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Document C:1999:175:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, C 175, 21 June 1999


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Official Journal
of the European Communities
ISSN 0378-6986

C 175
Volume 42
21 June 1999
English editionInformation and Notices
Notice NoContentsPage
I Information
European Parliament
1998/1999 session
(1999/C 175/01)Minutes of the sitting of Monday 8 March 1999
1. Resumption of session 1
2. Statement by the President 1
3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 1
4. Documents received 2
5. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 6
6. Petitions 7
7. Referral to committees 7
8. Transfer of appropriations 8
9. Order of business 8
10. Speaking time 9
11. Topical and urgent debate (subjects proposed) 9
12. Request for waiver of Mr Rosado Fernandes' immunity (debate) 9
13. Violence against women - Daphne (debate) 9
14. Women's health (debate) 9
15. Mainstreaming (debate) 9
16. Equal treatment for men and women * (debate) 10
17. Agenda for next sitting 10
18. Closure of session 10
1999/2000 Session
(1999/C 175/02)Minutes of the sitting of Tuesday 9 March 1999
Part I: Proceedings of the sitting
1. Opening of session 12
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 12
3. Documents received 12
4. Topical and urgent debate (motions for resolutions tabled) 13
5. Decision on request for urgent procedure 14
6. Amendment of Rules of Procedure (debate) 15
7. Orphan medicinal products ***I (debate) 15
8. Electromagnetic fields * (debate) 15
VOTING TIME
9. Statistical information relating to audiovisual and related sectors * (procedure without debate) (vote) 15
10. Agriculture in Arctic regions (procedure without debate) (vote) 16
11. Job creation (procedure without debate) (vote) 16
12. RTD in development policy (procedure without debate) (vote) 16
13. Money laundering (procedure without debate) (vote) 16
14. Situation and role of artists (procedure without debate) (vote) 16
15. Youth policy (procedure without debate) (vote) 16
16. ACP-EU Joint Assembly: work carried out in 1998 (procedure without debate) (vote) 17
17. Pan-European conference on transport (procedure without debate) (vote) 17
18. Orphan medicinal products ***I (vote) 17
19. Equal treatment for men and women * (vote) 17
20. Request for waiver of Mr Rosado Fernandes' immunity (vote) 17
21. Women's health (vote) 17
22. Mainstreaming (vote) 18
END OF VOTING TIME
23. Topical and urgent debate (list of subjects selected) 19
24. Agenda 19
25. Electromagnetic fields * (continuation of debate) 20
26. Public health policy (debate) 20
27. EU-US trade dispute over bananas (statement followed by debate) 20
28. Own resources (debate) 20
29. Question Time (Commission) 21
30. Own resources (continuation of debate) 22
31. Transportable pressure equipment **II (debate) 22
32. Seaports, inland ports and intermodal terminals ***I (debate) 22
33. Development of Community railways **I - Licensing of railway undertakings **I (debate) 22
34. Ro-ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services **II (debate) 23
35. European capital of culture 2005-2019 ***II (debate) 23
36. Agenda for next sitting 23
Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament
1. Statistical information relating to audiovisual and related sectors * (procedure without debate)
A4-0081/99
Draft Council Decision establishing a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors (SEC(98)1325 - C4-0548/98 - 98/0269(CNS))		 24
Legislative resolution 26
2. Agriculture in arctic areas (procedure without debate)
A4-0073/99
Resolution on a new strategy for agriculture in arctic regions		 27
3. Job creation (procedure without debate)
A4-0090/99
Resolution on a communication from the Commission on Risk Capital: A Key to Job Creation in the European Union (SEC(98)0552 - C4-0496/98)		 32
4. RTD in development policy (procedure without debate)
A4-0089/99
Resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament concerning scientific and technological research: a strategic part of the European Union's development cooperation with developing countries (COM(97)0174 - C4-0207/97)		 35
5. Money laundering (procedure without debate)
A4-0093/99
Resolution on the ‘Second Commission Report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Money Laundering Directive' (COM(98)0401 - C4-0396/98)		 39
6. Situation and role of artists (procedure without debate)
A4-0103/99
Resolution on the situation and role of artists in the European Union		 42
