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 adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Community (ALTENER) (1998-2002) (7122/1/1999 – C5-0032/1999 - 1997/0370(COD))
C 107/64 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 13. 4. 2000 Wednesday 6 October 1999 having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, having regard to the report by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A5-0014/1999), Confirms, as first reading under the codecision procedure, the text adopted on 1 April 1998 (1) con- 1. cerning the proposal for a Council Directive on the limitation of the emission of oxides of nitrogen from civil subsonic jet aeroplanes (COM(1997) 629 C4-0107/1998 1997/0349 (COD) formerly 1997/ 0349(SYN)); Confirms, as first readings under the new legal basis proposed by the Commission, the texts adopted 2. on (a) 18 February 1998 (2) concerning the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 89/0662/EEC concerning veterinary checks in intraCommunity trade with a view to the completion of the internal market, in order to reinforce checking (COM(1997) 643 C4-0659/ 1997 1997/0334 (COD)); (b) 16 December 1998 (3) concerning the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 95/0053/EC fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition (COM(1998) 602 C4-0614/1998 1998/0301(COD)); 3. Confirms, as first reading under the codecision procedure and under the new legal basis proposed by the Commission, the text adopted on 23 April 1982 (4) concerning the proposal for a Council Decision on general conditions to be followed for establishing microbiological criteria for foodstuffs and feedingstuffs, including their preparation, in the veterinary, foodstuffs and animal nutrition sectors (COM(1981) 495 1-0574/19811981/1104(COD) formerly 1981/1104(CNS)) 4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission. (1) OJ C 138, 4. 5. 1998, p. 84. (2) OJ C 80, 16. 3. 1998, p. 90. (3) OJ C 98, 9. 4. 1999, p. 150. (4) OJ C 125, 17. 5. 1982, p. 161. 11. Altener multiannual programme (1998-2002) ***II A5-0016/1999 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 adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Community (Altener) (1998-2002) (7122/1/1999 * C5-0032/1999 * 1997/0370(COD)) (Codecision procedure: second reading) The European Parliament, having regard to the common position of the Council (7122/1/1999 C5-0032/1999 (1)), having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1997) 550), (1) OJ C 243, 27. 8. 1999, p. 47. (2) OJ C 175, 21. 6. 1999, p. 262. 13. 4. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 107/65 Wednesday 6 October 1999 having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 212), 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 Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0016/1999), 1. 2. Amends the common position as follows; Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) Recital 11a (new) (11a) in its Resolution of 14 November 1996 (1) on the Commission White Paper on an energy policy for the European Union, the European Parliament called on the Commission to develop a financial programme to stimu- late renewable energy; in its abovementioned Resolution of 15 May 1997 on the Green Paper on renewable sources of energy, it called for attention to be paid to the possibi- lity of coordinating policies and initiatives in the sphere of renewable energy and energy efficiency in order to develop potential existing synergies and avoid duplication of efforts wherever possible; in its abovementioned Reso- lution of 18 June 1998 on the White Paper on renewable sources of energy, it called for a Charter on Renewable Energies (Eurenew) to be drawn up; (1) OJ C 362, 2. 12. 1996, p. 279. (Amendment 10) Recital 26 it is politically and economically desirable to open the (26) Altener programme to the associated central and east European countries, in accordance with the conclusions of the Copenha- gen European Council of 21-22 June 1993 as confirmed by subsequent European Councils and as outlined in the Commi- ssion communication on that subject in May 1994, and also to Cyprus; in accordance with the conclusions of it is politically and economically desirable to open the (26) Altener programme to the associated central and eastern Euro- pean countries, the Copenhagen European Council of 21-22 June 1993 as con- firmed by subsequent European Councils and as outlined in the Commission communication on that subject in May 1994, and also to the associated Mediterranean countries and Cyprus; (Amendment 2) Recital 27a (new) (27a) Council Decision 1999/0468/EC (1) established new procedures for the exercise of implementing powers con- ferred on the Commission with the aim of improving the involvement of the European Parliament; (1) OJ L 184, 17. 7. 1999, p. 23. C 107/66 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 13. 4. 2000 Wednesday 6 October 1999 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 3) Article 1(1)(a) (a) help create the necessary conditions for the implementation of a Community action plan for renewable energy sources, and in particular the legal, socio-economic and administrative conditions; (a) help create the necessary conditions for implementing the Community strategy and action plan and boosting the ‘Campaign for take-off’, as called for in the Com- mission White Paper of 26 November 1997 entitled ‘Energy for the future: renewable sources of energy’, and in particular the legal, socio-economic and administra- tive conditions; (Amendment 4) Article 1(1)(ba) (new) (ba) establish the bases for the development of new instruments and mechanisms which will allow faster coordinated market penetration of all sustainable energy technologies. (Amendment 5) Article 1(3), 1st and 2nd subparagraphs The financial framework for the implementation of the 3. Altener programme shall be EUR 74 million. Of this amount, EUR 29,6 million shall be for the period 1998-1999. The financial framework for the implementation of the 3. Altener programme shall be EUR 81,1 million. Of this amount, EUR 29,6 million shall be for the period 1998-1999. The financial framework for the period 2000-2002 shall be EUR 44,4 million. This amount shall be reviewed if it is not consistent with the financial perspective for that period. The financial framework for the period 2000-2002 shall be EUR 51,5 million. This amount shall be reviewed if it is not consistent with the financial perspective for that period. (Amendment 6) Article 2(ea) (new) (ea) targeted actions to promote the export of techno- logy associated with renewable energy sources through greater inclusion thereof in the energy and cooperation areas of external policy, and by strength- ening the European Renewable Energies Export Coun- cil. (Amendment 8) Article 5 The Commission shall be assisted, for the purposes of imple- menting the Altener programme, by the Committee referred to in Article 4 of Council Decision 1999/0021/EC, Euratom. The Commission shall be assisted, for the purposes of imple- menting the Altener programme, by the Committee referred to in Article 4 of Decision 1999/0021/EC, Euratom, operating in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Decision 1999/0468/EC