The proposal was amended as follows:

Text proposed by the Commission(1)   Amendments by Parliament Amendment 1 Recital 7    (7) In the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Central Bank of 22 July 1998 on the protection of the euro, the Commission stated that it would examine the possibility of launching a pilot training scheme for all parties involved in preventing, detecting and suppressing counterfeiting. This measure would be designed to complement national vocational training policies and should allow guidelines to be determined for training policy in the coming years.    (7) In the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Central Bank of 22 July 1998 on the protection of the euro, the Commission stated that it would examine the possibility of launching a pilot training scheme for all parties involved in preventing, detecting and suppressing counterfeiting. This measure would be designed to complement national vocational training policies and should allow guidelines to be determined for training policy in the coming years. In its resolution of 17 November 1998 1 on that communication, the European Parliament called on the Commission to submit a proposal in this connection. ____________ 1 OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p.39. Amendment 2 Recital 12 a (new) (12a) The aim and mission of CEPOL (the European Police College) is to develop a European approach to the main problems facing Member States in the fight against crime, crime prevention, and the maintenance of law and order and public security, in particular the cross-border dimensions of those problems. Amendment 3 Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The budgetary implications of this programme should be compatible with the current financial framework. Amendment 4 Article 2, paragraph 2, introduction and indent 1 In particular, its remit shall encompass:    - raising awareness of the staff concerned of the Community dimension of the new currency (also as a reserve currency and a currency for international transactions); Its remit shall encompass: Amendment 5 Article 2, paragraph 2, indent 4    - expanding general knowledge of Community and international law and instruments. Deleted Amendment 6 Article 3, paragraph 3    3. Technical, scientific and operational support shall concern any measure which establishes teaching resources at European level (handbook of EU legislation, information bulletins, practical manuals, glossaries and lexicons, databases, especially in the area of scientific assistance or technology watch) or software support applications but also studies with a multidisciplinary and transnational dimension and the development of technical support instruments and methods to facilitate detection activities at European level.    3. Technical, scientific and operational support shall, as needed, also concern any measure which establishes software support applications at European level and the development of technical support instruments and methods to facilitate detection activities at European level, but shall concern the establishment of teaching resources only in so far as this appears necessary for training seminars organised as part of the programme . Amendment 7 Article 4, paragraph 1, indent 1    - staff of agencies (police, customs, tax authorities, etc. ) engaged in detecting and combating counterfeiting;    - staff of agencies (police and customs) engaged in detecting and combating counterfeiting; Amendment 8 Article 4, paragraph 1, indent 2    - intelligence personnel; Deleted Amendment 9 Article 4, paragraph 1, indent 4    - judicial officers and specialist lawyers; Deleted Amendment 10 Article 4, paragraph 1, indent 5    - any other group of specialists concerned (chambers of commerce and industry and comparable structures providing access to craftsmen and traders, hauliers, etc.). Deleted Amendment 12 Article 4, paragraph 2, indent 4    - the Commission, Europol and Interpol;    - Europol and Interpol; Amendment 13 Article 4, point 2, indent 4a (new)    - CEPOL (European Police College); Amendment 14 Article 4, paragraph 2, indent 6    - specialist bodies concerned, for instance, by duplication and certification technologies, printers and engravers ;    - specialist bodies concerned by certification technologies; Amendment 15 Article 4, paragraph 2, indent 7    - any other body offering specific expertise, including, where appropriate, third countries and in particular applicant countries.    - where necessary, other bodies offering specific expertise, e.g. in third countries and applicant countries. Amendment 16 Article 6, indent 1    - the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs);    - the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs) and the states of the former Yugoslavia ; Amendment 17 Article 6, indent 3    - on the basis of joint financial involvement, cooperation with other third countries can also be envisaged .    - other third countries in which the euro is likely to circulate, and which present potential risks of counterfeiting, with consideration to be given on a case-by-case basis to the levying of a financial involvement . Amendment 18 Article 7, paragraph 1    1. The workshops, meetings and seminars provided for in Article 3(2b) may be organised jointly with other bodies such as Europol, Interpol or the ECB, provided the related expenses are divided on a proportional basis or those bodies provide at least a substantial contribution in kind. In any event, each body shall bear the travel and accommodation costs of its guest speakers.    1. The workshops, meetings and seminars provided for in Article 3(2b) may be organised jointly with other bodies such as Europol, Interpol or the ECB, provided the related expenses are divided on a proportional basis or those bodies provide at least a substantial and quantifiable contribution in kind to the co-financing arrangements . In any event, each body shall bear the travel and accommodation costs of its guest speakers. Amendment 19 Article 7, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, introduction The Commission shall bear up to 70% of the cost of the operational support referred to in Article 3(3) by way of co-financing, in particular: The Community budget shall bear up to 70% of the cost of the operational support referred to in Article 3(3) by way of co-financing, in particular: Amendment 20 Article 7, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, indent 2    - the cost of studies, particularly comparative law studies, on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting. Deleted Amendment 21 Article 7, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1a (new) Any expenditure of an administrative nature within the meaning of Article 19 of the Financial Regulation shall be financed under line B…A relating to the programme. Amendment 22 Article 7, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1b (new) The amounts allocated to this programme shall be decided annually by the budgetary authority and shall take account of the evaluation criteria set out in Article 8. Amendment 23 Article 8, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2, indent 3    - complementarity with other previous, current or future projects;    - complementarity with other previous, current or future projects, in particular those related to law enforcement measures under the third pillar; Amendment 24 Article 8, paragraph 4    4. The Commission shall send to Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2004 an outside report evaluating the relevance, the efficiency and the effectiveness of the programme.    4. The Commission shall send to Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2004 an outside report evaluating the relevance, the efficiency and the effectiveness of the programme. When the Commission submits the preliminary draft budget, it shall forward to the budgetary authority the result of the quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the measure based on the annual programme and on the performance indicators.

(1) OJ C 240 E, 28.8.2001, p. 120.

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

-  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 248 (1) ),

-  having been consulted by the Council (C5-0303/2001 ),

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

-  having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0362/2001 ),

1.  Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.  Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

3.  Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4.  Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

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

(1) OJ C 240 E, 28.8.2001, p. 120.