eurovoc_concepts:
approximation of laws
postal and telecommunications services
postal service
quality standard
single market

text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 31. 07. 1996 COM(96) 412 final 96/0221 (COD) Amended proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC-Treaty) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM The Commission hereby presents a modified proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service. The modified proposal incorporates those amendments proposed by the European Parliament at First Reading which are accepted by the Commission. I. INTRODUCTION a) Background The Commission adopted its proposal on 25 July 1995, and it was formally transmitted to the European Parliament and the Council on 22 November 19951. The Economic and Social Committee gave its opinion on 28 March 19962. The European Parliament adopted a favourable Resolution at its First Reading on 9 May 1996, and proposed 58 amendments to the Commission proposal3. b) Purpose of the Directive This Directive aims to provide for a harmonised regulatory framework at Community level for the postal sector. It provides for a minimum mandatory universal service to be provided throughout the Community to all citizens, wherever they are located, at affordable prices. In order to ensure the financial viability of the universal service, the proposed Directive defines harmonised criteria for the services which may be reserved to the universal service providers to the extent necessary for the maintenance of the universal service, whilst also providing for a gradual and controlled opening up of the postal market to more competition. The proposed Directive also provides for the establishment of service quality standards both for national postal services and for intra-Community cross-border services, as well as setting out a procedure for the elaboration and adoption of harmonised technical standards. Furthermore, the proposed Directive requires separation between regulatory powers and operational functions. 1 OJC322, 2. 12. 95, p. 22 2 TRA/293,28. 03. 96 3 A4 - 0105/96, PV 09-05-96 2. EP AMENDMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION Of the 58 amendments adopted by the European Parliament at First Reading, the Commission can accept 10 in full, 5 in part and 1 in principle, making a total of 16. Amendments accepted in full : 4, 9, 13, 21, 27, 30, 39, 55, 56, 57 Amendments accepted in part : 1, 37, 38, 41, 48 Amendment accepted in principle : 15 The Commission has accepted those amendments which : - emphasise the importance of creating an internal market for postal services within the European Community; - re-inforce the need for a wide consultation of interested parties in the postal sector; - increase transparency and ensure the effective provision of relevant information to the public; - refer to the possibility for Member States to integrate the twelve-star symbol of the EU into their postage stamps and the need to explore the possibilities for introducing Euro-denominated postage stamps; - make clear that the process of liberalisation should not curtail the right of Member States to make provision for services for blind and partially sighted persons; - clarify the text in a manner consistent with the aims of the Directive; - extend the period allowed for implementation of the Directive; - are consistent with other Community legislation. 3. AMENDMENTS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION The Commission has not accepted 42 of the 58 amendments proposed by the European Parliament. The reasons are given below, where the amendments are grouped into 9 broad categories. Reserved services and timetable for liberalisation (Amendments 10, 14, 16, 19, 20, 28, 34, 40, 41 (in part), 54) Amendment 10 implies that a reserved area should always exist, whereas Article 8(1) makes clear that services should only be reserved when necessary. Amendments 16, 19, 34 and 40 would effectively freeze any liberalisation of direct mail or cross- border mail for at least 5 years after entry into force of the Directive. This would seriously undermine the delicate balance, called for by the Council in its Resolution of 7th February 19944 , between the gradual, controlled opening of the market and the safeguarding of the universal service. 'O1- This open-ended retention of direct mail and cross-border mail within the reserved area forms part of a general postponement of the liberalisation process which (as a result of amendments 20, 28, 40 (3rd part) and 54) would also include postponement of the general review of the application of the Directive from the first half of the year 2000 at the latest, until five years after its entry into force. These amendments are therefore also not accepted by the Commission. There is also no justification for restricting competition in registered mail services outside the price and weight limits of the reserved area, and hence amendment 41 (first part) is not accepted. The operation of the reserved services must comply with the rules of the Treaty, and with the competition rules in particular, and amendment 14, which implies otherwise, is therefore not accepted. Declaration and authorisation procedures (Amendments 23, 42 (in part), 43) As a consequence of the freezing of liberalisation measures referred to above, amendments 42 and 43 would also remove from the Directive the provisions which allow for the implementation and ultimate harmonisation of declaration and authorisation procedures for the commercial provision of non-reserved postal services. The Parliament also rejected recital 22 of the Commission's proposal, which refers to declaration and authorisation procedures, by a separate vote. Similarly, amendment 23 would delete the reference to the possible establishment of an identification system for direct mail. Those amendments would therefore remove important safeguards designed to ensure the orderly provision of the universal service in the context of the opening up of the market by the Member States, and are therefore not accepted. Universal Service (Amendments 8, 12, 22, 33, 37 (in part), 38 (in part), 42 (in part), 45) The minimum requirements for the universal service are set out in detail in Chapter 2 of the Directive, and the limited definition provided in amendment 33 is therefore insufficient and unnecessary. Special and new services have specific both characteristics which distinguish them from services within the universal postal service, and amendments 22 and 42 (first part) (which take no account of such differences) are therefore not accepted. Amendment 38 (which would delete the words "whose circumstances are similar" from the 2nd indent of Article 5) fails to take account of the diversity of the needs of users which the universal service must satisfy. Amendment 38 also introduces elements (social protection of employees and economic and social cohesion) which, although valid Community objectives, are not intrinsic elements of the definition of the universal service as such. Furthermore, the OJ C 48, 16. 02. 94, p. 3 universal service requirements apply throughout the Community and should not therefore focus only on its provision in the most remote or least advantaged regions (amendment 8). Amendments 12, 37 and 45 would make the setting of a single uniform tariff a mandatory element of the universal service. While the Commission believes that a uniform tariff structure may often be appropriate, this is for Member States to decide upon in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, and is not a pre-condition for the existence of a universal service, as experience in some Member States has shown. Users' interests in relation to tariffs are sufficiently protected by the concept of affordability already enshrined in the Directive. The provision of a free service for blind and partially sighted persons is a matter for Member States to decide upon, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, and should not therefore be included as a mandatory element of the universal service (amendment 37, final indent). Quality of Service (Amendments 5, 48 (in part), 49, 50) The quality of Community cross-border services is clearly unsatisfactory at present, and the deletion of the reference to this fact in the recitals is not therefore justified (amendment 5). Although the Commission is sympathetic to the additional quality standard for national services introduced by amendment 48 (second part), the exceptions which that amendment would introduce are not acceptable. Amendment 49, while motivated by a valid concern to improve performance levels, is insufficiently precise to warrant inclusion in a legislative text. On the other hand, the limitations which amendment 50 would place on postal users' rights of access to effective complaint, compensation and appeal procedures would significantly weaken the mechanisms established by the Directive to ensure that quality standards are met. Terminal Dues (Amendments 25, 26, 81) Amendments 25, 26 and 81 would seek to establish a stricter and more detailed set of criteria for the establishment and regulation of a system of terminal dues by Member States and the Commission. However, tariff systems such as terminal dues are primarily the responsibility of the postal operators, who must act in co ordination with their national regulatory authorities and in compliance with the rules of the Treaty and, in particular, the competition rules. Flexibility is therefore required for the development and continued monitoring of the terminal dues system. The Commission proposal already sets out, in accordance with the Council Resolution of 7 February 1994, the fundamental principles on which the terminal dues system has to be founded, and takes into account that considerable adjustments will need to be made to tariffs in some Member States in order to ensure their alignment with costs. Recourse to Article 25 of the Universal Postal Convention can only be justified where it dies not conflict with the rules of the EC Treaty. Similarly, certain forms of remailing cannot be prevented and a case by case approach to the issue of remailing is necessary. Hence amendments 25, 26 and 81 are not accepted. Social and Employment issues (Amendments 3, 7, 11, 17, 18, 24, 40 (in part), 58) Whilst the Commission fully recognises the importance of taking employment and social issues into account in the ongoing process of liberalisation, it believes that to make the development of employment and social protection within the postal sector an over-riding priority or a pre-condition for liberalisation and the improvement of quality of service would risk undermining the principal objectives of the directive and deprive it of its effectiveness. Hence amendments 3, 11, 24, 40 (end of paragraph 2) and 58 are not accepted. Amendments 7 and 17 are not appropriate because they prejudge the impact on employment of the liberalisation measures proposed. As regards the requirement in amendment 18 for a study on the implications of the Directive on current levels of jobs, the Directive already contains, in Articles 8(2) and (3), provision for a general review which will include, among other elements, analysis of the implications in the area of employment and services. Definitions (Amendments 31, 32, 35, 36) Amendments 32 and 36 introduce definitions for terms ("public service", "self- provision", "express mail service" and "hybrid mail service") which are not used in the substantive text of the Directive and hence are unnecessary. The definition of "direct mail" in amendment 35 places undue emphasis on the form of the message (requiring that it be "identical") as opposed to its purpose (advertising or marketing), and so is not accepted. Amendment 31 seems unnecessarily to duplicate the existing contents of the definition of "postal item". Case law of the Court of Justice (Amendments 6 and 29) The selective references to the case law of the Court of Justice and its interpretation contained in amendments 6 and 29 are not considered conducive to legal certainty in their present context. Moreover, as regards the reference in amendment 29 to the Commission's draft Notice on the application of the competition rules to the postal sector, it is not appropriate to try to restrict, by means of a Directive, rights and obligations of the Commission which derive from the EC Treaty itself. Other amendments (Amendments 2, 40 (in part), 44, 47, 51, 52, 53) Amendment 47 would result in a weakened requirement for accounting separation between the primary activities within the reserved area and non-reserved services, and introduces additional criteria of uncertain application. Hence it is not accepted. The Commission believes that it remains appropriate to provide for a future harmonisation of the conditions of access to the public postal network, if necessary, and the deletion of Article 12 (amendment 44) is therefore not accepted. The development of harmonised technical standards in the framework of the internal market is carried out on a voluntary basis, and the more binding wording in amendment 51 is therefore not accepted. 6 The conduct and procedures of the Advisory Committee established by virtue of Article 21 must be governed by the established rules of comitology agreed between the Community institutions, and the changes to these procedures which amendment 52 would bring about cannot therefore be accepted. The Commission's original proposal is consistent with Member States' right, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to provide for special services to be made available to blind and partially sighted persons. Amendment 40 (end of paragraph 1) is therefore unnecessary. Only those bodies whose role in the legislative process is provided for by the EC Treaty should be referred to in the preamble, and hence amendment 2 is not accepted. Article 22 of the Commission's proposal already entrusts national regulatory authorities with the task of ensuring compliance with all obligations (and consequently the protection of corresponding rights) derived from the Directive and the specific reference in amendment 53 to rights provided for in Article 8(1), is therefore inappropriate. 4. CONCLUSION The Commission has accepted 16 of the 58 amendments proposed by the European Parliament at First Reading, either in whole, in part or in principle. In accordance with Article 189a paragraph 2 of the EC Treaty, the Commission amends its initial proposal, incorporating these amendments. Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service Original text Amended text Title Proposal for a European Parliament and Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on common rules for the Council Directive on common rules for the postal development of the internal market of development services and the improvement of quality of Community postal the service improvement of quality of service of Community services and Recital 4 the Commission wide-ranging (4)Whereas conducted public consultation on those aspects of postal services that are of interest to the Community; has (4)Whereas the Commission has conducted wide-ranging public consultation on those aspects of postal services that are of interest to the Community and the interested parties in the postal sector have communicated their observations to the Commission: Recital 8 (8)Whereas the measures seeking to ensure the gradual opening-up of the market and to secure a proper balance in their application are necessary in order to guarantee, throughout the Community, and subject to the obligations and rights of the universal service providers, the free provision of services in the postal sector itself; (8)Whereas the measures seeking to ensure the gradual and controlled opening-up of the market and to secure a proper balance in their application are necessary in order to guarantee, throughout the the Community, obligations and rights of the universal service providers, the free provision of services in the postal sector itself; subject and to Recital 14 (14) Whereas users of the universal (14) Whereas users of the universal service must be given adequate information on the range of services offered, the conditions governing their supply and use, the quality of the services provided, and the tariffs; service must be given adequate information on the range of services offered, the conditions governing their supply and use, and the tariffs; Recital 16a (new) ( 16a) Whereas the process of liberalization should not curtail the continuing supply qf certain free services for blind and partially sighted persons introduced hy flhe Member States; Recital 20 (20) Whereas, for reasons of public order and public security, Member States may have a legitimate interest in conferring the right to site letter-boxes intended for the reception of postal items on the public highway on one or more entities designated by them; whereas, for the same reasons, to appoint the entity or entities responsible for issuing postage stamps bearing the name of the country; they are entitled (20) Whereas, for reasons of public order and public security, Member States may have a legitimate interest in conferring the right to site letter-boxes intended for the reception of postal items on the public highway on one or more entities designated by them; whereas, for the same reasons, to appoint the entity or entities responsible for issuing postage stamps identifying the country of origin; whereas the postage stamps may indicate that the country belongs to the European Union bv integrating the 12-star symbol; they are entitled Recital 37 (37) Whereas the future work on the development of measures relating to the quality of Community cross-border technical standardization service and must be prepared under the aegis of the Commission, assisted by the Member States in consultation with interested of parties, consumers, and with the assistance of a committee set up for this purpose; associations including (37) Whereas the future work on the development of measures relating to the quality of Community cross-border technical standardization service and must be prepared under the aegis of the Commission, assisted by the Member States in consultation with interested of parties, consumers, and with the assistance of a this purpose; committee set up for whereas issuing stamps Euro-denominated should be studied in the light of progress towards the third phase of economic and monetary union; the possibility of postage associations including Recital 41 (41) Whereas this Directive does not Deleted affect the application of the rules of the Treaty, and in particular its rules on competition and freedom to provide services. Article 3, first four paragraphs Member States shall ensure that users - Unchanged enjoy the right to a universal service involving the provision of a good-quality postal service for all users at all points on their territory at affordable prices. To that end, Member States shall take steps - Unchanged to ensure that the density of the points of contact, and of the points where mail is collected, take account of the needs of users. They shall take steps to ensure that the They shall take steps to ensure that the service providers guarantee universal service providers guarantee every universal every working day, and not less than five working day, and not less than five days a days save circumstances or geographical conditions: exceptional week save in exceptional circumstances: a week in - one collection from the clearance points, - unchanged - one door-to-door delivery for every - unchanged natural or legal person. Each Member State shall take the measures - unchanged necessary to ensure that the universal service includes the following minimum facilities: - the collection, transport and distribution - unchanged of addressed mail items and addressed books, catalogues, newspapers and periodicals up to 2 kg and addressed postal packages up to 20 kg, - services for registered items and insured - unchanged items. Article 5 Each Member State shall take steps to ensure that the universal service meets the following requirements: unchanged - it shall offer a service guaranteeing the of and secrecy inviolability correspondence, it shall offer a service guaranteeing the of inviolability correspondence and data protection. secrecy and 10 it shall offer an identical service to all - unchanged users whose circumstances are similar, it shall be made available without any - unchanged form of discrimination whatsoever, especially without discrimination arising from political, religious or ideological considerations, it shall not be interrupted or terminated, - unchanged except in cases offeree majeure, to the - unchanged it shall evolve technical, social environment and to the demands of users. in response and economic Article 6, first paragraph information by Member States shall take steps to ensure that users are regularly given sufficiently detailed the universal service provider(s) regarding the particular features of the universal services offered, with special reference to the general conditions of access to these services as well as to prices and quality standard shall be levels. published, in particular, through the use of publicly displayed notices or brochures information This information by Member States shall take steps to ensure that users are regularly given sufficiently detailed the universal service provider(s) regarding the particular features of the universal services offered, with special reference the general conditions of access to these services as well as to prices and quality standard levels. This information must be made available to the public. to Article 9 are that entitled Member States shall appoint the entity or Member States shall appoint the entity or to place entities letter-boxes on the public highway for the letter-boxes on the public highway for the reception of postal issue items and to issue reception of postal postage stamps bearing the name of the postage stamps identifying the country of country. to place entities items and to entitled origin. that are 11 Article 17, first paragraph for Member States shall take steps to ensure that standards are laid down for national mail that are compatible with those laid down by the the Commission intra-Community cross-border services. However, regard being had to specific national conditions, an initial objective shall be to ensure that in all Member States the items of correspondence of the fastest standard category achieve an end-to-end transit time of one working day from the date of deposit to the date of delivery for at least 80% of the items dispatched. Member States shall take steps to ensure that standards are laid down for national mail that are compatible with those laid for down by the the Commission intra-Community cross-border services. However, regard being had to specific national conditions, the initial minimum requirement shall be to ensure that in all Member of States the fastest standard correspondence of category achieve an end-to-end transit time of one working day from the date of deposit to the date of delivery for at least 80% of the items dispatched. items the Article 23(2) to five independent 2. The review body shall be composed of up experts, appointed by the Commission, who, together, shall provide the different areas of expertise required. They shall collect all appropriate information on developments in the sector, particularly and economic, concerning technological aspects, as well as information on quality of service. social 2. The review body shall be composed of independent experts conversant with the nature, role and diversity of postal services in the Member States, appointed by the Commission and who, together, shall provide the different areas of expertise required. They shall collect all on appropriate developments in the sector, particularly and economic, concerning as aspects, technological information on quality of service. social as well information Article 23 (2a) (new) the Commission 2a In its report referred to in paragraph 1 shall also above, include the opinions submitted by the representatives of the postal operators, whether public or private, the workers in the postal sector and national consumers concerning the sector's evolution and the application of this Directive. 12 Article 24, first paragraph and regulations Member States shall bring into force the laws, administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than six months after the date of its entry into force. They shall immediately the Commission thereof. inform and regulations Member States shall bring into force the laws, administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than one year after the date of its entry into force. They shall immediately the Commission thereof. inform 13 ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 412 final DOCUMENTS EN 15 08 10 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-404-EN-C ISBN 92-78-07754-2 Office for Officiai Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg U


