Activites

• 1999/06/09 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 1999/1182
  • OJ L 144 09.06.1999, p. 0001
• 1999/05/10 Final act signed
• 1999/05/10 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1999/05/07 Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading
  • T4-0470/1999 summary

    In adopting the report by Ms. Astrid LULLING (EPP, L), the European Parliament approved the joint text.�

• 1999/05/06 Debate in Parliament
• #2172
• 1999/04/22 Council Meeting
• 1999/04/19 Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading
  • A4-0226/1999
• 1999/04/08 Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs
  • 3608/1999
• 1999/03/18 Formal meeting of Conciliation Committee
• #2162
• 1999/02/22 Council Meeting
• 1998/12/16 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0742/1998 summary

    In adopting the recommendation for the second reading of Ms. Astrid LULLING (EPP, L), the European Parliament recalled the need to simplify the use of this combined nomenclature, while preserving a single nomenclature for the trading of goods within the single market and with third countries that is compatible with other statistical nomenclatures. The Parliament did not agree that the Commission should have the power to grant derogations to individual Member States allowing them to defer the application of this Regulation for a transitional period of up to two years. �

• 1998/12/15 Debate in Parliament
• 1998/12/08 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0486/1998
• 1998/09/17 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #2115
• 1998/07/20 Council Meeting
  • 08776/1/1998 summary

    The common position, while deviating from the Commission proposal, takes account nonetheless of the wishes expressed by the European Parliament on several important points: a) as regards the data to be transmitted to national administrations, the common position limits the declarative burden on enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises: by introducing a threshold, SMEs are exempted once and for all from supplying data on the mode of transport and the delivery terms. In addition, the optional data has been reduced; b) the common position also incorporates elements of the amendments which seek to: - introduce a threshold in order to limit the number of SMEs required to supply detailed statistics; - allow Member States to demand data on the region of origin and the region of destination from the companies required to supply statistics. Furthermore, the Council considers that it is the responsibility of the Member States to lay down the system of statistics and has not therefore deleted this facility from the common position. Contrary to Parliament?s wishes, the Council considers it more appropriate for the Member States to set the threshold below which Member States cannot require SMEs to provide certain data in collaboration with the committee for statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States. Finally, the Council did not accept that optional data can only be prescribed for enterprises other than SMEs.�

• 1998/04/27 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0270 summary

    The amended proposal incorporated the amendments by the European Parliament with the exception of the immediate deletion of the 'delivery terms'. The Commission recommended a transition period for the suppression of this data element to allow the Member States to adjust their statistical systems in order to compensate for this loss of information. The Commission agreed to maintaining the region of origin/destination as optional data elements, and took into consideration the importance of this information for some Member States. However, the Commission was undertaking a study to examine the possibilities of using alternative sources for the collection of this data item, e.g. administrative registers. The Commission shared the point of view of the European Parliament that the simplifications should be designed in particular for the SMEs for which the declarative burden was often disproportionate to the utility of the trade statistics. This could be achieved by introducing thresholds for the collection of the optional data elements.�

• 1998/04/01 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0193/1998 summary

    In adopting the report by Mrs Astrid LULLING (EPP, L) Parliament approved the proposal for a regulation on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States. However it called for the administrative burden of the provisions contained in this directive to be limited for small and medium-sized enterprises. In order to improve the quality of the statistics it also called for the collection of information on trade flows not only at national but also at regional level. �

• 1998/03/31 Debate in Parliament
• 1998/03/18 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0102/1998
• #2051
• 1997/11/27 Council Meeting
  • 2051
• 1997/06/13 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1997/05/30 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0252 summary

    OBJECTIVE: to simplify, for the benefit of intra-Community operators, the statistical declaration on the trading of goods between Member States (Intrastat declaration). SUBSTANCE: Intrastat is the system which lays down the rules for the collection and compilation of statistics on the trading of goods between Member States. It was introduced on 1 January 1993 and requires Community operators to submit monthly declarations of their dispatches and arrivals of goods. Under the SLIM (Simpler Legislation for the Internal Market) initiative, the Commission proposes removing from the declarations certain information whose usefulness and quality do not justify the excessive burden and constraints involved for those required to supply it. The information in question concerns: -transport (mode of transport, port or airport of loading or unloading and port of airport of transhipment), -delivery terms. However, as information concerning mode of transport is considered essential, it will be removed from declarations only with effect from 01.01.2000, the expiry date for the derogations granted to Member States in connection with transport statistics. Member States which are able to provide the information by other means may effect the removal at an earlier date. The proposal is supplemented by other measures concerning the transparency of the system (the Commission undertakes to publicly disseminate the data required by each Member State) and the administrative organization of the Member States (national administrations will be endowed with competence to set deadlines for the forwarding of declarations by those responsible). �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0252
• Debate in Council: 2051
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0102/1998
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0193/1998
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0270
• Council position published: 08776/1/1998
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0486/1998
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0742/1998
• Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 3608/1999
• Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading: A4-0226/1999
• Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading: T4-0470/1999
• : Regulation 1999/1182
• : OJ L 144 09.06.1999, p. 0001

History

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