# Official Journal C 313E/20 D

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4920 December 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 313E

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4920 December 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   (Information) |
| | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT |
| | 2006-2007 SESSION |
| | Sittings of 23 to 26 October 2006 |
| | Monday 23 October 2006 |
| 2006/C 313E/01 | MINUTES | 1 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Resumption of session


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Welcome


  Membership of committees


  Signature of acts adopted under codecision


  Relations between the European Union and Russia following the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (motions for resolutions tabled)


  Documents received


  Petitions


  Transfers of appropriations


  Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council


  Action taken on Parliament's resolutions


  Written declarations (Rule 116)


  Order of business


  One-minute speeches on matters of political importance


  Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I — Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) * — Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I (debate)


  Women's immigration (debate)


  Recovery of Community funds (debate)


  Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency and Prospectus directives (debate)


  LIFE+ ***II — Financing of the Natura 2000 network (debate)


  Community civil protection mechanism * (debate)


  European order for payment procedure ***II (debate)


  Agenda for next sitting


  Closure of sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 17 |
| | Tuesday 24 October 2006 |
| 2006/C 313E/02 | MINUTES | 19 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of sitting


  Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)


  Vote on request for urgent procedure


  Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian uprising


  Breast cancer (debate)


  Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***II (debate)


  Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)


  Voting time


  United Nations: approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction *** (Rule 131) (vote)


  Accession of Bulgaria and Romania: recruitment of officials of the European Communities * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Amendment of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Norway and the EMCDDA * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (Rule 131) (vote)


  Defence of immunity of Mario Borghezio (Rule 131) (vote)


  Draft amending budget No 3/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)


  Draft amending budget No 5/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)


  An EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (Rule 131) (vote)


  LIFE+ ***II (vote)


  Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***II (vote)


  Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)


  Community civil protection mechanism * (vote)


  Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency Directive (vote)


  Implementing measures (level 2) of the Prospectus Directive (vote)


  Women's immigration (vote)


  Recovery of Community funds (vote)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Membership of Parliament


  Welcome


  Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) — Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII) (debate)


  Membership of Parliament


  Question Time (Commission)



  Youth in Action programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)


  Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***II (debate)



  Europe for Citizens programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)


  Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***I (debate)


  Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (debate)


  Agenda for next sitting


  Closure of sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 33 |
| ANNEX I | 35 |
| ANNEX II | 42 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 62 |
| P6_TA(2006)0421United Nations: approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction ***European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the accession of the Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 107 on uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction (7884/1/2006 — C6-0198/2006 — 2005/0250(AVC)) | 62 |
| P6_TA(2006)0422Accession of Bulgaria and Romania: recruitment of officials of the European Communities *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the European Communities (COM(2006)0271 — C6-0221/2006 — 2006/0091(CNS)) | 62 |
| P6_TA(2006)0423Amendment of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351 — C6-0252/2006 — 2006/0115(CNS)) | 63 |
| P6_TA(2006)0424Norway and the EMCDDA *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (COM(2006)0115 — C6-0140/2006 — 2006/0037(CNS)) | 64 |
| P6_TA(2006)0425Request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan GolikEuropean Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (2006/2218(IMM)) | 64 |
| P6_TA(2006)0426Defence of immunity of Mario BorghezioEuropean Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio (2006/2151(IMM)) | 65 |
| P6_TA(2006)0427Draft amending budget No 3/2006 (Amendments)Amendments to Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD)) | 66 |
| P6_TA(2006)0428Draft amending budget No 3/2006European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD)) | 68 |
| P6_TA(2006)0429Draft amending budget No 5/2006European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD)) | 69 |
| P6_TA(2006)0430EU-South Africa Strategic PartnershipEuropean Parliament resolution on an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI)) | 70 |
| P6_TA(2006)0431LIFE+ ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (6284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD)) | 75 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2004)0218Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 24 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) | 75 |
| ANNEXMEASURES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING | 86 |
| P6_TA(2006)0432Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (6233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151 (COD)) | 87 |
| P6_TA(2006)0433Culture programme (2007-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (6235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD)) | 88 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2004)0150Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 24 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision No 2006/.../EC establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) | 88 |
| ANNEX | 96 |
| P6_TA(2006)0434Community civil protection mechanism *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast) (COM(2006)0029 — C6-0076/2006 — 2006/0009(CNS)) | 100 |
| P6_TA(2006)0435Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency DirectiveEuropean Parliament resolution on bulk implementing measures for the Transparency Directive | 114 |
| P6_TA(2006)0436Implementing measures (level 2) of the Prospectus DirectiveEuropean Parliament resolution on the accounting standards used by third country issuers and their equivalence to IFRS as mentioned in the draft implementing measures of the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive (draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up, and draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards) | 116 |
| P6_TA(2006)0437Women's immigrationEuropean Parliament resolution on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the European Union (2006/2010(INI)) | 118 |
| P6_TA(2006)0438Recovery of Community fundsEuropean Parliament resolution on the recovery of Community funds (2005/2163(INI)) | 125 |
| | Wednesday 25 October 2006 |
| 2006/C 313E/03 | MINUTES | 132 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of sitting


  Membership of political groups


  Peace process in Spain (debate)


  Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)


  Formal sitting — Hungary


  Voting time


  Peace process in Spain (vote)


  European order for payment procedure ***II (vote)



  Youth in Action programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)


  Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***II (vote)



  Europe for Citizens programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)


  Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***I (vote)


  Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I (vote)


  Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I (vote)


  Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) * (vote)


  Relations between the European Union and Russia following the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (vote)


  Breast cancer (vote)


  Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (vote)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Welcome


  Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia) (debate)


  Export of toxic waste to Africa — Use of criminal law to protect the environment (debate)


  EC-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement (debate)


  Question Time (Council)


  Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (debate)


  Inland waterway transport (debate)


  Public-private partnerships (debate)


  Posting of workers (debate)


  Agenda for next sitting


  Closure of sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 145 |
| ANNEX I | 147 |
| ANNEX II | 152 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 165 |
| P6_TA(2006)0439Peace process in SpainEuropean Parliament resolution on the peace process in Spain | 165 |
| P6_TA(2006)0440European order for payment procedure ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure (7535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD)) | 165 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2004)0055Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No ... /2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure | 166 |
| ANNEX I | 180 |
| ANNEXES II TO VII | 186 |
| P6_TA(2006)0441Youth in Action programme (2007-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the Youth in Action Programme for the period 2007-2013 (6236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD)) | 186 |
| P6_TA(2006)0442Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (6237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD)) | 187 |
| P6_TA(2006)0443Europe for Citizens programme (2007-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme Europe for Citizens to promote active European citizenship (9575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD)) | 187 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2005)0041Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision No .../2006/EC establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme Europe for Citizens to promote active European citizenship | 188 |
| ANNEX | 196 |
| P6_TA(2006)0444Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) (COM(2005)0618 — C6-0418/2005 — 2005/0244(COD)) | 199 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2005)0244Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2006/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the 30th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (perfluorooctane sulfonates) | 200 |
| ANNEX | 203 |
| P6_TA(2006)0445Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD)) | 204 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2005)0106Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) | 204 |
| P6_TA(2006)0446Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles (COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104(COD)) | 229 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2005)0104Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates | 230 |
| P6_TA(2006)0447Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103(CNS)) | 233 |
| P6_TC1-CNS(2005)0103Proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) | 234 |
| ANNEX | 268 |
| P6_TA(2006)0448Murder of the Russian journalist Anna PolitkovskayaEuropean Parliament resolution on EU-Russia relations following the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya | 271 |
| P6_TA(2006)0449Breast cancerEuropean Parliament resolution on breast cancer in the enlarged European Union | 273 |
| P6_TA(2006)0450Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard actionEuropean Parliament resolution on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) (2006/2136(INI)) | 276 |
| | Thursday 26 October 2006 |
| 2006/C 313E/04 | MINUTES | 280 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of sitting


  Documents received


  European Central Bank Annual Report (2005) (debate)


  Support for rural development by the EAFRD * — Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the CAP * (debate)


  Welcome


  Voting time


  Draft general budget for the European Union — Financial year 2007 (vote)


  Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) (vote)


  Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII) (vote)


  Fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions * (procedure without report) (vote)


  Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian uprising (vote)


  Moldova (Transnistria) (vote)


  Georgia (South Ossetia) (vote)


  Export of toxic waste to Africa (vote)


  Use of criminal law to protect the environment (vote)


  EC-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement (vote)


  Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (vote)


  Inland waterway transport (vote)


  Public-private partnerships (vote)


  Posting of workers (vote)


  European Central Bank Annual Report (2005) (vote)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Membership of committees and delegations


  Communication of Council common positions


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


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


  Tibet


  Case against Ríos Montt


  Uzbekistan


  Voting time


  Tibet (vote)


  Case against Ríos Montt (vote)


  Uzbekistan (vote)


  Decisions concerning certain documents


  Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)


  Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting


  Dates for next sittings


  Adjournment of session |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 294 |
| ANNEX I | 296 |
| ANNEX II | 328 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 410 |
| P6_TA(2006)0451Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III)European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)), and Letter of amendment No 1/2007 (SEC(2006)0762) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 | 410 |
| P6_TA(2006)0452Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII)European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018B (BUD)) | 415 |
| P6_TA(2006)0453Fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (COM(2006)0433 — C6-0295/2006 — 2006/0148(CNS)) | 425 |
| P6_TA(2006)0454Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian UprisingEuropean Parliament resolution on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and its historical meaning for Europe | 426 |
| P6_TA(2006)0455Moldova/TransnistriaEuropean Parliament resolution on Moldova (Transnistria) | 427 |
| P6_TA(2006)0456South OssetiaEuropean Parliament resolution on the situation in South Ossetia | 429 |
| P6_TA(2006)0457Export of toxic waste to AfricaEuropean Parliament resolution on the export of toxic waste to Africa | 432 |
| P6_TA(2006)0458Use of criminal law to protect the environmentEuropean Parliament resolution on the follow-up to Parliament's opinion on environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties | 434 |
| P6_TA(2006)0459EU-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association AgreementEuropean Parliament resolution containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (2006/2150(INI)) | 436 |
| P6_TA(2006)0460Nairobi Conference on Climate ChangeEuropean Parliament resolution on the European Union strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2) | 439 |
| P6_TA(2006)0461Inland waterway transportEuropean Parliament resolution on the promotion of inland waterway transport: Naiades, an integrated European Action Programme for inland waterway transport (2006/2085(INI)) | 443 |
| P6_TA(2006)0462Public-private partnershipsEuropean Parliament resolution on public-private partnerships and Community law on public procurement and concessions (2006/2043(INI)) | 447 |
| P6_TA(2006)0463Posting of workersEuropean Parliament resolution on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers (2006/2038(INI)) | 452 |
| P6_TA(2006)0464European Central Bank Annual Report 2005European Parliament resolution on the 2005 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (2006/2206(INI)) | 458 |
| P6_TA(2006)0465TibetEuropean Parliament resolution on Tibet | 463 |
| P6_TA(2006)0466Case against Ríos MonttEuropean Parliament resolution on the proceedings against Ríos Montt | 465 |
| P6_TA(2006)0467UzbekistanEuropean Parliament resolution on Uzbekistan | 466 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   (Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2006-2007 SESSION

Sittings of 23 to 26 October 2006

Monday 23 October 2006

2006/C 313E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Welcome

Membership of committees

Signature of acts adopted under codecision

Relations between the European Union and Russia following the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (motions for resolutions tabled)

Documents received

Petitions

Transfers of appropriations

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

Written declarations (Rule 116)

Order of business

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I — Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) * — Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I (debate)

Women's immigration (debate)

Recovery of Community funds (debate)

Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency and Prospectus directives (debate)

LIFE+ ***II — Financing of the Natura 2000 network (debate)

Community civil protection mechanism * (debate)

European order for payment procedure ***II (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

17

Tuesday 24 October 2006

2006/C 313E/02

MINUTES

19

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Vote on request for urgent procedure

Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian uprising

Breast cancer (debate)

Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***II (debate)

Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)

Voting time

United Nations: approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania: recruitment of officials of the European Communities * (Rule 131) (vote)

Amendment of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking * (Rule 131) (vote)

Norway and the EMCDDA * (Rule 131) (vote)

Request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (Rule 131) (vote)

Defence of immunity of Mario Borghezio (Rule 131) (vote)

Draft amending budget No 3/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

Draft amending budget No 5/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

An EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (Rule 131) (vote)

LIFE+ ***II (vote)

Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***II (vote)

Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Community civil protection mechanism * (vote)

Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency Directive (vote)

Implementing measures (level 2) of the Prospectus Directive (vote)

Women's immigration (vote)

Recovery of Community funds (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Membership of Parliament

Welcome

Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) — Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII) (debate)

Membership of Parliament

Question Time (Commission)

Youth in Action programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)

Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***II (debate)

Europe for Citizens programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)

Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***I (debate)

Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

33

ANNEX I

35

ANNEX II

42

TEXTS ADOPTED

62

P6_TA(2006)0421United Nations: approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction ***European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the accession of the Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 107 on uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction (7884/1/2006 — C6-0198/2006 — 2005/0250(AVC))

62

P6_TA(2006)0422Accession of Bulgaria and Romania: recruitment of officials of the European Communities *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the European Communities (COM(2006)0271 — C6-0221/2006 — 2006/0091(CNS))

62

P6_TA(2006)0423Amendment of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351 — C6-0252/2006 — 2006/0115(CNS))

63

P6_TA(2006)0424Norway and the EMCDDA *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (COM(2006)0115 — C6-0140/2006 — 2006/0037(CNS))

64

P6_TA(2006)0425Request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan GolikEuropean Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (2006/2218(IMM))

64

P6_TA(2006)0426Defence of immunity of Mario BorghezioEuropean Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio (2006/2151(IMM))

65

P6_TA(2006)0427Draft amending budget No 3/2006 (Amendments)Amendments to Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD))

66

P6_TA(2006)0428Draft amending budget No 3/2006European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD))

68

P6_TA(2006)0429Draft amending budget No 5/2006European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD))

69

P6_TA(2006)0430EU-South Africa Strategic PartnershipEuropean Parliament resolution on an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI))

70

P6_TA(2006)0431LIFE+ ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (6284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD))

75

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0218Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 24 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+)

75

ANNEXMEASURES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING

86

P6_TA(2006)0432Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (6233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151 (COD))

87

P6_TA(2006)0433Culture programme (2007-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (6235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD))

88

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0150Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 24 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision No 2006/.../EC establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013)

88

ANNEX

96

P6_TA(2006)0434Community civil protection mechanism *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast) (COM(2006)0029 — C6-0076/2006 — 2006/0009(CNS))

100

P6_TA(2006)0435Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency DirectiveEuropean Parliament resolution on bulk implementing measures for the Transparency Directive

114

P6_TA(2006)0436Implementing measures (level 2) of the Prospectus DirectiveEuropean Parliament resolution on the accounting standards used by third country issuers and their equivalence to IFRS as mentioned in the draft implementing measures of the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive (draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up, and draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards)

116

P6_TA(2006)0437Women's immigrationEuropean Parliament resolution on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the European Union (2006/2010(INI))

118

P6_TA(2006)0438Recovery of Community fundsEuropean Parliament resolution on the recovery of Community funds (2005/2163(INI))

125

Wednesday 25 October 2006

2006/C 313E/03

MINUTES

132

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Membership of political groups

Peace process in Spain (debate)

Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)

Formal sitting — Hungary

Voting time

Peace process in Spain (vote)

European order for payment procedure ***II (vote)

Youth in Action programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***II (vote)

Europe for Citizens programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***I (vote)

Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I (vote)

Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I (vote)

Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) * (vote)

Relations between the European Union and Russia following the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (vote)

Breast cancer (vote)

Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Welcome

Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia) (debate)

Export of toxic waste to Africa — Use of criminal law to protect the environment (debate)

EC-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement (debate)

Question Time (Council)

Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (debate)

Inland waterway transport (debate)

Public-private partnerships (debate)

Posting of workers (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

145

ANNEX I

147

ANNEX II

152

TEXTS ADOPTED

165

P6_TA(2006)0439Peace process in SpainEuropean Parliament resolution on the peace process in Spain

165

P6_TA(2006)0440European order for payment procedure ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure (7535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD))

165

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0055Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No ... /2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure

166

ANNEX I

180

ANNEXES II TO VII

186

P6_TA(2006)0441Youth in Action programme (2007-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the Youth in Action Programme for the period 2007-2013 (6236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD))

186

P6_TA(2006)0442Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (6237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD))

187

P6_TA(2006)0443Europe for Citizens programme (2007-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme Europe for Citizens to promote active European citizenship (9575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD))

187

P6_TC2-COD(2005)0041Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision No .../2006/EC establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme Europe for Citizens to promote active European citizenship

188

ANNEX

196

P6_TA(2006)0444Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) (COM(2005)0618 — C6-0418/2005 — 2005/0244(COD))

199

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0244Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2006/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the 30th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (perfluorooctane sulfonates)

200

ANNEX

203

P6_TA(2006)0445Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD))

204

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0106Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II)

204

P6_TA(2006)0446Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles (COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104(COD))

229

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0104Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates

230

P6_TA(2006)0447Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103(CNS))

233

P6_TC1-CNS(2005)0103Proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II)

234

ANNEX

268

P6_TA(2006)0448Murder of the Russian journalist Anna PolitkovskayaEuropean Parliament resolution on EU-Russia relations following the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya

271

P6_TA(2006)0449Breast cancerEuropean Parliament resolution on breast cancer in the enlarged European Union

273

P6_TA(2006)0450Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard actionEuropean Parliament resolution on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) (2006/2136(INI))

276

Thursday 26 October 2006

2006/C 313E/04

MINUTES

280

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

European Central Bank Annual Report (2005) (debate)

Support for rural development by the EAFRD * — Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the CAP * (debate)

Welcome

Voting time

Draft general budget for the European Union — Financial year 2007 (vote)

Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) (vote)

Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII) (vote)

Fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions * (procedure without report) (vote)

Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian uprising (vote)

Moldova (Transnistria) (vote)

Georgia (South Ossetia) (vote)

Export of toxic waste to Africa (vote)

Use of criminal law to protect the environment (vote)

EC-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement (vote)

Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (vote)

Inland waterway transport (vote)

Public-private partnerships (vote)

Posting of workers (vote)

European Central Bank Annual Report (2005) (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Membership of committees and delegations

Communication of Council common positions

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

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

Tibet

Case against Ríos Montt

Uzbekistan

Voting time

Tibet (vote)

Case against Ríos Montt (vote)

Uzbekistan (vote)

Decisions concerning certain documents

Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates for next sittings

Adjournment of session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

294

ANNEX I

296

ANNEX II

328

TEXTS ADOPTED

410

P6_TA(2006)0451Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III)European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)), and Letter of amendment No 1/2007 (SEC(2006)0762) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007

410

P6_TA(2006)0452Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII)European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018B (BUD))

415

P6_TA(2006)0453Fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (COM(2006)0433 — C6-0295/2006 — 2006/0148(CNS))

425

P6_TA(2006)0454Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian UprisingEuropean Parliament resolution on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and its historical meaning for Europe

426

P6_TA(2006)0455Moldova/TransnistriaEuropean Parliament resolution on Moldova (Transnistria)

427

P6_TA(2006)0456South OssetiaEuropean Parliament resolution on the situation in South Ossetia

429

P6_TA(2006)0457Export of toxic waste to AfricaEuropean Parliament resolution on the export of toxic waste to Africa

432

P6_TA(2006)0458Use of criminal law to protect the environmentEuropean Parliament resolution on the follow-up to Parliament's opinion on environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties

434

P6_TA(2006)0459EU-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association AgreementEuropean Parliament resolution containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (2006/2150(INI))

436

P6_TA(2006)0460Nairobi Conference on Climate ChangeEuropean Parliament resolution on the European Union strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2)

439

P6_TA(2006)0461Inland waterway transportEuropean Parliament resolution on the promotion of inland waterway transport: Naiades, an integrated European Action Programme for inland waterway transport (2006/2085(INI))

443

P6_TA(2006)0462Public-private partnershipsEuropean Parliament resolution on public-private partnerships and Community law on public procurement and concessions (2006/2043(INI))

447

P6_TA(2006)0463Posting of workersEuropean Parliament resolution on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers (2006/2038(INI))

452

P6_TA(2006)0464European Central Bank Annual Report 2005European Parliament resolution on the 2005 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (2006/2206(INI))

458

P6_TA(2006)0465TibetEuropean Parliament resolution on Tibet

463

P6_TA(2006)0466Case against Ríos MonttEuropean Parliament resolution on the proceedings against Ríos Montt

465

P6_TA(2006)0467UzbekistanEuropean Parliament resolution on Uzbekistan

466

| * | Consultation procedure |
| --- | --- |
| **I | Cooperation procedure: first reading |
| **II | Cooperation procedure: second reading |
| *** | Assent procedure |
| ***I | Codecision procedure: first reading |
| ***II | Codecision procedure: second reading |
| ***III | Codecision procedure: third reading |

*

Consultation procedure

**I

Cooperation procedure: first reading

**II

Cooperation procedure: second reading

***

Assent procedure

***I

Codecision procedure: first reading

***II

Codecision procedure: second reading

***III

Codecision procedure: third reading

| AFET | Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| --- | --- |
| DEVE | Committee on Development |
| INTA | Committee on International Trade |
| BUDG | Committee on Budgets |
| CONT | Committee on Budgetary Control |
| ECON | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs |
| EMPL | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs |
| ENVI | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety |
| ITRE | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy |
| IMCO | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection |
| TRAN | Committee on Transport and Tourism |
| REGI | Committee on Regional Development |
| AGRI | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| PECH | Committee on Fisheries |
| CULT | Committee on Culture and Education |
| JURI | Committee on Legal Affairs |
| LIBE | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs |
| AFCO | Committee on Constitutional Affairs |
| FEMM | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality |
| PETI | Committee on Petitions |

AFET

Committee on Foreign Affairs

DEVE

Committee on Development

INTA

Committee on International Trade

BUDG

Committee on Budgets

CONT

Committee on Budgetary Control

ECON

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

ENVI

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ITRE

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

IMCO

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

TRAN

Committee on Transport and Tourism

REGI

Committee on Regional Development

AGRI

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

PECH

Committee on Fisheries

CULT

Committee on Culture and Education

JURI

Committee on Legal Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

FEMM

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PETI

Committee on Petitions

| PPE-DE | Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats |
| --- | --- |
| PSE | Socialist Group in the European Parliament |
| ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance |
| GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left |
| IND/DEM | Independence and Democracy Group |
| UEN | Union for Europe of the Nations Group |
| NI | Non-attached Members |

PPE-DE

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

PSE

Socialist Group in the European Parliament

ALDE

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Verts/ALE

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

GUE/NGL

Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

IND/DEM

Independence and Democracy Group

UEN

Union for Europe of the Nations Group

NI

Non-attached Members

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2006-2007 SESSION

Sittings of 23 to 26 October 2006

Monday 23 October 2006

| 20.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 313/1 |
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20.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 313/1

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MINUTES

(2006/C 313 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Corrections to votes

Date of sitting: 27.09.2006

Report: Camiel Eurlings — A6-0269/2006

| — | amendment 9 = amendment 50

  against: Renate Sommer and Gabriele Stauner |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 9 = amendment 50

against: Renate Sommer and Gabriele Stauner

*

- *

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the National Diet of Japan — led by Tuji Tsushima — who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

4.   Membership of committees

At the request of the PSE and ALDE Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

AFET Committee: Katrin Saks and Bronisław Geremek

5.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, pursuant to Rule 68, the following day he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts that had been adopted under codecision:

| — | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (3611/3/2006 — C6-0343/2006 — 2005/0102(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (3611/3/2006 — C6-0343/2006 — 2005/0102(COD))

| — | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation (3619/2/2006 — C6-0345/2006 — 2005/0157(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation (3619/2/2006 — C6-0345/2006 — 2005/0157(COD))

| — | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (3652/2006 — C6-0344/2006 — 2004/0158(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (3652/2006 — C6-0344/2006 — 2004/0158(COD))

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the second ‘Marco Polo’ programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 (3620/4/2006 — C6-0349/2006 — 2004/0157(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the second ‘Marco Polo’ programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 (3620/4/2006 — C6-0349/2006 — 2004/0157(COD))

| — | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) (3622/4/2006 — C6-0350/2006 — 2005/0050(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) (3622/4/2006 — C6-0350/2006 — 2005/0050(COD))

*

- *

In addition, the Council announced that it would approve the position adopted by the European Parliament at first reading on 6 July 2006 with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (3633/1/2006 — C6-0351/2006 — 2004/0219(COD)). A technical adjustment had proved necessary to finalise the act in accordance with the political agreement reached by Parliament and the Council. By letter of 9 October 2006, the Chairman of the AFET Committee, the committee responsible for the matter, had informed the President in accordance with Rule 66(2) of the Rules of Procedure that the AFET Committee accepted the technical adjustment. The President would therefore also sign that act.

