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MINUTES

(2006/C 317 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

from the Council and Commission

3.   A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Biomass and Biofuels — Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance * (debate)

Report on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green Paper [2006/2113(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Eluned Morgan (A6-0426/2006).

Report on a strategy for biomass and biofuels [2006/2082(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0347/2006).

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance [09037/2006 — C6-0153/2006 — 2006/0802(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Esko Seppänen (A6-0397/2006).

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Eluned Morgan introduced the report (A6-0426/2006).

Werner Langen introduced the report (A6-0347/2006).

Esko Seppänen introduced the report (A6-0397/2006).

The following spoke: Anders Wijkman (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Jean-Pierre Audy (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Jacky Henin (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Janusz Lewandowski (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Christian Ehler (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Evangelia Tzampazi (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Frédérique Ries (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Liam Aylward (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Marta Vincenzi (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Hannu Takkula (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Oldřich Vlasák (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Willem Schuth (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Herbert Reul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edit Herczog, on behalf of the PSE Group, Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Lydia Schenardi, Non-attached Member.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Paul Rübig, Reino Paasilinna, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Rebecca Harms, Tobias Pflüger, John Whittaker, Jim Allister, Elmar Brok (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Mechtild Rothe, Anne Laperrouze, Athanasios Pafilis, Alessandro Battilocchio, Jerzy Buzek, Joan Calabuig Rull, Romana Jordan Cizelj, Matthias Groote, Nicole Fontaine, Dorette Corbey, Andres Tarand, Teresa Riera Madurell and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.35, Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.36 and Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.31.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.50 pending voting time and resumed at 11.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

4.   Tribute

On behalf of Parliament and of the Commission, Josep Borrell Fontelles (President of the European Parliament) and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) paid tribute to the memory of Loyola de Palacio, Vice-President of the Commission between 1999 and 2004, who had died in Madrid on 13.12.2006.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

5.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, during the following week, together with the President of the Council and in accordance with Rule 68 of the Rules of Procedure, he would sign the following acts, which had been adopted by codecision:

In addition, the Council had announced that it had approved the positions adopted by the European Parliament at first reading on 30 November 2006 with a view to adopting:

In light of the modifications that had been made by the Council to the two texts forwarded to Parliament, the President had consulted the TRAN Committee, as the committee responsible for the matter. By letter of 12.12.2006, the chairman of that committee had informed the President, in accordance with Rule 66(2), that the modifications did not affect the substance of the texts. The President would thus also sign those acts during the following week.

6.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

6.1.   Draft general budget of the European Union 2007, amended by the Council (vote)

Draft amendments to the draft general budget, amended by the Council

(Qualified majority)

The President reminded the House of the rules governing the budget vote and the majorities required. An electronic check of the number of Members present in the Chamber was taken. There were 542 Members.

James Elles (general rapporteur for the budget), introduced the following technical adjustments:

‘Firstly, Amendment 328 to line 22 02 02 is accepted with + 2 million euro for commitments and payments. These 2 million euro are taken from line 19 05 01. As a result, Amendment 314 to line 19 05 01 is withdrawn.

Secondly, 5 million euro in commitments and payments is added to line 16 02 02.

Thirdly, 400 000euro in commitments and payments is added to line 15 04 47.

With regard to the amounts in reserve which are released: Amendment 302 to line 16 03 02 — the reserve is lifted; Amendment 251, line 26 01 50 23; Amendment 330, line 28 01 01.

As regards EPSO, that is Amendment 255: it is replaced by an amendment to reduce the amounts in reserve to 25 % of the appropriations on the relevant budget lines.

Finally, to take account of a problem on pre-accession assistance which arose from the Council's reading, and which we were not able to pick up quickly enough, Parliament calls on the Commission, at the end of paragraph 25 of the resolution, “to present a transfer request or amending budget during the course of 2007 if the amounts foreseen in the 2007 budget turn out to be insufficient”. This concerns budget line 05 05 01 01.

I recommend that we vote on these particular elements which I have put forward as technical adjustments.’

Parliament approved these technical adjustments.

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

The amendments adopted are published in the Texts Adopted of that day's sitting.

Ulla-Maj Wideroos (President-in-Office of the Council) made the following statement:

‘You are about to adopt the 2007 budget at second reading. This is the first budget for the enlarged European Union of 27 Member States. It is also the first budget for the 2007-2013 budgetary period. I am pleased to see that the agreement reached by our two institutions as a result of the negotiations on 21 November and in the trialogue on 28 November has been included in the 2007 draft budget.

There are still some minor divergences of interpretation with regard to the classification of expenditure and the Council reserves its rights in this connection. Nevertheless, the Council is able to accept the maximum rate of increase of expenditure resulting from the vote at second reading that has just been held.

I shall conclude by thanking the Chairman of the Committee on Budgets, Mr Lewandowski, and the rapporteurs, Mr Elles and Mr Grech, for the excellent way that they have worked with us during the negotiations.’

The President made the following statement:

‘I note that the budgetary procedure went ahead in accordance with the Treaty and the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999, and that, pursuant to Article 13 of that Agreement, the Council and Parliament have established that they agree on the maximum rate of increase for non-compulsory expenditure resulting from Parliament's second reading. The budgetary procedure can thus be deemed closed and the budget is declared definitively adopted’.

Having invited the President-in-Office of the Council, Ulla-Maj Wideroos, the Budget Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaitė, the Chairman of the BUDG Committee Janusz Lewandowski, and the rapporteurs James Elles and Louis Grech to join him, the President of Parliament, along with the President-in-Office of the Council, then signed the budget.

6.2.   Draft general budget for 2007, amended by the Council (all sections) (vote)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 as modified by the Council (all sections) (15637/2006 — C6-0442/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD) — 2006/2018B(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos: 1/2007 (SEC (2006)0762) — 2/2007 (13886/2006 — C6-0341/2006) — 3/2007 (15636/2006 — C6-0443/2006) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0570)

The following spoke on the vote:

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

6.3.   Procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States (Codified version) [COM(2006)0284 — C6-0185/2006 — 2006/0099(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0458/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0571)

6.4.   Elimination of controls at the frontiers of Member States (road and inland waterway transport) (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers of Member States in the field of road and inland waterway transport (codified version) [COM(2006)0432 — C6-0261/2006 — 2006/0146(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0459/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0572)

6.5.   Transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation (Euratom, EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (codified version) [COM(2006)0477 — C6-0290/2006 — 2006/0159(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0457/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0573)

6.6.   Submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (codified version) [COM(2006)0497 — C6-0301/2006 — 2006/0164(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0460/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0574)

6.7.   Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (codified version) [COM(2006)0315 — C6-0236/2006 — 2006/0104(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0461/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0575)

6.8.   Agreement between the EC and Paraguay on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services [COM(2006)0266 — C6-0308/2006 — 2006/0094(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0406/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0576)

6.9.   R&D activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (EU-Australia Agreement, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Korea, Japan and the USA) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision authorising the conclusion of the agreement to renew and modify the agreement on research and development activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) between the European Community and Australia, Canada, the EFTA countries of Norway and Switzerland, Korea, Japan and the United States of America [COM(2006)0343 — C6-0373/2006 — 2006/0111(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0418/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0577)

6.10.   Direct support schemes under CAP; the COM for sugars; restructuring of the sugar industry; owing to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation adapting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector and Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2006)0677 — C6-0424/2006 — 2006/0226(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0412/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0578)

6.11.   Drugs prevention and information (2007-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Drugs prevention and information’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [COM(2006)0230 — C6-0095/2005 — 2005/0037B(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0454/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0579)

6.12.   Civil justice (2007-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Civil justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [COM(2005)0122 — C6-0096/2005 — 2005/0040(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0452/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0580)

6.13.   European Refugee Fund (2008-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ [COM(2005)0123 — C6-0124/2005 — 2005/0046(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka (A6-0437/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0581)

6.14.   Double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2978/94 [COM(2006)0111 — C6-0104/2006 — 2006/0046(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Fernand Le Rachinel (A6-0417/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0582)

6.15.   Creation of the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals (2007-2013) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country nationals for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ [COM(2005)0123 — C6-0238/2005 — 2005/0048(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka (A6-0419/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0583)

6.16.   Prevention, preparedness and consequence management of terrorism (2007-2013) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the specific Programme ‘Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism’, for the Period 2007-2013 — General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ [COM(2005)0124 — C6-0241/2005 — 2005/0034(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Romano Maria La Russa (A6-0390/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Romano Maria La Russa (rapporteur) objected to the voting procedure laid down in Rule 131 being used in respect of such subjects.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0584)

6.17.   Numerical strength of the committees (vote)

Proposal for a decision tabled under Rule 174 by the Conference of Presidents on the numerical strength of the committees (B6-0664/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0585)

6.18.   European Institute for Gender Equality ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality [10351/1/2006 — C6-0314/2006 — 2005/0017(COD)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Co-rapporteurs: Lissy Gröner and Amalia Sartori (A6-0455/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0586)

6.19.   Driving licences ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences [09010/1/2006 — C6-0312/2006 — 2003/0252(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Mathieu Grosch (A6-0414/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0587)

6.20.   Amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, Implementing provisions (vote)

Report on amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, Implementing provisions [2006/2211(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0415/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

TEXT OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Amendments adopted: see Results of Votes Annex

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0588)

The following spoke on the vote:

The new provisions would enter into force on 01.01.2007.

6.21.   Amendment of the Rules of Procedure (committees, quaestors) (vote)

Report on amendment of Rules 15 and 182(1) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure — Election of Quaestors and committee bureaux [2006/2287(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0464/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

TEXT OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Amendments adopted: see Results of Votes Annex

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0589)

The new provisions would enter into force on 01.01.2007.

6.22.   External Borders Fund (2007-2013) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ [COM(2005)0123 — C6-0125/2005 — 2005/0047(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka (A6-0427/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Barbara Kudrycka (rapporteur) recommended that the House adopt the compromise amendment.

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0590)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0590)

6.23.   Creation of the European Return Fund (2008-2013) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ [COM(2005)0123 — C6-0126/2005 — 2005/0049(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka (A6-0425/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

The following spoke: Barbara Kudrycka (rapporteur), Ulla-Maj Wideroos (President-in-Office of the Council) and Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission), who clarified the positions of their respective institutions.

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0591)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0591)

6.24.   Medicinal products for paediatric use ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No .../2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 [COM(2006)0640 — C6-0356/2006 — 2006/0207(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Françoise Grossetête (A6-0396/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0592)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0592)

6.25.   European Small Claims Procedure ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure [COM(2005)0087 — C6-0082/2005 — 2005/0020(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0387/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 25)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0593)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0593)

The following spoke on the vote:

6.26.   Fundamental rights and citizenship (2007-2013) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Fundamental rights and citizenship’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [COM(2005)0122 — C6-0236/2005 — 2005/0038(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0465/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0594)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0594)

6.27.   Criminal justice (2007-2013) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Criminal justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [COM(2005)0122 — C6-0237/2005 — 2005/0039(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0453/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 27)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0595)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0595)

6.28.   Preventing and fighting crime (2007-2013) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the specific Programme ‘Prevention of and Fight against Crime’ for the Period 2007-2013 — General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ [COM(2005)0124 — C6-0242/2005 — 2005/0035(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Romano Maria La Russa (A6-0389/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 28)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0596)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0596)

6.29.   Development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) [COM(2006)0383 — C6-0296/2006 — 2006/0125(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0410/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 29)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P6_TA(2006)0597)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0597)

6.30.   Development of the second generation Schengen information System (SIS II) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2001/886/JHA on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) [COM(2006)0383 — C6-0297/2006 — 2006/0126(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0413/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 30)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P6_TA(2006)0598)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0598)

6.31.   Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance [09037/2006 — C6-0153/2006 — 2006/0802(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Esko Seppänen (A6-0397/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 31)

COUNCIL TEXT

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0599)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0599)

The following spoke on the vote:

6.32.   Visas for crossing Member States' external borders * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement [COM(2006)0084 — C6-0256/2006 — 2006/0022(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Ioannis Varvitsiotis (A6-0431/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 32)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0600)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0600)

6.33.   Sakharov Prize (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0665/2006 and B6-0666/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 33)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0665/2006

(replacing B6-0665/2006 and B6-0666/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0601)

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* *

Edward McMillan-Scott pointed out that Gao Zhisheng, a Chinese human rights lawyer, had very recently been tried and imprisoned.

6.34.   Data protection within the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (vote)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the progress of the negotiations on the framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters [2006/2286(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Martine Roure (A6-0456/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 34)

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0602)

6.35.   A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy (vote)

Report on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green Paper [2006/2113(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Eluned Morgan (A6-0426/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 35)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0603)

The following spoke on the vote:

As more than 37 Members objected to the oral amendment, it was not incorporated.

6.36.   Biomass and Biofuels (vote)

Report on a strategy for biomass and biofuels [2006/2082(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0347/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 36)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0604)

The following spoke:

7.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: James Elles and Louis Grech — A6-0451/2006:

Report: Lissy Gröner and Amalia Sartori — A6-0455/2006:

Report: Jo Leinen — A6-0464/2006:

Report: Esko Seppänen — A6-0397/2006:

Report: Martine Roure — A6-0456/2006:

8.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.00 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

9.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10.   Hague Convention on securities (debate)

Oral question (O-0120/2006) by Pervenche Berès, Wolf Klinz, Enrique Barón Crespo, Monica Frassoni, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Louis Grech, Adeline Hazan, Alain Lipietz, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Benoît Hamon, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Bernard Poignant, Donata Gottardi, Catherine Trautmann, Gianni Pittella, Manfred Weber, Inés Ayala Sender, Jean Louis Cottigny, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Marc Tarabella, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Kader Arif, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Martine Roure, Nicola Zingaretti, Yannick Vaugrenard, Harlem Désir, Gilles Savary, Guy Bono, Janelly Fourtou, Rosa Díez González, Michel Rocard, Marie-Line Reynaud, Bernadette Vergnaud, Béatrice Patrie, Catherine Guy-Quint, Pierre Moscovici, Jean-Claude Fruteau and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, to the Commission: Implications of signing the Hague Securities Convention (B6-0447/2006)

Pervenche Berès moved the oral question.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Jean-Paul Gauzès, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, on behalf of the PSE Group, John Purvis, Marc Tarabella, Jacques Barrot and Pervenche Berès.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 14.4.

11.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 12.12.2006, Item 2)

11.1.   Fiji

Motions for resolution B6-0646/2006, B6-0649/2006, B6-0652/2006, B6-0660/2006, B6-0662/2006 and B6-0663/2006

Justas Vincas Paleckis, Nirj Deva, Tobias Pflüger, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Adam Bielan and István Szent-Iványi introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Józef Pinior, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Michael Gahler and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 12.1.

11.2.   Implication of the UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and in Haiti

Motions for resolution B6-0648/2006, B6-0653/2006, B6-0654/2006, B6-0656/2006 and B6-0659/2006

José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Ilda Figueiredo, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Raül Romeva i Rueda introduced motions for resolutions.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Józef Pinior, Kathy Sinnott and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 12.2.

11.3.   Burma

Motions for resolution B6-0647/2006, B6-0651/2006, B6-0655/2006, B6-0657/2006, B6-0658/2006 and B6-0661/2006

Thomas Mann, Erik Meijer, Marc Tarabella, Marios Matsakis and Alyn Smith introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 12.3.

12.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

12.1.   Fiji (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0646/2006, B6-0649/2006, B6-0652/2006, B6-0660/2006, B6-0662/2006 and B6-0663/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 37)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0646/2006

(replacing B6-0646/2006, B6-0649/2006, B6-0660/2006, B6-0662/2006 and B6-0663/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0605)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0652/2006 fell.)

12.2.   Implication of the UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and in Haiti (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0648/2006, B6-0653/2006, B6-0654/2006, B6-0656/2006 and B6-0659/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 38)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0648/2006

(replacing B6-0648/2006, B6-0653/2006, B6-0654/2006, B6-0656/2006 and B6-0659/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0606)

12.3.   Burma (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0647/2006, B6-0651/2006, B6-0655/2006, B6-0657/2006, B6-0658/2006 and B6-0661/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 39)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0647/2006

(replacing B6-0647/2006, B6-0651/2006, B6-0655/2006, B6-0657/2006, B6-0658/2006 and B6-0661/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0607)

12.4.   Hague Convention on securities (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0632/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 40)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0608)

13.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the secretariat of the Non-attached Members and the PSE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners: Jean-Claude Martinez to replace Philip Claeys

Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Philippe Busquin to replace Guido Sacconi

Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Guido Sacconi to replace Philippe Busquin

14.   Verification of credentials

On a proposal by the JURI Committee, Parliament had decided to validate the mandate of Christel Schaldemose with effect from 15.10.2006.

15.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Enhanced cooperation between committees

ENVI Committee

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

DEVE Committee

ENVI Committee

INTA Committee

TRAN Committee

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 82(4))

AFET Committee

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 114(3))

LIBE Committee

16.   Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116(3)):

17.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

18.   Dates for next sittings

The next sitting would be held on 18.12.2006.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.35.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

1.   Draft general budget of the European Union — 2007, amended by the Council

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

Heading 4 — Option B (Block 3)

First part: text of all amendments excluding all reserves

Second part: all reserves

am 42

First part: text as a whole excluding the reserve and the corresponding remarks

Second part: reserve and corresponding remarks

am 312

First part: text as a whole without the remark ‘Therefore ... 50 % ... decision-making process’

Second part: that remark

am 310

First part: text as a whole excluding the reserve

Second part: reserve

PSE

am 286

First part: text as a whole without the remark ‘Part of the appropriation ... Baltic Sea and Northern Dimension’

Second part: that remark

am 57

First part: text as a whole without the remark ‘Part of the appropriation ... Baltic Sea and Northern Dimension’

Second part: that remark

am 170

First part: text as a whole without the last indent of the remark ‘logistical and transport costs’

Second part:‘logistical and transport costs’

Verts/ALE, PSE

am 322

First part: text as a whole excluding the reserve

Second part: reserve

am 306

First part: text as a whole excluding the reserve

Second part: reserve

2.   Draft general budget for 2007, amended by the Council (all sections)

Report: James ELLES, Louis GRECH (A6-0451/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: ams 1 and 2

PSE: § 16

PPE-DE: §§ 4, 8, 27, 38, 41 and 42

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: recitals C and D, §§ 11, 15, 27 and 35

PSE: recital B, §§ 28, 34 and 35

Requests for split votes

ALDE, Verts/ALE

am 9

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘considers that the approach ... budgetary procedures’

Second part: those words

Verts/ALE

§ 9

First part:‘recalls ... budgetary amendments’

Second part: remainder

§ 16

First part:‘Considers ... functioning NGOs’

Second part: remainder

§ 26

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘rejects the cuts ... second reading’

Second part: those words

am 2

First part:‘Instructs ... actual costs’

Second part: remainder

PSE

recital D

First part:‘whereas ... globalisation’

Second part: remainder

recital F

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘on preparing for the review of the MFF’

Second part: those words

§ 1

First part:‘recalls ... 5 and 6’

Second part: remainder

Verts/ALE, PSE

§ 13

First part:‘reiterates ... globalisation’

Second part: remainder

§ 17

First part:‘considers ... citizens of Europe’

Second part: remainder

am 7

First part:‘Does not ... CFSP’

Second part: remainder

3.   Procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0458/2006)

4.   Elimination of controls at the frontiers of Member States (road and inland waterway transport) (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0459/2006)

5.   Transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0457/2006)

6.   Submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0460/2006)

7.   Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (codified version) *

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0461/2006)

8.   Agreement between the EC and Paraguay on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0406/2006)

9.   R&D activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (EU-Australia Agreement, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Korea, Japan and the USA) *

Report: Giles CHICHESTER (A6-0418/2006)

10.   Direct support schemes under CAP; the COM for sugars; restructuring of the sugar industry; owing to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU *

Report: Joseph DAUL (A6-0412/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

11.   Drugs prevention and information (2007-2013) ***I

Report: Inger SEGELSTRÖM (A6-0454/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

12.   Civil justice (2007-2013) ***I

Report: Inger SEGELSTRÖM (A6-0452/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

13.   Creation of the European Refugee Fund (2008-2013) ***I

Report: Barbara KUDRYCKA (A6-0437/2006)

14.   Double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers ***I

Report: Fernand LE RACHINEL (A6-0417/2006)

15.   Creation of the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals (2007-2013) *

Report: Barbara KUDRYCKA (A6-0419/2006)

16.   Prevention, preparedness and consequence management of terrorism (2007-2013) *

Report: Romano Maria LA RUSSA (A6-0390/2006)

17.   Numerical composition of the Committees

Proposal for a decision: B6-0664/2006

18.   European Institute for Gender Equality ***II

Recommendation for second reading:(qualified majority)

Lissy GRÖNER, Amalia SARTORI (A6-0455/2006)

N.B.: There is no final vote at second reading.

19.   Driving licences ***II

Recommendation for second reading:(qualified majority)

Mathieu GROSCH (A6-0414/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

Philip Bradbourn: am 6

20.   Amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, Implementing provisions

Report: Richard CORBETT (A6-0415/2006) REG

21.   Amendment of the Rules of Procedure (committees, Quaestors)

Report: Jo LEINEN (A6-0464/2006) REG

Requests for roll-call votes

ALDE: final vote

22.   Creation of the External Borders Fund (2007-2013) ***I

Report: Barbara KUDRYCKA (A6-0427/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 2 and 3

23.   Creation of the European Return Fund (2008-2013) ***I

Report: Barbara KUDRYCKA (A6-0425/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 2, 3 and 4

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 1

First part: text as a whole without Article 54

Second part: Article 54

24.   Medicinal products for paediatric use ***I

Report: Françoise GROSSETÊTE (A6-0396/2006)

25.   European Small Claims Procedure ***I

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0387/2006)

Amendment 106 had been cancelled.

Miscellaneous

Hans-Peter Mayer (rapporteur) moved the following oral amendment to block 1:

‘Article 15, paragraph 3 is deleted’

26.   Fundamental rights and citizenship (2007-2013) *

Report: Inger SEGELSTRÖM (A6-0465/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: amended proposal

27.   Criminal justice (2007-2013) *

Report: Inger SEGELSTRÖM (A6-0453/2006)

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: amended proposal

28.   Preventing and fighting crime (2007-2013) *

Report: Romano Maria LA RUSSA (A6-0389/2006)

29.   Development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (regulation) *

Report: Carlos COELHO (A6-0410/2006)

30.   Development of the second generation Schengen information System (SIS II) (decision) *

Report: Carlos COELHO (A6-0413/2006)

31.   Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance *

Report: Esko SEPPÄNEN (A6-0397/2006)

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: ams 2 and 12

Verts/ALE: am 4

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 27

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 7

First part:‘It is understood ... over the installation’

Second part: remainder

Miscellaneous

Esko Seppänen (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to amendment 25, which now read as follows:

‘Article 20a

Financial reference amount

The financial reference amount for implementation of this Regulation for the period 2007-2013 shall be 524 million euro.

Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.’

32.   Visas for crossing Member States' external borders *

Report: Ioannis VARVITSIOTIS (A6-0431/2006)

33.   Sakharov Prize

Motions for resolutions: B6-0665/2006, B6-0666/2006

Miscellaneous

Bogusław Sonik had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

34.   Data protection within the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters

Report: Martine ROURE (A6-0456/2006)

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: § 3

35.   A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy

Report: Eluned MORGAN (A6-0426/2006)

Requests for separate votes

PSE: §§ 46, 97

ALDE: §§ 5 and 46

Verts/ALE: §§ 8, 29, 97

PPE-DE: § 5

Requests for roll-call votes

ALDE: § 37

Verts/ALE Amendment 9 and § 37

Requests for split votes

PSE

§ 5

First part:‘Recalls its abovementioned ... gas emission targets’;

Second part: remainder

am 16

First part: text as a whole without the deletion of the words ‘the most “advanced”’

Second part: deletion of the words ‘the most “advanced”’

Verts/ALE

§ 4, point (a)

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘the wide use of flexible mechanisms and’

Second part: those words

§ 4, point (b)

First part:‘during the second ... energy consumption’

Second part: remainder

PPE-DE

§ 37

First part: text as a whole without the word ‘binding’

Second part: that word

§ 94

First part:‘Calls on the Commission ... capacity is limited’

Second part: remainder

Miscellaneous

The rapporteur proposed that the text of amendment 9 should be inserted after paragraph 37.

36.   Biomass and Biofuels

Report: Werner LANGEN (A6-0347/2006)

Amendments 16 and 22 had been cancelled.

Requests for separate votes

PSE: §§ 65, 68

Verts/ALE: recitals X and Y and §§ 9, 30, 52, 58, 65, 68

PPE-DE: § 60

Requests for split votes

PSE

am 10

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘30 %’ and ‘by 2020’

Second part: those words

Verts/ALE

§ 26

First part: expects ... to all Member States

Second part: remainder

§ 73

First part:‘is convinced ... should be supported by the European Union;’

Second part: remainder

PPE-DE

recital C

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘hydrogen and’

Second part: those words

§ 10

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘hydrogen and’

Second part: those words

§ 35

First part:‘Endorses the Commission's intention ... large-scale implementation’

Second part: remainder

Miscellaneous

Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved the following oral amendment to paragraph 76:

37.   Fiji

Motions for resolutions: B6-0646/2006, B6-0649/2006, B6-0652/2006, B6-0660/2006, B6-0662/2006, B6-0663/2006

38.   Implication of the UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and in Haiti

Motions for resolutions: B6-0648/2006, B6-0653/2006, B6-0654/2006, B6-0656/2006, B6-0659/2006

39.   Burma

Motions for resolutions: B6-0647/2006, B6-0651/2006, B6-0655/2006, B6-0657/2006, B6-0658/2006, B6-0661/2006

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

40.   Implications of signing the Hague Securities Convention

Motion for a resolution: B6-0632/2006

Sahra Wagenknecht had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   2007 draft general budget as amended

Amendment 306/2

For: 257

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Lipietz

Against: 288

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Matsakis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Schenardi

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

2.   2007 draft general budget as amended

Amendment 322/2

For: 324

ALDE: Andria, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mussolini, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Mann Erika

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Against: 226

ALDE: Morillon

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, De Michelis, Mote

PPE-DE: Grosch

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 7

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

3.   Report: Elles/Grech A6-0451/2006

Paragraph 4

For: 516

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 19

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Zvěřina

PSE: Occhetto

UEN: Bielan

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Louis, Nattrass, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Baco

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Corrections to votes

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Rainer Wieland

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Paragraph 13/2

For: 318

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Lundgren, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Against: 236

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Schenardi

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 6

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Baco, Martinez, Mote

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Rainer Wieland

5.   Report: Elles/Grech A6-0451/2006

Paragraph 16/1

For: 332

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Mastenbroek

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Against: 227

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Schenardi

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 5

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Mote

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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For: 382

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mussolini, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 165

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Kuc

Abstention: 4

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Mote

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Amendment 1

For: 89

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Casini, Duchoň, Fajmon, de Grandes Pascual, Hybášková, Mauro, Millán Mon, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Batzeli, van den Berg, Berman, Capoulas Santos, Corbey, Ferreira Elisa, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Lambrinidis, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Napoletano, Segelström, Swoboda, Westlund

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Hassi, Schlyter, Trüpel

Against: 453

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Mussolini, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Berès, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Kuc, La Russa, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 22

ALDE: Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Kaufmann, McDonald, Remek

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Louis, Nattrass, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Kuhne, Wiersma

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lucas

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Paragraph 27

For: 487

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 64

ALDE: Costa, De Sarnez, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Krahmer, Polfer, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Sterckx, Van Hecke

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Škottová, Sonik, Strejček, Vlasák, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: van den Berg, Berman, Capoulas Santos, Corbey, Ferreira Elisa, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Mastenbroek, Saks, Segelström, Westlund

UEN: Grabowski, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 8

ALDE: Ek

GUE/NGL: de Brún, McDonald

NI: Baco, Mote

PSE: Wiersma

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

Against

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

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Paragraph 38

For: 515

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Svensson, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 37

ALDE: Guardans Cambó

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Guerreiro, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Pflüger, Remek, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Fajmon, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Simpson

UEN: Szymański

Abstention: 8

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Baco, Mote

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Paragraph 41

For: 551

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mussolini, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 2

IND/DEM: Farage

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

Abstention: 11

GUE/NGL: Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Baco, Mote

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Paragraph 42

For: 522

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 28

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Fajmon, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

Abstention: 10

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Baco, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Amendment 2/1

For: 109

ALDE: Resetarits, Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Fajmon, Méndez de Vigo, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: van den Berg, Bullmann, Carlotti, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lienemann, Mastenbroek, Myller, Segelström, Van Lancker

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Kamiński

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 407

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Šťastný, Stauner, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Graefe zu Baringdorf

Abstention: 41

ALDE: Ek

NI: Allister, Baco, Helmer, Martinez, Mote, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Parish, Purvis, Sonik, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

PSE: Honeyball, Leichtfried, Martin David, Scheele, Swoboda, Titley, Wiersma

UEN: Bielan, Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Michael Cashman, Åsa Westlund, Richard Corbett, Catherine Stihler, Dorette Corbey, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

Abstention

Glenis Willmott, Linda McAvan, David Martin

13.   Report: Elles/Grech A6-0451/2006

Recital F/2

For: 249

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Tomczak

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Trüpel

Against: 299

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Fajmon, Maat, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Kamiński, Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 15

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Baco, Mote

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

14.   Report: Daul A6-0412/2006

Resolution

For: 513

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Krupa, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 14

ALDE: Laperrouze

GUE/NGL: Catania, Portas

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Dillen, Mote

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 22

ALDE: Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Musacchio, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Helmer, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Brejc, Doyle, Kamall, Novak, Schwab, Wijkman

PSE: Corbey, Kuhne

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

15.   Report: Segelström A6-0454/2006

Resolution

For: 528

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mussolini, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 16

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Helmer, Mote

PPE-DE: Bushill-Matthews, Evans Jonathan

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Battilocchio

PSE: Berman

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Philip Bushill-Matthews

16.   Report: Segelström A6-0452/2006

Resolution

For: 486

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 61

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Pafilis, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Camre, Grabowski, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 3

GUE/NGL: Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Železný

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

17.   Recommendation: Grosch A6-0414/2006

Amendment 6

For: 67

ALDE: Lynne

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Parish, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Grabowski, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Against: 483

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Ehler, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, Maaten, Manders, Mulder

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Baco

PPE-DE: Ferber, Purvis

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Hudghton

18.   Report: Leinen A6-0464/2006

Resolution

For: 396

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Against: 112

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

PPE-DE: Hennicot-Schoepges

PSE: Bourzai, Dobolyi, Guy-Quint, Mann Erika, Martin David, Stihler

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 57

ALDE: Cocilovo, Manders

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Krupa, Železný

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Reul

PSE: Carlotti, Cashman, Castex, Honeyball, Hughes, Le Foll, Lienemann, Mastenbroek, Navarro, Scheele, Simpson

UEN: Piotrowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

19.   Report: Kudrycka A6-0427/2006

Amendment 2

For: 83

ALDE: Krahmer, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi

PSE: Gomes, Guy-Quint, Scheele

UEN: Grabowski, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Ryan, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 331

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Berlinguer, Désir, Fazakas, Glante, Grech, Hänsch, Jørgensen, Muscat

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 146

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Battilocchio

PPE-DE: McMillan-Scott

PSE: Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Grabowska, Groote, Gurmai, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

Abstention

Joseph Muscat, Harlem Désir

20.   Report: Kudrycka A6-0427/2006

Amendment 3

For: 70

ALDE: Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Ibrisagic

PSE: Szejna

UEN: Pęk

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 478

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 16

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Martinez

PSE: Chiesa

UEN: Grabowski, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

21.   Report: Kudrycka A6-0425/2006

Amendment 2

For: 71

ALDE: Polfer, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic

PSE: Szejna

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 343

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Glante, Grech, Gurmai, Hänsch, Jöns, Moscovici, Muscat, Pahor, Titley

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Abstention: 143

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

Against

Louis Grech

22.   Report: Segelström A6-0465/2006

Commission proposal

For: 476

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 41

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Pafilis, Svensson, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Callanan, Duchoň, Fajmon, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Ryszard

Abstention: 30

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak

NI: Baco, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Harbour, Jackson, Kamall, McMillan-Scott, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Borghezio, Grabowski, Piotrowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

23.   Report: Segelström A6-0453/2006

Commission proposal

For: 483

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 54

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Pafilis, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Parish, Pomés Ruiz, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: de Brún, McDonald

IND/DEM: Krupa

NI: Baco

UEN: Camre, Kamiński, Piotrowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

24.   Report: Seppänen A6-0397/2006

Amendment 27

For: 250

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, McDonald, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Clark, Goudin, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Doyle, Karas, Mauro, Papastamkos, Pirker, Rack, Rübig, Schierhuber, Seeber, Seeberg, Škottová

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 271

ALDE: Beaupuy, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hennis-Plasschaert, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Maaten, Manders, Morillon, Mulder, Polfer, Ries, Schmidt Olle, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Brie, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Pafilis, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Lundgren

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro

NI: Baco, Belohorská

PSE: Estrela, Fazakas, Roure, Titley

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Martine Roure

Against

Karin Riis-Jørgensen

25.   Report: Morgan A6-0426/2006

Amendment 9

For: 224

ALDE: Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Jensen, Laperrouze, Maaten, Manders, Morillon, Mulder, Onyszkiewicz, Piskorski, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Szent-Iványi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Henin, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Glante, Goebbels, Maňka, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander

Against: 228

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Carlshamre, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Holm, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Doyle, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Karas, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Rack, Rübig, Samaras, Schierhuber, Seeber, Seeberg, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, McAvan, Madeira, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Rutowicz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 58

ALDE: Cocilovo, Geremek, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Newton Dunn, Savi, Staniszewska, Takkula, Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Claeys, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Belet, Brepoels, Duchoň, Fajmon, Mitchell, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Berès, Capoulas Santos, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Le Foll, Lienemann, Navarro, Patrie, Peillon, Reynaud, Savary, Schapira, Trautmann

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Kamiński, Libicki, Muscardini, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Corien Wortmann-Kool

Against

Jens-Peter Bonde, Carlos Coelho, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

Abstention

Harlem Désir, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Bernard Poignant, Kader Arif, Bernadette Bourzai, Simon Busuttil

26.   Report: Morgan A6-0426/2006

Paragraph 37/1

For: 479

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zappalà

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 16

ALDE: Andria

GUE/NGL: Brie, Henin, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Seeberg, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Liotard

NI: Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Schierhuber

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Jens-Peter Bonde

27.   Report: Morgan A6-0426/2006

Paragraph 37/2

For: 260

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, McDonald, Musacchio, Ransdorf, Remek, Svensson

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Brepoels, Doyle, Higgins, Hökmark, Liese, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Saïfi, Schierhuber, Seeberg, Sonik, Wijkman

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 236

ALDE: Andria, Chatzimarkakis, Krahmer, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Kaufmann, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Pafilis, Pflüger, Seppänen, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Giertych, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 3

GUE/NGL: Flasarová

NI: Martinez

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Jens-Peter Bonde

28.   RC — B6-0647/2006 — Burma

Resolution

For: 65

ALDE: Beaupuy, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz

GUE/NGL: Catania, Meijer, Pflüger

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Sinnott

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Bowis, Březina, Chichester, Daul, Deß, Deva, Duka-Zólyomi, Gahler, Gauzès, Gomolka, Grossetête, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Sudre, Tajani, Tannock, Vatanen, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Berès, Bourzai, Bullmann, Casaca, Cashman, Geringer de Oedenberg, Martínez Martínez, Pinior, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Tarabella, Trautmann

UEN: Libicki, Rutowicz

Verts/ALE: Lambert, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Smith

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0570

Draft general budget for 2007, amended by the Council (all sections)

European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 as modified by the Council (all sections) (15637/2006 — C6-0442/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD) — 2006/2018B(BUD)) and Letters of Amendment Nos 1/2007 (SEC(2006)0762), 2/2007 (13886/2006 — C6-0341/2006) and 3/2007 (15636/2006 — C6-0443/2006) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007

The European Parliament,

General considerations: achieving priorities, delivering value for money, preparing for the 2008/2009 review

Achieving priorities

Delivering value for money

Preparing for the 2008/2009 review

Horizontal issues and key elements per MFF heading

Horizontal issues

Main elements per IIA heading

Heading 1a — Competitiveness for growth and employment

Heading 1b — Cohesion for growth and employment

Heading 2 — Preservation and management of natural resources

Heading 3a — Freedom, security and justice

Heading 3b — Citizenship

Heading 4 — The EU as a global player

Heading 5 — Administration

Other sections of the 2007 budget

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* *

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(1)OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 42.

(2)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(3)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(4)OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as last amended by Decision 2005/708/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 269, 14.10.2005, p. 24).

(5)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0451.

(6)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0452.

(7)Texts adopted, Annex.

(8)Texts adopted, P6_TA(2006)0221.

(9)OJ C 124 E, 25.5.2006, p. 373.

(10)OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

(11)Texts Adopted, 5.9.2006, P6_TA(2006)0335.

ANNEX

Joint declaration on the three new agencies foreseen in the 2007 budget in application of Point 47 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) of 17 May 2006

The preliminary draft budget for the year 2007 foresees the financing of the following three new agencies:

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission undertake to build on this first experience with these three new agencies to further develop the procedure foreseen in Point 47 of the IIA when drawing up proposals for the creation of new agencies.

Joint declaration on the financing of the European Chemicals Agency

In May 2006, the Commission presented the first financial programming for the period 2007-2013, in accordance with Point 46 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management.

On the basis of the information transmitted by the Commission on 7 November 2006, the European Parliament and the Council note that the financing of the European Chemicals Agency can be secured within the agreed expenditure ceiling of heading 1a for the period 2007-2013.

Moreover, the European Parliament and the Council note that the amendments to the legal base of the European Chemicals Agency entail a total additional expenditure of 113 600 000euro, in the years 2008 and 2009 under heading 1a of the multi-annual financial framework 2007-2013, compared to the financial programming presented in May 2006 by the Commission and without taking into account possible redeployments within heading 1a.

Should the Commission, be it on request of the Agency or due to any other unforeseen circumstance, intend to deviate from the amounts originally deemed necessary for the financing of the Agency in the period concerned, it shall notify the budgetary authority of this intention and its effect on the remaining margin of the relevant heading of the multi-annual financial framework and indicate the re-programming.

Joint declaration on the financing of the European Gender Institute

In May 2006, the Commission presented the first financial programming for the period 2007-2013, in accordance with Point 46 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management.

On the basis of the information transmitted by the Commission on 7 November 2006, the European Parliament and the Council note that the financing of the European Gender Institute can be secured within the agreed expenditure ceiling of heading 1a for the period 2007-2013.

Should the Commission, be it on request of the Institute or due to any other unforeseen circumstance, intend to deviate from the amounts originally deemed necessary for the financing of the Institute in the period concerned, it shall notify the budgetary authority of this intention and its effect on the remaining margin of the relevant heading of the multi-annual financial framework and indicate the re-programming.

Joint declaration on the financing of the European Agency on Fundamental Rights

In May 2006, the Commission presented the first financial programming for the period 2007-2013, in accordance with Point 46 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management.

On the basis of the information transmitted by the Commission on 7 November 2006, the European Parliament and the Council note that the financing of the European Agency on Fundamental Rights can be secured within the agreed expenditure ceiling of heading 3a for the period 2007-2013.

Should the Commission, be it on request of the Agency or due to any other unforeseen circumstance, intend to deviate from the amounts originally deemed necessary for the financing of the Agency in the period concerned, it shall notify the budgetary authority of this intention and its effect on the remaining margin of the relevant heading of the multi-annual financial framework and indicate the re-programming.

Joint declaration on recruitment in relation with the 2004 and 2007 enlargement

The European Parliament and the Council note with great concern the delays in the selection and recruitment process relating to the 2004 enlargement, the low occupancy of posts at Middle Management level, the high ratio of permanent posts occupied by temporary agents and the lack of a sufficient number of appropriate competitions.

The European Parliament and the Council insist that all efforts should be made by the institutions and specifically by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) to ensure that the necessary action is taken to rectify the situation and to speed up the whole process of filling the posts granted by the budgetary authority. The criteria should be as stipulated in Article 27 of the Staff Regulations and to arrive at the broadest possible geographical proportional basis as soon as possible.

The European Parliament and the Council intend to monitor closely the ongoing recruitment process. To this effect, they request each institution and EPSO to provide twice a year an information to the Budgetary Authority on the state of affairs regarding recruitments in relation with the 2004 and 2007 enlargement.

The European Parliament and the Council invite the Secretaries-General of the institutions to present a report on the progress made in the field as follows:

Joint declaration on Life+

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission recall the budgetary principle that the implementation of significant operational expenditure requires the prior adoption of a basic act.

At the same time, the three institutions acknowledge that, at the start of budget year 2007 some new basic acts, intended to provide the follow-up to preceding basic acts which expire at the end of 2006, may still be under consideration by the legislative authority. Nonetheless, certain actions do require fresh budgetary commitments to avoid damaging disruption in implementation and preservation of the acquis. Such a risk exists for certain actions for which there is already broad political agreement among the three institutions.

A particular concern has been expressed, notably by Parliament in its resolution on the first reading of the draft budget 2007, in relation to the Life+ programme, which will ensure the follow-up to its predecessor Life III and other related actions. Should a legislative gap arise between the beginning of the year 2007 and the final adoption of the legal act, the three institutions agree that an amount of up to 15 million euro (out of an overall Life+ budget of 240 million euro proposed in the 2007 preliminary draft budget) may be committed in the interim period for activities preparing the relay by Life+ under the best conditions, i.e. with a view to preserving the acquis built-up through ongoing actions in the field of the environment. Such activities whose continuation is essential for preserving continuity of the acquis relate notably to information systems ensuring the monitoring of EU environmental legislation, the registries underpinning the Emission Trading Scheme, scientific and external expertise preparing Commission proposals in cases where the Commission is bound by target dates, information and awareness actions.

Joint statement of the European Parliament and the Commission to ensure proper budget implementation

In the framework of the budgetary procedure the European Parliament and the Commission emphasise the need for improved value for money in the EU budget and are of the opinion that this concept must be applied on a permanent basis. The aim of this approach is to evaluate and assess the quantitative and qualitative aspects of each EU programme.

In this context, the evaluation of EU programmes should become a major element of concern for the institutions involved in the annual budgetary procedure.

The European Parliament and the Commission recall that Activity-Based Management (ABM) is to offer an integrated view of the performance and cost of the various policy areas including both operational and administrative resources.

The two Institutions agree to take the necessary steps with regard to improving the monitoring of budget implementation through a process using all available information as from January 2007 to which all committees of the European Parliament will be associated. The European Parliament undertakes to make better use of transfers and amending budgets as instruments to scrutinise budget implementation during the year in respect of Parliament's priorities and its inter-institutional prerogatives.

The results of this ongoing process will be the subject of exchange of views in each trialogue foreseen in Annex II of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006.

This exercise aims to ensure that policies financed by the EU budget deliver better value for money to European citizens and respond to the challenges which the European Union faces through the best possible allocation of EU funds.

Declaration of the European Parliament on budgetary discipline for payments

The European Parliament recalls that Points 12 and 13 of the IIA of 17 May 2006 set absolute amounts, representing, annual ceilings on expenditure under the general budgets, in the context of the multi-annual financial framework.

Therefore, the respect of the annual ceilings fixed by the multi-annual financial framework 2007-2013 constitutes an automatic acceptance of the rates of increase for non-compulsory expenditure in the annual budgets.

If Points 12 and 13 of the IIA are not respected, the European Parliament will consider this as a violation of the IIA.

The European Parliament undertakes to implement the provisions of Points 12 and 13 of the IIA as a measure of budgetary discipline for the entire duration of the multi-annual financial framework.

P6_TA(2006)0571

Procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States (codified version) (COM(2006)0284 — C6-0185/2006 — 2006/0099(COD))

(Codecision procedure: codification)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0572

Elimination of controls at the frontiers of Member States (road and inland waterway transport) (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers of Member States in the field of road and inland waterway transport (codified version) (COM(2006)0432 — C6-0261/2006 — 2006/0146(COD))

(Codecision procedure: codification)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0573

Transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation (Euratom, EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (codified version) (COM(2006)0477 — C6-0290/2006 — 2006/0159(COD))

(Codecision procedure: codification)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0574

Submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (codified version) (COM(2006)0497 — C6-0301/2006 — 2006/0164(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0575

Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (codified version) (COM(2006)0315 — C6-0236/2006 — 2006/0104(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0576

Agreement between the EC and Paraguay on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0266 — C6-0308/2006 — 2006/0094(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0577

R & D activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (EU-Australia Agreement, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Korea, Japan and the USA) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision authorising the conclusion of the agreement to renew and modify the agreement on research and development activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) between the European Community and Australia, Canada, the EFTA countries of Norway and Switzerland, Korea, Japan and the United States of America (COM(2006)0343 — C6-0373/2006 — 2006/0111(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0578

Direct support schemes under CAP; the COM for sugars; restructuring of the sugar industry; owing to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation adapting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector and Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2006)0677 — C6-0424/2006 — 2006/0226(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0579

Drugs prevention and information (2007-2013) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Drugs prevention and information’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (COM(2006)0230 — C6-0095/2005 — 2005/0037B(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0037B

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Drugs prevention and information’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 152 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Creation of the programme

1.   This Decision establishes the programme ‘Drugs prevention and information’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’, as part of the general programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’, in order to contribute to ensuring a high level of human health protection and to reducing drug-related health damage.

2.   The programme shall cover the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

Article 2

General objectives

1.   This programme shall have the following general objectives:

Article 3

Specific objectives

The programme shall have the following specific objectives:

Article 4

Actions

With a view to pursuing the general and specific objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3, this programme will support, under the conditions set out in the annual work programmes, the following types of actions:

Article 5

Participation

1.   The following countries, hereinafter referred to as ‘participating countries’, may participate in the actions of the programme:

2.Projects may associate candidate countries not participating in this programme where this would contribute to their preparation for accession, or other third countries or international organisations not participating in this programme where this serves the aim of the projects.

Article 6

Target Groups

1.   The programme is aimed at all groups that directly or indirectly deal with the drugs phenomenon.

2.   With regard to drugs, youth, women, vulnerable groups and problematic neighbourhoods are groups at risk and shall be identified as target groups. Other target groups are, inter alia, teachers and educational staff, parents, social workers, local and national authorities, medical and paramedical staff, judicial staff, law enforcement and penitentiary authorities, NGOs, trade unions and religious communities.

Article 7

Access to the programme

Access to the programme shall be open to public or private organisations and institutions (local authorities at the relevant level, university departments and research centres) working in the area of information on and prevention of drugs use, including the reduction and treatment of drug-related harm.

Bodies and organisations which are profit-oriented shall have access to grants under the programme only in conjunction with non profit-oriented or public organisations.

Article 8

Types of intervention

1.   Community funding may take the following legal forms:

2.   Community grants shall be awarded following calls for proposals, save in duly substantiated exceptional cases as provided for by the Financial Regulation, and shall be provided through operating grants and grants for actions.

The annual work programmes shall specify the minimum rate of annual expenditure to be allocated to grants.

The maximum rate of co-financing shall be specified in the annual work programmes.

3.   Furthermore, expenditure for accompanying measures, through public procurement contracts, shall be provided for, in which case Community funds will cover the purchase of services and goods. This will cover, inter alia, expenditure on information and communication, preparation, implementation, monitoring, checking and evaluation of projects, policies, programmes and legislation.

Article 9

Implementing measures

1.   The Commission shall implement Community assistance in accordance with the Financial Regulation.

2.   To implement the programme, the Commission shall, within the limits of the general objectives set out in Article 2, adopt an annual work programme taking into account the technical expertise of the EMCDDA. The annual work programme shall set out specific objectives and thematic priorities, and shall include a description of accompanying measures envisaged in Article 8(3) and if necessary a list of other actions.

The annual work programme for 2007 shall be adopted three months after the entry into force of this Decision.

3.   The annual work programme will be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny set out in Article 10(3).

4.   The evaluation and award procedures relating to grants to actions shall take into account, inter alia, the following criteria:

5.   The applications for operating grants, referred to in Article 4(c), shall be assessed in the light of:

6.Decisions related to actions referred to in Article 4(a) shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3). Decisions related to projects and activities referred to in Article 4(b) and (c) shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 10(2).

Decisions on applications for grants involving profit-oriented bodies or organisations shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).

Article 10

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

3.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4), and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Article 11

Complementarity

1.   Synergies and complementarity with other Community instruments shall be sought, particularly the general programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’, the Seventh Research and Development Framework Programme and the Community Programme on Public Health. Complementarity with the methodology and best practices developed by the EMCDDA shall be ensured, in particular with regard to the statistical element of information on drugs.

2.   The programme may share resources with other Community instruments, in particular the general programmes ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’and‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’, and the Seventh Research and Development Framework Programme, in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of all the programmes.

3.   Operations financed under this Decision shall not receive assistance for the same purpose from other Community financial instruments. The Commission shall ensure that the beneficiaries of the programme provide it with information about funding received from the Community budget and from other sources, as well as information about on-going applications for funding.

Article 12

Budgetary Resources

1.   The financial envelope for the implementation of this instrument from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 is set at 21,35millioneuro.

2.   The budgetary resources allocated to the actions provided for in this programme shall be entered in the annual appropriations of the general budget of the European Union. The available annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.

Article 13

Monitoring

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, for any action financed by the programme, beneficiariessubmit technical and financial reports on the progress of work. A final report shall also be submitted within three months of the completion of the action. The Commission shall determine the form and content of thesereports.

2.The Commission shall ensure that contracts and agreements resulting from the implementation of the programme provide in particular for supervision and financial control by the Commission (or any representative authorised by it), if necessary by means of on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, and audits by the Court of Auditors.

3.The Commission shall ensure that, for a period of five years following the last payment in respect of any action, beneficiaries of financial assistance keep available for the Commission all supporting documents regarding expenditure on the action.

4.   On the basis of the results of the reports and sample checks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission shall ensure thatthe amount of financial assistance originally approved, the conditions of its allocation and the timetable for its paymentare adjusted as necessary.

5.   The Commission shall ensure that every other step necessary to verify that the actions financed are carried out properly and in compliance with the provisions of this Decision and the Financial Regulation is taken.

Article 14

Protection of Community financial interests

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, when actions financed under the present Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Community are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and by the recovery of the amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by effective, proportional and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, and with Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999.

2.   For the Community actions financed under this programme, Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 shall apply to any infringement of a provision of Community law, including infringements of a contractual obligation stipulated on the basis of the programme, resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Union or budgets managed by the European Communities, by an unjustified item of expenditure.

3.   The Commission shall ensure that the amount of financial assistance granted for an action is reduced, suspended or recovered, if it finds irregularities, including non-compliance with the provisions of this Decision or the individual decision or the contract or agreement granting the financial support in question, or if it transpires that, without Commission approval having being sought, the action has been subjected to a change which conflicts with the nature or implementing conditions of the project.

4.   If the time limits have not been observed or if only part of the allocated financial assistance is justified by the progress made with implementing an action, the Commission shall ensure that the beneficiary concernedis requested to submit observations within a specified period. If the beneficiary does not give a satisfactory answer, the Commission shall ensure that the remaining financial assistance can be cancelled and repayment of sums already paid is demanded.

5.   The Commission shall ensure that any undue payment is repaid to it. Interest shall be added to any sums not repaid in good time under the conditions laid down by the Financial Regulation.

Article 15

Evaluation

1.   The programme will be monitored regularly in order to follow the implementation of activities carried out thereunder.

2.   The Commission shall ensure the regular, independent, external evaluation of the programme.

3.   The Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council:

Article 16

Publication of projects

Each year, the Commission shall publish a list of projects financed under the programme, with a short description of each project.

Article 17

Visibility

The Commission shall lay down guidelines to ensure the visibility of funding granted under this Decision.

Article 18

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2007, with the exception of Articles 9(2) and 9(3), which shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Decision.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 69, 21.3.2006, p. 1.

(2)Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(3)OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision No 786/2004/EC (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 7).

(4)OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 31.

(5)OJ C 168, 8.7.2005, p. 1.

(6)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(7)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(8)OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.

(9)OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.

(10)OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

(11)OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

(12)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/CE (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

P6_TA(2006)0580

Civil justice (2007-2013) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Civil justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (COM(2005)0122 — C6-0096/2005 — 2005/0040(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0040

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Civil justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 61(c) and Article 67(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),

Whereas:

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Creation of the programme

1.   This Decision establishes the specific programme ‘Civil Justice’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’, as part of the general programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’, in order to contribute to the progressive establishment of the area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

2.   The programme shall cover the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

3.In this Decision the term ‘Member State’ shall mean Member States with the exception of Denmark.

Article 2

General objectives

1.   This programme shall have the following general objectives:

2.   Without prejudice to the objectives and powers of the Community, the general objectives of the programme contribute to the development of Community policies, and more specifically to the creation of a judicial area.

Article 3

Specific objectives

The programme shall have the following specific objectives:

Article 4

Actions

With a view to pursuing the general and specific objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3, this programme will support the following types of actions under the conditions set out in the annual work programmes:

Article 5

Participation

1.   The following countries, hereinafter referred to as ‘participating countries’, may participate in the actions of the programme: the acceding countries, the candidate countries, as well as the western Balkan countries included in the stabilisation and association process in accordance with the conditions laid down in the association agreements or their additional protocols relating to participation in Community programmes concluded or to be concluded with those countries.

2.   Projects may associate legal practitioners from Denmark, from the candidate countries not participating in this programme where this would contribute to their preparation for accession, or from other third countries not participating in this programme where this serves the aim of the projects.

Article 6

Target Groups

1.   The programme is targeted at inter alia, legal practitioners, the national authorities and the citizens of the Union in general.

2.‘Legal practitioners’ means, inter alia, judges, prosecutors, advocates, solicitors, notaries, academic and scientific personnel, ministry officials, court officers, bailiffs, court interpreters and other professionals associated with the judiciary in the area of civil law.

Article 7

Access to the programme

Access to this programme shall be open to institutions and public or private organisations, including professional organisations, universities, research institutes and legal and judicial training institutes for legal practitioners, international organisations and non-governmental organisations of the Member States.

Article 8

Types of intervention

1.   Community funding may take the following legal forms:

2.   Community grants shall be awarded further to calls for proposals, and shall be provided through operating grants and grants to actions. The maximum rate of co-financing will be specified in the annual work programmes.

3.   Furthermore, expenditure is foreseen for accompanying measures, through public procurement contracts, in which case Community funds will cover the purchase of services and goods. This will cover, inter alia, expenditure on information and communication, preparation, implementation, monitoring, checking and evaluation of projects, policies, programmes and legislation.

Article 9

Implementing measures

1.   The Commission shall implement the Community financial support in accordance with the Financial Regulation.

2.   To implement the programme, the Commission shall, within the limits of the general objectives set out in Article 2, adopt an annual work programme specifying its specific objectives, thematic priorities, a description of accompanying measures envisaged in Article 8 and if necessary a list of other actions.

3.   The annual work programme shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).

4.   The evaluation and award procedures relating to grants to actions shall take into account, inter alia, the following criteria:

5.   The applications for operating grants, referred to in Article 4(4), shall be assessed in the light of:

6.The Commission shall examine each of the draft actions submitted to it under Articles 4(2) and 4(3). Decisions related to these actions shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 10(2).

Article 10

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4), and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Article 11

Complementarity

1.   Synergies and complementarity will be sought with other Community instruments, particularly the criminal justice specific programme of the general programme ‘Fundamental rights and Justice’, and the general programmes ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ and ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’. The statistical element of information on civil justice will be developed in collaboration with Member States, using as necessary the Community Statistical Programme.

2.   The programme may exceptionally share resources with other Community instruments, in particular the criminal justice specific programme of the general programme ‘Fundamental rights and Justice’, in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of both programmes.

3.   Operations financed under this Decision shall not receive financial support for the same purpose from other Union or Community financial instruments. It shall be ensured that the beneficiaries of the programme provide the Commission with information about funding received from the Community budget and from other sources, as well as information about ongoing applications for funding.

Article 12

Budgetary Resources

1.   The financial envelope for the implementation of this instrument is set at 109,3 million euro for the period set out in Article 1.

2.   The budgetary resources allocated to the actions provided for in this programme shall be entered in the annual appropriations of the general budget of the European Union. The available annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.

Article 13

Monitoring

1.   The Commission shall ensure that for any action financed by the programme, the beneficiary submits technical and financial reports on the progress of work. A final report shall also be submitted within three months of the completion of the action. The Commission shall make the reports available to the Member States. The Commission shall determine the form and content of the reports.

2.   Without prejudice to the audits carried out by the Court of Auditors in liaison with the competent national audit bodies or departments pursuant to Article 248 of the Treaty, or any inspection carried out pursuant to Article 279(c) of the Treaty, officials and other staff of the Commission may carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on actions financed under the programme.

3.   Contracts and agreements resulting from this Decision shall provide in particular for supervision and financial control by the Commission (or any representative authorized by it), if necessary on-the-spot, and audits by the Court of Auditors.

4.   The Commission shall ensure that for a period of five years following the last payment in respect of any action, the beneficiary of financial assistance keeps available for the Commission all the supporting documents regarding expenditure on the action.

5.   On the basis of the results of the reports and sample checks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission shall ensure thatthe amount of the financial assistance originally approved, the conditions of its allocation and the timetable for its payments are adjusted as necessary.

6.   The Commission shall ensure that every other step necessary to verify that the actions financed are carried out properly and in compliance with the provisions of this Decision and the Financial Regulation is taken.

Article 14

Protection of Community financial interests

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, when actions financed under the present Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Community are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and by the recovery of the amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by effective, proportional and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95, (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, and (EC) No 1073/1999.

2.   For the Community actions financed under this programme, Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 shall apply to any infringement of a provision of Community law, including infringements of a contractual obligation stipulated on the basis of the programme, resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Union or budgets managed by the European Communities, by an unjustified item of expenditure.

3.   The Commission shall ensure that the amount of financial assistance granted for an action is reduced, suspended or recovered if it finds irregularities, including non-compliance with the provisions of this Decision or the individual decision or the contract or agreement granting the financial support in question, or if it transpires that, without Commission approval having being sought, the action has been subjected to a change which conflicts with the nature or implementing conditions of the project.

4.   If the time limits have not been observed or if only part of the allocated financial assistance is justified by the progress made with implementing an action, the Commission shall ensure that the beneficiary is requested to submit observations within a specified period. If the beneficiary does not give a satisfactory answer, the Commission shall ensure that the remaining financial assistance can be cancelled and repayment of sums already paid is demanded.

5.   The Commission shall ensure that any undue payment is repaid to the Commission. Interest shall be added to any sums not repaid in good time under the conditions laid down by the Financial Regulation.

Article 15

Evaluation

1.   The programme will be monitored regularly in order to follow the implementation of activities carried out under this programme.

2.   The Commission shall ensure the regular, independent, external evaluation of the programme.

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council:

Article 16

Publication of actions

Each year the Commission shall publish a list of actions financed under the programme with a short description of each project.

Article 17

Visibility

The Commission shall lay down guidelines to ensure the visibility of funding granted under this Decision.

Article 18

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament,

The President

For the Council,

The President

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(1)Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(2)OJ L 287, 8.11.1996, p. 3.

(3)OJ L 196, 14.7.1998, p. 24.

(4)OJ L 115, 1.5.2002, p. 1.

(5)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(6)OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.

(7)OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

(8)OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

(9)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(10)OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.

(11)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/CE (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(12)OJ C 69, 21.3.2006, p. 1.

(13)OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 25.

P6_TA(2006)0581

European Refugee Fund ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ (COM(2005)0123 — C6-0124/2005 — 2005/0046(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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P6_TC1-COD(2005)0046

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ and repealing Council Decision 2004/904/EC

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63(2)(b) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT-MATTER, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Decision establishes for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013 the European Refugee Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’), as part of a coherent framework which also includes Decision No .../2007/EC (**), Decision No .../2007/EC (***), and Decision No .../2007/EC (****), in order to contribute to the strengthening of the area of freedom, security and justice and the application of the principle of solidarity between the Member States.

This Decision defines the objectives to which the Fund contributes, its implementation, the available financial resources and the distribution criteria for the allocation of the available financial resources.

It establishes the Fund's management rules, including financial rules, as well as monitoring and control mechanisms, based on the sharing of responsibilities between the Commission and the Member States.

Article 2

General objective of the Fund

1.   The general objective of the Fund shall be to support and encourage the efforts made by the Member States in receiving, and in bearing the consequences of receiving, refugees and displaced persons, taking account of Community legislation on those matters, by co-financing the actions provided for in this Decision.

2.   The Fund shall contribute to the financing of technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States or the Commission.

Article 3

Eligible actions in the Member States

1.   The Fund shall support actions in Member States relating to one or more of the following:

2.   As regards reception conditions and asylum procedures, eligible actions shall include the following:

3.   As regards the integration into Member States' societies of persons referred to in paragraph 1(b) and members of their family, eligible actions shall include the following:

4.   As regards actions relating to the enhancement of Member States' capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum policies, the following, in particular, shall be eligible for support from the Fund:

5.   As regards actions relating to resettlement, the following, in particular, shall be eligible for support from the Fund:

6.   As regards actions relating to the transfer of beneficiaries of and applicants for international protection between Member States, the following, in particular, shall be eligible for support from the Fund:

7.   The actions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall also be eligible for support from the Fund where they are targeted at the persons referred to in Article 6(e).

8.   Actions provided for in paragraphs 1 to 6 shall, in particular, promote the implementation of the provisions of the relevant Community legislation in the field of the Common European Asylum System.

9.   Actions shall take account of gender-related issues, the best interests of children, the specific situation of vulnerable persons such as minors, unaccompanied minors, disabled people, elderly people, pregnant women, single parents with minor children, victims of torture, or rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence or abuse, victims of trafficking, and individuals in need of emergency care and essential treatment of illness.

10.   The Fund shall only support actions with respect to accommodation of persons referred to in Article 6(c) which is separate from areas or centres solely destined for persons whose entry is refused or for persons who are intercepted after crossing an external border illegally or when approaching an external border with a view to entering the territory of the Member States illegally.

Article 4

Community actions

1.   At the Commission's initiative, up to 10 % of the Fund's available resources may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of interest to the Community as a whole (hereinafter referred to as ‘Community actions’) concerning asylum policy and measures applicable to the target groups referred to in Article 6.

2.   To be eligible for funding, Community actions shall, in particular:

3.   The annual work programme laying down the priorities for Community actions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 5

Emergency measures

1.   In the event of temporary protection mechanisms within the meaning of Directive 2001/55/EC being implemented, the Fund shall also finance measures to help the Member States, such measures being separate from, and in addition to, the actions referred to in Article 3.

2.   Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the Fund shall also provide assistance to Member States for the implementation of emergency measures aimed at addressing situations of particular pressure. Such situations are characterised by the sudden arrival at particular points on the borders of a large number of third-country nationals who may be in need of international protection, which place exceptionally heavy and urgent demands on the reception facilities, the asylum system or infrastructure of the Member State(s) concerned and may give rise to risks to human life, well being or access to protection provided under Community legislation.

3.   The actions implemented in order to address the situations of particular pressure referred to in paragraph 2 shall be eligible for support from the Fund if:

4.   Eligible emergency measures shall concern the following types of action:

5.   Measures under paragraph 4 may be supported by expert teams.

Article 6

Target groups

For the purposes of this Decision the target groups shall comprise the following categories:

CHAPTER II

PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE

Article 7

Complementarity, consistency and compliance

1.   The Fund shall provide assistance which complements national, regional and local actions, integrating into them the priorities of the Community.

2.   The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that assistance from the Fund and the Member States is consistent with the activities, policies and priorities of the Community. This consistency shall be indicated in particular in the multiannual programme referred to in Article 18.

3.   Operations financed by the Fund shall comply with the provisions of the Treaty and of acts adopted thereunder.

Article 8

Programming

1.   The objectives of the Fund shall be pursued within the framework of the multiannual programming period from 2008 to 2013, subject to a mid-term review in accordance with Article 22. The multiannual programming system shall include the priorities and a process for management, decision making, auditing and certification.

2.   The multiannual programmes approved by the Commission shall be implemented by means of annual programmes.

Article 9

Subsidiary and proportional intervention

1.   Implementation of multiannual and annual programmes referred to in Articles 18 and 20 shall be the responsibility of Member States at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the institutional system specific to each Member State. This responsibility shall be exercised in accordance with this Decision.

2.   In relation to audit provisions, the means employed by the Commission and the Member States shall vary according to the size of the Community contribution. The same principle shall apply to provisions on evaluation and to the reports on multiannual and annual programmes.

Article 10

Implementation methods

1.   The Community budget allocated to the Fund shall be implemented in accordance with Article 53(1)(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of the Community actions referred to in Article 4 and the technical assistance referred to in Article 15 of this Decision.

2.   The Commission shall exercise its responsibility for implementing the general budget of the European Union by:

Article 11

Partnership

1.   Each Member State shall organise, in accordance with current national rules and practices, a partnership with the authorities and bodies which are involved in the implementation of the multiannual programme or which, according to the Member State concerned, are able to make a useful contribution to its development.

Such authorities and bodies may include the competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, international organisations, in particular UNHCR, and bodies representing civil society, such as non-governmental organisations or social partners.

2.   Such partnership shall be conducted in full compliance with the respective institutional, legal and financial jurisdiction of each partner category.

CHAPTER III

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

Article 12

Global resources

1.   The financial envelope for the implementation of this Decision from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013 shall be 628 million euro.

2.   The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the Financial Framework.

3.   The Commission shall make indicative annual breakdowns by Member States in accordance with the criteria established in Article 13.

Article 13

Annual distribution of resources for eligible action in the Member States

1.   Each Member State shall receive a fixed amount of 300 000euro from the Fund's annual allocation.

This amount shall be raised to 500 000euro per annum for the period 2008 to 2013 for Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004.

This amount shall be raised to 500 000euro per annum for Member States which accede to the European Union during the period from 2007 to 2013 for the remaining part of the period from 2008 to 2013 as from the year following their accession.

2.   The remainder of the available annual resources shall be broken down between the Member States as follows:

For the purposes of this breakdown, persons referred to in Article 6(e) shall not be taken into account under the category referred to in Article 6(a).

3.   Member States shall receive a fixed amount of 4 000euro for each resettled person falling into one of the following categories:

4.   Where a Member State resettles a person falling within more than one of the categories referred to in paragraph 3, it shall receive the fixed amount for this person only once.

5.   The reference figures shall be the latest statistics produced by the Commission (Eurostat), on the basis of data provided by Member States in accordance with Community law.

Where Member States have not supplied the Commission (Eurostat) with the statistics concerned, they shall provide provisional data as soon as possible.

Before accepting these data as reference figures, the Commission (Eurostat) shall evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information in accordance with normal operational procedures. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with all the necessary information to do so.

6.   By 1 May each year, Member States shall provide the Commission with an estimate of the number of persons referred to in paragraph 3 whom they will resettle the following year, including a breakdown by the different categories referred to in that paragraph. The Commission shall communicate this information to the Committee referred to in Article 52.

Article 14

Financing structure

1.   Financial contributions under the Fund shall take the form of grants.

2.   Actions supported by the Fund shall be co-financed by public or private sources, shall be of a non-profit nature and shall not be eligible for funding from other sources covered by the general budget of the European Union.

3.   Fund appropriations shall be complementary to public or equivalent expenditure allocated by Member States to the measures covered by this Decision.

4.   The Community contribution to supported projects, as regards actions implemented in the Member States under Article 3, shall not exceed 50 % of the total cost of a specific action.

This may be increased to 75 % for projects addressing specific priorities identified in the strategic guidelines referred to in Article 17.

The Community contribution shall be increased to 75 % in the Member States covered by the Cohesion Fund.

5.   Within the framework of the implementation of national programming as set out in Chapter IV, Member States shall select projects for financing on the basis of the following minimum criteria:

6.   As a general rule, Community financial aid for actions supported by the Fund shall be granted for a period of no more than three years, subject to periodic progress reports.

7.   The Community contribution to supporting actions implemented under Article 3(4) shall not exceed 15 % of the total of the annual resources allocated to each Member State in accordance with Article 13.

Article 15

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

1.   At the initiative of and/or on behalf of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 500 000euro of the Fund's annual allocation, the Fund may finance preparatory measures, monitoring, administrative and technical support measures, as well as evaluation, audit and inspection measures necessary for implementing this Decision.

2.   Those measures shall include:

Article 16

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States

1.   At the initiative of a Member State, for each annual programme, the Fund may finance preparatory measures, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and control measures, as well as measures for the reinforcement of the administrative capacity for the implementation of the Fund.

2.   The amount set aside for technical assistance under each annual programme may not exceed:

CHAPTER IV

PROGRAMMING

Article 17

Adoption of strategic guidelines

1.   The Commission shall adopt strategic guidelines setting out a framework for the intervention of the Fund, taking into account progress in the development and implementation of Community legislation in the area of asylum policy as well as the indicative distribution of the financial resources of the Fund for the period of the multiannual programme.

2.   For each of the objectives of the Fund, those guidelines shall in particular give effect to the priorities of the Community with a view to promoting the implementation of the Common European Asylum System.

3.   The Commission shall adopt the strategic guidelines relating to the multiannual programming period by 31 July 2007 at the latest.

4.   The strategic guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 52(3). Those strategic guidelines, once adopted, shall be annexed to this Decision.

Article 18

Preparation and approvalof national multiannual programmes

1.   Each Member State shall propose, on the basis of the strategic guidelines referred to in Article 17, a draft multiannual programme which shall consist of the following elements:

2.   Member States shall submit their draft multiannual programme to the Commission no later than four months after the Commission has provided the strategic guidelines for the period in question.

3.   In order to approve the draft multiannual programme, the Commission shall examine:

4.   Where the Commission considers that a draft multiannual programme is inconsistent with the strategic guidelines and/or does not comply with the provisions of this Decision setting out management and control systems or with Community law, it shall invite the Member State concerned to provide all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, to revise the draft multiannual programme accordingly.

5.   The Commission shall approve each multiannual programme within three months of its formal submission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 19

Revision of multiannual programmes

1.   At the initiative of the Member State in question or the Commission, the multiannual programme shall be re-examined and, if necessary, revised for the rest of the programming period in order to take greater or different account of Community priorities. Multiannual programmes may be re-examined in the light of evaluations and/or following implementation difficulties.