title: KOMMISSIONENS FORORDNING (EF) Nr. 1546/96 af 31. juli 1996 om udstedelse af importlicenser for frosset mellemgulv af hornkvæg

eurovoc_concepts:
beef
frozen product
import licence
quantitative restriction


title: KOMMISSIONENS FÖRORDNING (EG) nr 1537/96 av den 31 juli 1996 om fastställande av de representativa priserna och tilläggsbeloppen för import av melass inom sockersektorn

eurovoc_concepts:
CCT duties
customs regulations
import
molasses
representative price
sugar product


title: REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 1541/96 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 31 luglio 1996 che fissa i dazi all'importazione nel settore del riso

eurovoc_concepts:
CCT duties
customs duties
import
import policy
rice
third country


title: VERORDENING (EG) Nr. 1542/96 VAN DE COMMISSIE van 31 juli 1996 tot wijziging vanhet op de restitutie voor granen toe te passen correctiebedrag

eurovoc_concepts:
cereal product
cereals
export refund


title: Πρόταση ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟΥ (ΕΚ) ΤΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ για την προστασία από τις συνέπειες της εφαρμογής νομοθεσίας τρίτων χωρών και μέτρων που βασίζονται σ’ αυτήν ή προκύπτουν από αυτήν

eurovoc_concepts:
EC Regulation
application of the law
extra-territoriality
international economic law
third country

