Activites

• 2001/02/23 Final act published in Official Journal
• 2000/05/18 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0228/2000 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the resolution drafted by Christa RANDZIO-PLATH (PES, Germany) on the Commission proposal to amend the 1980 directive on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings. The Parliament welcomed the prospect of separate accounts and believed that the proposal would help the Commission to ensure that the rules on competition are applied fairly and effectively. It did feel that the Commission's draft did not make it sufficiently clear that it did not question the importance of services of general economic interest. The draft needed amendment to reflect that it is for the Member States to determine which services are of general economic interest. With regard to public broadcasting, Parliament stated that the new transparency rules should apply where public broadcasters operate outside their public service remit. The scope and content of the public service remit are important issues which have significant cultural and political implications in the Member States and therefore, it should remain a matter for Member States in accordance with the Protocol of the Amesterdam Treaty. The wording of some of the draft directive required expansion and clarification.�

• 2000/05/17 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2000/04/18 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0109/2000
• 2000/03/01 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1999/03/30 Non-legislative basic document published
  • SEC(1999)0404 summary

    PURPOSE : to ensure the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings. CONTENT : this draft Commission Directive amends Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings as follows: - the title is replaced so that it includes the date of the Commission Directive which is 25 June 1980 and it includes additional information which refers to financial transparency within certain undertakings; - the Member States shall ensure that the financial and organisational structure of any undertaking required to maintain separate accounts is transparent as provided in this Directive. Moreover, as far as transparency is concerned, this Directive shall not apply to undertakings, as regards services the supply of which is not liable to affect trade between Member States to an appreciable extent; to undertakings whose total net turnover is less than EUR 40 million or to undertakings which have been entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest pursuant to Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty for an appropriate period and following an open, transparent and non-discriminating procedure. Furthermore, with regard to Member States, they shall ensure: - that information concerning the financial relations be kept at the disposal of the Commission for 5 years from the end of the financial year in which the public funds were made available to the public undertakings concerned. However, where the same funds are used during a later financial year from the end of the financial year, the 5 year time-limit shall run from the end of that financial year; - that information concerning the financial and organisational structure of undertakings be kept at the disposal of the Commission for 5 years from the end of the financial year to which the information refers. In conclusion, Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necesssary to comply with this Directive by 31/12/2000 at the latest.�

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: SEC(1999)0404
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A5-0109/2000
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0228/2000

History

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