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Document 51999AP0067

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 harvests (COM(98)0633 C4- 0682/98 98/0306(CNS))(Consultation procedure)

Úř. věst. C 175, 21.6.1999, p. 275 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, PT, FI, SV)

51999AP0067

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 harvests (COM(98)0633 C4- 0682/98 98/0306(CNS))(Consultation procedure)

Official Journal C 175 , 21/06/1999 P. 0275


A4-0067/99

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 harvests (COM(98)0633 - C4-0682/98 - 98/0306(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

Title

>Original text>

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 harvests

>Text following EP vote>

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 2000, 2001 and

2002 harvests

(This amendment to apply throughout the proposal and annexes)

(Amendment 2)

Recital 2a (new)

>Original text>

>Text following EP vote>

Whereas the level of premiums has remained unchanged since 1995; whereas the value of premiums has fallen by about 5% in real terms;

(Amendment 3)

Recital 3

>Original text>

Whereas the second paragraph of Article 8 and Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 provide for the allocation among producer Member States of guarantee thresholds for each variety group for three harvests as from the 1999 harvest;

>Text following EP vote>

Whereas the second paragraph of Article 8 and Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 provide for the allocation among producer Member States of guarantee thresholds for each variety group for three harvests as from the

2000 harvest;

(Amendment 4)

Recital 6a (new)

>Original text>

>Text following EP vote>

Whereas the putting in place of the reform of the COM as from 1999 entails additional costs for European tobacco growers and their structures; whereas action should be taken to prevent the negative impact of monetary conversions arising from the transition from the ecu to the euro from adding further to those costs;

(Amendment 7)

ANNEX II, 1st table

Text proposed by the Commission

GUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 1999

>TABLE>

Amendment by ParliamentGUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 2000

I

Flue-cured

>Text following EP vote>

II

Light air-cured

III

Dark air-cured

IV

Fire-cured

V

Sun-cured

Other

Total

VI

Basmas

VII

Katerini

VIII

K.Koulak

>Original text>

Italy

48 540

>Text following EP vote>

47 176

17 900

7 036

12 000

132 652

>Original text>

Greece

31 051

>Text following EP vote>

12 400

13 700

26 163,5

22 549

20 511

126 374,5

>Original text>

Spain

29 000

>Text following EP vote>

2 470

10 800

30

42 300

>Original text>

Portugal

5 500

>Text following EP vote>

1 200

6 700

>Original text>

France

9 500

>Text following EP vote>

8 300

8 548

26 348

>Original text>

Germany

3 000

>Text following EP vote>

4 125

4 500

11 625

>Original text>

Belgium

>Text following EP vote>

191

1 662

1 853

>Original text>

Austria

30

>Text following EP vote>

446

100

576

126 621

>Text following EP vote>

76 308

43 510

7 066

25 700

26 163,5

22 549

20 511

348 428,5

(Amendment 8)

ANNEX II, 2nd table

Text proposed by the Commission

GUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 2000

>TABLE>

Amendment by ParliamentGUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 2001

I

Flue-cured

>Text following EP vote>

II

Light air-cured

III

Dark air-cured

IV

Fire-cured

V

Sun-cured

Other

Total

VI

Basmas

VII

Katerini

VIII

K.Koulak

>Original text>

Italy

48 793,5

>Text following EP vote>

47 492

17 900

7 425,5

10 100

131 711

>Original text>

Greece

31 402

>Text following EP vote>

12 400

12 600

26 227

22 848

20 615

126 092

>Original text>

Spain

29 000

>Text following EP vote>

2 470

10 800

30

42 300

>Original text>

Portugal

5 500

>Text following EP vote>

1 200

6 700

>Original text>

France

9 500

>Text following EP vote>

8 300

8 548

26 348

>Original text>

Germany

3 000

>Text following EP vote>

4 125

4 500

11 625

>Original text>

Belgium

>Text following EP vote>

191

1 662

1 853

>Original text>

Austria

30

>Text following EP vote>

446

100

576

127 225,5

>Text following EP vote>

76 624

43 510

7 455,5

22 700

26 227

22 848

20 615

347 205

(Amendment 9)

ANNEX II, 3rd table

Text proposed by the Commission

GUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 2001

>TABLE>

Amendment by ParliamentGUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 2002

I

Flue-cured

>Text following EP vote>

II

Light air-cured

III

Dark air-cured

IV

Fire-cured

V

Sun-cured

Other

Total

VI

Basmas

VII

Katerini

VIII

K.Koulak

>Original text>

Italy

48 793,5

>Text following EP vote>

47 492

17 900

7 425,5

10 100

131 711

>Original text>

Greece

31 882

>Text following EP vote>

12 400

11 100

26 313

23 256

20 757

125 708

>Original text>

Spain

29 000

>Text following EP vote>

2 470

10 800

30

42 300

>Original text>

Portugal

5 500

>Text following EP vote>

1 200

6 700

>Original text>

France

9 500

>Text following EP vote>

8 300

8 548

26 348

>Original text>

Germany

3 000

>Text following EP vote>

4 125

4 500

11 625

>Original text>

Belgium

>Text following EP vote>

191

1 662

1 853

>Original text>

Austria

30

>Text following EP vote>

446

100

576

127 705,5

>Text following EP vote>

76 624

43 510

7 455,5

21 200

26 313

23 256

20 757

346 821

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 harvests (COM(98)0633 - C4-0682/98 - 98/0306(CNS))(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0633 - 98/0306(CNS) (( OJ C 361, 24.11.1998, p. 16.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0682/98),

- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0067/99),

1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

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