A4-0234/97

Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Regulation laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road passenger transport services with a Member State (C4-0172/97 - 96/0002(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0172/97 - 96/0002(SYN),

- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 380, 16.12.1996, p. 35.))on the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(95)0729) ((OJ C 60, 29.2.1996, p. 10.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 189c of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A4-0234/97),

1. Amends the common position as follows;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.

(Amendment 1)

Recital 5a (new)

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(5a) Whereas the Commission has stated that it intends to reexamine the question of harmonization of access to the market in regular services not covered by this Regulation as part of the initiatives it will adopt in response to reactions to the Green Paper: 'The Citizens' Network - fulfilling the potential of public passenger transport in Europe';

(Amendment 2)

Article 13

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The Commission shall report to the Council and Parliament before 31 December 1999 on the application of this Regulation and, in particular, on the impact of cabotage transport operations on national transport markets.

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1. The Commission shall report to Parliament and the Council before 30 June 1998 on both the results of the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/92 and the operation of regular services in the Member States, with a view to new legislative initiatives based on reactions to the Green Paper on 'The Citizens' Network'.

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2. The Commission shall report to the Council and Parliament before 31 December 1999 on the application of this Regulation and, in particular, on the impact of cabotage transport operations in national transport markets, using the statistical data referred to in Article 7.