title: Decision No 1031/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2000 establishing the 'Youth' Community action programme

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text: 18. 5. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) DECISION No 1031/2000/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 April 2000 establishing the ‘Youth’ Community action programme THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (3) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 149 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), The extraordinary European Council on employment held in Luxembourg on 20 and 21 November 1997 adopted a coordinated employment strategy in which lifelong education and training have a fundamental role to play in implementing the guidelines set out in the Council resolution of 15 December 1997 (6) for the Member States' employment policies in order to enhance employability, adaptability and the culture of entrepre- neurship and to promote equal opportunities. Having regard to the opinion of Regions (3), the Committee of the (4) Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (4), in the light of the joint text approved on 9 March 2000 by the Conciliation Committee, The Commission in its communication ‘Towards a Europe of knowledge’ set out guidelines on the creation of an open and dynamic European education area capable of achieving the objective of lifelong education and training. Whereas: (1) (2) The Treaty establishing the European Community provides that the latter's action shall, inter alia, contri- bute to the development of quality education and training. This was resolutely reiterated by the Treaty of Amsterdam signed on 2 October 1997 which states that the Community is also to promote the development of the highest possible level of knowledge for its peoples through a wide access to education and through a continuous updating of knowledge. By their Decision No 818/95/EC of 14 March 1995 adopting the third phase of the ‘Youth for Europe’ programme (5), the European Parliament and the Council set up an action programme regarding cooperation in the field of youth. is appropriate to pursue and strengthen cooperation and Community action in that field on the basis of the experience acquired from that programme. It (1) OJ C 311, 10. 10. 1998, p. 6. (2) OJ C 410, 30. 12. 1998, p. 11. (3) OJ C 51, 22. 2. 1999, p. 77. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 5 November 1998 (OJ C 359, 23. 11. 1998, p. 75), Council common position of 28 June 1999 (OJ C 210, 22. 7. 1999, p. 1 ) and Decision of the European Parliament of 28 October 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Decision of the Council of 10 April 2000 and Decision of the European Parliament of 12 April 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (5) OJ L 87, 20. 4. 1995, p. 1. (5) (6) (7) In its White Paper ‘Teaching and learning — Towards the learning society’, the Commission stated that the emergence of the learning society entails encouraging the acquisition of new knowledge and to this end providing motivation to learn at every opportunity. In the its Green Paper research: obstacles to transnational mobility’, the Commission highlighted the advantages of mobility for people and competitiveness in the European Union. ‘Education, training, There is a need to promote active citizenship, to strengthen the links between measures pursued under this programme and to step up the fight for respect for its forms, human rights and against exclusion in all including racism and xenophobia. Special attention should be focused on removing discrimination and on promoting equal opportunities for women and men. The actions of this programme should reach young people in general and not just the initiated and/or those who belong to youth organisations. The Commission and the Member States should therefore undertake to provide an adequate flow of information and appro- priate dissemination for those actions. (6) OJ C 30, 28. 1. 1998, p. 1. L 117/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 5. 2000 (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) This Decision establishes a Community framework intended to contribute to the development of trans- national voluntary service activities. The Member States should endeavour to adopt appropriate and coordinated measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles in order to further improve young people's access to the programme and facilitate recognition of the specific nature of voluntary service for young people. Youth exchanges in particular contribute to mutual trust, the strengthening of democracy, tolerance, a will- ingness to cooperate and solidarity between young people, and they are therefore crucial for the cohesion and further development of the Union. The participation of young people in voluntary service activities is a type of informal education leading to the acquisition of additional knowledge, whose quality should be largely based on appropriate preparatory measures, including those of a linguistic and cultural nature. It helps to determine the future direction of their lives, to broaden their horizons and to develop their social skills, active citizenship and balanced integration into society from the economic, social and cultural points of view, including preparation for working life, and promotes awareness of true European citizenship. In its resolution of 14 May 1998 on the information and communication policy in the European Union (1), the European Parliament stated that, with regard to selection of support and action programmes, projects should be more transparent and the reasons for the choice should be clearer to those who submit the projects. the The Commission and Member States should seek to guarantee complementarity between European voluntary service similar national and the various schemes. activities The European Parliament and the Council, in their Decision No 253/2000/EC on education, and the Council, in Decision 1999/382/EC of 26 April 1999 on training, action progammes for the education and training fields respec- tively, which contribute together with the youth programme to a Europe of knowledge. Community established have The policy of cooperation in the youth field contributes to the promotion of informal education, and therefore to lifelong learning, and this policy needs to be further developed. The integration of young people into the world of work is an essential part of their integration into society, and this also calls for all their skills and competences acquired as part of their experience of informal educa- (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) tion to be recognised and for a high premium to be put on their importance. It is necessary, in order to reinforce the added value of Community action that the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, should ensure coherence and a complementarity at all levels between the actions imple- mented within the framework of this Decision and other relevant policies, instruments and actions. It is important that the Youth programme committee should consult, on the basis of arrangements to be defined, with the committees responsible for the imple- mentation of the Community vocational training and educational programmes and Socrates). It is important that the Youth programme committee be kept regularly informed about Community initiatives taken in the fields of education, vocational training and youth. (Leonardo da Vinci The European Councils of Essen (9 and 10 December 1994) and Cannes (26 and 27 June 1995) stressed the need for further action to enhance the social and voca- tional integration of young people in Europe. The conclusions of the European Council of Florence (21 and 22 June 1996) emphasised the importance of making it easier for young people to enter the labour force. The European Council meeting in Amsterdam (15 to 17 June 1997) expressed its support for non-profit- making activities. The European Parliament and Council adopted Decision No 1686/98/EC on 20 July 1998 establishing the Community action programme ‘Euro- pean voluntary service for young people’ (2). European voluntary service activities are not a substitute for military service, for the alternative service formulas provided in particular for conscientious objectors or for the compulsory civilian service existing in several Member States, and should not restrict or be a substitute for potential or existing paid employment. The grant of residence permits and any visas required falls within the competence of the authorities in the is Member States, and the concept of defined by national legal resident law. The European Parliament adopted a resolution on 2 July 1998 on promoting the role of voluntary organisations and foundations in Europe (3). The voluntary sector should also play an important role in enabling all young people, particularly those with the greatest difficulties, to participate in these programmes. The Commission and the Member States are to ensure that they foster cooperation with non-governmental organisations active in the youth and social fields, as well as in the areas of the environment, culture, sport and combating the various forms of exclusion. (1) OJ C 167, 1. 6. 1998, p. 230. (2) OJ L 214, 31. 7. 1998, p. 1. (3) OJ C 226, 20. 7. 1998, p. 66. (23) (24) 18. 5. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/3 The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement) provides for greater cooperation in the field of education, training and youth between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) participating in the European Economic Area, on the other. The EEA Agreement lays down procedures for the participation of the EFTA States participating in the EEA in Community programmes in the field of educa- tion, training and youth. the Commission, on budgetary discipline and improve- ment of the budgetary procedure (1). (28) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2), Provision should be made to open up this programme to participation of the associated central and east Euro- pean countries (CEEC) in accordance with the conditions established in the Europe Agreements, in their additional protocols and in the decisions of the respective Associa- tion Councils, of Cyprus, funded by additional appro- priations in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with that country, as well as of Malta and Turkey, funded by additional appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty. (25) This programme should be monitored and continually evaluated in cooperation between the Commission and the Member States in order to allow for readjustments, particularly in the priorities implementing the measures. for (26) and youth In accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as defined in Article 5 of the Treaty, since the objectives of the proposed action concerning the development and strengthening of a cooperation policy in the youth field, including European voluntary the exchanges service Community and with third countries, cannot be suffi- ciently achieved by the Member States because of the complexity and diversity of the youth field, they can therefore be better achieved by the Community owing to the transnational dimension of Community actions and measures. This Decision does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives. both within (27) This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial framework constituting the prime reference for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure, within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Establishment of the programme This decision establishes the ‘Youth’ Community action 1. ‘this programme’, referred to as programme, hereinafter concerning cooperation policy in the youth field, including European voluntary service and youth exchanges both within the Community and with third countries. 2. This programme shall be implemented over the period starting on 1 January 2000 and ending on 31 December 2006. This programme shall contribute to the promotion of a 3. Europe of knowledge by developing a European area of cooperation in the field of youth policy, based on informal education and training. It shall promote lifelong learning and the building up of the knowledge and skills and competences likely to foster active citizenship and employability. 4. This programme shall support and supplement action taken by and in the Member States while fully respecting their cultural and linguistic diversity. Article 2 Objectives of the programme 1. In order to allow young people to acquire knowledge, skills and competences which may be one of the foundations of their future development, and to exercise responsible citizen- ship so as to become an active part of society and bearing in mind the importance of promoting equal opportunities, the objectives of this programme are as follows: (a) to promote an active contribution by young people to the building of Europe through their participation in trans- national exchanges within the Community or with third countries so as to develop understanding of the cultural diversity of Europe and its fundamental common values, thus helping to promote respect for human rights and to combat racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia; (b) to strengthen their sense of solidarity through more exten- sive participation by young people in transnational community-service activities within the Community or with third countries, in particular those with which the Community has concluded cooperation agreements; (1) OJ C 172, 18. 6. 1999, p. 1. (2) OJ L 184, 17. 7. 1999, p. 23. L 117/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 5. 2000 (c) to encourage young people's initiative, enterprise and crea- tivity so that they may take an active role in society and, at the same time, to stimulate recognition of the value of informal education acquired within a European context; (d) reinforce cooperation in the field of youth by fostering the exchange of good practice, the training of youth workers/ leaders and the development of innovative actions at Community level. This programme shall also contribute to attaining the 2. objectives of other relevant areas of Community policy. Article 3 Community actions The objectives of this programme as set out in Article 2 1. shall be pursued by means of the following actions, the opera- tional content and the application procedures of which are described in the Annex: — Youth for Europe, — European voluntary service, — youth initiatives, — joint actions, — support measures. limits may be slightly adjusted, where justified by the specific circumstances of certain projects. Within the framework of actions 1. 2, 2. 2 and 5 set out in the Annex, this programme may also be aimed at young people, in principle aged from 15 to 25, and those involved in youth work who reside in third countries, without prejudice to the competences of the Member States. 2. Particular attention should be paid to ensuring that all young people, without discrimination, have access to the activi- ties of this programme. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that 3. special efforts are made to assist young people who, for cultural, social, physical, mental, economic or geographical reasons, find it more difficult to participate in relevant action programmes at Community, national, regional or local level, as well as to assist small local groups. The Commission shall accordingly take account of the difficulties faced by these target groups, thus contributing to combating exclusion. 4. The Member States shall endeavour to take appropriate measures so that participants in the programme can have access to health care in accordance with the provisions of Community law. The Member State of origin shall endeavour to take appropriate measures so that participants in the Euro- pean voluntary service can retain their social protection. These actions 2. implemented through the following types of measures, which may, where appropriate, be combined: shall be (a) support for the transnational mobility of young people; Article 5 (b) support for the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the youth field; Implementation of the programme and cooperation with the Member States (c) support for the development of cooperation networks at the European level permitting mutual exchange of experi- ence and good practice; (d) support for transnational projects to promote citizenship of the Union and the commitment of young people to the development of the Union; (e) promotion of language skills and understanding of different cultures; (f) support for pilot projects based on transnational partner- ships designed to develop innovation and quality in the youth field; (g) development, at a European level, of methods of analysis and follow-up of youth policies and their evolution (e. g. databases, key figures, mutual knowledge of ‘systems’) and of methods of disseminating good practice. 1. The Commission shall ensure the implementation of the Community actions covered by this programme in accordance with the Annex. 2. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall take the steps described in the Annex (action 5) in order to make the best use of what has been achieved through Community cooperative action in the youth field. 3. The Commission and Member States shall take appro- priate action to develop structures established at Community and national level to achieve the objectives of the programme, in a user-friendly way, so as to facilitate access to the programme for young people and other partners at local level, to evaluate the programme and to apply transparent consultation and selec- tion arrangements. called for under and monitor actions Article 4 Access to the programme 1. This programme is aimed at young people, in principle between the ages of 15 and 25, as well as those involved in youth work, who are legal residents of a Member State. The age The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that they take measures to facilitate young people's access to trans- national mobility through measures designed adequately to inform them and raise their awareness of this subject. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that appro- priate information and publicity is provided about actions supported by the programme. 18. 5. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/5 The Member States shall take the necessary steps to 4. ensure the efficient running of the programme; they shall also endeavour, as far as possible, to adopt such measures as they deem necessary and desirable to remove legal and adminis- trative obstacles to access to this programme. 5. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall ensure the transition between those actions carried out within the framework of the previous Community programmes in the youth field (Youth for Europe III and European voluntary this service) and the actions programme. to be implemented under Article 6 Joint actions As part of the process of building up a Europe of knowledge, this programme may be implemented in the measures of accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 8 as joint actions with related Community programmes and actions in the areas of youth, education and vocational training. Article 7 Implementing measures The measures necessary for the implementation of this 1. Decision relating to the matters referred to below shall be adopted in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 8(2): (a) the arrangements implementing this programme, including the annual plan of work for the implementation of the programme's actions; for (b) the general balance between the different actions of the programme; (c) the criteria applicable for establishing the indicative break- down of funds among the Member States for the purpose of the actions to be managed on a decentralised basis; (d) the arrangements for implementing the joint actions; (e) the arrangements for evaluating the programme; (f) the arrangements for attesting to participation of young volunteers. 2. The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision relating to all other matters shall be adopted in referred to in accordance with the advisory procedure Article 8(3). Article 8 Committee 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months. 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. 4. The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. Article 9 Funding 1. The financial framework for the implementation of this programme for the period specified in Article 1 is hereby set at EUR 520 million. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the 2. budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspec- tive. Article 10 Consistency and complementarity The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States 1. and without prejudice to the individual character and specif- icity of each programme, shall ensure overall consistency and complementarity with other relevant Community policies, instruments and actions. Particular attention shall be paid to the promotion of equality and to equal opportunities for women and men. 2. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall ensure consistency between the implementation of this programme and the other Community activities relating to youth, in particular in the area of culture and the audiovisual sector, the completion of the internal market, the information society, environment, consumer protection, SMEs, social policy, employment, and public health. 3. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the measures of this programme have regard to the employ- ment guidelines adopted by the Council as part of a coordi- nated strategy for employment. 4. The Commission shall ensure an efficient link-up between this programme and the programmes and actions in the youth field undertaken as part of the Community's external relations. Article 11 Participation of the EFTA/EEA countries, the associated central and east European countries (CEEC), Cyprus, Malta and Turkey This programme shall be open to the participation of: — the EFTA/EEA countries in accordance with the conditions established in the EEA Agreement, — the associated central and east European countries (CEEC) in accordance with the conditions established in the Europe Agreements, in their additional protocols and in the deci- sions of the respective Association Councils, — Cyprus, funded by additional appropriations in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with that country, — Malta and Turkey, funded by additional appropriations in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty. L 117/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 5. 2000 Article 12 International cooperation The Commission shall submit to the European Parlia- 4. ment, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Under this programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 7, shall strengthen its cooperation with non-Community countries and relevant inter- in particular the Council of Europe. national organisations, Article 13 Monitoring and evaluation The Commission shall regularly monitor this programme 1. in cooperation with the Member States. This monitoring shall include the reports referred to in para- graph 3 and specific activities. 2. This programme shall be evaluated regularly by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States. This evaluation is intended to increase the effectiveness of actions implemented with regard to the objectives referred to in Article 2 and to ensure that equality of access to the programme as laid down in Article 4(2) and (3) is guaranteed. This evaluation will also examine the complementarity between actions under this programme and those pursued under other relevant Community policies, instruments and actions. In accordance with criteria established using the procedure described in Article 8(2), there will be regular external evalu- ations of the results of the Community actions. 3. Member States shall submit to the Commission by 31 December 2004 and 30 June 2007, respectively, reports on the implementation and the impact of this programme. these consequences of — on the accession of new Member States, a report on the accessions on the financial programme, followed, if appropriate, by financial proposals to deal with the financial consequences of these accessions on the programme, in accordance with the provisions of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure and with the conclusions of the Berlin European Council of March 1999. The European Parliament and the Council will take a decision on such proposals as soon as possible, — an interim evaluation report on the qualitative and quanti- tative aspects of the implementation of this programme by 30 June 2005, — a final report on the implementation of this programme by 31 December 2007. Article 14 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Luxembourg, 13 April 2000. For the European Parliament For the Council The President N. FONTAINE The President A. VARA 18. 5. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/7 ANNEX Funding approved under the programme is to observe the principles of co-financing and additionality. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the Decision, efforts must be made to facilitate access to the programme for young people who face difficulties of a cultural, social, physical, mental, economic or geographical nature, as well as for small local groups. The committee referred to in Article 8 of the Decision is to lay down the specific form these efforts should take. Community funding is to be distributed in such a way as to take account of the need to ensure balance between the mobility actions undertaken and an equal opportunity of participation for the young people of every Member State; that is to say, Article 4(3) is to be taken into account. Initiatives designed to encourage tolerance and the acceptance of differences, as well as measures combating all forms of exclusion, should be given specific encouragement and stimulation. The Community will be receptive to activities giving a prominent position to culture and sport in the context of informal education for young people. In order to achieve the objectives of the programme, five categories of action are to be implemented on the basis of the measures described in Article 3 of the Decision: — Youth for Europe — European voluntary service — Youth initiatives — Joint actions — Support measures. ACTION 1 — YOUTH FOR EUROPE Action 1. 1: Intra-Community exchanges for young people The Community will support mobility activities for young people provided that the activities in question last at least one week, are carried out on the basis of joint projects within the Community and involve groups of young people aged in principle between 15 and 25 years and legally resident in a Member State. The age limits may be slightly adjusted where justified by the specific circumstances of certain projects. Those activities, based on transnational partnerships between groups of young people, are to involve their active participation and be designed to make it possible for them to discover and become aware of different social and cultural realities and to encourage them to participate in, or initiate, other activities at European level. Particular attention is to be paid to participation by young people for whom it is their first European activity and to small-scale or local groups without experience at European level. In order to move towards a better balance between bilateral and multilateral activities, Community support will be progressively focused on multilateral group-mobility activities. Bilateral group mobility will receive funding if this is justified in terms of the target groups or a specific pedagogical approach. Activities designed to strengthen the active involvement of young people in group mobility projects may receive funding under this action, particularly in the form of activities to provide the young people in question with linguistic and intercultural preparation. Action 1. 2: Exchanges of young people with third countries The Community will support mobility activities for young people provided that the activities in question last at least one week, are carried out on the basis of joint projects and involve groups of young people aged in principle between 15 and 25 years and legally resident in a Member State or in a third country. These mobility activities are to involve at least two Member States. Those activities, based on transnational partnerships between groups of young people are to involve their active participation and be designed to make it possible for them to discover and become aware of different social and cultural realities and to encourage them to participate in, or initiate, other activities at European level. Moreover, these projects are to make it possible for partners in the third countries to gain experience of this kind of activity in the field of informal education and to contribute to the development of youth work and associations in those countries. Activities designed to strengthen the active involvement of young people in group mobility projects may receive funding, particularly in the form of activities to provide the young people in question with linguistic and intercultural preparation before their departure. ACTION 2 — EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE For the purposes of this programme, ‘young volunteer’ is taken to be a person aged in principle between 18 and 25 years and legally resident in a Member State. L 117/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 5. 2000 Young volunteers will undertake, as active citizens, to carry out an activity which gives tangible form to solidarity, with the view to acquiring social and personal abilities and skills thus laying the foundations for their future development, while at the same time contributing to society. To this end, young volunteers will participate, in a Member State other than the one in which they reside, or in a third country, in a non-profit-making and unpaid activity of importance to the community and of a limited duration (12 months maximum) in the context of a project recognised by the Member State and the Community, in compliance with the aims of this programme set out in Article 2. In particular it should not result in job substitution. Full board and lodging as well as mentoring will be provided. The voluntary service project will ensure that young volunteers are covered by health and appropriate insurance. Young volunteers will receive an allowance/ pocket money. European voluntary service is based on a partnership and shared responsibilities between the young volunteers, the sending organisation and the host organisation. In accordance with the provisions relating to the programme committee referred to in Article 8, a document, issued by the Commission, will attest to the participation of the young volunteers in European voluntary service and to the experience and skills that they have acquired during the relevant period. Action 2. 1: Intra-Community European voluntary service The Community will support transnational projects (for a limited period ranging in principle from three weeks to one year) which involve young people, actively and personally, in activities designed to help meet the needs of society in a wide range of fields (social, sociocultural, environmental, cultural, etc. ) which constitute at the same time an experience of informal education with a view to acquiring social and cultural skills. These projects are designed to bring young people into contact with other cultures and other languages and to experience new ideas and projects in a multicultural civil society. The Community may support schemes, particularly those with a linguistic or intercultural element, which aim at preparing young volunteers for their departure and easing their social integration during those activities as well as when they have completed their period of European voluntary service. Particular attention is to be paid to pedagogical support and mentoring. Action 2. 2: European voluntary service with third countries The Community will support transnational projects with third countries (for a limited period ranging in principle from three weeks to one year) which involve young people, actively and personally, in activities designed to help meet the needs of society in a wide range of fields (social, sociocultural, environmental, cultural, etc. ) which constitute at the same time an experience of informal education with a view to acquiring social and cultural skills. These projects are designed to bring young people into contact with other cultures and other languages and to experience new ideas and projects in a multicultural civil society. Support may be given to action laying or consolidating the necessary foundations for developing transnational European voluntary service projects with third countries. The Community may support schemes, particularly those with a linguistic or intercultural element, which aim at preparing young volunteers for their departure and easing their social integration during those activities as well as when they have completed their period of European voluntary service. Particular attention is to be paid to pedagogical support and mentoring. ACTION 3 — YOUTH INITIATIVES In order to encourage initiative and creativity among young people, the Community will support projects in which young people actively and directly participate in innovative and creative schemes and in schemes which focus on the social commitment of young people at local, regional, national or European level. These projects will allow young people to develop their initiative and to put into practice activities of their own devising in which they play the key roles. The Community will support initiatives designed to help young volunteers to make the best possible use of the experience they have gained during their period of voluntary service and to encourage their active integration into society. Those initiatives taken by young people after completing their European voluntary service will allow them to launch and promote activities of a social, cultural, sociocultural and economic nature and/or aim at their personal development. Priority access will be given to those young people most in need. Support will aim at encouraging extension of these projects to include similar initiatives conducted in other Member States in order to strengthen their transnational nature and greatly expand exchanges of experience and cooperation between young people. This aid may include organising meetings of young promoters of Europe-wide initiatives. Financial aid may be granted towards the effective establishment of stable, transnational partnerships between such projects. ACTION 4 — JOINT ACTIONS Having regard to the need for a flexible and creative approach as a precondition for cooperation between sectors, Community aid may be granted for the actions referred to in Article 6 of the Decision and for activities to be undertaken jointly with other Community schemes relating to the Europe of knowledge, in particular Community programmes in the field of education and vocational training. 18. 5. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 117/9 The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, will aim at developing a common system of information, observation and dissemination concerning good practice in the field of knowledge and lifelong learning, alongside joint actions with regard to multimedia for educational and training purposes. Those projects will cover a range of schemes from a number of different sectors including youth. They may be funded in a complementary manner by a number of different Community programmes, and may be implemented by means of calls for joint projects. Appropriate measures may be adopted to promote, at regional and local level, contact and interaction between those participating in this programme and in programmes dealing with vocational training and education. In this context, activities increasing awareness of the opportunities provided by the Community to young people may be supported. ACTION 5 — SUPPORT MEASURES Action 5. 1: Training and cooperation in relation to those involved in youth policy Funding shall be granted to: 1. Activities designed to give further training to persons involved in youth work, particularly European voluntary service instructors, youth workers/leaders, those running European projects and youth initiative counsellors, who take part in schemes directly involving young people, of the kind described in actions 1, 2 and 3 of the programme, the aim being to ensure that such schemes are of an appropriately high quality. Particular attention is to be paid to activities seeking to encourage the participation of those young people who find it most difficult to participate in Community actions. 2. Activities designed to develop European modules fulfilling the requirements for transnational cooperation. 3. Activities, such as study visits, feasibility studies, seminars, work-experience, which focus particularly on exchanges of experience and good practice in relation to joint actions or issues of common interest or which are designed to facilitate and promote the establishment of sustainable transnational partnerships and/or multilateral networks between those active in the field of youth work. 4. Experimental activities which comprise a source of innovation and enrichment of youth policy through the imple- mentation of new approaches and new forms of cooperation, as well as through the shared efforts of participants from differing backgrounds. 5. Community support may also be given to conferences and seminars which seek to promote cooperation and the exchange of good practice in the field of youth, as well as to other promotion and dissemination measures regarding the results of the projects and activities supported within the framework of Community actions related to youth. Activities associated with these measures may be solely intra-Community in nature or involve non-member countries. Particular attention is to be paid to those who work with youth at a regional or local level and who have no or little experience of, or scope for, contacts at European level, as well as to activities in which young people play the key roles. Action 5. 2: Information for young people and youth studies 1. In line with the objectives of the programme and in particular to improve access for all young people and to enhance their initiative and active participation in society, the Commission will encourage those active in the field of youth work to become involved in informing young people at European level, as well as boosting cooperation between the information and communication systems for young people established in the Member States and at Community level. In this context, particular stress is to be laid on broadening cooperation to include the fields of education and training, as well as on the dialogue both between and with young people. 2. Accordingly, funding is to be provided for initiatives involving: — the acquisition of the necessary experience and skills to carry out youth information projects based on trans- national cooperation and projects which provide information and, in particular, advisory services for young people, — cooperative projects focusing on information dissemination, enhancing the awareness among young people of the field covered by the programme and giving young people access to all necessary information to achieve the objectives of the programme, — the implementation, as part of transnational cooperation projects, of mechanisms permitting dialogue both between and with young people, particularly through the use of youth-oriented media and new technologies. 3. With regard to the youth studies associated with the programme objectives, the Commission will support studies focusing, among other subjects, on the impact of measures taken on behalf of young people and, in particular, measures that seek to promote cooperation in this field. Such studies shall analyse the impact of other policies on the world of youth and shall seek to provide a clearer and more comprehensive picture of young people's needs and of the circumstances in which they live. L 117/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 5. 2000 Priority shall be given to studies concerning the paths taken by less-favoured and marginalised young people; they shall analyse, in particular, the factors which have promoted or hampered the social integration of young people, and shall bring to the fore input from the informal education sector and from the third sector in general. Priority shall also be given to comparative studies of measures designed to promote the spirit of initiative, including their impact on local development, particularly through the creation of activities (creation of jobs, creation of cultural or social enterprises, etc. ). This research may take the form of case studies, the most relevant of which shall be made public. Action 5. 3: Information and visibility of measures The Commission shall take all necessary measures to, inter alia, collect information on measures in the youth field from a range of sources, draw benefits from EU youth projects and increase the visibility of the actions aimed at young people at Community level by developing appropriate means of dialogue with them, including through the Internet. Action 5. 4: Support measures 1. National agencies Community assistance may be provided to support the activities of the structures set up by Member States, accordance with Article 5 of the Decision. in 2. Technical assistance and operational support In carrying out the programme, the Commission may have recourse to technical-assistance organisations the financing of which may be provided for within the overall financial framework for the programme. It may have recourse to experts under the same conditions. Furthermore, the Commission will be able to undertake evaluation studies and organise such seminars, colloquia or other meetings of experts as are likely to facilitate the implementation of the programme, including application of Article 12 of the Decision. The Commission may also undertake information, publication and dissemination actions


