Resolution on on the Transatlantic Economic Partnership and EU/US trade disputes, especially hormones, bananas and hushkits
1. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 279/215 Wednesday 5 May 1999 Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision establishing a Community action programme in the field of civil protection (COM(98)0768 − C4-0072/99 − 98/0354(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, − having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(98)0768 − 98/0354(CNS)) (1), − having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235 (now Article 308) of the EC Treaty (C4-0072/99), − having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure, − having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0124/99), 1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments; Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC 2. Treaty; 3. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission. (1) OJ C 28, 3. 2. 1999, p. 29. 11. Dispute between the European Union and the United States B4-0430, 0431, 0433 and 0435/99 Resolution on the Transatlantic Economic Partnership and EU/US trade disputes, especially hormones, bananas and hushkits The European Parliament, − having regard to the New Transatlantic Declaration Agenda (NTA) adopted in Madrid on 3 December 1995, and to the accompanying Joint EU-US Action Plan, − having regard to the results of the EU/US Summits of 16 December 1996, 28 May and 5 December 1997, 18 May and 18 December 1998 and to the preceding Senior Level Group reports, − having regard to the WTO panel reports of 18 August 1997 on EC measures concerning meat and meat products (hormones) (1), as well as the findings of the WTO Appellate Body on both complaints (2), − having regard to the WTO panel report of 12 April 1999 on the EU regime for importation, sale and distribution of bananas, − having regard to the ‘Understanding on Rules and Procedures governing the Settlement of Disputes’ annexed to the final act embodying the results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, − having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation on modified subsonic civil aircraft (COM(98)0098), (1) WT/DS26/R/USA on the complaint by the US and WT/DS48/R/CAN on the complaint by Canada. (2) WT/DS26/AB/R and WT/DS48/AB/R, adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body on 13. 2. 1998