51996AP0110

A4-0110/96

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending the Annex to Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (COM(95)0479 - C4-0463/95 - 95/0254(COD))

The proposal was approved.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending the Annex to Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (COM(95)0479 - C4-0463/95 - 95/0254(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council, COM(95)0479 - 95/0254(COD) ((OJ C 6, 11.1.1996, p. 15.)),

- having regard to Articles 189b(2) and 100a of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C4-0463/95),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights (A4-0110/96),

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2. Should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to notify Parliament and requests that the conciliation procedure be initiated;

3. Points out that the Commission is required to submit to Parliament any modification it may intend to make to its proposal;

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