6.   Relations between the European Union and Russia following the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (motions for resolutions tabled)

The debate had been held on 11.10.2006(Minutes of 11.10.2006, Item 14).

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Marielle De Sarnez, Jean-Marie Cavada, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Nicholson of Winterbourne and Karin Riis-Jørgensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0531/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Marielle De Sarnez, Jean-Marie Cavada, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Nicholson of Winterbourne and Karin Riis-Jørgensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0531/2006)

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Józef Pinior and Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0532/2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Józef Pinior and Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0532/2006)

| — | Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0533/2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0533/2006)

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Camiel Eurlings, Tunne Kelam and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on EU-Russia relations following the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0534/2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Camiel Eurlings, Tunne Kelam and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on EU-Russia relations following the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0534/2006)

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on EU-Russia relations following the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0535/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Vittorio Agnoletto and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on EU-Russia relations following the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0535/2006)

| — | Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Konrad Szymański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0536/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Konrad Szymański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0536/2006)

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.10.

7.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission:







  — | Council of the European Union: Letter of Amendment No 2 to the Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 (13886/2006 — C6-0341/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI |

1)

from the Council and Commission:

—

Council of the European Union: Letter of Amendment No 2 to the Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 (13886/2006 — C6-0341/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 40/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1280 — C6-0340/2006 — 2006/2245(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 40/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1280 — C6-0340/2006 — 2006/2245(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 404/93, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 247/2006 as regards the banana sector (COM(2006)0489 — C6-0339/2006 — 2006/0173(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: AGRI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: DEVE, BUDG, REGI |

—

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 404/93, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 247/2006 as regards the banana sector (COM(2006)0489 — C6-0339/2006 — 2006/0173(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AGRI

opinion: DEVE, BUDG, REGI

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No .../... on nutrition and health claims made on foods (COM(2006)0607 — C6-0338/2006 — 2006/0195(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No .../... on nutrition and health claims made on foods (COM(2006)0607 — C6-0338/2006 — 2006/0195(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation EC No.../...on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (COM(2006)0606 — C6-0337/2006 — 2006/0193(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation EC No.../...on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (COM(2006)0606 — C6-0337/2006 — 2006/0193(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

| — | Draft amending budget No 3 for the financial year 2006 — General statement of revenue and expenditure — Section III — Commission — Section VIII Part B — European Data-Protection Supervisor (N6-0018/2006 — C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Draft amending budget No 3 for the financial year 2006 — General statement of revenue and expenditure — Section III — Commission — Section VIII Part B — European Data-Protection Supervisor (N6-0018/2006 — C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on road infrastructure safety management (COM(2006)0569 — C6-0331/2006 — 2006/0182(COD))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: ENVI, ITRE, LIBE |

—

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on road infrastructure safety management (COM(2006)0569 — C6-0331/2006 — 2006/0182(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

opinion: ENVI, ITRE, LIBE

| — | Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors: Annual accounts for the financial year 2005 of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th European Development Funds (COM(2006)0429 — C6-0264/2006 — 2006/2169(DEC))






  referred to | responsible: CONT |
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| | opinion: DEVE, BUDG |

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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors: Annual accounts for the financial year 2005 of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th European Development Funds (COM(2006)0429 — C6-0264/2006 — 2006/2169(DEC))

referred to

responsible: CONT

opinion: DEVE, BUDG

| 2) | from committees:







  2.1) | reports:







  — | Report on public-private partnerships and Community law on public procurement and concessions (2006/2043(INI)) — IMCO Committee.
  Rapporteur: Barbara Weiler (A6-0363/2006) |
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2)

from committees:

2.1)

reports:

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Report on public-private partnerships and Community law on public procurement and concessions (2006/2043(INI)) — IMCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Barbara Weiler (A6-0363/2006)

| — | Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission, and Letter of amendment No 1/2007 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 (11675/2006 [[01]] — C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.
  Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0358/2006) |
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Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission, and Letter of amendment No 1/2007 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 (11675/2006 [[01]] — C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0358/2006)

| — | Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 — Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor (11675/2006 [[02]] — C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018B(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.
  Rapporteur: Louis Grech (A6-0356/2006) |
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Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 — Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor (11675/2006 [[02]] — C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018B(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: Louis Grech (A6-0356/2006)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0355/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0355/2006)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles (COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104(COD)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0354/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles (COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104(COD)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0354/2006)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0353/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0353/2006)

| — | Report on draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (N6-0018/2006 — C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.
  Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0350/2006) |
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Report on draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (N6-0018/2006 — C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0350/2006)

| — | Report on the 2005 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (2006/2206(INI)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0349/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the 2005 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (2006/2206(INI)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0349/2006)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351 — C6-0252/2006 — 2006/0115(CNS)) — ITRE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0348/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351 — C6-0252/2006 — 2006/0115(CNS)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0348/2006)

| — | Report on Draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.
  Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0340/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on Draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0340/2006)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America renewing the cooperation programme in the field of higher education and vocational education and training (COM(2006)0180 — C6-0174/2006 — 2006/0061(CNS)) — CULT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Descamps (A6-0339/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America renewing the cooperation programme in the field of higher education and vocational education and training (COM(2006)0180 — C6-0174/2006 — 2006/0061(CNS)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Descamps (A6-0339/2006)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada establishing a framework for cooperation in the fields of higher education, training and youth (COM(2006)0274 — C6-0255/2006 — 2006/0096(CNS)) — CULT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Descamps (A6-0338/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada establishing a framework for cooperation in the fields of higher education, training and youth (COM(2006)0274 — C6-0255/2006 — 2006/0096(CNS)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Descamps (A6-0338/2006)

| — | Report containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (2006/2150(INI)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A6-0334/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (2006/2150(INI)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A6-0334/2006)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (COM(2006)0115 — C6-0140/2006 — 2006/0037(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Frieda Brepoels (A6-0330/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (COM(2006)0115 — C6-0140/2006 — 2006/0037(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Frieda Brepoels (A6-0330/2006)

| — | Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio (2006/2151(IMM)) — JURI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Maria Berger (A6-0329/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio (2006/2151(IMM)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Maria Berger (A6-0329/2006)

| — | Report on EU relations with the Pacific Islands — A strategy for a strengthened partnership (2006/2204(INI)) — DEVE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Nirj Deva (A6-0325/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on EU relations with the Pacific Islands — A strategy for a strengthened partnership (2006/2204(INI)) — DEVE Committee.

Rapporteur: Nirj Deva (A6-0325/2006)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2006)0237 — C6-0237/2006 — 2006/0082(CNS)) — AGRI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0319/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2006)0237 — C6-0237/2006 — 2006/0082(CNS)) — AGRI Committee.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0319/2006)

| — | Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (2006/2218(IMM)) — JURI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0317/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (2006/2218(IMM)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0317/2006)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 (COM(2006)0241 — C6-0235/2006 — 2006/0083(CNS)) — AGRI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Lutz Goepel (A6-0315/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 (COM(2006)0241 — C6-0235/2006 — 2006/0083(CNS)) — AGRI Committee.

Rapporteur: Lutz Goepel (A6-0315/2006)

| — | Report on an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI)) — DEVE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Luisa Morgantini (A6-0310/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI)) — DEVE Committee.

Rapporteur: Luisa Morgantini (A6-0310/2006)

| — | Report on the annual report on the European Ombudsman's activities in 2005 (2006/2117(INI)) — PETI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (A6-0309/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the annual report on the European Ombudsman's activities in 2005 (2006/2117(INI)) — PETI Committee.

Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (A6-0309/2006)

| — | Report on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers (2006/2038(INI)) — EMPL Committee.
  Rapporteur: Elisabeth Schroedter (A6-0308/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers (2006/2038(INI)) — EMPL Committee.

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Schroedter (A6-0308/2006)

| — | Report on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the European Union (2006/2010(INI)) — FEMM Committee.
  Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A6-0307/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the European Union (2006/2010(INI)) — FEMM Committee.

Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A6-0307/2006)

| — | Report on the recovery of Community funds (2005/2163(INI)) — CONT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Paulo Casaca (A6-0303/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the recovery of Community funds (2005/2163(INI)) — CONT Committee.

Rapporteur: Paulo Casaca (A6-0303/2006)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and on access to vehicle repair information, amending Directive 72/306/EEC and Directive .../.../EC (COM(2005)0683 — C6-0007/2006 — 2005/0282(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A6-0301/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and on access to vehicle repair information, amending Directive 72/306/EEC and Directive .../.../EC (COM(2005)0683 — C6-0007/2006 — 2005/0282(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A6-0301/2006)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on payment services in the internal market and amending Directives 97/7/EC, 2000/12/EC and 2002/65/EC (COM(2005)0603 — C6-0411/2005 — 2005/0245(COD)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0298/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on payment services in the internal market and amending Directives 97/7/EC, 2000/12/EC and 2002/65/EC (COM(2005)0603 — C6-0411/2005 — 2005/0245(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0298/2006)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles (COM(2005)0457 — C6-0312/2005 — 2005/0194(COD)) — IMCO Committee.
  Rapporteur: Joel Hasse Ferreira (A6-0289/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles (COM(2005)0457 — C6-0312/2005 — 2005/0194(COD)) — IMCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Joel Hasse Ferreira (A6-0289/2006)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (COM(2006)0069 — C6-0064/2006 — 2006/0018(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0287/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (COM(2006)0069 — C6-0064/2006 — 2006/0018(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0287/2006)

| 2.2) | recommendations for second reading:







  — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (07524/8/2006 — C6-0267/2006 — 2003/0256(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Guido Sacconi (A6-0352/2006) |
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2.2)

recommendations for second reading:

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (07524/8/2006 — C6-0267/2006 — 2003/0256(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Guido Sacconi (A6-0352/2006)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No .../2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restrictions of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (07525/3/2006 — C6-0268/2006 — 2003/0257(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Guido Sacconi (A6-0345/2006) |
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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No .../2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restrictions of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (07525/3/2006 — C6-0268/2006 — 2003/0257(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Guido Sacconi (A6-0345/2006)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (06237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD)) — CULT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Doris Pack (A6-0344/2006) |
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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (06237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Doris Pack (A6-0344/2006)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (06235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD)) — CULT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Vasco Graça Moura (A6-0343/2006) |
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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (06235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Vasco Graça Moura (A6-0343/2006)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship (09575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD)) — CULT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (A6-0342/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship (09575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (A6-0342/2006)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the ‘Youth in Action’ Programme for the period 2007-2013 (06236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD)) — CULT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Lissy Gröner (A6-0341/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the ‘Youth in Action’ Programme for the period 2007-2013 (06236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Lissy Gröner (A6-0341/2006)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (06233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151(COD)) — CULT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0337/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (06233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0337/2006)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure (07535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD)) — JURI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0316/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure (07535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0316/2006)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (06284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Marie Anne Isler Béguin (A6-0288/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (06284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Marie Anne Isler Béguin (A6-0288/2006)

| 3) | from Members:







  3.1) | oral questions (Rule 108):







  — | Oral question (O-0067/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: Environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0438/2006) |
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3)

from Members:

3.1)

oral questions (Rule 108):

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Oral question (O-0067/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: Environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0438/2006)

| — | Oral question (O-0068/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0439/2006) |
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Oral question (O-0068/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0439/2006)

| — | Oral question (O-0100/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Commission's strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2) (B6-0440/2006) |
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Oral question (O-0100/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Commission's strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2) (B6-0440/2006)

| — | Oral question (O-0113/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Financing Natura 2000 (B6-0441/2006) |
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Oral question (O-0113/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Financing Natura 2000 (B6-0441/2006)

| — | Oral question (O-0116/2006) by Anna Záborská and Karin Jöns, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Follow-up to Parliament's resolution of 5 June 2003 on breast cancer in the European Union (B6-0436/2006) |
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Oral question (O-0116/2006) by Anna Záborská and Karin Jöns, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Follow-up to Parliament's resolution of 5 June 2003 on breast cancer in the European Union (B6-0436/2006)

| 3.2) | oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0437/2006):







  — | to the Council:







  — | Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, Ludford Sarah, Vanhecke Frank, Aylward Liam, Ó Neachtain Seán, Van Hecke Johan, Crowley Brian, Ryan Eoin, Karim Sajjad, Protasiewicz Jacek, Posselt Bernd, Evans Robert, Davies Chris, Budreikaitė Danutė, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra Agustín, Brejc Mihael, Elles James, Busuttil Simon, Stubb Alexander, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco Elena, Pleštinská Zita, Casaca Paulo, McGuinness Mairead, Becsey Zsolt László, Harkin Marian, Beglitis Panagiotis, dos Santos Manuel António, Mitchell Gay, Stihler Catherine, Gentvilas Eugenijus, Guerreiro Pedro, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Korhola Eija-Riitta, Czarnecki Ryszard, Manolakou Diamanto, Pafilis Athanasios, De Rossa Proinsias, Andrikienė Laima Liucija |
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3.2)

oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0437/2006):

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to the Council:

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Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, Ludford Sarah, Vanhecke Frank, Aylward Liam, Ó Neachtain Seán, Van Hecke Johan, Crowley Brian, Ryan Eoin, Karim Sajjad, Protasiewicz Jacek, Posselt Bernd, Evans Robert, Davies Chris, Budreikaitė Danutė, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra Agustín, Brejc Mihael, Elles James, Busuttil Simon, Stubb Alexander, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco Elena, Pleštinská Zita, Casaca Paulo, McGuinness Mairead, Becsey Zsolt László, Harkin Marian, Beglitis Panagiotis, dos Santos Manuel António, Mitchell Gay, Stihler Catherine, Gentvilas Eugenijus, Guerreiro Pedro, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Korhola Eija-Riitta, Czarnecki Ryszard, Manolakou Diamanto, Pafilis Athanasios, De Rossa Proinsias, Andrikienė Laima Liucija

| — | to the Commission:







  — | Evans Robert, Ebner Michl, Casaca Paulo, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Higgins Jim, Ludford Sarah, Ó Neachtain Seán, Lucas Caroline, Karim Sajjad, Kinnock Glenys, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Posselt Bernd, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Mitchell Gay, Czarnecki Ryszard, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Papastamkos Georgios, Montoro Romero Cristobal, Batzeli Katerina, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, Angelilli Roberta, Aylward Liam, Crowley Brian, Ryan Eoin, Starkevičiūtė Margarita, Atkins Robert, Ortuondo Larrea Josu, Protasiewicz Jacek, De Keyser Véronique, Busuttil Simon, Budreikaitė Danutė, Davies Chris, Bushill-Matthews Philip, McGuinness Mairead, Karatzaferis Georgios, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Van Hecke Johan, Beglitis Panagiotis, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Harkin Marian, Guerreiro Pedro, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Goudin Hélène, Manolakou Diamanto, Pafilis Athanasios, De Rossa Proinsias, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Toussas Georgios |
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to the Commission:

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Evans Robert, Ebner Michl, Casaca Paulo, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Higgins Jim, Ludford Sarah, Ó Neachtain Seán, Lucas Caroline, Karim Sajjad, Kinnock Glenys, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Posselt Bernd, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Mitchell Gay, Czarnecki Ryszard, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Papastamkos Georgios, Montoro Romero Cristobal, Batzeli Katerina, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, Angelilli Roberta, Aylward Liam, Crowley Brian, Ryan Eoin, Starkevičiūtė Margarita, Atkins Robert, Ortuondo Larrea Josu, Protasiewicz Jacek, De Keyser Véronique, Busuttil Simon, Budreikaitė Danutė, Davies Chris, Bushill-Matthews Philip, McGuinness Mairead, Karatzaferis Georgios, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Van Hecke Johan, Beglitis Panagiotis, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Harkin Marian, Guerreiro Pedro, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Goudin Hélène, Manolakou Diamanto, Pafilis Athanasios, De Rossa Proinsias, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Toussas Georgios

| 3.3) | written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116):







  — | Mario Borghezio on the ‘Redeker affair’, in defence of freedom of expression (0073/2006) |
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3.3)

written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116):

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Mario Borghezio on the ‘Redeker affair’, in defence of freedom of expression (0073/2006)

| — | Manuel António dos Santos, Fausto Correia, Jamila Madeira and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes on public access to the identity and other personal data of individuals sentenced for paedophile criminal acts (0074/2006) |
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Manuel António dos Santos, Fausto Correia, Jamila Madeira and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes on public access to the identity and other personal data of individuals sentenced for paedophile criminal acts (0074/2006)

| — | Sepp Kusstatscher, Eva Lichtenberger, Alexander Alvaro, Lissy Gröner and Thomas Mann on respect for human rights in relation to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing (0075/2006) |
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Sepp Kusstatscher, Eva Lichtenberger, Alexander Alvaro, Lissy Gröner and Thomas Mann on respect for human rights in relation to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing (0075/2006)

| — | Andreas Mölzer on discrimination against churches in Turkey (0076/2006) |
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Andreas Mölzer on discrimination against churches in Turkey (0076/2006)

| — | Andreas Mölzer on preachers of hatred in Europe (0077/2006) |
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Andreas Mölzer on preachers of hatred in Europe (0077/2006)

| — | Bogusław Rogalski, Bogdan Pęk and Ryszard Czarnecki on forced labour camps in Italy (0078/2006) |
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Bogusław Rogalski, Bogdan Pęk and Ryszard Czarnecki on forced labour camps in Italy (0078/2006)

| — | Milan Horáček, Simon Coveney and Christa Prets on combating the trafficking and prostitution of children at EU internal borders between old and new Member States (0079/2006) |
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Milan Horáček, Simon Coveney and Christa Prets on combating the trafficking and prostitution of children at EU internal borders between old and new Member States (0079/2006)

8.   Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 191(5):

28.09.2006

Sebastian Fritz (No 578/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 579/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 580/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 581/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 582/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 583/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 584/2006)

Dirk Werthenbach (No 585/2006)

Jan Erik Hansen (No 586/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 587/2006)

Georg Brüggemann (No 588/2006)

Heinz Niehof (No 589/2006)

Volker Gerlach (No 590/2006)

Lieselotte Simmon (No 591/2006)

Ruth Blöcher (No 592/2006)

Jutta Schwenger (Bürgerinitiative Oberbereken) (No 593/2006)

Mechthild Prester Ältester (Verband der Tierheilpraktiker Deutschlands) (No 594/2006)

Aleksandra Zschippang (No 595/2006)

Odysseas Poimenidis (No 596/2006)

Despina Drosatou (No 597/2006)

Christos Hatzianastasiou (No 598/2006)

Lazaros Vassiliadis (Comité d'organisation de la manifestation contre l'installation d'une citerne de combustible dans le marais salant ‘Vassora’ à Kavala) (No 599/2006)

Leonidas Tsagalias (No 600/2006)

Angelos Ziros (No 601/2006)

Likourgos Kanellopoulos and Zakarias Pelekis (Exoraïstikos Syllogos ‘To Thorikon’) (No 602/2006)

Athanasios Amaradidis (No 603/2006)

Dimitrios et Sofia Kiveriotis (No 604/2006)

Mauro Incerti Telani (No 605/2006).

05.10.2006

Andy Schmidt (No 606/2006)

Jan Doedens (No 607/2006)

Irina Miodragovic (No 608/2006)

Tomás Martín Enríquez (No 609/2006)

Manuel Hernández Barrios (No 610/2006)

Antonio Badia Molina (No 611/2006)

Angels Balanza Arrufat (Plataforma No a la Incineradora de Vall d'Alba) (No 612/2006)

Cornelius van Schendel (No 613/2006)

José Manuel Dolón García (No 614/2006)

Samuel Martin-Sosa Rodriguez (Ecologistas en Acción) (No 615/2006)

Dolores Prado Mendes (Asociación Anticarbón y Medioambiental) (with 4 signatures) (No 616/2006)

Joaquin Aznar Reig (Asociación Fraynos) (No 617/2006)

Luis de la Rasilla (Proyector INTER/SUR para la Ecociudadanía y la Democracia Ecociudadana) (No 618/2006)

María José Sota Cueto (No 619/2006)

Marc Russmeier (PF Espace Funeraire) (No 620/2006)

Yohu Basumine Mbuyu (Jamaa Green & Peace) (No 621/2006)

Michèle Tolsan (No 622/2006)

Michel Mabille (No 623/2006)

Jonas Zébié Aka Bi (No 624/2006)

Roberto Marcoccio (No 625/2006)

Roberto Zappaterra (No 626/2006)

Maria Manuela Moreira de Freitas (No 627/2006)

Krzysztof Kuklinski (No 628/2006)

Jan Huszcza (No 629/2006)

12.10.2006

Cecilia Malmström — Campaign for Parliamentary Reform (1 041 424 signatures) (No 630/2006)

Werner Nagel (No 631/2006)

Adrian Tatu (No 632/2006)

Christiane Becker (No 633/2006)

Roman Fischer (No 634/2006)

Katja Eckhardt (No 635/2006)

Adalbert Schweinstetter (No 636/2006)

Paul-Hubert Monnig (No 637/2006)

Ioannis Kiriakidis — Skiropoiia Leonik Ltd (No 638/2006)

Ioannis Kiriakidis — Skiropoiia Leonik Ltd (No 639/2006)

Ioannis Kiriakidis — Skiropoiia Leonik Ltd (No 640/2006)

Dimitrios Examiliotis (No 641/2006)

Venetis Lambros — Astikotis Oikodomikos Sineterismos Nea Varibobi (with 2 signatures) (No 642/2006)

Emmanuel Paraskevas Voutsas (No 643/2006)

Yanniotis Melas — Intersalonika S.A. (No 644/2006)

Ilir Kroi (No 645/2006)

Hanna Sobczak (No 646/2006)

Darius Mockus (No 647/2006)

Andrzej Roczniok — Związek Ludności Narodowości Śląskiej (No 648/2006)

Luan Rukaj (No 649/2006)

(Name confidential) (No 650/2006)

Antonio Marin Segovìa — Associació de Veïns i cultural ‘Cercle Obert’ de Benicalap (No 651/2006)

Luis Bermejo Gomez (No 652/2006)

Association Gent del Ter (No 653/2006)

Catalina Guerrero Segura (No 654/2006)

Antonio Lores Franco — Plataforma en defensa da ensenada de San Simon (No 655/2006)

José Antonio Reveron Gonzalez — Grupo Socialista (PSOE) — Ayuntamiento de Arona — Tenerife (No 656/06)

Kaj-Erik Saarinen (No 657/06)

Marie-Joëlle Chaillol (No 658/2006)

Albert Tan (No 659/2006)

Albert Tan (No 660/2006)

(Name confidential) (No 661/2006)

Marry Schmeddes-Jongsma (No 662/2006)

Radosław Gawlik — Zieloni 2004 (No 663/2006)

Rafael Zupančič — YHD — društvo za teorijo in kulturo hendikepa (No 664/2006)

Stratos Paradias — Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière (with 4 signatures) (No 665/2006)

9.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 21/2006 (C6-0194/2006 — SEC(2006)0714)).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in part under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2006 (C6-0306/2006 — SEC(2006)1062).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2006 (C6-0324/2006 — SEC(2006)1063).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

10.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

| — | Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway. |
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Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway.