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-1195/00 von William Newton Dunn (ELDR) an den Rat. Religiöse Verfolgung in Indien.

eurovoc_concepts:
India
common foreign and security policy
freedom of religious beliefs

text: C 46 E/142 Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:228)ischen Gemeinschaften DE 13. 2. 2001 Die Kommission ist sich absolut im klaren dar(cid:252)ber, da(cid:223) die Fragen, um die es hier geht, h(cid:246)chst sensibel sind und da(cid:223) sie zur Zeit in bestimmten Orten Frankreichs den franz(cid:246)sischen Beh(cid:246)rden betr(cid:228)chtliche Probleme bereiten. Andererseits ist festzustellen, da(cid:223) die Nichteinhaltung der grundlegenden Bestimmun- gen der Richtlinie 93/119/EG des Rates vom 22. Dezember 1993 (cid:252)ber den Schutz von Tieren zum Zeitpunkt der Schlachtung oder T(cid:246)tung sowie der einschl(cid:228)gigen Gesundheitsvorschriften der Gemeinschaft einen schwerwiegenden Versto(cid:223) gegen das Gemeinschaftsrecht und eine Gef(cid:228)hrdung der (cid:246)ffentlichen Gesundheit darstellt. Die Kommission erwartet derzeit einen formellen Bericht der franz(cid:246)sischen Beh(cid:246)rden (cid:252)ber das letzte Eid- el-Kabir-Fest. Anhand dieses Berichts wird die Kommission pr(cid:252)fen, ob weitere Schritte erforderlich sind, einschlie(cid:223)lich der Einleitung eines Versto(cid:223)verfahrens gem(cid:228)(cid:223) Artikel 226 (ex-Artikel 169) EG-Vertrag. (2001/C 46 E/163) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-1195/00 von William Newton Dunn (ELDR) an den Rat (13. April 2000) Betrifft: Religi(cid:246)se Verfolgung in Indien In mehreren indischen Gliedstaaten wird (cid:252)ber (cid:220)bergriffe auf christliche Gemeinschaften in Form von Mord, Massenvergewaltigungen, Pr(cid:252)gel, Bedrohungen bzw. Zerst(cid:246)rung und Entweihung von Kirchen berichtet. In einer Reihe von Gliedstaaten wurden inzwischen Gesetzesentw(cid:252)rfe eingebracht, um die Religionsfreiheit einzuschr(cid:228)nken. Im Gliedstaat Orissa beispielsweise hat die Regierung Ende 1999 eine Anordnung erlassen, da(cid:223) ohne Genehmigung der dortigen Polizei und des Amtsrichters kein Wechsel des Bekenntnisses stattfinden darf. In Gujarat wurde im vergangenen Jahr ein Gesetz (cid:252)ber die Religionsaus- (cid:252)bung eingebracht, das empfindliche Strafen f(cid:252)r das Verbrechen der Bekehrung von Personen zu einer anderen Religion festsetzt. Wenngleich das Gesetz im Februar zur(cid:252)ckgestellt wurde, h(cid:228)lt man es f(cid:252)r wahrscheinlich, da(cid:223) Versuche unternommen werden, es zu einem sp(cid:228)teren Zeitpunkt wieder hervor- zuholen. Die dortigen Christen vertreten die Auffassung, da(cid:223) das Gesetz eine subjektive Auslegung erm(cid:246)glicht und benutzt werden k(cid:246)nnte, um ihren humanit(cid:228)ren Aufwand zugunsten der Armen zu stoppen, aber auch jede (cid:246)ffentliche Demonstration ihres Glaubens einzuschr(cid:228)nken. Aufgrund dieser Ereignisse wird der Rat gefragt, ob er die Frage der religi(cid:246)sen Toleranz und Freiheit aus dem bevorstehenden Gipfel EU-Indien ansprechen wird. Antwort (10. Juli 2000) Der Rat ist sich der in der Anfrage des Herrn Abgeordneten aufgeworfenen Probleme bewu(cid:223)t. Im Rahmen des regelm(cid:228)(cid:223)igen politischen Dialogs zwischen der Europ(cid:228)ischen Union und Indien hat der Rat bereits bei verschiedenen Gelegenheiten das Thema Toleranz, Freiheit der Religionsaus(cid:252)bung und Rechte der Minder- heiten in Indien zur Sprache gebracht. Genauso haben die Missionschefs der EU in Neu-Delhi einzelne Probleme direkt gegen(cid:252)ber den indischen Beh(cid:246)rden angesprochen. Der Rat wird weiterhin seine Besorgnis (cid:252)ber Fragen im Bereich der Menschenrechte zum Ausdruck bringen, wann immer dies erforderlich ist, auch beim bevorstehenden Gipfeltreffen zwischen der EU und Indien. Auch auf multilateraler Ebene setzt die Union ihre Anstrengungen zur Bek(cid:228)mpfung von Intoleranz und In diesem Zusammenhang haben die Gewalt aus Gr(cid:252)nden der Religion oder der (cid:220)berzeugung fort. Mitgliedstaaten vor kurzem gemeinsam die Resolution (cid:252)ber die Durchf(cid:252)hrung der Erkl(cid:228)rung (cid:252)ber die Beseitigung aller Formen von Intoleranz und Diskriminierung aufgrund der Religion oder der (cid:220)berzeugung unterst(cid:252)tzt, die von Irland eingebracht und auf der 56. Tagung der Menschenrechtskommission der VN (20. M(cid:228)rz-28. April 2000) einvernehmlich angenommen worden ist


title: Regolamento (CE) n. 765/2000 della Commissione del 13 aprile 2000 recante fissazione dei valori forfettari all'importazione ai fini della determinazione del prezzo di entrata di alcuni ortofrutticoli

eurovoc_concepts:
agri-monetary policy
citrus fruit
fruit vegetable
import price
pip fruit

formats: pdf print

text: L 94/10 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee 14. 4. 2000 REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 765/2000 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 13 aprile 2000 recante fissazione dei valori forfettari all'importazione ai fini della determinazione del prezzo di entrata di alcuni ortofrutticoli LA COMMISSIONE DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE, visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunità europea, visto il regolamento (CE) n. 3223/94 della Commissione, del 21 dicembre 1994, recante modalità di applicazione del regime di importazione degli ortofrutticoli (1), modificato da ultimo dal in particolare l'articolo 4, regolamento (CE) n. 1498/98 (2), paragrafo 1, considerando quanto segue: (1) Il regolamento (CE) n. 3223/94 prevede, in applicazione dei risultati dei negoziati commerciali multilaterali nel quadro dell'Uruguay Round, i criteri in base ai quali la Commissione fissa i valori forfettari all'importazione dai paesi terzi, per i prodotti e per i periodi precisati nell'al- legato. (2) In applicazione di tali criteri, i valori forfettari all'impor- tazione devono essere fissati ai livelli figuranti nell'alle- gato del presente regolamento, HA ADOTTATO IL PRESENTE REGOLAMENTO: Articolo 1 I valori forfettari all'importazione di cui all'articolo 4 del rego- lamento (CE) n. 3223/94 sono fissati nella tabella riportata nell'allegato. Articolo 2 Il presente regolamento entra in vigore il 14 aprile 2000. Il presente regolamento è obbligatorio in tutti i suoi elementi e direttamente applicabile in ciascuno degli Stati membri. Fatto a Bruxelles, il 13 aprile 2000. Per la Commissione Franz FISCHLER Membro della Commissione (1) GU L 337 del 24. 12. 1994, pag. 66. (2) GU L 198 del 15. 7. 1998, pag. 4. 14. 4. 2000 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee L 94/11 al regolamento della Commissione, del 13 aprile 2000, recante fissazione dei valori forfettari all'importazione ai fini della determinazione del prezzo di entrata di alcuni ortofrutticoli ALLEGATO Codice NC Codice paesi terzi (1) (EUR/100 kg) Valore forfettario all'importazione 0702 00 00 0707 00 05 0709 90 70 0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 0805 30 10 0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 0808 20 50 052 204 624 999 052 068 628 999 052 204 999 052 204 212 220 624 999 220 600 999 388 400 404 508 512 528 720 800 804 999 388 400 512 528 999 143,6 111,2 174,8 143,2 136,4 141,0 146,6 141,3 78,7 41,5 60,1 57,4 37,6 41,7 33,7 48,6 43,8 52,3 79,3 65,8 96,4 97,2 89,2 89,0 91,3 85,3 76,9 174,4 101,7 100,2 75,5 65,5 72,4 78,4 73,0 (1) Nomenclatura dei paesi stabilita dal regolamento (CE) n. 2543/1999 della Commissione (GU L 307 del 2. 12. 1999, pag. 46). Il codice «999» rappresenta le «altre origini»


title: 2000/297/FUSP: Rådets fælles holdning af 13. april 2000 vedrørende revisionskonferencen i 2000 mellem parterne i traktaten om ikke-spredning af kernevåben

eurovoc_concepts:
arms limitation
export monitoring
joint action
nuclear non-proliferation
nuclear weapon

