Activites

• 2001/12/11 Additional information
• 2001/12/11 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1997/03/20 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0106 summary

    In its amended proposal, the Commission incorporates two types of amendments adopted by Parliament: - one amendment seeking to supplement the arrangements laid down in the proposal: . to improve the definitions of 'intra-Community flight' and 'intra-Community sea-crossing' in order to align them on those laid down within the framework of the draft Convention on the crossing of the external frontiers of the Member States and the Schengen Convention; - two amendments that seek to confirm the Community basis for the proposal: . by inserting a reference to Article 3(d) of the EEC Treaty, thus more closely integrating the proposal in to the framework of the internal market, . by inserting the date of 31 December 1992 alongside the reference to Article 7A of the EC Treaty in the first recital of the proposal. �

• #1970
• 1996/11/26 Council Meeting
  • 1970 summary

    The Council took note of the announcement by Mr MONTI that following the opinions given by Parliament the Commission proposed to make certain amendments to its proposals for a directive concerning the abolition of checks at internal borders and the right of third-country nationals to travel within the Community. On the other hand, the Commission did not intend to amend its proposal on the abolition of restrictions to the right of travel and residence within the Community of workers and their families, and on the abolition of restrictions to the right of travel and residencewithin the Community of nationals of Member States as far as the establishment and provision of services was concerned.

• 1996/10/23 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0517/1996 summary

    In adopting the report by Mr Glyn FORD (PSE, UK), Parliament approved with amendments the proposal for a Council Directive on the elimination of controls on persons crossing internal frontiers. Parliament noted that the free movement of persons is laid down by the Treaty and hence cannot be made dependent on accompanying measures. Moreover, persons who are entitled to freedom of movement should not suffer discriminatory treatment depending on whether they are Union citizens or are lawfully resident. Parliament proposed that a Member State should be able, in the event of a 'genuine threat' to public policy or public security (and not a 'serious threat' as the Commission proposed) to reinstate controls for a period of thirty days and asked to be informed thereof immediately on the same basis as the Commission and the other Member States. Finally, the EP reiterated the date of 31 December 1996 as the final date for implementation of the Directive and called on the Commission, not later than one year after implementation of the Directive, and every two years thereafter, to report on its application. �

• 1996/07/16 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

    The European Parliament approved the referral back to Committee of the report by Mr Glyn FORD (PSE, UK)under Rule 129(1) of its Rules of Procedure.

  • COM(1995)0347 summary

    1) OBJECTIVE To abolish all customs controls and formalities for persons crossing internal frontiers of the European Union. 2) SUBSTANCE 1. This proposal abolishes all customs controls and formalities for persons crossing internal frontiers of the European Union. 2. "Internal frontiers" are deemed to be a Member State's frontier within the Community, in other words: * the Member States' common land frontiers, including the rail or road terminals for links by bridge or tunnel between Member States; * their airports for intra-Community flights; * their seaports for intra-Community sea crossings. 3. "Frontier control or formality" means: * any control applied, in connection with or on the occasion of the crossing of an internal frontier, by the public authorities of a Member State or by other persons, under the national legislation of a Member State (such as the controls carried out by carriers); * any formality imposed on a person in connection with the crossing of an internal frontier and to be fulfilled on the occasion of such crossing. 4. In the event of a serious threat to public policy or public security, a safeguard clause enables any Member State to maintain the controls at its frontiers within the Community temporarily. Source: European Commission - Info92 - 10/95 �

• 1996/06/26 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0219/1996
• #1933
• 1996/06/04 Council Meeting
  • 1933 summary

    Following the discussion held by the Internal Market Council on 28 May, and in response to a request made at that time by the French delegation in particular, the Council examined a number of issues that had been raised by the proposal for a directive put forward by the Commission on 24 August 1995. In this connection, the Council noted the statements made by several delegations, which indicated among other things that as well as pursuing the objective of providing freedom of movement for persons within the Community the proposals concerned important issues such as immigration and homeland security. It had been recognised that these aspects, along with accompanying measures designed to achieve the effective abolition of internal border checks, came under the provisions of the third pillar. One of the delegations repeated that it was opposed in principle to the approach being adopted by the Commission, though this did not rule out some element of cooperation in this area between the Member States within the framework of the third pillar. The Commission for its part indicated that it would keep its proposals as they were until Parliament had given its opinion, which was expected in July. In conclusion, the President asked the Permanent Representatives Committee to continue with its work of examining the proposals concerned with a view to the discussions being resumed within the Council (Internal Market/Justice and Home Affairs).

• #1929
• 1996/05/28 Council Meeting
  • 1929 summary

    The aim of the current proposal was to give concrete expression to the objective of Article 7a of the EC Treaty, namely to create an area without internal borders in which the free movement of goods, services, capital and persons was guaranteed, by creating such an area in the domain of the free movement of persons, which was the only domain in which the objective had still to be fully realised. Parliament had yet to deliver an opinion on the matter. Having concluded its debate, the Council asked the Permanent Representatives Committee to continue its examination of the proposal.

• #1886
• 1995/11/23 Council Meeting
  • 1886
• 1995/10/27 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading

Documents

• Debate in Council: 1886
• Debate in Council: 1929
• Debate in Council: 1933
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0219/1996
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: COM(1995)0347
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0517/1996
• Debate in Council: 1970
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0106

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)