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text: ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ Βρυξέλλες, 31. 07. 1996 COM(96) 420 τελικό 96/0217 (CNS) Π ρ ό τ α ση ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟΥ (ΕΚ) ΤΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ για την προστασία] από τις συνέπειες της εφαρμογής νομοθεσίας τρίτων χωρών και μέτρων που βασίζονται σ'αυτήν ή προκύπτουν από αυτήν (υποβληθείσα από την Επιτροπή) ΑΙΤΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΕΚΘΕΣΗ Στη συνεδρίαση του της 15ης Ιουλίου 1996, το Συμβούλιο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης καθόρισε δέσμη μέτρων που θα μπορούσε να θεσπίσει η ΕΕ για να αντιμετωπίσει τις ζημίες που υφίστανται τα συμφέροντα των εταιρειών της ΕΕ λόγω της εφαρμογής εκ μέρους των ΗΠΑ της Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act (Helms Burton Act). To Συμβούλιο ζήτησε από την Επιτροπή Μονίμων Αντιπροσώπων προετοιμάσει κατάλληλα την ανάληψη επείγουσας και συντονισμένης κοινοτικής δράσης. (COREPER) να Ένα από τα μέτρα που πρότεινε το Συμβούλιο ήταν "η εφαρμογή/θέσπιση νομοθεσίας από την ΕΕ για την εξουδετέρωση των συνεπειών της νομοθεσίας των ΗΠΑ εκτός της επικρατείας τους". Η παρούσα ανακοίνωση περιλαμβάνει πρόταση για κανονισμό του Συμβουλίου που θεσπίζει για τους εκτεθέντες σκοπούς τη νομοθεσία αυτή σε επίπεδο ΕΕ. Η προτεινόμενη κοινοτική νομοθεσία αποσκοπεί στην προστασία της έννομης τάξης της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας και των εξωτερικών οικονομικών της συμφερόντων μέσω ορισμένων συγκεκριμένων μέτρων. Στόχος της είναι απλώς η δημιουργία μηχανισμού για την άμυνα της Κοινότητας και των εγκατεστημένων σ'αυτή προσώπων ή επιχειρήσεων κατά των παράνομων και ζημιογόνων συνεπειών της νομοθεσίας και των πρακτικών των ΗΠΑ. Τα μέτρα αυτά συνεπάγονται σαφή πλεονεκτήματα περισσότερο σε κοινοτικό παρά σε εθνικό επίπεδο. Από πολιτική σκοπιά αποτελούν σαφές ενιαίο μήνυμα προς τις ΗΠΑ. Αναμένεται, επίσης, ότι αυτά θα επιτύχουν επίπεδο προστασίας αδύνατον να επιτευχθεί μέσω πανομοιότυπων ή συγκρίσιμων (συντονισμένων) εθνικών μέτρων, δεδομένου ότι ορισμένα κράτη μέλη δήλωσαν ότι θα τους ήταν δύσκολο να θεσπίσουν τέτοια νομοθεσία σε εθνικό επίπεδο ή να τη θεσπίσουν σύντομα. Ακόμη, η εξασφάλιση των ίδιων συνθηκών για όλους τους οικονομικούς παράγοντες στο εσωτερικό της Κοινότητας θα συμβάλει στη διατήρηση του ενιαίου χαρακτήρα της εσωτερικής αγοράς, ιδίως σε περιπτώσεις όπου οι ΗΠΑ αποφασίζουν να κάνουν χρήση της δυνατότητας για διαφορετική αντιμετώπιση χωρών ή επιχειρήσεων όσον αφορά τη συνέχιση της αναστολής του δικαιώματος για έναρξη δικαστικών ενεργειών που παρέχει ο τίτλος III. Τέλος, η κοινοτική νομοθεσία θα ήταν σκόπιμο να προβλέπει σε κοινοτικό επίπεδο τη δυνατότητα ανάκτησης των ποσών, που επιδικάζονται σε πολίτες / επιχειρήσεις των ΗΠΑ, με την υποστήριξη των ατόμων της Κοινότητας που αρχίζουν δικαστικές ενέργειες οπουδήποτε στην Κοινότητα όπου οι πολίτες/επιχειρήσεις των ΗΠΑ διατηρούν περιουσία. Όσον αφορά τα επιμέρους άρθρα της πρότασης αυτής, είναι δυνατό να πραγματοποιηθούν οι ακόλουθες παρατηρήσεις: Το άρθρο 1 καθορίζει τους νόμους και τα μέτρα έναντι των οποίων πρέπει να εξασφαλιστεί προστασία. Η σχετική νομοθεσία περιλαμβάνεται στο παράρτημα του κανονισμού. Προς το παρόν, στο εν λόγω παράρτημα περιέχονται μόνο νομοθετικές διατάξεις των ΗΠΑ που ισχύουν εκτός του εδάφους της χώρας σχετικά με τον μονομερή εμπορικό αποκλεισμό της Κούβας. Οποιαδήποτε προσθήκη νέας νομοθετικής διάταξης (της ίδιας τρίτης χώρας ή άλλης τρίτης χώρας) στην κατάσταση του παραρτήματος θα πρέπει να αποφασίζεται από το Συμβούλιο βάσει πρότασης της Επιτροπής. Τα ίδια ισχύουν στην περίπτωση διαγραφής διατάξεων από την κατάσταση του βασικού δικαίου. Όταν η νομοθεσία της τρίτης χώρας αποτελεί τη βάση παράγωγου δικαίου ή παρόμοιων διατάξεων, η Επιτροπή μπορεί, σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 7γ, να προσθέσει το παράγωγο δίκαιο στην κατάσταση τη παραρτήματος, σύμφωνα με τη διαδικασία της επιτροπής που αναφέρεται στο άρθρο 8. Κάποιο παράγωγο δίκαιο έχει ήδη προστεθεί στην κατάσταση του παραρτήματος. ι Για να μπορεί η Κοινότητα να δρα γρήγορα, σωστά και στο βαθμό που χρειάζεται για την προάσπιση των συμφερόντων της, η Επιτροπή είναι ανάγκη να συγκεντρώνει τις αναγκαίες πληροφορίες από τα φυσικά και νομικά πρόσωπα στο εσωτερικό της Κοινότητας των οποίων τα οικονομικά συμφέροντα θίγονται από την αμφισβητούμενη νομοθεσία. Το άρθρο 2 προβλέπει τη σχετική ενημέρωση της Επιτροπής. Στις περιπτώσεις που οι πληροφορίες που παρέχονται στο πλαίσιο του άρθρου 2 έχουν εμπιστευτικό χαρακτήρα, στο άρθρο 3 προβλέπεται εμπιστευτική μεταχείριση. Το άρθρο 4 αποσκοπεί στην παρεμπόδιση της αναγνώρισης ή της εκτέλεσης στο εσωτερικό της Κοινότητας αποφάσεων δικαστηρίων που βρίσκονται εκτός του κοινοτικού εδάφους οι οποίες βασίζονται στην αμφισβητούμενη νομοθεσία των ΗΠΑ. Το άρθρο αυτό αποβλέπει ιδίως στην παρεμπόδιση της εκτέλεσης αποφάσεων των αμερικανικών δικαστηρίων που βασίζονται στον τίτλο III της Helms Burton Act. Το άρθρο 5 καθιστά υποχρεωτική τη μη συμμόρφωση με αμφισβητούμενες διατάξεις της αμερικανικής νομοθεσίας που καλύπτονται από τον κανονισμό. Η ύπαρξη τέτοιου κανόνα πρόκειται να εξασφαλίσει αποτελεσματική άμυνα ενώπιον των αμερικανικών δικαστηρίων σε περιπτώσεις όπου διώκονται στις ΗΠΑ άτομα για μη συμμόρφωση με τις εν λόγω διατάξεις. (Παρόμοιες ρήτρες περιέχονται στη νομοθεσία του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου και του Καναδά). Ωστόσο, υπό ορισμένες προϋποθέσεις, η μη συμμόρφωση μπορεί να συνεπάγεται δυσανάλογη ζημία εις βάρος ατόμου / επιχείρησης. Για το λόγο αυτό προβλέπεται η δυνατότητα χορήγησης άδειας για συμμόρφωση. Τέτοιες άδειες χορηγούνται από την Επιτροπή σύμφωνα με τη διαδικασία της επιτροπής που προβλέπεται στο άρθρο 8. Στο άρθρο 6, η ρήτρα ανάκτησης εξασφαλίζει την είσπραξη ποσών που εισπράχθηκαν από υπηκόους των ΗΠΑ στο πλαίσιο της αμφισβητούμενης αμερικανικής νομοθεσίας. Το άρθρο αυτό θα έχει διαίτερη σημασία αν η αναστολή της δυνατότητας για έναρξη δικαστικών ενεργειών βάσει του τίτλου III της Helms Burton Act δεν παραταθεί πέραν της 1ης Φεβρουαρίου 1997. Η παρούσα πρόταση ακολουθεί το καναδικό καθεστώς παρεμπόδισης που επιτρέπει την είσπραξη του συνολικού ποσού και όχι μόνο του μέρους του ποσού που εισπράχθηκε μετά από διπλασιασμό ή τριπλασιασμό της αρχικής αντιστάθμισης/πληρωμής που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο της απόφασης του αμερικανικού δικαστηρίου. Η Επιτροπή θα επιφορτιστεί με ορισμένες υποχρεώσεις, όπως η τροποποίηση του παραρτήματος του κανονισμού και η έκδοση αδειών για μη συμμόρφωση με τις αμφισβητούμενες διατάξεις. Το άρθρο 7 επιβάλλει επίσης στην Επιτροπή την υποχρέωση να ενημερώνει το Συμβούλιο για τις συνέπειες της αμφισβητούμενης αμερικανικής νομοθεσίας και για τα μέτρα που βασίζονται σ'αυτή και να συντάσσει εμπεριστατωμένη έκθεση μια φορά το έτος. Ακόμη, η Επιτροπή οφείλει να δημοσιεύει στην Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυβερνήσεως τις αποφάσεις στις οποίες εφαρμόζεται το άρθρο 4. Όσον αφορά τις δύο πρώτες υποχρεώσεις της, η Επιτροπή συνεργάζεται με την επιτροπή των αντιπροσώπων των κρατών μελών, η οποία υποχρεούται, λόγω της σημασίας των μέτρων που πρόκειται να λάβει η Επιτροπή, να λειτουργεί σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 2 (ΔΙΑΔΙΚΑΣΙΑ II) της απόφασης 87/373/ΕΟΚ του Συμβουλίου της 13ης Ιουλίου 1987 (ΕΕ αριθ. L 197, της 18. 7. 1987, σ. 33). Το άρθρο 9 επιβάλλει στα κράτη μέλη την υποχρέωση να θεσπίσουν κυρώσεις που θα επιβάλλονται στην περίπτωση παραβίασης των διατάξεων του κανονισμού. Οι κυρώσεις αυτές πρέπει να είναι αποτελεσματικές, ανάλογες με την παράβαση και αποτρεπτικές. Το άρθρο 10 προβλέπει την αμοιβαία ανταλλαγή πληροφοριών για την εφαρμογή του κανονισμού μεταξύ των κρατών μελών και της Επιτροπής, ώστε να ενισχύεται η πρόληψη των αντιφάσεων κατά την εφαρμογή. Όσον αφορά την εφαρμογή του κανονισμού, το άρθρο 11 ορίζει ότι ο κανονισμός δεν έχει μόνο εδαφικά όρια άλλα περιορίζεται επίσης και στα φυσικά ή νομικά πρόσωπα, του ιδιωτικού ή του δημόσιου τομέα, που διαμένουν νόμιμα ή είναι πράγματι εγκατεστημένα στο εσωτερικό της Κοινότητας. Ο περιορισμός αυτός είναι αναγκαίος για να αποφευχθεί το φαινόμενο φυσικά ή νομικά πρόσωπα που διατηρούν τα μόνιμα συμφέροντα τους εκτός της Κοινότητας να ζητούν προστασία βάσει του κανονισμού. Αυτό αφορά κυρίως πρόσωπα που κανονικά διαμένουν ή έχουν την έδρα τους στις ΗΠΑ. Ωστόσο, θα πρέπει να εξεταστεί η δυνατότητα επέκτασης της εφαρμογής του κανονισμού σε πρόσωπα, που είναι εγκατεστημένα σε τρίτη χώρα που διαθέτει πανομοιότυπη ή παρόμοια νομοθεσία και η οποία επεκτείνει την εφαρμογή της νομοθεσίας της σε πρόσωπα που είναι εγκατεστημένα στην Κοινότητα. Μια τέτοια αμοιβαιότητα θα καθιστούσε ιδίως περισσότερο αποτελεσματική τη ρήτρα ανάκτησης, διότι θα διεύρυνε τις δυνατότητες πρόσβασης στην περιουσία προσώπων/επιχειρήσεων των ΗΠΑ από την οποία θα πρέπει να ανακτηθούν τα ποσά αυτά. Πρόταση ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟΥ (ΕΚ) ΤΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ για την προστασία] από τις συνέπειες της εφαρμογής νομοθεσίας τρίτων χωρών και μέτρων που βασίζονται σ'αυτήν ή προκύπτουν από αυτήν ΤΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ, Έχοντας υπόψη τη συνθήκη για την ίδρυση της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας και ιδίως τα άρθρα 113 και 235, την πρόταση της Επιτροπής, τη γνώμη του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου', ότι αποτελεί στόχο της ΕΚ η ύπαρξη χαλαρού συστήματος διεθνούς εμπορίου και επενδύσεων κεφαλαίου, Εκτιμώντας, ότι ορισμένες τρίτες χώρες