IZVJEŠĆE o prijedlogu odluke Vijeća o porezu octroi de mer u najudaljenijim francuskim regijama

5.12.2014 - (COM(2014)0666 – C8‑0242/2014 – 2014/0308(CNS)) - *

Odbor za regionalni razvoj
Izvjestiteljica: Iskra Mihaylova
(Pojednostavljeni postupak – članak 50. stavak 1. Poslovnika)

NACRT ZAKONODAVNE REZOLUCIJE EUROPSKOG PARLAMENTA

o prijedlogu odluke Vijeća o porezu octroi de mer u najudaljenijim francuskim regijama

(COM(2014)0666 – C8‑0242/2014 – 2014/0308(CNS))

(Posebni zakonodavni postupak – savjetovanje)

Europski parlament,

–       uzimajući u obzir prijedlog koji je Komisija uputila Vijeću (COM(2014)0666),

–       uzimajući u obzir članak 349. Ugovora o funkcioniranju Europske unije, na temelju kojeg se Vijeće savjetovalo s Parlamentom (C8‑0242/2014),

–       uzimajući u obzir članak 59. i članak 50. stavak 1. Poslovnika,

–       uzimajući u obzir izvješće Odbora za regionalni razvoj (A8-0054/2014),

1.      prihvaća prijedlog Komisije;

2.      poziva Vijeće da ga obavijesti ako namjerava odstupiti od teksta koji je Parlament prihvatio;

3.      traži od Vijeća da se s njim ponovno savjetuje ako namjerava bitno izmijeniti tekst koji je Parlament prihvatio;

4.      nalaže svojem predsjedniku da stajalište Parlamenta proslijedi Vijeću, Komisiji i nacionalnim parlamentima.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Council Decision 2004/162/EC of 10 February 2004 (as amended by Council Decisions 2008/439/EC of 9 June 2008 and 448/2011/EU of 19 July 2011), adopted on the basis of Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty (now Article 349 TFEU), authorised France, until 1 July 2014, to apply exemptions or reductions to the ‘dock dues’ tax for a number of products produced in the French outermost regions (excluding Saint Martin), in order to offset the handicaps affecting the concerned outermost regions (remoteness, raw-material and energy dependence, small size of small market and low level of export activity), and to support their competitiveness and social and economic development.

France had requested that a system of differentiated taxation similar to the above-mentioned system be maintained until 31 December 2020. However, the Commission considered that the analysis of the lists of products to which France wanted to apply a differentiated taxation system was a lengthy process, which could not be completed before the expiry of Decision 2004/162/EC, i.e., 1 July 2014. Thus, in order to enable the Commission to finalise the assessment of the French request, the Council Decision 378/2014/EU of 12 June 2014 extended the period of application of Council Decision 2004/162/EC by 6 months until 31 December 2014.

Upon the conclusion of that assessment by the Commission, the purpose of the proposal now submitted is to establish a new legal framework for the dock dues from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020, by determining the products to which tax exemptions and reductions may be applied. Although the products included in the new list are mostly similar to those which are listed in the Annex to Council Decision 2004/162/EC, some new products were introduced while others have been withdrawn.

The Commission proposal also foresees extending Decision 2004/162/EC by a further six months (until 30 June 2015) in order to give France time to transpose the provisions of the new Council Decision into its national law for the period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020.

Considering that this measure is justifiable and intends at continuing to stimulate economic activity and competitiveness in the outermost regions, while not undermining the coherence of the internal market and of the EU legal order, the Chair proposes that this proposal be adopted without amendment, in accordance with Rule 50 of the Rules of Procedure.

POSTUPAK

Naslov	Porez octroi de mer u najudaljenijim francuskim regijama
Referentni dokumenti	COM(2014)0666 – C8-0242/2014 – 2014/0308(CNS)
Datum savjetovanja s Parlamentom	4.11.2014
Nadležni odbor        Datum objave na plenarnoj sjednici	REGI 12.11.2014
Odbori čije se mišljenje traži        Datum objave na plenarnoj sjednici	ECON 12.11.2014
Odbori koji nisu dali mišljenje        Datum odluke	ECON 25.11.2014
Izvjestitelji        Datum imenovanja	Iskra Mihaylova 4.11.2014
Pojednostavljeni postupak - datum odluke	3.12.2014
Datum usvajanja	3.12.2014
Datum podnošenja	5.12.2014