(Codecision procedure: confirmation of first reading)

The European Parliament,

-  having regard to the list of Commission proposals pending as at 1 May 1999 for which the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam requires a change of legal basis and/or procedure (SEC(1999) 581 - C4-0219/1999 ),

-  having regard to its resolution of 4 May 1999(1) on the implications of the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam (list of legislative proposals pending as at 1 May 1999, indicating new legal bases and any changes in legislative procedure following the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam) (C4-0134/1999 - SEC(1999) 581 - C4-0219/1999 ),

-  having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

-  having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0088/1999 ),

1.  Confirms as first reading under the codecision procedure its text adopted on 28 October 1994(2) on the proposal for a Council regulation in the field of employment creation and support to small firms and micro-enterprises in the Maghreb countries (COM(1994) 289 - C4-0090/1994 - 1994/0167(COD) - former 1994/0167(SYN) );

2.  Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 51. (2) OJ C 323, 21.11.1994, p. 492.