11.   Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the July 2006 part-session had been distributed, along with two files pertaining to the June II 2006 part-session (Letter SG G/1 JM/ak D(2006) 9753 of 13.10.2006 — Document SP(2006)3874, SP(2006)3874/2, SP (2006)3874/3, SP(2006)3874/4 and SP(2006)3874/5).

12.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 47, 48/2006 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

13.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

Council request for the application of urgent procedure (Rule 134) to:

| — | the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions. |
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the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions.

Reason for request:

The validity periods for the derogations from the general conditions for granting public aid for fleet renewal and modernisation need to be extended to 31 December 2006 and 31 December 2008.

Parliament would take a decision on the request for urgent procedure at the beginning of the following day's sitting.

The final draft agenda for the October II sittings (PE 378.419/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Sittings of 23.10.2006 to 26.10.2006

Monday

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no changes

Tuesday

| — | (request from the PPE-DE Group to hold over until Wednesday the vote on the reports by Carlos Coelho — A6-0353/2006, A6-0354/2006 and A6-0355/2006 (Items 4, 5 and 3 on the preliminary draft agenda). |
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(request from the PPE-DE Group to hold over until Wednesday the vote on the reports by Carlos Coelho — A6-0353/2006, A6-0354/2006 and A6-0355/2006 (Items 4, 5 and 3 on the preliminary draft agenda).

Parliament approved the request.

Wednesday

| — | The President proposed, with the agreement of the political groups, that the duration of the debates that afternoon be extended so as to finish at 18.00. Council Question Time would therefore take place between 18.00 and 19.00. |
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The President proposed, with the agreement of the political groups, that the duration of the debates that afternoon be extended so as to finish at 18.00. Council Question Time would therefore take place between 18.00 and 19.00.

Parliament agreed to the request.

Philip Bushill-Matthews expressed his disappointment that Question Time had been cut short.

The following spoke: Toine Manders, who asked why the Conference of Presidents had removed from the draft agenda an oral question from the IMCO Committee on gambling and sports betting in the internal market; Malcolm Harbour, in support of Mr Manders' remarks; Robert Goebbels, who explained that, on behalf of the PSE Group, he had requested that the matter be dealt with at a later part-session, and that the request had been approved by the Conference of Presidents; Malcolm Harbour, who pointed out that he would have liked the committee responsible to have been consulted about or at least informed of the decision (the President replied that the chairmen of the groups were responsible for informing members of their groups of the decisions taken by the Conference of Presidents).

| — | request from the Verts/ALE Group to include on the agenda a Commission statement (to be wound up by motions for resolution) on nuclear safety in relation to the constant problems encountered with the reactors at the Forsmark nuclear power plant. |
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request from the Verts/ALE Group to include on the agenda a Commission statement (to be wound up by motions for resolution) on nuclear safety in relation to the constant problems encountered with the reactors at the Forsmark nuclear power plant.

The following spoke: Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who moved the request, Francesco Enrico Speroni and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group.

Parliament rejected the request.

The following spoke: Claude Turmes and Giles Chichester on how the matter might be addressed in future.

Thursday

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no changes

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The order of business was thus established.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

14.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Vytautas Landsbergis, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Graham Watson, Claude Turmes, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Janusz Wojciechowski, Georgios Karatzaferis, Ryszard Czarnecki, Michael Gahler, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Sarah Ludford, Willy Meyer Pleite, Gerard Batten, Jim Higgins, Yannick Vaugrenard, Georgios Papastamkos, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, András Gyürk, Panagiotis Beglitis, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Renate Sommer, Diamanto Manolakou, Ioannis Gklavakis, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Francisco José Millán Mon, Mairead McGuinness, Toomas Savi, Jacky Henin, Jörg Leichtfried, Marianne Mikko, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Marios Matsakis, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi and Laima Liucija Andrikienė.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

15.   Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I — Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) * — Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system [COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0355/2006)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) [COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103 (CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0353/2006)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles [COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104 (COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0354/2006)

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Carlos Coelho introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Mihael Brejc, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sylvia- Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Barbara Kudrycka, Edith Mastenbroek, Marco Cappato, Giusto Catania, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Georgios Karatzaferis, Koenraad Dillen, Kinga Gál, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Stavros Lambrinidis, Zita Pleštinská, Inger Segelström, Genowefa Grabowska, Katrin Saks, Edith Mastenbroek and Konrad Szymański.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

Franco Frattini spoke.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.7, Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.9 and Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.8.

16.   Women's immigration (debate)

Report on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the EU [2006/2010(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A6-0307/2006)

Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou introduced the report.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Amalia Sartori, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marie-Line Reynaud, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Esther Herranz García, Edite Estrela, Luisa Morgantini, Bogusław Rogalski, Edit Bauer, Britta Thomsen, Pia Elda Locatelli, Emine Bozkurt, Teresa Riera Madurell and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.16.

17.   Recovery of Community funds (debate)

Report on the recovery of Community funds [2005/2163(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Paulo Casaca (A6-0303/2006)

Paulo Casaca introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Simon Busuttil, Markus Pieper and Mairead McGuinness.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.17.

18.   Implementing measures (level 2) of the ‘Transparency’ and ‘Prospectus’ directives (debate)

Commission statement: Implementing measures (level 2) of the ‘Transparency’ and ‘Prospectus’ directives

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: John Purvis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Peter Skinner, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Thomas Mann, Harald Ettl, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Alexander Radwan, Pervenche Berès, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Charlie McCreevy.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Alexander Radwan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Peter Skinner and Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Guntars Krasts and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on ‘bulk’ implementing measures for the Transparency Directive (B6-0529/2006) |
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Alexander Radwan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Peter Skinner and Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Guntars Krasts and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on ‘bulk’ implementing measures for the Transparency Directive (B6-0529/2006)

| — | John Purvis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Peter Skinner and Harald Ettl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė and Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Guntars Krasts and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the accounting standards used by third country issuers and their equivalence to IFRS as mentioned in the draft implementing measures of the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive (draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up, and draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards) (B6-0530/2006). |
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John Purvis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Peter Skinner and Harald Ettl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė and Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Guntars Krasts and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the accounting standards used by third country issuers and their equivalence to IFRS as mentioned in the draft implementing measures of the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive (draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up, and draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards) (B6-0530/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.14 and Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.15.

19.   LIFE+ ***II — Financing of the Natura 2000 network (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) [06284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Marie Anne Isler Béguin (A6-0288/2006)

Oral question (O-0113/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Financing Natura 2000 (B6-0441/2006).

Marie Anne Isler Béguin introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, deputising for the author, moved the oral question.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Péter Olajos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Françoise Grossetête, Evangelia Tzampazi, Mojca Drčar Murko, Richard Seeber, Karin Scheele, Alfonso Andria and Stavros Dimas.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.10.

20.   Community civil protection mechanism * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast) [COM(2006)0029 — C6-0076/2006 — 2006/0009(CNS)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A6-0286/2006)

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Dimitrios Papadimoulis introduced the report.

The following spoke: Antonios Trakatellis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edite Estrela, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alfonso Andria, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Richard Seeber, Evangelia Tzampazi and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.13.

21.   European order for payment procedure ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure [07535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0316/2006)

Arlene McCarthy introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Rainer Wieland, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Andrzej Jan Szejna, on behalf of the PSE Group.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.2.

22.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 378.419/OJMA).

23.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 22.20.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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Tuesday 24 October 2006

| 20.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 313/19 |
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20.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 313/19

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MINUTES

(2006/C 313 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

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Carlos Carnero González spoke on the kidnapping in Gaza of the Spanish photographer Emilio Fernández Morenatti.

2.   Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

| I. | TIBET







  — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Martine Roure and Glyn Ford, on behalf of the PSE Group: Tibet (B6-0555/2006) |
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I.

TIBET

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Pasqualina Napoletano, Martine Roure and Glyn Ford, on behalf of the PSE Group: Tibet (B6-0555/2006)

| — | Roberta Angelilli and Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group: Tibet (B6-0557/2006) |
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Roberta Angelilli and Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group: Tibet (B6-0557/2006)

| — | Raül Romeva i Rueda, Milan Horáček, Eva Lichtenberger and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group: Tibet (B6-0558/2006) |
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Raül Romeva i Rueda, Milan Horáček, Eva Lichtenberger and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group: Tibet (B6-0558/2006)

| — | Thomas Mann, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Elisabeth Jeggle and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group: Tibet (B6-0562/2006) |
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Thomas Mann, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Elisabeth Jeggle and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group: Tibet (B6-0562/2006)

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto and Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group: Tibet (B6-0565/2006) |
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Vittorio Agnoletto and Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group: Tibet (B6-0565/2006)

| — | Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group: Tibet (B6-0568/2006) |
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Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group: Tibet (B6-0568/2006)

| II. | CASE AGAINST RÍOS MONTT







  — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, on behalf of the PSE Group: Trial of Ríos Montt (B6-0554/2006) |
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II.

CASE AGAINST RÍOS MONTT

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Pasqualina Napoletano and Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, on behalf of the PSE Group: Trial of Ríos Montt (B6-0554/2006)

| — | Raül Romeva i Rueda, Alain Lipietz, Monica Frassoni and Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group: Extradition of Ríos Montt from Guatemala (B6-0560/2006) |
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Raül Romeva i Rueda, Alain Lipietz, Monica Frassoni and Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group: Extradition of Ríos Montt from Guatemala (B6-0560/2006)

| — | Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group: Guatemala (B6-0561/2006) |
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Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group: Guatemala (B6-0561/2006)

| — | Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group: Guatemala and extradition of Ríos Montt and others (B6-0564/2006) |
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Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group: Guatemala and extradition of Ríos Montt and others (B6-0564/2006)

| — | Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group: Case of Ríos Montt (Guatemala) (B6-0569/2006) |
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Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group: Case of Ríos Montt (Guatemala) (B6-0569/2006)

| III. | UZBEKISTAN







  — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Bernadette Bourzai and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group: Suspension of sanctions in Uzbekistan (B6-0556/2006) |
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III.

UZBEKISTAN

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Pasqualina Napoletano, Bernadette Bourzai and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group: Suspension of sanctions in Uzbekistan (B6-0556/2006)

| — | Hélène Flautre, Cem Özdemir, Satu Hassi and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0559/2006) |
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Hélène Flautre, Cem Özdemir, Satu Hassi and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0559/2006)

| — | Elisabeth Jeggle and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0563/2006) |
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Elisabeth Jeggle and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0563/2006)

| — | Tobias Pflüger and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0566/2006) |
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Tobias Pflüger and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0566/2006)

| — | Marios Matsakis and Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0567/2006) |
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Marios Matsakis and Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0567/2006)

| — | Cristiana Muscardini and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0570/2006) |
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Cristiana Muscardini and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group: Uzbekistan (B6-0570/2006)

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

3.   Vote on request for urgent procedure

Council request for the application of urgent procedure (Rule 134) for:

| — | * Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions [COM(2006)0433 — C6-0295/2006 — 2006/0148(CNS)] |
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- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions [COM(2006)0433 — C6-0295/2006 — 2006/0148(CNS)]

Rosa Miguélez Ramos spoke on behalf of the PECH Committee.

The request for urgent procedure was approved.

The item would be included on the agenda at voting time on Thursday, 26.10.2006, 11.30.

The deadline for tabling amendments for plenary would be Wednesday, 25.10.2006 at 10.00.

4.   Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian uprising

Statements from the European Parliament President and Political Group Chairmen: Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian uprising

Josep Borrell Fontelles, President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering (Chairman of the PPE-DE Group), Martin Schulz (Chairman of the PSE Group), Bronisław Geremek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Co-Chairman of the Verts/ALE Group), Francis Wurtz (Chairman of the GUE/NGL Group), Cristiana Muscardini (Co-Chairman of the UEN Group), Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, made the statements.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Hans-Gert Poettering, József Szájer and Péter Olajos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, Hannes Swoboda and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson and István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Milan Horáček, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Brian Crowley, Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Wojciech Roszkowski, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Adam Jerzy Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and its historical meaning for Europe (B6-0548/2006) |
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Hans-Gert Poettering, József Szájer and Péter Olajos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, Hannes Swoboda and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson and István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Milan Horáček, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Brian Crowley, Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Wojciech Roszkowski, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Adam Jerzy Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and its historical meaning for Europe (B6-0548/2006)

| — | Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and its historical significance for Europe (B6-0549/2006) |
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Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and its historical significance for Europe (B6-0549/2006)

The item closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.5.

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Vice-President

5.   Breast cancer (debate)

Oral question (O-0098/2006) by Jan Andersson and Karin Jöns, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: Reintegration of breast cancer patients into the job market and use of social funds for continued training of health professionals in the field of breast cancer (B6-0433/2006)

Oral question (O-0101/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz and Karin Jöns, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Early detection and treatment of breast cancer in the enlarged European Union (B6-0434/2006)

Oral question (O-0116/2006) by Anna Záborská and Karin Jöns, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Follow-up to Parliament's resolution of 5 June 2003 on breast cancer in the European Union (B6-0436/2006)

Karin Jöns, Jan Andersson, Karl-Heinz Florenz and Anna Záborská (authors) moved the oral questions.

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) and Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Stephen Hughes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, Dorette Corbey, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Satu Hassi, Ilda Figueiredo, Jean-Claude Martinez, Françoise Grossetête, Anne Ferreira, Marian Harkin, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Karin Scheele, Lissy Gröner, Edite Estrela, Britta Thomsen, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Marta Vincenzi, Karin Jöns, Markos Kyprianou and Vladimír Špidla.

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

| — | Karin Jöns and Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hans-Gert Poettering, John Bowis, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Anna Záborská and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Elizabeth Lynne and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hiltrud Breyer and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Adamos Adamou, Ilda Figueiredo and Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Adriana Poli Bortone, Liam Aylward, Konrad Szymański and Alessandro Foglietta, on behalf of the UEN Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group on breast cancer in the enlarged European Union (B6-0528/2006). |
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Karin Jöns and Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hans-Gert Poettering, John Bowis, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Anna Záborská and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Elizabeth Lynne and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hiltrud Breyer and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Adamos Adamou, Ilda Figueiredo and Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Adriana Poli Bortone, Liam Aylward, Konrad Szymański and Alessandro Foglietta, on behalf of the UEN Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group on breast cancer in the enlarged European Union (B6-0528/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.11.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

6.   Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) [06233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0337/2006)

Ruth Hieronymi introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marianne Mikko, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alfonso Andria, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Nikolaos Sifunakis, Bernat Joan i Marí, Georgios Karatzaferis and Viviane Reding.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.11.

7.   Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) [06235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Vasco Graça Moura (A6-0343/2006)

Vasco Graça Moura introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Guy Bono, on behalf of the PSE Group, Claire Gibault, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.12.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

8.   Voting time

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

8.1.   United Nations: approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 107 on uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction [07884/1/2006 — C6-0198/2006 — 2005/0250(AVC)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo (A6-0292/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0421)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

8.2.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania: recruitment of officials of the European Communities * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the European Communities [COM(2006)0271 — C6-0221/2006 — 2006/0091(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0312/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0422)

8.3.   Amendment of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 [COM(2006)0351 — C6-0252/2006 — 2006/0115(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0348/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0423)

8.4.   Norway and the EMCDDA * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) [COM(2006)0115 — C6-0140/2006 — 2006/0037(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Frieda Brepoels (A6-0330/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0424)

8.5.   Request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik. [2006/2218(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0317/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0425)

8.6.   Defence of immunity of Mario Borghezio (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio [2006/2151(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Maria Berger (A6-0329/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0426)

8.7.   Draft amending budget No 3/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 — Section III — Commission — Section VIII Part B — European Data Protection Supervisor [11297/2006 — C6-0239/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets. Co-rapporteurs: Giovanni Pittella and Valdis Dombrovskis (A6-0350/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

AMENDMENTS AND MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (amendments P6_TA(2006)0427, resolution P6_TA(2006)0428)

8.8.   Draft amending budget No 5/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 — Section III — Commission [13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0340/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0429)

8.9.   An EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership [2006/2234(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Luisa Morgantini (A6-0310/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0430)

8.10.   LIFE+ ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) [06284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Marie Anne Isler Béguin (A6-0288/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0431)

8.11.   Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) [06233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0337/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0432)

8.12.   Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) [06235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Vasco Graça Moura (A6-0343/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0433)

8.13.   Community civil protection mechanism * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast) [COM(2006)0029 — C6-0076/2006 — 2006/0009(CNS)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A6-0286/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0434)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0434)

8.14.   Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency Directive (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0529/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0435)

8.15.   Implementing measures (level 2) of the Prospectus Directive (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0530/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0436)

8.16.   Women's immigration (vote)

Report on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the EU [2006/2010(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A6-0307/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0437)

8.17.   Recovery of Community funds (vote)

Report on the recovery of Community funds [2005/2163(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Paulo Casaca (A6-0303/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0438)

9.   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: Maria Berger — A6-0329/2006:

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Bruno Gollnisch

Report: Marie Anne Isler Béguin — A6-0288/2006:

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Carlo Fatuzzo

Report: Vasco Graça Moura — A6-0343/2006:

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Andreas Mölzer, Carlo Fatuzzo

Report: Dimitrios Papadimoulis — A6-0286/2006:

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Carlo Fatuzzo

Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency Directive (B6-0529/2006):

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Carlo Fatuzzo

Report: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou — A6-0307/2006:

| — | Hubert Pirker, Andreas Mölzer, Michl Ebner, Carlo Fatuzzo |
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Hubert Pirker, Andreas Mölzer, Michl Ebner, Carlo Fatuzzo

10.   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.

Maria Carlshamre had informed the Chair that her voting machine had not worked during voting time.

Fausto Correia had informed the Chair that his voting card had only started working during the last three votes.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.30 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

11.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

12.   Membership of Parliament

The Swedish authorities had given notice of the appointment of Olle Schmidt to replace Cecilia Malmström as Member of Parliament with effect from 19.10.2006.

Pursuant to Rule 3(2), as his credentials had not been verified or a ruling had not been given on any dispute, Olle Schmidt had taken his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto, provided that he had previously signed a declaration stating that he did not hold an office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament.

13.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed the Iranian writer and journalist Akbar Ganji, who had taken his seat in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

14.   Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) — Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII) (debate)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 and Letter of amendment — No 1/2007 (5733/2006 — SEC(2006)0762) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 — Section III — Commission [C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0358/2006)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor [C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Louis Grech (A6-0356/2006)

James Elles introduced the report (A6-0358/2006).

Louis Grech introduced the report (A6-0356/2006).

The following spoke: Ulla-Maj Wideroos (President-in-Office of the Council) and Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission).

István Szent-Iványi (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee) spoke.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jürgen Schröder (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Ona Juknevičienė (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Jutta Haug (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Neena Gill (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Bill Newton Dunn (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Anne E. Jensen (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Marian Harkin (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Marc Tarabella (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Rosa Miguélez Ramos (draftsman of the opinion of the PECH Committee), Helga Trüpel (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Gérard Deprez (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Carlos Carnero González (draftsman of the opinion of the AFCO Committee), Piia-Noora Kauppi (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Alexandra Dobolyi (draftsman of the opinion of the PETI Committee), Ville Itälä, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Guy-Quint, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Wojciech Roszkowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergej Kozlík, Nonattached Member, Janusz Lewandowski, Giovanni Pittella, Kyösti Virrankoski, Gérard Onesta, Diamanto Manolakou, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Michael Henry Nattrass, Hans-Peter Martin and Ingeborg Gräßle.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Nathalie Griesbeck, Pedro Guerreiro, Liam Aylward, Hélène Goudin, Jean-Claude Martinez, Antonis Samaras, Vladimír Maňka, Markus Ferber, Szabolcs Fazakas, Simon Busuttil, Katerina Batzeli, László Surján, Herbert Bösch and Salvador Garriga Polledo.

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 6.2 and Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.3.

(The sitting was suspended at 17.05 pending Question Time and resumed at 17.30.)

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

15.   Membership of Parliament

The Danish authorities had given notice of the appointment of Christel Schaldemose to replace Henrik Dam Kristensen as Member of Parliament with effect from 15.10.2006.

Pursuant to Rule 3(2), until such time as her credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, Christel Schaldemose would take her seat in Parliament and on its bodies and enjoy all the rights attaching thereto, provided that she had previously signed a declaration stating that she did not hold an office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament.

16.   Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0437/2006).

Part one

Question 40 (Robert Evans): Airline overbooking.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Gary Titley (deputising for the author), Reinhard Rack and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 41 (Michl Ebner): Protection of youngsters in chat rooms.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Michl Ebner and Alexander Stubb.

Question 42 (Paulo Casaca): Stoning of seven women in Iran.

Peter Mandelson (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Paulo Casaca, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Edite Estrela.

Part two

Question 43 (Lambert van Nistelrooij): Commission proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on roaming on public mobile networks in the Community.

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Lambert van Nistelrooij, Andreas Mölzer and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

Question 44 (Stavros Arnaoutakis): Broadband internet access.

Viviane Reding answered the question and supplementaries by Stavros Arnaoutakis, Mairead McGuinness and Malcolm Harbour.

Question 45 (Jim Higgins): European Registry of Internet Domain Names.

Viviane Reding answered the question and a supplementary by Jim Higgins.

Question 46 (Sarah Ludford): Fair Trade.

Peter Mandelson answered the question and supplementaries by Sarah Ludford, Paul Rübig and Philip Bushill-Matthews.

Question 47 (Seán Ó Neachtain): World Trade talks.

Peter Mandelson answered the question and supplementaries by Seán Ó Neachtain, David Martin and Georgios Papastamkos.

Questions 48 to 51 would receive written answers.

Question 52 (Bernd Posselt): Introduction of the euro in Sweden.

Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Danutė Budreikaitė and Hélène Goudin.

Question 53 (Justas Vincas Paleckis): Euro-zone integration.

Joaquín Almunia answered the question and supplementaries by Justas Vincas Paleckis, Laima Liucija Andrikienė and David Martin.

Question 54 (Gay Mitchell): Effect of accession on the euro zone.

Joaquín Almunia answered the question and a supplementary by Gay Mitchell.

Questions 72 and 89 lapsed, as the subjects to which they referred already featured on the agenda of that part-session.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.15 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

17.   ‘Youth in Action’ programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the ‘Youth in Action’ Programme for the period 2007-2013 [06236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Lissy Gröner (A6-0341/2006)

Lissy Gröner introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Rolf Berend, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Christa Prets, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jolanta Dičkutė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ljudmila Novak, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.3.

18.   Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning [06237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Doris Pack (A6-0344/2006)

Doris Pack introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Ivo Belet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Christa Prets, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jolanta Dičkutė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Věra Flasarová, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Maria Badia I Cutchet, Šarūnas Birutis, Jerzy Buzek and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.4.