έχουν θεσπίσει ή προτίθενται να θεσπίσουν νόμους, κανονισμούς και άλλες νομοθετικές διατάξεις που φιλοδοξούν να ρυθμίσουν τις δραστηριότητες φυσικών και νομικών προσώπων που υπόκεινται στη δικαιοδοσία των κρατών μελών της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας, ότι η εφαρμογή των εν λόγω νόμων, κανονισμών και άλλων νομοθετικών διατάξεων εκτός της επικράτειας τους, παραβιάζει το διεθνές δίκαιο, ότι οι εν λόγω νόμοι και τα μέτρα που βασίζονται σ'αυτή τη νομοθεσία ή προκύπτουν από αυτή, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των κανονισμών και άλλων νομοθετικών διατάξεων, επηρεάζουν ή είναι σε θέση να επηρεάσουν την ισχύουσα έννομη τάξη και έχουν αρνητικές συνέπειες για τα οικονομικά συμφέροντα της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας στο εξωτερικό και τα συμφέροντα των φυσικών και νομικών προσώπων που ασκούν τα δικαιώματα τους σύμφωνα με τα κοινά εισαγωγικά και εξαγωγικά καθεστώτα και την αρχή της ελεύθερης κυκλοφορίας κεφαλαίων μεταξύ της Κοινότητας και τρίτων χωρών, ότι, στο πλαίσιο αυτών των εξαιρετικών περιστάσεων, είναι ανάγκη να αναληφθεί δράση σε κοινοτικό επίπεδο που θα προστατεύσει την ισχύουσα έννομη τάξη και τα οικονομικά συμφέροντα της Κοινότητας και των προσώπων αυτών στο εξωτερικό ιδίως με εξάλειψη, εξουδετέρωση, παρεμπόδιση ή άλλη αντιμετώπιση των αρνητικών συνεπειών της προαναφερθείσας ξένης νομοθεσίας, ότι η Επιτροπή θα συνεργάζεται κατά την εφαρμογή του παρόντος κανονισμού με επιτροπή αποτελούμενη από εκπροσώπους των κρατών μελών, ότι η δράση αυτή λαμβάνει τη μορφή μέτρων που θα διευκολύνουν την επίτευξη των προαναφερθέντων στόχων, ότι, για τη θέσπιση ορισμένων διατάξεων του παρόντος κανονισμού, η συνθήκη δεν προβλέπει εξουσίες άλλες από αυτές του άρθρου 235, ΕΞΕΔΩΣΕ ΤΟΝ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟ: Έκταση της προστασίας Γνώμη εκδοθείσα την ΕΕ αριθ. Αρθρο 1 Ο παρών κανονισμός προβλέπει την προστασία από την εφαρμογή στο εξωτερικό των νόμων που καθορίζονται στο παράρτημα και των μέτρων που βασίζονται σ'αυτούς ή προκύπτουν από αυτούς, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των κανονισμών και άλλων νομοθετικών διατάξεων, καθώς και την εξουδετέρωση των συνεπειών τους. Βάσει πρότασης της Επιτροπής, το Συμβούλιο μπορεί να προσθέσει στο παράρτημα ή να διαγράψει από αυτό νόμους. Ενημέρωση Αρθρο 3 Κάθε πρόσωπο ανακοινώνει στην Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή2 κάθε πληροφορία που λαμβάνει σχετικά με τις άμεσες ή έμμεσες συνέπειες των νόμων ή μέτρων που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 1 για τα οικονομικά και χρηματοπιστωτικά συμφέροντα του εν λόγω προσώπου. Εμπιστευτικός χαρακτήρας Άρθρο 3 Όλες οι πληροφορίες που παρέχονται στο πλαίσιο του παρόντος κανονισμού χρησιμοποιούνται μόνο για τους σκοπούς για τους οποίους δίδονται. Οι πληροφορίες οι οποίες έχουν εμπιστευτικό χαρακτήρα ή παρέχονται εμπιστευτικά καλύπτονται από την υποχρέωση του επαγγελματικού απορρήτου. Δεν αποκαλύπτονται από την Επιτροπή χωρίς τη ρητή συγκατάθεση του προσώπου που τις παρέσχε. Η ανακοίνωση των πληροφοριών αυτών επιτρέπεται, όταν η Επιτροπή έχει την υποχρέωση ή την άδεια να πράξει κάτι τέτοιο σε σχέση, ιδίως, με δικαστικές διαδικασίες. Για μια τέτοια ανακοίνωση απαιτείται να λαμβάνονται υπόψη τα νόμιμα συμφέροντα του ενδιαφερομένου προσώπου του οποίου τα επαγγελματικά μυστικά δεν επιτρέπεται να γνωστοποιούνται. Το παρόν άρθρο δεν αποκλείει την αποκάλυψη γενικών πληροφοριών από την Επιτροπή. Μη αναγνώριση αποφάσεων Αρθρο 4 Καμία απόφαση δικαστηρίου εκτός της Κοινότητας η οποία λαμβάνεται κατ'εφαρμογή, αμέσως ή εμμέσως, των νόμων και των μέτρων που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 1 δεν αναγνωρίζεται ούτε επιβάλλεται καθ'οιονδήποτε τρόπο. Μη συμμόρφωση Οι πληροφορίες αποστέλλονται στην παρακάτω διεύθυνση: Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή, Γενική Διεύθυνση Ι, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, 1049 Βρυξέλλες. Αρθρο 5 Κανένα πρόσωπο δεν υποχρεούται να συμμορφώνεται, είτε αμέσως είτε μέσω αντιπροσώπου ή ενδιαμέσου προσώπου, ενεργώς ή με παράλειψη, με αξιώσεις ή απαγορεύσεις, συμπεριλαμβανομένων και των εκκλήσεων ξένων δικαστηρίων που βασίζονται ή προκύπτουν, αμέσως ή εμμέσως, από τους νόμους και τα μέτρα που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 1. Είναι δυνατό να επιτραπεί στους ενδιαφερομένους, σύμφωνα με τις διαδικασίες που προβλέπονται στα άρθρα 7 και 8, να συμμορφώνονται πλήρως ή μερικώς στο βαθμό που η μη συμμόρφωση θα έβλαπτε σοβαρά τα συμφέροντα των ιδίων ή της Κοινότητας. Αποκατάσταση ζημιών Αρθρο 6 Κάθε πρόσωπο έχει το δικαίωμα να ανακτά ποσά τα οποία κατέβαλε σε οποιοδήποτε φυσικό ή νομικό πρόσωπο υπέρ του οποίου εξεδόθη απόφαση δικαστηρίου τρίτης χώρας, εφόσον αποδειχθεί σε δικαστήριο της Κοινότητας ότι το ποσό που καταβλήθηκε βασίστηκε στους νόμους και τα μέτρα που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 1. Μια τέτοια ανάκτηση μπορεί να επιτευχθεί εκ μέρους του φυσικού ή νομικού προσώπου υπέρ του οποίου εκδόθηκε η απόφαση ή εκ μέρους οποιουδήποτε νομικού προσώπου εγκατεστημένου στην Κοινότητα, το οποίο ανήκει στο εν λόγω πρόσωπο ή ελέγχεται από αυτό. 3 Διαχειριστικές διατάξεις Για την εφαρμογή του παρόντος κανονισμού η Επιτροπή: Αρθρο 7 α. ενημερώνει τακτικά το Συμβούλιο για τις συνέπειες των νόμων, κανονισμών και άλλων νομοθετικών διατάξεων καθώς και άλλων σχετικών μέτρων που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 1, βάσει των πληροφοριών που λαμβάνονται στο πλαίσιο του παρόντος κανονισμού, και συντάσσει μια φορά κατ'έτος πλήρη σχετική δημόσια έκθεση· β. παρέχει άδειες υπό τις προϋποθέσεις που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 5 · προσθέτει ή διαγράφει, κατά περίπτωση, αναφορές στο παράγωγο δίκαιο ή σε γ. άλλες νομοθετικές διατάξεις που προκύπτουν από τους νόμους που καθορίζονται στο παράρτημα και εμπίπτουν στο πεδίο εφαρμογής του παρόντος κανονισμού· δημοσιεύει στην Επίσημη Εφημερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων τις αποφάσεις δ. στις οποίες εφαρμόζεται το άρθρο 4. Νομικό πρόσωπο εγκατεστημένο στην Κοινότητα: "ανήκει" σε άλλο φυσικό ή νομικό πρόσωπο, αν αυτό κατέχει περισσότερο από το 50% των μετοχών "ελέγχεται" από άλλο φυσικό ή νομικό πρόσωπο, αν αυτό έχει την εξουσία να διορίζει την πλειονότητα των διευθυντών του ή να κατευθύνει με άλλο τρόπο τις δραστηριότητες του. Αρθρο 8 Για την εφαρμογή των παραγράφων β και γ του άρθρου 7, η Επιτροπή συνεργάζεται με επιτροπή που αποτελείται από εκπροσώπους των κρατών μελών και προεδρεύεται από εκπρόσωπο της Επιτροπής. Ο εκπρόσωπος της Επιτροπής υποβάλλει στην επιτροπή σχέδιο των προτεινόμενων μέτρων. Η επιτροπή διατυπώνει τη γνώμη της για το σχέδιο εντός χρονικού ορίου που θέτει ο πρόεδρος ανάλογα με τον επείγοντα χαρακτήρα του θέματος. Η γνώμη εκδίδεται με την πλειοψηφία που ορίζεται στο άρθρο 148 παράγραφος 2 της συνθήκης στην περίπτωση αποφάσεων που καλείται να εκδώσει το Συμβούλιο μετά από πρόταση της Επιτροπής. Οι ψήφοι των εκπροσώπων των κρατών μελών στο πλαίσιο της επιτροπής σταθμίζονται με τον τρόπο που ορίζεται στο εν λόγω άρθρο. Ο πρόεδρος δεν ψηφίζει. Η Επιτροπή θεσπίζει μέτρα που εφαρμόζονται αμέσως. Ωστόσο, αν τα μέτρα αυτά δεν είναι σύμφωνα με τη γνώμη της επιτροπής, ανακοινώνονται στη συνέχεια από την Επιτροπή στο Συμβούλιο. Για το σκοπό αυτό, η Επιτροπή είναι δυνατό να αναβάλει την εφαρμογή των μέτρων που αποφάσισε για περίοδο όχι μεγαλύτερη από ένα μήνα από την ημερομηνία της εν λόγω ανακοίνωσης. Το Συμβούλιο μπορεί, με ειδική πλειοψηφία, να λάβει διαφορετική απόφαση εντός του χρονικού ορίου που αναφέρεται στην προηγούμενη παράγραφο. Γενικές και τελικές διατάξεις Αρθρο 9 Κάθε κράτος μέλος οφείλει να καθορίσει τις κυρώσεις που πρόκειται να επιβληθούν σε περίπτωση παραβίασης των διατάξεων του παρόντος κανονισμού. Τέτοιες κυρώσεις πρέπει να είναι αποτελεσματικές, ανάλογες προς την παράβαση και αποτρεπτικές. Αρθρο 10 Η Επιτροπή και τα κράτη μέλη ενημερώνονται αμοιβαία για τα μέτρα που θεσπίζονται για την εφαρμογή του παρόντος κανονισμού και για όλες τις πληροφορίες σχετικά με τον παρόντα κανονισμό. Αρθρο 11 Ο παρών κανονισμός εφαρμόζεται στο έδαφος της Κοινότητας, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του εναερίου χώρου της, και σε κάθε αεροσκάφος ή σκάφος που υπόκειται στη δικαιοδοσία ή τον έλεγχο κράτους μέλους, καθώς και σε κάθε φυσικό ή νομικό πρόσωπο, του δημόσιου ή ιδιωτικού τομέα, εγκατεστημένο στο εσωτερικό της Κοινότητας. 2 Άρθρο 12 Ο παρών κανονισμός τίθεται σε ισχύ την ημέρα της δημοσίευσης του στην Επίσημη Εφημερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων. Ο παρών κανονισμός είναι δεσμευτικός ως προς όλα τα μέρη του και ισχύει άμεσα σε κάθε κράτος μέλος. Έγινε στ. , Για το Συμβούλιο Ο Πρόεδρος ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΝΟΜΟΙ, ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΛΕΣ ΝΟΜΟΘΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 1 ΧΩΡΑ: ΗΝΩΜΕΝΕΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗΣ ΝΟΜΟΙ 1. "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993", Title XVU - Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, section 1706. 2. "Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996. ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟΙ 1. 31 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Ch. V (7-1-95 edition) Part 515 - Cuban Assets Control Regulations, subpart Ε - Licenses, Authorizations and Statements of Licensing Policy. ISSN 0254-1483 COM(96) 420 τελικό ΕΓΓΡΑΦΑ GR 11 Αριθ. καταλόγου : CB-CO-96-427-GR-C ISBN 92-78-07996-0 Υπηρεσία Επισήμων Εκδόσεων των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων L-2985 Λουξεμβούργο h


