Official Journal of the European Communities Debates of the European Parliament 1974-1975 Session. Report of Proceedings from 13 to 15 May 1974

Annex Official Journal
of the
European Communities
No 176
May 1974
English edition Debates of the European Parliament
1974­1975 Session
Report of Proceedings
from 13 to 15 May 1974
European Centre, Luxembourg
Sitting of Monday, 13 May 1974 Contents
Resumption of session, p. 2 — Apologies for absence, p. 2 — Statement by the
President concerning the list of attendance, p. 2 — Documents received, p. 2 —
Decision on urgent procedure, p. 5 — Order of business, p. 5 — Time limits for
tabling amendments, p. 6 — Statement by the President on urgent procedure,
p. 6 — Allocation of speaking time, p. 6 — Commission statement on action taken
on the opinions of Parliament, p. 6 — Protection of the European cultural heritage,
p. 7 — Directive on the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction
of drinking water, p. 15 — Preliminary programme of the European Economic
Community on consumer information and protection, p. 22 — Agenda for the
next sitting.
Sitting of Tuesday, 14 May 1974 34
Approvaloftheminutes,p.35—Documents received, p. 35 — QuestionTime,p.
35 — Jointdebateonoralquestions concerning Italian trade restrictions,p.40—
Seventh GeneralReportbytheCommission on the activities of theCommunities
in 1973, p.69—Agendaforthenext sitting, p. 103.
Sitting of Wednesday,15May1974104
Approval of minutes, p. 104—Report of proceedings, p. 105 — Documents JÍL U^ ·""- ^^ χ received, p. 105 — Membership of the Parliamentary Conference of the EEC­
AASM Association, p. 106 — Oral Question without debate : Protection of wild
birds, p. 106 — Economic situation in the Community, p. 108 — Directive on
"standards and protocols for the testing of medicinal products — e on
publicity for proprietary medicinal products and on package leaflets — Directive
on the colouring of medicinal products, p. 123 — Date and place of next sittings,
p. 124 — Approval of minutes, p. 125 — Adjournment of the session, p. 125. ΝΟΤΕ ΤΟ READER
Appearing at the same time as the English edition are editions in the five other official
languages of the Communities: Danish, German, French, Italian and Dutch. The
English edition contains the original texts of the interventions in English and an English
translation of those made in other languages. In these cases there are, after the name
of the speaker, the following letters, in brackets, to indicate the language spoken:
DK) for Danish, (D) for German, (F) for French, (I) for Italian and (NL) for Dutch.
The original texts of these interventions appear in the edition published in the lan­
guage spoken.
Resolutions adopted at sittings from 13 to IS. May 1974 appear in the Official
Journal of the European Communities C 62 of 30 May 1974 Sitting of Monday, 13 May 1974
SITTING OF MONDAY, 13 MAY 1974
Contents
9 1. Resumption of session 2 Communities
Adoption of resolution 15
2. Apologies forabsence2
12. Directive on the quality required of
3. Statement by the President concerning surface water intended for the ab­
straction of drinking water — Debate
the list of attendance 2 on report drawn up by Mr Premoli on
behalf of the Committee on Public
Health and the Environment: 4. Documents received2
Mr Premoli, rapporteur 15
5. Decision on urgentprocedure 5
Mr Jahn, on behalf of the Christian­
Democratic Group; Mr Scott­Hopkins, 6. Order of business:
on behalf of the European Conserv­Mr Jahn; Mr Broeksz 5
ative Group; Mr Noè; Mr Scarascia
7. Time limits fortablingamendments..6Mugnozza, Vice­President of the Com­
mission of the European Communities 17
8. Statement by thePresidenton urgent
Adoption of resolution ...... ¿....... 21 6 procedure
13. Preliminary programme of the Euro­9. Allocation of speaking time 6
pean Economic Community on con­
sumer information and protection — 10. Commission statement on action taken
Debate on report drawn up by Mr on the opinions of Parliament:
Bersanion behalf of the Committee: ■:: '..