text: 19. 4. 2000 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende L 97/1 (Retsakter vedtaget i henhold til afsnit V i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union) RÅDETS FÆLLES HOLDNING af 13. april 2000 vedrørende revisionskonferencen i 2000 mellem parterne i traktaten om ikke-spredning af kerne- våben (2000/297/FUSP) RÅDET FOR DEN EUROPÆISKE UNION HAR — (7) under henvisning til særlig artikel 15, og traktaten om Den Europæiske Union, ud fra følgende betragtninger: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Den Europæiske Union tillægger traktaten om ikke- spredning af kernevåben (NPT) stor betydning som hjør- nestenen i ordningen for ikke-spredning af kernevåben og som det afgørende grundlag for den fortsatte atomnedrustning. Rådet vedtog den 25. juli 1994 afgørelse 94/509/FUSP om en fælles aktion vedrørende forberedelsen af konfe- rencen i 1995 mellem parterne i traktaten om ikke- spredning af kernevåben (1). Rådet fastlagde den 23. april 1998 fælles holdning 98/ 289/FUSP vedrørende forberedelsen af arbejdet i den anden komité til forberedelse af revisionskonferencen i år 2000 mellem parterne i traktaten om ikke-spredning af kernevåben (2). På 1995-konferencen om gennemgang og forlængelse af traktaten om ikke-spredning af kernevåben mellem parterne i denne traktat blev der vedtaget afgørelser om forlængelse på ubestemt tid af gyldigheden af traktaten om ikke-spredning af kernevåben, om principper og mål for ikke-spredning af kernevåben og atomnedrustning, om styrkelse af processen for revision af nævnte traktat og om en resolution vedrørende Mellemøsten. Komitéen til Forberedelse af NPT-revisionskonferencen i år 2000 har afholdt tre møderækker, den 7. til 18. april 1997 i New York, den 27. april til 8. maj 1998 i Genève og den 10. til 21. maj 1999 i New York. Rådet vedtog den 29. april 1997 fælles aktion 97/288/ FUSP vedrørende Den Europæiske Unions bidrag til fremme af gennemsigtigheden i kontrollen med eksport af nukleart materiale (3). (1) EFT L 205 af 8. 8. 1994, s. 1. (2) EFT L 129 af 30. 4. 1998, s. 1. (3) EFT L 120 af 12. 5. 1997, s. 1. til På baggrund af de forhandlingsmandater, som Rådet vedtog den 1. december 1997, er der undertegnet en tillægsprotokol verifikationsaftalen mellem de medlemsstater i Det Europæiske Atomenergifællesskab (Euratom), som ikke besidder kernevåben, Euratom og Den Internationale Atomenergiorganisation (IAEA), en tillægsprotokol kontrolaftalen mellem Frankrig, Euratom og IAEA og en tillægsprotokol til kontrolaf- talen mellem Det Forenede Kongerige, Euratom og IAEA. til (8) (9) Den Europæiske Unions signatarstater i ovennævnte tillægsprotokoller har erklæret, at det er deres mål at få ratifikationsprocessen afsluttet hurtigst muligt. resultaterne På baggrund af af gennemgangs- og forlængelseskonferencen i 1995 samt resultaterne og henstillingerne fra Komitéen til Forberedelse af NPT-revi- sionskonferencen i år 2000 er det hensigtsmæssigt at ajourføre og videreudvikle de mål, der er opstillet i fælles holdning 98/289/FUSP, og de initiativer, der er taget i henhold dertil. (10) Fælles holdning 98/289/FUSP bør derfor ophæves og erstattes af nærværende fælles holdning — FASTLAGT FØLGENDE FÆLLES HOLDNING: Artikel 1 Det er Den Europæiske Unions mål at styrke den internationale ordning for ikke-spredning af kernevåben ved at arbejde for et vellykket resultat af konferencen om revision af traktaten om ikke-spredning af kernevåben (NPT) i 2000. Artikel 2 1. Med henblik på at virkeliggøre det mål, der er omhandlet i artikel 1, vil Den Europæiske Union: a) bestræbe sig på at overbevise stater, som endnu ikke er parter i NPT, herunder navnlig de stater, hvor der findes ukontrollerede anlæg, om at tiltræde traktaten snarest muligt L 97/2 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende 19. 4. 2000 b) tilskynde til deltagelse i NPT-revisionskonferencen i 2000 c) bidrage til en struktureret og afbalanceret revision på revisi- onskonferencen i 2000 af, hvorledes NPT fungerer, herunder gennemførelsen af forpligtelser, som de stater, der er parter i NPT, har indgået, samt indkredsning af områder, hvor og midler, hvormed der i fremtiden bør tilstræbes yderligere fremskridt d) bidrage til at tilvejebringe enighed om væsentlige spørgsmål på revisionskonferencen i 2000 og i dens tre hovedkomitéer under hensyntagen til de omfattende forberedelser i den forberedende komités tre møderækker og til den grundlæg- gende betydning af de afgørelser og den resolution, der blev vedtaget på gennemgangs- og forlængelseskonferencen i 1995, navnlig om principper og mål for ikke-spredning af kernevåben og atomnedrustning. 2. På grundlag af den ramme, der udgøres af traktaten, og de principper og mål, der blev fastlagt på gennemgangs- og forlængelseskonferencen i 1995, mener Den Europæiske Union, at bl. a. følgende væsentlige spørgsmål kan overvejes yderligere: a) snarlig ikrafttræden af traktaten om et altomfattende forbud mod atomprøvesprængninger med ufortøvet og ubetinget ratifikation, især af de 44 stater, hvis ratifikation er nødvendig for, at traktaten kan træde i kraft b) øjeblikkelig påbegyndelse og snarlig afslutning af forhand- linger på nedrustningskonferencen i Genève om en ikke- diskriminerende og multilateral traktat, som internationalt og reelt er kontrollerbar, og som forbyder produktion af spalteligt materiale til kernevåben eller andre nukleare sprænglegemer. I afventning af en sådan traktat opfordrer Den Europæiske Union alle stater, som stadig producerer spalteligt materiale til kernevåben eller andre nukleare sprænglegemer, til at ophøre dermed c) oprettelse af en ad hoc-arbejdsgruppe under nedrustnings- konferencen i henhold til punkt 1 på dagsordenen »afslut- ning af det nukleare våbenkapløb og nuklear nedrustning« under forudsætning af, at der opnås enighed om et mandat for en sådan gruppe d) udvikling af zoner uden atomvåben og oprettelse af zoner uden masseødelæggelsesvåben på grundlag af ordninger, der er indgået frit mellem staterne i de berørte regioner e) fortsatte overvejelser om spørgsmålet om sikkerhedsgaran- tier for de ikke-kernevåbenstater, der er parter i NPT f) kernevåbenstaternes undertegnelse og ratifikation af de relevante protokoller vedrørende zoner uden kernevåben, idet det erkendes, at sådanne zoner er omfattet af traktat- fæstede sikkerhedsgarantier g) understregning af betydningen af, at berørte stater tager skridt til at virkeliggøre de garantier, der gives i sådanne traktater og protokollerne dertil h) øget åbenhed som en frivillig tillidsskabende foranstaltning til støtte for yderligere fremskridt på nedrustningsområdet i) opfordring til kernevåbenstaterne som vedtaget på G7/P8-topmødet om nuklear sikkerhed den 19. og 20. april 1996 i Moskva om at lade fissilt materiale, der anses for ikke længere at være nødvendigt til forsvarsformål, omfatte af relevante internationale kontrolforanstaltninger og fysisk beskyttelse j) anvendelse af princippet om uigenkaldelighed i forbindelse med alle nedrustnings- og kontrolforanstaltninger på kerne- våbenområdet for at bidrage til opretholdelse og styrkelse af international fred, sikkerhed og stabilitet, idet der tages hensyn til disse betingelser k) opfordring til omgående ikrafttræden og rettidig gennem- førelse af START II og protokollen dertil samt snarlig indledning af START III-forhandlingerne for yderligere at reducere antallet af strategiske kernevåben og kontrollere demonteringen af atomsprængladninger med henblik på nedrustning i henhold til nævnte traktat l) fornyet bekræftelse af ABM-traktaten om begrænsning af antiballistiske missilsystemer som en hjørnesten for strate- gisk stabilitet m) understregning af ikke-strategiske kernevåbens betydning rammerne af bestræbelserne på at mindske inden for antallet af kernevåben n) opfordring til alle ikke-kernevåbenstater om hurtigst muligt at indgå aftaler med IAEA for at opfylde kravene i artikel III i NPT o) bekræftelse af principperne og målene i slutakten (1. del) fra gennemgangs- og forlængelseskonferencen i 1995 vedrørende kontrolforanstaltninger p) endvidere opfordring til alle stater med allerede eksister- ende kontrolaftaler om at indgå og gennemføre tillægspro- tokollerne med IAEA snarest muligt med henblik på snarlig implementering af et forbedret kontrolsystem og dettes efterfølgende integration i eksisterende kontrolforanstalt- ninger q) opfordring til leverandører af nukleart materiale om at fortsætte bestræbelserne i Gruppen af Leverandører af Nukleart Materiale og til Zangger-komitéen om at øge åbenheden og skabe dialog og samarbejde mellem alle berørte parter r) opfordring til alle stater, som har nukleare materialer på deres område, om at opretholde og eventuelt forbedre deres egne arrangementer for nuklear sikkerhed i form af materialeregnskaber fysisk beskyttelse under for anvendelse af de relevante internationalt anerkendte stan- darder samt s) opfordring til alle stater om at træffe foranstaltninger for at sikre, at eksport af følsomt materiale og udstyr samt følsom teknologi er omfattet af en passende overvågnings- og kontrolordning, som letter en samarbejdsbaseret teknolo- gisk udvikling ved at give leverandørerne tillid til, at varer, teknologi og materialer kun vil blive anvendt til fredelige formål 19. 4. 2000 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende L 97/3 t) opfordring til de stater, der endnu ikke har gjort dette, om at tiltræde konventionen om fysisk beskyttelse, vedtage relevante grundlæggende standarder for fysisk beskyttelse og sikkerhed samt indføre eller styrke relevante foranstalt- ninger og lovbestemmelser med henblik på at bekæmpe ulovlig handel med nukleart og andet radioaktivt materiale fortsat u) understregning af betydningen af internationalt samarbejde med henblik på at forbedre nuklear sikkerhed, sikker håndtering af radioaktivt affald og strålingsbeskyt- telse og opfordring til de medlemsstater, der endnu ikke har gjort dette, om snarest muligt at tiltræde alle relevante konventioner og gennemføre de deraf følgende forpligtelser i fuldt omfang. Artikel 3 Den Europæiske Unions indsats, som omhandlet i artikel 2, består i: a) hvor det er hensigtsmæssigt, henvendelser fra formand- skabet på de betingelser, der er anført i artikel 18 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union, med henblik på at fremme NPT's verdensomspændende karakter b) henvendelser fra formandskabet på de betingelser, der er anført i artikel 18 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union, med henblik på at tilskynde til deltagelse i NPT-revisions- konferencen i 2000 c) henvendelser fra formandskabet på de betingelser, der er anført i artikel 18 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union, til de stater, der er parter i NPT, for at anmode dem om at støtte målene i artikel 2 d) opnåelse af medlemsstaternes tilslutning til udkast til forslag om væsentlige spørgsmål, der skal forelægges på Den Euro- pæiske Unions vegne til drøftelse mellem de stater, der er parter i NPT, og som kan danne grundlag for beslutninger på NPT-revisionskonferencen i 2000 e) erklæringer, der fremsættes af formandskabet for Den Euro- pæiske Union under generaldebatten og under drøftelserne i de tre hovedkomitéer. Fælles holdning 98/289/FUSP ophæves. Artikel 4 Artikel 5 Denne fælles holdning træder i kraft på datoen for vedtagelsen. Denne fælles holdning offentliggøres i EF-Tidende. Artikel 6 Udfærdiget i Luxembourg, den 13. april 2000. På Rådets vegne A. VARA Formand


