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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AGRI | KORAKAS Efstratios (GUE/NGL) | |
Opinion | BUDG |
Legal Basis EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 000
Activites
- 2001/06/01 Final act published in Official Journal
- #2348
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2001/05/22
Council Meeting
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2001/05/22
End of procedure in Parliament
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2001/05/22
Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
- #2343
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2001/04/24
Council Meeting
- #2339
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2001/03/19
Council Meeting
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2001/02/15
Debate in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament
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T5-0090/2001
summary
The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr Efstratios KORAKAS (EUL/NGL, Gr) by 341 votes to 65, with 38 abstentions. The Parliament states that there is a vital need to improve the existing arrangements for cotton, so as to be able to safeguard cotton growing the European Union and also maintain cotton farmers' income levels and enable the ginning industry to continue to operate. Therefore, certain adjustments should nevertheless be made in order to increase their effectiveness. Furthermore, the guaranteed national quantities (GNQs) of unginned cotton should be adjusted as closely as possible to actual production in each Member State with a view to obviating distortions in the operation of the budgetary stabiliser, together with pressure on holdings whose activities are unprofitable, as is often the case in structurally disadvantaged areas. While pointing out that cotton production is less harmful to the environment than other similar subsidied crops that growers have abandoned to grow cotton, Parliament also advocates collective environmental measures by producers' organisations to reduce its ecological impact. With regard to the price guide, this shall be set at EUR 117 per 100 kg of unginned cotton. As for the minimum price, this shall be set at EUR 111 per 100kg of unginned cotton for the quality selected for the ex holding guide price. Commissioner Franz FISCHLER told the House that Parliament's amendments would substantially increase the EC budget for the cotton sector (by some EUR 650 million a year) and create incentives to increase production further. Given the present budgetary situation, this was unacceptable, he said.�
- 2001/01/23 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- #2256
- 2000/04/17 Council Meeting
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2000/02/02
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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1999/12/13
Legislative proposal published
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COM(1999)0492
summary
PURPOSE : Commission proposal for a Council Regulation on production aid for cotton. CONTENT : This measure amends the common organisation of the market in cotton : - The amount of production aid for unginned cotton is fixed on the basis of the difference between the guide price and the world market price. The guide price is set at EUR106.30. This proposal does make provision for the guide price to be reduced under certain circumstances. Provision is also made for determining the world market price. - A guaranteed national quantity for unginned cotton for each Member State is laid down, and provisions are made for a stabiliser mechanism. - Provisions are made for the payment of aid in full to beneficiaries, and the period during which aid applications may be submitted is extended. Methods for determining the amount of aid are laid down. - The proposal deals with the environmental impact of cotton production. Member States are required to take measures to protect the environment and to send the Commission a report on national measures adopted before 31 December 2003. - This proposal is also a simplifying measure and certain other regulations affecting the sector are repealed.�
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COM(1999)0492
summary
Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1999)0492
- Debate in Council: 2256
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0022/2001
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0090/2001
- : Regulation 2001/1051
- : OJ L 148 01.06.2001, p. 0003
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