Mr Scarascia Mugnozza, Vice­President on Economic and Monetary Affairs; '■■ "­·
of the Commission of the European
­..­. Mr Bersani, rapporteur · ·. · ·,· · ν ·'· · ·..,... ■.'­. 22' Communities
Mr Scholten, on behalf " of 'the
11. Protection of the European cultural Christian­Democratic Group; Mrs.~
heritage — Debate on report drawn Orth, on behalf of the Socialist Group;
up by Lady Elles on behalf of the Mr Laudrin, on behalf of the. Group
Committee on Cultural Affairs and of European Progressive Democrats;
Youth: Mr Cifarelli; Mr Broeksz; Mr Scarascia
Mugnozza, Vice­President of thé Com­
Lady Elles, rapporteur
mission of the European Communities;
Mr John Hill : 24 Mr Broeksz, on behalf of the Socialist
Group; Mr Premoli, on behalf of the
Adoptionofresolution 33Liberal and Allies Group; Mr Cifarelli;
Mr Scarascia Mugnozza, Vice­President
of the Commission of the European 14. Agenda for thenextsitting33 Debates of the European Parliament
heading ex 01.02 A II b) 2 of the IN THE CHAIR: MR BERKHOUWER
Common Customs Tariff
President
(Doc. 69/74).
This document had been referred to the
(The sitting was opened at 4.05 p.m.)
Committee on External Economic Rela­
tions as the committee responsible and
to the Committee on Agriculture for an President. — The sitting is open.
opinion;
the proposal from the Commission of the
1. Resumption of session
European Communities to the Council
for a regulation on the establishment of
President. — I declare resumed the session of a European vocational training centre
the European Parliament adjourned on 25 April (Doc. 70/74).
1974.
This document had been referred to the
Committee on Social Affairs and
2. Apologies for absence Employment as the committee respons­
ible and to the Committee on Budgets
and the Committee on Cultural Affairs President. — I have received apologies for
and Youth for their opinions; absence from Mr Schuijt and Mr Burgbacher
who are unable to attend this part-session.
the proposal from the Commission of the
European Communities to the Council
for a directive on the control of carnation
3. Statement by the President
leaf-rollers (Doc. 77/74).
concerning the list of attendance
This document had been referred to the
Committee on Public Health and the President. — I draw your attention to the meas­
Environment; ures which I have taken, following certain
exchanges in the enlarged Bureau, concerning
the proposal from the Commission of the
the list of attendance. I hope that the arrange­
European Communities to the Council
ments, of which I have informed all Members in
for a regulation extending the period of
writing, will prove in practice to be suitable.
validity of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 1174/68 of 30 July 1968 on the intro­
duction of a system of bracket tariffs
4. Documents received for the carriage of goods by road be­
tween Member States (Doc. 78/74).
President. — Since the session was adjourned,
I have received the following documents: This document had been referred to the
Committee on Regional Policy and
(a) from the Council of the European Com­ Transport;
munities, requests for an opinion on:
the proposal from the Commission of the
— the proposals from the Commission of
European Communities to the Council
the European Communities to the
for a regulation on the customs treat­
Council for ment applicable to goods returned to the
customs territory of the Community I. a regulation opening, allocating and
(Doc. 79/74). providing for the administration of
a Community tariff quota for 30,000
This document had been referred to the
head of heifers and cows, not intended
Committee on External Economic Rela­
for slaughter, of certain mountain
tions as the committee responsible and
breeds, falling within sub-heading ex
to the Committee on Budgets and the
01.02 A II b) 2 of the Common Cust­
Committee on Agriculture for their
oms Tariff
opinions;
II. a regulation opening, allocating and
providing for the administration of a the proposal from the Commission of the
European Communities to the Council Community tariff quota for 5,000
head of bulls, cows and heifers, not for a decision adopting a programme of
intended for slaughter, of certain research and education for the European
Atomic Energy Community on plutonium mountain breeds, falling within sub­Sitting of Monday, 13 May 1974
President
recycling in light-water reactors (indirect Customs Tariff on a number of agri­
nuclear project) — (Doc. 80/74). cultural products (Doc. 100/74).
This document had been referred to the This document had been referred to the
Committee on Agriculture as the com­Committee on Energy, Research and
Technology as the committee responsible mittee responsible and to the Committee
on External Economic Relations for its and to the Committee on Budgets for its
opinion; opinion;
(b) from the Commission