19.   ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme (2007-2013) ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship [09575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (A6-0342/2006)

Hannu Takkula introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Rolf Berend, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Emine Bozkurt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Witold Tomczak, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Roger Helmer, Non-attached Member, Christopher Beazley, Gyula Hegyi, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Ljudmila Novak and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.5.

20.   Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) [COM(2005)0618 — C6-0418/2005 — 2005/0244(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Carl Schlyter (A6-0251/2006)

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Carl Schlyter introduced the report.

The following spoke: Avril Doyle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gyula Hegyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jens Holm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Peter Liese, Marios Matsakis, Thomas Ulmer and Günter Verheugen.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.6.

21.   Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (debate)

Report on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third-country antidumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) [2006/2136(INI)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Cristiana Muscardini (A6-0243/2006)

Cristiana Muscardini introduced the report.

Peter Mandelson (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Syed Kamall, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Francisco Assis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Daniel Caspary, Małgorzata Handzlik, Georgios Papastamkos and Peter Mandelson.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.12.

22.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 378.419/OJME).

23.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.50.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Ingo Friedrich

Vice-President

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Gahler, Gál, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Kamiński, Karas, Karatzaferis, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liotard, Locatelli, Lombardo, Losco, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Mantovani, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Moscovici, Mote, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Achille Occhetto, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Pöttering, Poignant, Polfer, Pomés Ruiz, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savi, Sbarbati, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, de Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, Wohlin, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Anastase, Arabadjiev, Athanasiu, Bărbuleţiu, Becşenescu, Bliznashki, Buruiană-Aprodu, Cappone, Christova, Ciornei, Cioroianu, Corlăţean, Coşea, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Martin Dimitrov, Duca, Dumitrescu, Ganţ, Hogea, Iacob-Ridzi, Ivanova, Kelemen, Kirilov, Kónya-Hamar, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Morţun, Paparizov, Parvanova, Paşcu, Petre, Podgorean, Popa, Popeangă, Severin, Silaghi, Szabó, Ţicău, Ţîrle, Vigenin

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| split | split vote |
| sep | separate vote |
| am | amendment |
| CA | compromise amendment |
| CP | corresponding part |
| D | deleting amendment |
| = | identical amendments |
| § | paragraph |
| art | article |
| rec | recital |
| MOT | motion for a resolution |
| JT MOT | joint motion for a resolution |
| SEC | secret ballot |

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

RCV (..., ..., ...)

roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

EV (..., ..., ...)

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   United Nations: approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction ***

Report: Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (A6-0292/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

2.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania: recruitment of officials of the European Communities *

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0312/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   Amendment of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking *

Report: Giles CHICHESTER (A6-0348/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   Norway and the EMCDDA *

Report: Frieda BREPOELS (A6-0330/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 522, 3, 35 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

522, 3, 35

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: single vote

5.   Request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0317/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

6.   Defence of immunity of Mario Borghezio

Report: Maria BERGER (A6-0329/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

7.   Draft amending budget No 3/2006

Report: Giovanni PITTELLA/Valdis DOMBROVSKIS (A6-0350/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote

   (1) | RCV | + | 540, 59, 6 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

   (1)

RCV

+

540, 59, 6

Request for roll-call vote

IND/DEM: single vote

8.   Draft amending budget No 5/2006

Report: Giovanni PITTELLA (A6-0340/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

9.   An EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership

Report: Luisa MORGANTINI (A6-0310/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

10.   LIFE+ ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Marie Anne ISLER BEGUIN (A6-0288/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| common position |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-31 | committee | RCV | + | 525, 65, 25 |
| draft legislative resolution |
| after § 1 | 32 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN | | + | |
| common position | declared approved as amended |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

common position

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-31

committee

RCV

+

525, 65, 25

draft legislative resolution

after § 1

32

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN

+

common position

declared approved as amended

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 1-31

11.   Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Ruth HIERONYMI (A6-0337/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| common position | declared approved |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

common position

declared approved

12.   Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Vasco GRAÇA MOURA (A6-0343/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-3 | committee | | + | |
| common position | declared approved as amended |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-3

committee

+

common position

declared approved as amended

13.   Community civil protection mechanism *

Report: Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (A6-0286/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-13
  16-59 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 14 | committee | RCV | + | 583, 31, 14 |
| 15 | committee | RCV | + | 557, 36, 28 |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 573, 25, 35 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-13

16-59

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

14

committee

RCV

+

583, 31, 14

15

committee

RCV

+

557, 36, 28

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

573, 25, 35

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: ams 14, 15 and final vote

14.   Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency Directive

Motion for a resolution: B6-0529/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0529/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0529/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

15.   Implementing measures (level 2) of the Prospectus Directive

Motion for a resolution: B6-0530/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0530/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0530/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

16.   Women's immigration

Report: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU (A6-0307/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 2 | 23 | UEN | | + | |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 6 | 12/rev | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | RCV | + | 370, 230, 30 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 7 | 13/rev | PPE-DE +
  CARLSHAMRE | EV | + | 303, 302, 18 |
| 1 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| § 9 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 10 | 14/rev | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | RCV | + | 417, 171, 33 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 11 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 12 | 15 | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| after § 12 | 3 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 254, 304, 76 |
| after § 14 | 4 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 19 | 16 | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 21 | 17 | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| § 22 | 18D | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| § 28 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 29 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 474, 137, 27 |
| § 32 | 19D | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| § 33 | 20 | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| § 34 | 21 | PPE-DE, PSE+
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| after § 35 | 5 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 36 | 22D | PPE-DE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| before citation 1 | 6/rev | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| 7/rev | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| 8/rev | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| 9/rev | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| after citation 18 | 10/rev | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| citation 30 | 11/rev | PPE-DE, PSE +
  CARLSHAMRE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | EV | + | 449, 133, 55 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 2

23

UEN

+

§ 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 6

12/rev

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

RCV

+

370, 230, 30

§

original text

↓

§ 7

13/rev

PPE-DE +

CARLSHAMRE

EV

+

303, 302, 18

1

PSE

↓

§

original text

sep

↓

§ 9

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 10

14/rev

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

RCV

+

417, 171, 33

§

original text

↓

after § 11

2

Verts/ALE

-

§ 12

15

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

after § 12

3

Verts/ALE

EV

-

254, 304, 76

after § 14

4

Verts/ALE

+

§ 19

16

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 21

17

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

§ 22

18D

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

§ 28

§

original text

sep

+

§ 29

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

474, 137, 27

§ 32

19D

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

§ 33

20

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

§ 34

21

PPE-DE, PSE+

CARLSHAMRE

+

§

original text

sep

↓

after § 35

5

Verts/ALE

+

§ 36

22D

PPE-DE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

before citation 1

6/rev

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

7/rev

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

8/rev

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

9/rev

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

after citation 18

10/rev

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

citation 30

11/rev

PPE-DE, PSE +

CARLSHAMRE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

EV

+

449, 133, 55

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: ams 12/rev and 14/rev

IND/DEM: § 29 — second part

UEN: § 29 — second part

Request for separate vote

IND/DEM: § 28

Requests for split votes

UEN, IND/DEM

§ 29

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘sexual and reproductive rights’

2nd part: those words

ALDE

§ 5

1st part:‘Stresses that Directive ... women immigrants’

2nd part:‘calls on the Commission ... all social services’

§ 9

1st part: text as a whole without the word ‘legal’

2nd part: that word

17.   Recovery of Community funds

Report: Paolo CASACA (A6-0303/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 37 | 1 | PSE | | + | |
| § 43 | § | original text | RCV | + | 546, 75, 13 |
| § 44 | § | original text | RCV | + | 512, 109, 15 |
| § 45 | § | original text | RCV | + | 516, 96, 19 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 37

1

PSE

+

§ 43

§

original text

RCV

+

546, 75, 13

§ 44

§

original text

RCV

+

512, 109, 15

§ 45

§

original text

RCV

+

516, 96, 19

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: §§ 43, 44 and 45

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(1)  Including the five amendments tabled to draft amending budget No 3 by the BUDG Committee.

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Brepoels report A6-0330/2006

Resolution

For: 522

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Novak, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 3

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kilroy-Silk

Abstention: 35

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Konrad

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Claude Turmes, Glenis Willmott

2.   Pittella/Dombrovskis report A6-0350/2006

Resolution

For: 540

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 59

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 6

GUE/NGL: Krarup

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Železný

NI: Martinez, Speroni

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Lars Wohlin

3.   Isler Béguin report A6-0288/2006

Amendments 1-31

For: 525

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, La Russa

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 65

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Giertych, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Stevenson, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 25

GUE/NGL: Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Seppänen, Svensson, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Mogens N.J. Camre, Miroslav Ouzký, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Christofer Fjellner

4.   Papadimoulis report A6-0286/2006

Amendment 14

For: 583

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Mölzer, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 31

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Giertych, Martinez, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jackson

PSE: Andersson, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Segelström, Westlund

Abstention: 14

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

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Železný

NI: Allister, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Wohlin

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  José Javier Pomés Ruiz

5.   Papadimoulis report A6-0286/2006

Amendment 15

For: 557

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Pęk, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 36

GUE/NGL: Krarup

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Nattrass, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Giertych, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wohlin, Zahradil, Zvěřina

Abstention: 28

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

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Piotrowski, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  José Javier Pomés Ruiz

6.   Papadimoulis report A6-0286/2006

Resolution

For: 573

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 25

GUE/NGL: Holm, Krarup, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Giertych, Kilroy-Silk, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld

Abstention: 35

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fajmon, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Charlotte Cederschiöld

7.   Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0307/2006

Amendment 12/rev

For: 370

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Juknevičienė, Koch-Mehrin, Ludford, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Buzek, Cabrnoch, De Blasio, Demetriou, Dimitrakopoulos, Duchoň, Fajmon, Gál, Gklavakis, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Hudacký, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Olajos, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Ventre, Wieland, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 230

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Beaupuy, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz, Pannella, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Beazley, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Sudre, Sumberg, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zieleniec

Abstention: 30

ALDE: Kułakowski, Lynne

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote

PPE-DE: Brejc, Esteves, Gaubert, Gauzès, Jałowiecki, Landsbergis, Protasiewicz, Schwab, Siekierski, Szájer, Varvitsiotis, Zaleski, Zappalà

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Maldeikis, Pirilli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Claude Turmes, Hans-Peter Martin, Anne E. Jensen, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Pierre Jonckheer

Against:
  Patrick Gaubert

8.   Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0307/2006

Amendment 14/rev

For: 417

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Koch-Mehrin, Ludford, Lynne, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fontaine, Freitas, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Higgins, Hudacký, Itälä, Jackson, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Lewandowski, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mitchell, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schöpflin, Silva Peneda, Spautz, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 171

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Beaupuy, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz, Pannella, Prodi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Berend, Böge, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Langen, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nicholson, Novak, Olajos, Pack, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Seeber, Seeberg, Škottová, Sommer, Šťastný, Strejček, Ulmer, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Kinnock

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere

Abstention: 33

ALDE: Kułakowski, Takkula

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

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Mote, Speroni

PPE-DE: Dombrovskis, Handzlik, Jałowiecki, Schröder, Siekierski, Sonik, Ventre, Zaleski, Zappalà

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Pirilli, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Gitte Seeberg, Glenys Kinnock

Abstention:
  Marie-Hélène Descamps

9.   Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0307/2006

Paragraph 29/2

For: 474

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Martin Hans-Peter, Piskorski, Rivera, Salvini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Brunetta, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Graça Moura, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pirker, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Szájer, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 137

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Berend, Böge, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chmielewski, Coveney, Deß, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Handzlik, Hieronymi, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pieper, Pleštinská, Podestà, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Saryusz-Wolski, Schnellhardt, Škottová, Sommer, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Tajani, Ulmer, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 27

ALDE: Takkula

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, De Veyrac, Dover, Hannan, Higgins, Kamall, Liese, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Siekierski, Sumberg, Tannock, Wohlin

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Grech, Muscat

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Lars Wohlin

Against:
  Maria Martens, Luís Queiró, Bogusław Sonik

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Paragraph 43

For: 546

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Salvini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, 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, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Krasts

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

Against: 75

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Berend, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Hökmark, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 13

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Kozlík, Mote

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Gunnar Hökmark, Patrick Gaubert

Against:
  John Bowis

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Paragraph 44

For: 512

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Piotrowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 109

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Liotard, Manolakou, Svensson, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Wohlin, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Schlyter

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Sinnott

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, McAvan, Simpson, Skinner, Titley, Willmott

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  John Bowis

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Paragraph 45

For: 516

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 96

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Hökmark, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Wohlin, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Schlyter

Abstention: 19

GUE/NGL: Wagenknecht

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

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, McAvan, Simpson, Skinner, Titley, Willmott

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  John Bowis, Jens Holm, Eva-Britt Svensson, Anna Ibrisagic

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0421

United Nations: approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the accession of the Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 107 on uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction (7884/1/2006 — C6-0198/2006 — 2005/0250(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the draft Council decision (7884/1/2006) (1), |
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—

having regard to the draft Council decision (7884/1/2006) (1),

| — | having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Articles 3(3) and 4(2), second indent, of Council Decision 97/836/EC (2) (C6-0198/2006), |
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—

having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Articles 3(3) and 4(2), second indent, of Council Decision 97/836/EC (2) (C6-0198/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 75(1) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 75(1) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0292/2006), |
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—

having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0292/2006),

| 1. | Gives its assent to the draft Council decision; |
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1.

Gives its assent to the draft Council decision;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’) (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78).

P6_TA(2006)0422

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania: recruitment of officials of the European Communities *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the European Communities (COM(2006)0271 — C6-0221/2006 — 2006/0091(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0271) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0271) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 283 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0221/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 283 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0221/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0312/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0312/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 3. | Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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3.

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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4.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0423

Amendment of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351 — C6-0252/2006 — 2006/0115(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0351) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0351) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 171 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0252/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 171 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0252/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0348/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0348/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 3. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0424

Norway and the EMCDDA *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (COM(2006)0115 — C6-0140/2006 — 2006/0037(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0115) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0115) (1),

| — | having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA),

| — | having regard to Articles 152 and 300(2), first subparagraph of the EC Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Articles 152 and 300(2), first subparagraph of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0140/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0140/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0330/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0330/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
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1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Kingdom of Norway. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Kingdom of Norway.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0425

Request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik

European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (2006/2218(IMM))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik, forwarded by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Appeal, Brussels on 7 July 2006, and announced in plenary sitting on 4 September 2006, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik, forwarded by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Appeal, Brussels on 7 July 2006, and announced in plenary sitting on 4 September 2006,

| — | having heard Bogdan Golik in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure, who requested that his immunity be waived, |
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—

having heard Bogdan Golik in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure, who requested that his immunity be waived,

| — | having regard to Article 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

| — | having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,

| — | having regard to Rules 6(2) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 6(2) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0317/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0317/2006),

| A. | whereas Bogdan Golik was elected to the European Parliament in the sixth elections held on 10 to 13 June 2004, and whereas his credentials were verified by Parliament on 14 December 2004, |
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A.

whereas Bogdan Golik was elected to the European Parliament in the sixth elections held on 10 to 13 June 2004, and whereas his credentials were verified by Parliament on 14 December 2004,

| B. | whereas Bogdan Golik enjoys, in the territory of Member States other than his own, immunity from any measure of detention and from legal proceedings under Article 10 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities of 8 April 1965, |
| --- | --- |

B.

whereas Bogdan Golik enjoys, in the territory of Member States other than his own, immunity from any measure of detention and from legal proceedings under Article 10 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities of 8 April 1965,

| C. | whereas Bogdan Golik enjoyed that immunity at the material time since Parliament was in session, in accordance with the case-law of the Court of Justice cited above, |
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C.

whereas Bogdan Golik enjoyed that immunity at the material time since Parliament was in session, in accordance with the case-law of the Court of Justice cited above,

| 1. | Decides to waive the immunity of Bogdan Golik, subject to the proviso that, until such time as final sentence, if any, is passed, Bogdan Golik should be immune from any form of detention or remand or any other measure which prevents him from performing the duties proper to his mandate; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Decides to waive the immunity of Bogdan Golik, subject to the proviso that, until such time as final sentence, if any, is passed, Bogdan Golik should be immune from any form of detention or remand or any other measure which prevents him from performing the duties proper to his mandate;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authority of the Kingdom of Belgium. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authority of the Kingdom of Belgium.

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(1)  Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and others [1986] ECR 2391.

P6_TA(2006)0426

Defence of immunity of Mario Borghezio

European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio (2006/2151(IMM))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the request by Mario Borghezio for defence of his immunity, forwarded by letter of 23 May 2006 and announced in plenary sitting on 1 June 2006, |
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—

having regard to the request by Mario Borghezio for defence of his immunity, forwarded by letter of 23 May 2006 and announced in plenary sitting on 1 June 2006,

| — | having heard Mario Borghezio in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having heard Mario Borghezio in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

| — | having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,

| — | having regard to Article 68 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic, |
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—

having regard to Article 68 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic,

| — | having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0329/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0329/2006),

| 1. | Decides not to defend the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio. |
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1.

Decides not to defend the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio.

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(1)  Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and others [1986] ECR 2391.

P6_TA(2006)0427

Draft amending budget No 3/2006 (Amendments)

Amendments to Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD))

Amendment 1

SECTION III: Commission

Item 02 01 04 01 — Operation and development of the internal market, particularly in the fields of notification, certification and sectoral approximation — Expenditure on administrative management

| 02 01 04 01 | Budget 2006 | DAB 3/2006 | Amendment | Budget 2006 + AB3 amended |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. |
| | 2 790 000 | 2 790 000 | - 554 545 | - 554 545 | 554 545 | 554 545 | 2 790 000 | 2 790 000 |

02 01 04 01

Budget 2006

DAB 3/2006

Amendment

Budget 2006 + AB3 amended

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

2 790 000

2 790 000

- 554 545

- 554 545

554 545

554 545

2 790 000

2 790 000

NOMENCLATURE

Unchanged

REMARKS

Unchanged

JUSTIFICATION

Restore the preliminary draft amending budget.

Amendment 2

SECTION III: Commission

Item 06 02 03 — Transport safety

| 06 02 03 | Budget 2006 | DAB 3/2006 | Amendment | Budget 2006 + AB3 amended |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. |
| | 18 080 000 | 17 080 000 | -2 714 000 | -2 714 000 | 2 714 000 | 2 714 000 | 18 080 000 | 17 080 000 |

06 02 03

Budget 2006

DAB 3/2006

Amendment

Budget 2006 + AB3 amended

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

18 080 000

17 080 000

-2 714 000

-2 714 000

2 714 000

2 714 000

18 080 000

17 080 000

NOMENCLATURE

Unchanged

REMARKS

Unchanged

JUSTIFICATION

Reject decrease because it's too early in the budgetary year to introduce substantial reductions.

Amendment 3

SECTION III: Commission

Item 06 02 09 01 — Galileo Supervisory Authority — Subsidy under Titles 1 and 2

| 06 02 09 01 | Budget 2006 | DAB 3/2006 | Amendment | Budget 2006 + AB3 amended |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. |
| | 2 231 400 | 2 231 400 | 1 600 000 | 1 600 000 | 850 000 | 850 000 | 4 681 400 | 4 681 400 |

06 02 09 01

Budget 2006

DAB 3/2006

Amendment

Budget 2006 + AB3 amended

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

2 231 400

2 231 400

1 600 000

1 600 000

850 000

850 000

4 681 400

4 681 400

NOMENCLATURE

Unchanged

REMARKS

Unchanged

JUSTIFICATION

Restore the preliminary draft amending budget.

Amendment 4

SECTION III: Commission

Item 06 02 09 02 — Galileo Supervisory Authority — Subsidy under Title 3

| 06 02 09 02 | Budget 2006 | DAB 3/2006 | Amendment | Budget 2006 + AB3 amended |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. |
| | 2 500 000 | 2 500 000 | 0 | 0 | 600 000 | 600 000 | 3 100 000 | 3 100 000 |

06 02 09 02

Budget 2006

DAB 3/2006

Amendment

Budget 2006 + AB3 amended

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

2 500 000

2 500 000

0

0

600 000

600 000

3 100 000

3 100 000

NOMENCLATURE

Unchanged

REMARKS

(Estimate of revenue and expenditure for the financial year changed accordingly)

JUSTIFICATION

Restore the preliminary draft amending budget.

Amendment 5

SECTION III: Commission

Item 18 02 03 02 — European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders — Subsidy under Title 3

| 18 02 03 02 | Budget 2006 | DAB 3/2006 | Amendment | Budget 2006 + AB3 amended |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. | Commit. | Paym. |
| | 9 440 000 | 9 440 000 | -3 786 000 | -3 786 000 | 3 786 000 | 3 786 000 | 9 440 000 | 9 440 000 |

18 02 03 02

Budget 2006

DAB 3/2006

Amendment

Budget 2006 + AB3 amended

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

Commit.

Paym.

9 440 000

9 440 000

-3 786 000

-3 786 000

3 786 000

3 786 000

9 440 000

9 440 000

NOMENCLATURE

Unchanged

REMARKS

(Estimate of revenue and expenditure for the financial year changed accordingly)

JUSTIFICATION

Reject decrease because it's too early in the budgetary year to introduce substantial reductions.

P6_TA(2006)0428

Draft amending budget No 3/2006

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(6) thereof, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(6) thereof,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 thereof, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 thereof,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and particularly Articles 37 and 38 thereof, |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and particularly Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2006, as finally adopted on 15 December 2005 (2), |
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having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2006, as finally adopted on 15 December 2005 (2),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3), |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3),

| — | having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget (PDAB) No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, which the Commission presented on 22 May 2006 (SEC(2006)0633), |
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having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget (PDAB) No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, which the Commission presented on 22 May 2006 (SEC(2006)0633),

| — | having regard to Draft amending budget (DAB) No 3/2006, which the Council established on 11 July 2006 (11297/2006 — C6-0239/2006), |
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having regard to Draft amending budget (DAB) No 3/2006, which the Council established on 11 July 2006 (11297/2006 — C6-0239/2006),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 27 September 2006 on Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data-protection Supervisor (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 27 September 2006 on Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data-protection Supervisor (4),

| — | having regard to its amendments of 27 September 2006 to Draft amending budget No 3/2006 (5), |
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having regard to its amendments of 27 September 2006 to Draft amending budget No 3/2006 (5),

| — | having regard to Council's second reading on 10 October 2006 (SGS6/12736), |
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having regard to Council's second reading on 10 October 2006 (SGS6/12736),

| — | having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0350/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0350/2006),

| 1. | Takes note of the Council's second reading; |
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Takes note of the Council's second reading;

| 2. | Confirms its decision taken at first reading; |
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2.

Confirms its decision taken at first reading;

| 3. | Instructs its President to declare that Amending budget No 4/2006 has been finally adopted and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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3.

Instructs its President to declare that Amending budget No 4/2006 has been finally adopted and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the European Data Protection Supervisor. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the European Data Protection Supervisor.

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

(2)  OJ L 78, 15.3.2006.

(3)  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).

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0376.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0375.

