Forests: protection against fire (amend. Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92)

The European Parliament, in its first reading, adopted a resolution drafted by Encarnacion REDONDO JIMINEZ (EPP/ED, Spain) on the protection of forests against fire. The main amendments are as follows: -the Commission will be assisted by an advisory committee (the Standing Forestry Committee set up by Decision 89/367/EEC) -the financial allocation for the implementation of the scheme is increased from EUR 50 million to EUR 77 million for the period from 1997 to 2001. -the Parliament and the Council is to receive a report on the application of the Regulation and a revision proposal.