2.   The Commission shall adopt a decision approving the revision of the multiannual programme as soon as possible after the formal submission of a request to that effect by the Member State concerned. The revision of the multiannual programme shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 20

Annual programmes

1.   The multiannual programme approved by the Commission shall be implemented by means of annual programmes.

2.   The Commission shall provide the Member States, by 1 July of each year, with an estimate of the amounts to be allocated to them for the following year from the total appropriations allocated under the annual budgetary procedure, calculated as provided for by Article 13.

3.   Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 1 November of each year, a draft annual programme for the following year, established in accordance with the multi-annual programme and consisting of the following elements:

4.   By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States shall submit the draft annual programmes for 2008 to the Commission by 1 March 2008.

5.   When examining the draft annual programme of a Member State, the Commission shall take account of the final amount of the appropriations allocated to the Fund under the budgetary procedure.

Within one month of the formal submission of the draft annual programme, the Commission shall inform the Member State concerned of whether it can be approved. If the draft annual programme is inconsistent with the multiannual programme, the Commission shall invite that Member State to provide all necessary information and, where appropriate, to revise the draft annual programme accordingly.

The Commission shall adopt the financing decision approving the annual programme by 1 March of the year in question. The decision shall indicate the amount allocated to the Member State concerned and the period for which the expenditure is eligible.

6.   To take into account duly substantiated emergency situations which were not foreseen at the time of the approval of the annual programme and which require urgent action, a Member State may revise up to 10 % of the financial breakdown of the contribution from the Fund between the various actions listed in the annual programme or allocate up to 10 % of the breakdown to other actions in accordance with this Decision. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission of the revised annual programme.

Article 21

Special provisions concerning emergency measures

1.   Member States shall provide the Commission with a statement of requirements and an implementation plan for the emergency measures provided for in Article 5, including a description of the planned measures and the bodies responsible for implementing them.

2.   A Member State requesting assistance from the Fund in order to address a situation of particular pressure, as described in Article 5(2), shall submit to the Commission an application providing all available relevant information, including:

The Commission shall decide whether the conditions for granting financial assistance for emergency measures from the Fund are fulfilled and set the amount of financial assistance to be granted on the basis of the information referred to above as well as any additional relevant information at its disposal. The Commission shall inform Member States of that decision.

3.   Financial assistance from the Fund for the emergency measures provided for in Article 5 shall be limited to a period of six months and shall not exceed 80 % of the cost of each measure.

4.   In the event of the implementation of the temporary protection mechanism, as referred to in Article 5(1), available resources shall be distributed among the Member States on the basis of the number of persons benefiting from temporary protection in each Member State as referred to in Article 5(1).

Article 22

Mid-term review of the multiannual programme

1.   The Commission shall review the strategic guidelines and, where necessary, adopt, by 31 March 2010, revised strategic guidelines for the period 2011 to 2013.

2.   If such revised strategic guidelines are adopted, each Member State shall re-examine its multiannual programme and, where appropriate, revise it.

3.   The rules laid down in Article 18 on the preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes shall apply mutatis mutandis to the preparation and approval of these revised multiannual programmes.

4.   The revised strategic guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 52(3).

CHAPTER V

MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

Article 23

Implementation

The Commission shall be responsible for implementing this Decision and shall adopt such implementing rules as may be necessary.

Article 24

General principles of management and control systems

The management and control systems of multiannual programmes set up by Member States shall provide for:

Article 25

Designation of authorities

1.   For the implementation of its multiannual programme and annual programmes the Member State shall designate the following:

2.   The Member State shall lay down rules governing its relations with the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and their relations with the Commission.

3.   Subject to Article 24 (b), some or all of the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be located within the same body.

4.   The rules for implementing Articles 26 to 30 shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 26

Responsible authority

1.   The responsible authority shall meet the following minimum conditions. It shall:

2.   The Member State shall provide the responsible authority with adequate funding so that it can continue to carry out its tasks properly throughout the period 2008 to 2013.

3.   The Commission may assist the Member States in the training of staff, in particular as regards the correct application of Chapters V to IX.

Article 27

Tasks of the responsible authority

1.   The responsible authority shall be responsible for managing and implementing the multi-annual programme in accordance with the principle of sound financial management.

It shall in particular:

2.   The responsible authority's management activities for projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 16.

Article 28

Delegation of tasks by the responsible authority

1.   Where all or some of the responsible authority's tasks are delegated to a delegated authority, the responsible authority shall define the scope of the tasks delegated, and set out detailed procedures for the implementation of the delegated tasks, which shall comply with the conditions laid down in Article 26.

2.   These procedures shall include supplying the responsible authority with regular information on the effective performance of the delegated tasks and a description of the means employed.

Article 29

Certifying authority

1.   The certifying authority shall:

2.   The certifying authority's activities relating to projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 16, provided that the prerogatives of this authority as described in Article 25 are respected.

Article 30

Audit authority

1.   The audit authority shall:

2.   Where the designated audit authority under this Decision is also the designated audit authority under Decisions No .../2007/EC, No .../2007/EC and No .../2007/EC (*****), or where common systems apply to two or more of these Funds, a single combined audit strategy may be submitted under paragraph 1(c).

3.   For each annual programme, the audit authority shall draft a report which shall comprise:

4.   The audit authority shall ensure that the audit work takes account of internationally accepted audit standards.

5.   The audit relating to projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 16, provided that the prerogatives of the audit authority as described in Article 25 are respected.

CHAPTER VI

RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTROLS

Article 31

Responsibilities of the Member States

1.   Member States shall be responsible for ensuring sound financial management of multi-annual and annual programmes and the legality and regularity of underlying transactions.

2.   Member States shall ensure that responsible authorities and any delegated authority, certifying authorities, audit authorities and any other bodies concerned receive adequate guidance on setting up the management and control systems referred to in Articles 24 to 30 to ensure that Community financing is used efficiently and correctly.

3.   Member States shall prevent, detect and correct irregularities. They shall notify these to the Commission, and keep the Commission informed of the progress in the administrative and legal proceedings.

When amounts unduly paid to a final beneficiary cannot be recovered, the Member State concerned shall be responsible for reimbursing the amounts lost to the general budget of the European Union when it is established that the loss has been incurred as a result of its fault or negligence.

4.   Member States shall be primarily responsible for the financial control of actions and shall ensure that management and control systems and audits are implemented in such a way as to guarantee that Community funds are used properly and effectively. They shall provide the Commission with a description of these systems.

5.   The detailed rules for implementing paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 32

Management and control systems

1.   Before the Commission approves the multiannual programme, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2), the Member States shall ensure that management and control systems have been set up in accordance with Articles 24 to 30. They shall be responsible for ensuring that the systems function effectively throughout the programming period.

2.   Member States shall submit to the Commission, together with their draft multiannual programme, a description of the organisation and procedures of the responsible authorities, delegated authorities and certifying authorities, and the internal audit systems operating in those authorities and bodies, the audit authority, and any other bodies carrying out audits under its responsibility.

3.   The Commission shall review the application of this provision in the context of the preparation of the report set out in Article 50(3).

Article 33

Responsibilities of the Commission

1.   The Commission shall satisfy itself in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 that the Member States have set up management and control systems that comply with Articles 24 to 30, and on the basis of the annual audit reports and its own audits, that the systems function effectively during the programming period.

2.   Without prejudice to audits carried out by Member States, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot checks to verify the effective functioning of the management and control systems, which may include audits of actions included in the annual programmes, with a minimum of three working days' notice. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State concerned may take part in such audits.

3.   The Commission may require a Member State to carry out on-the-spot checks to verify the correct functioning of the systems or the correctness of one or more transactions. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may take part in such checks.

4.   The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure that appropriate information, publicity and follow-up are provided for actions supported by the Fund.

5.   The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure that actions are consistent with, and complementary to, other relevant Community policies, instruments and initiatives.

6.   The Commission shall lay down guidelines to ensure the visibility of the funding granted under this Decision.

Article 34

Cooperation with the audit authorities of the Member States

1.   The Commission shall cooperate with the audit authorities to coordinate their respective audit plans and methods and shall immediately exchange the results of audits carried out of management and control systems in order to make the best possible use of control resources and to avoid unjustified duplication of work.

The Commission shall provide its comments on the audit strategy presented under Article 30 within not more than three months of its receipt.

2.   In determining its own audit strategy, the Commission shall identify those annual programmes which it considers satisfactory on the basis of its existing knowledge of the management and control systems.

For those programmes, the Commission may conclude that it can rely principally on the audit evidence provided by the Member States and that it will carry out its own on-the-spot checks only if there is evidence to suggest shortcomings in the systems.

CHAPTER VII

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Article 35

Eligibility — Declarations of expenditure

1.   All declarations of expenditure shall include the amount of expenditure incurred by final beneficiaries in implementing the actions and the corresponding contribution from public or private funds.

2.   Expenditure shall correspond to the payments effected by the final beneficiaries. It shall be justified by receipted invoices or accounting documents of equivalent evidential value.

3.   Expenditure may be considered eligible for support from the Fund only if it is actually paid no earlier than 1 January of the year referred to in the financing decision approving the annual programme referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 20(5). The co-financed actions must not have been completed before the starting date for eligibility.

4.   The rules governing eligibility of expenditure within the framework of implemented actions co-financed by the Fund in the Member States under Article 3 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 36

Completeness of payment to final beneficiaries

Member States shall satisfy themselves that the responsible authority ensures that the final beneficiaries receive the total amount of the contribution from public funds as quickly as possible. No amounts shall be deducted or withheld, nor shall any further specific charge or other charge with equivalent effect be levied that would reduce these amounts for the final beneficiaries, provided that the final beneficiaries meet all the requirements regarding the eligibility of actions and expenses.

Article 37

Use of the euro

1.   Amounts set out in the draft multiannual and annual programmes of the Member States referred to in Articles 18 and 20 respectively, certified declarations of expenditure, requests for payments referred to in Article 27(1)(n), expenditure mentioned in the progress report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 39(4) and the final report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 51 shall be denominated in euros.

2.   Commission financing decisions approving the annual programmes of Member States referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 20(5), Commission commitments and Commission payments shall be denominated and carried out in euros.

3.   Member States which have not adopted the euro as their currency on the date of the request for payment shall convert into euros the amounts of expenditure incurred in national currency. This amount shall be converted into euros using the monthly accounting exchange rate of the Commission for the month during which the expenditure was entered in the accounts of the responsible authority of the programme concerned. This rate shall be published electronically by the Commission each month.

4.   When the euro becomes the currency of a Member State, the conversion procedure set out in paragraph 3 shall continue to apply to all expenditure recorded in the accounts by the certifying authority before the date of entry into force of the fixed conversion rate between the national currency and the euro.

Article 38

Commitments

Community budgetary commitments shall be made annually on the basis of the Commission financing decision approving the annual programme referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 20(5).

Article 39

Payments — Pre-financing

1.   Payments by the Commission of the contribution from the Fund shall be made in accordance with the budget commitments.

2.   Payments shall take the form of pre-financing and payment of the balance. They shall be made to the responsible authority designated by the Member State.

3.   A first pre-financing payment representing 50 % of the amount allocated in the financing decision approving the annual programme shall be made to the Member State within sixty days following the adoption of that decision.

4.   A second pre-financing payment shall be made no more than three months after the Commission has approved, within two months of the formal submission of a request for payment by a Member State, a progress report on the implementation of the annual programme and a certified declaration of expenditure drawn up in accordance with Article 29(1)(a) and Article 35 accounting for at least 60 % of the amount of the initial payment.

The amount of the second pre-financing payment made by the Commission shall not exceed 50 % of the total amount allocated by the financing decision approving the annual programme and, in any event, where a Member State has committed nationally an amount less than the amount indicated in the financing decision approving the annual programme, the balance of the amount of Community funds actually committed by the Member State for selected projects under the annual programme minus the first pre-financing payment.

5.   Any interest generated by pre-financing payments shall be posted to the annual programme concerned, being regarded as a resource for the Member State as national public contribution and shall be declared to the Commission at the time of the declaration of expenditure relating to the final report on the implementation of the annual programme concerned.

6.   The amounts paid as pre-financing shall be cleared from the accounts when the annual programme is closed.

Article 40

Payment of balance

1.   The Commission shall pay the balance provided it has received the following documents no later than nine months after the eligibility deadline for expenditure laid down in the financing decision approving the annual programme:

The payment of the balance shall be subject to the acceptance of the final report on the implementation of the annual programme and of the declaration assessing the validity of the request for payment of the balance.

2.   If the responsible authority fails to provide the documents required in paragraph 1 by the due date and in an acceptable format, the Commission shall decommit any part of the budget commitment of the corresponding annual programme that has not been used for payment of the pre-financing.

3.   The automatic cancellation procedure defined in paragraph 2 shall be suspended, for the amount of the projects concerned, where legal proceedings or administrative appeals having suspensive effects are under way at Member State level when the documents defined in paragraph 1 are submitted. The Member State shall, in the final report submitted, give detailed information on such projects, and send reports on progress made with regard to these projects every six months. Within three months of the conclusion of the legal proceedings or administrative appeal procedure, the Member State shall present the documents required in paragraph 1 for the projects concerned.

4.   The nine-month period referred to in paragraph 1 shall cease to run if the Commission adopts a decision suspending payments of the co-financing for the relevant annual programme in accordance with Article 42. The period shall start to run again from the date when the Commission decision referred to in Article 42(3) has been notified to the Member State.

5.   Without prejudice to Article 41, the Commission shall, within six months of receiving the documents referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, inform the Member State of the amount of expenditure recognised by the Commission as chargeable to the Fund, and of any financial corrections deriving from the difference between declared expenditure and the expenditure recognised. The Member State shall have three months to present its comments.

6.   Within three months of receiving the Member State's comments, the Commission shall decide on the amount of expenditure recognised as chargeable to the Fund, and recover the balance arising from the difference between the final recognised expenditure and the sums already paid to that Member State.

7.   Subject to available funding, the Commission shall pay the balance within no more than sixty days from the date on which it accepts the documents referred to in paragraph 1. The balance of the budgetary commitment shall be decommitted within six months following the payment.

Article 41

Withholding of payments

1.   The payment shall be withheld by the authorising officer by delegation within the meaning of the Financial Regulation for a maximum period of six months if:

2.   The Member State and the responsible authority shall be informed immediately of the reasons for the payment being withheld. The payment shall be withheld until the necessary measures are taken by the Member State.

Article 42

Suspension of payments

1.   All or part of the pre-financing and payments of the balance may be suspended by the Commission when:

2.   The Commission may decide to suspend pre-financing and payments of the balance after having given the Member State the opportunity to present its observations within a period of three months.

3.   The Commission shall end suspension of pre-financing and payments of the balance when it considers that the Member State has taken the necessary measures to enable the suspension to be lifted.

4.   If the necessary measures are not taken by the Member State, the Commission may adopt a decision to cancel all or part of the Community contribution to the annual programme in accordance with Article 46.

Article 43

Conservation of documents

Without prejudice to the rules governing State aid under Article 87 of the Treaty, the responsible authority shall ensure that all the supporting documents regarding expenditure and audits on the programmes concerned are kept available for the Commission and the Court of Auditors for a period of five years following the closure of the programmes in accordance with Article 40(1).

This period shall be interrupted either in the case of legal proceedings or at the duly substantiated request of the Commission.

The documents shall be kept either in the form of the originals or in versions certified to be in conformity with the originals on commonly accepted data carriers.

CHAPTER VIII

FINANCIAL CORRECTIONS

Article 44

Financial corrections by Member States

1.   Member States shall in the first instance bear the responsibility for investigating irregularities, acting upon evidence of any major change affecting the nature or the conditions for the implementation or control of programmes and making the required financial corrections.

2.   Member States shall make the financial corrections required in connection with the individual or systemic irregularities detected in actions or annual programmes.

Corrections made by the Member States shall consist in cancelling, and if applicable, recovering all or part of the Community contribution. Where the amount is not repaid in the time allowed by the relevant Member State, default interest shall be due at the rate provided for in Article 47(2). Member States shall take into account the nature and gravity of the irregularities and the financial loss to the Fund.

3.   In the event of systemic irregularities the relevant Member State shall extend its enquiries to cover all operations liable to be affected.

4.   Member States shall include in the final report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 51 a list of cancellation procedures initiated for the annual programme concerned.

Article 45

Audit of accounts and financial corrections by the Commission

1.   Without prejudice to the powers of the Court of Auditors or the checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on the actions financed by the Fund and on management and control systems with a minimum of three working days' notice. The Commission shall give notice to the Member State concerned with a view to obtaining all the assistance necessary. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State concerned may take part in such checks.

The Commission may require the Member State concerned to carry out an on-the-spot check to verify the accuracy of one or more transactions. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may take part in such checks.

2.   If, after completing the necessary verifications, the Commission concludes that a Member State is not complying with its obligations under Article 31, it shall suspend the pre-financing or payment of the balance in accordance with Article 42.

Article 46

Criteria for the corrections

1.   The Commission may make financial corrections by cancelling all or part of the Community contribution to an annual programme where, after carrying out the necessary examination, it concludes that:

The Commission shall decide after having taken into account any comments made by the Member State.

2.   The Commission shall base its financial corrections on individual cases of irregularity identified, taking account of the systemic nature of the irregularity to determine whether a flat-rate or extrapolated correction should be applied. Where the irregularity relates to a declaration of expenditure for which a reasonable assurance had previously been given by the audit authority in accordance with Article 30(3)(b), there will be a presumption of a systemic problem giving rise to the application of a flat-rate or extrapolated correction, unless the Member State can provide proof within three months to rebut this presumption.

3.   The Commission shall, when deciding the amount of a correction, take account of the importance of the irregularity and the extent and financial implications of the deficiencies found in the annual programme concerned.

4.   Where the Commission bases its position on the facts established by auditors other than those of its own services, it shall draw its own conclusions regarding the financial consequences, after examining the measures taken by the Member State concerned under Article 32, the reports of notified irregularities and any replies from the Member State.

Article 47

Repayment

1.   Any repayment due to be made to the general budget of the European Union shall be effected before the due date indicated in the order for recovery drawn up in accordance with Article 72 of the Financial Regulation. This due date shall be the last day of the second month following the issuing of the order.

2.   Any delay in effecting repayment shall give rise to interest on account of late payment, starting on the due date and ending on the date of actual payment. The rate of such interest shall be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, in force on the first calendar day of the month in which the due date falls, increased by three and a half percentage points.

Article 48

Obligations of Member States

A financial correction by the Commission shall not prejudice the Member State's obligation to pursue recoveries under Article 44.

CHAPTER IX

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTS

Article 49

Monitoring and evaluation

1.   The Commission shall carry out regular monitoring on the Fund in cooperation with the Member States.

2.   The Fund shall be evaluated by the Commission in partnership with the Member States to assess the relevance, effectiveness and impact of actions in the light of the general objective referred to in Article 2 in the context of the preparation for the report set out in Article 50(3).

3.   The Commission shall also consider the complementarity between the actions implemented under the Fund and those pursued under other relevant Community policies, instruments and initiatives.

Article 50

Reporting obligations

1.   In each Member State the responsible authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure project monitoring and evaluation.

To that end, the agreements and contracts it concludes with the organisations responsible for the implementation of the actions shall include clauses laying down an obligation to submit regular and detailed reports on the state of progress of implementation and completion of the assigned objectives, which shall be the basis for, respectively, the progress and final reports on the implementation of the annual programme.

2.   The Member States shall submit to the Commission by 30 June 2012 for the period 2008 to 2010 and by 30 June 2015 for the period 2011 to 2013 respectively, an evaluation report on the results and impact of actions co-financed by the Fund.

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions by 31 December 2012 for the period 2008 to 2010 and by 31 December 2015 for the period 2011 to 2013 respectively, an ex-post evaluation report.

Article 51

Final report on the implementation of the annual programme

1.   The final report on the implementation of the annual programme shall include the following information in order to obtain a clear view of the implementation of the programme:

2.   The report shall be judged acceptable where it contains all the information listed in paragraph 1. The Commission shall reach a decision on the content of the report submitted by the responsible authority within two months of having received all the information referred to in paragraph 1, which shall be acknowledged to the Member States. If the Commission does not respond within the time limit laid down, the report shall be deemed to be accepted.

CHAPTER X

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 52

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the common Committee ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration flows’, established by Decision No .../2007/EC (**).

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and (5)(b) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The time-limits laid down in Article 5a(3)(c), (4)(b) and (4)(e) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at six weeks.

Article 53

Review

The European Parliament and the Council shall review this Decision on the basis of a proposal from the Commission by 30 June 2013.

Article 54

Transitional provisions

1.   This Decision shall not affect the continuation or modification, including the total or partial cancellation, of assistance approved by the Commission on the basis of Decision 2004/904/EC, or any other legislation which applies to that assistance on 31 December 2007.

2.   When adopting decisions on co-financing under this Fund, the Commission shall take account of measures adopted on the basis of Decision 2004/904/EC before ... (******) which have financial repercussions during the period covered by that co-financing.

3.   Sums committed for co-financing approved by the Commission between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007 for which the documents required for closure of the programmes have not been sent to the Commission by the deadline for submitting the final report shall be automatically decommitted by the Commission by 31 December 2010, giving rise to the repayment of amounts unduly paid.

Amounts relating to operations or programmes which have been suspended due to legal proceedings or administrative appeals having suspensory effect shall be disregarded in calculating the amount to be automatically decommitted.

4.   Member States shall submit to the Commission by 30 June 2009 an evaluation report on the results and impacts of actions co-financed by the Fund concerning the period 2005 to 2007.

5.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions by 31 December 2009, a report on the results achieved and on qualitative and quantitative aspects of implementation of the Fund for the period 2005 to 2007.

Article 55

Repeal

Decision 2004/904/EC shall be repealed with effect from 1 January 2008.

Article 56

Entry into force and application

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008, with the exception of Articles 13, 17, 18, 20, 23 and 25, Article 31(2), Article 31(5), Article 32, Article 35(4) and Article 52 which shall apply from ... (******).

Article 57

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 88, 11.4.2006, p. 15.

(2)OJ C 115, 16.5.2006, p. 47.

(3)  Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(4)OJ L 252, 6.10.2000, p. 12.

(5)OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 52.

(6)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(7)  OJ ...

(*)  OJ: please insert number, date and OJ reference of that Decision.

(8)  OJ ...

(9)  OJ ...

(10)OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 12.

(11)OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12.

(12)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(13)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(14)OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 45.

(**)  OJ: please insert the number of the first Decision referred to in recital 13 (External Borders Fund).

(***)  OJ: please insert the number of the second Decision referred to in recital 13 (European Return Fund).

(****)  OJ: please insert the number of the third Decision referred to in recital 13 (European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals).

(*****)  OJ: please insert the numbers of the 3 Decisions referred to in recital 13.

(******)  Date of entry into force of this Decision.

P6_TA(2006)0582

Double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2978/94 (COM(2006)0111 — C6-0104/2006 — 2006/0046(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0046

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 is replaced by the following:

‘3.   No oil tanker carrying heavy grades of oil shall be allowed to fly the flag of a Member State unless such tanker is a double-hull tanker.

No oil tanker carrying heavy grades of oil, irrespective of its flag, shall be allowed to enter or leave ports or offshore terminals or to anchor in areas under the jurisdiction of a Member State, unless such tanker is a double-hull oil tanker.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 318, 23.12.2006, p. 229.

(2)Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(3)OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2172/2004 (OJ L 371, 18.12.2004, p. 26).

P6_TA(2006)0583

European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ (COM(2005)0123 — C6-0238/2005 — 2005/0048(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

ANNEX

Amended Proposal for a Council decision establishing the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country nationals for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63(3)(a) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

The European Economic and Social Committee has delivered an opinion (6)

The Committee of the Regions has delivered an opinion (7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.   This Decision establishes for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 the European Fund for integration of third-country nationals, hereinafter referred to as ‘The Fund’, as part of a coherent framework also including the Decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013, the Decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the External Border Fund for the period 2007-2013 and the Decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Return Fund for the period 2008-2013, in order to contribute to the strengthening of the area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the application of the principle of solidarity between the Member States.

This Decision defines the objectives to which the Fund contributes, its implementation, the available financial resources and the distribution criteria for the allocation of the available financial resources.

It establishes the Fund's management rules, including financial ones, monitoring and control mechanisms based on a share of responsibilities between the Commission and the Member States.

2.Third-country nationals who are on the territory of a third country and who are complying with specific pre-departure measures and/or conditions set out in national law, including those relating to the ability to integrate in the society of this Member State fall under the scope of this Decision.

3.Third-country nationals who have made an application for asylum in respect of which a final decision has not yet been taken, or enjoy refugee or subsidiary protection status, or qualify as refugees or are eligible for subsidiary protection in accordance with Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004, are excluded from the scope of this Decision.

4.Third country national means any person who is not a Union citizen within the meaning of Article 17(1) of the Treaty.

Article 2

General Objective of the Fund

1.   The general objective of the Fund is to support the efforts of Member States in enabling third-country nationals of different economic, social, cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic backgrounds to fulfil the conditions of residence and to facilitate their integration into the European societies.

The Fund shall primarily focus on actions relating to the integration of newly arrived third-country nationals.

2.   In order to further the objective mentioned in paragraph 1 the Fund will contribute to the development and implementation of national integration strategies for third-country nationals in all aspects of society in particular taking into account the principle that integration is a two-way dynamic process of mutual accommodation by all immigrants and residents of Member States.

3.   The Fund shall contribute to the financing of the technical assistance on the initiative of the Member States or the Commission.

Article 3

Specific objectives

The Fund shall contribute to the following specific objectives:

Article 4

Eligible actions in the Member States

1.   As regards the objective defined in Article 3, point (a), the Fund shall support actions in Member States which:

2.   As regards the objective defined in Article 3, point (b), the Fund shall support actions in Member States which:

3.   As regards the objectives defined in Article 3 points (c) and (d), the Fund shall support actions in and between Member States which:

Article 5

Actions of interest to the Community

1.   At the Commission's initiative, up to 7 % of the Fund's available resources may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of interest to the Community as a whole (‘Community actions’) concerning immigration and integration policy.

2.   To be eligible for funding, Community actions shall in particular:

3.   The annual work programme laying down the priorities for Community actions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2).

Article 6

[Target Groups]

Deleted

CHAPTER II

PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE

Article 7

Complementarity, consistency and compliance

1.   The Fund shall provide assistance which complements national, regional and local actions, integrating into them the priorities of the Community.

In particular, to ensure the consistency of the Community's response to integration of third country nationals, actions financed under this instrument shall be specific and complementary to actions financed under the European Social Fund and the European Refugee Fund.

2.   The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that assistance from the Fund and the Member States is consistent with the activities, policies and priorities of the Community. This consistency shall be indicated in particular in the multiannual programme referred to in Article 18.

3.   Operations financed by the Fund shall comply with the provisions of the Treaty and of acts adopted under them.

Article 8

Programming

1.   The objectives of the Fund shall be pursued in the framework of a multiannual programming period (2007-2013), subject to a mid-term review, in accordance with Article 21A. The multiannual programming system shall include the priorities and a process of management, decision making, auditing and certification.

2.   The multiannual programmes approved by the Commission shall be implemented by means of annual programmes.

Article 9

Subsidiary and proportional intervention

1.   Implementation of multiannual and annual programmes referred to in Articles 19 and 21 shall be the responsibility of Member States at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the institutional system specific to each Member State. This responsibility shall be exercised in accordance with this Decision.

2.   The means employed by the Commission and the Member States shall vary according to the size of the Community contribution in relation to audit provisions. Differentiation also applies to provisions on evaluation and to the reports on multiannual and annual programmes.

Article 10

Implementation methods

1.   The Community budget allocated to the Fund shall be implemented in accordance with Article 53(1), point (b) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, with the exception of the Community Actions referred to in Article 5 and the technical assistance referred to in Article 16. The Member States and the Commission shall ensure compliance with the principle of sound financial management.

2.   The Commission exercises its responsibility for implementing the general budget of the European Communities by:

Article 11

[Additionality]

Deleted

Article 12

Partnership

1.   Each Member State shall organise, in accordance with current national rules and practices, a partnership with the authorities and bodies which are involved in the implementation of the multiannual programme or are able to provide a useful contribution to its development according to the Member State concerned.

Such authorities and bodies may include the competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, international organisations and bodies representing civil society such as non-governmental organisations, including migrant organisations, or social partners.

This partnership shall include at least the implementing authorities designated by Member States for the purpose of the management of the interventions of the European Social Fund and the responsible authority of the European Refugee Fund.

2.   The partnership shall be conducted in full compliance with the respective institutional, legal and financial jurisdiction of each partner category.

CHAPTER III

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

Article 13

Global resources

1.The financial reference amount or the implementation of actions financed by this Fund for the period from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2013 shall be 825 million euro.

1bis.   The annual appropriations for the Fund shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.

2.   The Commission shall make indicative annual breakdowns by Member States in accordance with the criteria established in Article 14.

Article 14.

Annual distribution of resources for eligible actions in the Member States

1.   Each Member State shall receive a fixed amount of 500 000euro from the Fund's annual allocation.

This amount shall be fixed at 500 000euro per annum for Member States which will accede to the European Union in the period 2007-2013, for the remaining part of the period 2007-2013 from the year following their accession.

2.   The remainder of the available annual resources shall be broken down between the Member States as follows:

3.   However, for the purpose of the calculation referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2, the following categories of persons shall not be included:

4.   The reference figures shall be the latest statistics produced by the Statistical Office of the European Communities on the basis of data provided by Member States in accordance with Community law.

Where Member States have not supplied to the Commission (Eurostat) the statistics concerned, they shall provide provisional data as soon as possible.

Before accepting these data as reference figures, the Commission (Eurostat) shall evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information in accordance with normal operational procedures. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with all the necessary information to do so.

Article 15

Financing structure

1.   The Fund's financial contribution shall take the form of grants.

2.   Actions supported by the Fund shall be co-financed by public or private sources, shall be of a non-profit nature and shall not be eligible for funding from other sources covered by the general budget of the European Communities.

3.   Fund appropriations shall be complementary to public or equivalent expenditure allocated by Member States to the measures covered by this Decision.

4.   The Community contribution to supported projects, as regards actions implemented in the Member States under Article 4 shall not exceed 50 % of the total cost of a specific action.

This may be increased to 75 % for projects addressing specific priorities identified in the strategic guidelines as defined in Article 18.

This shall be increased to 75 % in the Member States covered by the Cohesion Fund.

5.In the framework of the implementation of national programming as set out in Chapter IV, Member States shall select projects for financing on the basis of the following minimum criteria:

6.   As a general rule, Community financial aid granted for actions supported by the Fund shall be given for a period of no more than three years, subject to periodic progress reports.

Article 16

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

1.   At the initiative of and/or on behalf of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 500 000 of the Fund's annual allocation, the Fund may finance the preparatory measures, monitoring, administrative and technical support measures, as well as evaluation, audit and inspection measures necessary for implementing this Decision.

2.   Those actions shall include:

Article 17

Technical assistance of the Member States

1.   At the initiative of the Member State in question, for each annual programme, the Fund may finance preparatory measures, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and control measures, as well as measures for the reinforcement of the administrative capacity for the implementation of the Fund.

2.   The annual amount set aside for technical may not exceed

CHAPTER IV

PROGRAMMING

Article 18

Adoption of strategic guidelines

1.   The Commission shall adopt strategic guidelines setting out a framework for the intervention of the Fund, taking into account the progress in development and implementation of Community legislation in the area of immigration and other areas related to the integration of third country nationals as well as the indicative distribution of the financial resources of the Fund for the period concerned.

2.   For each of the objectives of the Fund, those guidelines shall in particular give effect to the priorities of the Community with a view to promoting the common basic principles.

3.   The Commission shall adopt the strategic guidelines relating to the multiannual programming period on 31 May 2007 at the latest.

4.   The strategic guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2).

Article 19

Preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes

1.   Each Member State shall propose on the basis of the strategic guidelines referred to in Article 18 a draft multiannual programme which shall consist of the following elements:

2.   Member States shall submit their draft multiannual programme no later than four months after the Commission has provided the strategic guidelines for the period in question.

3.In order to approve the draft multiannual programme, the Commission shall examine:

4.   Where the Commission considers that a draft multiannual programme is inconsistent with the strategic guidelines or does not comply with the provisions of this decision setting out management and control systems or with Community law, it shall invite the Member State to provide all necessary information and, where appropriate, to revise the proposed programme accordingly.

5.   The Commission shall approve each multiannual programme within three months following its formal submission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2).

Article 20

Revision of multiannual programmes

1.   At the initiative of the Member State in question or the Commission, the multiannual programme shall be re-examined and, if necessary, revised for the rest of the programming period in order to take greater or different account of the Community priorities. Multiannual programmes may be re-examined in the light of evaluations and/or following implementation difficulties.

2.   The Commission shall adopt a decision approving the revision of the multiannual programme as soon as possible after the formal submission of a request by the Member State concerned. The revision of the multiannual programme shall be done in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2).

Article 21

Annual programmes

1.   The multiannual programmes approved by the Commission shall be implemented by means of annual programmes.

2.   The Commission shall provide the Member States, no later than 1 July of each year, with an estimate of the amounts to be allocated to them for the following year from the total appropriations allocated under the annual budgetary procedure, calculated as provided by Article 14.

3.   The Member States shall submit to the Commission, no later than 1 November of each year, a draft annual programme for the following year, established in accordance with the multiannual programme and consisting of the following elements:

4.   When examining the draft annual programme of a Member State, the Commission shall take account of the final amount of the appropriations allocated to the Fund under the budgetary procedure [...].

Within one month of the formal submission of this draft, the Commission shall inform the Member State whether it can approve it or not. If the draft annual programme is inconsistent with the multiannual programme, the Commission shall invite the Member State to provide all necessary information and, where appropriate, to revise the proposed programme accordingly.

The Commission shall adopt the financing decision, approving the annual programme, no later than 1 March of the year in question. The decision shall indicate the amount allocated to the Member State and the period for which the expenditure is eligible.

Article 21A

Mid-term review of the multiannual programme

1.The Commission shall review the strategic guidelines and where necessary, adopt, on 31 March 2010 at the latest, new strategic guidelines for the period 2011-2013.

2.If such strategic guidelines are adopted, each Member States shall re-examine its multi-annual programme and where appropriate, revise it.

3.The rules in Article 19 on the preparation and approval of national multi-annual programmes shall apply mutatis mutandis for the preparation and approval of these revised multi-annual programmes.

4.The revised strategic guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2).

CHAPTER V

MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

Article 22

Implementation

The Commission shall be responsible for implementing this Decision and shall adopt such implementing rules as may be necessary.

Article 23

General Principles in the management and control systems

The management and control systems of multiannual programmes set up by Member States shall provide for:

Article 24

Designation of authorities

1.   For implementing its multiannual programme and annual programmes the Member State shall designate the following:

2.   The Member State shall lay down rules governing its relations with those authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and their relations with the Commission.

3.   Subject to Article 23(b), some or all of the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 maybe located within the same body.

4.   The rules for implementing Articles 25 to 29 shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2).

Article 25

Responsible authority

1.   The responsible authority shall meet the following minimum conditions. It shall:

2.   The Member State shall provide the responsible authority with adequate funding so that it can continue to carry out its tasks properly and uninterruptedly throughout the period 2007-2013.