P6_TA(2006)0429

Draft amending budget No 5/2006

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4), penultimate subparagraph, thereof, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4), penultimate subparagraph, thereof,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 thereof, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 thereof,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof, |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2006, as finally adopted on 15 December 2005 (2), |
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having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2006, as finally adopted on 15 December 2005 (2),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3), |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3),

| — | having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, which the Commission presented on 20 July 2006 (SEC(2006)0996), |
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having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, which the Commission presented on 20 July 2006 (SEC(2006)0996),

| — | having regard to Draft amending budget No 5/2006, which the Council established on 5 October 2006 (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006), |
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having regard to Draft amending budget No 5/2006, which the Council established on 5 October 2006 (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0340/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0340/2006),

| A. | whereas Amending Budget No 5/2006 comprises three different elements, namely the mobilisation of new funds for the financial support to encourage the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community, an increase in the appropriations for the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) and the creation of two new budget lines following the modernisation of the Commission's accounting system, |
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A.

whereas Amending Budget No 5/2006 comprises three different elements, namely the mobilisation of new funds for the financial support to encourage the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community, an increase in the appropriations for the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) and the creation of two new budget lines following the modernisation of the Commission's accounting system,

| B. | whereas the EUR 120 million in new commitments that are proposed by the Commission to support the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community go back to the decision of Council taken on 26 April 2004 in Luxembourg, following the results of the referenda in Cyprus, and have not been budgeted yet due to delays in the adoption of the legal basis, |
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B.

whereas the EUR 120 million in new commitments that are proposed by the Commission to support the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community go back to the decision of Council taken on 26 April 2004 in Luxembourg, following the results of the referenda in Cyprus, and have not been budgeted yet due to delays in the adoption of the legal basis,

| C. | whereas the increase of EUR 4 million for the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) is necessary to adjust the appropriations included in the 2006 budget to the amounts noted in the relevant Decision No 771/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 (4), |
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C.

whereas the increase of EUR 4 million for the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) is necessary to adjust the appropriations included in the 2006 budget to the amounts noted in the relevant Decision No 771/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 (4),

| D. | whereas the first provisional closure of the accounts following the Commission's modernisation of its accounting system necessitates the creation of a new budget line for the coverage of expenditure incurred in connection with treasury management and the creation of a new budget line for the European Development Fund contribution to the common administrative support expenditure, |
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whereas the first provisional closure of the accounts following the Commission's modernisation of its accounting system necessitates the creation of a new budget line for the coverage of expenditure incurred in connection with treasury management and the creation of a new budget line for the European Development Fund contribution to the common administrative support expenditure,

| 1. | Approves Draft amending budget No 5/2006 unamended; |
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Approves Draft amending budget No 5/2006 unamended;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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

(2)  OJ L 78, 15.3.2006.

(3)  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).

(4)  OJ L 146, 31.5.2006, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0430

EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership

European Parliament resolution on an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 28 June 2006 entitled ‘Towards an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership’ (COM(2006)0347), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 28 June 2006 entitled ‘Towards an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership’ (COM(2006)0347),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and to the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council to give orientation to the Commission for the revision of the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, of 28 June 2006 (COM(2006)0348), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and to the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council to give orientation to the Commission for the revision of the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, of 28 June 2006 (COM(2006)0348),

| — | having regard to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation (TDCA) between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part (1), which was signed in October 1999 and was applied provisionally and partially from January 2000 and which entered fully into force on 1 May 2004, |
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having regard to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation (TDCA) between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part (1), which was signed in October 1999 and was applied provisionally and partially from January 2000 and which entered fully into force on 1 May 2004,

| — | having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (2) (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’), |
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having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (2) (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’),

| — | having regard to the report by the UN Millennium Project: ‘Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals’, |
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having regard to the report by the UN Millennium Project: ‘Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals’,

| — | having regard to the Joint Statement by the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy, ‘The European Consensus’ (3), |
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having regard to the Joint Statement by the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy, ‘The European Consensus’ (3),

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 17 November 2005 on a Development Strategy for Africa (4) and of 6 July 2006 on the EU-Caribbean Partnership for Growth, Stability and Development (5), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 17 November 2005 on a Development Strategy for Africa (4) and of 6 July 2006 on the EU-Caribbean Partnership for Growth, Stability and Development (5),

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Development (A6-0310/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Development (A6-0310/2006),

| A. | whereas South Africa is the most significant political power in Sub-Saharan Africa, acting in particular in the framework of the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), at African level, and in the framework of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), at regional level, and an important player at global level, including in the multilateral World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade negotiations, as well as a growing contributor to peace-keeping and conflict resolution in Africa, |
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whereas South Africa is the most significant political power in Sub-Saharan Africa, acting in particular in the framework of the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), at African level, and in the framework of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), at regional level, and an important player at global level, including in the multilateral World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade negotiations, as well as a growing contributor to peace-keeping and conflict resolution in Africa,

| B. | whereas South Africa is by far the strongest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of States, and whereas in the wake of the fifth WTO ministerial conference held in Cancún it has played a leading role within G-20 as a representative of Africa's developing countries and has endeavoured to increase those countries' leverage in negotiations on issues which are crucial to their economies, |
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B.

whereas South Africa is by far the strongest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of States, and whereas in the wake of the fifth WTO ministerial conference held in Cancún it has played a leading role within G-20 as a representative of Africa's developing countries and has endeavoured to increase those countries' leverage in negotiations on issues which are crucial to their economies,

| C. | whereas South Africa has acted as a member of the WTO's Cairns Group with a view to protecting the interests of economies which export agricultural products, |
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whereas South Africa has acted as a member of the WTO's Cairns Group with a view to protecting the interests of economies which export agricultural products,

| D. | whereas income disparities have been inherited from the apartheid era with the majority of the white population living in conditions comparable to western European standards, while the majority of the black population lives in conditions comparable to those in the least developed countries, with almost half of the population living below the poverty line, |
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D.

whereas income disparities have been inherited from the apartheid era with the majority of the white population living in conditions comparable to western European standards, while the majority of the black population lives in conditions comparable to those in the least developed countries, with almost half of the population living below the poverty line,

| E. | whereas the South African Government's black economic empowerment (BEE) strategy was approved in 2004 and aims to redress apartheid era inequalities by increasing economic participation by the disadvantaged population, |
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E.

whereas the South African Government's black economic empowerment (BEE) strategy was approved in 2004 and aims to redress apartheid era inequalities by increasing economic participation by the disadvantaged population,

| F. | whereas the unemployment rate is extremely high in South Africa with an official rate of above 30 % and unofficial estimates close to 40 %, |
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F.

whereas the unemployment rate is extremely high in South Africa with an official rate of above 30 % and unofficial estimates close to 40 %,

| G. | whereas the unemployment rate reflects continuing racial discrimination, since unemployment affects 50 % of the black population, 27 % of the coloured population, 17 % of the Asian population and a mere 6% of the white population, |
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G.

whereas the unemployment rate reflects continuing racial discrimination, since unemployment affects 50 % of the black population, 27 % of the coloured population, 17 % of the Asian population and a mere 6% of the white population,

| H. | whereas the immigration situation in South Africa is a very special one as, on the one hand, it has attracted for decades legal (e.g. gold and diamond mining) and illegal (better standard of living) migration from the whole southern African region and, on the other hand, it is a country suffering greatly from the ‘brain drain’ phenomenon, particularly in the medical sector, |
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H.

whereas the immigration situation in South Africa is a very special one as, on the one hand, it has attracted for decades legal (e.g. gold and diamond mining) and illegal (better standard of living) migration from the whole southern African region and, on the other hand, it is a country suffering greatly from the ‘brain drain’ phenomenon, particularly in the medical sector,

| I. | whereas the South African Government has set out its macroeconomic policy targets in the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (Asgisa), aiming to lift economic growth to 6% and to halve unemployment and poverty by 2014, |
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I.

whereas the South African Government has set out its macroeconomic policy targets in the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (Asgisa), aiming to lift economic growth to 6% and to halve unemployment and poverty by 2014,

| J. | whereas South Africa has the highest number of HIV-infected people in the world with 320 000 people having died from AIDS in 2005, the AIDS pandemic being a humanitarian tragedy which has a particularly damaging effect on children who are orphaned and who suffer abuse and which is also affecting the South African economy, |
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J.

whereas South Africa has the highest number of HIV-infected people in the world with 320 000 people having died from AIDS in 2005, the AIDS pandemic being a humanitarian tragedy which has a particularly damaging effect on children who are orphaned and who suffer abuse and which is also affecting the South African economy,

| K. | whereas South Africa is an engine for the economy of the whole region of Sub-Saharan Africa and whereas the economic development of South Africa can have an effect on poverty alleviation and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at regional level, |
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K.

whereas South Africa is an engine for the economy of the whole region of Sub-Saharan Africa and whereas the economic development of South Africa can have an effect on poverty alleviation and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at regional level,

| L. | whereas the high crime rate hampers economic development and the tourist industry and discourages foreign direct investment, |
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L.

whereas the high crime rate hampers economic development and the tourist industry and discourages foreign direct investment,

| M. | whereas the EU is South Africa's most important trading partner, while trade with South Africa is of moderate importance to the EU, |
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M.

whereas the EU is South Africa's most important trading partner, while trade with South Africa is of moderate importance to the EU,

| N. | whereas South Africa is a qualified member of the Cotonou Agreement not eligible for non-reciprocal trade preferences and not benefiting from funding through the European Development Fund, but participating in political cooperation and the ACP-EU institutions, |
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N.

whereas South Africa is a qualified member of the Cotonou Agreement not eligible for non-reciprocal trade preferences and not benefiting from funding through the European Development Fund, but participating in political cooperation and the ACP-EU institutions,

| O. | whereas the EU is by far the most important donor to South Africa, providing about 70 % of total donor funds which amount to about 1,3 % of the national budget, |
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O.

whereas the EU is by far the most important donor to South Africa, providing about 70 % of total donor funds which amount to about 1,3 % of the national budget,

| P. | whereas economic and trade relations and cooperation in political, social, cultural, environmental, health and other fields, are covered by the TDCA, which aims to create a free trade area with an asymmetric timetable and protection of sensitive sectors, |
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P.

whereas economic and trade relations and cooperation in political, social, cultural, environmental, health and other fields, are covered by the TDCA, which aims to create a free trade area with an asymmetric timetable and protection of sensitive sectors,

| Q. | whereas the Commission has proposed a new EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership with three main objectives, i.e. to create a single, coherent and clear framework covering all areas of cooperation, to move from political dialogue to strategic political cooperation and to enhance existing cooperation with a revised TDCA, |
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Q.

whereas the Commission has proposed a new EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership with three main objectives, i.e. to create a single, coherent and clear framework covering all areas of cooperation, to move from political dialogue to strategic political cooperation and to enhance existing cooperation with a revised TDCA,

| R. | whereas the TDCA has enabled the EU to close the gap in the trade balance with South Africa and has put a greater burden on South Africa than on the EU in terms of tariff adjustments, with the effect that the EU benefits more from the current TDCA than does South Africa, |
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R.

whereas the TDCA has enabled the EU to close the gap in the trade balance with South Africa and has put a greater burden on South Africa than on the EU in terms of tariff adjustments, with the effect that the EU benefits more from the current TDCA than does South Africa,

| S. | whereas EU agricultural and EU high technology products are entering the South African markets with negative effects on the agricultural sector and on the development of South African strategic valueadded production, such as pharmaceuticals, machinery and vehicles, |
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S.

whereas EU agricultural and EU high technology products are entering the South African markets with negative effects on the agricultural sector and on the development of South African strategic valueadded production, such as pharmaceuticals, machinery and vehicles,

| T. | whereas South Africa has already made extensive commitments under GATS in the service sector and faces severe constraints in achieving acceptable levels of access and universal service, |
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T.

whereas South Africa has already made extensive commitments under GATS in the service sector and faces severe constraints in achieving acceptable levels of access and universal service,

| U. | whereas the Commission intends to revise the TDCA, particularly by including further provisions on the liberalisation of trade and binding commitments on services, investment, government procurement, intellectual property, competition, standardisation, customs and rules of origin, |
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U.

whereas the Commission intends to revise the TDCA, particularly by including further provisions on the liberalisation of trade and binding commitments on services, investment, government procurement, intellectual property, competition, standardisation, customs and rules of origin,

| V. | whereas the inclusion of investment and government procurement may create difficulties for South Africa and for other Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries, |
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whereas the inclusion of investment and government procurement may create difficulties for South Africa and for other Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries,

| W. | whereas the Commission also proposes to bring the TDCA into line with the revised Cotonou Agreement concerning the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the fight against terrorism, the fight against impunity, and the prevention of mercenary activities, |
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whereas the Commission also proposes to bring the TDCA into line with the revised Cotonou Agreement concerning the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the fight against terrorism, the fight against impunity, and the prevention of mercenary activities,

| X. | whereas the Commission intends to propose to the EU-South Africa Joint Cooperation Council on 14 November 2006 a draft EU-South Africa Action Plan on the implementation of the Strategic Partnership, |
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X.

whereas the Commission intends to propose to the EU-South Africa Joint Cooperation Council on 14 November 2006 a draft EU-South Africa Action Plan on the implementation of the Strategic Partnership,

| 1. | Welcomes the Commission's approach which is to take steps towards an EU-South-Africa Strategic Partnership and to propose a coherent long-term framework for cooperation; |
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Welcomes the Commission's approach which is to take steps towards an EU-South-Africa Strategic Partnership and to propose a coherent long-term framework for cooperation;

| 2. | Emphasises that this Strategic Partnership should provide a single framework under which the existing cooperation instruments can improve performance in the interests of the South African population and economy; |
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2.

Emphasises that this Strategic Partnership should provide a single framework under which the existing cooperation instruments can improve performance in the interests of the South African population and economy;

| 3. | Emphasises that the Strategic Partnership should be complementary to the EU-Africa Strategy and incorporate existing strands of work on the Development Cooperation Instrument, Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and other ongoing negotiations; |
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3.

Emphasises that the Strategic Partnership should be complementary to the EU-Africa Strategy and incorporate existing strands of work on the Development Cooperation Instrument, Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and other ongoing negotiations;

| 4. | Stresses that the Action Plan should have poverty alleviation as its overriding objective, in line with the Cotonou Agreement and with a view to achieving the MDGs, and takes into account the effect of the Strategic Partnership on the countries of the region and on the EPA negotiations; |
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Stresses that the Action Plan should have poverty alleviation as its overriding objective, in line with the Cotonou Agreement and with a view to achieving the MDGs, and takes into account the effect of the Strategic Partnership on the countries of the region and on the EPA negotiations;

| 5. | Stresses that tackling the HIV/AIDS crisis, with a balanced approach between prevention (with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive health), treatment and cure, must remain a political priority for the South African Government; welcomes the Government's decision in favour of a programme to deliver antiretroviral drugs, but nonetheless insists that its implementation be urgently improved; |
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Stresses that tackling the HIV/AIDS crisis, with a balanced approach between prevention (with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive health), treatment and cure, must remain a political priority for the South African Government; welcomes the Government's decision in favour of a programme to deliver antiretroviral drugs, but nonetheless insists that its implementation be urgently improved;

| 6. | Welcomes the new approach which is to move from political dialogue to strategic political cooperation in which South Africa is identified as the ‘anchor country’ capable of pursuing shared objectives on regional, African and global issues, taking into account the fact that South Africa plays an important role as spokesperson for Sub-Saharan African countries in international fora such as the WTO and the United Nations; |
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Welcomes the new approach which is to move from political dialogue to strategic political cooperation in which South Africa is identified as the ‘anchor country’ capable of pursuing shared objectives on regional, African and global issues, taking into account the fact that South Africa plays an important role as spokesperson for Sub-Saharan African countries in international fora such as the WTO and the United Nations;

| 7. | Calls for South Africa to clarify the relationship between SADC, SACU and TDCA, with a view to devising a more orderly regional development policy; calls on the Commission to clarify EU policy in relation to SADC, SACU and TDCA, taking into account the EPA negotiations; |
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Calls for South Africa to clarify the relationship between SADC, SACU and TDCA, with a view to devising a more orderly regional development policy; calls on the Commission to clarify EU policy in relation to SADC, SACU and TDCA, taking into account the EPA negotiations;

| 8. | Suggests that the EU-South Africa political dialogue should be further developed by means of regular exchange visits by parliamentary delegations (which are essential if there is to be greater mutual understanding of matters of common interest, the two parties' respective democratic systems and areas of responsibility); |
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Suggests that the EU-South Africa political dialogue should be further developed by means of regular exchange visits by parliamentary delegations (which are essential if there is to be greater mutual understanding of matters of common interest, the two parties' respective democratic systems and areas of responsibility);

| 9. | Emphasises the specific political role which South Africa is already playing for the whole continent (e.g. for Sudan, Congo, Liberia) and considers that this position has to be acknowledged and supported by the European Union; emphasises in this context the importance of the African Union — of which South Africa is one of the founders and also an active member — as a possible spokesperson for the African continent in a globalised world, and hopes for further development of the African Union; |
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Emphasises the specific political role which South Africa is already playing for the whole continent (e.g. for Sudan, Congo, Liberia) and considers that this position has to be acknowledged and supported by the European Union; emphasises in this context the importance of the African Union — of which South Africa is one of the founders and also an active member — as a possible spokesperson for the African continent in a globalised world, and hopes for further development of the African Union;

| 10. | Calls, in this respect, on South Africa to use this political influence to bring about a peaceful settlement of the crisis in its neighbouring country Zimbabwe; |
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10.

Calls, in this respect, on South Africa to use this political influence to bring about a peaceful settlement of the crisis in its neighbouring country Zimbabwe;

| 11. | Asks the Commission to bear in mind the fact that South Africa has built up important policy and trade links with Asian and Latin American countries and with developed countries in the context of international configurations; |
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11.

Asks the Commission to bear in mind the fact that South Africa has built up important policy and trade links with Asian and Latin American countries and with developed countries in the context of international configurations;

| 12. | Stresses that the Action Plan should take economic differences between the EU and South Africa into account, particularly in the area of trade, as — with regard to semi-developed economies — is acknowledged by the WTO itself in its advocacy of special, differential treatment which will enable certain tariffs and other trade measures needed for the purpose of protecting those fledgling economies to remain in force; |
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12.

Stresses that the Action Plan should take economic differences between the EU and South Africa into account, particularly in the area of trade, as — with regard to semi-developed economies — is acknowledged by the WTO itself in its advocacy of special, differential treatment which will enable certain tariffs and other trade measures needed for the purpose of protecting those fledgling economies to remain in force;

| 13. | Stresses that under the Action Plan, particular emphasis should be placed on creating incentives for foreign investment through the drawing up of an innovative strategy in association with the South African authorities with a view to overcoming the main obstacles to investment, such as the social and economic impact of AIDS, the high crime rate and state involvement in employment policy and property; |
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13.

Stresses that under the Action Plan, particular emphasis should be placed on creating incentives for foreign investment through the drawing up of an innovative strategy in association with the South African authorities with a view to overcoming the main obstacles to investment, such as the social and economic impact of AIDS, the high crime rate and state involvement in employment policy and property;

| 14. | Urges the Commission not to insist on including in the revised TDCA elements which would hamper South African economic development or the struggle for poverty alleviation, not to interfere in South Africa's decisions regarding the participation of the private sector in the provision of basic services and to draw lessons from the failure of the SACU-US free trade negotiations, in which the USA tried to impose unacceptable conditions on SACU; |
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14.

Urges the Commission not to insist on including in the revised TDCA elements which would hamper South African economic development or the struggle for poverty alleviation, not to interfere in South Africa's decisions regarding the participation of the private sector in the provision of basic services and to draw lessons from the failure of the SACU-US free trade negotiations, in which the USA tried to impose unacceptable conditions on SACU;

| 15. | Suggests that the EU budget provide appropriations to facilitate the difficult trade integration process in the southern African region; |
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15.

Suggests that the EU budget provide appropriations to facilitate the difficult trade integration process in the southern African region;

| 16. | Suggests that the Action Plan and the EU budget include support for a sound South African energy security strategy taking into account climate change and its social and environmental impact on the poor in South Africa and the region, focusing inter alia on the development of renewable sources of energy, in particular small hydropower plants, wind energy and biomass; |
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16.

Suggests that the Action Plan and the EU budget include support for a sound South African energy security strategy taking into account climate change and its social and environmental impact on the poor in South Africa and the region, focusing inter alia on the development of renewable sources of energy, in particular small hydropower plants, wind energy and biomass;

| 17. | Stresses that the Action Plan should have a participatory and multi-stakeholder approach and focus on support for South African priorities, including action to combat the spread of HIV, the government's measures for economic recovery and the fight against economic inequality, foster social cohesion and ensure that economic benefits spread beyond the emerging financial elite, in line with the Asgisa and the BEE strategy; |
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17.

Stresses that the Action Plan should have a participatory and multi-stakeholder approach and focus on support for South African priorities, including action to combat the spread of HIV, the government's measures for economic recovery and the fight against economic inequality, foster social cohesion and ensure that economic benefits spread beyond the emerging financial elite, in line with the Asgisa and the BEE strategy;

| 18. | Suggests that those South African demands for technical assistance which are focused on reaching the development objectives of the country and also contribute to the social and economic development of the region should be prioritised, with a view to encouraging other African leaders to assume their responsibilities as regards drawing up and implementing a sustainable economic development model for the continent; |
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18.

Suggests that those South African demands for technical assistance which are focused on reaching the development objectives of the country and also contribute to the social and economic development of the region should be prioritised, with a view to encouraging other African leaders to assume their responsibilities as regards drawing up and implementing a sustainable economic development model for the continent;

| 19. | Furthermore, proposes that an area of cooperation should be developed in the field of education and training, to include exchanges of students and teachers and a South Africa Window in the Erasmus Mundus programme; |
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19.

Furthermore, proposes that an area of cooperation should be developed in the field of education and training, to include exchanges of students and teachers and a South Africa Window in the Erasmus Mundus programme;

| 20. | Notes the considerable benefits that South Africa has derived from loans from the European Investment Bank and calls for at least an equal level of support to be maintained for the period 2007-2013 while taking into account the needs of micro enterprises and SMEs; |
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20.

Notes the considerable benefits that South Africa has derived from loans from the European Investment Bank and calls for at least an equal level of support to be maintained for the period 2007-2013 while taking into account the needs of micro enterprises and SMEs;

| 21. | Insists that development assistance should be allocated locally and external experts only employed and goods only imported when no comparable expertise or goods are available in the region; |
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21.

Insists that development assistance should be allocated locally and external experts only employed and goods only imported when no comparable expertise or goods are available in the region;

| 22. | Stresses the pioneering role in the field of immigration policy which South Africa could play for the southern African region and also for the African continent as a whole thanks to its unique experience in this field; stresses therefore that South Africa urgently needs to strengthen its efforts to adopt a coherent and efficient migration policy; calls on the Council and the Commission to foster these efforts with an exchange of experiences as well as to focus on this special role of South Africa in migration programmes such as Aeneas and its follow-up programme; |
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22.

Stresses the pioneering role in the field of immigration policy which South Africa could play for the southern African region and also for the African continent as a whole thanks to its unique experience in this field; stresses therefore that South Africa urgently needs to strengthen its efforts to adopt a coherent and efficient migration policy; calls on the Council and the Commission to foster these efforts with an exchange of experiences as well as to focus on this special role of South Africa in migration programmes such as Aeneas and its follow-up programme;

| 23. | Urges the Commission to stay in constant dialogue with the South African Government and to include Parliament, local governments and civil society in the discussion of Strategic Partnership and of the Action Plan and its subsequent implementation; |
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23.

Urges the Commission to stay in constant dialogue with the South African Government and to include Parliament, local governments and civil society in the discussion of Strategic Partnership and of the Action Plan and its subsequent implementation;

| 24. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States and the Government and the National Assembly of the Republic of South Africa. |
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24.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States and the Government and the National Assembly of the Republic of South Africa.