title: Re-examined proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) ON REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

eurovoc_concepts:
developing countries
development aid
economic reconstruction
financial aid
welfare

text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 31. 07. 1996 COM(96) 425 final 95/0165 (SYN) Re-examined proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EO ON REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 c (d) of the EC Treaty) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM (concerning the amendments requested by Parliament on second reading under the cooperation procedure - amendments accepted and amendments not incorporated by the Commission) Re-examined proposal for a Council Regulation TEC) on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries Intel-institutional reference: 95/0165 (SYN). Cooperation procedure second reading Article 189c(d) BACKGROUND On 26 June 1995 the Commission presented to the Council and Parliament a proposal for a regulation on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries (COM(95) 291 final). The proposal for a Council regulation on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries, based on Article 130w of the Treaty, is subject to the cooperation procedure (Article 189c of the Treaty). In accordance with this cooperation procedure, on 15 December 1995 Parliament delivered its opinion following its first reading. On 29 January this year the Council adopted a common position which the Commission did not accept. On 21 May 1996 Parliament delivered its opinion following its second reading and adopted a total of 19 amendments (PE 166. 050). In accordance with Article 189c(d), the Commission presented a re-examined proposal containing the amendments it had accepted. The re-examined proposal is intended to lay down the detailed procedures for administering the budget headings for financing rehabilitation and reconstruction procedures in the developing countries and rehabilitation programmes in southern Africa. COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY PARLIAMENT AT SECOND READING (a) Analysis of the amendments accepted/rejected. The amendments adopted at second reading can be put into four categories. The Commission adopted the following amendments in their entirety because they constitute acceptable changes: No 1, 1st part; 3, 1st part; 4, 1st and 4th parts; 5, 2nd and 4th parts; 6, 2nd part; 10, 2nd part; 16, 1st part - (a),(b), and (c) and 2nd part - 1st, 2nd and 3rd paragraphs. The Commission, however, considers that the content of amendment No 10, 2nd part, would be more appropriate to the recitals than the body of the Regulation. The Commission accepted the substance of the following amendments, but in another form, since the substance constituted an acceptable change but the Commission preferred other wording for these points: No 1, 2nd part; 3, 2nd part; 4, 2nd and 3rd parts; 5, 1st part; 6, 1st part; 7, 1st and 2nd parts; 10, 1st part; 13. The Commission did not incorporate the following amendments: either because they did not correspond to the objectives set, or resources available, for rehabilitation or because they imposed an excessive constraint on management: No 2; 5, 3rd part; 8; 9; 12; 14; 15; 17, 2nd part; 18; 19 or because they are unacceptable for institutional reasons: No 10, 1st part; 11; 16, 2nd part 4th paragraph; 17, 1st part. (b) The Commission's position and grounds for that position Account being taken of the Commission position proposed for the remainder of the amendments, as indicated under (a), the Commission rejects all the amendments mentioned in the preceding paragraph for the following reasons: No 2: this amendment is a reference to Southern Africa's past situation and does not correspond to the present context and foreseeable prospects for this area. No 5. 3rd part: this amendment concerns training and education schemes to counter the effects of fighting within the country and destabilization policies, but measures of this kind are already provided for in the text (mine clearance and social reintegration) and under other operations. No 8: this amendment limits financing to essential expenditure, but in the rehabilitation stage it may be necessary to cover all operating expenditure. No 9: this amendment makes financial contributions from local operating partners a priority objective in certain cases, but these contributions should be sought in the light of various factors relating to each operation. No 10. 1st part: the purpose of this amendment is to arrange coordination between the Community and the Member States and at international level by methods which are not practicable in that no attempt is made to identify the various levels of, and participants in, the coordination. No 11. 1st part: the purpose of this amendment is to delete the reference to procedures other than the budgetary procedure, but other procedures, such as the decision-making one, have to be observed. this amendment includes evaluation measures in the context of checks, but No 12: evaluation must not be confused with checks and in any event it is specifically dealt with elsewhere. this amendment stipulates that participation in invitations to tender may be No 14: extended to other countries of the region, but it is preferable to extend participation to all developing countries. No 15: this amendment stipulates that goods and services may originate in other countries of the region, but it is preferable to allow them to originate in any developing country. No 16. 2nd part. 4th paragraph: this amendment calls for the Committee meetings to be held in public and for its minutes to be transmitted for information, but this is not possible for interinstitutional reasons, such as incompatibility with committee procedures and rules. No 17. 1st part: an observer from Parliament's Committee on Development and Cooperation would be present at the Committee meetings, but this is not possible for interinstitutional reasons, in particular incompatibility with committee procedures and rules. No 17. 2nd part: wide-ranging consultations would be held at all levels to establish general guidelines for implementing rehabilitation operations. This would be impracticable since the general guidelines will be established as part of the Commission's cooperation policy, which involves ongoing dialogue with the various partners. No 18: this amendment calls for details concerning implementation to be given in the summary, but this is not possible in practical terms, although the various partners in the rehabilitation operations will be mentioned. No 19: specific reasons would have to be given for financing rehabilitation operations from budget headings when the beneficiary countries could obtain funding from the EDF or under the financial protocols. Budget headings for rehabilitation were established in order to provide additional financing for countries which are undergoing rehabilitation and as a rule already have other funding available. The reasons stem from the special large-scale requirements of this category of country, examined when the general guidelines are drawn up, and cannot be given for each separate operation, since this would defeat the object of the headings. Re-examined proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /96 of on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130w thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,^) Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of the Treaty(2), Whereas the Commission, in its communication of 12 May 1993 to the European Parliament and the Council on a special rehabilitation support programme in developing countries, highlighted the specific nature and scale of the rehabilitation and reconstruction aid needed by developing countries that have suffered serious destruction through war, civil disorder or natural disaster; Whereas the conclusions of the Council (Development) of 2 December 1993 on rehabilitation aid define the principal objectives, conditions and criteria for such aid and the emphasize Member States when planning and implementing it; the need for close coordination between the Commission and Whereas the Commission must ensure coherence and continuity in humanitarian aid, rehabilitation and development operations; Whereas in its resolution of 16 November 1993(3) the European Parliament emphasized the scale of the developing countries' need for rehabilitation aid and proposed the establishment of a specific financial framework with considerable financial resources for that purpose in the general budget of the European Communities; Whereas the European Parliament stressed the need to position rehabilitation operations in a medium-term or long-term development plan; Whereas Parliament also noted that high priority needed to be accorded to the speed and efficiency of aid; O J N o C 2 3 5, 9. 9. 1995, p. 11. Opinion of the European Parliament of Common position of the Council of Decision of the European Parliament of OJ C 329, 6. 12. 1993, p. 77. (not yet published in the Official Journal), (not yet published in the Official Journal) and (not yet published in the Official Journal). Whereas the budgetary authority included in the budget headings for the financing of rehabilitation operations in southern Africa (B7-3210) and for rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries (B7-6410); Whereas procedures should be established for the administration of such operations, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The Community shall carry out rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in the developing countries referred to in paragraph 2 which have suffered serious damage through war, civil disorder or natural disaster with priority being given to the least developed among them. Operations of limited duration, to be launched as quickly as possible, shall be designed to help re-establish a working economy and the institutional capacities needed to restore social and political stability to the countries concerned and meet the needs of the people affected. The operations must progressively take over from humanitarian action and pave the way for the resumption of medium-term and long-term development aid. They must in particular permit refugees, displaced persons and demobilized troops to return home and help the entire population resume normal civilian life in their countries and regions of origin. 2. The countries to benefit from this Regulation shall be the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, the Mediterranean countries, the countries of Latin America and Asia and the developing countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Article 2 1. When deciding on operations, account should be taken wherever possible of the existence of a minimal level of security and a real commitment to a transition process respecting democratic values and fundamental freedoms. 2. The priorities for operations under this Regulation shall be: the relaunch of production on a lasting basis, the physical and operational rehabilitation of basic infrastructure, including mine clearance, the reintegration into society of refugees, displaced persons and demobilized troops and the restoration of the institutional capacities needed in the rehabilitation period, especially at local level. Resources may also be earmarked for the development of economic activity, particularly by setting up SMEs and promoting regional economic integration. Article 3 The cooperation partners eligible for financial support under this Regulation shall be regional and international organizations and specialized non-governmental organizations which, according to their expertise and capacities, can make a contribution to the operations referred to in Articles 1 and 2, national, provincial and local government departments and agencies, community-based organizations, institutes and public and private operators. Article 4 1. The instruments to be employed in the course of the operations referred to in Article 1 shall include studies, technical assistance, training or other services, supplies and works, along with audits and evaluation and monitoring missions. 2. Community financing may cover both investment, with the exception of the purchase of buildings, and recurring costs (including administrative, maintenance and operational costs), taking account of the fact that the project must aim to have the recurring costs taken over by the beneficiaries. 3. A financial contribution from the partners defined in Article 3 shall be sought for each cooperation operation. The contribution requested shall be within the means of the partners concerned and shall depend on the nature of the operation. In specific cases where the partner is an NGO or a community-based organization, a contribution in kind may be made. 4. Opportunities may be sought for cofinancing with other providers of funds, especially with Member States. 5. The necessary measures shall be taken to emphasize the Community character of the aid provided under this Regulation. 6. In order to achieve the objectives of coherence and complementarity referred to in the Treaty and with the aim of guaranteeing optimal efficiency of the totality of these actions, the Commission will take all necessary coordination measures, notably: (a) (b) the establishment of a system for the systematic exchange and analysis of information on actions financed or for which financing is foreseen by the Community and the Member States; on-the-spot coordination of these actions by means of regular meetings and exchange of information between the representatives of the Commission and Member States in the beneficiary country. 7. The Commission, in conjunction with the Member States, may take any initiatives necessary for ensuring good coordination with the other providers of funds, in particular those forming part of the United Nations system. Financial support under this Regulation shall be in the form of grants. Article 5 Article 6 1. The Commission shall appraise, decide and administer operations covered by this Regulation according to the budgetary and other procedures in force, and in particular those laid down in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. 2. Project and programme appraisal shall take into account the following factors: 7 those laid down in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. 2. Project and programme appraisal shall take into account the following factors: - - - - effectiveness and viability of operations, cultural, social, gender and environmental aspects, institutional development necessary to achieve project goals, experience gained from operations of the same kind. 3. Decisions relating to grants of more than ECU 2 million for individual operations financed under this Regulation shall be taken under the procedure laid down in Article 7. The Commission shall inform the Committee referred to in Article 7 succinctly of any financing decisions it intends to take with regard to projects and programmes of less than ECU 2 million in value. The information shall be made available not later than one week before the decision is taken. 4. The Commission is authorized to approve, without seeking the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 7, any extra commitments needed for covering expected or real cost overruns in connection with the operations, provided that the overrun or additional requirement is less than or equal to 20% of the initial commitment fixed by the financing decision. Where the additional commitment referred to in the previous subparagraph is less than ECU 4 million, the Committee referred to in Article 7 shall be informed of the decision taken by the Commission. Where the said additional commitment is more than ECU 4 million but less than 20%, the Committee's opinion shall be sought. 5. All financing agreements or contracts concluded under this Regulation shall provide for the Commission and the Court of Auditors to conduct on-the-spot checks according to the usual procedures laid down by the Commission under the rules in force, and in particular those of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. 6. Where operations are the subject of financing agreements between the Community and the host countries, such agreements shall stipulate that the payment of taxes, duties or any other charges is not to be covered by the Community. 7. Participation in invitations to tender and the award of contracts shall be open on equal terms to natural and legal persons of the Member States and of the recipient country. It may be extended to other developing countries and, in exceptional cases which are fully justified, to third countries. 8. Supplies shall originate in the Member States, the recipient country or other developing countries. In exceptional cases, where circumstances warrant, supplies may originate elsewhere. Article 7 1. The Commission shall be assisted by an advisory committee made up of representatives from the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission, depending on the recipient country or region concerned, as follows: (a) (b) (c) for the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, the EDF Committee set up by Article 21 of Internal Agreement 91/401/EEC on the financing and administration of Community aid under the fourth Lomé Convention, adopted on 16 July 1990 by the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council; for the Mediterranean countries, the MED Committee set up by Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1762/92 on the implementation of the Protocols on financial and technical cooperation concluded by the Community with Mediterranean non-member countries; for the Asian and Latin American countries, the ALA Committee set up by Article 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America. 2. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 8 An exchange of views shall take place, once a year, on the basis of a presentation by the Commission's representative of the general guidelines for the operations to be carried out in the year ahead, in the framework of a joint meeting of the committees referred to in Article 7(1). Article 9 After each budget year, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council, summarizing the operations financed in the course of that year and evaluating the implementation of this Regulation in that period. The summary shall in particular contain information about those with whom contracts have been concluded. The report shall also include a summary of the conclusions of any independent evaluations of specific operations. The Commission shall inform the Member States, at the latest one month after its decision, of the operations and projects that have been approved, and shall indicate their amounts, character, recipient country and partners. Article 10 The Commission shall regularly assess operations financed by the Community in order to establish whether the objectives of the operations have been achieved and to provide guidelines for improving the effectiveness of future operations. The Commission shall submit to the Committee referred to in Article 7 a summary of the assessments made, which the latter may, if necessary, examine. Assessment reports shall be made available to any Member States requesting them. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication the Official Journal of the European Communities and shall apply from in 1 January 1997. Three years after this Regulation enters into force, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council an overall assessment of operations financed by the Community under this Regulation, together with suggestions regarding the future of this Regulation and, where necessary, proposals for amending it. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, For the Council The President 10 ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 425 final DOCUMENTS EN U Catalogue number : CB-C0-96-419-EN-C ISBN 92-78-07909-X Office for Official Publications of the European Communitiea L-2985 Luxembourg


