The proposal was amended as follows:

Text proposed by the Commission (1)   Amendments by Parliament (Amendment 1) Recital 4a (new) (4a) Flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements are essential for safety in aviation. Regulation No 3922/91 should, therefore, contain provisions on flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements. (Amendment 2) Recital 5    (5) Provisions concerning the Committee procedure should be amended to take account of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission.    (5) Provisions concerning the Committee procedure should be amended to take account of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission. In the Committee procedure, when dealing with questions concerning safety, the representatives of airlines, flight crew and cabin crew should be consulted, if possible, and, in any event, informed in a timely manner. (Amendment 3) ARTICLE 1 (5) Article 11(1) (Regulation (EEC) 3922/91)    1. The Commission, following the procedure referred to in Article 12(2), shall make the amendments necessitated by scientific and technical progress to the common technical requirements and administrative procedures listed in the Annexes.    1. The Commission, in cooperation with the relevant EU bodies , following the procedure referred to in Article 12(2), shall make the amendments necessitated by scientific and technical progress to the common technical requirements and administrative procedures listed in the Annexes. (Amendment 4) ARTICLE 2, FIRST PARAGRAPH This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall enter into force on the sixtieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (Amendment 5) ANNEX Annex III, Subpart B, OPS 1.085, (c) (4)    (4) If he is in any doubt of being able to accomplish his assigned duties; or    (4) If applicable medical requirements are not fulfilled, or, if he is in any doubt of being able to accomplish his assigned duties; or (Amendment 6) ANNEX Annex III, Subpart B, OPS 1.125, (ba) (new)    (ba) Each operating cabin crew member shall, on each flight, carry a valid certificate of professional competence with the training attestation appropriate to the aeroplane type or variant to be operated. (Amendment 7) ANNEX Annex III, Subpart O, OPS 1.988 An operator shall ensure that all crew members, other than flight crew members, assigned by the operator to duties in the passenger compartment of an aeroplane comply with the requirements of this Subpart and the applicable safety rules except for additional crew members solely assigned to non-safety related duties.    (a) For the purposes of this Subpart and all other applicable requirements, “cabin crew member” shall mean a crew member, other than a flight crew member, who performs, in the interests of safety of passengers, duties assigned by the operator or the commander of the aeroplane.    (b) An operator shall ensure that:    1. All cabin crew members, assigned by the operator to duties in the passenger compartment of an aeroplane comply with the requirements of this Subpart and the applicable safety rules;    2. All operating cabin crew members wear the operator's uniform and are clearly identifiable to the passengers. The requirements of this Subpart are not applicable to child minders/escorts, entertainers, ground engineers, medical personnel, secretaries or security staff who are assigned by an operator to duties in the passenger compartment of an aeroplane. (Amendment 9) ANNEX Annex III, Subpart O, OPS 1.1000 (c)    (c) Where required by OPS 1.990 to carry more than one cabin crew member, an operator shall not appoint a person to the post of senior cabin crew member unless that person has at least one year's experience as an operating cabin crew member and has completed an appropriate course.    (c) Where required by OPS 1.990 to carry more than one cabin crew member, an operator shall not appoint a person to the post of senior cabin crew member unless that person has at least one year's experience as an operating cabin crew member and has completed an appropriate course covering at least the following .    1. Pre-flight briefing:    (i) operating as a crew,    (ii) allocation of cabin crew stations and responsibilities,    (iii) consideration of the particular flight, including aeroplane type, equipment, area and type of operation and categories of passengers with particular attention to the disabled, infants and stretcher cases,    2. Cooperation within the crew:    (i) discipline, responsibilities and chain of command,    (ii) importance of coordination and communication,    (iii) pilot incapacitation,    3. Review of operator's requirements and legal requirements:    (i) passenger safety briefing, safety cards,    (ii) securing of galleys,    (iii) stowage of cabin baggage,    (iv) electronic equipment,    (v) procedures when fuelling with passengers on board,    (vi) turbulence,    (vii) documentation,    4. Human factors and crew resource management,    5. Accident and incident reporting, and    6. Flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements. (Amendment 10) ANNEX Annex III, Subpart O, OPS 1.1000a (new) OPS 1.1000a One cabin crew member operations Where an aeroplane is operated with one single required cabin crew member, the operator shall ensure that the cabin crew member has at least 6 months of experience as an operating cabin crew member and has completed an appropriate course covering at least the following:    1. responsibility to the commander for the conduct of cabin safety and emergency procedure(s) specified in the Operations Manual,    2. importance of coordination and communication with the flight crew,    3. management of unruly passengers,    4. review of operator's requirements and legal requirements,    5. documentation,    6. accident and incident reporting, and    7. flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements (Amendment 11) ANNEX Annex III Subpart O, OPS 1.1005 An operator shall ensure that each cabin crew member successfully completes initial training, approved by the Authority, in accordance with the applicable requirements and holds an attestation of professional competence describing the training successfully undertaken by a cabin crew member. An operator shall ensure that each cabin crew member has successfully completed initial training, approved by the Authority, in accordance with the applicable requirements, before undertaking conversion training, and holds a certificate of professional competence describing the training successfully undertaken by the cabin crew member. (Amendment 12) ANNEX Annex III, Subpart P, Heading A, 7.1 The scheme developed by the operator in accordance with existing national requirements. The scheme developed by the operator in accordance with existing national and European requirements. (Amendment 13) ANNEX Annex III, Subpart Q (new) SUBPART Q FLIGHT AND DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS AND REST REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT CREW AND CABIN CREW An operator shall draw up a schedule for crew members laying down flight and duty time limitations and rest periods.

(1) OJ C 311 E, 31.10.2000, p. 13.

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

-  having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2000) 121 (1) ),

-  having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 80(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0170/2000 ),

-  having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

-  having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0393/2000 ),

1.  Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.  Calls on the Commission, should the representatives of the airlines and the employees reach an agreement on flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements for flight crew and cabin crew by 1 May 2001, to make a proposal on the basis of that agreement to modify this Regulation;

3.  Calls on the Commission, should the representatives of the airlines and the employees be unable to reach an agreement on flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements by 1 May 2001, to come forward with a proposal setting out the flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements for flight crew and cabin crew, by 1 July 2001;

4.  Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

5.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 311 E, 31.10.2000, p. 13.