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(1)  OJ L 311, 4.12.1999, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. Agreement as amended by the Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement (OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27).

(3)  OJ C 46, 24.2.2006, p. 1.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0445.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0304.

P6_TA(2006)0431

LIFE+ ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (6284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (6284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Council common position (6284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006) (1),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0621), |
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having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0621),

| — | having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2004)0621/2), |
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—

having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2004)0621/2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0288/2006), |
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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0288/2006),

| 1. | Approves the common position as amended; |
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1.

Approves the common position as amended;

| 2. | Urges the Commission, in the absence of an agreement between the co-legislators on LIFE+ at second reading, to present a solution permitting the financing of activities falling under the institutional prerogatives that from 2007 onwards are due to fall under the LIFE+ programme; calls on the Commission to propose provisional measures for project activities in order to avoid a financing gap and to guarantee continuity of the Community's environmental policy and sustainable development in 2007; |
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2.

Urges the Commission, in the absence of an agreement between the co-legislators on LIFE+ at second reading, to present a solution permitting the financing of activities falling under the institutional prerogatives that from 2007 onwards are due to fall under the LIFE+ programme; calls on the Commission to propose provisional measures for project activities in order to avoid a financing gap and to guarantee continuity of the Community's environmental policy and sustainable development in 2007;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 238 E, 3.10.2006, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 451.

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0218

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 24 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) 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:

| (1) | Environmental protection is one of the key
  dimensions of
  sustainable development
  of the European Union
  . It is a priority for Community co-financing and should be funded primarily through the Community's horizontal financial instruments, including the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, the European Fisheries Fund and the seventh Research Framework Programme. |
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(1)

Environmental protection is one of the key
  dimensions of
  sustainable development
  of the European Union
  . It is a priority for Community co-financing and should be funded primarily through the Community's horizontal financial instruments, including the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, the European Fisheries Fund and the seventh Research Framework Programme.

| (2) | These Community financial instruments do not cover all environmental priorities. There is therefore a need for a Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) to provide specific support for developing and implementing Community environmental policy and legislation, in particular the objectives of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (6th EAP) laid down by Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 (4). |
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(2)

These Community financial instruments do not cover all environmental priorities. There is therefore a need for a Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) to provide specific support for developing and implementing Community environmental policy and legislation, in particular the objectives of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (6th EAP) laid down by Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 (4).

| (3) | Support should be provided through grant agreements and public procurement contracts in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5). |
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(3)

Support should be provided through grant agreements and public procurement contracts in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5).

| (4) | Measures and projects financed under LIFE+ should meet eligibility criteria to secure the best possible use of Community
  funds. Measures
  and projects should meet additional eligibility criteria to ensure European added value and to avoid the financing of recurring activities,
  except where such activities have clear demonstration value or a start-up function
  . |
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(4)

Measures and projects financed under LIFE+ should meet eligibility criteria to secure the best possible use of Community
  funds. Measures
  and projects should meet additional eligibility criteria to ensure European added value and to avoid the financing of recurring activities,
  except where such activities have clear demonstration value or a start-up function
  .

| (5) | In the area of nature and biodiversity, the implementation of Community policy and legislation itself provides a framework for European added value. Best practice or demonstration measures and projects, including those relating to the management and designation of Natura 2000 sites in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (6) and Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (7), should be eligible for Community financing under LIFE+, except where they are eligible for funding under other Community financial instruments.
  The Commission should produce a review of the contribution of these complementary instruments to the financing of Natura 2000 in time for the 2008/2009 review of the Financial Framework with a view to adapting LIFE+ to the necessary changes and ensuring a high level of Community co-financing. |
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(5)

In the area of nature and biodiversity, the implementation of Community policy and legislation itself provides a framework for European added value. Best practice or demonstration measures and projects, including those relating to the management and designation of Natura 2000 sites in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (6) and Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (7), should be eligible for Community financing under LIFE+, except where they are eligible for funding under other Community financial instruments.
  The Commission should produce a review of the contribution of these complementary instruments to the financing of Natura 2000 in time for the 2008/2009 review of the Financial Framework with a view to adapting LIFE+ to the necessary changes and ensuring a high level of Community co-financing.

| (6) | The Member States agreed in Malahide in 2004 that arrangements needed to be established to ensure adequate financing for the Natura 2000 network, including Community co-financing. Since this Regulation will only finance best practice or demonstration measures related to the management of Natura 2000 sites, the Commission and Member States will need to ensure that sufficient funds are made available through other instruments for the management of the network, the annual cost of which is estimated to be around EUR 6 100 000 000 for the EU as a whole. |
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(6)

The Member States agreed in Malahide in 2004 that arrangements needed to be established to ensure adequate financing for the Natura 2000 network, including Community co-financing. Since this Regulation will only finance best practice or demonstration measures related to the management of Natura 2000 sites, the Commission and Member States will need to ensure that sufficient funds are made available through other instruments for the management of the network, the annual cost of which is estimated to be around EUR 6 100 000 000 for the EU as a whole.

| (7) | Innovative or demonstration measures and projects relating to Community environmental objectives, including the development or dissemination of best practice techniques, know-how or technologies, as well as measures and projects for awareness-raising campaigns and special training for agents involved in forest fire prevention interventions should be eligible for Community financing under LIFE+, except where they are eligible for funding under other Community financial instruments. |
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(7)

Innovative or demonstration measures and projects relating to Community environmental objectives, including the development or dissemination of best practice techniques, know-how or technologies, as well as measures and projects for awareness-raising campaigns and special training for agents involved in forest fire prevention interventions should be eligible for Community financing under LIFE+, except where they are eligible for funding under other Community financial instruments.

| (8) | Measures and projects for the development and implementation of Community objectives relating to the broad-based, harmonised, comprehensive and long-term monitoring of forests and environmental interactions should be eligible for Community financing under LIFE+, except where they are eligible for funding under other Community financial instruments. |
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(8)

Measures and projects for the development and implementation of Community objectives relating to the broad-based, harmonised, comprehensive and long-term monitoring of forests and environmental interactions should be eligible for Community financing under LIFE+, except where they are eligible for funding under other Community financial instruments.

| (9) | The challenge of effective policy development and implementation under the 6th EAP can be met only through support for best practice or demonstration measures and projects for the development or implementation of Community environmental policy; demonstration of innovative policy approaches, technologies, methods and instruments; consolidating the knowledge base; building implementation capacity; fostering good governance, promoting networking, mutual learning and the exchange of best practice; and improved dissemination of information, awareness-raising and communication. Financial support under this Regulation should therefore contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of environmental policy and legislation, as well as its communication and dissemination throughout the Community. |
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(9)

The challenge of effective policy development and implementation under the 6th EAP can be met only through support for best practice or demonstration measures and projects for the development or implementation of Community environmental policy; demonstration of innovative policy approaches, technologies, methods and instruments; consolidating the knowledge base; building implementation capacity; fostering good governance, promoting networking, mutual learning and the exchange of best practice; and improved dissemination of information, awareness-raising and communication. Financial support under this Regulation should therefore contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of environmental policy and legislation, as well as its communication and dissemination throughout the Community.

| (10) | LIFE+ should have three components: LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity, LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance, and LIFE+ Information and Communication. It should be possible for measures and projects financed by LIFE+ to contribute to the achievement of the specific objectives of more than one of these three components and to involve the participation of more than one Member State, as well as to contribute to the development of strategic approaches to meeting environmental objectives. |
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(10)

LIFE+ should have three components: LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity, LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance, and LIFE+ Information and Communication. It should be possible for measures and projects financed by LIFE+ to contribute to the achievement of the specific objectives of more than one of these three components and to involve the participation of more than one Member State, as well as to contribute to the development of strategic approaches to meeting environmental objectives.

| (11) | In order to carry out its role in the initiation of environment policy development and implementation, the Commission should use resources from LIFE+ to complete studies and evaluations, to undertake services with a view to the implementation and integration of environment policy and legislation, to hold meetings, seminars and workshops with experts and stakeholders, to develop and maintain networks and to develop and maintain computer systems. In addition, the Commission should use the centrally managed part of the LIFE+ budget to undertake information, publication and dissemination activities, including events, exhibitions and similar awareness-raising measures, for the preparation and production costs of audio-visual materials, and to obtain technical and/or administrative assistance relating to the identification, preparation, management, monitoring, audit and supervision of programmes and projects. |
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(11)

In order to carry out its role in the initiation of environment policy development and implementation, the Commission should use resources from LIFE+ to complete studies and evaluations, to undertake services with a view to the implementation and integration of environment policy and legislation, to hold meetings, seminars and workshops with experts and stakeholders, to develop and maintain networks and to develop and maintain computer systems. In addition, the Commission should use the centrally managed part of the LIFE+ budget to undertake information, publication and dissemination activities, including events, exhibitions and similar awareness-raising measures, for the preparation and production costs of audio-visual materials, and to obtain technical and/or administrative assistance relating to the identification, preparation, management, monitoring, audit and supervision of programmes and projects.

| (12) | Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) contribute to the development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation. It is therefore appropriate for the centrally managed part of the LIFE+ budget to support the operations of a number of appropriately qualified environmental NGOs through the competitive and transparent awarding of annual operating grants. Such NGOs would need to be independent and non-profit-making and to pursue activities in at least three European countries, either alone or in the form of an association. |
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(12)

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) contribute to the development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation. It is therefore appropriate for the centrally managed part of the LIFE+ budget to support the operations of a number of appropriately qualified environmental NGOs through the competitive and transparent awarding of annual operating grants. Such NGOs would need to be independent and non-profit-making and to pursue activities in at least three European countries, either alone or in the form of an association.

| (13) | The experience of current and past instruments has highlighted the need to plan and programme on a multi-annual basis and to concentrate efforts to promote environmental protection by prioritising and targeting the areas of activity able to benefit from Community co-financing. |
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(13)

The experience of current and past instruments has highlighted the need to plan and programme on a multi-annual basis and to concentrate efforts to promote environmental protection by prioritising and targeting the areas of activity able to benefit from Community co-financing.

| (14) | ember States should prepare national annual work programmes, different both from plans and programmes which are prepared for a number of sectors and set a framework for future development consent and from plans and programmes which have been determined to require assessment pursuant to Directive 92/43/EEC, and those work programmes should not be considered plans or programmes subject to Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (8). |
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(14)

ember States should prepare national annual work programmes, different both from plans and programmes which are prepared for a number of sectors and set a framework for future development consent and from plans and programmes which have been determined to require assessment pursuant to Directive 92/43/EEC, and those work programmes should not be considered plans or programmes subject to Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (8).

| (15) | Environmental protection requirements should be integrated into the definition and implementation of Community policies and activities, including financial instruments. LIFE+ should therefore be complementary to other Community financial instruments and the Commission and Member States should ensure such complementarity at Community, national, regional and local level. |
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(15)

Environmental protection requirements should be integrated into the definition and implementation of Community policies and activities, including financial instruments. LIFE+ should therefore be complementary to other Community financial instruments and the Commission and Member States should ensure such complementarity at Community, national, regional and local level.

| (16) | In line with the conclusions of the Luxembourg European Council (December 1997) and of the Thessaloniki European Council (June 2003), candidate countries and the Western Balkan countries in the Stabilisation and Association Process should be eligible to participate in Community programmes, in accordance with the conditions established in the relevant bilateral agreements concluded with these countries. |
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(16)

In line with the conclusions of the Luxembourg European Council (December 1997) and of the Thessaloniki European Council (June 2003), candidate countries and the Western Balkan countries in the Stabilisation and Association Process should be eligible to participate in Community programmes, in accordance with the conditions established in the relevant bilateral agreements concluded with these countries.

| (17) | It is necessary to consolidate a number of existing environmental instruments and to simplify programming and management by creating a single, streamlined financial instrument for the environment. |
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(17)

It is necessary to consolidate a number of existing environmental instruments and to simplify programming and management by creating a single, streamlined financial instrument for the environment.

| (18) | It is also necessary to ensure a smooth transition and to continue to monitor, audit and qualitatively assess the activities financed under current programmes following their expiry. |
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(18)

It is also necessary to ensure a smooth transition and to continue to monitor, audit and qualitatively assess the activities financed under current programmes following their expiry.

| (19) | This Regulation lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial envelope constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (9), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure. |
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(19)

This Regulation lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial envelope constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (9), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.

| (20) | The general objective of LIFE+ is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of Community environmental policy and legislation and, in particular, to support the implementation of the 6th EAP. By working together through Community instruments to improve delivery at national or local levels, to achieve Community goals or to provide for Community-wide exchanges of information, Member States can achieve European added value. Since this objective of LIFE+ cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve its objective. |
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(20)

The general objective of LIFE+ is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of Community environmental policy and legislation and, in particular, to support the implementation of the 6th EAP. By working together through Community instruments to improve delivery at national or local levels, to achieve Community goals or to provide for Community-wide exchanges of information, Member States can achieve European added value. Since this objective of LIFE+ cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve its objective.

| (21) | This Regulation defers
  many essential decisions to multi-annual strategic programmes and national annual work programmes. These issues are of critical concern to individual Member States and of crucial importance for their national environmental policy. It is
  therefore appropriate
  for
  certain measures
  to be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure provided for in Article 5 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10)
  , in order to give Member States the option of bringing proposed measures before the Council for consideration. The regulatory procedure is also
  appropriate for
  the laying down of implementing rules other than the technical measures explicitly mentioned in this Regulation.
  The regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC should apply to the adoption and the possible amendment of multi-annual strategic programmes drawn up in accordance with Article 6(1) of this Regulation and to the adoption of amendments to the Annex to this Regulation, which specifies important provisions, in particular the measures eligible for funding, so as to enable the two arms of the legislative authority to scrutinise such measures before they are adopted
  , |
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(21)

This Regulation defers
  many essential decisions to multi-annual strategic programmes and national annual work programmes. These issues are of critical concern to individual Member States and of crucial importance for their national environmental policy. It is
  therefore appropriate
  for
  certain measures
  to be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure provided for in Article 5 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10)
  , in order to give Member States the option of bringing proposed measures before the Council for consideration. The regulatory procedure is also
  appropriate for
  the laying down of implementing rules other than the technical measures explicitly mentioned in this Regulation.
  The regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC should apply to the adoption and the possible amendment of multi-annual strategic programmes drawn up in accordance with Article 6(1) of this Regulation and to the adoption of amendments to the Annex to this Regulation, which specifies important provisions, in particular the measures eligible for funding, so as to enable the two arms of the legislative authority to scrutinise such measures before they are adopted
  ,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Purpose

1.   This Regulation establishes a financial instrument for the environment (‘LIFE+’).

2.   The general objective of LIFE+ shall be to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of Community environmental policy and legislation, including the integration of the environment into other policies, thereby contributing to sustainable development.

In particular, LIFE+ shall support the implementation of the 6th EAP, including the thematic strategies, and finance measures and projects with European added value in Member States.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

| (1) | ‘6th EAP’ means the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme laid down by Decision No 1600/2002/EC; |
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(1)

‘6th EAP’ means the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme laid down by Decision No 1600/2002/EC;

| (2) | ‘Financial Regulation’ means Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
  1605/2002. |
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(2)

‘Financial Regulation’ means Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
  1605/2002.

Article 3

Eligibility criteria

1.   Measures and projects financed by LIFE+ shall support the achievement of the general objective set out in Article 1(2). Where possible, measures and projects financed by LIFE+ shall promote synergies between different priorities under the 6th EAP, and integration.

2.   Measures envisaged in the multi-annual strategic programmes drawn up in accordance with Article 6(1), national annual work programmes adopted in accordance with Article 6(4) and projects implemented pursuant to those programmes shall satisfy the following criteria:

| (a) | being of Community interest by making a significant contribution to the achievement of the general objective of LIFE+ set out in Article 1(2); and |
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(a)

being of Community interest by making a significant contribution to the achievement of the general objective of LIFE+ set out in Article 1(2); and

| (b) | being technically and financially coherent and feasible and providing value for money. |
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(b)

being technically and financially coherent and feasible and providing value for money.

3.
     
  The Commission shall ensure that inter-regional and cross-border projects will be included in the national annual work programmes, especially where cross-border cooperation is essential to guarantee species conservation.

4.   In addition, to ensure European added value and avoid financing recurring activities, measures envisaged in national annual work programmes and projects implemented pursuant to those programmes shall satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

| (a) | being best practice measures and projects, or demonstration measures and projects, for the implementation of Directive 79/409/EEC or Directive 92/43/EEC; |
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(a)

being best practice measures and projects, or demonstration measures and projects, for the implementation of Directive 79/409/EEC or Directive 92/43/EEC;

| (b) | being innovative measures and projects, or demonstration measures and projects, relating to Community environmental objectives, including the development or dissemination of best practice techniques, know-how or technologies; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

being innovative measures and projects, or demonstration measures and projects, relating to Community environmental objectives, including the development or dissemination of best practice techniques, know-how or technologies;

| (c) | being awareness-raising campaigns and special training for agents involved in forest fire prevention; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

being awareness-raising campaigns and special training for agents involved in forest fire prevention;

| (d) | being measures and projects for the development and implementation of Community objectives relating to the broad-based, harmonised, comprehensive and long-term monitoring of forests and environmental interactions. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

being measures and projects for the development and implementation of Community objectives relating to the broad-based, harmonised, comprehensive and long-term monitoring of forests and environmental interactions.

Article 4

Specific objectives

1.   LIFE+ shall consist of three components:

| — | LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity, |
| --- | --- |

—

LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity,

| — | LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance, |
| --- | --- |

—

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance,

| — | LIFE+ Information and Communication. |
| --- | --- |

—

LIFE+ Information and Communication.

2.   The specific objectives of LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity shall be:

| (a) | to contribute to the implementation of Community policy and legislation on nature and biodiversity, in particular Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC, including at local and regional level, and to support the further development and implementation of the Natura 2000 network, including coastal and marine habitats and species; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to contribute to the implementation of Community policy and legislation on nature and biodiversity, in particular Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC, including at local and regional level, and to support the further development and implementation of the Natura 2000 network, including coastal and marine habitats and species;

| (b) | to contribute to the consolidation of the knowledge base for the development, assessment, monitoring and evaluation of Community nature and biodiversity policy and legislation; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to contribute to the consolidation of the knowledge base for the development, assessment, monitoring and evaluation of Community nature and biodiversity policy and legislation;

| (c) | to support the design and implementation of policy approaches and instruments for the monitoring and assessment of nature and biodiversity and the factors, pressures and responses that impact on them, in particular in relation to the achievement of the target of halting biodiversity loss within the Community by 2010; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to support the design and implementation of policy approaches and instruments for the monitoring and assessment of nature and biodiversity and the factors, pressures and responses that impact on them, in particular in relation to the achievement of the target of halting biodiversity loss within the Community by 2010;

| (d) | to contribute to the development and effective implementation of policies to tackle the threat to nature and biodiversity posed by climate change, enhance the resilience of ecosystems to climate change and facilitate their adaptation thereto; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

to contribute to the development and effective implementation of policies to tackle the threat to nature and biodiversity posed by climate change, enhance the resilience of ecosystems to climate change and facilitate their adaptation thereto;

| (e) | to provide support for better environmental governance, by broadening stakeholder involvement, including that of NGOs, in consultations on, and the implementation of, nature and biodiversity policy and legislation. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

to provide support for better environmental governance, by broadening stakeholder involvement, including that of NGOs, in consultations on, and the implementation of, nature and biodiversity policy and legislation.

3.   The specific objectives of LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance shall be, in relation to the objectives of the 6th EAP, including for the priority areas of climate change, environment and health and quality of life, and natural resources and wastes:

| (a) | to contribute to the development and demonstration of innovative policy approaches, technologies, methods and instruments; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to contribute to the development and demonstration of innovative policy approaches, technologies, methods and instruments;

| (b) | to contribute to consolidating the knowledge base for the development, assessment, monitoring and evaluation of environmental policy and legislation; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to contribute to consolidating the knowledge base for the development, assessment, monitoring and evaluation of environmental policy and legislation;

| (c) | to support the design and implementation of approaches to monitoring and assessment of the state of the environment and the factors, pressures and responses that impact on it; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to support the design and implementation of approaches to monitoring and assessment of the state of the environment and the factors, pressures and responses that impact on it;

| (d) | to facilitate the implementation of Community environment policy, with particular emphasis on implementation at local and regional level; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

to facilitate the implementation of Community environment policy, with particular emphasis on implementation at local and regional level;

| (e) | to provide support for better environmental governance by broadening stakeholder involvement, including that of NGOs, in policy consultation and implementation. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

to provide support for better environmental governance by broadening stakeholder involvement, including that of NGOs, in policy consultation and implementation.

4.   The specific objectives of LIFE+ Information and Communication shall be:

| (a) | to disseminate information and raise awareness on environmental issues, including forest fire prevention; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to disseminate information and raise awareness on environmental issues, including forest fire prevention;

| (b) | to provide support for accompanying measures, such as information, communication actions and campaigns, conferences and training, including training on forest fire prevention. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to provide support for accompanying measures, such as information, communication actions and campaigns, conferences and training, including training on forest fire prevention.

5.   The Annex contains the list of eligible measures.

Article 5

Types of intervention

1.   Community funding may take the following legal forms:

| (a) | grant agreements; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

grant agreements;

| (b) | public procurement contracts. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

public procurement contracts.

2.   Community grants may be provided in specific forms, such as framework partnership agreements, participation in financial mechanisms and funds, or co-funding of operating or action grants. Operating grants to bodies pursuing objectives of general European interest shall not be subject to the degressivity provisions of the Financial Regulation.

3.   For action grants, the maximum rate of co-financing shall be 50 % of eligible costs. However, by way of exception, the maximum co-financing rate for LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity may be up to 75 % of eligible costs in the case of measures and projects concerning priority habitats or species for the implementation of Directive 79/409/EEC or Directive 92/43/EEC, when this is necessary to achieve the conservation objective.

4.   In the case of public procurement contracts, Community funds may cover the costs of purchase of services and goods. These costs may include expenditure on information and communication, preparation, implementation, monitoring, checking and evaluation of projects, policies, programmes and
  legislation.

Article 6

Programming

1.   The Commission shall draw up a first multi-annual strategic programme for 2007 to 2010, and
  , after a review taking account of the objectives set,
  a second multi-annual strategic programme for 2011 to 2013. These programmes shall define the principal objectives, priority areas of action, type of measures and expected results for Community funding in relation to the objectives and criteria set out in Articles 1, 3
  and 4
  .

2.   
  For the purposes of drawing up
  the multi-annual strategic programmes referred to in paragraph 1, Member States
  shall submit
  draft national annual work programmes to the Commission for each year in the periods 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2013. These shall, as a minimum and for each year:

| (a) | identify priority areas taking account of identified long-term needs; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

identify priority areas taking account of identified long-term needs;

| (b) | outline specific national objectives; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

outline specific national objectives;

| (c) | describe the measures to be financed and how they meet the eligibility criteria set out in Article 3; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

describe the measures to be financed and how they meet the eligibility criteria set out in Article 3;

| (d) | provide cost estimates; and |
| --- | --- |

(d)

provide cost estimates; and

| (e) | describe the proposed monitoring framework. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

describe the proposed monitoring framework.

Member States
  shall
  include transnational measures in their draft national annual work programmes.

3.   The Commission shall consult Member States on the draft multi-annual strategic programmes within the Committee referred to in Article 14(1)
  and within the Committee referred to in Article 20 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
  The programmes shall be adopted in accordance with
  Article 15(2) of this Regulation
  . For the multi-annual strategic programme for 2007 to 2010, adoption shall take place as soon as possible, and no later than three months after the entry into force of this Regulation
  . The Commission shall provide for public participation in the draft multi-annual strategic programmes.