2a.The Commission may assist the Member States in the training of staff, in particular as regards the correct application of Chapter V-IX of this Decision.

Article 26

Tasks of the responsible authority

1.   The responsible authority shall be responsible for managing and implementing the multi-annual programme in accordance with the principle of sound financial management.

It shall in particular:

2.   The responsible authority's management activities for projects implemented in the Member States can be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 17.

Article 27

Delegation of tasks by the responsible authority

1.   Where all or some of the responsible authority's tasks are delegated to a delegated authority, the responsible authority shall define precisely the scope of the tasks delegated, and set out detailed procedures for the implementation of the delegated tasks, which shall comply with the conditions laid down in Article 25.

2.   These procedures shall include supplying the responsible authority with regular information on the effective performance of the delegated tasks and a description of the means employed.

Article 28

Certifying authority

1.   The certifying authority shall:

2.   The certifying authority's activities relating to projects implemented in the Member States can be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 17, provided that the prerogatives of this authority as described in Article 24 are respected.

Article 29

Audit authority

1.   The audit authority shall:

2.   Where the designated audit authority under this decision is also the designated audit authority under Decisions ..., ... and ... (11), or where common systems apply to two or more of these Funds, a single combined audit strategy may be submitted under paragraph 1 point (c).

3.   For each annual programme, the audit authority shall draft a report which shall comprise:

4.   The audit authority shall ensure that the audit work takes account of internationally accepted audit standards.

5.   The audit relating to projects implemented in the Member States can be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 17, provided that the prerogatives of this authority as described in Article 24 are respected.

CHAPTER VI

RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTROLS

Article 30

Responsibilities of the Member States

1.   Member States shall be responsible for ensuring sound financial management of multiannual and annual programmes and the legality and regularity of underlying transactions.

2.   They shall ensure that responsible authorities and any delegated authority, certifying authorities, audit authorities and any other bodies concerned receive adequate guidance on setting up the management and control systems referred to in Articles 23 to 29 to ensure that Community financing is used efficiently and correctly.

3.   Member States shall prevent, detect and correct irregularities. They shall notify these to the Commission, and keep the Commission informed of the progress in the administrative and legal proceedings.

When amounts unduly paid to the final beneficiary cannot be recovered, the Member State is responsible for reimbursing the amounts lost to the general budget of the European Communities when it is established that the loss has been incurred as a result of its fault or negligence.

4.   Member States shall be primarily responsible for the financial control of actions and shall ensure that management systems and audits are implemented in such a way as to guarantee that Community funds are used properly and effectively. They shall provide the Commission with a description of these systems.

5.   The detailed rules for implementing paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2).

Article 31

Management and control systems

1.   Prior to the approval of the multiannual programme by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2), the Member States shall ensure that management and control systems have been set up in accordance with Articles 23 to 29. They shall be responsible for ensuring that the systems function effectively throughout the programming period.

2.   Member States shall submit to the Commission, together with their draft multiannual programme, a description of the organisation and procedures of the responsible authorities, delegated authorities and certifying authorities, and the internal audit systems operating in these authorities and bodies, the audit authority, and any other bodies carrying out audits under its responsibility.

3.   The Commission shall review the application of this provision in the context of the preparation of the report for the period 2007-2013, set out in Article 49(3).

Article 32

Responsibilities of the Commission

1.   The Commission shall satisfy itself in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 31 that the Member States have set up management and control systems that comply with Articles 23 to 29, and on the basis of the annual audit reports and its own audits that the systems function effectively during the programming period.

2.   Without prejudice to audits carried out by Member States, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot audits to verify the effective functioning of the management and control systems, which may include audits on actions included in the annual programmes, with a minimum of three working day's notice. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State concerned may take part in such audits.

3.   The Commission may require a Member State to carry out an on-the-spot check to verify the correct functioning of the systems or the correctness of one or more transactions. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may take part in such audits.

4.   The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure that appropriate information, publicity and follow-up are provided for actions supported by the Fund.

5.   The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure that actions are consistent with, and complementary to, other relevant Community policies, instruments and initiatives.

6.The Commission shall lay down guidelines to ensure the visibility of the funding granted under this Decision.

Article 33

Cooperation with the control bodies of the Member States

1.   The Commission shall cooperate with the audit authorities to coordinate their respective control plans and audit methods and shall immediately exchange the results of audits carried out on management and control systems in order to make the best possible use of control resources and to avoid unjustified duplication of work.

The Commission shall provide its comments on the audit strategy presented under Article 29 not later than three months.

2.   In determining its own audit strategy, the Commission shall identify those annual programmes which it considers satisfactory on the basis of its existing knowledge of the management and control systems.

For those programmes, the Commission may conclude that it can rely principally on the audit evidence provided by the Member States and that it will carry out its own on-the-spot audits only if there is evidence to suggest shortcomings in the systems.

CHAPTER VII

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Article 34

Eligibility — Declarations of expenditure

1.   All declarations of expenditure shall include the amount of expenditure incurred by final beneficiaries in implementing the actions and the corresponding contribution from public or private funds.

2.   Expenditure shall correspond to the payments effected by the beneficiaries. It shall be justified by receipted invoices or accounting documents of equivalent evidential value.

3.   Expenditure may be considered eligible for support from the Fund only if it is actually paid no earlier than 1 January of the year referred to in the financing decision, approving the annual programme indicated in Article 21(4). Actions co-financed must not have been completed before the starting date for eligibility.

By way of exception, the period for which the expenditure is eligible shall be fixed at three years for the expenditure implementing the actions supported under the 2007 annual programmes.

4.   The rules governing eligibility of expenditure within the framework of actions co-financed by the Fund in the Member States under Article 4 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for by Article 51(2).

Article 35

Completeness of payment to beneficiaries

Member States shall satisfy themselves that the responsible authority ensures that the final beneficiaries receive the total amount of the contribution from public funds as quickly as possible. No amounts shall be deducted or withheld, nor any further specific charge or other charge with equivalent effect shall be levied that would reduce these amounts for the final beneficiaries provided that the final beneficiaries meet all the requirements regarding the eligibility of actions and expenses.

Article 36

Use of the euro

1.Amounts set out in the draft multi-annual and annual programmes of the Member States referred to in respectively Articles 19 and 21, certified declarations of expenditure, requests for payments referred to in Article 26(1) point (o) and expenditure mentioned in the progress report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 38(4) and the final report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 50 shall be denominated in euro.

2.Commission financing decisions, approving the annual programmes of Member States referred to in Article 21(4), commitments and payments shall be denominated and carried out in euro.

3.Member States which have not adopted the euro as their currency on the date of the request for payment shall convert into euro the amounts of expenditure incurred in national currency. This amount shall be converted in euro using the monthly accounting exchange rate of the Commission in the month during which the expenditure was registered in the accounts of the responsible authority of the programme concerned. This rate shall be published electronically by the Commission each month.

4.When the euro becomes the currency of a Member State, the conversion procedure set out in the preceding paragraph shall continue to apply to all expenditure recorded in the accounts by the certifying authority before the date of entry into force of the fixed conversion rate between the national currency and the euro.

Article 37

Commitments

Community budgetary commitments shall be made annually on the basis of the financing decision, approving the annual programme referred to in Article 21(4).

Article 38

Payments — Pre-financing

1.   Payments by the Commission of the contribution from the Funds shall be made in accordance with the budget commitments.

2.   Payments shall take the form of pre-financing and payment of the balance. They shall be made to the responsible authority designated by the Member State.

3.   A pre-financing payment representing 50 % of the amount allocated in the Commission's financing decision approving the annual programme shall be made to the Member State within sixty days following the adoption of that decision.

4.   A second pre-financing payment shall be made no more than three months after the Commission has approved, within two months of the formal submission, a progress report on the implementation of the annual programme and a certified declaration of expenditure drawn up in accordance with Articles 28(1)(a) and 34 accounting for at least 60 % of the amount of the initial payment. The amount of the second pre-financing payment made by the Commission shall not exceed 50 % of the total amount allocated by the financing decision, approving the annual programme and, in any event, where a Member State has committed nationally an amount less the amount indicated in the financing decision, approving the annual programme, the balance of the amount of Community funds actually committed by the Member State for selected projects under the annual programme minus the first pre-financing payment.

5.   Any interest generated by pre-financing payments shall be posted to the programme concerned, being regarded as a resource for the Member State as national public contribution and shall be declared to the Commission at the time of the final declaration of expenditure of the programme concerned.

6.   The amounts paid as pre financing shall be cleared from the accounts when the annual programme is closed.

Article 39

Payments of balance

1.   The Commission shall pay the balance provided it has received the following documents no later than nine months after the eligibility deadline for expenditure laid down in the financing decision, approving the annual programme:

The payment of the balance is subject to the acceptance of the final report on the implementation of the annual programme and of the declaration assessing the validity of the request for payment of the balance.

2.   If the responsible authority fails to provide the documents required in paragraph 1 by the due date and in an acceptable format, the Commission shall decommit any part of the budget commitment of the corresponding annual programme that has not been used for payment of the pre-financing.

3.   The automatic cancellation procedure defined in paragraph 2 shall be suspended, for the amount of the projects concerned, where legal proceedings or administrative appeal having suspensive effects are ongoing at Member State level at the time of submission of the documents defined in paragraph 1. The Member State shall, in the partial final report submitted, give detailed information on such projects, and send reports on progress made with regard to these projects every 6 months. Within 3 months of the conclusion of the legal proceedings or administrative appeal procedure, the Member State shall present the documents required in paragraph 1 for the projects concerned.

4.   The nine months period referred to in paragraph 1 shall be interrupted if the Commission has adopted a decision suspending payments of the co-financing for the relevant annual programme in accordance with the provisions of Article 41. The period shall start to run again from the date when the Commission decision referred to in Article 41(3) has been notified to the Member State.

5.   Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 40, the Commission shall, within six months of receiving the documents referred to in paragraph 1, inform the Member State of the amount of expenditure recognised by the Commission as chargeable to the Fund, and of any financial corrections deriving from the difference between declared expenditure and the expenditure recognised. The Member State shall have three months to present its comments.

6.   Within three months of receiving the Member State's comments, the Commission shall decide on the amount of expenditure recognised as chargeable to the Fund, and recover the balance arising from the difference between final recognised expenditure and the sums already paid to the Member States.

7.   Subject to available funding, the Commission shall pay the balance within no more than sixty days from the date on which it accepts the documents referred to in paragraph one above. The balance of the budgetary commitment shall be decommitted six months following the payment.

Article 40

Interruption

1.   The payment deadline shall be interrupted by the authorising officer by delegation within the meaning of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 for a maximum period of six months if [...]:

2.   The Member State and the certifying authority shall be informed immediately of the reasons for the interruption. The interruption shall be ended as soon as the necessary measures have been taken by the Member State.

Article 41

Suspension

1.   All or part of the pre-financing and balance payments may be suspended by the Commission when:

2.   The Commission may decide to suspend pre-financing and balance payments after having given the Member State the opportunity to present its observations within a period of three months.

3.   The Commission shall end the suspension of pre-financing and balance payments when it considers that the Member State has taken the necessary measures to enable the suspension to be lifted.

4.   If the required measures are not taken by the Member State, the Commission may adopt a decision to cancel all or part of the Community contribution to the annual programme in accordance with Article 45.

Article 42

Conservation of documents

Without prejudice to the rules governing State aid under Article 87 of the Treaty, the responsible Authority shall ensure that all the supporting documents regarding expenditure and audits on the programmes concerned are kept available for the Commission and the Court of Auditors for a period of five years following the closure of the programmes as defined in Article 39(1).

This period shall be interrupted either in the case of legal proceedings or at the duly motivated request of the Commission.

The documents shall be kept either in the form of the originals or in versions certified to be in conformity with the originals on commonly accepted data carriers.

CHAPTER VIII

FINANCIAL CORRECTIONS

Article 43

Financial corrections established by the Member States

1.   The Member States shall in the first instance bear the responsibility for investigating irregularities, acting upon evidence of any major change affecting the nature or the conditions for the implementation or control of programmes and making the required financial corrections.

2.   The Member State shall make the financial corrections required in connection with the individual or systemic irregularities detected in actions or annual programmes. The corrections made by the Member States shall consist in recovering all or part of the Community contribution. The Member State shall take into account the nature and gravity of the irregularities and the financial loss to the Fund.

3.   Member States shall include in the final report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 50 a list of cancellation proceedings initiated for the annual programme concerned.

The corrections made by the Member State shall consist in cancelling all or part of the Community contribution, and, where the amount is not repaid in the time allowed by the relevant Member State, default interest shall be due at the rate provided for by Article 46(2).

4.   In the case of systemic irregularities the Member State shall extend its enquiries to cover all operations liable to be affected.

Article 44

Audit of accounts and financial corrections by the Commission

1.   Without prejudice to the powers of the Court of Auditors or the checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on the operations financed by the Fund and on management and control systems with a minimum of three working days' notice. The Commission shall give notice to the Member State concerned with a view to obtaining all the assistance necessary. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State concerned may take part in such checks.

The Commission may require the Member State concerned to carry out an on-the-spot-check to verify the correctness of one or more transactions. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may take part in such checks.

2.   If, after completing the necessary verifications, the Commission concludes that a Member State is not complying with its obligations under Article 30, it shall suspend the pre-financing or final payment in accordance with Article 41.

Article 45

Criteria for the corrections

1.   The Commission may make financial corrections by cancelling all or part of the Community contribution to an annual programme where, after carrying out the necessary examination, it concludes that:

The Commission shall decide after having taken into account any comments made by the Member State.

2.   The Commission shall base its financial corrections on individual cases of irregularity identified, taking account of the systemic nature of the irregularity to determine whether a flat-rate or extrapolated correction should be applied. Where the case of irregularity relates to a declaration of expenditure for which a positive assurance had previously been given in accordance with the Article 29(3)(b) in an annual report, there will be a presumption of a systemic problem giving rise to the application of a flat-rate or extrapolated correction, unless the Member State can provide proof within three months to rebut this presumption.

3.   The Commission shall, when deciding the amount of a correction, take account of the importance of the irregularity and the extent and financial implications of the deficiencies found in the annual programme concerned.

4.   Where the Commission bases its position on the facts established by auditors other than those of its own services, it shall draw its own conclusions regarding the financial consequences, after examining the measures taken by the Member State concerned under Article 31, the reports of notified irregularities and any replies from the Member State.

Article 46

Repayment

1.   Any repayment due to be made to the general budget of the European Communities shall be effected before the due date indicated in the order for recovery drawn up in accordance with Article 72 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (12). This due date shall be the last day of the second month following the issuing of the order.

2.   Any delay in effecting repayment shall give rise to interest on account of late payment, starting on the due date and ending on the date of actual payment. The rate of such interest shall be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, in force on the first calendar day of the month in which the due date falls, increased by three and a half percentage points.

Article 47

Obligations of Member States

A financial correction by the Commission shall not prejudice the Member State's obligation to pursue recoveries under Article 45.

CHAPTER IX

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTS

Article 48

Monitoring and evaluation

1.   The Commission shall carry out regular monitoring on the Fund in cooperation with the Member States.

2.   The Fund shall be evaluated regularly by the Commission in partnership with the Member States to assess the relevance, effectiveness and impact of actions in the light of the general objective referred to in Article 2 in the context of the preparation of the report set out in Article 49(3).

3.   The Commission shall also look at the complementarity between the actions implemented under the Fund and those pursued under other relevant Community policies, instruments and initiatives.

Article 49

Reporting obligations

1.   In each Member State the responsible authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure project-monitoring and evaluation.

To that end, the agreements and contracts it concludes with the organisations responsible for the implementation of the actions shall include clauses laying down an obligation to submit regular and detailed reports on the state of progress of implementation and completion of the assigned objectives which shall be the basis for respectively the progress and final reports on the implementation of the annual programme.

2.   The Member States shall submit to the Commission:

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions:

Article 50

Final report on the implementation of the annual programme

1.   The report shall include the following information in order to obtain a clear view of the implementation of the programme:

2.   The report shall be judged acceptable where it contains all the information listed in paragraph 1. The Commission shall reach a decision on the content of the report submitted by the responsible authority within two months of having received all the information referred to in paragraph 1, which shall be acknowledged to the Member States. If the Commission does not respond within the time-limit laid down, the report shall be deemed to be accepted.

CHAPTER X

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 50A

The preparation for the multi-annual programme

1.By way of derogation from Article 19, Member States shall

2.By 31 May 2007, the Commission shall provide Member States with

Article 50B

The preparation for the 2007 annual programme

1.By way of derogation from Article 21, the following time table shall apply for implementation in the financial year 2007:

2.Expenditure actually disbursed between 1 January 2007 and the date on which the financing decision approving the annual programme of the Member State in question is adopted, may qualify for support from the Fund.

3.To allow for the adoption in 2008 of financing decisions, approving the annual programme for 2007, the Commission shall make the Community budgetary commitment for 2007 on the basis of the estimate of the amount to be allocated to the Member States, calculated as provided by Article 14.

CHAPTER XI

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 51

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the common Committee ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’, established by the Decision establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ .../... (13) (the ‘Committee’).

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

3.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 52

Review

The Council shall review this Decision on the basis of a proposal from the Commission by 30 June 2013 at the latest.

Article 53

Entry into force

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 54

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C ...

(2)  OJ C ...

(3)OJ L 248,16.9.2002, p. 1.

(4)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(5)OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11.

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(8)OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 12.

(9)OJ L 289, 3.11.2005, p. 15.

(10)OJ L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 44.

(11)  References will be inserted to decisions establishing the ERF, the External Borders Fund and the Return Fund.

(12)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002.

(13)  References will be inserted to decisions establishing the ERF, the External Borders Fund and the Return Fund.

P6_TA(2006)0584

Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism (Programme on Security and Safeguarding Liberties) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the specific programme ‘Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism’ for the period 2007-2013 — General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ (COM(2005)0124 — C6-0241/2005 — 2005/0034(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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This decision establishes for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 the specific programme ‘Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’, as part of the general programme ‘Security and safeguarding liberties’ in order to contribute to the strengthening of the area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

This decision establishes for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 the specific programme ‘Prevention of the Risks relating to Security, in particular to Terrorism, and Management of their Consequences’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’, as part of the general programme ‘Security and safeguarding liberties’ in order to contribute to the strengthening of the area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

1.   This programme shall contribute to protect citizens, their liberties and society against terrorist attacks and related incidents, and to safeguard the European Union as an area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

1.   This programme shall contribute to protect citizens, their liberties and society against terrorist attacks and other security risks, irrespective of their cause or origin, as well as related incidents, and to safeguard the European Union as an area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

2.   The general objectives of the programme contribute to the development of other Union and Community policies such as police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, protection of the environment, public health, transport, research and technological development and economic and social cohesion.

2.   The general objectives of the programme contribute to the development of a comprehensive concept of security based, in particular, on other Union and Community policies such as police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, protection of the environment, energy supply, security of communication and information networks, public health, transport, research and technological development, continuity of public action and economic and social cohesion.

1.   Within the general objectives, and unless covered by other specific legal instruments, the programme shall stimulate, promote and develop measures on prevention, preparedness and consequence management.

1.   Within the general objectives, and unless covered by other specific legal instruments, the programme shall stimulate, promote and develop measures on prevention of risks relating to security, in particular terrorism, and management of their consequences.

2.   With regard to prevention and preparedness to terrorist attacks, the programme aims at

2.   With regard to prevention of terrorist attacks, the programme aims at

3.   With regard to consequence management in case of terrorist attacks, the programme aims at

3.   With regard to the management of consequences, particularly those of terrorist attacks, the programme aims at

2a.Member States shall remain responsible for the adoption, implementation and financing of operational security measures identified by this programme as being necessary for the improvement of general security in the European Union.

2a.Access to funding shall be facilitated by the application of the principle of proportionality as regards the documents to be supplied and by the creation of a database for the submission of applications.

Article 7a

Acknowledgement of funding

All institutions, associations or networks in receipt of a grant under this programme have the obligation to acknowledge the support granted by the European Union. To this end the Commission shall lay down detailed visibility guidelines.

4a.The Commission shall, as far as possible, simplify procedures and ensure that calls for proposals provided for in this programme do not entail a bureaucratic burden for promoters of the projects proposed. Calls for proposals may be organised in two stages, the first of which would only require information that was strictly necessary for a proper assessment of the project to be sent.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

1.   Synergies, consistency and complementarity will be sought with other Union and Community instruments, inter alia with the programmes Prevention of and Fight against Crime and Criminal Justice as well as with the Framework Programmes on Research ad technological Development, the European Union Solidarity Fund and the Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies.

1.   Synergies, consistency and complementarity will be sought with other Union and Community instruments, inter alia with the programmes Prevention of and Fight against Crime and Criminal Justice as well as with the Framework Programmes on Research ad technological Development, the European Union Solidarity Fund and the Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies. The Commission shall ensure that the actions undertaken under these programmes do not overlap.

2.   The programme may share resources with other Community and Union instruments, in particular the programme ‘Prevention of and Fight against Crime’, in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of both the programme and other Community/Union instruments.

2.   The programme may share resources with other Community and Union instruments, in particular the programme ‘Prevention of and Fight against Crime’, in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of both the programme and other Community/Union instruments and with Commission programmes allowing specific studies relating to critical infrastructure security to be carried out, such as those already in progress in the fields of transport and energy.

2a.   The Commission shall ensure that the actions covered by this Decision are complementary to those covered by the programmes mentioned in paragraph 1 and that they do not overlap.

3a.Should the programme's resources prove insufficient for the implementation of measures already in progress, the Community shall guarantee access to other compatible funds.

The Commission shall ensure that the actions covered by this Decision are subject to prior evaluation, monitoring and ex post evaluation.

2a.The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council annually, at the same time as it submits the Preliminary Draft Budget, on the implementation of the programme, in particular the use of the resources available.

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council:

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council:

Article 14a

Publication of projects

Each year, the Commission, together with the Member States, shall publish a list of the projects financed under this programme with a short description of each project.

Article 14b

Equal treatment

Organisations in receipt of an operating grant by virtue of this programme may take part in calls for proposals for other programmes, without however being entitled to preferential treatment vis-à-vis other organisations financed from budgets other than that of the European Union.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0585

Numerical strength of the committees

Decision on the numerical strength of the committees

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 103 E, 28.4.2005, p. 30.

P6_TA(2006)0586

European Institute for Gender Equality ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (10351/1/2006 — C6-0314/2006 — 2005/0017(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 295 E, 5.12.2006, p. 57.

(2)Texts adopted, 14.3.2006, P6_TA(2006)0074.

(3)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(4)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2005)0017

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 13(2) and 141(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Establishment of the Institute

A European Institute for Gender Equality (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Institute’) is hereby established.

Article 2

Objectives

The overall objectives of the Institute shall be to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all Community policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against discrimination based on sex, and to raise EU citizens' awareness of gender equality by providing technical assistance to the Community institutions, in particular the Commission, and the authorities of the Member States, as set out in Article 3.

Article 3

Tasks

1.   To meet the objectives set in Article 2, the Institute shall:

2.   The Institute shall publish an annual report on its activities.

Article 4

Areas of activity and working methods

1.   The Institute shall carry out its tasks within the competences of the Community and in the light of the objectives adopted and priority areas identified in its annual programme, and with due regard to the available budgetary resources.

2.   The work programme of the Institute shall be in line with the Community priorities in the field of gender equality and the work programme of the Commission, including its statistical and research work.

3.   In pursuing its activities, the Institute shall, in order to avoid duplication and to ensure the best possible use of resources, take account of existing information from whatever source and in particular of activities already carried out by the Community institutions and by other institutions, bodies and competent national and international organisations and work closely with the competent Commission services, including Eurostat. The Institute shall ensure appropriate coordination with all relevant Community agencies and Union bodies to be determined in a memorandum of understanding where appropriate.

4.   The Institute shall ensure that the information disseminated is comprehensible to the final users.

5.   The Institute may enter into contractual relations, in particular subcontracting arrangements, with other organisations, in order to accomplish any tasks which it may entrust to them.

Article 5

Legal personality and capacity

The Institute shall have legal personality. It shall enjoy, in each of the Member States, the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their laws. In particular, it may acquire or dispose of movable or immovable property and may be a party to legal proceedings.

Article 6

Independence of the Institute

The Institute shall carry out its activities independently in the public interest.

Article 7

Access to documents

1.   Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 shall apply to documents held by the Institute.

2.   The Management Board shall adopt arrangements for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 within six months of the establishment of the Institute.

3.   Decisions taken by the Institute pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 may give rise to the lodging of a complaint to the Ombudsman or form the subject of an action before the Court of Justice, under the conditions laid down in Articles 195 and 230 of the Treaty respectively.

4.   Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 shall apply to the processing of data by the Institute.

Article 8

Cooperation with organisations at national and European level, international organisations and third countries

1.   To help it carry out its tasks, the Institute shall cooperate with organisations and experts in the Member States, such as equality bodies, research centres, universities, non-governmental organisations, social partners as well as with relevant organisations at European or international level and third countries.

2.   Should agreements with international organisations or with third countries prove necessary for the Institute to carry out its tasks efficiently, the Community shall, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 300 of the Treaty, enter into such agreements with the international organisations or with third countries in the interests of the Institute. This provision shall not preclude ad hoc cooperation with such organisations or third countries.

Article 9

Composition of the Institute

The Institute shall comprise:

Article 10

Management Board

1.   The Management Board shall consist of:

2.   The members of the Management Board shall be appointed in such a way as to secure the highest standards of competence and a broad range of relevant and transdisciplinary expertise in the area of gender equality.

The Council and the Commission shall aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women on the Management Board.

Alternates who represent the member in his or her absence shall be appointed by the same procedure.

The list of the members and alternates of the Management Board shall be published by the Council in the Official Journal of the European Union, on the website of the Institute and on other relevant websites.

3.   The term of office shall be three years. For each term of office, the members appointed by the Council shall represent eighteen Members States in the order of the rotating Presidencies, one member being nominated by each Member State concerned.

4.   The Management Board shall elect its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to serve for a period of three years.

5.   Each member of the Management Board referred to under paragraph 1(a) or (b), or in his or her absence, his or her alternate, shall have one vote.

6.   The Management Board shall take the decisions necessary for the operation of the Institute. In particular, it shall:

7.   The Management Board shall adopt the Institute's internal rules on the basis of a proposal drawn up by the Director after consultation with the Commission.

8.   Decisions by the Management Board shall be taken by a majority of its members. The Chairperson shall have the casting vote. In the cases referred to in paragraph 6 and in Article 12(1), decisions shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of its members.

9.   The Management Board shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of a proposal drawn up by the Director after consultation with the Commission.

10.   The Chairperson shall convene the Management Board at least once a year. The Chairperson shall convene additional meetings on his or her own initiative or at the request of one-third of the members of the Management Board.

11.   The Institute shall forward annually to the European Parliament and the Council (hereinafter referred to as the ‘budgetary authority’) any information relevant to the outcome of the evaluation procedures.

12.   The Directors of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the Centre for the Development of Vocational Training and of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights may as appropriate be invited to attend meetings of the Management Board as observers in order to coordinate the respective working programmes as regards gender mainstreaming.

Article 11

Experts' Forum

1.   The Experts' Forum shall be composed of members from competent bodies specialised in gender equality issues, on the basis of one representative designated by each Member State, two members representing other relevant organisations specialised in gender equality issues designated by the European Parliament, as well as three members designated by the Commission and representing interested parties at European level, with one representative each from:

The Member States and the Commission shall aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women in the Experts' Forum.

Members may be replaced by alternates, appointed at the same time.

2.   Members of the Experts' Forum shall not be members of the Management Board.

3.   The Experts' Forum shall support the Director in ensuring the excellence and independence of activities of the Institute.

4.   The Experts' Forum shall constitute a mechanism for an exchange of information in relation to gender equality issues and the pooling of knowledge. It shall ensure close cooperation between the Institute and competent bodies in the Member States.

5.   The Experts' Forum shall be chaired by the Director or, in his/her absence, by a deputy from within the Institute. It shall meet regularly at the invitation of the Director, or at the request of at least a third of its members, and at least once per year. Its operational procedures shall be specified in the Institute's internal rules and shall be made public.

6.   Representatives of the Commission's departments shall participate in the work of the Experts' Forum.

7.   The Institute shall provide the technical and logistic support necessary for the Experts' Forum and provide a secretariat for its meetings.

8.   The Director may invite experts or representatives of relevant economic sectors, employers, trade unions, professional or research bodies, or non-governmental organisations with recognised experience in disciplines related to the work of the Institute to cooperate in specific tasks and to take part in the relevant activities of the Experts' Forum.

Article 12

Director

1.   The Institute shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Management Board on the basis of a list of candidates proposed by the Commission after an open competition, following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and elsewhere of a call for expressions of interest. Before being appointed, the candidate selected by the Management Board shall be asked to make a declaration before the competent committee(s) of the European Parliament and answer questions from its/their members.

2.   The Director's term of office shall be 5 years. On a proposal from the Commission and after evaluation, that term of office may be extended once for a period of not more than 5 years. In the evaluation, the Commission shall assess in particular:

3.   The Director shall be responsible, under the supervision of the Management Board, for:

4.   The Director shall be accountable for the management of his/her activities to the Management Board and shall take part in its meetings without voting rights. He/she may also be invited by the European Parliament to report during a hearing on significant issues linked to the Institute's activities.

5.   The Director shall be the Institute's legal representative.

Article 13

Staff

1.   The Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities laid down in Regulation (EEC, ECSC, Euratom) No 259/68 (12) and the rules adopted jointly by the European Community institutions for the purpose of applying these Staff Regulations and Conditions of Employment shall apply to the staff of the Institute.

2.   The Management Board, in agreement with the Commission, shall adopt the necessary implementing measures, in accordance with the arrangements provided for in Article 110 of the Staff Regulations. The Management Board may adopt provisions to allow national experts from Member States to be employed on secondment at the Institute.

3.   The Institute shall exercise in respect of its staff the powers devolved to the appointing authority.

Article 14

Drawing up of the budget

1.   Estimates of all the revenue and expenditure of the Institute shall be prepared for each financial year, corresponding to the calendar year, and shall be shown in the budget of the Institute.

2.   The revenue and expenditure shown in the budget of the Institute shall be in balance.

3.   The revenue of the Institute shall, without prejudice to other resources, comprise:

4.   The expenditure of the Institute shall include staff remuneration, administrative and infrastructure costs and operating expenses.

5.   Each year the Management Board, on the basis of a draft drawn up by the Director, shall produce an estimate of revenue and expenditure for the Institute for the following financial year. This estimate, which shall include a draft establishment plan, shall be forwarded by the Management Board to the Commission by 31 March at the latest.

6.   The estimate shall be forwarded by the Commission to the budgetary authority together with the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union.

7.   On the basis of the estimate, the Commission shall enter in the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union the estimates it deems necessary for the establishment plan and the amount of the subsidy to be charged to the general budget, which it shall place before the budgetary authority in accordance with Article 272 of the Treaty.

8.   The budgetary authority shall authorise the appropriations for the subsidy to the Institute and shall adopt the establishment plan for the Institute.

9.   The budget of the Institute shall be adopted by the Management Board. It shall become final following final adoption of the general budget of the European Union. Where appropriate, it shall be adjusted accordingly.

10.   The Management Board shall, as soon as possible, notify the budgetary authority of its intention to implement any project which may have significant financial implications for the funding of its budget, in particular any projects relating to property such as the rental or purchase of buildings. It shall inform the Commission thereof.

Where a branch of the budgetary authority has notified its intention to deliver an opinion, it shall forward its opinion to the Management Board within a period of six weeks from the date of notification of the project.

Article 15

Implementation of the budget

1.   The Director shall implement the budget of the Institute.

2.   By 1 March at the latest following each financial year, the Institute's accounting officer shall communicate the provisional accounts to the Commission's accounting officer together with a report on the budgetary and financial management for that financial year. The Commission's accounting officer shall consolidate the provisional accounts of the institutions and decentralised bodies in accordance with Article 128 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002.

3.   By 31 March at the latest following each financial year, the Commission's accounting officer shall forward the Institute's provisional accounts to the Court of Auditors, together with the report mentioned in paragraph 2. The report shall also be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council.

4.   On receipt of the Court of Auditors' observations on the Institute's provisional accounts, pursuant to Article 129 of the Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, the Director shall draw up the Institute's final accounts under his or her own responsibility and forward them to the Management Board for an opinion.

5.   The Management Board shall deliver an opinion on the Institute's final accounts.

6.   By 1 July at the latest following each financial year, the Director shall forward the final accounts to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, together with the Management Board's opinion.

7.   The final accounts shall be published.

8.   The Director shall send the Court of Auditors a reply to its observations by 30 September at the latest. He or she shall also send that reply to the Management Board.

9.   The Director shall submit to the European Parliament, at the latter's request, any information required for the smooth application of the discharge procedure for the financial year in question, as laid down in Article 146(3) of the Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002.

10.   By 30 April of year N + 2, the European Parliament, on a recommendation from the Council acting by a qualified majority, shall give a discharge to the Director in respect of the implementation of the budget for year N.

11.   The financial rules applicable to the Institute shall be adopted by the Management Board after the Commission has been consulted. They may not depart from Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 unless specifically required for the Institute's operation and with the Commission's prior consent.

Article 16

Languages

1.   The provisions laid down in Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used in the European Economic Community (13) shall apply to the Institute.

2.   The translation services required for the functioning of the Institute shall, in principle, be provided by the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union set up by Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 (14).

Article 17

Privileges and immunities

The Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities shall apply to the Institute.

Article 18

Liability

1.   The contractual liability of the Institute shall be governed by the law applicable to the contract in question.

The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction pursuant to an arbitration clause contained in any contracts concluded by the Institute.

2.   In the case of non-contractual liability, the Institute shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused by the Institute or its servants in the performance of their duties.

The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction in disputes relating to compensation for any such damage.

Article 19

Participation of third countries

1.   The Institute shall be open to the participation of countries which have concluded agreements with the European Community by virtue of which they have adopted and apply Community legislation in the field covered by this Regulation.

2.   Arrangements shall be made under the relevant provisions of those agreements, specifying in particular the nature, extent and manner in which those countries are to participate in the Institute's work, including provisions relating to participation in the initiatives undertaken by the Institute, financial contributions and staff. As regards staff matters, those agreements shall, at all events, be in accordance with the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities.

Article 20

Evaluation

1.   By ... (*), the Institute shall commission an independent external evaluation of its achievements on the basis of terms of reference issued by the Management Board in agreement with the Commission. The evaluation shall assess the impact of the Institute on the promotion of gender equality and shall include an analysis of the synergy effects. It shall, in particular, address the possible need to modify or extend the tasks of the Institute, including the financial implications of any such modification or extension of the tasks. Such evaluation shall also examine the appropriateness of the management structure in carrying out the Institute's tasks. The evaluation shall take into account the views of the stakeholders, at both Community and national level.

2.   The Management Board, in agreement with the Commission, shall decide the timing of future evaluations, taking into account the results of the evaluation report mentioned in paragraph 1.

Article 21

Review clause

The Management Board shall examine the conclusions of the evaluation mentioned in Article 20 and issue to the Commission such recommendations as may be necessary regarding changes in the Institute, its working practices and remit. The Commission shall forward the evaluation report and the recommendations to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and make them public. After examination of the evaluation report and the recommendations, the Commission may submit any proposals which it deems necessary concerning this Regulation.

Article 22

Administrative control

The operations of the Institute shall be subject to the supervision of the Ombudsman in accordance with the provisions of Article 195 of the Treaty.

Article 23

Start of the Institute's activities

The Institute shall be operational as soon as possible and in any event not later than ... (**).

Article 24

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 24, 31.1.2006, p. 29.

(2)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 14 March 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 18 September 2006 (OJ C 295 E, 5.12.2006, p. 57) and Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(3)  European Commission Feasibility Study for a European Gender Institute (conducted by PLS Ramboll Management, DK, 2002).

(4)OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 638.

(5)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1111/2005 (OJ L 184, 15.7.2005, p. 1).

(6)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1112/2005 (OJ L 184, 15.7.2005, p. 5).

(7)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2051/2004 (OJ L 355, 1.12.2004, p. 1).

(8)  Member States meeting in the framework of the European Council in December 2003 requested the Commission to prepare a proposal for a human rights agency by extending the mandate of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia.

(9)  Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(10)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and of the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).

(11)OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

(12)OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1).

(13)OJ P 17, 6.10.1958, p. 385. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 (OJ L 156, 18.6.2005, p. 3).

(14)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for bodies of the European Union (OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 920/2005.

(*)  The end of the third year following the entry into force of this Regulation.

(**)  Twelve months after the entry into force of this Regulation.

P6_TA(2006)0587

Driving licenses ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (9010/1/2006 — C6-0312/2006 — 2003/0252(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 304 E, 1.12.2005, p. 138.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0252

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2006/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Recast)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Model licence

1.   Member States shall introduce a national driving licence based on the Community model set out in Annex I, in accordance with the provisions of this Directive. The emblem on page 1 of the Community model driving licences shall contain the distinguishing sign of the Member State issuing the licence.

2.   Without prejudice to data protection rules, Member States may introduce a storage medium (microchip) as part of the driving licence, as soon as the requirements concerning the microchip referred to in Annex I, which are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, by supplementing it, are laid down by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2). These requirements shall provide for EC type-approval, which shall only be granted when the ability to resist attempts to tamper with or alter data is demonstrated.

3.   The microchip shall incorporate the harmonised driving licence data specified in Annex I.

After consulting the Commission, Member States may store additional data, provided that it does not in any way interfere with the implementation of this Directive.

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2), the Commission may amend Annex I in order to guarantee future interoperability.

4.   With the agreement of the Commission, Member States may make to the model set out in Annex I such adjustments as are necessary for computer processing of the driving licence.

Article 2

Mutual recognition

1.   Driving licences issued by Member States shall be mutually recognised.

2.   When the holder of a valid national driving licence without the administrative validity period set out in Article 7(2) takes up normal residence in a Member State other than that which issued the driving licence, the host Member State may apply to the licence the administrative validity periods set out in that Article by renewing the driving licence, as from 2 years after the date on which the holder has taken up normal residence on its territory.

Article 3

Anti-forgery measures

1.   Member States shall take all necessary steps to avoid any risk of forgery of driving licences, including that of model driving licences issued before the entry into force of this Directive. They shall inform the Commission thereof.

2.   The material used for the driving licence, as set out in Annex I, shall be made secure against forgery in application of specifications designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, by supplementing it, which are to be laid down by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2). Member States are free to introduce additional security features.

3.   Member States shall ensure that, by ... (*), all driving licences issued or in circulation fulfil all the requirements of this Directive.

Article 4

Categories, definitions and minimum ages

1.   The driving licence provided for in Article 1 shall authorise the driving of power-driven vehicles in the categories defined hereafter. It may be issued from the minimum age indicated for each category. A ‘power-driven vehicle’ means any self-propelled vehicle running on a road under its own power, other than a rail-borne vehicle.

2.   mopeds:

Category AM:

3.   motorcycles with or without a sidecar and motor tricycles:

4.   motor vehicles:

5.   With the agreement of the Commission, Member States may exclude from the application of this Article certain specific types of power-driven vehicle such as special vehicles for disabled persons.

Member States may exclude from the application of this Directive vehicles used by, or under the control of, the armed forces and civil defence.

6.   Member States may raise or lower the minimum age for issuing a driving licence:

Member States may lower the minimum age for category C to 18 years and for category D to 21 years with regard to:

Driving licences issued to persons at a lower age than set out in paragraphs 2 to 4 in accordance with this paragraph shall only be valid on the territory of the issuing Member State until the licence holder has reached the minimum age limit set out in paragraphs 2 to 4.

Member States may recognise the validity on their territory of driving licences issued to drivers under the minimum ages set out in paragraphs 2 to 4.

Article 5

Conditions and restrictions

1.   Driving licences shall state the conditions under which the driver is authorised to drive.

2.   If, because of a physical disability, driving is authorised only for certain types of vehicle or for adapted vehicles, the test of skills and behaviour provided for in Article 7 shall be taken in such a vehicle.

Article 6

Staging and equivalences between categories

1.   The issue of driving licences shall be subject to the following conditions:

2.   The validity of driving licences shall be determined as follows:

3.   For driving on their territory, Member States may grant the following equivalences:

As this paragraph is only valid on their territories, Member States shall not indicate on the driving licence that a holder is entitled to drive these vehicles.

4.   Member States may, after consulting the Commission, authorise the driving on their territory of:

Article 7

Issue, validity and renewal

1.   Driving licences shall be issued only to those applicants:

3.   The renewal of driving licences when their administrative validity expires shall be subject to:

Member States may, when renewing driving licences in categories AM, A, A1, A2, B, B1 and BE, require an examination applying the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving set out in Annex III.

Member States may limit the period of administrative validity set out in paragraph 2 of driving licences issued to novice drivers for any category in order to apply specific measures to such drivers, aiming at improving road safety.

Member States may limit the period of administrative validity of the first licence issued to novice drivers for categories C and D to 3 years in order to be able to apply specific measures to such drivers, so as to improve their road safety.

Member States may limit the period of administrative validity set out in paragraph 2 of individual driving licences for any category in case it is found necessary to apply an increased frequency of medical checks or other specific measures such as restrictions for traffic offenders.

Member States may reduce the period of administrative validity set out in paragraph 2 of driving licences of holders residing on their territory having reached the age of 50 years in order to apply an increased frequency of medical checks or other specific measures such as refresher courses. This reduced period of administrative validity can only be applied upon renewing the driving licence.

4.   Without prejudice to national criminal and police laws, Member States may, after consulting the Commission, apply to the issuing of driving licences the provisions of their national rules relating to conditions other than those referred to in this Directive.

Without prejudice to Article 2, a Member State issuing a licence shall apply due diligence to ensure that a person fulfils the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of this Article and shall apply its national provisions on the cancellation or withdrawal of the right to drive if it is established that a licence has been issued without the requirements having been met.

Article 8

Adaptation to scientific and technical progress

The amendments necessary to adapt Annexes I to VI to scientific and technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2).

Article 9

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the committee on driving licences.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4), and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Article 10

Examiners

From the entry into force of this Directive, driving examiners shall meet the minimum standards set out in Annex IV.

Driving examiners already working in that capacity before ... (**) shall be subject only to the requirements concerning quality assurance and regular periodic training measures.

Article 11

Various provisions concerning the exchange, the withdrawal, the replacement and the recognition of driving licences

1.   Where the holder of a valid national driving licence issued by a Member State has taken up normal residence in another Member State, he may request that his driving licence be exchanged for an equivalent licence. It shall be for the Member State effecting the exchange to check for which category the licence submitted is in fact still valid.

2.   Subject to observance of the principle of territoriality of criminal and police laws, the Member State of normal residence may apply its national provisions on the restriction, suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of the right to drive to the holder of a driving licence issued by another Member State and, if necessary, exchange the licence for that purpose.

3.   The Member State effecting the exchange shall return the old licence to the authorities of the Member State which issued it and give the reasons for doing so.

4.   A Member State shall refuse to issue a driving licence to an applicant whose driving licence is restricted, suspended or withdrawn in another Member State.

A Member State shall refuse to recognise the validity of any driving licence issued by another Member State to a person whose driving licence is restricted, suspended or withdrawn in the former State's territory.

A Member State may also refuse to issue a driving licence to an applicant whose licence is cancelled in another Member State.

5.   A replacement for a driving licence which has, for example, been lost or stolen may only be obtained from the competent authorities of the Member State in which the holder has his normal residence; those authorities shall provide the replacement on the basis of the information in their possession or, where appropriate, proof from the competent authorities of the Member State which issued the original licence.

6.   Where a Member State exchanges a driving licence issued by a third country for a Community model driving licence, such exchange shall be recorded on the Community model driving licence as shall any subsequent renewal or replacement.

Such an exchange may occur only if the licence issued by the third country has been surrendered to the competent authorities of the Member State making the exchange. If the holder of this licence transfers his normal residence to another Member State, the latter need not apply the principle of mutual recognition set out in Article 2.

Article 12

Normal residence

For the purpose of this Directive, ‘normal residence’ means the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal and occupational ties, or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he is living.

However, the normal residence of a person whose occupational ties are in a different place from his personal ties and who consequently lives in turn in different places situated in two or more Member States shall be regarded as being the place of his personal ties, provided that such person returns there regularly. This last condition need not be met where the person is living in a Member State in order to carry out a task of a definite duration. Attendance at a university or school shall not imply transfer of normal residence.

Article 13

Equivalences between non-Community model licences

1.   With the agreement of the Commission, Member States shall establish equivalences between entitlements obtained before the implementation of this Directive and the categories defined in Article 4.

After consulting the Commission, Member States may make to their national legislation such adjustments as are necessary for the purpose of implementing the provisions of Article 11(4), (5) and (6).

2.   Any entitlement to drive granted before ... (**) shall not be removed or in any way qualified by the provisions of this Directive.

Article 14

Review

The Commission shall report on the implementation of this Directive, including its impact on road safety, not earlier than ... (***).

Article 15

Mutual Assistance

Member States shall assist one another in the implementation of this Directive and shall exchange information on the licences they have issued, exchanged, replaced, renewed or revoked. They shall use the EU driving licence network set up for these purposes, once this network is operational.

Article 16

Transposition

1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, not later than ... (****), the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1(1), Article 3, Article 4(1), (2), (3) and (4)(b) to (k), Article 6(1), (2)(a), (c), (d) and (e), Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d), (2), (3) and (5), Article 8, Article 10, Article 13, Article 14, Article 15, and Annexes I, point 2, II, point 5.2 concerning categories A1, A2 and A, IV, V and VI. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

2.   They shall apply those provisions as from ... (**).

3.   When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. They shall also contain an indication that references made, in the laws, regulations or administrative provisions in force, to the repealed Directive shall be construed as being made to this Directive. The methods of making such reference, and its wording, shall be laid down by Member States.

4.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 17

Repeal

Directive 91/439/EEC shall be repealed with effect from ... (**), without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States with regard to the deadlines indicated in Annex VII, Part B for transposing that Directive into national law.

Article 2(4) of Directive 91/439/EEC shall be repealed on ... (*****).

References made to the repealed Directive shall be construed as being made to this Directive and should be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VIII.

Article 18

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2(1), Article 5, Article 6(2)(b), Article 7(1)(a), Article 9, Article 11(1), (3), (4), (5) and (6), Article 12, and Annexes I, II and III shall apply from ... (******).

Article 19

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 112, 30.4.2004, p. 34.

(2)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 23 February 2005 (OJ C 304 E, 1.12.2005, p. 202), Council Common Position of 18 September 2006 (OJ C 295 E, 5.12.2006, p. 1) and Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3)OJ L 237, 24.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(4)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(*)  26 years after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

(5)OJ L 124, 9.5.2002, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/30/EC (OJ L 106, 27.4.2005, p. 17).

(6)OJ L 226, 10.9.2003, p. 4. Directive as amended by Council Directive 2004/66/EC (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35).

(**)  Six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

(***)  Eleven years after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

(****)  Four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

(*****)  Date of entry into force of this Directive.

(******)  Two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

ANNEX I

PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE

COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE

Page 1   DRIVING LICENCE ... [MEMBER STATE]

Page 2   1. Name 2. First name 3. Date and place of birth 4a. Date of issue of driving licence 4b. Official date of expiry 4c. Issued by 5. Serial number of licence 8. Place of residence 9. (1) Category 10. Date of issue, by category 11. Date of expiry, by category 12. Restrictions

SPECIMEN MODEL LICENCE

Belgian licence (for information)

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(1)

Note: a pictogram and a line for category AM will be added.

Note: the term ‘A2’ will be added to the section on motorcycle categories.

ANNEX II

I.   MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS

Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that applicants for driving licences possess the knowledge and skills and exhibit the behaviour required for driving a motor vehicle. The tests introduced to this effect must consist of:

The conditions under which these tests shall be conducted are set out below.

A.   THEORY TEST

1.   Form

The form chosen shall be such as to make sure that the applicant has the required knowledge of the subjects listed on points 2, 3 and 4.

Any applicant for a licence in one category who has passed a theory test for a licence in a different category may be exempt from the common provisions of points 2, 3 and 4.

2.   Content of the theory test concerning all vehicle categories

2.1.   Questions must be asked on each of the points listed below, the content and form of the questions being left to the discretion of each Member State:

3.   Specific provisions concerning categories A1, A2 and A

3.1.   Compulsory check of general knowledge on:

4.   Specific provisions concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E

4.1.   Compulsory check of general knowledge on:

4.2.   Compulsory check of general knowledge on the following additional provisions concerning categories C, CE, D and DE:

B.   TEST OF SKILLS AND BEHAVIOUR

5.   The vehicle and its equipment

Category A1:

Category A1 motorcycle without sidecar, with a cubic capacity of at least 120 cm3, and capable of a speed of at least 90 km/h;

Category A2:

Motorcycle without sidecar, with a cylinder capacity of at least 400 cm3, and an engine power of at least 25 kW;

Category A

Motorcycle without sidecar, with a cylinder capacity of at least 600 cm3, and an engine power of at least 40 kW;

Category B:

A four-wheeled category B vehicle capable of a speed of at least 100 km/h;

Category BE:

A combination, made up of a category B test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 000 kg, capable of a speed of at least 100 km/h, which does not fall within category B; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the motor vehicle; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the motor vehicle provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

Category B1:

A motor-powered quadricycle capable of a speed of at least 60 km/h;

Category C:

A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with a gearbox having at least eight forward ratios and recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;

Category CE:

either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with a gearbox having at least eight forward ratios and with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;

Category C1:

A subcategory C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab;

Category C1E:

A combination made up of a subcategory C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg; this combination shall be at least 8 m in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the cab provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

Category D:

A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85;

Category DE:

A combination made up of a category D test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 m wide and 2 m high; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

Category D1:

A subcategory D1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85;

Category D1E:

A combination made up of a subcategory D1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 m wide and 2 m high; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

Testing vehicles for categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E which are not in conformity with the minimum criteria given above but which were in use on or before the moment of entry into force of this Directive, may still be used for a period not exceeding ten years after that date. The requirements related to the load to be carried by these vehicles, may be implemented by Member States up to ten years from the moment of entry into force of Commission Directive 2000/56/EC (3).

6.   Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories A1, A2 and A

6.1.   Preparation and technical check of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety

Applicants must demonstrate that they are capable of preparing to ride safely by satisfying the following requirements:

6.2.   Special manoeuvres to be tested with a bearing on road safety

6.3.   Behaviour in traffic

Applicants must perform all the following actions in normal traffic situations, in complete safety and taking all necessary precautions:

7.   Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories B, B1 and BE

7.1.   Preparation and technical check of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety

Applicants must demonstrate that they are capable of preparing to drive safely by satisfying the following requirements:

7.2.   Categories B and B1: special manoeuvres to be tested with a bearing on road safety

A selection of the following manoeuvres shall be tested (at least two manoeuvres for the four points, including one in reverse gear):

7.3.   Category BE: special manoeuvres to be tested with a bearing on road safety

7.4.   Behaviour in traffic

Applicants must perform all the following actions in normal traffic situations, in complete safety and taking all necessary precautions:

8.   Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E

8.1.   Preparation and technical check of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety

Applicants must demonstrate that they are capable of preparing to drive safely by satisfying the following requirements:

8.2.   Special manoeuvres to be tested with a bearing on road safety

8.3.   Behaviour in traffic

Applicants must perform all the following actions in normal traffic situations, in complete safety and taking all necessary precautions:

9.   Marking of the test of skills and behaviour

9.3.   The driving examiner will furthermore assess whether the applicant is:

10.   Length of the test

The length of the test and the distance travelled must be sufficient to assess the skills and behaviour laid down in paragraph B of this Annex. In no circumstances should the time spent driving on the road be less than 25 minutes for categories A, A1, A2, B, B1 and BE and 45 minutes for the other categories. This does not include the reception of the applicant, the preparation of the vehicle, the technical check of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety, the special manoeuvres and the announcement of the outcome of the practical test.

11.   Location of the test

The part of the test to assess the special manoeuvres may be conducted on a special testing ground. Wherever practicable, the part of the test to assess behaviour in traffic should be conducted on roads outside built-up areas, expressways and motorways (or similar), as well as on all kinds of urban streets (residential areas, 30 and 50 km/h areas, urban expressways) which should represent the various types of difficulty likely to be encountered by drivers. It is also desirable for the test to take place in various traffic density conditions. The time spent driving on the road should be used in an optimal way to assess the applicant in all the various traffic areas that can be encountered, with a special emphasis on changing between these areas.

II.   KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE

Drivers of all power-driven vehicles must at any moment have the knowledge, skills and behaviour described under points 1 to 9, with a view to be able to:

Member States may implement the appropriate measures to ensure that drivers who have lost the knowledge, skills and behaviour as described under points 1 to 9 can recover this knowledge and these skills and will continue to exhibit such behaviour required for driving a motor vehicle.

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(1)OJ L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 1. Regulation as repealed by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.

(3)OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 45.

ANNEX III

MINIMUM STANDARDS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE

DEFINITIONS

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

SIGHT

Group 1:

Group 2:

HEARING

PERSONS WITH A LOCOMOTOR DISABILITY

Group 1:

Group 2:

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Group 1:

Group 2:

DIABETES MELLITUS

Group 2:

NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

Group 1:

Group 2:

MENTAL DISORDERS

Group 1:

Group 2:

ALCOHOL

Group 1:

Group 2:

DRUGS AND MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

15.   Abuse:

Driving licences shall not be issued to or renewed for applicants or drivers who are dependent on psychotropic substances or who are not dependent on such substances but regularly abuse them, whatever category of licence is requested.

Regular use:

Group 1:

Group 2:

RENAL DISORDERS

Group 1:

Group 2:

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Group 1:

Group 2:

ANNEX IV

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PERSONS WHO CONDUCT PRACTICAL DRIVING TESTS

1.   Competences required by a driving examiner

1.3.   Knowledge and understanding of driving and assessment:

1.4.   Assessment skills:

1.5.   Personal driving skills:

A person authorised to conduct a practical test for a category of driving licence must be able to drive to a consistently high standard that type of motor vehicle.

1.6.   Quality of service:

1.7.   Knowledge about vehicle technique and physics:

2.   General conditions

2.1.   A category B driving examiner:

2.2.   A driving examiner for the other categories:

2.3.   Equivalences

3.   Initial qualification

3.1.   Initial training

3.2.   Examinations

4.   Quality assurance and periodic training

4.1.   Quality assurance

4.2.   Periodic training.

5.   Acquired rights

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(1)OJ L 199, 31.7.1985, p. 56.

ANNEX V

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER TRAINING AND TESTING FOR COMBINATIONS AS DEFINED IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 4(4)(B)

1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to:

2.   Duration of driver training

3.   Content of driver training

The driver training shall cover the knowledge, skills and behaviour as described in points 2 and 7 of Annex II. Particular attention shall be paid to:

A practical component shall include the following exercises: acceleration, deceleration, reversing, braking, stopping distance, lane-changing, braking/evasive action, trailer swing, uncoupling from and re-coupling a trailer to its motor vehicle, parking;

4.   Duration and contents of the test of skills and behaviour

The length of the test and the distance travelled must be sufficient to assess the skills and behaviour laid down in point 3.

ANNEX VI

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER TRAINING AND TESTING FOR MOTORCYCLES WITHIN CATEGORY A (PROGRESSIVE ACCESS)

1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to:

2.   Duration of driver training

3.   Content of driver training

4.   Duration and contents of the test of skills and behaviour

The length of the test and the distance travelled must be sufficient to assess the skills and behaviour laid down in point 3 of this Annex.

ANNEX VII

Part A

Repealed Directive as successively amended

(referred to in Article 17)

Part B

Deadlines for transposition into national law and for application

(referred to in Article 17)

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(1)  Directive 91/439/EEC was also amended by the following act which has not been repealed: 1994 Act of accession.

ANNEX VIII

CORRELATION TABLE

P6_TA(2006)0588

Amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, Implementing provisions

European Parliament decision on amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, Implementing provisions (2006/2211(REG))

The European Parliament,

Whereas

Rule 81

Implementing provisions

1.   When the Commission forwards a draft implementing measure to Parliament, the President shall refer the document in question to the committee responsible for the act from which the implementing provisions derive.

2.   On a proposal from the committee responsible, Parliament may, within one month — or three months for financial services measures — of the date of receipt of the draft implementing measure, adopt a resolution objecting to the draft measure, in particular if it exceeds the implementing powers provided for in the basic instrument. Where there is no part-session before the deadline expires, or in cases where urgent action is required, the right of response shall be deemed to have been delegated to the committee responsible. This shall take the form of a letter from the committee chairman to the Member of the Commission responsible, and shall be brought to the attention of all Members of Parliament. If Parliament objects to the measure, the President shall request the Commission to withdraw or amend the measure or submit a proposal under the appropriate legislative procedure.

Rule 81

Implementing measures

1.   When the Commission forwards a draft of implementing measures to Parliament, the President shall refer the draft of measures to the committee responsible for the act from which the implementing measures derive. When enhanced cooperation between committees has taken place with regard to the basic act, the committee responsible shall invite the other committee to communicate its views orally or by letter.

2.   The chairman of the committee responsible shall set a deadline for Members to propose that the committee objects to the draft of measures. Where the committee considers it to be appropriate, it may decide to appoint a rapporteur from among its members or permanent substitutes. If the committee objects to the draft of measures, it shall table a motion for a resolution opposing the adoption of the draft of measures which may also indicate the changes that ought to be brought to the draft of measures.

If, within the applicable deadline from the date of receipt of the draft of measures, Parliament adopts such a resolution the President shall request the Commission to withdraw or amend the draft of measures or submit a proposal under the appropriate legislative procedure.

3.Where there is no part-session before the deadline expires, the right of response shall be deemed to have been delegated to the committee responsible. This response shall take the form of a letter from the committee chairman to the Member of the Commission responsible, and shall be brought to the attention of all Members of Parliament.

4.If the implementing measures envisaged by the Commission fall under the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny, paragraph 3 shall not apply and paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be supplemented as follows:

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(1)  P6_TA(2006)0310.

(2)OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11.

P6_TA(2006)0589

Amendment of the Rules of Procedure (Quaestors, committee bureaux)

European Parliament decision on amendment of Rules 15 and 182(1) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure — Election of Quaestors and committee bureaux (2006/2287(REG))

The European Parliament,

For the period from January 2007 to July 2009 the Parliament shall elect six Quaestors.

For the period from January 2007 to July 2009 the Committee bureaux shall include four Vice-Chairmen.

P6_TA(2006)0590

External Borders Fund ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ (COM(2005)0123 — C6-0125/2005 — 2005/0047(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0047

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Decision establishes for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 the External Borders Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’), as part of a coherent framework which also includes Decision No .../2007/EC (**), Decision No .../2007/EC (***), and Decision No .../2007/EC (****), in order to contribute to the strengthening of the area of freedom, security and justice and the application of the principle of solidarity between the Member States.

This Decision defines the objectives to which the Fund contributes, its implementation, the available financial resources and the distribution criteria for the allocation of the available financial resources.

It establishes the Fund's management rules, including financial rules, as well as monitoring and control mechanisms, based on the sharing of responsibilities between the Commission and the Member States.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision:

Article 3

General Objectives of the Fund

1.   The Fund shall contribute to achieving the following objectives:

2.   The Fund shall contribute to the financing of technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States or the Commission.

Article 4

Specific objectives

1.   As regards the objective laid down in Article 3(1)(a), the Fund shall support the following specific objectives:

2.   As regards the objective laid down in Article 3(1)(b), the Fund shall support the following specific objectives:

3.   As regards the objective laid down in Article 3(1)(c) the Fund shall support the following specific objectives:

4.   As regards the objective laid down in Article 3(1)(d), the Fund shall support the following specific objectives:

Article 5

Eligible actions in the Member States

1.   The Fund shall support actions in the Member States relating to the specific objectives defined in Article 4 and in particular to the following:

2.   The Fund shall not support actions with respect to temporary external borders when such actions amount to a structural investment incompatible with the objective of the lifting of controls on persons at these borders, in particular actions referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1.

Article 6

Special Transit Scheme

1.   The Fund shall provide support to compensate for foregone fees from transit visas and additional costs incurred in implementing the Facilitated Transit Document (FTD) and the Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) scheme in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 (22) and Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003 (23).

2.   For the purpose of paragraph 1, additional costs means costs which result directly from the specific requirements of implementing the operation of the special transit scheme and which are not generated as a result of the issuing of transit or other visas.

The following types of additional cost shall be eligible for financing:

3.   The foregone fees referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated on the basis of the level of fees for transit visas established in Annex 12 to the Common Consular Instructions on visas, within the financial framework set out in Article 14(9).

Article 7

Community actions

1.   At the Commission's initiative, up to 6 % of the Fund's available resources may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of interest to the Community as a whole (hereinafter referred to as ‘Community actions’) concerning the following objectives:

2.   To be eligible for funding, Community actions listed under paragraph 1(a) and (b)shall in particular:

3.   The annual work programme laying down the priorities for Community actions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 56(2).

CHAPTER II

PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE

Article 8

Complementarity, consistency and compliance

1.   The Fund shall provide assistance which complements national, regional and local actions, integrating into them the priorities of the Community.

2.   The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that assistance from the Fund and the Member States is consistent with the activities, policies and priorities of the Community. This consistency shall be indicated in particular in the multiannual programme referred to in Article 21.

3.   Operations financed by the Fund shall comply with the provisions of the Treaty and of acts adopted thereunder.

Article 9

Programming

1.   The objectives of the Fund shall be pursued within the framework of the multiannual programming period from 2007 to 2013, subject to a mid-term review in accordance with Article 24. The multiannual programming system shall include the priorities and a process for management, decision making, auditing and certification.

2.   The multiannual programmes approved by the Commission shall be implemented by means of annual programmes.

Article 10

Subsidiary and proportional intervention

1.   Implementation of multiannual and annual programmes referred to in Articles 21 and 23 shall be the responsibility of Member States at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the institutional system specific to each Member State. This responsibility shall be exercised in accordance with this Decision.

2.   In relation to audit provisions, the means employed by the Commission and the Member States shall vary according to the size of the Community contribution. The same principle shall apply to provisions on evaluation and to the reports on multiannual and annual programmes.

Article 11

Implementation methods

1.   The Community budget allocated to the Fund shall be implemented in accordance with Article 53(1)(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of the Community actions referred to in Article 7 and the technical assistance referred to in Article 17 of this Decision.

2.   The Commission shall exercise its responsibility for implementing the general budget of the European Union by:

3.   Countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis shall participate in the Fund in accordance with this Decision.

4.   Arrangements shall be concluded to specify the supplementary rules necessary for such participation, including provisions ensuring the protection of the Community's financial interests and the power of audit of the Court of Auditors.

Article 12

Partnership

1.   Each Member shall organise, in accordance with current national rules and practices, a partnership with the authorities and bodies which are involved in the implementation of the multiannual programme or which, according to the Member State concerned, are able to make a useful contribution to its development.

Such authorities and bodies may include the competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, international organisations, in particular the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and bodies representing civil society, such as non-governmental organisations or social partners.

2.   Such partnership shall be conducted in full compliance with the respective institutional, legal and financial jurisdiction of each partner category.

CHAPTER III

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

Article 13

Global resources

1.   The financial envelope for the implementation of this Decision from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 shall be 1 820euro million.

2.   The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the Financial Framework.

3.   The Commission shall make indicative annual breakdowns by Member States in accordance with the criteria established in Article 14.

Article 14

Annual distribution of resources for eligible actions in the Member States

1.   The available annual resources shall be broken down between the Member States as follows:

2.   The resources available under paragraph 1(a) shall be broken down between Member States as follows:

3.   The resources available under paragraph 1(b) shall be broken down between Member States as follows:

4.   The resources available under paragraph 1(c) shall be broken down between Member States according to the workload at their airports, as determined in accordance with paragraph 7(b).

5.   The resources available under paragraph 1(d) shall be broken down between Member States as follows:

6.   For the purpose of the annual distribution of resources under paragraph 1 (a) and (b)

7.   The workload shall be based on average figures over the previous two years for the following factors:

For 2007, the workload shall be based on the 2005 figures only.

8.   The weighting as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be determined by the Agency in accordance with Article 15.

9.   With respect to the length of the external land borders as referred to in paragraph 2(a), the calculation of the annual distribution of resources shall not take into account temporary external borders. However, it shall take into account the temporary external borders between a Member State which acceded to the European Union by 1 May 2004 and a Member State which acceded after 1 May 2004.

10.   The reference figures for the work-load referred to in paragraph 7 shall be the latest statistics produced by the Commission (Eurostat) on the basis of data provided by Member States in accordance with Community law.

Where Member States have not supplied the Commission (Eurostat) with the statistics concerned, they shall provide provisional data as soon as possible.

Before accepting these data as reference figures, the Commission (Eurostat) shall evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information in accordance with normal operational procedures. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with all the necessary information to do so.

11.   Where the reference figures are not available as statistics produced by the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with Community law, Member States shall provide provisional data to the Commission by 1 November of each year for the estimate of the amount to be allocated to them for the following year in accordance with Article 23(2).

Before the Commission accepts these data as reference figures, the Commission (Eurostat) may evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information in accordance with normal operational procedures. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with all the necessary information to do so.

12.   The allocation of resources referred to in paragraph 1 shall not include the resources allocated for the purpose of Articles 6 and 19. The resources allocated for the purpose of Article 6 shall not exceed 108 million euro for the period 2007 to 2013.

Article 15

Risk Analysis carried out by the Agency for the purpose of the annual distribution of resources

1.   For the determination of the weighting, as referred to in Article 14(8), the Agency shall provide the Commission, by 1 April of each year, with a specific report describing the difficulty in carrying out border surveillance and the situation at the external borders of the Member States, paying special attention to the particular proximity of the Member States to high risk areas of illegal immigration for the previous year taking also into account the number of persons having entered those Member States illegally and the size of those Member States.

2.   The report shall, in accordance with the Common Integrated Risk Analysis Model referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004, analyse the threats that affected security at external borders of the Member States in the previous year, taking into account the political, economic and social developments in the third countries concerned, in particular in neighbouring third countries, and shall set out possible future trends on migratory flows and unlawful activities at the external borders.

This risk analysis shall be based primarily on the following information gathered by the Agency, provided by Member States or obtained from the Commission (Eurostat):

Where the reference figures have not been provided as statistics produced by the Commission (Eurostat) but by Member States, the Agency may request from those Member States the necessary information to evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information. The Agency may request the help of the Commission (Eurostat) in such an evaluation.

3.   Finally the report shall, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, identify the current levels of threat at the external borders of each of the Member States and determine the following specific weighting-factors for each section of the external border of that particular Member State:

Article 16

Financing structure

1.   Financial contributions under the Fund shall take the form of grants.

2.   Actions supported by the Fund shall be co-financed by public or private sources, shall be of a non-profit nature and shall not be eligible for funding from other sources covered by the general budget of the European Union.

3.   Fund appropriations shall be complementary to public or equivalent expenditure allocated by Member States to the measures covered by this Decision.

4.   The Community contribution to supported projects, as regards actions implemented in the Member States under Article 4 shall not exceed 50 % of the total cost of a specific action.

This may be increased to 75 % for projects addressing specific priorities identified in the strategic guidelines referred to in Article 20.

The Community contribution shall be increased to 75 % in the Member States covered by the Cohesion Fund.

5.   Within the framework of the implementation of national programming as set out in Chapter IV, Member States shall select projects for financing on the basis of the following minimum criteria:

6.   As a general rule, Community financial aid for actions supported by the Fund shall be granted for a period of no more than three years, subject to periodic progress reports.

Article 17

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

1.   At the initiative of and/or on behalf of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 500 000euro of the Fund's annual allocation, the Fund may finance preparatory measures, monitoring, administrative and technical support measures, as well as evaluation, audit and inspection measures necessary for implementing this Decision.

2.   Those measures shall include:

Article 18

Technical assistance at the initiative of Member States

1.   At the initiative of a Member State for each annual programme, the Fund may finance preparatory measures, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and control measures, as well as measures for the reinforcement of the administrative capacity for the implementation of the Fund.

2.   The amount set aside for technical assistance under each annual programme may not exceed:

Article 19

Specific actions

1.   The Commission shall establish each year a list of specific actions to be implemented by the Member States, where appropriate, in cooperation with the Agency, which contribute to the development of the European common-integrated-border management system by addressing weaknesses at strategic border points identified in the risk analysis referred to in Article 15.

2.   The annual work programme referred to in Article 7(3), shall set out a framework for the financing of these actions, including objectives and evaluation criteria.

3.   The list of selected actions shall be adopted according to the procedure referred to in Article 56(2).

4.   Financial assistance from the Fund for specific actions shall be limited to a period of six months and shall not exceed 80 % of the cost of each action.

5.   The available annual resources for these actions shall not exceed 10 million euro. The resources remaining available after the selection referred to in paragraph 3 may be used to finance actions as defined in Article 7.

CHAPTER IV

PROGRAMMING

Article 20

Adoption of strategic guidelines

1.   The Commission shall adopt strategic guidelines setting out a framework for the intervention of the Fund, taking into account progress in the development and implementation of Community legislation in the area of external borders and visa policy as well as the indicative distribution of the financial resources of the Fund for the period of the multiannual programme.

2.   For the general objectives referred to in Article 3(1)(a), (b) and (c), those guidelines shall, in particular, give effect to the priorities of the Community with a view to the further gradual establishment of the European common-integrated-border management system for external borders and the strengthening of controls at and surveillance of the external borders of the Union.

3.   For the general objective referred to in Article 3(1)(d), those guidelines shall, in particular, give effect to the priorities of the Community with a view to the further development of the common visa policy as part of a multi-layered system aimed at facilitating legitimate travel and tackling illegal immigration through the enhancement of handling practices at local consular missions.

4.   The Commission shall adopt the strategic guidelines relating to the multiannual programming period by 31 July 2007 at the latest.

5.   The strategic guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 56(3). The strategic guidelines, once adopted, shall be annexed this Decision.

Article 21

Preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes

1.   Each Member State shall propose, on the basis of the strategic guidelines referred to in Article 20, a draft multiannual programme which shall consist of the following elements:

2.   Member States shall submit their draft multiannual programme to the Commission no later than four months after the Commission has provided the strategic guidelines.

3.   In order to approve the draft multiannual programme, the Commission shall examine:

4.   Where the Commission considers that a draft multiannual programme is inconsistent with the strategic guidelines and/or does not comply with the provisions of this Decision setting out management and control systems or with Community law, it shall invite the Member State concerned to provide all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, to revise the draft multiannual programme accordingly.