title: Regolamento (CE) n. 769/2000 della Commissione, del 13 aprile 2000, che fissa le restituzioni applicabili all'esportazione dei cereali e delle farine, delle semole e dei semolini di frumento o di segala

eurovoc_concepts:
cereal flour
export refund
groat
meal

text: L 94/22 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee 14. 4. 2000 REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 769/2000 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 13 aprile 2000 che fissa le restituzioni applicabili all'esportazione dei cereali e delle farine, delle semole e dei semolini di frumento o di segala LA COMMISSIONE DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE, visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunità europea, visto il regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/92 del Consiglio, del 30 giugno 1992, relativo all'organizzazione comune dei mercati nel settore dei cereali (1), modificato da ultimo dal regolamento (CE) n. 1253/1999 (2), in particolare l'articolo 13, paragrafo 2, considerando quanto segue: (1) (2) (3) A norma dell'articolo 13 del regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/ 92, la differenza fra i corsi o i prezzi dei prodotti di cui all'articolo 1 di detto regolamento ed i prezzi di detti prodotti nella Comunità può essere coperta da una resti- tuzione all'esportazione. Le restituzioni debbono essere fissate prendendo in considerazione gli elementi di cui all'articolo 1 del rego- lamento (CE) n. 1501/95 della Commissione, del 29 giugno 1995, che stabilisce modalità di applicazione del regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/92 del Consiglio in relazione alla concessione delle restituzioni all'esportazione e le misure da adottare in caso di turbative nel settore dei cereali (3), modificato da ultimo dal regolamento (CE) n. 2513/98 (4). Per quanto riguarda le farine, le semole e i semolini di grano o di segala, la restituzione applicabile a questi prodotti deve essere calcolata tenendo conto della quan- tità di cereali necessaria per la fabbricazione dei prodotti (4) (5) (6) considerati. Dette quantità sono state fissate nel regola- mento (CE) n. 1501/95. La situazione del mercato mondiale o le esigenze speci- fiche di certi mercati possono rendere necessaria la diffe- renziazione della restituzione per certi prodotti, a seconda della loro destinazione. La restituzione deve essere fissata almeno una volta al mese; essa può essere modificata nel periodo intermedio. L'applicazione di dette modalità alla situazione attuale in particolare, ai dei mercati nel settore dei cereali e, corsi o prezzi di detti prodotti nella Comunità e sul mercato mondiale conduce a fissare la restituzione agli importi elencati in allegato. (7) Le misure previste dal presente regolamento sono conformi al parere del comitato di gestione per i cereali, HA ADOTTATO IL PRESENTE REGOLAMENTO: Articolo 1 Le restituzioni all'esportazione, come tali, dei prodotti di cui all'articolo 1, lettere a), b) e c) del regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/ 92, ad eccezione del malto, sono fissate agli importi di cui in allegato. Il presente regolamento entra in vigore il 14 aprile 2000. Articolo 2 Il presente regolamento è obbligatorio in tutti i suoi elementi e direttamente applicabile in ciascuno degli Stati membri. Fatto a Bruxelles, il 13 aprile 2000. Per la Commissione Franz FISCHLER Membro della Commissione (1) GU L 181 dell'1. 7. 1992, pag. 21. (2) GU L 160 del 26. 6. 1999, pag. 18. (3) GU L 147 del 30. 6. 1995, pag. 7. (4) GU L 313 del 21. 11. 1998, pag. 16. 14. 4. 2000 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee L 94/23 ALLEGATO al regolamento della Commissione, del 13 aprile 2000, che fissa le restituzioni applicabili all'esportazione dei cereali, delle farine, delle semole e dei semolini di frumento o di segala Codice prodotto Destinazione (1) (EUR/t) Ammontare delle restituzioni Codice prodotto Destinazione (1) (EUR/t) Ammontare delle restituzioni — 01 — 03 02 03 02 — 03 02 — — — 03 02 — — 1001 10 00 9200 1001 10 00 9400 1001 90 91 9000 1001 90 99 9000 1002 00 00 9000 1003 00 10 9000 1003 00 90 9000 1004 00 00 9200 1004 00 00 9400 1005 10 90 9000 1005 90 00 9000 1007 00 90 9000 1008 20 00 9000 (1) Per le destinazioni seguenti: i paesi terzi, 01 tutti 02 altri paesi terzi, 03 Svizzera, Liechtenstein. — 0 — 20,75 0 55,00 0 — 15,00 0 — — — 28,00 0 — — 1101 00 11 9000 1101 00 15 9100 1101 00 15 9130 1101 00 15 9150 1101 00 15 9170 1101 00 15 9180 1101 00 15 9190 1101 00 90 9000 1102 10 00 9500 1102 10 00 9700 1102 10 00 9900 1103 11 10 9200 1103 11 10 9400 1103 11 10 9900 1103 11 90 9200 1103 11 90 9800 — 01 01 01 01 01 — — 01 01 — 01 01 — 01 — — 42,00 39,25 36,25 33,50 31,25 — — 87,00 68,50 — 0 (2) 0 (2) — 0 (2) — (2) Se tale prodotto contiene semole agglomerate, nessuna restituzione è concessa. NB: Le zone sono quelle definite dal regolamento (CEE) n. 2145/92 della Commissione (GU L 214 del 30. 7. 1992, pag. 20) modificato


title: Stellungnahme des Ausschusses der Regionen zu dem "Bericht der Kommission an den Europäischen Rat mit dem Titel Eine bessere Rechtsetzung 1999"

