Convention on the Protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention)

Parliament approved the Commission proposal subject to two amendments. These amendments aimed to: - include in the recitals a reference to Directive 43/92/EEC on the conservation of natural and semi-natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora; - specify with a new recital that the construction of the trans-European networks should guarantee the application of the Convention on the Protection of the Alps in accordance with Article 130r(2) of the EC Treaty, which provided that environmental protection requirements should be integrated into the definition and implementation of other Community policies. The Commission did not give its opinion on these amendments. �