5.   The Commission shall approve each multiannual programme within three months of its formal submission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 56(2).

Article 22

Revision of multiannual programmes

1.   At the initiative of the Member State in question or the Commission, the multiannual programme shall be re-examined and, if necessary, revised for the rest of the programming period in order to take greater or different account of Community priorities. Multiannual programmes may be re-examined in the light of evaluations and/or following implementation difficulties.

2.   The Commission shall adopt a decision approving the revision of the multiannual programme as soon as possible after the formal submission of a request to that effect by the Member State concerned. The revision of the multiannual programme shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 56(2).

Article 23

Annual programmes

1.   The multiannual programmes approved by the Commission shall be implemented by means of annual programmes.

2.   The Commission shall provide the Member States, by 1 July of each year, with an estimate of the amounts to be allocated to them for the following year from the total appropriations allocated under the annual budgetary procedure, calculated as provided for by Article 14.

3.   Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 1 November of each year, a draft annual programme for the following year, established in accordance with the multiannual programmeand consisting of the following elements:

4.   When examining the draft annual programme of a Member State, the Commission shall take account of the final amount of the appropriations allocated to the Fund under the budgetary procedure.

Within one month of the formal submission of the draft annual programme, the Commission shall inform the Member State concerned whether it can be approved. If the draft annual programme is inconsistent with the multiannual programme, the Commission shall invite that Member State to provide all necessary information and, where appropriate, to revise the draft annual programme accordingly.

The Commission shall adopt the financing decision approving the annual programme by 1 March of the year in question. The decision shall indicate the amount allocated to the Member State concerned and the period for which the expenditure is eligible.

5.   To take into account duly substantiated emergency situations which were not foreseen at the time of the approval of the annual programme and which require urgent action, a Member State may revise up to 10 % of the financial breakdown of the contribution from the Fund between the various actions listed in the annual programme or allocate up to 10 % of the breakdown to other actions in accordance with this Decision. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission of the revised annual programme.

Article 24

Mid-term review of the multiannual programme

1.   The Commission shall review the strategic guidelines and, where necessary, adopt, by 31 March 2010, revised strategic guidelines for the period 2011 to 2013.

2.   If such revised strategic guidelines are adopted, each Member State shall re-examine its multiannual programme and, where appropriate, revise it.

3.   The rules laid down in Article 21 on the preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes shall apply mutatis mutandis to the preparation and approval of these revised multiannual programmes.

4.   The revised strategic guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 56(3).

CHAPTER V

MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

Article 25

Implementation

The Commission shall be responsible for implementing this Decision and shall adopt such implementing rules as may be necessary.

Article 26

General principles of management and control systems

The management and control systems of multiannual programmes set up by Member States shall provide for:

Article 27

Designation of authorities

1.   For the implementation of its multiannual programme and annual programmes the Member State shall designate the following:

2.   The Member State shall lay down rules governing its relations with the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and their relations with the Commission.

3.   Subject to Article 26(b), some or all of the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be located within the same body.

4.   The rules for implementing Articles 28 to 32 shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 56(2).

Article 28

Responsible authority

1.   The responsible authority shall meet the following minimum conditions. It shall:

2.   The Member State shall provide the responsible authority with adequate funding so that it can continue to carry out its tasks properly throughout the period 2007 to 2013.

3.   The Commission may assist the Member States in the training of staff, in particular as regards the correct application of Chapters V to IX.

Article 29

Tasks of the responsible authority

1.   The responsible authority shall be responsible for managing and implementing the multiannual programme in accordance with the principle of sound financial management.

It shall in particular:

2.   The responsible authority's management activities for projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 18.

Article 30

Delegation of tasks by the responsible authority

1.   Where all or some of the responsible authority's tasks are delegated to a delegated authority, the responsible authority shall define the scope of the tasks delegated, and set out detailed procedures for the implementation of the delegated tasks, which shall comply with the conditions laid down in Article 28.

2.   These procedures shall include supplying the responsible authority with regular information on the effective performance of the delegated tasks and a description of the means employed.

Article 31

Certifying Authority

1.   The certifying authority shall:

2.   The certifying authority's activities relating to projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 18, provided that the prerogatives of this authority as described in Article 27 are respected.

Article 32

Audit Authority

1.   The audit authority shall:

2.   Where the designated audit authority under this Decision is also the designated audit authority under Decisions No .../2007/EC, No .../2007/EC and No .../2007/EC (*****), or where common systems apply to two or more of these Funds, a single combined audit strategy may be submitted under paragraph 1(c).

3.   For each annual programme, the audit authority shall draft a report which shall comprise:

4.   The audit authority shall ensure that the audit work takes account of internationally accepted audit standards.

5.   The audit relating to projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 18 provided that the prerogatives of the audit authority as described in Article 27 are respected.

CHAPTER VI

RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTROLS

Article 33

Responsibilities of the Member States

1.   Member States shall be responsible for ensuring sound financial management of multiannual and annual programmes and the legality and regularity of underlying transactions.

2.   Member States shall ensure that responsible authorities and any delegated authority, certifying authorities, audit authorities and any other bodies concerned receive adequate guidance on setting up the management and control systems referred to in Articles 26 to 32 to ensure that Community financing is used efficiently and correctly.

3.   Member States shall prevent, detect and correct irregularities. They shall notify these to the Commission, and keep the Commission informed of the progress in the administrative and legal proceedings.

When amounts unduly paid to a final beneficiary cannot be recovered, the Member State concerned shall be responsible for reimbursing the amounts lost to the general budget of the European Union when it is established that the loss has been incurred as a result of its fault or negligence.

4.   Member States shall be primarily responsible for the financial control of actions and shall ensure that management and control systems and audits are implemented in such a way as to guarantee that Community funds are used properly and effectively. They shall provide the Commission with a description of these systems.

5.   The detailed rules for implementing paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 56(2).

Article 34

Management and control systems

1.   Before the Commission approves the multiannual programme, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 56(2) the Member States shall ensure that management and control systems have been set up in accordance with Articles 26 to 32. They shall be responsible for ensuring that the systems function effectively throughout the programming period.

2.   Member States shall submit to the Commission, together with their draft multiannual programme, a description of the organisation and procedures of the responsible authorities, delegated authorities and certifying authorities, and the internal audit systems operating in those authorities and bodies, the audit authority, and any other bodies carrying out audits under its responsibility.

3.   The Commission shall review the application of this provision in the context of the preparation of the report for the period 2007 to 2010 referred to in Article 52(3).

Article 35

Responsibilities of the Commission

1.   The Commission shall satisfy itself in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 34 that the Member States have set up management and control systems that comply with Articles 26 to 32, and on the basis of the annual audit reports and its own audits, that the systems function effectively during the programming period.

2.   Without prejudice to audits carried out by Member States, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot checks to verify the effective functioning of the management and control systems, which may include audits of actions included in the annual programmes, with a minimum of three working days' notice. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State concerned may take part in such audits.

3.   The Commission may require a Member State to carry out on-the-spot checks to verify the correct functioning of the systems or the correctness of one or more transactions. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may take part in such checks.

4.   The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure that appropriate information, publicity and follow-up are provided for actions supported by the Fund.

5.   The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure that actions are consistent with, and complementary to, other relevant Community policies, instruments and initiatives.

6.   The Commission shall lay down guidelines to ensure the visibility of the funding granted under this Decision.

Article 36

Cooperation with the audit authorities of the Member States

1.   The Commission shall cooperate with the audit authorities to coordinate their respective audit plans and methods and shall immediately exchange the results of audits carried out of management and control systems in order to make the best possible use of control resources and to avoid unjustified duplication of work.

The Commission shall provide its comments on the audit strategy presented under Article 32 within not more than three months of its receipt.

2.   In determining its own audit strategy, the Commission shall identify those annual programmes which it considers satisfactory on the basis of its existing knowledge of the management and control systems.

For those programmes, the Commission may conclude that it can rely principally on the audit evidence provided by the Member States and that it will carry out its own on the spot checks only if there is evidence to suggest shortcomings in the systems.

CHAPTER VII

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Article 37

Eligibility — Declarations of expenditure

1.   All declarations of expenditure shall include the amount of expenditure incurred by final beneficiaries in implementing the actions and the corresponding contribution from public or private funds.

2.   Expenditure shall correspond to the payments effected by the final beneficiaries. It shall be justified by receipted invoices or accounting documents of equivalent evidential value.

3.   Expenditure may be considered eligible for support from the Fund only if it is actually paid no earlier than 1 January of the year referred to in the financing decision approving the annual programme referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 23(4). The co-financed actions must not have been completed before the starting date for eligibility.

By way of exception, the period for which expenditure is eligible shall be fixed at three years for the expenditure implementing the actions supported under the 2007 annual programmes.

4.   The rules governing eligibility of expenditure within the framework of implemented actions co-financed by the Fund in the Member States under Article 4 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 56(2).

Article 38

Completeness of payment to final beneficiaries

Member States shall satisfy themselves that the responsible authority ensures that the final beneficiaries receive the total amount of the contribution from public funds as quickly as possible. No amounts shall be deducted or withheld, nor shall any further specific charge or other charge with equivalent effect be levied that would reduce these amounts for the final beneficiaries, provided that the final beneficiaries meet all the requirements regarding the eligibility of actions and expenses.

Article 39

Use of the euro

1.   Amounts set out in the draft multiannual and annual programmes of the Member States referred to in Articles 21 and 23 respectively, certified declarations of expenditure, requests for payments referred to in Article 29(1)(n), expenditure mentioned in the progress report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 41(4) and the final report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 53 shall be denominated in euros.

2.   Commission financing decisions approving the annual programmes of Member States referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 23(4), Commission commitments and Commission payments shall be denominated and carried out in euros.

3.   Member States which have not adopted the euro as their currency on the date of the request for payment shall convert into euros the amounts of expenditure incurred in national currency. This amount shall be converted into euros using the monthly accounting exchange rate of the Commission for the month during which the expenditure was entered in the accounts of the responsible authority of the programme concerned. This rate shall be published electronically by the Commission each month.

4.   When the euro becomes the currency of a Member State, the conversion procedure set out in paragraph 3 shall continue to apply to all expenditure recorded in the accounts by the certifying authority before the date of entry into force of the fixed conversion rate between the national currency and the euro.

Article 40

Commitments

Community budgetary commitments shall be made annually on the basis of the Commission financing decision approving the annual programme referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 23(4).

Article 41

Payments — Prefinancing

1.   Payments by the Commission of the contribution from the Fund shall be made in accordance with the budget commitments.

2.   Payments shall take the form of pre-financing and payment of the balance. They shall be made to the responsible authority designated by the Member State.

3.   A first pre-financing payment representing 50 % of the amount allocated in the financing decision approving the annual programme shall be made to the Member State within sixty days following the adoption of that decision.

4.   A second pre-financing payment shall be made no more than three months after the Commission has approved, within two months of the formal submission of a request for payment by a Member State, a progress report on the implementation of the annual programme and a certified declaration of expenditure drawn up in accordance with Article 31(1)(a), and Article 37 accounting for at least 60 % of the amount of the initial payment.

The amount of the second pre-financing payment made by the Commission shall not exceed 50 % of the total amount allocated by the financing decision approving the annual programme and, in any event, where a Member State has committed nationally an amount less than the amount indicated in the financing decision approving the annual programme, the balance of the amount of Community funds actually committed by the Member State for selected projects under the annual programme minus the first pre-financing payment.

5.   Any interest generated by pre-financing payments shall be posted to the annual programme concerned, being regarded as a resource for the Member State as national public contribution and shall be declared to the Commission at the time of the declaration of expenditure relating to the final report on the implementation of the annual programme concerned.

6.   The amounts paid as pre-financing shall be cleared from the accounts when the annual programme is closed.

Article 42

Payment of balance

1.   The Commission shall pay the balance provided it has received the following documents no later than nine months after the eligibility deadline for expenditure laid down in the financing decision approving the annual programme:

The payment of the balance shall be subject to the acceptance of the final report on the implementation of the annual programme and of the declaration assessing the validity of the request for payment of the balance.

2.   If the responsible authority fails to provide the documents required in paragraph 1 by the due date and in an acceptable format, the Commission shall decommit any part of the budget commitment of the corresponding annual programme that has not been used for payment of the pre-financing.

3.   The automatic cancellation procedure defined in paragraph 2 shall be suspended, for the amount of the projects concerned, where legal proceedings or administrative appeals having suspensive effects are under way at Member State level when the documents defined in paragraph 1 are submitted. The Member State shall, in the final report submitted, give detailed information on such projects, and send reports on progress made with regard to these projects every six months. Within three months of the conclusion of the legal proceedings or administrative appeal procedure, the Member State shall present the documents required in paragraph 1 for the projects concerned.

4.   The nine-month period referred to in paragraph 1 shall cease to run if the Commission adopts a decision suspending payments of the co-financing for the relevant annual programme in accordance with Article 44. The period shall start to run again from the date when the Commission decision referred to in Article 44(3) has been notified to the Member State.

5.   Without prejudice to Article 43, the Commission shall, within six months of receiving the documents referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, inform the Member State of the amount of expenditure recognised by the Commission as chargeable to the Fund, and of any financial corrections deriving from the difference between declared expenditure and the expenditure recognised. The Member State shall have three months to present its comments.

6.   Within three months of receiving the Member State's comments, the Commission shall decide on the amount of expenditure recognised as chargeable to the Fund, and recover the balance arising from the difference between final recognised expenditure and the sums already paid to that Member State.

7.   Subject to available funding, the Commission shall pay the balance within no more than sixty days from the date on which it accepts the documents referred to in paragraph 1. The balance of the budgetary commitment shall be decommitted within six months following the payment.

Article 43

Withholding of payments

1.   The payment shall be withheld by the authorising officer by delegation within the meaning of the Financial Regulation for a maximum period of six months if:

2.   The Member State and the responsible authority shall be informed immediately of the reasons for the payment being withheld. The payment shall be withheld until the necessary measures are taken by the Member State.

Article 44

Suspension of payments

1.   All or part of the pre-financing and payments of the balance may be suspended by the Commission when:

2.   The Commission may decide to suspend pre-financing and payments of the balance after having given the Member State the opportunity to present its observations within a period of three months.

3.   The Commission shall end suspension of pre-financing and payments of the balance when it considers that the Member State has taken the necessary measures to enable the suspension to be lifted.

4.   If the necessary measures are not taken by the Member State, the Commission may adopt a decision to cancel all or part of the net amount or cancel the Community contribution to the annual programme in accordance with Article 48.

Article 45

Conservation of documents

Without prejudice to the rules governing State aid under Article 87 of the Treaty, the responsible authority shall ensure that all the supporting documents regarding expenditure and audits on the programmes concerned are kept available for the Commission and the Court of Auditors for a period of five years following the closure of the programmes in accordance with Article 42(1).

This period shall be interrupted either in the case of legal proceedings or at the duly substantiated request of the Commission.

The documents shall be kept either in the form of the originals or in versions certified to be in conformity with the originals on commonly accepted data carriers.

CHAPTER VIII

FINANCIAL CORRECTIONS

Article 46

Financial corrections by Member States

1.   Member States shall, in the first instance, bear the responsibility for investigating irregularities, acting upon evidence of any major change affecting the nature or the conditions for the implementation or control of programmes and making the required financial corrections.

2.   Member States shall make the financial corrections required in connection with the individual or systemic irregularities detected in actions or annual programmes.

Corrections made by Member States shall consist in cancelling, and if applicable, recovering all or part of the Community contribution. Where the amount is not repaid in the time allowed by the relevant Member State, default interest shall be due at the rate provided for in Article 49(2). Member States shall take into account the nature and gravity of the irregularities and the financial loss to the Fund.

3.   In the event of systemic irregularities the relevant Member State shall extend its enquiries to cover all operations liable to be affected.

4.   Member States shall include in the final report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 53 a list of cancellation procedures initiated for the annual programme concerned.

Article 47

Audit of accounts and financial corrections by the Commission

1.   Without prejudice to the powers of the Court of Auditors or the checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on the actions financed by the Fund and on management and control systems with a minimum of three working days' notice. The Commission shall give notice to the Member State concerned with a view to obtaining all the assistance necessary. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State concerned may take part in such checks.

The Commission may require the Member State concerned to carry out an on-the-spot check to verify the accuracy of one or more transactions. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may take part in such checks.

2.   If, after completing the necessary verifications, the Commission concludes that a Member State is not complying with its obligations under Article 33, it shall suspend the pre-financing or payment of the balance in accordance with Article 44.

Article 48

Criteria for the corrections

1.   The Commission may make financial corrections by cancelling all or part of the Community contribution to an annual programme where, after carrying out the necessary examination, it concludes that:

The Commission shall decide after having taken into account any comments made by the Member State.

2.   The Commission shall base its financial corrections on individual cases of irregularity identified, taking account of the systemic nature of the irregularity to determine whether a flat-rate or extrapolated correction should be applied. Where the irregularity relates to a declaration of expenditure for which a reasonable assurance had previously been given by the audit authority in accordance with Article 32(3)(b), there will be a presumption of a systemic problem giving rise to the application of a flat-rate or extrapolated correction, unless the Member State can provide proof within three months to rebut this presumption.

3.   The Commission shall, when deciding the amount of a correction, take account of the importance of the irregularity and the extent and financial implications of the deficiencies found in the annual programme concerned.

4.   Where the Commission bases its position on the facts established by auditors other than those of its own services, it shall draw its own conclusions regarding the financial consequences, after examining the measures taken by the Member State concerned under Article 34, the reports of notified irregularities and any replies from the Member State.

Article 49

Repayment

1.   Any repayment due to be made to the general budget of the European Union shall be effected before the due date indicated in the order for recovery drawn up in accordance with Article 72 of the Financial Regulation. This due date shall be the last day of the second month following the issuing of the order.

2.   Any delay in effecting repayment shall give rise to interest on account of late payment, starting on the due date and ending on the date of actual payment. The rate of such interest shall be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, in force on the first calendar day of the month in which the due date falls, increased by three and a half percentage points.

Article 50

Obligations of Member States

A financial correction by the Commission shall not prejudice the Member State's obligation to pursue recoveries under Article 46.

CHAPTER IX

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTS

Article 51

Monitoring and evaluation

1.   The Commission shall carry out regular monitoring of the Fund in cooperation with the Member States.

2.   The Fund shall be evaluated by the Commission in partnership with the Member States to assess the relevance, effectiveness and impact of actions in the light of the objectives referred to in Article 3 in the context of the preparation for the reports set out in Article 52(3).

3.   The Commission shall also consider the complementarity between the actions implemented under the Fund and those pursued under other relevant Community policies, instruments and initiatives.

4.   As a part of the report for the period 2007 to 2010 referred to in Article 52(3)(c), the Commission shall assess the impact of the Fund on the development of the policy and legislation on external border control, assess the synergies between the Fund and the tasks of the Agency as well as the appropriateness of the criteria established to allocate the funds between the Member States in light of the objectives pursued by the European Union in this area.

Article 52

Reporting obligations

1.   In each Member State the responsible authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure project monitoring and evaluation.

To that end, the agreements and contracts it concludes with the organisations responsible for the implementation of the actions shall include clauses laying down an obligation to submit regular and detailed reports on the progress of implementation and completion of the assigned objectives, which shall be the basis for, respectively, the progress and final reports on the implementation of the annual programme.

2.   The Member States shall submit to the Commission:

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions:

Article 53

Final report on the implementation of the annual programme

1.   The final report on the implementation of the annual programme shall include the following information in order to obtain a clear view of the implementation of the programme:

2.   The report shall be judged acceptable where it contains all the information listed in paragraph 1. The Commission shall reach a decision on the content of the report submitted by the responsible authority within two months of having received all the information referred to in paragraph 1, which shall be acknowledged to the Member States. If the Commission does not respond within the time limit laid down, the report shall be deemed to be accepted.

3.   The Commission shall communicate to the Agency the approved final reports on the implementation of the annual programme.

CHAPTER X

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 54

Preparation of the multiannual programme

1.   By way of derogation from Article 20, Member States shall:

2.   By 1 July 2007, the Commission shall provide Member States with:

Article 55

The preparation of the 2007 and 2008 annual programmes

1.   By way of derogation from Article 23, the following time table shall apply for implementation in the financial year 2007 and 2008:

2.   As concerns the 2007 annual programme, expenditure actually disbursed between 1 January 2007 and the date on which the financing decision approving the annual programme of the Member State concerned is adopted may qualify for support from the Fund.

3.   To allow for the adoption in 2008 of financing decisions approving the annual programme for 2007, the Commission shall make the Community budgetary commitment for 2007 on the basis of the estimate of the amount to be allocated to the Member States, calculated as provided by Articles 14 and 15.

CHAPTER XI

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 56

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the common Committee ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’, established by this Decision.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and 5(b) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The time-limits laid down in Article 5a(3)(c), (4)(b) and (4)(e) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at six weeks.

Article 57

Review

The European Parliament and the Council shall review this Decision on the basis of a proposal from the Commission by 30 June 2013.

Article 58

Entry into force and application

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision shall apply from ... (******), with the exception of Articles 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 27, Article 33(2), Article 33(5), Article 34, Article 37(4) and Article 56 which shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 59

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 88, 11.4.2006, p. 15.

(2)OJ C 115, 16.5.2006, p. 47.

(3)  Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(4)OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 1.

(5)OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1.

(6)OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 946.

(7)  OJ ...

(*)  OJ: please insert number, date and OJ reference of that Decision.

(8)  OJ ...

(9)  OJ ...

(10)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(11)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(12)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(13)OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

(14)OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 53.

(15)OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 78.

(16)OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.

(17)OJ L 395, 31.12.2004, p. 70.

(18)OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.

(19)OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 45.

(**)  OJ: please insert the number of the first Decision referred to in recital 18 (European Refugee Fund).

(***)  OJ: please insert the number of the second Decision referred to in recital 18 (European Return Fund).

(****)  OJ: please insert the number of the third Decision referred to in recital 18 (European Fund for the Integration of third-country Nationals).

(20)OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 24.

(21)OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19. Convention as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 381, 28.12.2006, p. 4).

(22)OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 8.

(23)OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 15.

(24)OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 (OJ L 141, 4.6.2005, p. 3).

(25)OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 128. Corrected version in OJ L 206, 9.6.2004, p. 51. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1283/2005 (OJ L 203, 4.8.2005, p. 8).

(*****)  OJ: please insert the numbers of the 3 Decisions referred to in recital 18.

(******)  Date of entry into force of this Decision.

(*******)  15 days after entry into force of this Decision.

P6_TA(2006)0591

European Return Fund ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Return Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ (COM(2005)0123 — C6-0126/2005 — 2005/0049(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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P6_TC1-COD(2005)0049

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Return Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General Programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 63(2)(b) and 63(3)(b) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Decision establishes for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013 the European Return Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’) as part of a coherent framework, which also includes Decision No .../2007/EC (**), Decision No .../2007/EC (***) and Decision No .../2007/EC (****), in order to contribute to the strengthening of the area of freedom, security and justice and the application of the principle of solidarity between the Member States.

This Decision defines the objectives to which the Fund contributes, its implementation, the available financial resources and the distribution criteria for the allocation of the available financial resources.

It establishes the Fund's management rules, including financial rules, as well as monitoring and control mechanisms, based on the sharing of responsibilities between the Commission and the Member States.

Article 2

General objective of the Fund

1.   The general objective of the Fund shall be to support the efforts made by the Member States to improve the management of return in all its dimensions through the use of the concept of integrated management and by providing for joint actions to be implemented by Member States or national actions that pursue Community objectives under the principle of solidarity, taking account of Community legislation in this field and in full compliance with fundamental rights.

2.   The Fund shall contribute to the financing of technical assistance on the initiative of the Member States or the Commission.

Article 3

Specific objectives

1.   The Fund shall contribute to achieving the following specific objectives:

2.   Integrated return management shall include, in particular, the development and implementation, by the competent authorities of the Member States, of integrated return plans which:

3.   Integrated Return Plans shall focus in particular on effective and sustainable returns through such actions as efficient information at pre-departure stage, travel arrangements, transit in the country of return for both voluntary and enforced return. As far as possible, incentives for voluntary returnees, such as return assistance, may be provided for in order to promote voluntary return.

Where Member States consider it appropriate, they may include the provision of reception and reintegration support.

Article 4

Eligible actions in the Member States

1.   Actions relating to the objective laid down in Article 3(1)(a), and in particular the following, shall be eligible for support from the Fund:

2.   Actions relating to the objective laid down in Article 3(1)(b), and in particular the following, shall be eligible for support from the Fund:

3.   Actions relating to the objective laid down in Article 3(1)(c), and in particular the following, shall be eligible for support from the Fund:

4.   Actions provided for by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall, in particular, promote the implementation of the provisions of the relevant Community legislation in the field of the common European immigration and return policy.

Article 5

Eligible measures in the Member States

Actions supported may include the following measures:

Article 6

Community actions

1.   At the Commission's initiative, up to 7 % of the Fund's available resources may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of interest to the Community as a whole (hereinafter referred to as ‘Community actions’) concerning return policy and measures applicable to the target groups as referred to in Article 7.

2.   To be eligible for funding, Community actions shall, in particular:

3.   The annual work programme laying down the priorities for Community actions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 7

Target groups

1.   For the purposes of this Decision the target groups shall comprise:

2.   Third-country national means any person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 17(1) of the Treaty.

CHAPTER II

PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE

Article 8

Complementarity, consistency and compliance

1.   The Fund shall provide assistance which complements national, regional and local actions, integrating into them the priorities of the Community.

2.   The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that assistance from the Fund and the Member States is consistent with the activities, policies and priorities of the Community. This consistency shall be indicated in particular in the multiannual programme referred to in Article 19.

3.   Operations financed by the Fund shall comply with the provisions of the Treaty and of acts adopted thereunder.

Article 9

Programming

1.   The objectives of the Fund shall be pursued within the framework of the multiannual programming period from 2008 to 2013, subject to a mid-term review in accordance with Article 22. The multiannual programming system shall include the priorities and a process for management, decision making, auditing and certification.

2.   The multiannual programmes approved by the Commission shall be implemented by means of annual programmes.

Article 10

Subsidiary and proportional intervention

1.   Implementation of multiannual and annual programmes referred to in Articles 19 and 21 shall be the responsibility of Member States at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the institutional system specific to each Member State. This responsibility shall be exercised in accordance with this Decision.

2.   In relation to audit provisions, the means employed by the Commission and the Member States shall vary according to the size of the Community contribution. The same principle shall apply to provisions on evaluation and to the reports on multiannual and annual programmes.

Article 11

Implementation methods

1.   The Community budget allocated to the Fund shall be implemented in accordance with Article 53(1)(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of the Community actions referred to in Article 6 and the technical assistance referred to in Article 16 of this Decision.

2.   The Commission shall exercise its responsibility for implementing the general budget of the European Union by:

Article 12

Partnership

1.   Each Member State shall organise, in accordance with current national rules and practices, a partnership with the authorities and bodies which are involved in the implementation of the multiannual programme or which, according to the Member State concerned, are able to make a useful contribution to its development.

Such authorities and bodies may include the competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, international organisations, in particular UNHCR, and bodies representing civil society, such as non-governmental organisations or social partners.

2.   Such partnership shall be conducted in full compliance with the respective institutional, legal and financial jurisdiction of each partner category.

CHAPTER III

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

Article 13

Global resources

1.   The financial envelope for the implementation of this Decision from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013 shall be 676 million euro.

2.   The annual appropriations for the Fund shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the Financial Framework.

3.   The Commission shall make indicative annual breakdowns by Member States in accordance with the criteria established in Article 14.

Article 14

Annual distribution of resources for eligible actions in the Member States

1.   Each Member State shall receive a fixed amount of 300 000euro from the Fund's annual allocation.

This amount shall be raised to 500 000euro per annum for the period 2008 to 2013 for those Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004.

This amount shall be raised to 500 000euro per annum for those Member States which accede to the European Union during the period from 2007 to 2013 for the remaining part of the period 2008 to 2013 following the year of their accession.

2.   The remainder of the available annual resources shall be broken down between the Member States as follows:

3.   The third-country nationals referred to in paragraph 2 shall not include:

4.   The reference figures shall be the latest statistics produced by the Commission (Eurostat) on the basis of data provided by Member States in accordance with Community law.

Where Member States have not supplied the Commission (Eurostat) with the statistics concerned, they shall provide provisional data as soon as possible.

Before accepting these data as reference figures, the Commission (Eurostat) shall evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information in accordance with normal operational procedures. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with all the necessary information to do so.

Article 15

Financing structure

1.   Financial contributions under the Fund shall take the form of grants.

2.   Actions supported by the Fund shall be co-financed by public or private sources, shall be of a non-profit nature and shall not be eligible for funding from other sources covered by the general budget of the European Union.

3.   Fund appropriations shall be complementary to public or equivalent expenditure allocated by Member States to the measures covered by this Decision.

4.   The Community contribution to supported projects, as regards actions implemented in the Member States under Article 3 shall not exceed 50 % of the total cost of a specific action.

This may be increased to 75 % for projects addressing specific priorities identified in the strategic guidelines as referred to in Article 18.

The Community contribution shall be increased to 75 % in the Member States covered by the Cohesion Fund.

5.   Within the framework of the implementation of national programming as set out in Chapter IV, Member States shall select projects for financing on the basis of the following minimum criteria:

6.   As a general rule, Community financial aid for actions supported by the Fund shall be granted for a period of no more than three years, subject to periodic progress reports.

Article 16

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

1.   At the initiative of and/or on behalf of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 500 000euro of the Fund's annual allocation, the Fund may finance preparatory measures, monitoring, administrative and technical support measures, as well as evaluation, audit and inspection measures necessary for implementing this Decision.

2.   Those measures shall include:

Article 17

Technical assistance at the initiative of Member States

1.   At the initiative of a Member State, for each annual programme, the Fund may finance preparatory measures, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and control measures, as well as measures for the reinforcement of the administrative capacity for the implementation of the Fund.

2.   The amount set aside for technical assistance under each annual programme may not exceed:

CHAPTER IV

PROGRAMMING

Article 18

Adoption of strategic guidelines

1.   The Commission shall adopt strategic guidelines setting out a framework for the intervention of the Fund, taking into account progress in the development and implementation of Community legislation in the area of return and measures taken by the Community in the area of illegal immigration as well as the indicative distribution of the financial resources of the Fund for the period of the multiannual programme.

2.   For the objectives of the Fund referred to in Article 3(1)(a) and (b), those guidelines shall, in particular, give effect to the priorities of the Community with a view to promoting:

For the objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3(1)(c), those guidelines shall, in particular, give effect to the priorities of the Community to promote the knowledge of the common standards across the European Union and the integration of those standards into daily return management processes in the administrative authorities of the Member States.

3.   The Commission shall adopt the strategic guidelines relating to the multiannual programming period by 31 July 2007 at the latest.

4.   The strategic guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 52(3). These strategic guidelines, once adopted, shall be annexed to this Decision.

Article 19

Preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes

1.   Each Member State shall propose, on the basis of the strategic guidelines referred to in Article 18, a draft multiannual programme which shall consist of the following elements:

2.   Member States shall submit their draft multiannual programme to the Commission no later than four months after the Commission has provided the strategic guidelines.

3.   In order to approve the draft multiannual programme, the Commission shall examine:

4.   Where the Commission considers that a draft multiannual programme is inconsistent with the strategic guidelines and/or does not comply with the provisions of this Decision setting out management and control systems or with Community law, it shall invite the Member State concerned to provide all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, to revise the draft multiannual programme accordingly.

5.   The Commission shall approve each multiannual programme within three months of its formal submission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 20

Revision of multiannual programmes

1.   At the initiative of the Member State in question or the Commission, the multiannual programme shall be re-examined and, if necessary, revised for the rest of the programming period in order to take greater or different account of Community priorities. Multiannual programmes may be re-examined in the light of evaluations and/or following implementation difficulties.

2.   The Commission shall adopt a decision approving the revision of the multiannual programme as soon as possible after the formal submission of a request to that effect by the Member State concerned. The revision of the multiannual programme shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 21

Annual programmes

1.   The multiannual programme approved by the Commission shall be implemented by means of annual work programmes.

2.   The Commission shall provide the Member States, by 1 July of each year, with an estimate of the amounts to be allocated to them for the following year from the total appropriations allocated under the annual budgetary procedure, calculated as provided for by Article 14.

3.   Member States shall submit to the Commission by 1 November of each year, a draft annual programme for the following year, established in accordance with the multiannual programmeand consisting of the following elements:

4.   By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States shall submit the draft annual programmes for 2008 to the Commission by 1 March 2008.

5.   When examining the draft annual programme of a Member State, the Commission shall take account of the final amount of the appropriations allocated to the Fund under the budgetary procedure.

Within one month of the formal submission of the draft annual programme, the Commission shall inform the Member State concerned whether it can be approved. If the draft annual programme is inconsistent with the multiannual programme, the Commission shall invite that Member State to provide all necessary information and, where appropriate, to revise the draft annual programme accordingly.

The Commission shall adopt the financing decision approving the annual programme by 1 March of the year in question. The decision shall indicate the amount allocated to the Member State concerned and the period for which the expenditure is eligible.

6.   To take into account duly substantiated emergency situations which were not foreseen at the time of the approval of the annual programme and which require urgent action, a Member State may revise up to 10 % of the financial breakdown of the contribution from the Fund between the various actions listed in the annual programme or allocate up to 10 % of the breakdown to other actions in accordance with this Decision. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission of the revised annual programme.

Article 22

Mid-term review of the multiannual programme

1.   The Commission shall review the strategic guidelines and, where necessary, adopt, by 31 March 2010, revised strategic guidelines for the period 2011 to 2013.

2.   If such revised strategic guidelines are adopted, each Member State shall re-examine its multiannual programme and, where appropriate, revise it.

3.   The rules laid down in Article 19 on the preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes shall apply mutatis mutandis to the preparation and approval of these revised multiannual programmes.

4.   The revised strategic guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 52(3).

CHAPTER V

MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

Article 23

Implementation

The Commission shall be responsible for implementing this Decision and shall adopt such implementing rules as may be necessary.

Article 24

General principles of management and control systems

The management and control systems of multiannual programmes set up by Member States shall provide for:

Article 25

Designation of authorities

1.   For the implementation of its multiannual programme and annual programmes the Member State shall designate the following:

2.   The Member State shall lay down rules governing its relations with the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and their relations with the Commission.

3.   Subject to Article 24 (b), some or all of the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be located within the same body.

4.   The rules for implementing Articles 26 to 30 shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 26

Responsible authority

1.   The responsible authority shall meet the following minimum conditions. It shall:

2.   The Member State shall provide the responsible authority with adequate funding so that it can continue to carry out its tasks properly throughout the period 2008 to 2013.

3.   The Commission may assist the Member States in the training of staff, in particular as regards the correct application of Chapters V to IX.

Article 27

Tasks of the responsible authority

1.   The responsible authority shall be responsible for managing and implementing the multiannual programme in accordance with the principle of sound financial management.

It shall in particular:

2.   The responsible authority's management activities for projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 16.

Article 28

Delegation of tasks by the responsible authority

1.   Where all or some of the responsible authority's tasks are delegated to a delegated authority, the responsible authority shall define the scope of the tasks delegated, and set out detailed procedures for the implementation of the delegated tasks, which shall comply with the conditions laid down in Article 26.