title: VERORDENING (EG) Nr. 1538/96 VAN DE COMMISSIE van 31 juli 1996 tot vaststelling van het maximumbedrag van de restitutie bij uitvoer van witte suiker voor de 50edeelinschrijving in het kader van de inschrijving bedoeld in Verordening (EG) nr1813/95

eurovoc_concepts:
award of contract
export refund
white sugar


title: VERORDENING (EG) Nr. 1545/96 VAN DE COMMISSIE van 31 juli 1996 houdende vaststelling van de restituties die worden toegepast voor bepaalde produkten van de sector suiker die worden uitgevoerd in de vorm van niet in bijlage II vanhet Verdrag vermelde goederen

eurovoc_concepts:
export refund
isoglucose
molasses
raw sugar
syrup
white sugar


title: RÈGLEMENT (CE) N° 1545/96 DE LA COMMISSION du 31 juillet 1996 fixant les taux de restitution applicables à certains produits du secteur du sucre exportés sous forme de marchandises ne relevant pas de l'annexe II du traité


title: REGULAMENTO (CE) Nº 1542/96 DA COMISSÃO de 31 de Julho de 1996 que altera a correcção aplicável à restituição em relação aos cereais


title: Geänderter Vorschlag für eine RICHTLINIE DES EUROPÄISCHEN PARLAMENTS UND DES RATES zur Anpassung der Richtlinien 90/387/EWG und 92/44/EWG des Rates an ein wettbewerbsorientiertes Telekommunikationsumfeld

eurovoc_concepts:
competition law
harmonisation of standards
liberalisation of trade
telecommunications
transmission network

