European Parliament legislative resolution on current legislative procedures in the field of development and cooperation (Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council - Effects of the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty) (SEC(1999) 581 — C4-0219/1999)
18. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 296/91 Wednesday 15 December 1999 9. Orphan medicinal products ***II (procedure without debate) A5-0080/1999 European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council regulation on orphan medicinal products (9616/1/1999 ’ C5-0182/1999 ’ 1998/0240(COD)) (Codecision procedure: second reading) The European Parliament, having regard to the Council common position (9616/1/1999 C5-0182/1999) (1), having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1998) 450) (3), having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 298), having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0080/1999), 1. 2. Approves the common position; Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position; Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of 3. the EC Treaty; Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of 4. the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities; 5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. (1) OJ C 317, 4. 11. 1999, p. 34. (2) OJ C 175, 21. 6. 1999, p. 61. (3) OJ C 276, 4. 9. 1998, p. 7. 10. Legislative procedures in the field of development and cooperation ***I (procedure without debate) A5-0088/1999 European Parliament legislative resolution on current legislative procedures in the field of devel- opment and cooperation (Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Coun- cil ’ Effects of the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty) (SEC(1999) 581 ’ C4-0219/1999) (Codecision procedure: confirmation of first reading) The European Parliament, having regard to the list of Commission proposals pending as at 1 May 1999 for which the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam requires a change of legal basis and/or procedure (SEC(1999) 581 C4-0219/1999), C 296/92 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 10. 2000 Wednesday 15 December 1999 having regard to its resolution of 4 May 1999 (1) on the implications of the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam (list of legislative proposals pending as at 1 May 1999, indicating new legal bases and any changes in legislative procedure following the entry into force of the Treaty of Amster- dam) (C4-0134/1999 SEC(1999) 581 C4-0219/1999), having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0088/1999), Confirms as first reading under the codecision procedure its text adopted on 28 October 1994 (2) on 1. the proposal for a Council regulation in the field of employment creation and support to small firms and micro-enterprises in the Maghreb countries (COM(1994) 289 C4-0090/1994 1994/0167(COD) former 1994/0167(SYN)); 2. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission. (1) OJ C 279, 1. 10. 1999, p. 51. (2) OJ C 323, 21. 11. 1994, p. 492. 11. Units of measurement ***I (procedure without debate) A5-0091/1999 Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement (COM(1999) 40 ’ C4-0076/1999 ’ 1999/0014(COD)) The proposal was approved. European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Mem- ber States relating to units of measurement (COM(1999) 40 ’ C4-0076/1999 ’ 1999/0014(COD)) (Codecision procedure: first reading) The European Parliament having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(1999) 40) (1), having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C4-0076/1999), having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0091/1999), 1. Approves the Commission proposal; Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend its proposal substantially or 2. replace it with another text; 3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. (1) OJ C 89, 30. 3. 1999, p. 8