25. Recalls that a newer car fleet would also be a safer one; regrets that the Commission Communication on the taxation of passenger cars in the European Union (COM(2002)0431) and the subsequent resolution adopted by the European Parliament have not led to the suggested replacement of registration taxes by annual road taxes, thus forfeiting an improvement in the functioning of the internal market and a faster introduction of newer and safer cars; calls on the Commission to put forward incentive programmes for the renewal of the vehicle fleet, including agricultural vehicles, which would bring clear benefits not only in terms of road sa ...[+++]fety and the environment but also in terms of industrial development; to this end, calls on the Commission to assess the effect of the increased use of 4x4 vehicles and of other vehicles intended for other purposes (quads, buggies, etc.) on the accident rate and to put forward measures to reduce the risks posed by them;

38. Calls for the creation, in connection with the regulations aimed at promoting Community agricultural products inside and outside the EU, of a specific item amounting to EUR 15 million each year for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, and for a periodic review of that item on the basis of the uptake of funds for generic campaigns which must be conditional upon the highlighting of the 'EU origin' and must draw attention to quality and not merely to quantity;

37. Calls for the creation, in connection with the regulations aimed at promoting Community agricultural products inside and outside the EU, of a specific item amounting to EUR 15 million each year for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, and for a periodic review of that item on the basis of the uptake of funds for generic campaigns which have to be conditional upon the highlighting of the 'EU origin' and to draw attention to quality and not only to quantity;

* In the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy, improve the agri-environmental measures so that they provide a transparent system of direct payments for environmental services.

2. Without prejudice to the results of verifications made in the course of clearance of EAGGF accounts, expenditure on setting up the olive cultivation GIS and the periodical updating of the graphical reference database shall be eligible for Community financing for the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years.

Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93, in order to avoid confusion and facilitate the application of the common agricultural policy, it is necessary to replace the value in Ecus of the prices and amounts concerned where they are not of periodic application, and where they are applicable at least from: