European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum examination requirements for safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterway (5563/1/1999 – C5-0208/1999 — 1998/0106(COD))
C 304/54 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 24. 10. 2000 Tuesday 18 January 2000 European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclu- sion of the Protocol setting out for the period 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2002 the fishing opportu- nities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe (COM(1999) 550. C5-0305/1999. 1999/0228(CNS) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 550), having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(3), first subparagraph of the EC Treaty (C5-0305/1999), having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0106/1999), 1. Approves the Commission proposal; Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia- 2. ment; Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text 3. approved by Parliament; Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to amend the Commission proposal substan- 4. tially; 5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. 5. Safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods ***II A5-0105/1999 European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum examination require- ments for safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterway (5563/1/1999. C5-0208/1999. 1998/0106(COD)) (Codecision procedure: second reading) The European Parliament, having regard to the Council common position (5563/1/1999 C5-0208/1999), having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1998) 174) (2), having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1998) 803) (3), 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 Regional Policy, Trans- port and Tourism (A5-0105/1999), (1) OJ C 341, 9. 11. 1998, p. 29. (2) OJ C 148, 14. 5. 1998, p. 21. (3) OJ C 52, 23. 2. 1999, p. 16. 24. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 304/55 Tuesday 18 January 2000 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) Article 6(1), 1st subparagraph 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1999 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive within three months of its entry into force. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 6. Transport of dangerous goods by road ***I A5-0104/1999 Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road (COM(1999) 158. C5-0004/1999. 1999/0083(COD)) The proposal was amended as follows: TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION (1) AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) Recital 7a (new) (7a) Whereas the measures necessary for the implemen- tation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 lay- ing down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (1); (1) OJ L 184, 17. 7. 1999, p. 23. (Amendment 2) ARTICLE 1(2)(ba) (new) Article 5(3)(ba) (new) (Directive 94/55/EC) (ba) In paragraph 3, the following point ba is added: (ba) A Member State in which the ambient tempera- ture is regularly lower than − 20°C may impose more stringent standards as regards the operating temperature of material for tanks and their equip- ment and plastic packagings intended for use in the transport of dangerous goods by road within its territory. (1) OJ C 171, 18. 6. 1999, p. 17