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text: KOMMISSION DER EUROPÄISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN •tt •k •it it • -it Brüssel, den 31. 07. 1996 KOM(96) 418 endg. 95/0280 (COD) Geänderter Vorschlag für eine RICHTLINIE DES EUROPÄISCHEN PARLAMENTS UND DES RATES zur Anpassung der Richtlinien 90/387/EWG und 92/44/EWG des Rates an ein wett bewerbsorientiertes Telekommunikationsumfeld (gemäß Artikel 189 a, Absatz 2 des EG-Vertrages von der Kommission vorgelegt) BEGRÜNDUNG Die Kommission legt hiermit einen geänderten Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates zur Anpassung der Richtlinien 90/387/EWG und 92/44/EWG des Rates an ein wettbewerbsorientiertes Telekommunikationsumfeld vor. Der geänderte Vorschlag enthält die vom Europäischen Parlament in erster Lesung vorgeschlagenen Änderungen, die von der Kommission akzeptiert wurden. 1. a) Einführung Hintergrund Der Vorschlag der Kommission wurde am 14. 11. 1995 verabschiedet1 und am 10. 01. 1996 offiziell dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Rat zugeleitet. Der Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuß gab am 25. 04. 19962 eine befürwortende Stellungnahme ab. Das Europäische Parlament verabschiedete am 22. 05. 1996 in erster Lesung eine befürwortende Entschließung und schlug 17 Änderungen am Kommissionsvorschlag vor3. b) Zweck der Richtlinie Ziel der Richtlinie ist die Änderung der beiden bestehenden Richtlinien zur Einführung des offenen Netzzugangs (Open Network Provision — ONP): die ONP-Rahmenrichtlinie (90/387/EWG)4 die ONP-Mietleirungsrichtlinie (92/44/EWG)5 zur Anpassung derselben an den nach 1998 liberalisierten Telekommunikationsmarkt. In der 1990 verabschiedeten ONP-Rahmenrichtlinie wurden die Grundprinzipien für die Harmonisierung der Bedingungen des Zugangs zu öffentlichen Telekommunikationsnetzen und -diensten sowie deren Nutzung festgelegt. Durch die im Juni 1992 verabschiedete ONP-Mietleitungsrichtlinie wurden die Bedingungen für die Bereitstellung und Nutzung von Mietleitungen harmonisiert und ein Mindestangebot von 5 Mietleitungstypen festgelegt, die in allen Mitgliedstaaten bereitgestellt werden müssen. KOM(95) 543, ABI. Nr. C 62 vom 1. 3. 1996, S. 3. TRA/304 vom 25. 4. 1996. A4-0144/96, P. vom 22. 05. 1996. ABl. Nr. L 192 vom 24. 7. 1990, S. 1. ABl. Nr. L 165 vom 19. 6. 1992, S. 27. 2. Von der Kommission akzeptierte Änderungen des EP Von den 17 vom Europäischen Parlament in erster Lesung verabschiedeten Änderungsvor schlägen hat die Kommission 3 vollständig, 3 teilweise und 2 im Prinzip, also insgesamt 8, akzeptiert. Vollständig akzeptierte Änderungen: Teilweise akzeptierte Änderungen: Im Prinzip akzeptierte Änderungen: 2, 13, 17 4, 10, 14 9, 19 (z. T. ) Die Kommission akzeptierte • die Änderung, mit der angeregt wird, vor dem Jahr 2000 die Möglichkeiten der Einrichtung einer Europäischen Aufsichtsbehörde für Telekommunikation zu prüfen [Änderung 10 (z. T. )];. die Änderungen, die die Notwendigkeit betonen, vor dem Jahr 2000 die Bestimmungen der genannten beiden ONP-Richtlinien im Lichte der Ent wicklungen des Marktes zu prüfen [Änderungen 10 und 14 (z. T. )]: die Änderungen, die mit anderen Richtlinien und insbesondere mit dem im Hinblick auf die vorgeschlagene Netzverbund-Richtlinie erreichten gemein samen Standpunkt kohärent sind [Änderungen 2 und 4 (l. Teil)]; • die Änderungen, die die Klarheit des Textes verbessern [Änderungen 13 und 17]. Ferner akzeptierte die Kommission folgende Änderungen im Prinzip: Änderung 9: Die Kommission ist wie das Parlament der Auffassung, daß einzel staatliche Aufsichtsbehörden über alle zur selbständigen Wahrnehmung der ihnen über tragenen Aufgaben notwendigen Ressourcen verfügen sollten, doch sollte vermieden werden, rechtliche Schwierigkeiten für die einzelstaatliche Umsetzung einer solchen Forderung zu schaffen. Aus diesem Grund sollte diese Bestimmung nicht in einem Artikel, sondern in einem Erwägungsgrund (Erwägungsgrund 7) enthalten sein. Änderung 19 (3. Teil): Die Kommission kann der Notwendigkeit einer Umstrukturie rung des ONP-Ausschusses im Prinzip zustimmen, doch sollte dies nicht als rechtliche Anforderung festgeschrieben werden. 3. Von der Kommission nicht akzeptierte Änderungen Die Gründe für die Ablehnung einiger der vom Europäischen Parlament vorgeschlagenen Änderungen (oder von Teilen derselben) werden nachstehend aufgeführt; die Änderungen werden dabei in 6 Kategorien unterteilt. Änderungen an Definitionen und Begriffen (Änderungen 1, 3, 4 [2. Teil], 6 und 7) In diesen Punkten werden Änderungen an Definitionen und Begriffen vorgeschlagen, die mit anderen Richtlinien im Telekommunikationsbereich und insbesondere mit dem in Hinblick auf die vorgeschlagene Richtlinie über die Zusammenschaltung (Netzverbund) in der Telekom munikation6 erreichten gemeinsamen Standpunkt unvereinbar sind. Damit würden eventuell Fragen, die in den anderen Richtlinien einvernehmlich geregelt wurden, und insbesondere das zu diesem Gemeinsamen Standpunkt erreichte und von der Kommission akzeptierte politische Einvernehmen erneut zur Diskussion gestellt. Ferner würde dies dem Wunsch des Parlaments nach Konsistenz zwischen allen EG-Richtlinien auf diesem Gebiet zuwiderlaufen. In diese Kategorie fallen die Definitionen von "universeller Dienst" (Änderung 3), "grundlegende Anforderungen" (Änderung 4, 2. Teil zu "Datenschutz") und "Netzverbund" (Änderung 6). Ferner fallen die Änderungen 1 und 7 in diese Kategorie: in der erstgenannten wird der in der Netzverbund-Richtlinie vereinbarte Begriff der "beträchtlichen Marktmacht" geändert, in letzterer wird der Begriff "Zusammenschaltungspunkte" eingeführt, der in der Netzverbund-Richtlinie nicht definiert oder enthalten ist. Richtlinie über die Kostenrechnung und Finanzierung des universellen Dienstes (Änderung 8) In der Netzverbund-Richtlinie wird ein Rahmen für die Kostenrechnung und Finanzierung des universellen Dienstes festgelegt. Außerdem wird in der Mitteilung über den Universaldienst in der Telekommunikation7 eine Mitteilung der Kommission über Kostenrechnung und Finanzierung des universellen Dienstes für September 1996 angekündigt, in der Leitlinien für die Beurteilung einzelstaatlicher Konzepte zur Kostenrechnung und Finanzierung des univer sellen Dienstes aufgestellt werden. Die Kommission sieht daher keine Notwendigkeit für eine spezifische Richtlinie über Kostenrechnung und Finanzierung des universellen Dienstes. Prüfung der Richtlinie (Änderungen 10 und 14 [z. T. ]) Die Kommission akzeptiert die Notwendigkeit einer Überprüfung der beiden Richtlinien (90/387/EWG und 92/44/EWG) im Hinblick darauf, welche Bestimmungen dieser Richtlinie in Anbetracht der Entwicklungen des Marktes angepaßt werden sollten. Die Anpassung sollte sich jedoch auf diese beiden ONP-Richtlinien beschränken. Die Forderung, daß weitere Maßnahmen zur vollständigen Umsetzung der Ziele dieser Richtlinien, die im Bericht vorgeschlagen werden können, in der Form eines Vorschlags fur einen einzigen, konsolidierten Text erfolgen sollen, hält die Kommission für unangebracht, da dies der Beurteilung der Notwendigkeit solcher Maßnahmen vorgreifen würde. 6 7 ABl. C 313 vom 24. 11. 1995, S. 7. KOM(96) 73 vom 13. 3. 1996. Komitologie (Änderung 19 [1. und 2. Teil]) Die Kommission kann die im ersten Absatz von Änderung 19 vorgeschlagene Ersetzung von "Mitgliedstaaten" durch "einzelstaatliche Aufsichtsbehörden" nicht akzeptieren, da dies den üblichen Verfahrensregeln für beratende Ausschüsse zuwiderlaufen würde. Die Kommission lehnt ferner den zweiten Absatz von Änderung 19 ab, da bereits ein spezieller Mechanismus für die Beratungen mit Gewerkschaften besteht (d. h. der Paritätische Ausschuß für den Bereich Fernmeldewesen). Geltungsbereich der ONP-Mietleitungsrichtlinie (Änderung 12) Änderung 12 würde den Geltungsbereich der Mietleitungsrichtlinie erheblich einschränken, da das feste öffentliche Fernsprechnetz gemeinhin für die Bereitstellung von Mietleitungen genutzt wird. Andere Änderungen (Änderungen 15, 16 und 18) Die Kommission kann die Änderungen 15(1. Teil) und 16 nicht akzeptieren. Die erstgenannte würde den in EG-Richtlinien üblichen Bestimmungen widersprechen, die zweite wäre mit anderen ONP-Richtlinien unvereinbar. Dem im 2. Teil der Änderung 15 erwähnten Ziel der Veröffentlichung einer konsolidierten Fassung stimmt die Kommission zwar zu, doch hält sie es für unangebracht, dies als rechtliche Anforderung festzuschreiben. Ferner lehnt die Kommission Änderung 18 ab, da der Begriff "Nettokosten" durch den Ausschluß anderer zu berücksichtigender Kosten (z. B. allgemeine Netzkosten) unklar und potentiell zu restriktiv ist. 4. Schlußfolgerungen Von den 17 vom Europäischen Parlament in erster Lesung verabschiedeten Änderungsvor schlägen hat die Kommission insgesamt 8 vollständig, teilweise oder im Prinzip akzeptiert. Gemäß Artikel 189a Absatz 2 EG-Vertrag ändert die Kommission ihren ursprünglichen Vorschlag durch die Einbeziehung dieser Änderungen. Geänderter Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates zur Anpassung der Richtlinien 90/387/EWG und 92/44/EWG des Rates an ein wettbewerbsorientiertes Telekommunikationsumfeld Ursprünglicher Text Geänderter Text Erwägung 7 (auf Grundlage der Änderung 9 des EP) 7. Nach dem Grundsatz der Trennung hoheitlicher und betrieblicher Funk tionen garantieren die Mitgliedstaaten die Unabhängigkeit ihrer Aufsichts behörde bzw. -behörden und stellen sicher, daß sie bei der Umsetzung der ordnungspolitischen Grundlagen des Gemeinschaftsrechts eine zentrale Rolle wahrnehmen. Die einzelstaatli chen Aufsichtsbehörden sollten über die notwendigen Mittel verfügen, um die ihnen übertragenen Aufgaben in vollem Umfang wahrzunehmen. 7. Nach dem Grundsatz der Trennung hoheitlicher und betrieblicher Funk tionen garantieren die Mitgliedstaaten die Unabhängigkeit ihrer Aufsichts behörde bzw. -behörden und stellen sicher, daß sie bei der Umsetzung der ordnungspolitischen Grundlagen des Gemeinschaftsrechts eine zentrale Rolle wahrnehmen. Die einzelstaatli chen Aufsichtsbehörden sollten über in alle erforderlichen Ressourcen bezug auf die personelle Ausstattung, das Fachwissen und die finanziellen Mittel verfügen, um ihre Aufgabe in voller Unabhängigkeit erfüllen zu können. ARTIKEL 1 NUMMER 2 Artikel 2 Nummer 3, erster Spiegelstrich (Richtlinie 90/384/EWG) (auf Grundlage der Änderung 2 des EP) 3. - "Telekommunikationsdienste": Dienste, die ganz oder teilweise in der Übertragung und/oder Wei terleitung von Signalen in einem T e l e k o m m u n i k a t i o n s n e tz bestehen; 3. - "Telekommunikationsdienste": Dienste, die ganz oder teilweise in der Übertragung und/oder Wei terleitung von Signalen in einem T e l e k o m m u n i k a t i o n s n e tz bestehen; hiervon ausgenommen sind Rundfunk und Fernsehen: ARTIKEL 1 NUMMER 2 Artikel 2 Nummer 6 (Richtlinie 90/387/EWG) (auf Grundlage der Änderung 4 des EP) "grundlegende Anforderungen": die im allgemeinen Interesse liegenden Gründe nichtwirtschaftlicher Art, die einen Mitgliedstaat veranlassen kön nen, den Zugang zu öffentlichen Telekommunikationsnetzen oder zu den öffentlichen Telekommunika tionsdiensten zu beschränken. Diese Gründe sind die Sicherheit des Netz betriebs und die Aufrechterhaltung der Netzintegrität sowie in begrün deten Fällen die Interoperabilität der Dienste und der Datenschutz. 6. "grundlegende Anforderungen": die im allgemeinen Interesse liegenden Gründe nichtwirtschaftlicher Art, die einen Mitgliedstaat veranlassen kön nen, den Zugang zu öffentlichen Telekommunikationsnetzen oder zu den öffentlichen Telekommunika tionsdiensten zu beschränken. Diese Gründe sind die Sicherheit des Netz betriebs, die Aufrechterhaltung der Netzintegrität, der Umweltschutz oder die städtebauliche Planung sowie in begründeten Fällen die Interope rabilität der Dienste und der Daten schutz. ARTIKEL 1 NUMMER 8 Artikel 8 (Richtlinie 90/387/EWG) (auf Grundlage der Änderung 10 des EP) Die Kommission überprüft die Durch führung dieser Richtlinie und erstattet dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Rat darüber erstmals spätestens zum 31. Dezember 1999 Bericht. Der Bericht stützt sich unter anderem auf die Infor mationen, die der Kommission und dem ONP-Ausschuß von den Mitgliedstaaten geliefert werden. Bei Bedarf können in dem Bericht weitere Maßnahmen zur Anpassung dieser Richtlinie vorgeschla gen werden, wobei die Entwicklungen im Hinblick auf ein rein wettbewerbs orientiertes Umfeld zu berücksichtigen sind. Die Kommission überprüft die Durch führung dieser Richtlinie und erstattet dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Rat darüber erstmals spätestens zum 31. Dezember 1999 Bericht. Der Bericht stützt sich unter anderem auf die Infor mationen, die der Kommission und dem ONP-Ausschuß von den Mitgliedstaaten geliefert werden. Bei Bedarf wird in dem Bericht überprüft, welche Bestimmungen dieser Richtlinie in Anbetracht der Ent wicklungen des Marktes angepaßt werden sollten. Weitere Maßnahmen zur vollständigen Umsetzung der Ziele dieser Richtlinien können in dem Bericht vorgeschlagen werden. In dem Bericht wird insbesondere die Möglichkeit zur Einrichtung einer europäischen Auf sichtsbehörde geprüft. ARTIKEL 2 NUMMER 10 BUCHSTABE b Artikel 10 Absatz 4 (Richtlinie 92/44/EWG) (auf Grundlage der Änderung 13 des EP) 4. Die einzelstaatliche Aufsichtsbehörde wendet die Anforderungen des Ab satzes 1 nicht an, wenn eine Orga nisation in bezug auf ein spezielles in einem be Mietleitungsangebot stimmten geographischen Gebiet keine beträchtliche Marktmacht besitzt. 4. Die einzelstaatliche Aufsichtsbehörde wendet die Anforderungen des Ab satzes 1 nicht an, wenn eine Orga- jiisation in bezug auf ein spezielles in einem be Mietleitungsangebot stimmten geographischen Gebiet keine beträchtliche Marktmacht besitzt. Die Marktmacht eines Unter nehmens wird anhand der Bestim- ,—___—_—^— mungen der Richtlinie. des Euro päischen Parlaments und des Rates über den Verbund öffentlicher Tele kommunikationsnetze und öffentli cher Telekommunikationsdienste im Rahmen des offenen Netzzugangs (ONP^) definiert. ARTIKEL 2 NUMMER 12 Artikel 14 (Richtlinie 92/44/EWG) (auf Grundlage der Änderung 14 des EP) Die Kommission überprüft die Durch führung dieser Richtlinie und erstattet dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Rat darüber erstmals spätestens zum 31. Dezember 1999 Bericht. Der Bericht stützt sich unter anderem auf die Infor mationen, die der Kommission und dem ONP-Ausschuß von den Mitgliedstaaten geliefert werden. Der Bericht enthält eine Einschätzung über die Notwendigkeit des Fortbestands der Richtlinie, wobei die Entwicklungen im Hinblick auf ein rein zu wettbewerbsorientiertes Umfeld berücksichtigen sind. Bei Bedarf können in dem Bericht weitere Maßnahmen zur Anpassung dieser Richtlinie vorge schlagen werden, wobei die Ent wicklungen im Hinblick auf ein rein wettbewerbsorientiertes Umfeld zu berücksichtigen sind. Die Kommission überprüft die Durch führung dieser Richtlinie und erstattet dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Rat darüber erstmals spätestens zum 31. Dezember 1999 Bericht. Der Bericht stützt sich unter anderem auf die Infor mationen, die der Kommission und dem ONP-Ausschuß von den Mitgliedstaaten geliefert werden. Der Bericht enthält eine Einschätzung über die Notwendigkeit des Fortbestands der Richtlinie, wobei die Entwicklungen im Hinblick auf ein rein zu wettbewerbsorientiertes Umfeld berücksichtigen sind. Bei Bedarf wird in dem Bericht überprüft, welche Bestim mungen dieser Richtlinie in Anbetracht der Entwicklungen des Marktes angepaßt werden sollten. Weitere Maßnahmen zur vollständigen Umsetzung der Ziele dieser Richtlinie können in dem Bericht vor geschlagen werden. ANHANG I ZIFFER 3 ABSATZ 2 VIERTER SPIEGELSTRICH (Auf Grundlage von Änderung 17 des EP) Die Tarife dürfen zu keiner Diskrimi nierung führen und müssen Gleichbe handlung gewährleisten. Die Tarife dürfen zu keiner Diskrimi nierung führen und müssen Gleichbe handlung gewährleisten; dies gilt nicht für nach dem Gemeinschafts- recht sutojge Ausnahmen, ISSN 0254-1467 KOM(96) 418 endg. DOKUMENTE DE 06 08 10 15 Katalognummer : CB-CO-96-400-DE-C ISBN 92-78-07708-9 Amt für amtliche Veröffentlichungen der Europäischen Gemeinschaften L-2985 Luxemburg do