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text: C 226/60 DE Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften 8. 8. 2000 Stellungnahme des Ausschusses der Regionen zu dem „Bericht der Kommission an den Europäischen Rat mit dem Titel ‘Eine bessere Rechtsetzung 1999’“ (2000/C 226/16) DER AUSSCHUSS DER REGIONEN, gestützt auf den Vertrag zur Gründung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (EG-Vertrag), insbesondere auf den Artikel 5, gestützt auf den Amsterdamer Vertrag, insbesondere auf das Protokoll Nr. 7 über die Anwendung der Grundsätze der Subsidiarität und der Verhältnismäßigkeit, sowie die Erklärung Nr. 39 zur redaktionellen Qualität der gemeinschaftlichen Rechtsvorschriften, gestützt auf die Schlußfolgerungen des Vorsitzes vom 11. Dezember 1999 (Helsinki): „Der Europäische Rat begrüßt den Bericht der Kommission mit dem Titel ‘Eine bessere Rechtsetzung’, in dem die vorrangige Bedeutung des Subsidiaritäts- und des Verhältnismäßigkeitsprinzips und einer uneingeschränkten Anwendung des entsprechenden Protokolls zum Vertrag bekräftigt wird“, gestützt auf den Bericht der Kommission an den Europäischen Rat mit dem Titel „Eine bessere Rechtsetzung: 1999“ (KOM(1999) 562 endg. ), gestützt auf die am 18. Dezember 1998 vom Europäischen Parlament angenommene Entschließung zu dem Bericht der Kommission an den Rat mit dem Titel „Eine bessere Rechtsetzung (1997)“, gestützt auf seine Stellungnahme vom 11. März 1999 zum Subsidiaritätsprinzip „Für eine echte Subsidiaritätskultur! Ein Appell des Ausschusses der Regionen“ (CdR 302/98 fin) (1), gestützt auf seine Stellungnahme vom 15. September 1999 zum Bericht der Kommission an den Europäischen Rat mit dem Titel „Eine bessere Rechtsetzung: Gemeinsam Verantwortung übernehmen (1998)“ (CdR 50/99 fin) (2), gestützt auf den Beschluß seines Präsidiums vom 17. November 1999, gemäß Artikel 265 Absatz 5 des Vertrags zur Gründung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft eine Stellungnahme zu diesem Thema abzugeben und die Kommission für Institutionelle Fragen mit der Erarbeitung dieser Stellungnahme zu beauftragen, gestützt auf die Stellungnahme der Kommission „Institutionelle Fragen“ vom 8. März 2000 (Berichterstat- ter: Herr Stoiber D-EPP) (CdR 18/2000 rev. 1), IN ERWA¨ GUNG NACHSTEHENDER GRU¨ NDE: Das Subsidiaritätsprinzip, das 1992 durch den Maastrichter Vertrag in den jetzigen Artikel 5 des EG- Vertrags aufgenommen wurde, ist ein Rechtsprinzip, das fortzuentwickeln ist und mit dem gewährleistet werden soll, die Entscheidungen in der Union bürgernah zu treffen. Das Subsidiaritätsprinzip, wie es in den Verträgen und in Protokoll Nr. 7 zum Amsterdamer Vertrag umrissen ist, betrifft nach Artikel 5 Absatz 1 EG-Vertrag die Bereiche, die nicht in die ausschließliche Zuständigkeit der Gemeinschaft fallen, und weist den Weg, wie diese Zuständigkeiten auf Gemeinschafts- ebene unter Wahrung des gemeinschaftlichen Besitzstands und des institutionellen Gleichgewichts wahrzunehmen sind. In einem Europa, in dem es immer mehr Bereiche gibt, in denen die EU nach gemeinschaftlichen Antworten sucht, ist die strikte Anwendung des Subsidiaritätsprinzips heute besonders wichtig, um den Belangen der Regionen und Kommunen hinreichend Rechnung zu tragen. (1) ABl. C 198 vom 14. 7. 1999, S. 73. (2) ABl. C 374 vom 23. 12. 1999, S. 11. 8. 8. 2000 DE Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften C 226/61 verabschiedete auf seiner 33. Plenartagung am 12. /13. April 2000 (Sitzung vom 13. April) folgende Stellungnahme. 1. Standpunkt des Ausschusses der Regionen zu dem Bericht der Kommission 1. 1. Die Kommission bezeichnet die Grundsätze der Subsi- diarität und der Verhältnismäßigkeit in ihrem Bericht „Eine bessere Rechtsetzung 1999“ als dynamische Rahmenbedingun- gen, die weiterentwickelt werden müssen. 1. 2. Sie weist aber auch darauf hin, daß es zunehmend wichtige Bereiche gibt, in denen noch mehr gemeinschaftliche Regelungen notwendig seien. Sie verweist dabei auf die neuen Bestimmungen des Vertrags von Amsterdam, die öffentliche Gesundheit und die infolge des Rates von Tampere beschlosse- ne Schaffung eines Raums der Freiheit, der Sicherheit und des Rechts sowie den Lebensmittelbereich. 1. 3. Der Ausschuß ist sich mit der Kommission darin einig, daß neue gemeinschaftliche Regelungen auf der Grundlage der Vertragsbestimmungen möglich sein müssen. Dabei ist aber jeweils die Frage zu stellen, ob die angestrebten Ziele auch durch Maßnahmen auf Ebene der Mitgliedstaaten und/oder der Regionen erreicht werden können. Die Antwort kann auch in den von der Kommission angeführten Bereichen nur abhängig von den Umständen und Anforderungen gegeben werden. 1. 4. Der Ausschuß ist mit der Kommission einer Meinung, daß das Subsidiaritätsprinzip und der Grundsatz der Ver- hältnismäßigkeit mit Blick auf die Erweiterung eine noch zentralere Bedeutung erhalten werden. Es stellt sich die grund- legende Frage nach den Auswirkungen, die die Erweiterung auf die Gemeinschaftspolitiken haben wird. Je mehr die Erweiterung fortschreitet, desto dringender wird es aber auch werden, zu definieren, welche Aufgaben wirklich auf europäi- scher Ebene behandelt werden müssen, und wie neue Formen der Partnerschaft zwischen den verschiedenen Ebenen von Politik und Verwaltung wirkungsvoll umgesetzt werden können. 1. 5. Trotz der Fortschritte und aller fortgesetzten Bemühun- gen der Kommission wird es gerade unter Hinweis auf die neuen Zuständigkeiten, die die Regierungschefs der Kommis- sion zuweisen, und der beabsichtigten Osterweiterung der Europäischen Union deshalb immer deutlicher, daß das Subsi- diaritätsprinzip und der Grundsatz der Verhältnismäßigkeit zukünftig allein nicht ausreichen, eine Konzentration europäi- scher Rechtsetzungsaktivitäten auf das Wesentliche zu garan- tieren. Das Subsidiaritätsprinzip und der Grundsatz der Verhältnismä- ßigkeit müssen deshalb zukünftig durch eine Kompetenzauftei- lung ergänzt werden, die der Interventionskapazität der ver- schiedenen territorialen Ebenen und ihrer Zusammenarbeit untereinander Rechnung trägt und erforderlichenfalls aufgrund der Qualität der erzielten Ergebnisse angepaßt werden kann. Im Vertrag ist das Prinzip der begrenzten Einzelermächtigung verankert (vgl. Artikel 5 Absatz 1 EGV); die bestehenden Be- fugnisnormen sind aufgabenbezogen und final ausgerichtet. In diesem Zusammenhang hat der Ausschuß schon mehrfach die Auffassung vertreten, daß so rasch wie möglich eine Diskussion über die Aufteilung der Zuständigkeiten eingeleitet werden sollte, um den Regionen und lokalen Gebietskörperschaften der Mitgliedstaaten die Möglichkeit eines Ausbaus ihres Hand- lungsspielraumes zu erhalten. Die Regierungskonferenz muß die Frage der Subsidiarität und der Verhältnismäßigkeit behandeln und für alle politischen Bereiche Vorschläge vorlegen. Da, wo es möglich ist, muß durch Dezentralisierung die Notwendigkeit von EU-Maßnah- men entschärft und deren Reichweite durch Alternativen zur Rechtsetzung eingeschränkt werden, denn mit Selbstregulie- rung und freiwilligen Vereinbarungen lassen sich weit bessere Ergebnisse als durch Rechtsetzung erzielen; in anderen Berei- chen kann sich ein stärkeres Tätigwerden der EU als nötig erweisen. 1. 6. Nach der Bestimmung des EG-Vertrages findet das Subsidiaritätsprinzip in der ausschließlichen Gesetzgebung der EU keine Anwendung. Da die Europäische Kommission trotz dieser Einschränkung in der Vergangenheit den Begriff „aus- schließliche Zuständigkeit der Gemeinschaft“ in Artikel 5 Absatz 1 EGV sehr weit ausgelegt hat, besteht Anlaß zur Sorge, daß durch diese Praxis das Subsidiaritätsprinzip in seiner Bedeutung zurückgedrängt wird. Zweckmäßig wäre es deshalb, im Vertrag oder in einem Protokoll zum Vertrag die ausschließ- lichen Zuständigkeiten der Gemeinschaft verbindlich festzu- halten 1. 7. Der Ausschuß der Regionen weist auch darauf hin, daß die Generalklausel des Artikel 308 zwar zu Beginn der Integration ihre Berechtigung gehabt haben mag, um unbeab- sichtigte Kompetenzlücken zu schließen und eine zügige Erreichung der Integrationsziele zu gewährleisten, jetzt aber diesen Zweck verloren hat und deshalb aus dem EG-Vertrag gestrichen werden sollte. Statt dessen fordern die Regionen und Gebietskörperschaften ein vereinfachtes Vertragsände- rungsverfahren, das geeignet ist, notwendige Kompeten- zabrundungen in rechtsstaatlicher und demokratisch legiti- mierter Weise vorzunehmen. 1. 