Activites

• 1999/12/21 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 1999/847
  • OJ L 327 21.12.1999, p. 0053
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• 1999/12/09 Council Meeting
• 1999/12/09 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1999/12/09 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1999/07/29 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1999)0400 summary

    The Commission's amended proposal incorporates a majority of the amendments adopted by the European Parliament in consultation. Of the main amendments, the following were retained: - greater focus on environmental emergencies in the implementation of the programme, - increased efforts by Member States on prevention of emergencies, and the information of and protection of persons in the event of the risk of a catastrophe, - greater involvement of citizens in the implementation of actions, - improving the scope of the planned actions with other amendments to the Annex of the proposal, - involvement of NGOs in the system of exchange of experts (on condition that they are an integral part of civil protection systems in the Member States). On the other hand, the Commission did not accept certain amendments relating to: - extending the programme to Phare, Tacis and Meda countries, - funding of up to 100% of eleigible costs for ultra-peripheral regions, - comitology.�

• 1999/05/05 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0405/1999 summary

    In adopting the report drafted by Ms. Laura GONZALEZ ALVAREZ (GUE/NGL, Spain) on the Community action programme for civil protection, the European Parliament approved the Commission's proposal and placed special emphasis on environmental emergencies. In the Parliament's view, this programme has to complement and enhance the efforts undertaken by the Member States at national, regional, supraregional and local levels in favour of the prevention and protection of persons, the environment and property in the event of danger or actual natural and technological disasters. The aim is also to facilitate co-operation, exchange of experience and mutual assistance between Member States in this field. The Parliament also wants this programme to be extended to the Phare, Tacis and Meda countries given that catastrophes and emergency situations in these countries may also affect Member States and vice versa. These countries would have to assume the financial cost arising from their involvement, but, in certain cases, the Community could supplement the national contribution of the country in question from the Phare, Tacis or Meda budgets. The Parliament also considers that ultraperipheral regions which are direectly concerned by this programme, should specifically be taken into account given their distant location and the difficulties in delivering aid. In this case, the Parliament proposes 100% funding for pilot projects in these regions instead of co-finding at 50%. As far as the other actions are concerned, the Parliament calls for co-funding of the detection and studying of the immediate and underlying causes of disasters and the publication of the conclusions reached. It also wants the programme to co-fund pilot projects on the means and methods of forecasting, techniques and procedures of response and rehabilitation after emergencies. The Parliament also calls for the involvement of other relevant bodies, such as NGOs with specialist expertise in emergency operation. �

• 1999/05/04 Debate in Parliament
• 1999/03/17 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0124/1999
• 1999/02/24 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1998/12/16 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0768 summary

    OBJECTIVE: to establish a community action programme in the field of civil protection for the period 2000-2004. CONTENT: this proposal seeks to replace the current programme in the field of civil protection ending on 31 December 1999 and covers the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004. The proposed programme seeks, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to supplement the efforts made by the Member States at national, regional or local level to promote civil protection and to facilitate cooperation and mutual assistance between the Member States in this field. More specifically, the programme seeks to: - support Member States in the prevention of risk and attack on persons, the environment and property in the event of natural or technological disaster; - support efforts made to increase the level of preparation of those responsible for civil protection in the Member States in order to improve their ability to intervene in the event of an emergency; - perfect intervention techniques and methods; - promote information, education and sensitisation of the public in order to improve their self-protection. The Community action proposed in the programme is not intended to replace the efforts made by Member States in the field of civil protection but to back them up in order to make them more effective. It is directed at those responsible for civil protection in the Member States but stresses the need to inform citizens. The Commission would be responsible for implementing the programme, with the help of a consultative committee of representatives from the Member States. The implementation of the programme would take the form of a three-year action plan, to be reviewed each year. However, if the need arises, the Commission would be able to organise other actions in addition to those for which provision is made in the three-year programme. An Annex details the scope of the action to be undertaken under the programme and the Community contribution to it. This varies between 50% and 75% of the cost of the programme, depending on the type of action (projects of general interest of European importance, 75% of the costs; seminars, training courses and exchanges of experts, 75% of the experts? travel costs up to 100% of the costs of coordinating the system; miscellaneous exercises, 50% of the costs; pilot projects which aim to strengthen the ability to intervene in the early stages of a crisis, 50% of the costs, capped at EUR 200 000 per project). Provision is made for the programme to be evaluated at mid-term and at the end of the proposed programme. It should be noted that the financial statement of the proposal makes provision for an annual budget of EUR 2 million for the implementation of the programme.�

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0768
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0124/1999
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0405/1999
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1999)0400
• : Decision 1999/847
• : OJ L 327 21.12.1999, p. 0053

History

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