7. Youth policy (procedure without debate)
A4-0100/99
Resolution on a youth policy for Europe		 48
8. ACP-EU Joint Assembly: work carried out in 1998 (procedure without debate)
A4-0065/99
Resolution on the results of the work of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly in 1998		 54
9. Pan-European conference on transport (procedure without debate)
A4-0057/99
Resolution on the follow-up to the Helsinki Conference on a pan-European transport policy		 57
10. Orphan medicinal products ***I
A4-0078/99
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation on orphan medicinal products (COM(98)0450 - C4-0470/98 - 98/0240(COD))		 61
Legislative resolution 66
11. Equal treatment for men and women *
A4-0038/99
Legislative resolution embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (COM(96)0093 - C4-0317/96 - 96/0095(CNS))		 67
12. Request for waiver of Mr Rosado Fernandes' immunity
A4-0076/99
Decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Raúl Miguel Rosado Fernandes		 67
13. Women's health
A4-0029/99
Resolution on the report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the state of women's health in the European Community (COM(97)0224 - C4-0333/97)		 68
14. Mainstreaming
A4-0072/99
Resolution on the progress report from the Commission on the follow-up of the Communication: ‘Incorporating equal opportunities for women and men into all Community policies and activities' (COM(98)0122 - C4-0234/98)		 72
(1999/C 175/03)Minutes of the sitting of Wednesday 10 March 1999
Part I: Proceedings of the sitting
1. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 94
2. Order of business 94
3. Documents received 95
4. Forwarding by the Council of texts of agreements 95
5. Request for application of urgent procedure (Rule 97) 95
6. Topical and urgent debate (objections) 95
7. Preparation of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 24-25 March 1999 in Berlin (statements followed by a debate) 96
8. Official welcome 96
9. Situation in Kosovo (statements followed by debate) 96
VOTING TIME
10. Fisheries and the environment (Rule 52) 97
11. Labelling of dangerous substances in Austria and Sweden ***II (Rule 66(7)) (vote) 97
12. EC-Cyprus financial and technical cooperation *** (procedure without report) (vote) 97
13. EC-Malta financial and technical cooperation *** (procedure without report) (vote) 97
14. ‘SAVE II' (Hungary) * (procedure without report) (vote) 97
15. Transportable pressure equipment **II (vote) 97
16. Ro-ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services **II (vote) 98
17. Seaports, inland ports and intermodal terminals ***I (vote) 98
18. Development of Community railways **I - Licensing of railway undertakings **I (vote) 98
19. Electromagnetic fields * (vote) 99
20. Violence against women (vote) 99
21. Public health policy (vote) 99
END OF VOTING TIME
22. Peace process and future of assistance to Middle East - Mediterranean policy (debate) 100
23. Trans-European energy networks ***I (debate) 100
24. Nuclear sector-related activities for third countries (debate) 101
25. Question Time (Council) 101
26. Nuclear sector-related activities for third countries (continuation of debate) 102
27. Promotion of renewable energy sources **I - Energy efficiency **I - Rational energy use (debate) 102
28. Bank charges (debate) 102
29. Leaf tobacco * (debate) 102
30. Staff Regulations of European Communities * (debate) 103
31. Agenda for next sitting 103
Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament
1. Fisheries and the environment (Rule 52)
A4-0063/99
Resolution on the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament: Report on the implementation of the ‘statement of conclusions from the intermediate ministerial meeting on the integration of fisheries and environmental issues 13-14 March 1997 in Bergen' (COM(98)0326 - C4-0495/98)		 104
2. Labelling of dangerous substances in Austria and Sweden ***II (Rule 66(7))
Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC as regards the labelling of certain dangerous substances in Austria and Sweden (14397/1/98 - C4-0065/99 - 98/0290(COD)) 106
3. EC-Cyprus financial and technical cooperation *** (procedure without report)
Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a protocol on the extension of the period during which the funds laid down in the 4th Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Cyprus may be committed (SEC(99)0026 - C4-0063/99 - 99/0004(AVC)) 106
4. EC-Malta financial and technical cooperation *** (procedure without report)
Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of a protocol on the extension of the period during which the funds laid down in the 4th Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Malta may be committed (SEC(99)0026 - C4-0064/99 - 99/0005(AVC)) 106
5. SAVE II (Hungary) * (procedure without report)
Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Hungary in the multiannual Community programme for energy efficiency, SAVE II (COM(98)0811 - C4-0122/99 - 99/0002(CNS)) 106
6. Transportable pressure equipment **II
A4-0094/99
Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Directive on transportable pressure equipment (12050/98 - C4-0679/98 - 97/0011(SYN))		 107
7. Ro-ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services **II
A4-0061/99
Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Directive on a system of mandatory surveys for the safe operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services (12893/3/98 - C4-0004/99 - 98/0064(SYN))		 108
8. Seaports, inland ports and intermodal terminals ***I
A4-0074/99
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 1692/96/EC as regards seaports, inland ports and intermodal terminals as well as project No 8 in Annex III (COM(97)0681 - C4-0151/98 - 97/0358(COD))		 110
Legislative resolution 114
9. Development of Community railways **I - Licensing of railway undertakings **I
(a) A4-0058/99
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways (COM(98)0480 - C4-0561/98 - 98/0265(SYN)) 115
Legislative resolution 118
(b) A4-0059/99
I. Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings COM(98)0480 - C4-0562/98 - 98/0266 (SYN)) 119
Legislative resolution 120
II. Proposal for a Council Directive relating to the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (COM(98)0480 - C4-0563/98 - 98/0267(SYN)) 120
Legislative resolution 128
10. Electromagnetic fields *
A4-0101/99
Proposal for a Council Recommendation on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields 0 Hz - 300 GHz (COM(98)0268 - C4-0427/98 - 98/0166(CNS))		 129
Legislative resolution 133
11. Violence against women
B4-0233/99
Resolution on violence against women and the Daphne Programme		 133
12. Public health policy
A4-0082/99
Resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the development of public health policy in the European Community (COM(98)0230 - C4-0393/98)		 135
(1999/C 175/04)Minutes of the sitting of Thursday 11 March 1999
Part I: Proceedings of the sitting
1. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 180
2. Carry-over of appropriations 180
3. Decision on request for urgent procedure 180
4. 1999 Annual Economic Report (debate) 180
5. Relations with new independent states of Central Asia - Partnership and cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan *** (debate) 181
VOTING TIME
6. Amendment of Rules of Procedure (vote) 181
7. Own resources (vote) 182
8. European capital of culture 2005-2019 ***II (vote) 183
9. Staff Regulations of European Communities * (vote) 183
10. Preparation for the extraordinary European Council in Berlin on 24-25 March 1999 (vote) 185
END OF VOTING TIME
TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
11. Disaster in Cermis, Italy (debate) 186
12. Nagorno Karabakh (debate) 186
13. Human rights (debate) 187
14. FYROM (debate) 187
15. Avalanches (debate) 187
16. Referral back to committee 187
17. Disaster in Cermis, Italy (vote) 188
18. Nagorno Karabakh (vote) 188
19. Human rights (vote) 188
20. FYROM (vote) 189
21. Avalanches (vote) 190
END OF TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
VOTING TIME
22. Trans-European energy networks ***I (vote) 190
23. Promotion of renewable energy sources **I - Energy efficiency **I (vote) 190
24. Leaf tobacco * (vote) 191
25. EU-US trade dispute concerning bananas (vote) 191
26. Situation in Kosovo (vote) 191
27. Peace process and future of assistance in Middle East - Mediterranean policy (vote) 192
28. Nuclear sector-related activities for third countries (vote) 192
29. Rational energy use (vote) 192
30. Bank charges (vote) 192
31. 1999 Annual Economic Report (vote) 193
END OF VOTING TIME
32. Relations with new independent states of Central Asia - Partnership and cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan *** (continuation of debate) 193
33. Community customs code ***I (debate) 194
34. Protection of inventions by utility model ***I (debate) 194
35. Social protection in Europe (debate) 194
36. Agenda for next sitting 194
Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament
1. Amendment of Rules of Procedure
A4-0070/99
Parliament's Rules of Procedure		 195
Decision on amendments to be made to the Rules of Procedure 238
2. Own resources
A4-0105/99
Resolution on the need to modify and reform the European Union's own resources system		 238
3. European capital of culture 2005-2019 ***II
A4-0106/99
Decision on common position (EC) 47/98 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing a Community action for the ‘European Capital of Culture' event for the years 2005 to 2019 (9268/1/98 - C4-0493/98 - 97/0290(COD))		 243
4. Staff Regulations of European Communities *
A4-0098/99
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities (COM(98)0312 - C4-0332/98 - 98/0176(CNS))		 246
Legislative resolution 249
5. Cermis disaster in Italy
B4-0272, 0295 and 0317/99
Resolution on the disaster in Cermis (Italy) and the verdict of the United States court-martial		 250
6. Nagorno Karabakh
B4-0234, 0275 and 0288/99
Resolution on support for the peace process in the Caucasus		 251
7. Human rights
(a) B4-0240, 0249, 0258, 0274, 0298 and 0308/99
Resolution on the situation of human rights in Cuba 252
(b) B4-0237, 0273, 0287, 0292 and 0296/99
Resolution on human rights violations in Colombia 252
(c) B4-0252, 0264, 0268, 0306 and 0307/99
Resolution on the human rights situation in Indonesia, the Moluccan Islands and East Timor 253
(d) B4-0238, 0248, 0266, 0281, 0291, 0300 and 0303/99
Resolution on the EU's priorities for the 55th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights 254
(e) B4-0239 and 0289/99
Resolution on the situation in Belarus 256
(f) B4-0280 and 0299/99
Resolution on respect for human rights in Russia 257
8. FYROM
B4-0235, 0256, 0271, 0284 and 0297/99
Resolution on the failure to extend the mandate of Unpredep		 258
9. Avalanches
B4-0241, 0242, 0255, 0267 and 0304/99
Resolution on the avalanche disasters in the Alps		 259
10. Trans-European energy networks ***I
A4-0087/99
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans-European energy networks (COM(98)0542 - C4-0556/98 - 98/0284(COD))		 260
Legislative resolution 261
11. Promotion of renewable energy sources **I - Energy efficiency **I
(a) A4-0085/99
Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Community (1998-2002) - Altener II (COM(97)0550 - C4-0071/98 - 97/0370(SYN) 262
Legislative resolution 268
(b) A4-0084/99
Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of energy efficiency (1998-2002) (COM(97)0550 - C4-0072/98 - 97/0371(SYN)) 269
Legislative resolution 274
12. Leaf tobacco *
A4-0067/99
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 harvests (COM(98)0633 - C4-0682/98 - 98/0306(CNS))		 275
Legislative resolution 279
13. EU-US trade dispute concerning bananas
B4-0253, 0262, 0282, 0312, 0313, 0314, 0315 and 0316/99
Resolution on the US imposition of sanctions against EU companies as a consequence of the banana dispute		 279
14. Situation in Kosovo
B4-0227, 0246, 0254, 0259, 0261 and 0263/99
Resolution on the situation in Kosovo		 280
15. Peace process and future of assistance to Middle East - Mediterranean policy
(a) A4-0042/99
Resolution on the Commission communication: ‘The role of the European Union in the peace process and its future assistance to the Middle East' (COM(97)0715 - C4-0114/98)) 282
(b) A4-0095/99
European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the European Union's Mediterranean policy 286
16. Nuclear sector-related activities for third countries
A4-0088/99
Resolution on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on nuclear sector related activities for the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States (COM(98)0134 - C4-0314/98)		 288
17. Rational energy use
A4-0086/99
Resolution on the Communication from the Commission on energy efficiency in the European Community - towards a strategy for the rational use of energy (COM(98)0246 - C4-0316/98)		 292
18. Bank charges
B4-0244, 0245, 0260, 0309, 0310 and 0311/99
Resolution on bank charges following the introduction of the euro		 294
19. 1999 Annual Economic Report
A4-0102/99
Resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, ‘The EU economy at the arrival of the euro: promoting growth, employment and stability' (1999 annual economic report) (COM(99)0007 - C4-0043/99)		 296
(1999/C 175/05)Minutes of the sitting of Friday 12 March 1999
Part I: Proceedings of the sitting
1. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 413
2. Documents received 413
3. Application of Hughes procedure 415
4. Community Customs Code ***I (vote) 416
5. Protection of inventions by utility model ***I (vote) 416