8. Eine bessere Abgrenzung der EU-Zuständigkeiten würde nicht zuletzt für Bürger, Regionen, Mitgliedstaaten und die EU-Organe selbst die bestehenden politischen Verantwort- lichkeiten transparenter machen. Klar abgegrenzte Kompetenz- normen würden zudem die Chance erhöhen, verstärkt zu Abstimmungen mit Mehrheit überzugehen und so die Hand- lungsfähigkeit der EU insgesamt zu verbessern. Der Ausschuß ist der Meinung, daß der Stärkung 1. 9. der Subsidiarität und der Verhältnismäßigkeit zudem ein Klagerecht des Ausschusses und von Regionen mit eigener Gesetzgebungskompetenz zum EuGH dienen würde. Das Klagerecht würde einer Aufwertung des Status des AdR dienen, die volle Achtung der Rechte des AdR sichern und Klagen für den Fall von Subsidiaritätsverstößen ermöglichen. Für die C 226/62 DE Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften 8. 8. 2000 Regionen würde das Klagerecht zur Wahrung ihrer Gesetzge- bungsbefugnisse gegen rechtswidrige Eingriffe beitragen. Wenn dem Ausschuß der Regionen der Status eines Organs gemäß Artikel 7 EGV zuerkannt würde, wäre dieses Problem bereits gelöst und eine A¨ nderung des betreffenden Artikels nicht notwendig. 1. 10. Demokratie kann in der EU nur dann einwandfrei funktionieren, wenn die Verträge und Beschlußfassungsverfah- ren für die Bürger transparenter und leichter nachvollziehbar werden. Hierzu ist eine Straffung und Vereinfachung erforder- lich. Der Ausschuß unterstützt daher Vorschläge, nach denen die Verträge zu einem Text zusammengeführt werden sollten, der aus zwei Teilen besteht: a) einem „konstitutionellen“ oder Grundteil, der die Präambel, die Zielsetzungen der Union, die Grundrechte sowie die Bestimmungen über die Institutionen und die Einzel- ermächtigungen umfaßt. Dieser Teil kann nur im Rahmen einer Regierungskonferenz geändert werden. b) einem Teil, der insbesondere technische, verfahrensrechtli- che oder institutionelle Fragen regelt, soweit diese auch sekundärrechtlich geregelt werden könnten. Dieser Teil kann nach dem vereinfachten Gemeinschaftsverfahren ohne Regierungskonferenz geändert werden. Die U¨ bertra- gung von Kompetenzen der Mitgliedstaaten auf die Euro- päische Union bedarf in jedem Fall der Zustimmung der Parlamente der Mitgliedstaaten. 1. 11. Der Ausschuß hat schon in seiner Stellungnahme zum Subsidiaritätsbericht 1998 festgestellt, daß der Subsi- diaritätsgrundsatz auch ein regulatorisches Prinzip für die Beziehungen zwischen Europäischer Union, den Mitgliedstaa- ten und den Gebietskörperschaften ist und die Definition in Artikel 5 des EG-Vertrags daher auf die Beziehungen zwischen der Gemeinschaft, den Mitgliedstaaten und ihren kommunalen und regionalen Gebietskörperschaften anzuwenden ist; davon bleibt unberührt, daß die Beziehungen zwischen den Ge- bietskörperschaften in Mitgliedstaaten jeweils durch das ein- zelstaatliche Verfassungssystem geregelt werden. Der Vertrag sieht, wie der Ausschuß erneut betonen 1. 12. möchte, vor, daß die Entscheidungen auf möglichst bürgerna- her Ebene zu treffen sind, und dies nicht immer die einzelstaat- liche Ebene ist. Der Subsidiaritätsgrundsatz ist somit als Grundsatz der Bürgernähe und der Effizienz zu verstehen. 2. Empfehlungen des Ausschusses der Regionen zu dem Bericht der Kommission 2. 1. Der Ausschuß bedauert, daß sein Vorschlag zum Subsidiaritätsbericht der Kommission „Eine bessere Rechtset- zung: Gemeinsam Verantwortung übernehmen (1998)“ nach einer Trennung der beiden Bereiche zur Anwendung des Subsidiaritäts- und des Verhältnismäßigkeitsgrundsatzes einer- seits und Fragen bezüglich der formalen Qualität der Texte andererseits in unterschiedlichen Dokumenten bisher nicht aufgenommen wurde. Der Ausschuß wiederholt, daß diese gemeinsame Behandlung nicht dazu angetan ist, eine eingehen- de Untersuchung und Erörterung dieser beiden Fragenkom- plexe zu fördern, die sehr unterschiedlicher Natur, aber zugleich von entscheidender Bedeutung dafür sind, daß die Europäische Union den Bürgern nähergebracht werden kann. 2. 2. Der Ausschuß würdigt auch beim vorliegenden Bericht zur Subsidiarität und Verhältnismäßigkeit die Anstrengung der Europäischen Kommission, bei der Ausübung ihrer Rechtset- zungs- und Regelungsbefugnisse die Grundsätze der Subsi- diarität und der Verhältnismäßigkeit zu beachten, indem sie mit zahlreichen Kodifizierungsvorschlägen dazu beigetragen hat, eine Vielzahl von Rechtsakten aufzuheben. Sie hat damit auch erreicht, daß regulierende Eingriffe aufgehoben wurden, die in eine regionale oder kommunale Zuständigkeit eingriffen oder offenkundig auf den Verwaltungsebenen, die den Bürgern am nächsten standen, besser behandelt werden konnten. Ferner müssen die einzelnen Vorschläge der Kommission im Hinblick auf die finanziellen Auswirkungen evaluiert werden, die sich für die Mitgliedstaaten sowie insbesondere für die Gebietskör- perschaften im Rahmen ihrer Zuständigkeitsbereiche ergeben. 2. 3. Der Ausschuß begrüßt, daß die Kommission zuneh- mend gemäß dem Protokoll von Amsterdam bemüht ist, für ihre Maßnahmen eine möglichst einfache Form zu wählen und dabei das Ziel nicht aus den Augen zu verlieren, die Maßnahmen in entsprechender Weise umzusetzen und zur Anwendung gelangen zu lassen. 2. 4. In einem Europa, das transparent und bürgernah sein will, ist es wesentlich, die gemeinschaftlichen Rechtsvorschrif- ten auch so zu gestalten, daß sie von ihren Adressaten verstanden werden. Der Ausschuß stimmt deshalb den Bemü- hungen der Kommission zu, die Texte zunehmend klar, kohärent und unzweideutig zu verfassen, um eine einheitliche Anwendung in allen Mitgliedstaaten zu gewährleisten. Diese Notwendigkeit wiegt um so schwerer, als die letztendlich verabschiedeten Texte oft eine Kompromißlösung darstellen, deren U¨ bernahme in die einzelstaatliche Rechtsetzung nicht immer einfach ist. Der Ausschuß betrachtet insofern die interinstitutionel- 2. 5. le Vereinbarung vom Dezember 1998 über die redaktionelle Qualität der gemeinschaftlichen Rechtsvorschriften als einen Fortschritt in diesem Sinne. 2. 6. Der Ausschuß ist der Meinung, daß die Kommission in ihrem Bemühen weiterfahren soll, die Rechtsvorschriften so- weit wie möglich zu vereinfachen. Sie soll auch dazu beitragen, daß ihre Vorschläge bei der Bearbeitung in anderen Institutio- nen nicht konterkariert werden. 2. 7. Der Ausschuß nimmt mit Interesse die Ausführungen der Kommission zur Kenntnis, die deutlich machen, daß ihre Vorschläge zur Vereinfachung der Rechtsvorschriften von Rat und Parlament nicht im selben Umfang und nur verzögert wie von der Kommission vorgeschlagen umgesetzt werden. Er fordert deshalb Rat und Parlament auf, sich an den Bemühun- gen der Kommission zur Vereinfachung der Rechtstexte zu beteiligen. 8. 8. 2000 DE Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften C 226/63 2. 8. Der Ausschuß hält die Initiative SLIM (Vereinfachung der Rechtsvorschriften im Binnenmarkt) für eine geeignete Maßnahme, zur Vereinfachung beizutragen. Positiv wird vom Ausschuß auch das von der Kommission in Zusammenarbeit mit den Mitgliedstaaten entwickelte Bewertungsverfahren be- urteilt. 2. 9. Der Ausschuß begrüßt, daß die Kommission ihre Aktualisierung (Konsolidierung) zu Informationszwecken, die den Bedürfnissen aller Anwender des Gemeinschaftsrechts dienlich sein sollen, weiter betreibt. Die Informationen auf den Datenträgern Eur-Lex und Celex auf denen im vergangenen Jahr rund 500 konsolidierte Rechtsakte in allen Amtssprachen zugänglich gemacht wurden, stellt eine deutliche Arbeitser- leichterung dar. Des weiteren wird darauf hingewiesen, daß durch die unlängst erfolgte Neugestaltung der Celex-Website zwar mehr Formate zur Verfügung stehen, sie jedoch in punkto Benutzerfreundlichkeit erhebliche Mängel aufweist, insbesondere was das Ausdrucken der ausgewählten Doku- mente angeht. In diesem Zusammenhang wird auf das Problem der Anhänge in Tabellenform hingewiesen, welche für die Auslegung und Anwendung der Rechtsakte selbst oft unerläß- lich sind. 2. 10. Das Ziel, die Europäische Union transparenter und nachvollziehbarer zu machen und damit bürgernäher zu gestalten, verlangt zuallererst, den Bürgern den Zugang zu Informationen über das Gemeinschaftsrecht zu verbessern. Neben den bisherigen Informationsbroschüren und Leitfäden bieten dazu die neuen Technologien leistungsfähige Werkzeu- ge. Die Kommission ist aufgerufen, diese Möglichkeiten noch intensiver auszuschöpfen. Ein Beispiel für das wachsende Interesse der Bürger an Europa ist der Server Europa der Kommission. Notwendig erscheint dafür allerdings, die ver- schiedenen Seiten noch benutzerfreundlicher und leichter zugänglich zu machen, und die Möglichkeiten für gleichzeitige Kontakte zu vergrößern. Brüssel, den 13. April 2000. Der Präsident des Ausschusses der Regionen Jos CHABERT