4.   The Commission shall consult Member States bilaterally on the draft national annual work programmes
  after consulting the Committee referred to in Article 20 of Directive 92/43/EEC,
  with a view to the adoption of national annual work programmes in accordance with Article 15 (1) (a) of this Regulation. Member States shall submit draft national annual work programmes for 2007 to the Commission as soon as possible, and no later than 3 months after the adoption of the first multi-annual strategic programme. They shall, as necessary, submit national annual work programmes for subsequent years, and updates of drafts already submitted, pursuant to the timetable laid down in accordance with Article 15(3)(a). Member States shall provide for public participation in draft national annual work programmes in line with the provisions of Directive 2003/35/EC (11)

  .

Member States may, if they so wish, submit draft national annual work programmes for some or all of the years covered by this Regulation at the same
  time
  .

5.   
  The
  Commission shall regularly publish lists of projects financed through LIFE+, including a short description of objectives and results achieved and a summary of funds expended. It shall do so using appropriate media and technologies, including the Internet.

Article 7

Financial procedures

The Commission shall implement this Regulation in accordance with the Financial
  Regulation
  .

Article 8

Beneficiaries

Public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions may receive financing through LIFE+.

Article 9

Participation of third countries

Programmes financed through LIFE+ shall be open to the participation of the following countries, provided that supplementary appropriations are received:

| (a) | EFTA States which have become members of the European Environment Agency in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 933/1999 of 29 April 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network (12); |
| --- | --- |

(a)

EFTA States which have become members of the European Environment Agency in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 933/1999 of 29 April 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network (12);

| (b) | candidate countries for accession to the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

candidate countries for accession to the European Union;

| (c) | Western Balkan countries included in the Stabilisation and Association Process. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Western Balkan countries included in the Stabilisation and Association Process.

Article 10

Complementarity between financial instruments

This Regulation shall not finance measures which fall within the
  scope
  of, or receive assistance for the same purpose from, other Community financial instruments, including the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
  or
  the European Fisheries
  Fund. The
  beneficiaries under this Regulation shall provide information on funding they have received from the Community budget and on their ongoing applications for funding to the Commission.
  The Commission shall ensure coordination
  and
  complementarity with
  other Community instruments.

Article 11

Duration and budgetary resources

1.   This Regulation shall be implemented during the period beginning on 1 January 2007 and ending on 31 December 2013.

2.   The financial envelope for the implementation of LIFE+ shall be set at
  EUR 1 911 000 000 (in 2004 prices)
  for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

3.   The budgetary resources allocated to the actions provided for in this Regulation shall be entered in the annual appropriations of the general budget of the European Union.

The budgetary authority shall authorise the available annual appropriations within the limits of the financial framework.

4.   At least
  55%
  of the budgetary resources for LIFE+ shall be allocated to measures to support the conservation of nature and biodiversity.

Article 12

Monitoring

1.   For any measures and projects financed by LIFE+, the beneficiary shall submit to the Commission, for
  measures in receipt of funding
  , technical and financial reports on the progress of work. A final report shall also be submitted within three months of the completion of the project.

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(1)(b) of the Treaty, officials and other staff of the Commission shall carry out onthe- spot checks, including sample checks, on projects financed under LIFE+, in particular to check compliance with the eligibility criteria set out in Article 3
  , and assess their contribution to EU policy objectives
  .

3.   Contracts and agreements resulting from this
  Regulation shall
  provide in particular for supervision and financial control by the Commission, or any representative that the Commission may authorise, and for audits by the Court of Auditors, if necessary on-the-spot.

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

5.   On the basis of the results of the reports and sample checks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission shall, if necessary, adjust the scale or the conditions of allocation of the financial assistance originally approved as well as the timetable for payments.

6.   The Commission shall take all other steps necessary to verify that measures and projects financed are carried out properly and in compliance with the provisions of this Regulation and the Financial Regulation.

Article 13

Protection of Community financial interests

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, when measures financed under this Regulation 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 the application of effective, proportional and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests (13), Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (14), and Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (15).

2.   For Community measures financed under LIFE+, ‘irregularity’ as referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 shall mean any infringement of a provision of Community law or any breach of a contractual obligation 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 Communities by an unjustified item of expenditure.

3.   The Commission shall reduce, suspend or recover the amount of financial assistance granted for a project if it finds irregularities, including non-compliance with the provisions of this Regulation or the individual decision or the contract or agreement granting the financial assistance in question, or if it transpires that, without Commission approval having being sought, the project has been subjected to a change which conflicts with its nature or implementing conditions.

4.   If time limits have not been observed or if only part of the allocated financial assistance is justified by the progress made with implementing a project, the Commission shall request the beneficiary to submit observations within a specified period. If the beneficiary does not give a satisfactory answer, the Commission may cancel the remaining financial assistance and demand repayment of sums already paid.

5.   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 14

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

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.

4.   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.

The period laid down in Article 4(2) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

Article 15

Implementing decisions

1.   The following implementing decisions shall be taken in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in
  Article 14(2):

| (a) | to adopt
  and, if necessary, to amend national annual work programmes based on drafts that Member States have submitted in accordance with Article 6(2); and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to adopt
  and, if necessary, to amend national annual work programmes based on drafts that Member States have submitted in accordance with Article 6(2); and

| (b) | to
  lay down detailed rules necessary for the implementation of this Regulation
  , other than measures of general scope designed to amend non-essential elements thereof, within the meaning of Decision 1999/468/EC
  . |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to
  lay down detailed rules necessary for the implementation of this Regulation
  , other than measures of general scope designed to amend non-essential elements thereof, within the meaning of Decision 1999/468/EC
  .

2.
     
  The following implementing decisions shall be taken in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 14(3):

| (a) | to adopt and, if necessary, to amend multi-annual strategic programmes drawn up in accordance with Article 6(1); and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to adopt and, if necessary, to amend multi-annual strategic programmes drawn up in accordance with Article 6(1); and

| (b) | to add measures to the Annex. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to add measures to the Annex.

3.   The following implementing decisions shall be taken in accordance with the management procedure referred to in
  Article 14(4):

| (a) | to
  specify the format, content and submission dates for draft national annual work programmes for the purposes of
  Article 6(2)
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to
  specify the format, content and submission dates for draft national annual work programmes for the purposes of
  Article 6(2)
  ;

| (b) | to determine the form
  and content of
  the reports referred to in Article 12(1); and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to determine the form
  and content of
  the reports referred to in Article 12(1); and

| (c) | to establish indicators to assist the monitoring of measures financed by LIFE+. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to establish indicators to assist the monitoring of measures financed by LIFE+.

Article 16

Evaluation

1.   The Commission shall ensure that regular monitoring of multi-annual programmes takes place to assess their impact.

2.   No later than 30 September 2010, the Commission shall submit a mid-term review of LIFE+ to the European Parliament and to the Committee referred to in Article 14(1). The mid-term review shall evaluate the implementation of this Regulation from 2007 to 2009. The Commission shall, if appropriate, propose modifications to the implementing decisions in accordance with Article 15.

3.   The Commission shall arrange for a final evaluation of the implementation of this Regulation assessing its contribution to the implementation, updating and development of Community environmental policy and legislation and the use made of the appropriations. It shall submit this final evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council no later than 31 December 2012, together, if appropriate, with a proposal for the further development of a financial instrument exclusively in the environmental field, to apply from 2014 onwards.

Article 17

Repeal and transitional provisions

1.   The following instruments shall be repealed with a view to simplification and consolidation:

| (a) | Regulation (EC) No 1655/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE) (16); |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Regulation (EC) No 1655/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE) (16);

| (b) | Decision No 1411/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on a Community Framework for cooperation to promote sustainable urban development (17); |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Decision No 1411/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on a Community Framework for cooperation to promote sustainable urban development (17);

| (c) | Decision No 466/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 March 2002 laying down a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (18); |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Decision No 466/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 March 2002 laying down a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (18);

| (d) | Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (19). |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (19).

2.   Measures started before 31 December 2006 pursuant to the acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall, until their completion, continue to be governed by those acts. The Committee referred to in Article 14(1) shall replace the committees provided for in these acts. This Regulation shall be used to fund any obligatory monitoring and evaluation required under those acts following their expiry. Until their completion, measures shall comply with the technical provisions defined in the acts referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 18

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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

---

(1)  OJ C 255, 14.10.2005, p. 52.

1

(2)  OJ C 231, 20.9.2005, p. 72.

2

(3)  Position of the European Parliament of 7 July 2005(OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 451), Council Common Position of 27 June 2006 (OJ C 238 E, 3.10.2006, p. 1) and Position of the European Parliament of 24 October 2006.

3

Position

(OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 451)

27 June 2006 (OJ C 238 E, 3.10.2006, p. 1)

24 October 2006.

(4)  OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 1.

4

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

5

(6)  OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. 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).

6

(7)  OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).

7

(8)  OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30.

8

(9)  
  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1
  .

9

OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1

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

10

(11)  Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 17).

11

(12)  OJ L 117, 5.5.1999, p. 1.

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

(16)  OJ L 192, 28.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1682/2004 (OJ L 308, 5.10.2004, p. 1).

16

(17)  OJ L 191, 13.7.2001, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision No 786/2004/EC (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 7).

17

(18)  OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision No 786/2004/EC.

18

(19)  OJ L 324, 11.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 788/2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 17).

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ANNEX

MEASURES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING

Without prejudice to Article 10, the following measures may be financed by LIFE+ if they satisfy the eligibility criteria set out in
  Article 3
  :

| (a) | operational
  activities of non-governmental organisations that are primarily active in protecting and enhancing the environment at European level
  and involved in the development and implementation of Community policy and legislation; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

operational
  activities of non-governmental organisations that are primarily active in protecting and enhancing the environment at European level
  and involved in the development and implementation of Community policy and legislation;

| (b) | developing and maintaining networks
  , databases
  and computer systems directly linked to the implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation,
  in particular when improving public access to environmental information
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

developing and maintaining networks
  , databases
  and computer systems directly linked to the implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation,
  in particular when improving public access to environmental information
  ;

| (c) | studies
  , surveys, modelling and scenario building; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

studies
  , surveys, modelling and scenario building;

| (d) | monitoring, including the monitoring of forests; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

monitoring, including the monitoring of forests;

| (e) | capacity building
  and improvement
  assistance; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

capacity building
  and improvement
  assistance;

| (f) | training, workshops and meetings, including the training of agents participating in forest fire prevention initiatives; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

training, workshops and meetings, including the training of agents participating in forest fire prevention initiatives;

| (g) | networking and best practice platforms; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

networking and best practice platforms;

| (h) | information and communication actions, including awareness-raising campaigns and, in particular, public awareness campaigns on forest fires; |
| --- | --- |

(h)

information and communication actions, including awareness-raising campaigns and, in particular, public awareness campaigns on forest fires;

| (i) | demonstration of innovative policy approaches, technologies, methods and
  instruments; |
| --- | --- |

(i)

demonstration of innovative policy approaches, technologies, methods and
  instruments;

| (j) | specifically
  for the nature and biodiversity component:






  — | site and species management and site planning, including the improvement of the ecological coherence of the Natura 2000 network; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(j)

specifically
  for the nature and biodiversity component:

—

site and species management and site planning, including the improvement of the ecological coherence of the Natura 2000 network;

| — | the monitoring of conservation status, including setting up procedures and structures for such monitoring; |
| --- | --- |

—

the monitoring of conservation status, including setting up procedures and structures for such monitoring;

| — | the development and implementation of species and habitats conservation action plans; |
| --- | --- |

—

the development and implementation of species and habitats conservation action plans;

| — | the extension of the Natura 2000 network in marine areas; |
| --- | --- |

—

the extension of the Natura 2000 network in marine areas;

| — | the purchase of land, provided that:






  — | the purchase would contribute to maintaining or restoring the integrity of a Natura 2000 site, |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

the purchase of land, provided that:

—

the purchase would contribute to maintaining or restoring the integrity of a Natura 2000 site,

| — | land purchase is the only or most effective way of achieving the desired conservation outcome, |
| --- | --- |

—

land purchase is the only or most effective way of achieving the desired conservation outcome,

| — | the land purchased is reserved in the long term for uses consistent with the objectives set out in Article 4(2), and |
| --- | --- |

—

the land purchased is reserved in the long term for uses consistent with the objectives set out in Article 4(2), and

| — | the Member State concerned shall, by way of transfer or otherwise, ensure the long-term reservation of such land for nature conservation
  purposes. |
| --- | --- |

—

the Member State concerned shall, by way of transfer or otherwise, ensure the long-term reservation of such land for nature conservation
  purposes.

P6_TA(2006)0432

Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (6233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (6233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (6233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0470) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0470) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0337/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0337/2006),

| 1. | Approves the common position; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the common position;

| 2. | Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position; |
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2.

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

| 3. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
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3.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

| 4. | Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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4.

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 25.10.2005, P6_TA(2005)0398.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0433

Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (6235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (6235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006), |
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—

having regard to the Council common position (6235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0469) (2), |
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—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0469) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0343/2006), |
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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0343/2006),

| 1. | Approves the common position as amended; |
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1.

Approves the common position as amended;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 25.10.2005, P6_TA(2005)0397.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0150

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 24 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision No 2006/.../EC establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first indent of Article 151(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions (1),

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

Whereas:

| (1) | It is essential to promote cooperation and cultural exchanges in order to respect and promote the diversity of cultures and languages in Europe and improve knowledge among European citizens of European cultures other than their own, while at the same time heightening their awareness of the common European cultural heritage they share. Promoting cultural and linguistic cooperation and diversity thus helps to make European citizenship a tangible reality by encouraging direct participation by European citizens in the integration process. |
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(1)

It is essential to promote cooperation and cultural exchanges in order to respect and promote the diversity of cultures and languages in Europe and improve knowledge among European citizens of European cultures other than their own, while at the same time heightening their awareness of the common European cultural heritage they share. Promoting cultural and linguistic cooperation and diversity thus helps to make European citizenship a tangible reality by encouraging direct participation by European citizens in the integration process.

| (2) | An active cultural policy aimed at the preservation of European cultural diversity and the promotion of its common cultural elements and cultural heritage can contribute to improving the external visibility of the European Union. |
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(2)

An active cultural policy aimed at the preservation of European cultural diversity and the promotion of its common cultural elements and cultural heritage can contribute to improving the external visibility of the European Union.

| (3) | For citizens to give their full support to, and participate fully in, European integration, greater emphasis should be placed on their common cultural values and roots as a key element of their identity and their membership of a society founded on freedom, equity, democracy, respect for human dignity and integrity, tolerance and solidarity, in full compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |
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(3)

For citizens to give their full support to, and participate fully in, European integration, greater emphasis should be placed on their common cultural values and roots as a key element of their identity and their membership of a society founded on freedom, equity, democracy, respect for human dignity and integrity, tolerance and solidarity, in full compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

| (4) | It is essential that the cultural sector contribute to, and play a role in, broader European political developments. The cultural sector is an important employer in its own right and there is, in addition, a clear link between investment in culture and economic development, hence the importance of reinforcing cultural policies at regional, national and European level. Accordingly, the place of cultural industries in the developments taking place under the Lisbon Strategy should be strengthened, as these industries are making an increasingly large contribution to the European economy. |
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(4)

It is essential that the cultural sector contribute to, and play a role in, broader European political developments. The cultural sector is an important employer in its own right and there is, in addition, a clear link between investment in culture and economic development, hence the importance of reinforcing cultural policies at regional, national and European level. Accordingly, the place of cultural industries in the developments taking place under the Lisbon Strategy should be strengthened, as these industries are making an increasingly large contribution to the European economy.

| (5) | It is also necessary to promote active citizenship and strengthen the fight against exclusion in all its forms, including racism and xenophobia. Improving access to culture for as many as possible can be a means of combating social exclusion. |
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(5)

It is also necessary to promote active citizenship and strengthen the fight against exclusion in all its forms, including racism and xenophobia. Improving access to culture for as many as possible can be a means of combating social exclusion.

| (6) | Article 3 of the Treaty stipulates that, in all the activities referred to in that Article, the Community is to aim at eliminating inequalities, and at promoting equality, between men and women. |
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(6)

Article 3 of the Treaty stipulates that, in all the activities referred to in that Article, the Community is to aim at eliminating inequalities, and at promoting equality, between men and women.

| (7) | The Kaleidoscope, Ariane, Raphael and Culture 2000 cultural programmes, set out respectively in Decisions Nos 719/96/EC (3), 2085/97/EC (4), 2228/97/EC (5) and 508/2000/EC (6), marked positive stages in the implementation of Community action on culture. Considerable experience has thus been acquired, particularly through the evaluation of these cultural programmes. It is at present worthwhile to rationalise and strengthen Community cultural action on the basis of the results of these evaluations, the results of consultation with all interested parties and recent work by the European institutions. It is therefore appropriate to establish a programme to this end. |
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(7)

The Kaleidoscope, Ariane, Raphael and Culture 2000 cultural programmes, set out respectively in Decisions Nos 719/96/EC (3), 2085/97/EC (4), 2228/97/EC (5) and 508/2000/EC (6), marked positive stages in the implementation of Community action on culture. Considerable experience has thus been acquired, particularly through the evaluation of these cultural programmes. It is at present worthwhile to rationalise and strengthen Community cultural action on the basis of the results of these evaluations, the results of consultation with all interested parties and recent work by the European institutions. It is therefore appropriate to establish a programme to this end.

| (8) | The European institutions have themselves spoken out on many occasions on subjects relating to Community cultural action and the challenges of cultural cooperation, in particular in Council Resolutions of 25 June 2002 on a new work plan on European cooperation in the field of culture (7) and of 19 December 2002 implementing the work plan for European cooperation in the field of culture (8), resolutions of the European Parliament of 5 September 2001 on cultural cooperation in the European Union (9), of 28 February 2002 on the implementation of the Culture 2000 Programme (10), of 22 October 2002 on the importance and dynamism of the theatre and the performing arts in an enlarged Europe (11), and of 4 September 2003 on Cultural Industries (12), and the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 9 October 2003 on the extension of the Culture 2000 Programme. |
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(8)

The European institutions have themselves spoken out on many occasions on subjects relating to Community cultural action and the challenges of cultural cooperation, in particular in Council Resolutions of 25 June 2002 on a new work plan on European cooperation in the field of culture (7) and of 19 December 2002 implementing the work plan for European cooperation in the field of culture (8), resolutions of the European Parliament of 5 September 2001 on cultural cooperation in the European Union (9), of 28 February 2002 on the implementation of the Culture 2000 Programme (10), of 22 October 2002 on the importance and dynamism of the theatre and the performing arts in an enlarged Europe (11), and of 4 September 2003 on Cultural Industries (12), and the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 9 October 2003 on the extension of the Culture 2000 Programme.

| (9) | The Council, in its abovementioned resolutions, has stressed the need to adopt a more coherent approach at Community level with regard to culture, and that European added value is an essential and determining concept in the context of European cultural cooperation, and a general condition for Community measures in the field of culture. |
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(9)

The Council, in its abovementioned resolutions, has stressed the need to adopt a more coherent approach at Community level with regard to culture, and that European added value is an essential and determining concept in the context of European cultural cooperation, and a general condition for Community measures in the field of culture.

| (10) | In order to make this common cultural area for the peoples of Europe a reality, it is important to promote the transnational mobility of cultural players and the transnational circulation of artistic and cultural works and products, and to encourage dialogue and cultural exchanges. |
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(10)

In order to make this common cultural area for the peoples of Europe a reality, it is important to promote the transnational mobility of cultural players and the transnational circulation of artistic and cultural works and products, and to encourage dialogue and cultural exchanges.

| (11) | The Council, in its conclusions of 16 November 2004 relating to the work plan on culture (2005-2006), the European Parliament in its resolution of 4 September 2003 on Cultural Industries, and the European Economic and Social Committee in its opinion of 28 January 2004 on cultural industries in Europe, have expressed their views on the need to take greater account of the specific economic and social features of non-audiovisual cultural industries. Moreover, the preparatory actions for cooperation on cultural matters promoted between 2002-2004 should be taken into account in the new programme. |
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(11)

The Council, in its conclusions of 16 November 2004 relating to the work plan on culture (2005-2006), the European Parliament in its resolution of 4 September 2003 on Cultural Industries, and the European Economic and Social Committee in its opinion of 28 January 2004 on cultural industries in Europe, have expressed their views on the need to take greater account of the specific economic and social features of non-audiovisual cultural industries. Moreover, the preparatory actions for cooperation on cultural matters promoted between 2002-2004 should be taken into account in the new programme.

| (12) | In this context, there is a case for promoting increased cooperation between cultural players by encouraging them to form multi-annual cooperation projects, thus enabling them to develop common activities, to provide support for more targeted measures with a real European added value, to support symbolic cultural events, to support European cultural cooperation organisations and to encourage analyses on chosen themes of European interest, as well as the collection and dissemination of information and activities aimed at maximising the impact of projects in the field of European cultural cooperation and European cultural policy development. |
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(12)

In this context, there is a case for promoting increased cooperation between cultural players by encouraging them to form multi-annual cooperation projects, thus enabling them to develop common activities, to provide support for more targeted measures with a real European added value, to support symbolic cultural events, to support European cultural cooperation organisations and to encourage analyses on chosen themes of European interest, as well as the collection and dissemination of information and activities aimed at maximising the impact of projects in the field of European cultural cooperation and European cultural policy development.

| (13) | Under Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (13) significant funding should be given to this event, which has a high profile among Europeans and helps to strengthen the feeling of belonging to a common cultural area. In the context of this event, the accent should be on trans-European cultural cooperation. |
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(13)

Under Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (13) significant funding should be given to this event, which has a high profile among Europeans and helps to strengthen the feeling of belonging to a common cultural area. In the context of this event, the accent should be on trans-European cultural cooperation.

| (14) | Support should be given to the operation of organisations working for European cultural cooperation and thus playing the role of ambassadors of European culture, based on the experience acquired by the European Union in the context of Decision No 792/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level in the field of culture (14). |
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(14)

Support should be given to the operation of organisations working for European cultural cooperation and thus playing the role of ambassadors of European culture, based on the experience acquired by the European Union in the context of Decision No 792/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level in the field of culture (14).

| (15) | It is necessary for the Programme, in compliance with the principle of freedom of expression, to contribute to the European Union's efforts to promote sustainable development and to combat all forms of discrimination. |
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(15)

It is necessary for the Programme, in compliance with the principle of freedom of expression, to contribute to the European Union's efforts to promote sustainable development and to combat all forms of discrimination.

| (16) | The European Union candidate countries and EFTA countries which are members of he EEA Agreement should be recognised as potential participants in Community programmes in accordance with the agreements concluded with these countries. |
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(16)

The European Union candidate countries and EFTA countries which are members of he EEA Agreement should be recognised as potential participants in Community programmes in accordance with the agreements concluded with these countries.

| (17) | The European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 adopted the ‘Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans: moving towards European integration’, laying down that Community programmes should be open to the countries in the Stabilisation and Association Process on the basis of framework agreements to be signed between the Community and these countries. If they wish, these countries should be able, depending on budgetary considerations or political priorities, to take part in the Programme or benefit from a more limited formula for cooperation, on the basis of supplementary appropriations and specific procedures to be agreed between the parties concerned. |
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(17)