text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES * •is it à Brussels, 31. 07. 1996 COM(96) 418 final 95/0280 (COD) Amended proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Council Directives 90/387/EEC and 92/44/EEC for the purpose of adaptation to a competitive environment in telecommunications (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC-Treaty) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM The Commission hereby presents a modified proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directives 90/387/EEC and 92/44/EEC for the purpose of adaptation to a competitive environment in telecommunications. The modified proposal incorporates those amendments proposed by the European Parliament at First Reading which were accepted by the Commission. 1. Introduction a) Background The Commission adopted its proposal on 14. 11. 19951, and it was formally transmitted to the EP and the Council on 10. 01. 1996. The Economic and Social Committee gave a favourable Opinion on 25. 04. 19962. The European Parliament adopted a favourable Resolution at its First Reading on 22. 05. 1996, and proposed 17 amendments to the Commission proposal3. b) Purpose of the Directive The aim of the Commission proposal is to amend the two following existing ONP Directives: - the ONP framework Directive (90/387/EEC)4 - the ONP leased lines Directive (92/44/EEC)5 in order to adapt them to the post-1998 liberalised telecommunications market. The ONP framework Directive was adopted in 1990, and set out basic principles for harmonising conditions for access to, and use of, public telecommunications networks and services. The ONP leased lines Directive was adopted in June 1992, and set out harmonised supply and usage conditions for leased lines, including a requirement for a minimum set of 5 types of leased lines to be available in all Member States 2 3 4 5 COM(95) 543, OJ C 62, 1. 03. 1996, p. 3 TRA/304, 25. 04. 1996 A4-0144/96, PV 22. 05. 1996 OJL 192, 24. 07. 1990, p. 1 OJL 165, 19. 06. 1992, p. 27 2- 2. EP amendments accepted bv the Commission Of the 17 amendments adopted by the European Parliament at First Reading, the Commission accepted 3 in full, 3 in part, and 2 in principle, making a total of 8. Amendments accepted in full : Amendments accepted in part: ?, 13, 17 4, 10, 14 Amendments accepted in principle : 9, 19(part) The Commission accepted those amendments which: • • call for examination before the year 2000 of the possibility of establishing a European regulatory authority for telecommunications [Amendments 10 (part)]. support the need to review before the year 2000 the provisions of these two ONP Directives in the light of the developments in the market [Amendments 10 and 14 (parts)]. • are coherent with other Directives, and in particular with the Common Position reached on the proposed Interconnection Directive [Amendments 2, 4(lst part)]. • improve the clarity of the text [Amendments 13 and 17]. In addition, the Commission accepted in principle the following amendments:: Amendment 9: The Commission agrees with the concern of the Parliament in terms of providing national regulatory authorities with all necessary resources to fulfil their mission in full autonomy, but the creation of legal difficulties for national transposition of such requirement should be avoided. For this reason, such a provision should be in a recital (recital 7), instead of an article. Amendment 19 (3rdpart): The Commission can accept in principle the need for restructuring the ONP committee, but this should not be a legal requirement. 3. Amendments not accepted bv the Commission The reasons which led the Commission not to accept a number of the amendments (or parts of them) proposed by the European Parliament are given below, where the amendments are grouped into 6 categories. - 3- Changes to definitions and concepts (Amendments 1, 3, 4 (2nd part), 6 and 7) These amendments propose changes to definitions and concepts which are inconsistent with other Directives in the telecommunications sector, and in particular with the Common Position reached on the proposed Directive on interconnection in telecommunications6. These would risk of reopening debates on issues, commonly agreed in the other Directives, and in particular could endanger the political agreement achieved on that Common Position and accepted by the Commission. This would also go against the Parliament's wish of consistency between all EC Directives in this field. In this category fall the definitions of'universal service' (Amendment 3), 'essential " requirements' (Amendment 4, 2nd part on 'data protection') and 'interconnection' (Amendment 6). Also fall in this category Amendments 1 and 7: the former modifying the 'significant market power' concept agreed in the Interconnection Directive, and the latter introducing the concept of'network interconnection point', which is a new concept not defined or included in the Interconnection Directive. Directive on costing and financing of universal service (Amendment 8) The Interconnection Directive sets out a framework for costing and financing of universal service. In addition, the Communication on universal service for telecommunications7 announces a Commission Communication on costing and financing of universal service by September 1996, which will provide guidelines to be used in assessing national approaches to costing and financing universal service. Therefore, the Commission does not share the need for a specific Directive on the costing and financing of universal service. Review of the Directive (Amendments 10 and 14 (parts)) The Commission accepts the need to examine what provisions of the two Directives (90/387/EEC and 92/44/EEC) should be adapted in the light of market developments, but such adaptation should be limited to these two ONP Directives. The Commission considers inappropriate the requirement for further measures that can be proposed in the report for the full implementation of the aims of these Directives to take the form of a proposal for a single consolidated text, as this would prejudge the need for such measures. 6 7 OJC313, 24. 11. 1995, p. 7. COM(96) 73, 13. 03. 1996 - 4- Comitology (Amendment 19(lst and 2nd parts)) The Commission can not accept the replacement of Member States' by 'national regulatory authorities' proposed in the first paragraph of Amendment 19, as it goes against standard consultative committee procedures. The Commission neither accepts the second paragraph of Amendment 19, as there is already a specific mechanism for consultation with trade unions (i. e. the Joint Committee on Telecommunications). Applicability of the ONP Leased Lines Directive (Amendment 12) Amendment 12 would significantly reduce the scope of the Leased Lines Directive, as the fixed public telephone network is commonly used for provision of leased lines. Other amendments (Amendments 15,16 and 18) The Commission can not accept Amendments 15 (1st part) and 16: the former would be against standard provision in EC Directives, and the latter inconsistent with other ONP Directives. Although agreeing with the aim of Amendment 15 (2nd part) in terms of publication of a consolidated version, the Commission considers inappropriate that it constitutes a legal requirement. The Commission can neither accept Amendment 18, as 'net' cost is unclear and potentially too restrictive, excluding other costs which may be taken into account (e. g. general network costs). 4. Conclusion The Commission has accepted 8 of the 17 amendments proposed by the European Parliament at First Reading either in whole, in part or in principle. In accordance with Article 189a paragraph 2 of the EC Treaty, the Commission amends its initial proposal, incorporating these amendments. - 5- Modified Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directives 90/387/EEC and 92/44/EEC for the purpose of adaptation to a competitive environment in telecommunications Original text Amended text Recital 7 (based on EP amendment 9) 7. Whereas in conformity with the principle of separation of regulatory and operational functions, Member States should guarantee the independence of the national regulatory authority or authorities, and ensure that the national regulatory authority or authorities of each Member State will play à key role in regulatory the framework set out in relevant Community legislation; whereas the national regulatory authorities should have the necessary means to carry out fuliv the tasks assigned to them; implementation of the 7. Whereas in conformity with the principle of separation of regulatory and operational functions, Member States should guarantee the independence of the national regulatory authority or authorities, and ensure that the national regulatory authority or authorities of each Member State will play a key role in regulatory the framework set out in relevant Community legislation; whereas the national regulatory authorities should be in possession of all terms of necessary resources, both staffing, expertise, and financial means to fulfil their mission in full autonomy: implementation of the in ARTICLE 1(2) Article 2(3), first indent, of Directive 90/387/EEC (based on EP amendment 2) 3. -'telecommunications services' means services whose provision consists wholly or partly in the transmission and/or on telecommunications networks; routing signals of 3. -'telecommunications services' means services whose provision consists wholly or partly in the transmission and/or on telecommunications networks, with the exception of radio broadcasting or television; routing signals of ARTICLE 1(2) Article 2(6) of Directive 90/387/EEC (based on EP amendment 4) 'essential requirements' means the non- economic reasons in the general interest which may cause a Member State to restrict access to public telecommunications or public telecommunications services. These reasons are security of network operations, maintenance of network integrity and, in justified cases, interoperability of services and data protection. networks networks 'essential requirements' means the non- economic reasons in the general interest which may cause a Member State to restrict access to public telecommunications or public telecommunications services. These reasons are security of network operations, maintenance of network integrity. the protection environment or town planning, and, in interoperability of justified cases, services and data protection. of ARTICLE 1(8) Article 8 of Directive 90/387/EEC (based on EP amendment 10) the functioning of The Commission shall examine and report to the European Parliament and to the Council on this Directive, on the first occasion not later than 31 December 1999. The report shall be based inter alia on the information provided by the Member States to the Commission and to the ONP Committee. Where necessary, further measures can be proposed in the report for adapting this Directive, taking account of developments towards a fully competitive environment. the functioning of The Commission shall examine and report to the European Parliament and to the Council on this Directive, on the first occasion not later than 31 December 1999. The report shall be based inter alia on the information provided by the Member States to the Commission and to the ONP Committee. Where necessary, the report shall examine what provisions of this Directive should be adapted in the light of the developments in the market. Further measures can be in the report for. the full proposed implementation of the aims of this Pirecfive; jn particular, the report shajl examine the possibility of establishing a European Regulatory Authority. -7- ARTICLE 2(10)(b) Article 10(4) of Directive 92/44/EEC (based on EP amendment 13) 4. The national regulatory authority shall not apply requirements , of the paragraph 1 where an organisation does not have significant market power in respect of a specific leased line offering in a specific geographical area. 4. The national regulatory authority shall not apply requirements of the paragraph 1 where an organisation does not have significant market power in respect of a specific leased line offering in a specific geographical the market power of an area, undertaking being defined by the provisions of European Parliament on and Council Directive interconnection public telecommunications networks and public telecommunications services in the context of Open Network Provision (ONP). to ARTICLE 2(12) Article 14 of Directive 92/44/EEC (based on EP amendment 14) the functioning of The Commission shall examine and report to the European Parliament and to the Council on this Directive, on the first occasion not later than 31 December 1999. The report shall be based inter alia on the information provided by the Member States to the Commission and to the ONP Committee. The report shall include an assessment of the need for continuation of this Directive, taking account of developments towards a fully competitive environment. Where necessary, further measures can be proposed in the report for adapting this Directive, taking account of developments towards a fully competitive environment. the functioning of The Commission shall examine and report to the European Parliament and to the Council on this Directive, on the first occasion not later than 31 December 1999. The report shall be based inter alia on the information provided by the Member States to the Commission and to the ONP Committee. The report shall include an assessment of the need for continuation of this Directive, taking account of developments towards a fully competitive environment. Where necessary, the report shall examine what provisions of this Directive should be adapted in the light of the developments in the market, and further measures can be in the report for the full proposed implementation of this Directive. the aims of Annex 1(3), second paragraph, fourth indent (based on EP amendment 17) tariffs must be non-discriminatory and guarantee equality of treatment. - tariffs must be non-discriminatory and treatment,. equality of restrictions which are guarantee except compatible with Community law. for ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 418 final DOCUMENTS EN 06 08 10 15 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-400-EN-C ISBN 92-78-07710-0 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg to


title: VERORDENING (EG) Nr. 1543/96 VAN DE COMMISSIE van 31 juli 1996 houdende vaststelling van de restituties die worden toegepast voor bepaalde produkten van de sector granen en de sector rijst, uitgevoerd in de vorm van niet in bijlage II van het Verdrag vermelde goederen

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title: REGULAMENTO (CE) Nº 1541/96 DA COMISSÃO de 31 de Julho de 1996 que fixa os direitos de importação no sector do arroz