2.   These procedures shall include supplying the responsible authority with regular information on the effective performance of the delegated tasks and a description of the means employed.

Article 29

Certifying authority

1.   The certifying authority shall:

2.   The certifying authority's activities relating to projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 17, provided that the prerogatives of this authority as described in Article 25 are respected.

Article 30

Audit authority

1.   The audit authority shall:

2   Where the designated audit authority under this Decision is also the designated audit authority under Decisions No .../2007/EC, No .../2007/EC and No .../2007/EC (*****), or where common systems apply to two or more of these Funds, a single combined audit strategy may be submitted under paragraph 1(c).

3.   For each annual programme, the audit authority shall draft a report which shall comprise:

4.   The audit authority shall ensure that the audit work takes account of internationally accepted audit standards.

5.   The audit relating to projects implemented in the Member States may be financed under the technical assistance arrangements referred to in Article 17, provided that the prerogatives of the audit authority as described in Article 24 are respected.

CHAPTER VI

RESPONSIBIILTIES AND CONTROLS

Article 31

Responsibilities of the Member States

1.   Member States shall be responsible for ensuring sound financial management of multiannual and annual programmes and the legality and regularity of underlying transactions.

2.   Member States shall ensure that responsible authorities and any delegated authority, certifying authorities, audit authorities and any other bodies concerned receive adequate guidance on setting up the management and control systems referred to in Articles 24 to 30 to ensure that Community financing is used efficiently and correctly.

3.   Member States shall prevent, detect and correct irregularities. They shall notify these to the Commission, and keep the Commission informed of the progress in the administrative and legal proceedings.

When amounts unduly paid to a final beneficiary cannot be recovered, the Member State concerned shall be responsible for reimbursing the amounts lost to the general budget of the European Union when it is established that the loss has been incurred as a result of its fault or negligence.

4.   Member States shall be primarily responsible for the financial control of actions and shall ensure that management and control systems and audits are implemented in such a way as to guarantee that Community funds are used properly and effectively. They shall provide the Commission with a description of these systems.

5.   The detailed rules for implementing paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 32

Management and control systems

1.   Before the Commission approves the multiannual programme, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2), the Member States shall ensure that management and control systems have been set up in accordance with Articles 24 to 30. They shall be responsible for ensuring that the systems function effectively throughout the programming period.

2.   Member States shall submit to the Commission, together with their draft multiannual programme, a description of the organisation and procedures of the responsible authorities, delegated authorities and certifying authorities, and the internal audit systems operating in those authorities and bodies, the audit authority, and any other bodies carrying out audits under its responsibility.

3.   The Commission shall review the application of this provision in the context of the preparation of the report for the period 2008 to 2010 referred to in Article 50(3).

Article 33

Responsibilities of the Commission

1.   The Commission shall satisfy itself in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 31 that Member States have set up management and control systems that comply with Articles 24 to 30, and on the basis of the annual audit reports and its own audits that the systems function effectively during the programming period.

2.   Without prejudice to audits carried out by Member States, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot checks to verify the effective functioning of the management and control systems, which may include audits of actions included in the annual programmes, with a minimum of three working days' notice. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State concerned may take part in such audits.

3.   The Commission may require a Member State to carry out on-the-spot checks to verify the correct functioning of the systems or the correctness of one or more transactions. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may take part in such checks.

4.   The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure that appropriate information, publicity and follow-up are provided for actions supported by the Fund.

5.   The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure that actions are consistent with, and complementary to, other relevant Community policies, instruments and initiatives.

6.   The Commission shall lay down guidelines to ensure the visibility of the funding granted under this Decision.

Article 34

Cooperation with the audit authorities of the Member States

1.   The Commission shall cooperate with the audit authorities to coordinate their respective audit plans and methods and shall immediately exchange the results of audits carried out of management and control systems in order to make the best possible use of control resources and to avoid unjustified duplication of work.

The Commission shall provide its comments on the audit strategy presented under Article 30 within not more than three months of its receipt.

2.   In determining its own audit strategy, the Commission shall identify those annual programmes which it considers satisfactory on the basis of its existing knowledge of the management and control systems.

For those programmes, the Commission may conclude that it can rely principally on the audit evidence provided by the Member States and that it will carry out its own on-the-spot checks only if there is evidence to suggest shortcomings in the systems.

CHAPTER VII

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Article 35

Eligibility — Declarations of expenditure

1.   All declarations of expenditure shall include the amount of expenditure incurred by final beneficiaries in implementing the actions and the corresponding contribution from public or private funds.

2.   Expenditure shall correspond to the payments effected by the final beneficiaries. It shall be justified by receipted invoices or accounting documents of equivalent evidential value.

3.   Expenditure may be considered eligible for support from the Fund only if it is actually paid no earlier than 1 January of the year referred to in the financing decision approving the annual programme referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 21(5). The co-financed actions must not have been completed before the starting date for eligibility.

4.   The rules governing eligibility of expenditure within the framework of implemented actions co-financed by the Fund in the Member States under Article 3 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 52(2).

Article 36

Completeness of payment to final beneficiaries

Member States shall satisfy themselves that the responsible authority ensures that the final beneficiaries receive the total amount of the contribution from public funds as quickly as possible. No amounts shall be deducted or withheld, nor shall any further specific charge or other charge with equivalent effect be levied that would reduce these amounts for the final beneficiaries, provided that the final beneficiaries meet all the requirements regarding the eligibility of actions and expenses.

Article 37

Use of the euro

1.   Amounts set out in the draft multiannual and annual programmes of the Member States referred to in Articles 19 and 21 respectively, certified declarations of expenditure, requests for payments referred to in Article 27(1)(n) and expenditure mentioned in the progress report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 39(4) and the final report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 51 shall be denominated in euros.

2.   Commission financing decisions approving the annual programmes of Member States referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 21(5), Commission commitments and Commission payments shall be denominated and carried out in euros.

3.   Member States which have not adopted the euro as their currency on the date of the request for payment shall convert into euros the amounts of expenditure incurred in national currency. This amount shall be converted into euros using the monthly accounting exchange rate of the Commission for the month during which the expenditure was entered in the accounts of the responsible authority of the programme concerned. This rate shall be published electronically by the Commission each month.

4.   When the euro becomes the currency of a Member State, the conversion procedure set out in paragraph 3 shall continue to apply to all expenditure recorded in the accounts by the certifying authority before the date of entry into force of the fixed conversion rate between the national currency and the euro.

Article 38

Commitments

Community budgetary commitments shall be made annually on the basis of the Commission financing decision approving the annual programme referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 21(5).

Article 39

Payments — Prefinancing

1.   Payments by the Commission of the contribution from the Fund shall be made in accordance with the budget commitments.

2.   Payments shall take the form of pre-financing and payment of the balance. They shall be made to the responsible authority designated by the Member State.

3.   A first pre-financing payment representing 50 % of the amount allocated in the financing decision approving the annual programme shall be made to the Member State within sixty days following the adoption of that decision.

4.   A second pre-financing payment shall be made no more than three months after the Commission has approved, within two months of the formal submission of a request for payment by a Member State, a progress report on the implementation of the annual programme and a certified declaration of expenditure drawn up in accordance with Article 29(1)(a), and Article 35 accounting for at least 60 % of the amount of the initial payment. The amount of the second pre-financing payment made by the Commission shall not exceed 50 % of the total amount allocated by the financing decision approving the annual programme and, in any event, where a Member State has committed nationally an amount less than the amount indicated in the financing decision approving the annual programme, the balance of the amount of Community funds actually committed by the Member State for selected projects under the annual programme minus the first pre-financing payment.

5.   Any interest generated by pre-financing payments shall be posted to the annual programme concerned, being regarded as a resource for the Member State as national public contribution and shall be declared to the Commission at the time of the declaration of expenditure relating to the final report on the implementation of the annual programme concerned.

6.   The amounts paid as pre-financing shall be cleared from the accounts when the annual programme is closed.

Article 40

Payment of balance

1.   The Commission shall pay the balance provided it has received the following documents no later than nine months after the eligibility deadline for expenditure laid down in the financing decision approving the annual programme:

The payment of the balance shall be subject to the acceptance of the final report on the implementation of the annual programme and of the declaration assessing the validity of the request for payment of the balance.

2.   If the responsible authority fails to provide the documents required in paragraph 1 by the due date and in an acceptable format, the Commission shall decommit any part of the budget commitment of the corresponding annual programme that has not been used for payment of the pre-financing.

3.   The automatic cancellation procedure defined in paragraph 2 shall be suspended, for the amount of the projects concerned, where legal proceedings or administrative appeals having suspensive effects are under way at Member State level when the documents defined in paragraph 1 are submitted. The Member State shall, in the final report submitted, give detailed information on such projects, and send reports on progress made with regard to these projects every six months. Within three months of the conclusion of the legal proceedings or administrative appeal procedure, the Member State shall present the documents required in paragraph 1 for the projects concerned.

4.   The nine-month period referred to in paragraph 1 shall cease to run if the Commission adopts a decision suspending payments of the co-financing for the relevant annual programme in accordance with Article 42. The period shall start to run again from the date when the Commission decision referred to in Article 40(3) has been notified to the Member State.

5.   Without prejudice to Article 41, the Commission shall, within six months of receiving the documents referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, inform the Member State of the amount of expenditure recognised by the Commission as chargeable to the Fund, and of any financial corrections deriving from the difference between declared expenditure and the expenditure recognised. The Member State shall have three months to present its comments.

6.   Within three months of receiving the Member State's comments, the Commission shall decide on the amount of expenditure recognised as chargeable to the Fund, and recover the balance arising from the difference between final recognised expenditure and the sums already paid to that Member State.

7.   Subject to available funding, the Commission shall pay the balance within no more than sixty days from the date on which it accepts the documents referred to in paragraph 1. The balance of the budgetary commitment shall be decommitted within six months following the payment.

Article 41

Withholding of payments

1.   The payment shall be withheld by the authorising officer by delegation within the meaning of the Financial Regulation for a maximum period of six months if:

2.   The Member State and the responsible authority shall be informed immediately of the reasons for the payment being withheld. The payment shall be withheld until the necessary measures are taken by the Member State.

Article 42

Suspension of payments

1.   All or part of the pre-financing and payments of the balance may be suspended by the Commission when:

2.   The Commission may decide to suspend pre-financing and payments of the balance after having given the Member State the opportunity to present its observations within a period of three months.

3.   The Commission shall end suspension of pre-financing and payments of the balance when it considers that the Member State has taken the necessary measures to enable the suspension to be lifted.

4.   If the necessary measures are not taken by the Member State, the Commission may adopt a decision to cancel all or part of the Community contribution to the annual programme in accordance with Article 46.

Article 43

Conservation of documents

Without prejudice to the rules governing State aid under Article 87 of the Treaty, the responsible authority shall ensure that all the supporting documents regarding expenditure and audits on the programmes concerned are kept available for the Commission and the Court of Auditors for a period of five years following the closure of the programmes in accordance with Article 40(1).

This period shall be interrupted either in the case of legal proceedings or at the duly substantiated request of the Commission.

The documents shall be kept either in the form of the originals or in versions certified to be in conformity with the originals on commonly accepted data carriers.

CHAPTER VIII

FINANCIAL CORRECTIONS

Article 44

Financial corrections by Member States

1.   Member States shall, in the first instance, bear the responsibility for investigating irregularities, acting upon evidence of any major change affecting the nature or the conditions for the implementation or control of programmes and making the required financial corrections.

2.   Member States shall make the financial corrections required in connection with the individual or systemic irregularities detected in actions or annual programmes.

Corrections made by Member States shall consist in cancelling, and if applicable, recovering all or part of the Community contribution. Where the amount is not repaid in the time allowed by the relevant Member State, default interest shall be due at the rate provided for in Article 47(2). Member States shall take into account the nature and gravity of the irregularities and the financial loss to the Fund.

3.   In the event of systemic irregularities the relevant Member State shall extend its enquiries to cover all operations liable to be affected.

4.   Member States shall include in the final report on the implementation of the annual programme referred to in Article 51 a list of cancellation procedures initiated for the annual programme concerned.

Article 45

Audit of accounts and financial corrections by the Commission

1.   Without prejudice to the powers of the Court of Auditors or the checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on the actions financed by the Fund and on management and control systems with a minimum of three working days' notice. The Commission shall give notice to the Member State concerned with a view to obtaining all the assistance necessary. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State concerned may take part in such checks.

The Commission may require the Member State concerned to carry out an on-the-spot check to verify the accuracy of one or more transactions. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may take part in such checks.

2.   If, after completing the necessary verifications, the Commission concludes that a Member State is not complying with its obligations under Article 31, it shall suspend the pre-financing or payment of the balance in accordance with Article 42.

Article 46

Criteria for the corrections

1.   The Commission may make financial corrections by cancelling all or part of the Community contribution to an annual programme where, after carrying out the necessary examination, it concludes that:

The Commission shall decide after having taken into account any comments made by the Member State.

2.   The Commission shall base its financial corrections on individual cases of irregularity identified, taking account of the systemic nature of the irregularity to determine whether a flat-rate or extrapolated correction should be applied. Where the irregularity relates to a declaration of expenditure for which a reasonable assurance had previously been given by the audit authority in accordance with Article 30(3)(b), there will be a presumption of a systemic problem giving rise to the application of a flat-rate or extrapolated correction, unless the Member State can provide proof within three months to rebut this presumption.

3.   The Commission shall, when deciding the amount of a correction, take account of the importance of the irregularity and the extent and financial implications of the deficiencies found in the annual programme concerned.

4.   Where the Commission bases its position on the facts established by auditors other than those of its own services, it shall draw its own conclusions regarding the financial consequences, after examining the measures taken by the Member State concerned under Article 32, the reports of notified irregularities and any replies from the Member State.

Article 47

Repayment

1.   Any repayment due to be made to the general budget of the European Union shall be effected before the due date indicated in the order for recovery drawn up in accordance with Article 72 of the Financial Regulation. This due date shall be the last day of the second month following the issuing of the order.

2.   Any delay in effecting repayment shall give rise to interest on account of late payment, starting on the due date and ending on the date of actual payment. The rate of such interest shall be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, in force on the first calendar day of the month in which the due date falls, increased by three and a half percentage points.

Article 48

Obligations of Member States

A financial correction by the Commission shall not prejudice the Member State's obligation to pursue recoveries under Article 44.

CHAPTER IX

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTS

Article 49

Monitoring and evaluation

1.   The Commission shall carry out regular monitoring on the Fund in cooperation with the Member States.

2.   The Fund shall be evaluated by the Commission in partnership with the Member States to assess the relevance, effectiveness and impact of actions in the light of the general objective referred to in Article 2 in the context of the preparation for the reports set out in Article 50(3).

3.   The Commission shall also consider the complementarity between the actions implemented under the Fund and those pursued under other relevant Community policies, instruments and initiatives.

Article 50

Reporting obligations

1.   In each Member State the responsible authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure project monitoring and evaluation.

To that end, the agreements and contracts it concludes with the organisations responsible for the implementation of the actions shall include clauses laying down an obligation to submit regular and detailed reports on the progress of implementation and completion of the assigned objectives, which shall be the basis for, respectively, the progress and final reports on the implementation of the annual programme.

2.   The Member States shall submit to the Commission:

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions:

Article 51

Final report on the implementation of the annual programme

1.   The final report on the implementation of the annual programme shall include the following information in order to obtain a clear view of the implementation of the programme:

2.   The report shall be judged acceptable where it contains all the information listed in paragraph 1. The Commission shall reach a decision on the content of the report submitted by the responsible authority within two months of having received all the information referred to in paragraph 1, which shall be acknowledged to the Member States. If the Commission does not respond within the time limit laid down, the report shall be deemed to be accepted.

CHAPTER X

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 52

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the common Committee ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration flows’, established by Decision No.../2007/EC (******).

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and 5(b) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The time-limits laid down in Article 5a(3)(c), (4)(b) and (4)(e) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at six weeks.

Article 53

Review

The European Parliament and the Council shall review this Decision on the basis of a proposal from the Commission by 30 June 2013.

Article 54

Entry into force and application

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008, with the exception of Articles 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, Article 31(2), Article 31(5), Article 32, Article 35(4) and Article 52, which shall apply from ... (*******).

Article 55

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 88, 11.4.2006, p. 15.

(2)OJ C 115, 16.5.2006, p. 47.

(3)  Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(4)OJ C 142, 14.6.2002, p. 23.

(5)OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 34.

(6)OJ L 60, 27.2.2004, p. 55.

(7)OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 28.

(8)OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 12.

(9)OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12.

(10)  OJ ...

(*)  OJ: please insert number, date and OJ reference of that Decision.

(11)  OJ ...

(12)  OJ ...

(13)OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 1.

(14)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(15)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(16)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(17)OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 45.

(**)  OJ: please insert the number of the first Decision referred to in recital 21 (European Refugee Fund).

(***)  OJ: please insert the number of the second Decision referred to in recital 21 (External Borders Fund).

(****)  OJ: please insert the number of the third Decision referred to in recital 21 (European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals).

(18)OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 1.

(*****)  OJ : please insert the numbers of the 3 Decisions referred to in recital 21.

(******)  OJ : please insert the number of the second Decision referred to in recital 27 (External Borders Fund).

(*******)  Date of entry into force of this Decision.

P6_TA(2006)0592

Medicinal products for paediatric use ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No .../2006 on medicinal products and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (COM(2006)0640 — C6-0356/2006 — 2006/0207(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0207

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No ... (*)/2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No ... (*)/2006 is hereby amended as follows:

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(*)  OJ: please insert number of the Regulation [PE-CONS 3623/06].

(1)  Opinion delivered on 13 December 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(3)  OJ L ...

(4)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

P6_TA(2006)0593

European Small Claims Procedure ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure (COM(2005)0087 — C6-0082/2005 — 2005/0020(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0020

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 61(c) and Article 67 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes a European procedure for small claims (hereinafter referred to as the ‘European Small Claims Procedure’), intended to simplify and speed up litigation concerning small claims in cross-border cases, and to reduce costs. The European Small Claims Procedure shall be available to litigants as an alternative to the procedures existing under the laws of the Member States.

This Regulation also eliminates the intermediate proceedings necessary to enable recognition and enforcement, in other Member States, of judgments given in one Member State in the European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 2

Scope

1.   This Regulation shall apply, in cross-border cases, to civil and commercial matters, whatever the nature of the court or tribunal, where the value of a claim does not exceed 2 000euro at the time when the claim form is received by the court or tribunal with jurisdiction, excluding all interest, expenses and disbursements. It shall not extend, in particular, to revenue, customs or administrative matters or to the liability of the State for acts and omissions in the exercise of State authority (‘acta jure imperii’).

2.   This Regulation shall not apply to matters concerning:

3.   In this Regulation, the term ‘Member State’ shall mean Member States with the exception of Denmark.

Article 3

Cross-border cases

1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, a cross-border case is one in which at least one of the parties is domiciled or habitually resident in a Member State other than the Member State of the court or tribunal seised.

2.   Domicile shall be determined in accordance with Articles 59 and 60 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.

3.   The relevant moment for determining whether there is a cross-border case is the date on which the claim form is received by the court or tribunal with jurisdiction.

CHAPTER II

THE EUROPEAN SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

Article 4

Commencement of the Procedure

1.   The claimant shall commence the European Small Claims Procedure by filling in standard claim Form A, as set out in Annex I, and lodging it with the court or tribunal with jurisdiction directly, by post or by any other means of communication, such as fax or e-mail, acceptable to the Member State in which the procedure is commenced. The claim form shall include a description of evidence supporting the claim and be accompanied, where appropriate, by any relevant supporting documents.

2.   Member States shall inform the Commission which means of communication are acceptable to them. The Commission shall make such information publicly available.

3.   Where a claim is outside the scope of this Regulation, the court or tribunal shall inform the claimant to that effect. Unless the claimant withdraws the claim, the court or tribunal shall proceed with it in accordance with the relevant procedural law applicable in the Member State in which the procedure is conducted.

4.   Where the court or tribunal considers the information provided by the claimant to be inadequate or insufficiently clear or if the claim form is not filled in properly, it shall, unless the claim appears to be clearly unfounded or the application inadmissible, give the claimant the opportunity to complete or rectify the claim form or to supply supplementary information or documents or to withdraw the claim, within such period as it specifies. The court or tribunal shall use standard Form B, as set out in Annex II, for this purpose.

Where the claim appears to be clearly unfounded or the application inadmissible or where the claimant fails to complete or rectify the claim form within the time specified, the application shall be dismissed.

5.   Member States shall ensure that the claim form is available at all courts and tribunals at which the European Small Claims Procedure can be commenced.

Article 5

Conduct of the Procedure

1.   The European Small Claims Procedure shall be a written procedure. The court or tribunal shall hold an oral hearing if it considers this to be necessary or if a party so requests. The court or tribunal may refuse such a request if it considers that with regard to the circumstances of the case, an oral hearing is obviously not necessary for the fair conduct of the proceedings. The reasons for refusal shall be given in writing. The refusal may not be contested separately.

2.   After receiving the properly filled in claim form, the court or tribunal shall fill in Part I of the standard answer Form C, as set out in Annex III.

A copy of the claim form, and, where applicable, of the supporting documents, together with the answer form thus filled in, shall be served on the defendant in accordance with Article 13. These documents shall be dispatched within 14 days of receiving the properly filled in claim form.

3.   The defendant shall submit his response within 30 days of service of the claim form and answer form, by filling in Part II of standard answer Form C, accompanied, where appropriate, by any relevant supporting documents, and returning it to the court or tribunal, or in any other appropriate way not using the answer form.

4.   Within 14 days of receipt of the response from the defendant, the court or tribunal shall dispatch a copy thereof, together with any relevant supporting documents to the claimant.

5.   If, in his response, the defendant claims that the value of a non-monetary claim exceeds the limit set out in Article 2(1), the court or tribunal shall decide within 30 days of dispatching the response to the claimant, whether the claim is within the scope of this Regulation. Such decision may not be contested separately.

6.   Any counterclaim, to be submitted using standard Form A, and any relevant supporting documents shall be served on the claimant in accordance with Article 13. Those documents shall be dispatched within 14 days of receipt.

The claimant shall have 30 days from service to respond to any counterclaim.

7.   If the counterclaim exceeds the limit set out in Article 2(1), the claim and counterclaim shall not proceed in the European Small Claims Procedure but shall be dealt with in accordance with the relevant procedural law applicable in the Member State in which the procedure is conducted.

Articles 2 and 4 as well as paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this Article shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to counterclaims.

Article 6

Languages

1.   The claim form, the response, any counterclaim, any response to a counterclaim and any description of relevant supporting documents shall be submitted in the language or one of the languages of the court or tribunal.

2.   If any other document received by the court or tribunal is not in the language in which the proceedings are conducted, the court or tribunal may require a translation of that document only if the translation appears to be necessary for giving the judgment.

3.   Where a party has refused to accept a document because it is not in either of the following languages:

the court or tribunal shall so inform the other party with a view to that party providing a translation of the document.

Article 7

Conclusion of the Procedure

1.   Within 30 days of receipt of the response from the defendant or the claimant within the time limits laid down in Article 5(3) or (6), the court or tribunal shall give a judgment, or:

2.   The court or tribunal shall give the judgment either within 30 days of any oral hearing or after having received all information necessary for giving the judgment. The judgment shall be served on the parties in accordance with Article 13.

3   If the court or tribunal has not received an answer from the relevant party within the time limits laid down in Article 5(3) or (6), it shall give a judgment on the claim or counterclaim.

Article 8

Oral hearing

The court or tribunal may hold an oral hearing through video conference or other communication technology if the technical means are available.

Article 9

Taking of evidence

1.   The court or tribunal shall determine the means of taking evidence and the extent of the evidence necessary for its judgment under the rules applicable to the admissibility of evidence. The court or tribunal may admit the taking of evidence through written statements of witnesses, experts or parties. It may also admit the taking of evidence through video conference or other communication technology if the technical means are available.

2.   The court or tribunal may take expert evidence or oral testimony only if it is necessary for giving the judgment. In making its decision, the court or tribunal shall take costs into account.

3.   The court or tribunal shall use the simplest and least burdensome method of taking evidence.

Article 10

Representation of parties

Representation by a lawyer or another legal professional shall not be mandatory.

Article 11

Assistance for the parties

The Member States shall ensure that the parties can receive practical assistance in filling in the forms.

Article 12

Remit of the court or tribunal

1.   The court or tribunal shall not require the parties to make any legal assessment of the claim.

2.   If necessary, the court or tribunal shall inform the parties about procedural questions.

3.   Whenever appropriate, the court or tribunal shall seek to reach a settlement between the parties.

Article 13

Service of documents

1.   Documents shall be served by postal service attested by an acknowledgement of receipt including the date of receipt.

2.   If service in accordance with paragraph 1 is not possible, service may be effected by any of the methods provided for in Articles 13 or 14 of Regulation (EC) No 805/2004.

Article 14

Time limits

1.   Where the court or tribunal sets a time limit, the party concerned shall be informed of the consequences of not complying with it.

2.   The court or tribunal may extend the time limits provided for in Article 4(4), Article 5(3) and (6) and Article 7(1), in exceptional circumstances, if necessary in order to safeguard the rights of the parties.

3.   If, in exceptional circumstances, it is not possible for the court or tribunal to respect the time limits provided for in Article 5(2) to (6) and Article 7, it shall take the steps required by those provisions as soon as possible.

Article 15

Enforceability of the judgment

1.   The judgment shall be enforceable notwithstanding any possible appeal. The provision of a security shall not be required.

2.   Article 23 shall also apply in the event that the judgment is to be enforced in the Member State where the judgment was given.

Article 16

Costs

The unsuccessful party shall bear the costs of the proceedings. However, the court or tribunal shall not award costs to the successful party to the extent that they were unnecessarily incurred or are disproportionate to the claim.

Article 17

Appeal

1.   Member States shall inform the Commission whether an appeal is available under their procedural law against a judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure and within what time limit such appeal shall be lodged. The Commission shall make that information publicly available.

2.   Article 16 shall apply to any appeal.

Article 18

Minimum standards for review of the judgment

1.   The defendant shall be entitled to apply for a review of the judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure before the court or tribunal with jurisdiction of the Member State where the judgment was given where:

provided in either case that he acts promptly.

2.   If the court or tribunal rejects the review on the basis that none of the grounds referred to in paragraph 1 apply, the judgment shall remain in force.

If the court or tribunal decides that the review is justified for one of the reasons laid down in paragraph 1, the judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure shall be null and void.

Article 19

Applicable procedural law

Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the European Small Claims Procedure shall be governed by the procedural law of the Member State in which the procedure is conducted.

CHAPTER III

RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE

Article 20

Recognition and enforcement

1.   A judgment given in a Member State in the European Small Claims Procedure shall be recognised and enforced in another Member State without the need for a declaration of enforceability and without any possibility of opposing its recognition.

2.   At the request of one of the parties, the court or tribunal shall issue a certificate concerning a judgment in the European Small Claims Procedure using standard Form D, as set out in Annex IV, at no extra cost.

Article 21

Enforcement procedure

1.   Without prejudice to the provisions of this Chapter, the enforcement procedures shall be governed by the law of the Member State of enforcement.

Any judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure shall be enforced under the same conditions as a judgment given in the Member State of enforcement.

2.   The party seeking enforcement shall produce:

3.   The party seeking the enforcement of a judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure in another Member State shall not be required to have:

in the Member State of enforcement, other than with agents having competence for the enforcement procedure.

4.   No security, bond or deposit, however described, shall be required of a party who in one Member State applies for enforcement of a judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure in another Member State on the ground that he is a foreign national or that he is not domiciled or resident in the Member State of enforcement.

Article 22

Refusal of enforcement

1.   Enforcement shall, upon application by the person against whom enforcement is sought, be refused by the court or tribunal with jurisdiction in the Member State of enforcement if the judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure is irreconcilable with an earlier judgment given in any Member State or in a third country, provided that:

2.   Under no circumstances may a judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure be reviewed as to its substance in the Member State of enforcement.

Article 23

Stay or limitation of enforcement

Where a party has challenged a judgment given in the European Small Claims Procedure or where such a challenge is still possible, or where a party has made an application for review within the meaning of Article 18, the court or tribunal with jurisdiction or the competent authority in the Member State of enforcement may, upon application by the party against whom enforcement is sought:

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 24

Information

The Member States shall cooperate to provide the general public and professional circles with information on the European Small Claims Procedure, including costs, in particular by way of the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters established in accordance with Decision 2001/470/EC.

Article 25

Information relating to jurisdiction, means of communication and appeals

1.   By 1 January 2008 the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:

Member States shall apprise the Commission of any subsequent changes to this information.

2.   The Commission shall make the information notified in accordance with paragraph 1 publicly available through publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and through any other appropriate means.

Article 26

Implementing measures

The measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, including by supplementing it, relating to updates or technical amendments to the forms in the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 27(2).

Article 27

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4), and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Article 28

Review

By 1 January 2014, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee a detailed report reviewing the operation of the European Small Claims Procedure, including the limit of the value of the claim referred to in Article 2(1). That report shall contain an assessment of the procedure as it has operated and an extended impact assessment for each Member State.

To that end and in order to ensure that best practice in the European Union is duly taken into account and reflects the principles of better legislation, Member States shall provide the Commission with information relating to the cross-border operation of the European Small Claims Procedure. This information shall cover court fees, speed of the procedure, efficiency, ease of use and the internal small claims procedures of the Member States.

The Commission's report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals for adaptation.

Article 29

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2009, with the exception of Article 25, which shall apply from 1 January 2008.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 88, 11.4.2006, p. 61.

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006.

(3)OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 37.

(4)OJ L 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(5)OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 25.

(6)OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 15. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1869/2005 (OJ L 300, 17.11.2005, p. 6).

(7)OJ L 399, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(8)OJ C 12, 15.1.2001, p. 1.

(9)OJ C 53, 3.3.2005, p. 1.

(10)OJ L 124, 8.6.1971, p. 1.

(11)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

ANNEX I
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EUROPEAN SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

FORM A

CLAIM FORM

Case number (*):

Received by the court/tribunal on: // (*)

(*) To be filled in by the court/tribunal.

(Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SECTION - THEY WILL HELP YOU TO FILL IN THIS FORM

Language

Fill in this form in the language of the court/tribunal to which you are sending your application. Please note that the form is available in all official languages of the institutions of the European Union on the website of the European Judicial Atlas at http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/html/index_en.htm This may help you in filling in the form in the required language.

Supporting documents

Please note that the claim form should be accompanied, where appropriate, by any relevant supporting documents. However, this does not prevent you from submitting, where appropriate, further evidence during the procedure.

A copy of the claim form and, where appropriate, of the supporting documents, will be served on the defendant. The defendant will have an opportunity to submit a response.

1. Court/tribunal

1. Before which court/tribunal are you making your claim?

1.1. Name:

1.2. Street and number/PO box:

1.3. City and postal code:

1.4. Country:

In this field you should identify the court/tribunal before which you are making your claim. When deciding which court/tribunal to choose, you need to consider the grounds for the court's/tribunal's jurisdiction. A non-exhaustive list of possible grounds of jurisdiction is included in section 4.

2. Claimant

This field must identify you as the claimant and your representative, if any. Please note that it is not mandatory to be represented by a lawyer or another legal professional.

It may not be sufficient in some countries to give only a PO Box as the address and you should therefore include the street name and number with a postcode. Failure to do so may result in the document not being served.

‘Other details’ may contain information that helps to identify you, for example, your date of birth, occupation, position in the company, personal ID code and the company registry code in certain Member States.

Where there is more than one claimant, please use additional sheets.

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2. The claimant's details

2.1. Surname, first name/name of company or organisation:

2.2. Street and number/PO box:

2.3. City and postal code:

2.4. Country:

2.5. Telephone (*):

2.6. E-mail (*):

2.7. Claimant's representative, if any, and contact details (*):

2.8. Other details (*):

3. Defendant

In this field you should identify the defendant and, if known, his representative. Please note that it is not mandatory for the defendant to be represented by a lawyer or another legal professional.

It may not be sufficient in some countries to give only a PO Box as the address and therefore you should include the street name and number with a postcode. Failure to do so may result in the document not being served.

3. The defendant's details

3.1. Surname, first name/name of company or organisation:

3.2. Street and number/PO box:

3.3. City and postal code:

3.4. Country:

3.5. Telephone (*):

3.6. E-mail (*):

3.7. Defendant's representative, if known, and contact details (*):

3.8. Other details (*):

‘Other details’ may contain information that helps to identify the person, for example the date of birth, occupation, position in the company, personal ID code and company registry code in certain Member States. If there is more than one defendant, please use additional sheets.

4. Jurisdiction

Your application must be lodged with the court/tribunal that has jurisdiction to deal with it. The court/tribunal must have jurisdiction in accordance with the rules of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.

This section includes a non-exhaustive list of possible grounds for jurisdiction.

Information on the rules of jurisdiction can be found on the website of the European Judicial Atlas at http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/html/index_en.htm

You can also look at http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/glossary/glossary_en.htm for an explanation of some of the legal terms employed.

(*) Optional.

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4. On what ground do you consider the court/tribunal to have jurisdiction?

4.1. Domicile of the defendant

4.2. Domicile of the consumer

4.3. Domicile of the policyholder, the insured or the beneficiary in insurance matters

4.4. Place of performance of the obligation in question

4.5. Place of the harmful event

4.6. Place where the immovable property is situated

4.7. Choice of court/tribunal agreed by the parties

4.8. Other (please specify)

5. Cross-border nature of the case

5. Cross-border nature of the case

5.1. Country of domicile or habitual residence of claimant:

5.2. Country of domicile or habitual residence of defendant:

5.3. Member State of the court/tribunal:

In order to make use of the European Small Claims Procedure, your case must be of a cross-border nature. A case is of a cross-border nature if at least one of the parties is domiciled or habitually resident in a Member State other than the Member State of the court/tribunal.

6. Bank details (optional)

In field 6.1. you may inform the court/tribunal by which means you intend to pay the application fee. Please note that not all methods are necessarily available at the court/tribunal to which you are sending your application. You should verify which methods of payment will be accepted by the court/tribunal. You can do this by contacting the court/tribunal concerned or by consulting the website of the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters at http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice.

If you choose to pay by credit card or to allow the court/tribunal to collect the fee from your bank account, you should give the necessary credit card or bank account details in the Appendix to this form. The Appendix will be for the information of the court/tribunal only and will not be forwarded to the defendant.

In field 6.2. you are given the possibility of indicating by which means you wish to receive payment from the defendant, for example if the defendant wishes to pay immediately even before the judgment is given. If you wish to be paid by bank transfer, please give the necessary bank details.

6. Bank details (*)

6.1. How will you pay the application fee?

6.1.1. By bank transfer

6.1.2. By credit card

(please fill in the Appendix)

6.1.3. Direct debit from your bank account

(please fill in the Appendix)

6.1.4. Other (please specify):

6.2. To which account do you wish the defendant to pay any amount claimed or awarded?

6.2.1. Account holder:

6.2.2. Bank name, BIC or other relevant bank code:

6.2.3. Account number/IBAN:

(*) Optional.

