Activites

• #1915
• 1996/04/22 Council Meeting
• 1996/04/22 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1996/04/22 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1996/01/16 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0002/1996 summary

    In adopting the report by Mr VALDIVIELSO DE CUE (PPE, E), the European Parliament approved the Council and Commission proposal. �

• 1996/01/15 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

    The rapporteur said that the aim of the report was to implement the competition rules laid down in the Association Agreement. He also welcomed the contact structures that were to be put in place in response to the accusations made by the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, who took the view that the rules on competition being applied by the European Union were excessively harsh and were designed to block the entry of their products into the European market. Commissioner van den Broek assured Parliament that he would keep a close watch on developments in Slovakia, primarily to verify that proper competition policy was being applied there, with less aid from the state. The measures being proposed for the Czech and Slovak Republics were similar to those that had previously been put forward for Poland and Hungary.

• 1995/11/13 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0281/1995
• 1995/05/18 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1995)0156 summary

    This proposal for a Council and Commission Decision related to the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Union and the Slovak Republic with regard to the adoption of the necessary rules for the implementation of the provisions of the Europe Agreement with respect to competition (namely Articles 64(1)(i) and (ii) and 64(2) of the Europe Agreement). According to this proposal, the Community's position within the Association Council was determined in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the treaties establishing the three institutions. Articles 87,228 and 235 of the Treaty on European Union and Articles 65 and 66 of the ECSC Treaty formed the appropriate legal basis for the implementation of the provisions concerning competition in businesses, due, in particular, to the inclusion in the text of the implementing rules of all types of mergers and acquisitions, including those not that did not fall within the scope of Article 86 of the Treaty. Similarly, the decision established the procedures for cooperation between the competition authorities of the two parties and confirmed that the principles contained in the block exemption regulations in force in the Community should also be applied. Provision was made for a consultation procedure within the Association Council in the case of disagreement between these authorities. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0156
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0281/1995
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0002/1996

History

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