title: Regolamento (CE) n. 772/2000 della Commissione, del 13 aprile 2000, che fissa la restituzione massima all'esportazione di frumento tenero nell'ambito della gara di cui al regolamento (CE) n. 1707/1999

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text: L 94/28 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee 14. 4. 2000 REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 772/2000 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 13 aprile 2000 che fissa la restituzione massima all'esportazione di frumento tenero nell'ambito della gara di cui al regolamento (CE) n. 1707/1999 LA COMMISSIONE DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE, visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunità europea, visto il regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/92 del Consiglio, del 30 giugno 1992, relativo all'organizzazione comune dei mercati nel settore dei cereali (1), modificato da ultimo dal regolamento (CE) n. 1253/1999 (2), visto il regolamento (CE) n. 1501/95 della Commissione, del 29 giugno 1995, che stabilisce modalità di applicazione del regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/92 del Consiglio, riguardo alla concessione delle restituzioni all'esportazione e alle misure da adottare in caso di turbative nel settore dei cereali (3), modifi- cato da ultimo dal regolamento (CE) n. 2513/98 (4), e in parti- colare l'articolo 4, tenendo conto dei criteri precisati all'articolo 1 del rego- lamento (CE) n. 1501/95. In tal caso sono dichiarati aggiudicatari il concorrente o i concorrenti la cui offerta sia pari o inferiore a detta restituzione massima, nonché il concorrente o i concorrenti la cui offerta verta su una tassa all'esportazione. (3) (4) L'applicazione degli anzidetti criteri all'attuale situazione dei mercati del cereale in oggetto induce a fissare la restituzione massima all'esportazione al livello di cui all'articolo 1. Le misure previste dal presente regolamento sono conformi al parere del comitato di gestione per i cereali, considerando quanto segue: HA ADOTTATO IL PRESENTE REGOLAMENTO: (1) (2) Una gara per la restituzione e/o la tassa all'esportazione di frumento tenero verso qualsiasi paese terzo è stata indetta con il regolamento (CE) n. 1707/1999 della Commissione (5), modificato dal regolamento (CE) n. 2011/1999 (6). A norma dell'articolo 7 del regolamento (CE) n. 1501/ 95, la Commissione può, secondo la procedura di cui all'articolo 23 del regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/92 deci- dere, di fissare una restituzione massima all'esportazione, Articolo 1 Per le offerte comunicate dal 7 al 13 aprile 2000, nell'ambito della gara di cui al regolamento (CE) n. 1707/1999, la restitu- zione massima all'esportazione di frumento tenero è fissata a 30,75 EUR/t. Il presente regolamento entra in vigore il 14 aprile 2000. Articolo 2 Il presente regolamento è obbligatorio in tutti i suoi elementi e direttamente applicabile in ciascuno degli Stati membri. Fatto a Bruxelles, il 13 aprile 2000. Per la Commissione Franz FISCHLER Membro della Commissione (1) GU L 181 dell'1. 7. 1992, pag. 21. (2) GU L 160 del 26. 6. 1999, pag. 18. (3) GU L 147 del 30. 6. 1995, pag. 7. (4) GU L 313 del 21. 11. 1998, pag. 16. (5) GU L 201 del 31. 7. 1999, pag. 55. (6) GU L 248 del 21. 9. 1999, pag. 23