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7. Claim

Scope : Please note that the European Small Claims Procedure has a limited scope. No claims of a value higher than EUR 2 000 or which are listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure can be dealt with under this procedure. If your claim does not relate to an action within the scope of that Regulation in accordance with Article 2, proceedings will continue before the courts/tribunals with jurisdiction in accordance with the rules of ordinary civil procedure. If you do not wish to continue proceedings in that event, you should withdraw your application.

Monetary or other claim : You should indicate whether you are claiming money and/or something else (non-monetary claim), for example, delivery of goods, and then fill in respectively either 7.1. and/or 7.2. If your claim is not for money, please indicate the estimated value of your claim. In the case of a non-monetary claim, you should indicate whether you have a secondary claim for compensation if it is not possible to satisfy the original claim.

If you wish to claim the costs of the proceedings (e.g. translation costs, lawyers' fees, costs relating to the service of documents etc.), then you should indicate this in 7.3. Please note that rules regarding the costs which courts/tribunals can award vary between different Member States. Details of categories of costs in the Member States can be found on the website of the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters at http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice.

If you wish to claim any contractual interest, for example on a loan, you should indicate the rate and from what date it runs. The court/tribunal may award statutory interest on your claim, if you are successful. If you wish to claim interest, please indicate this and the date from which the interest should run.

7. About your claim

7.1. Claim for money:

7.1.1. Amount of principal (excluding interest and costs):

7.1.2. Currency:

Euro (EUR)

Bulgarian lev (BGN)

Cypriot pound (CYP)

Czech koruna (CZK)

Estonian kroon (EEK)

Pound Sterling (GBP)

Hungarian forint (HUF)

Latvian lats (LVL)

Lithuanian litas (LTL)

Maltese lira (MTL)

Polish zloty (PLN)

Romanian leu (RON)

Swedish kronor (SEK)

Slovak koruna (SKK)

Other (please specify):

7.2. Other claim:

7.2.1. Please specify what you are claiming:

7.2.2. Estimated value of the claim:

Currency:

Euro (EUR)

Bulgarian lev (BGN)

Cypriot pound (CYP)

Czech koruna (CZK)

Estonian kroon (EEK)

Pound Sterling (GBP)

Hungarian forint (HUF)

Latvian lats (LVL)

Lithuanian litas (LTL)

Maltese lira (MTL)

Polish zloty (PLN)

Romanian leu (RON)

Swedish kronor (SEK)

Slovak koruna (SKK)

Other (please specify):

7.3. Are you claiming the costs of proceedings?

7.3.1. Yes

7.3.2. No

7.3.3. If yes, please specify which costs and indicate the amount claimed or incurred so far:

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7.4. Are you claiming interest?

Yes

No

If yes, is the interest:

Contractual?

If so, go to 7.4.1

Statutory?

If so, go to 7.4.2

7.4.1. If contractual

1) the rate is:

%

% above the base rate of the ECB

other:

2) the interest should run from: //(date)

7.4.2.

If statutory

the interest should run from: //(date)

8. Details of claim

In 8.1. you should describe briefly the substance of your claim.

In 8.2. you should describe any relevant supporting evidence. This could, for example, be written evidence (e.g. contracts, receipts etc.) or oral or written statements from witnesses. For each piece of evidence, please indicate which aspect of your claim it is intended to support.

If space is insufficient, you can add additional sheets.

8. Details of claim

8.1. Please give reasons for your claim, for example what happened, where and when.

8.2. Please describe the evidence you wish to put forward to support your claim and state which points of the claim it supports. Where appropriate, you should add relevant supporting documents.

8.2.1. Written evidence

please specify below

8.2.2. Witnesses

please specify below

8.2.3. Other

please specify below

Oral hearing: Please note that the European Small Claims Procedure is a written procedure. However, you can request, in this form or at a later stage, that an oral hearing be held. The court/tribunal may decide to hold an oral hearing if it considers it necessary for the fair conduct of the proceedings or it may refuse it, having regard to all the circumstances of the case.

8.3. Do you want an oral hearing to be held?

Yes

No

If yes, please indicate reasons (*):

(*) Optional.

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9. Certificate

A judgment given in a Member State in the European Small Claims Procedure can be recognised and enforced in another Member State. If you intend to ask for recognition and enforcement in a Member State other than that of the court/tribunal, you can request in this form that the court/tribunal, after having made a decision in your favour, issue a certificate concerning that judgment.

9. Certificate

I ask the court/tribunal to issue a certificate concerning the judgment

Yes

No

10. Date and signature

Please make sure that you write your name clearly and sign and date your application at the end.

10. Date and signature

I hereby request that the court/tribunal give a judgment against the defendant on the basis of my claim.

I declare that the information provided is true to the best of my knowledge and is given in good faith.

Done at:

Date: //

Name and signature:

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Appendix to the claim form (Form A)

Bank details (*) for the purposes of payment of the application fee

Account holder/credit card holder:

Bank name, BIC or other relevant bank code/credit card company:

Account number or IBAN/credit card number, expiry date and security number of the credit card:

(*) Optional.

ANNEX II
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EUROPEAN SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

FORM B

REQUEST BY THE COURT OR TRIBUNAL TO COMPLETE AND/OR RECTIFY THE CLAIM FORM

(Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure)

To be filled in by the court/tribunal

Case number:

Received by the court/tribunal on: //.

1. Court/tribunal

1.1. Name:

1.2. Street and number/PO box:

1.3. City and postal code:

1.4. Country:

2. Claimant

2.1. Surname, first name/name of company or organisation:

2.2. Street and number/PO box:

2.3. City and postal code:

2.4. Country:

2.5. Telephone (*):

2.6. E-mail (*):

2.7. Claimant's representative, if any, and contact details (*):

2.8. Other details (*):

3. Defendant

3.1. Surname, first name/name of company or organisation:

3.2. Street and number/PO box:

3.3. City and postal code:

3.4. Country:

3.5. Telephone (*):

3.6. E-mail (*):

3.7. Defendant's representative, if any, and contact details (*):

3.8. Other details (*):

(*) Optional.

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The court/tribunal has examined your claim form and considers it to be inadequate or insufficiently clear or not properly filled in: please complete and/or rectify your form in the language of the court/tribunal as indicated below as soon as possible and at the latest by.

The court/tribunal shall dismiss your application under the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No .../2007 if you fail to complete and/or rectify it within the time limit set out above.

Your claim form has not been filled in in the correct language. Please fill it in in one of the following languages.

Bulgarian

Czech

German

Estonian

Spanish

Greek

French

Irish

Italian

Latvian

Lithuanian

Hungarian

Maltese

Dutch

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Slovak

Slovene

Finnish

Swedish

English

Other: (please specify)

The following sections of the claim form must be completed and/or rectified as stated below:

—

—

—

—

Done at:

Date: //

Signature and/or stamp:

ANNEX III
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EUROPEAN SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

FORM C

ANSWER FORM

(Article 5(2) and 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES FOR THE DEFENDANT

A claim as set out in the attached claim form has been submitted against you using the European Small Claims Procedure.

You can answer by filling in Part II of this form and returning it to the court/tribunal, or in any other appropriate way, within 30 days after the claim form has been served on you together with the answer form.

Please note that if you do not answer within 30 days, the court/tribunal shall give a judgment.

Please make sure that you write your name clearly and sign and date the answer form at the end.

You should also read the guidelines included in the claim form; these may help you to prepare your response.

Language: You should reply to the claim in the language of the court/tribunal which has sent you this form.

Please note that the form is available in all official languages of the institutions of the European Union on the website of the European Judicial Atlas at

http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/html/index_en.htm. This may help you in filling in the form in the required language.

Oral hearing: Please note that the European Small Claims Procedure is a written procedure. However, you can ask for an oral hearing to be held. Please be aware that having regard to the circumstances of the case, the court/tribunal can refuse this request.

Supporting documents: You can indicate possible means of evidence, and add, where appropriate, supporting documents.

Counterclaim: If you want to make a claim against the claimant (counterclaim), you should fill in and attach a separate Form A which you can find on the internet at http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/html/fillinginformation_en.htm or obtain from the court/tribunal which sent you this form. Please note that for the purposes of the counterclaim you are considered to be the claimant.

Correcting your details :You can also correct or supplement information about yourself (e.g. contact details, representative etc.) in section 6 "Other information".

Extra space: If space is insufficient, you can add additional sheets.

Part I (to be filled in by the court/tribunal)

Name of claimant:

Name of defendant:

Court/tribunal:

Claim:

Case number:

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Part II (to be filled in by the defendant)

1. Do you accept the claim?

Yes

No

Partially

If you have answered ‘no’ or ‘partially’, please indicate reasons:

The claim is outside the scope of the European Small Claims Procedure

please specify below

Other

please specify below

2. If you do not accept the claim please describe the evidence you wish to put forward to contest it. Please state which points of your answer the evidence supports. Where appropriate, you should add relevant supporting documents.

2.1. Written evidence

please specify below

2.2. Witnesses

please specify below

2.3. Other

please specify below

3. Do you want an oral hearing to be held?

Yes

No

If yes, please indicate reasons (*):

4. Are you claiming the costs of proceedings?

4.1. Yes

4.2. No

4.3. (*) If yes, please specify which costs and if possible, indicate the amount claimed or incurred so far:

5. Do you want to make a counterclaim?

5.1. Yes

5.2. No

5.3. If yes, please fill in and attach a separate Form A

6. Other information (*)

7. Date and signature

I declare that the information provided is true to the best of my knowledge and is given in good faith.

Done at:

Date: //

Name and signature:

(*) Optionnal.

ANNEX IV
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EUROPEAN SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

FORM D

CERTIFICATE CONCERNING A JUDGMENT IN THE EUROPEAN SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

(Article 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure)

To be filled in by the court/tribunal

1. Court/tribunal

1.1. Name:

1.2. Street and number/PO box:

1.3. City and postal code:

1.4. Country:

2. Claimant

2.1. Surname, first name/name of company or organisation:

2.2. Street and number/PO box:

2.3. City and postal code:

2.4. Country:

2.5. Telephone (*):

2.6. E-mail (*):

2.7. Claimant's representative, if any, and contact details (*):

2.8. Other details (*):

3. Defendant

3.1. Surname, first name/name of company or organisation:

3.2. Street and number/PO box:

3.3. City and postal code:

3.4. Country:

3.5. Telephone (*):

3.6. E-mail (*):

3.7. Defendant's representative, if any, and contact details (*):

3.8. Other details (*):

(*) Optionnal.

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4. Judgment

4.1. Date:

4.2. Case number:

4.3. The substance of the judgment:

4.3.1. The court/tribunal has ordered to pay to

(1) Principal:

(2) Interest:

(3) Costs:

4.3.2. The court/tribunal has made an order against to

(If the judgment was given by an appeal court or in the case of a review of a judgment.)

This judgment supersedes the judgment given on//, case number, and any certificate relative thereto.

THE JUDGMENT WILL BE RECOGNISED AND ENFORCED IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A DECLARATION OF ENFORCEABILITY AND WITHOUT ANY POSSIBILITY OF OPPOSING ITS RECOGNITION.

Done at:

Date: //

Signature and/or stamp

P6_TA(2006)0594

Fundamental rights and citizenship (2007-2013) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Fundamental rights and citizenship’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (COM(2005)0122 — C6-0236/2005 — 2005/0038(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

ANNEX

Amended Proposal for a Council Decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Fundamental rights and citizenship’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

[...]

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Creation of the programme

1.   This Decision establishes the programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Citizenship’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’ as part of the general programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’.

2.   The programme shall cover the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

3.   The Programme shall be implemented within the scope of application of Community law.

Article 2

General objectives

1.   This programme shall have the following general objectives:

2.   The general objectives of the programme are complementary to the objectives pursued by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights established by Council Regulation (EC) No .../2006.

3.   The general objectives of the programme contribute to the development and implementation of the Community policies in full respect of Fundamental Rights.

Article 3

Specific objectives

The programme shall have the following specific objectives:

Article 4

Actions

With a view to pursuing the general and specific objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3, this programme will support the following types of actions:

Article 5

Participation of third countries

1.   The following countries, hereinafter referred to as ‘participating countries’ may participate in the actions of the programme: the acceding countries, candidate countries and the Western Balkan countries included in the stabilisation and association process, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the association agreements or their additional protocols relating to participation in Community programmes concluded or to be concluded with those countries.

2.   Actions under Article 4 may associate authorities, bodies or non-governmental organisations of countries not participating in this programme pursuant to paragraph 1, where this would contribute to the preparation for accession of the countries referred to in paragraph 1 or serve the objectives of the actions concerned.

Article 6

Target Groups

The programme is targeted at European Union citizens, citizens of participating countries or third country nationals legally residing within the European Union territory and civil society associations, among other groups active in promoting the objectives of this programme.

Article 7

Access to the programme

1.   Access to this programme shall be open, inter alia, to institutions and public or private organisations, universities, research institutes, non-governmental organisations, national, regional and local authorities, international organisations and other not-for-profit organisations established in the European Union or in one of the countries participating, pursuant to Article 5.

2.   The programme shall permit joint activities with international organisations competent in the field of fundamental rights, such as the Council of Europe, on the basis of joint contributions and in accordance with the various rules prevailing in each institution or organisation, for the achievement of the objectives of this programme.

Article 8

Types of intervention

1.   Community funding may take the following legal forms:

2.   Community grants shall be awarded further to calls for proposals, save in duly substantiated exceptional cases as foreseen in Financial Regulation applicable to the General budget of the European Communities and shall be provided through operating grants and grants to actions. The maximum rate of co-financing will be specified in the annual work programmes.

3.   Furthermore, expenditure is foreseen for accompanying measures, through public procurement contracts, in which case Community funds will cover the purchase of services and goods. This will cover, inter alia, expenditure on information and communication, preparation, implementation, monitoring, checking and evaluation of projects, policies, programmes and legislation.

Article 9

Implementing measures

1.   The Commission shall implement the Community Assistance in accordance with the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.

2.   To implement the programme, the Commission shall, within the limits of the general objectives set out in Article 2, adopt an annual work programme specifying its specific objectives, thematic priorities, a description of accompanying measures envisaged in Article 8 and if necessary a list of other actions.

3.   The annual work programme will be adopted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 10(3).

4.   The evaluation and award procedures relating to grants to actions shall take into account, inter alia, the following criteria:

5.   The applications for operating grants, referred to in Article 4(b) and (c), shall be assessed in the light of:

6.   The Decisions related to actions submitted under Article 4(b) and (c) shall be taken by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 10(2).

7.   Pursuant to Article 113(2) of the Financial Regulation, the principle of gradual reduction shall not apply to the operating grant given to the Conference of the European Constitutional Courts and the Association of the Council of States and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union insofar as they pursue an objective of general European interest.

Article 10

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’).

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at 3 months.

4.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 11

Complementarity

1.   Synergies and complementarity with other Community instruments shall be sought, particularly the Framework programmes ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ and ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’, as well as the programme ‘Progress’. Complementarity with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, shall be secured. The statistical element of information on fundamental rights and citizenship shall be developed in collaboration with Member States, on the basis of available data using as necessary the Community Statistical Programme.

2.   The programme may share resources with other Community instruments, in particular the general programmes ‘Security and Safeguards Liberties’ and ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of all programmes.

3.   Operations financed under this Decision shall not receive assistance for the same purpose from other Community financial instruments. It shall be ensured that the beneficiaries of this Decision shall provide the Commission with information about funding received from the Community budget and from other sources, as well as information about ongoing applications for funding.

Article 12

Budgetary Resources

The budgetary resources allocated to the actions provided for in this programme shall be entered in the annual appropriations of the general budget of the European Union. The available annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.

Article 13

Monitoring

1.   The Commission shall ensure that for any action financed by the programme, the beneficiary shall submit, technical and financial reports on the progress of work. A final report shall also be submitted within three months of the completion of the action. The Commission shall determine the form and content of the reports.

2.   The Commission shall ensure that contracts and agreements resulting from the implementation of the programme will provide in particular for supervision and financial control by the Commission (or any representative authorized by it), if necessary by means of on-the-spot checks, including sample checks and audits by the Court of Auditors.

3.   The Commission shall ensure that for a period of five years following the last payment in respect of any action, the beneficiary of financial assistance shall keep available for the Commission all the supporting documents regarding expenditure on the action.

4.   On the basis of the results of the reports and sample checks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission shall ensure that, if necessary, the scale or the conditions of allocation of the financial assistance originally approved and also the timetable for payments will be adjusted.

5.   The Commission shall ensure that every other step necessary to verify that the actions financed are carried out properly and in compliance with the provisions of this Decision and the Financial Regulation will be taken.

Article 14

Protection of Community financial interests

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, when actions financed under the present Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Community are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and by the recovery of the amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by effective, proportional and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Council Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, and with Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2.   For the Community actions financed under this programme, Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 shall apply to any infringement of a provision of Community law, including infringements of a contractual obligation stipulated on the basis of the programme, resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Communities or budgets managed by them, by an unjustified item of expenditure.

3.   The Commission shall ensure that the amount of financial assistance granted for an action will be reduced, suspended or recovered if it finds irregularities, including non-compliance with the provisions of this Decision or the individual decision or the contract or agreement granting the financial support in question, or if it transpires that, without Commission approval having being sought, the action has been subjected to a change which conflicts with the nature or implementing conditions of the project.

4.   If the time limits have not been observed or if only part of the allocated financial assistance is justified by the progress made with implementing an action, the Commission shall ensure that the beneficiary will submit observations within a specified period. If the beneficiary does not give a satisfactory answer, the Commission shall ensure that the remaining financial assistance and demand repayment of sums already paid might be cancelled.

5.   The Commission shall ensure that an undue payment shall be repaid to the Commission. Interest shall be added to any sums not repaid in good time under the conditions laid down by the Financial Regulation.

Article 15

Evaluation

1.   The programme will be monitored regularly in order to follow the implementation of activities carried out there under.

2.   The Commission shall ensure the regular, independent, external evaluation of the programme.

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council:

Article 15a

Publication of actions

Each year the Commission shall publish the list of actions financed under this programme with a short description of each project.

Article 16

Entry into force

This Decision shall take effect on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C ...

(2)  OJ C ...

(3)  Proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000, OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

(4)  Signed in Rome on 4 November 1950.

(5)  COM(2003)0609, 15.10.2003.

(6)OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.

(7)OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

(8)OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

(9)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(10)OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.

(11)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(12)OJ C 69, 21.3.2006.

P6_TA(2006)0595

Criminal justice (2007-2013) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Criminal justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (COM(2005)0122 — C6-0237/2005 — 2005/0039(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

ANNEX

Amended Proposal for a Council Decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme on ‘Criminal justice’ as part of the General programme on ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31 and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Creation of the programme

1.   This Decision establishes the specific programme on criminal justice, hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’ as part of the general programme on Fundamental Rights and Justice, in order to contribute to the strengthening of the area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

2.   The programme shall cover the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

Article 2

General objectives

1.   This programme shall have the following general objectives:

2.   Without prejudice to the objectives and powers of the European Community, the general objectives of the programme contribute to the development of community policies, and more specifically to the creation of a judicial area.

Article 3

Specific objectives

The programme shall have the following specific objectives:

Article 4

Actions

With a view to pursuing the general and specific objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3, this programme will support under the conditions set out in the annual work programme the following types of actions:

Article 5

Target Groups

The programme is destined for inter alia, legal practitioners, representatives of victims' assistance services, and other professionals involved in the work of the judiciary, the national authorities and the citizens of the Union in general.

Article 6

Access to the programme

1.   Access to this programme shall be open to institutions and public or private organisations, including professional organisations, universities, research institutes and legal and judicial training/further training institutes for legal practitioners, non-governmental organisations of the Member States. Bodies and organisations which are profit oriented will have access to the programme only in conjunction with non profit oriented or state organisations.

‘Legal practitioners’ means, inter alia, judges, prosecutors, advocates, solicitors, ministry officials, court officers, bailiffs, court interpreters and other professionals involved in the work of the judiciary in the area of criminal law.

2.   Transnational projects may not be presented by third countries or by international organisations but they may participate as partners.

Article 7

Types of intervention

1.   Community funding may take the following legal forms:

2.   Community grants shall normally be awarded further to calls for proposals, save in duly substantiated exceptional cases of urgency or where the characteristics of the beneficiary leave no other choice for a given action, and shall be provided through operating grants and grants for actions.

The maximum rate of co-financing of the costs of the projects will be specified in the annual work programmes.

3.   Furthermore, provision is made for expenditure for accompanying measures, through public procurement contracts, in which case Community funds will cover the purchase of services and goods. This will cover, inter alia, expenditure on information and communication, preparation, implementation, monitoring, checking and evaluation of projects, policies, programmes and legislation.

Article 8

Implementing measures

1.   The Commission shall implement the Community assistance in accordance with the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.

2.   To implement the programme, the Commission shall, within the limits of the general objectives set out in Article 2, adopt an annual work programme, by the end of September specifying its specific objectives, thematic priorities, a description of accompanying measures envisaged in Article 7(3) and if necessary a list of other actions.

The annual work programme for 2007 shall be adopted three months after the entry into force (...) of this instrument.

3.   The annual work programme shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10 bis.

4.   The evaluation and award procedures relating to grants for actions shall take into account, inter alia, the following criteria:

5.   The applications for operating grants, referred to in Article 4(c) and (d), shall be assessed in the light of:

5a.   Decisions related to actions submitted under Article 4(1)(a) shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 10 bis. Decisions related to actions submitted under 4(1)(b), (c), (d), (e) shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 10.

Decisions on applications for grants involving (...) profit-oriented bodies or organisations shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 10 bis.

6.   Pursuant to Article 113(2) of the Financial Regulation, the principle of gradual reduction shall not apply to the operating grant given to the European Judicial Training Network since it pursues an objective of general European interest.

Article 9

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee, composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Committee’.

2.   The committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

3.   The Commission may invite representatives from the applicant countries to information meetings after the Committee's meetings.

Article 10

Advisory procedure

1.   Where reference is made to this Article, the representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the chair may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.

2.   The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State may request that its position be recorded in the minutes.

3.   The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which the opinion has been taken into account.

Article 10 bis

Management procedure

1.   Where reference is made to this Article, the representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the chair may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. In the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission, the opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chair shall not vote.

2.   The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if the measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided on for a period of three months from the date of such communication.

3.   The Council, acting by qualified majority, may take a different decision within the period provided for by paragraph 2.

Article 11

Complementarity

1.   Synergies and complementarity with other Community instruments will be sought, particularly the specific programme on civil justice under the general programme on Fundamental Rights and Justice, and the general programmes on Security and Safeguarding Liberties and Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows. The statistical element of information on criminal justice will be developed in collaboration with Member States, using as necessary the Community Statistical Programme.

2.   The programme may share resources with other Community instruments, in particular the specific programme on civil justice under the general programme on Fundamental rights and Justice in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of both programmes.

3.   Operations financed under this Decision shall not receive assistance for the same purpose from other Community financial instruments. It shall be ensured that the beneficiaries of this Decision shall provide the Commission with information about funding received from the Community budget and from other sources, as well as information about ongoing applications for funding.

Article 12

Budgetary Resources

The budgetary resources allocated to the actions provided for in this programme shall be entered in the annual appropriations of the general budget of the European Union. The available annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspectives.

Article 13

Monitoring

1.   The Commission shall ensure that for any action financed by the programme, the beneficiary shall submit technical and financial reports on the progress of work and that a final report shall be submitted within three months of the completion of the action. The Commission shall determine the form and structure of the reports.

2.   (...)

3.   The Commission shall ensure that the contracts and agreements resulting from the implementation of the programme will provide in particular for supervision and financial control by the Commission (or any representative authorized by it), if necessary by means of on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, and audits by the Court of Auditors.

4.   The Commission shall ensure that for a period of five years following the last payment in respect of any action, the beneficiary of financial assistance shall keep available for the Commission all the supporting documents regarding expenditure on the action.

5.   On the basis of the results of the reports and sample checks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission shall ensure that, if necessary, the scale or the conditions of allocation of the financial assistance originally approved and also the timetable for payments will be adjusted.

6.   The Commission shall ensure that every other step necessary to verify that the actions financed are carried out properly and in compliance with the provisions of this Decision and the Financial Regulation will be taken.

Article 14

Protection of Community financial interests

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, when actions financed under the present Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Community are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and by the recovery of the amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by effective, proportional and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Council Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and (EC, Euratom) No 2185/96, and with Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2.   For the Community actions financed under this programme, Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2185/96 shall apply to any infringement of a provision of Community law, including infringements of a contractual obligation stipulated on the basis of the programme, resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Communities or budgets managed by them by an unjustified item of expenditure.

3.   The Commission shall ensure that the amount of financial assistance granted for an action will be reduced, suspended or recovered, if it finds irregularities, including non-compliance with the provisions of this Decision or the individual decision or the contract or agreement granting the financial support in question, or if it transpires that, without Commission approval having been sought, the action has been subjected to a change which conflicts with the nature or implementing conditions of the project.

4.   If the time limits have not been observed or if only part of the allocated financial assistance is justified by the progress made with implementing an action, the Commission shall ensure that the beneficiary will be requested to submit observations within a specified period. If the beneficiary does not give a satisfactory answer, the Commission shall ensure that the remaining financial assistance might be cancelled and repayment of sums already paid demanded.

5.   The Commission shall ensure that any undue payment shall be repaid to the Commission. Interest shall be added to any sums not repaid in good time under the conditions laid down by the Financial Regulation.

Article 15

Evaluation

1.   The programme will be monitored regularly in order to follow the implementation of activities carried out under this programme.

2.   The Commission shall ensure the regular, independent, external evaluation of the programme.

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council:

Article 15a

Publication of actions

Each year the Commission shall publish the list of actions financed under this programme with a short description of each project.

Article 15b

Visibility

The Commission shall lay down guidelines to ensure the visibility of the funding granted under this Decision.

Article 16

Transitional measures

This Decision shall, from 1 January 2007, replace the corresponding provisions of the Council Decision of 22 July 2002 establishing a framework programme on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (AGIS).

Actions started before 31 December 2006 pursuant to that Decision shall continue to be governed, until their completion, by that Decision. The committee provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be replaced by the one provided for in Article 10 of the present Decision.

Article 17

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2007, with the exception of Articles 8(2)(3) and 10 bis that shall apply at the date when the present Decision shall take effect.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C ...

(2)  OJ C ...

(3)OJ L 203, 1.8.2002, p. 1.

(4)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(5)OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.

(6)OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.

(7)OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

(8)OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0596

Prevention of and Fight against Crime (Programme on Security and Safeguarding Liberties) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the Specific Programme ‘Prevention of and Fight against Crime’ for the period 2007-2013, General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ (COM(2005)0124 — C6-0242/2005 — 2005/0035(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

3.   The programme does not deal with judicial cooperation. However, it may cover actions aiming at cooperation among judicial authorities and law enforcement authorities.

3.   The programme does not deal with judicial cooperation. However, it may cover actions aiming at cooperation among judicial authorities and law enforcement authorities and involving, inter alia, the establishment under the cooperation arrangements between Europol and Eurojust of a permanent emergency legal assistance unit responsible for determining, on the basis of the situation leading to the referral, which legal basis may be used to extend police and/or security service operations in full compliance with the law.

1.   The programme is destined for law enforcement agencies, other public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions, including local, regional and national authorities, social partners, universities, statistical offices, media, non-governmental organisations, public-private partnerships and relevant international bodies.

1.   The programme is destined for law enforcement agencies, other public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions, including local, regional and national authorities, social partners, universities, statistical offices, media, non-governmental organisations, relevant international bodies and public-private partnerships, provided that the latter are restricted to the context of the thematic areas referred to in Article 3, paragraph 1, points (b) and (c), and are subject to strict control from the point of view of respect for fundamental rights, including the right to personal data protection.

1.   Union financial support may take the following legal forms:

1.   Union financial support may take the following legal forms within the meaning of Articles 108 and 88 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002, (hereafter ‘the Financial Regulation’):

2a.Access to funding shall be facilitated by the application of the principle of proportionality as regards the documents to be supplied and by the creation of a database for the submission of applications.

3a.The Commission shall, as far as possible, simplify procedures and ensure that calls for proposals provided for in this programme do not entail a bureaucratic burden for promoters of the projects proposed. Calls for proposals may, where appropriate, be organised in two stages, the first of which would only require information that was strictly necessary for a proper assessment of the project to be sent.

1.   Where reference is made to this Article, the representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the Chair may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.

2.The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State may request that its position be recorded in the minutes.

3.The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which the opinion has been taken into account.

Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 3 and 7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC.

1a.The Commission shall ensure that the actions provided for under this Decision are subject to ex ante evaluation, monitoring and ex post evaluation. It shall ensure that the programme is accessible and is implemented in a transparent manner.

2.   The Commission shall ensure regular, independent and external evaluation of the programme.

2.   The Commission shall ensure regular, independent and external evaluation of the programme. It shall also hold regular exchanges of views with programme beneficiaries on the design, implementation and follow-up of the programme.

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council:

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the national parliaments:

Article 14a

Equal treatment

Organisations in receipt of an operating grant by virtue of this programme may take part in calls for proposals for other programmes, without however being entitled to preferential treatment vis-à-vis other organisations financed from budgets other than that of the EU.

Article 14b

Acknowledgement of funding

All institutions, association or activities in receipt of a grant under this programme have the obligation to acknowledge the support granted by the European Union. To this end the Commission shall lay down detailed visibility guidelines.

Article 14c

Dissemination of results

With a view to fostering the dissemination of results, the tools generated by the projects funded under this programme and relating in particular to crime statistics and data shall be made available to the public free of charge by electronic means.

Article 14d

Publication of projects

Each year, the Commission, together with the Member States, shall publish a list of the projects financed under this programme, with a short description of each project.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0597

Development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (regulation) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (COM(2006)0383 — C6-0296/2006 — 2006/0125(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0598

Development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (decision) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2001/886/JHA on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (COM(2006)0383 — C6-0297/2006 — 2006/0126(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0599

Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (9037/2006 — C6-0153/2006 — 2006/0802(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

The Community shall finance measures to support the promotion of a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection and the application of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear material in third countries in line with the provisions of this Regulation.

The Community might finance measures to support efficient implementation in cases which result in a nuclear safety level corresponding to the technological, regulatory and operational state of the art in the Union, taking into consideration the latest scientific and technological developments, radiation protection and the application of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear material in third countries in line with the provisions of this Regulation, without prejudice to the ‘polluter pays’ principle.

2.   These action programmes shall specify the objectives pursued, the fields of intervention, the measures envisaged, the expected results, the management procedures and total amount of financing planned. They shall contain a summary description of the operations to be financed, an indication of the amounts allocated for each operation and an indicative implementation timetable. Where relevant, they may include the results of any lessons learned from previous assistance.

2.   These action programmes shall specify the objectives pursued, the fields of intervention, the measures envisaged, the expected results, the management procedures and total amount of financing planned. They shall contain a summary description of the operations to be financed, an indication of the amounts allocated for each operation and an indicative implementation timetable. Where applicable, they shall include the results of any lessons learned from previous assistance.

3.   Action programmes, and any revisions or extensions thereof, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 20(2), following, where appropriate, consultation with the partner country, or partner countries in the region, concerned.

3.   Action programmes, and any revisions or extensions thereof, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 20(2) and with account being taken of Article 18, following, where appropriate, consultation with the partner country, or partner countries in the region, concerned.

2a.Community financing shall in principle not be used for paying taxes, customs duties or other fiscal charges in beneficiary countries.

The Commission shall regularly evaluate the results of policies and programmes and the effectiveness of programming in order to ascertain whether the objectives have been met and enable it to formulate recommendations with a view to improving future operations. The Commission shall send significant evaluation reports to the Committee established in accordance with Article 20.

The Commission, with the help of independent experts, shall regularly evaluate, on an individual project basis, the results of policies and programmes and the effectiveness of programming in order to ascertain whether the objectives have been met and enable it to formulate recommendations with a view to improving future operations. The Commission shall send significant evaluation reports to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee established in accordance with Article 20.

Article 20a

Financial reference amount

The financial reference amount for implementation of this Regulation for the period 2007-2013 shall be 524 million euro.

Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.

Not later than 31 December 2010, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report evaluating the implementation of the regulation in the first three years together, if appropriate, with a legislative proposal introducing the necessary modifications to the instrument.

Not later than 31 December 2010, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report evaluating the implementation of the Regulation in the first three years, and thereafter shall submit a report every two years, together, if appropriate, with a legislative proposal introducing the necessary modifications to the instrument.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(3)OJ L [...], [...], p. [...].

(4)OJ L [...], [...], p. [...].

(5)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0600

Visas for crossing Member States' external borders *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (COM(2006)0084 — C6-0256/2006 — 2006/0022(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)OJ L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 44.

P6_TA(2006)0601

Follow-up to the Sakharov Prize

European Parliament resolution on the follow-up to the Sakharov Prize

The European Parliament,

P6_TA(2006)0602

Data protection within the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters

European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the progress of the negotiations on the framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (2006/2286(INI))

The European Parliament,

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(1)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0370.

(2)OJ C 47, 25.2.2006, p. 27.

(3)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(4)OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.

(5)OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.

P6_TA(2006)0603

A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy

European Parliament resolution on a European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy — Green Paper (2006/2113(INI))

The European Parliament,

Sustainability

Climate Change

Research, Development and Innovation

Investments

Security of Supply

Energy Efficiency and Energy-Saving

Energy Mix

Infrastructure and investments for security of supply

External aspects

Single market in energy and competitiveness

Energy Poverty and Consumer Rights

Development

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* *

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(1)OJ C 320 E, 15.12.2005, p. 36.

(2)OJ C 272 E, 9.11.2006, p. 404.

(3)OJ C 286 E, 23.11.2006, p. 172.

(4)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0118.

(5)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0219.

(6)OJ C 280 E, 18.11.2006, p. 108.

(7)OJ C 280 E, 18.11.2006, p. 117.

(8)OJ C 280 E, 18.11.2006, p. 120.

(9)OJ C 226 E, 15.9.2005, p. 44.

(10)OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 61.

(11)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0300.

(12)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0058.

(13)OJ C 227 E, 21.9.2006, p. 599.

(14)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0110.

(15)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0243.

(16)  www.iphe.net

(17)  www.iter.org

(18)OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29.

(19)OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 64.

P6_TA(2006)0604

Biomass and biofuels

European Parliament resolution on a strategy for biomass und biofuels (2006/2082(INI))

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ L 283, 27.10.2001, p. 33.

(2)OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 42.

(3)OJ C 290 E, 29.11.2006, p. 115.

(4)OJ C 300 E, 9.12.2006, p. 401.

P6_TA(2006)0605

Fiji

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Fiji

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 135, 7.5.2001, p. 302.

P6_TA(2006)0606

Implication of UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and in Haiti

European Parliament resolution on the involvement of UN forces in sexual abuse in Liberia and Haiti

The European Parliament,

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(1)Text Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0245.

P6_TA(2006)0607

Burma

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Burma

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 280 E, 18.11.2006, p. 473.

(2)OJ L 148, 2.6.2006, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0608

Hague Convention on securities

European Parliament resolution on the implications of signing the Hague Securities Convention

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 43.

(2)OJ L 166, 11.6.1998, p. 45.

(3)OJ L 125, 5.5.2001, p. 15.

(4)OJ C 81, 2.4.2005, p. 10.

(5)Texts adopted, P6_TA(2006)0353.

(6)OJ C 38 E, 12.2.2004, p. 265.

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