Public health: Community action programme 1999-2003 concerning rare diseases

In its opinion on the common position of the Council concerning the programme of action on rare diseases, the Commission indicates that it reserves its position on the text approved by the Council. Its reservations concern: -commitology: the Council opts for a mixed committee, which the Commission considers excessive and inappropriate in the context of the programme and its limited budget; -the amendments adopted by Parliament but not accepted by the Council. A Commission statement is annexed to the text of the common position of the Council concerning these two points.