EHLASS: Community system of information on home and leisure accidents, renewal for the period 1994-1997

The common position took over the European Parliament's amendments aimed at maintaining Community financial support at a constant rate for the entire duration of the system. Moreover, the Council introduced new elements with regard to the initial proposal. In particular, it: - linked Community financial support to the submission of annual reports by the Member States; - added the type of treatment to the list of information that should be contained among the data gathered by the system; - clarified the provisions concerning the rules to be adopted with regard to methodology, which should aim towards greater similarity in the nomenclature and presentation of the information collected; - extended by one month the deadline for Member States to forward to the Commission their annual consolidated reports; - included in a new article the amount of Community financial resources deemed necessary for the implementation of the system from 1994 to 1997; - stipulated that at the beginning of 1995 the Commission should draw up a report, accompanied by possible proposals for amendment, on the distribution between the Member States of hospitals participating in the system from 1996; - agreed to permit the committee to examine all issues connected to the application of the decision. �