. 6. 1998, p. 93. (p) A4-0212/99 Proposal for a Council Regulation on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (COM(98)0158 − C4-0294/98 − 98/0109(CNS)) The proposal was approved with the amendments adopted on 28 January 1999 (1) and the following amendments: TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION (*) AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) Article 24a (new) Article 24a 1. The intervention measures taken to avoid or cushion a substantial fall in prices shall consist in buying-in opera- tions by the intervention agencies. Such intervention measures may be taken in respect of adult bovine animals and in respect of fresh or chilled meat from such animals presented as carcases, half carcases, compensated quarters, forequarters or hindquarters, clas- sified in accordance with the Community grading scale laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81. (1) Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 1(c). (*) OJ C 170, 4. 6. 1998, p. 13