51997AP0041

A4-0041/97

Decision on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion by the European Communities of the Energy Charter Treaty and of the Energy Charter Protocol on energy efficiency and related environmental aspects (COM(95)0440 - 12046/96 - C4-0664/96 - 95/0237(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision, COM(95)0440 - 95/0237(AVC),

- having regard to Council Decision 94/998/EC of 15 December 1994 on the provisional application of the Energy Charter Treaty by the European Community and the Final Act of the European Energy Charter Conference ((() OJ L 380, 31.12.1994, pp. 1-112.)),

- having regard to the Council's request for Parliament's assent pursuant to Article 228(3), second subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (12046/96 - C4- 0664/96),

- having regard to Rule 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0041/97),

1. Gives its assent to the conclusion of the abovementioned Treaty and Protocol;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.