6. Partnership and cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan *** - Relations with new independent states of Central Asia (vote) 416
7. Social protection in Europe (vote) 417
8. Maritime cabotage, manning conditions on passenger craft **I (debate and vote) 417
9. EU-India Enhanced Partnership (debate and vote) 418
10. Macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina * (debate and vote) 418
11. Written declarations (Rule 48) 418
12. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting 419
13. Dates for next sittings 419
14. Adjournment of session 419
Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament
1. Community Customs Code ***I
A4-0080/99
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (COM(98)0226 - C4-0370/98 - 98/0134(COD))		 420
Legislative resolution 423
2. Protection of inventions by utility model ***I
A4-0096/99
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive approximating the legal arrangements for the protection of inventions by utility model (COM(97)0691 - C4-0676/97 - 97/0356(COD))		 424
Legislative resolution 431
3. Partnership and cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan *** - Relations with new independent states of Central Asia
(a) A4-0071/99
Decision on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (7652/96 - COM(96)0254 - C4-0418/96 - 96/0151(AVC)) 432
(b) A4-0069/99
Resolution on the Communication from the Commission - Towards a European Union strategy for relations with the Independent States of Central Asia (COM(95)0206 - C4-0256/96) 432
4. Social protection in Europe
A4-0099/99
Resolution on the Commission report to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ‘Social protection in Europe 1997 - Executive summary' (COM(98)0243 - C4-0375/98)		 435
5. Maritime cabotage, manning conditions on passenger craft **I
A4-0075/99
I. Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage) (COM(98)0251 - C4-0423/98 - 98/0158(SYN)) 438
Legislative resolution 440
II. Proposal for a Council Directive on manning conditions for regular passenger and ferry services operating between Member States (COM(98)0251 - C4-0424/98 - 98/0159(SYN)) 440
Legislative resolution 442
6. EU-India Enhanced Partnership
A4-0066/99
Resolution on the communication from the Commission on EU-India Enhanced Partnership (COM(96)0275 - C4-0407/96)		 442
7. Macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina *
A4-0097/99
Proposal for a Council Decision providing macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina (COM(98)0652 - C4-0704/98 - 98/0311(CNS))		 449
Legislative resolution 451
Key to symbols used
*Consultation procedure
**ICooperation procedure: first reading
**IICooperation procedure: second reading
***Assent procedure
***ICodecision procedure: first reading
***IICodecision procedure: second reading
***IIICodecision procedure: third reading
(The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission.)
Information relating to voting time
Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.
Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees
FASECommittee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy
AGRICommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
BUDGCommittee on Budgets
ECONCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy
RTDECommittee on Research, Technological Development and Energy
RELACommittee on External Economic Relations
LEGACommittee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights
SOCICommittee on Social Affairs and Employment
REGICommittee on Regional Policy
TRANCommittee on Transport and Tourism
ENVICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection
CULTCommittee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media
DEVECommittee on Development and Cooperation
CIVICommittee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs
INSTCommittee on Institutional Affairs
CONTCommittee on Budgetary Control
FISHCommittee on Fisheries
RULECommittee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities
WOMECommittee on Women's Rights
PETICommittee on Petitions
Abbreviations used for political groups
PSEGroup of the Party of the European Socialists
PPEGroup of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDRGroup of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
UPEUnion for Europe Group
GUE/NGLConfederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
VGreen Group in the European Parliament
AREGroup of the European Radical Alliance
I-EDNGroup of Independents for a Europe of Nations
NINon-attached Members
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