The European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 adopted the ‘Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans: moving towards European integration’, laying down that Community programmes should be open to the countries in the Stabilisation and Association Process on the basis of framework agreements to be signed between the Community and these countries. If they wish, these countries should be able, depending on budgetary considerations or political priorities, to take part in the Programme or benefit from a more limited formula for cooperation, on the basis of supplementary appropriations and specific procedures to be agreed between the parties concerned.

| (18) | The Programme should also be open to cooperation with other third countries which have signed agreements with the Community containing a cultural strand, in accordance with procedures to be defined. |
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(18)

The Programme should also be open to cooperation with other third countries which have signed agreements with the Community containing a cultural strand, in accordance with procedures to be defined.

| (19) | It is necessary, in order to increase the added value of the Community action, to ensure coherence and complementarity between actions carried out within the framework of this Decision and other relevant Community policies, actions and instruments, in compliance with Article 151(4) of the Treaty. Particular attention should be paid to the interface of Community measures in the fields of culture and education and to actions which promote exchanges of best practice and closer cooperation at European level. |
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(19)

It is necessary, in order to increase the added value of the Community action, to ensure coherence and complementarity between actions carried out within the framework of this Decision and other relevant Community policies, actions and instruments, in compliance with Article 151(4) of the Treaty. Particular attention should be paid to the interface of Community measures in the fields of culture and education and to actions which promote exchanges of best practice and closer cooperation at European level.

| (20) | With regard to the implementation of Community support, the specific nature of the cultural sector in Europe should be taken into account, and particular care should be taken to ensure that administrative and financial procedures are simplified as much as possible and adapted to the objectives pursued as well as to practices and developments in the cultural sector. |
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(20)

With regard to the implementation of Community support, the specific nature of the cultural sector in Europe should be taken into account, and particular care should be taken to ensure that administrative and financial procedures are simplified as much as possible and adapted to the objectives pursued as well as to practices and developments in the cultural sector.

| (21) | The Commission, Member States and the cultural contact points should work to encourage the participation of smaller operators in the multi-annual cooperation projects and the organisation of activities aimed at bringing together potential project partners. |
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(21)

The Commission, Member States and the cultural contact points should work to encourage the participation of smaller operators in the multi-annual cooperation projects and the organisation of activities aimed at bringing together potential project partners.

| (22) | The Programme should bring together the specific qualities and expertise of cultural operators from throughout Europe. Where necessary, the Commission and Member States should take measures to address low participation rates of cultural operators in any Member State or participating country. |
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(22)

The Programme should bring together the specific qualities and expertise of cultural operators from throughout Europe. Where necessary, the Commission and Member States should take measures to address low participation rates of cultural operators in any Member State or participating country.

| (23) | It is worthwhile ensuring, within the framework of cooperation between the Commission and Member States, ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the Programme in order to enable readjustments, particularly within the priorities for the implementation of measures. The evaluation should include an external evaluation to be conducted by independent, impartial bodies. |
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(23)

It is worthwhile ensuring, within the framework of cooperation between the Commission and Member States, ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the Programme in order to enable readjustments, particularly within the priorities for the implementation of measures. The evaluation should include an external evaluation to be conducted by independent, impartial bodies.

| (24) | The procedures for monitoring and evaluating the Programme should make use of objectives and indicators which are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timed. |
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(24)

The procedures for monitoring and evaluating the Programme should make use of objectives and indicators which are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timed.

| (25) | Suitable measures should be implemented to prevent irregularities and fraud and to recover funds which have been lost or transferred or used improperly. |
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(25)

Suitable measures should be implemented to prevent irregularities and fraud and to recover funds which have been lost or transferred or used improperly.

| (26) | It is appropriate to establish a single financing and programming instrument for cultural cooperation, entitled the ‘Culture Programme’, for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013. |
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(26)

It is appropriate to establish a single financing and programming instrument for cultural cooperation, entitled the ‘Culture Programme’, for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

| (27) | This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the Programme, a financial envelope constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (15). |
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(27)

This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the Programme, a financial envelope constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (15).

| (28) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (16). |
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(28)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (16).

| (29) | The measures necessary for the financial implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (17) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Financial Regulation’), and with Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (18). |
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(29)

The measures necessary for the financial implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (17) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Financial Regulation’), and with Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (18).

| (30) | Community action is complementary to national or regional action in the field of cultural cooperation. Since the objectives of this Decision, namely to enhance the European cultural area based on common cultural heritage (transnational mobility of cultural players in Europe, transnational circulation of works of art and cultural and artistic products and intercultural dialogue) cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States owing to their transnational character, and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. |
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(30)

Community action is complementary to national or regional action in the field of cultural cooperation. Since the objectives of this Decision, namely to enhance the European cultural area based on common cultural heritage (transnational mobility of cultural players in Europe, transnational circulation of works of art and cultural and artistic products and intercultural dialogue) cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States owing to their transnational character, and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

| (31) | There should be transitional provisions in order to ensure a smooth transition between the programmes drawn up by Decisions No 508/2000/EC and No 792/2004/EC on the one hand and, on the other, the Programme established by this Decision, |
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(31)

There should be transitional provisions in order to ensure a smooth transition between the programmes drawn up by Decisions No 508/2000/EC and No 792/2004/EC on the one hand and, on the other, the Programme established by this Decision,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Establishment and duration

1.   This Decision establishes the Culture Programme, a single multi-annual programme for Community measures in the field of culture open to all cultural sectors and all categories of cultural operators (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Programme’).

2.   The Programme shall be implemented for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

Article 2

Budget

1.   The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period referred to in Article 1 is hereby set at EUR 354 million (19).

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

Article 3

Objectives

1.   The general objective of the Programme shall be to enhance the cultural area shared by Europeans and based on a common cultural heritage through the development of cultural cooperation between the creators, cultural players and cultural institutions of the countries taking part in the Programme, with a view to encouraging the emergence of European citizenship. The Programme shall be open to the participation of non-audiovisual cultural industries, in particular small cultural enterprises, where such industries are acting in a non-profit-making cultural capacity.

2.   The specific objectives of the Programme are:

| (a) | to promote the transnational mobility of cultural players; |
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(a)

to promote the transnational mobility of cultural players;

| (b) | to encourage the transnational circulation of works and cultural and artistic products; |
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(b)

to encourage the transnational circulation of works and cultural and artistic products;

| (c) | to encourage intercultural dialogue. |
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(c)

to encourage intercultural dialogue.

Article 4

Fields of action

1.   The objectives of the Programme shall be pursued through the implementation of the following measures, as described in the Annex:

| (a) | support for cultural actions, as follows:






  — | multi-annual cooperation projects, |
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(a)

support for cultural actions, as follows:

—

multi-annual cooperation projects,

| — | cooperation measures, |
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—

cooperation measures,

| — | special actions; |
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—

special actions;

| (b) | support for bodies active at European level in the field of culture; |
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(b)

support for bodies active at European level in the field of culture;

| (c) | support for analyses and the collection and dissemination of information and for activities maximising the impact of projects in the field of European cultural cooperation and European cultural policy development. |
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(c)

support for analyses and the collection and dissemination of information and for activities maximising the impact of projects in the field of European cultural cooperation and European cultural policy development.

2.   These measures shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions set out in the Annex.

Article 5

Provisions concerning third countries

1.   The Programme shall be open to the participation of the following countries:

| (a) | EFTA countries which are members of the EEA, in accordance with the provisions of the EEA Agreement; |
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(a)

EFTA countries which are members of the EEA, in accordance with the provisions of the EEA Agreement;

| (b) | candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy for accession to the Union, in accordance with the general principles and with the general conditions and procedures for the participation of these countries in the Community programmes established in the framework agreements; |
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(b)

candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy for accession to the Union, in accordance with the general principles and with the general conditions and procedures for the participation of these countries in the Community programmes established in the framework agreements;

| (c) | the countries of the Western Balkans in accordance with the procedures defined with these countries following the framework agreements providing for their participation in Community programmes. |
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(c)

the countries of the Western Balkans in accordance with the procedures defined with these countries following the framework agreements providing for their participation in Community programmes.

Provided that the conditions are met and additional appropriations are paid, the countries referred to in this paragraph shall participate fully in the Programme.

2.   The Programme shall also be open to cooperation with other third countries which have concluded association or cooperation agreements with the Community which include cultural clauses, on the basis of supplementary appropriations and specific procedures to be laid down.

The countries of the Western Balkans referred to in paragraph 1(c) which do not wish to benefit from full participation in the Programme may benefit from cooperation with the Programme under the conditions laid down in this paragraph.

Article 6

Cooperation with international organisations

The Programme shall permit joint action with international organisations competent in the field of culture, such as Unesco or 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 realisation of the measures listed in Article 4.

Article 7

Complementarity with other Community instruments

The Commission shall ensure a link between the Programme and other Community instruments, particularly those relating to the Structural Funds and those in the fields of education, vocational training, research, information society, citizenship, youth, sport, languages, social inclusion, EU external relations and combating all forms of discrimination.

Article 8

Implementation

1.   The Commission shall implement the Community actions which form the subject of the Programme, in accordance with the Annex.

2.   The following measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2):

| (a) | the annual plan of work, including priorities, selection criteria and procedures; |
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(a)

the annual plan of work, including priorities, selection criteria and procedures;

| (b) | the annual budget and the breakdown of funds among the different actions of the Programme; |
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(b)

the annual budget and the breakdown of funds among the different actions of the Programme;

| (c) | the procedures for monitoring and evaluating the Programme; |
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(c)

the procedures for monitoring and evaluating the Programme;

| (d) | the financial support to be provided by the
  Community under
  Article
  4(1)(a), first indent:
  amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries. |
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(d)

the financial support to be provided by the
  Community under
  Article
  4(1)(a), first indent:
  amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries.

3.   All other measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(3).

Article 9

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

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.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.

3.   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.

4.   The committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 10

Cultural contact points

1.   The cultural contact points as defined in section I.3.1 of the Annex shall act as implementing bodies for the dissemination of information on the Programme at national level, having regard to Article 54(2)(c) and (3) of the Financial Regulation.

2.   The cultural contact points shall comply with the following criteria:

| (a) | have an adequate number of staff, with professional and linguistic capacities appropriate for work in an environment of international cooperation; |
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(a)

have an adequate number of staff, with professional and linguistic capacities appropriate for work in an environment of international cooperation;

| (b) | have an appropriate infrastructure, in particular as regards information and communications technology; |
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(b)

have an appropriate infrastructure, in particular as regards information and communications technology;

| (c) | operate in an administrative context which enables them to carry out their tasks satisfactorily and to avoid conflicts of interest. |
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(c)

operate in an administrative context which enables them to carry out their tasks satisfactorily and to avoid conflicts of interest.

Article 11

Financial provisions

1.   Financial aid shall take the form of grants to legal persons. Grants may in certain cases be awarded to natural persons under the terms of Article 114(1) of the Financial Regulation. The Commission may also award prizes to natural or legal persons for actions or projects implemented under the Programme. Depending on the nature of the action, flat-rate financing and/or the application of unit cost rates may be authorised.

2.   The Commission may decide, in accordance with the characteristics of the beneficiaries and the nature of the actions, whether to exempt them from verification of the professional competencies and qualifications required to complete the proposed action or work programme.

3.   Specific activities by the European Capitals of Culture designated pursuant to Decision 1419/1999/EC may receive a grant or a prize.

Article 12

Contribution to other Community objectives

The Programme shall contribute to the strengthening of the transversal objectives of the Community, in particular by:

| (a) | promoting the fundamental principle of freedom of expression; |
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(a)

promoting the fundamental principle of freedom of expression;

| (b) | encouraging greater awareness of the importance of contributing to sustainable development; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

encouraging greater awareness of the importance of contributing to sustainable development;

| (c) | seeking to promote mutual understanding and tolerance within the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

seeking to promote mutual understanding and tolerance within the European Union;

| (d) | contributing to the elimination of all discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

contributing to the elimination of all discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Particular attention shall be given to coherence and complementarity between the Programme and Community policies in the field of cultural cooperation with third countries.

Article 13

Monitoring and evaluation

1.   The Commission shall ensure regular monitoring of the Programme against its objectives. The results of the monitoring and evaluation process shall be used when implementing the Programme.

Monitoring shall include in particular the drawing up of the reports referred to in paragraph 3(a) and (c).

The specific objectives of the Programme may, on the basis of the results of monitoring reports, be revised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty.

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

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions:

| (a) | an interim evaluation report on the results obtained and on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the implementation of the Programme not later than 31 December 2010; |
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(a)

an interim evaluation report on the results obtained and on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the implementation of the Programme not later than 31 December 2010;

| (b) | a communication on the continuation of the Programme not later than 31 December 2011; |
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(b)

a communication on the continuation of the Programme not later than 31 December 2011;

| (c) | an ex post evaluation report not later than 31 December 2015. |
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(c)

an ex post evaluation report not later than 31 December 2015.

Article 14

Transitional provisions

Actions initiated before 31 December 2006 on the basis of Decisions No 508/2000/EC and No 792/2004/ EC shall continue to be administered until their closure in accordance with the provisions of these Decisions.

The committee set up under the terms of Article 5 of Decision No 508/2000/EC shall be replaced by the committee provided for in Article 9 of this Decision.

Article 15

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on
  the day
  following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

President

For the Council

President

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(1)  OJ C 164, 5.7.2005, p. 65.

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 25 October 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 18 July 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Position of the European Parliament of 24 October 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

2

Position

18 July 2006

24 October 2006

(3)  Decision No 719/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 March 1996 establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope) (OJ L 99, 20.4.1996, p. 20). Decision as amended by Decision No 477/1999/EC (OJ L 57, 5.3.1999, p. 2).

3

(Kaleidoscope)

(4)  Decision No 2085/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 1997 establishing a programme of support, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane) (OJ L 291, 24.10.1997, p. 26). Decision as amended by Decision No 476/1999/EC (OJ L 57, 5.3.1999, p. 1).

4

(Ariane)

(5)  Decision No 2228/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1997 establishing a Community action programme in the field of cultural heritage (The Raphael Programme) (OJ L 305, 8.11.1997, p. 31). Decision as repealed by Decision No 508/2000/EC (OJ L 63, 10.3.2000, p. 1).

5

(The Raphael Programme)

(6)  Decision No 508/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 February 2000 establishing the Culture 2000 programme (OJ L 63, 10.3.2000, p. 1). Decision as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 885/2004 (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 1).

6

(7)  OJ C 162, 6.7.2002, p. 5.

7

(8)  OJ C 13, 18.1.2003, p. 5.

8

(9)  OJ C 72 E, 21.3.2002, p. 142.

9

(10)  OJ C 293 E, 28.11.2002, p. 105.

10

(11)  OJ C 300 E, 11.12.2003, p. 156.

11

(12)  OJ C 76 E, 25.3.2004, p. 459.

12

(13)  OJ L ...

13

OJ L

(14)  OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 40.

14

(15)  
  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, 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).

16

Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

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

17

(18)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (OJ L 201, 2.8.2005, p. 3).

18

(19)  This amount is based on 2004 figures and shall be subject to technical adjustment to take account of inflation.

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ANNEX

I.   DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

1.   First strand: support for cultural actions

1.1.   Multi-annual cooperation projects

The Programme shall support sustainable and structured cultural cooperation projects in order to bring together the specific quality and expertise of cultural operators throughout the whole of Europe. This support is intended to assist the cooperation projects in their start-up and structuring phase or in their geographical extension phase. The aim shall be to encourage them to establish sustainable foundations and achieve financial autonomy.

Each cooperation project shall involve at least six operators from six different countries participating in the Programme. Its purpose shall be to bring together a variety of operators from one or more sectors for various multi-annual activities, which may be sectoral or cross-sectoral in nature but which must pursue a common objective.

Each cooperation project shall be intended to carry out a number of structured, multi-annual cultural activities. These activities are to be implemented throughout the duration of Community financing. They must have at least two of the three specific objectives indicated in Article 3(2). Priority will be given to cooperation projects intending to develop activities meeting the three specific objectives in that Article.

The cooperation projects shall be selected following calls for proposals pursuant to the Financial Regulation. In this context, selection will be made on the basis, among other things, of the recognised expertise of co-organisers in their field of activity, their financial and operational capacity to carry out the proposed activities, and the quality of these activities and the extent to which they meet the general objective and specific objectives of the Programme, as set out in Article 3.

The cooperation projects must be founded on a cooperation agreement, i.e. a common document with a legal form in one of the participating countries and signed by all co-organisers.

Community support may not exceed 50 % of the project budget and shall be degressive in nature. It may not be more than EUR 500 000 per year for all activities of the cooperation projects. This support shall be granted for a period of three to five years.

By way of illustration, approximately 32 % of the total budget allocated to the Programme shall be devoted to this type of support.

1.2.   Cooperation measures

The Programme shall support sectoral or cross-sectoral cultural cooperation actions between European operators. Priority shall be given to creativity and innovation. Actions aimed at exploring avenues for cooperation in order to develop them over the longer term will be particularly encouraged.

Each action shall be designed and carried out in partnership by at least three cultural operators in three different participating countries, whether or not these operators come from one or more sectors.

Actions shall be selected following calls for proposals pursuant to the Financial Regulation. In this context, selection will be made on the basis of the recognised expertise of co-organisers, their financial and operational capacity to carry out the proposed activities, the quality of these activities and the extent to which they meet the general objective and specific objectives of the Programme, as set out in Article 3.

Community support may not exceed 50 % of the project budget. It may not be less than EUR 50 000 nor more than EUR 200 000. This support shall be granted for a maximum of 24 months.

The conditions set out for this action concerning the minimum number of operators required in order to present projects, as well as the minimum and maximum amounts for Community support, may be adapted to take account of the specific conditions of literary translation.

By way of illustration, approximately 29 % of the total budget allocated to the Programme shall be devoted to this type of support.

1.3.   Special actions

The Programme shall also support special actions. These actions shall be special in that they should be substantial in scale and scope, strike a significant chord with the peoples of Europe and help to increase their sense of belonging to the same community, make them aware of the cultural diversity of Member States, and also contribute to intercultural and international dialogue. They must meet at least two of the three specific objectives set out in Article 3.

These special actions shall also help to raise the visibility of Community cultural action both within and beyond the European Union. They shall also contribute to raising global awareness of the wealth and diversity of European culture.

Significant support will be given to the ‘European Capitals of Culture’ in order to help implement activities stressing European visibility and trans-European cultural cooperation.

Special actions may also include the awarding of prizes, in so far as they highlight artists, works or cultural or artistic achievements, make them known beyond national borders and thus encourage mobility and exchanges.

Support may also be given in this context to cooperation with third countries and international organisations, as set out in Article 5(2) and Article 6.

The examples given above do not constitute an exhaustive list of measures likely to be supported under this sub-strand of the Programme.

The selection procedures for special actions will depend on the action in question. Financing will be granted following calls for proposals and invitations to tender, except in the cases referred to in Articles 54 and 168 of the Financial Regulation. Account will also be taken of the extent to which each action meets the general objective and specific objectives of the Programme, as set out in Article 3 of this Decision.

Community support may not exceed 60 % of the project budget.

By way of illustration, approximately 16 % of the total budget allocated to the Programme shall be devoted to this type of support.

2.   Second strand: support for bodies active at European level in the field of culture

This support shall take the form of an operating grant to co-finance expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of a body which pursues an aim of general European interest in the field of culture or an objective forming part of the Union's policy in this area.

Provision shall be made for these grants to be awarded on the basis of annual calls for proposals.

By way of illustration, approximately 10 % of the total budget allocated to the Programme shall be devoted to this strand.

Support may be given to bodies working for cultural cooperation in one or more of the following ways:

| — | providing representation at Community level, |
| --- | --- |

—

providing representation at Community level,

| — | collecting or disseminating information for facilitating trans-European Community cultural cooperation, |
| --- | --- |

—

collecting or disseminating information for facilitating trans-European Community cultural cooperation,

| — | networking at European level for bodies active in the field of culture, |
| --- | --- |

—

networking at European level for bodies active in the field of culture,

| — | participating in cultural cooperation projects or acting as ambassadors for European culture. |
| --- | --- |

—

participating in cultural cooperation projects or acting as ambassadors for European culture.

These bodies must present a real European dimension. In this regard, they must carry out their activities at European level, alone or in the form of various coordinated associations, and their structure (registered members) and activities must have a potential influence at European Union level or cover at least seven European countries.

This strand shall be open to the bodies supported under Part 2 of Annex I to Decision No 792/2004/EC as well as any other body active at European level in the field of culture, provided that they meet the objectives set out in Article 3 and comply with the terms and conditions of this Decision.

The beneficiaries of these operating grants shall be selected through a call for proposals. This shall be done on the basis of matching the bodies' work programme with the specific objectives set out in Article 3.

The total operating grant awarded under this strand may not exceed 80 % of the body's admissible expenditure for the year in which the grant is awarded.

3.   Third strand: support for analyses and for the collection and dissemination of information and for maximising the impact of projects in the field of cultural cooperation

By way of illustration, approximately 5% of the total budget allocated to the Programme shall be devoted to this strand.

3.1.   Support for cultural contact points

In order to ensure targeted, effective grass-roots dissemination of practical information on the Programme, it shall provide for support from cultural contact points. These bodies, acting at national level, shall be set up on a voluntary basis according to Article 39 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002.

The task of the cultural contact points shall be to:

| — | promote the Programme, |
| --- | --- |

—

promote the Programme,

| — | facilitate access to the Programme for, and encourage participation in its activities by, as many professionals and operators in the cultural field as possible, by means of an effective dissemination of information and by developing appropriate networking initiatives between themselves, |
| --- | --- |

—

facilitate access to the Programme for, and encourage participation in its activities by, as many professionals and operators in the cultural field as possible, by means of an effective dissemination of information and by developing appropriate networking initiatives between themselves,

| — | provide an efficient link with the various institutions providing aid to the cultural sector in Member States, thus contributing to complementarity between the measures taken under the Programme and national support measures, |
| --- | --- |

—

provide an efficient link with the various institutions providing aid to the cultural sector in Member States, thus contributing to complementarity between the measures taken under the Programme and national support measures,

| — | provide information on other Community programmes open for cultural projects if required. |
| --- | --- |

—

provide information on other Community programmes open for cultural projects if required.

3.2.   Support for analysesin the field of cultural cooperation

The Programme shall support the carrying out of studies and analyses in the field of European cultural cooperation and European cultural policy development. The aim of this support shall be to increase the volume and quality of information and data to develop comparative data and analysis on cultural cooperation at European level, particularly with regard to the mobility of creators and cultural players, the circulation of works of art and artistic and cultural products and intercultural dialogue.

Studies and analyses contributing to increasing knowledge of the phenomenon of trans-European cultural cooperation and to creating favourable conditions for it to flourish may be supported under this strand. Projects aimed at collecting and analysing statistics will be particularly encouraged.

3.3.   Support for the collection and dissemination of information and for maximising the impact of projects in the field of cultural cooperation

The Programme shall support the collection and dissemination of information and activities aimed at maximising the impact of projects via the development of an Internet tool targeted at the needs of culture professionals in the field of trans-European cultural cooperation.

This tool should make possible the exchange of experience and good practice and the dissemination of information concerning the Programme as well as trans-European cultural cooperation in the broad sense.

II.   PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

The Programme's financial allocation may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, required directly for the management and the realisation of the objectives of the Programme, in particular, studies, meetings, information and publication actions, expenses linked to informatic networks focusing on information exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expense to which the Commission may have recourse for the management of the Programme.

III.   CONTROLS AND AUDITS

For projects selected in accordance with the procedure described in Article 11(2), a sampling audit system will be established.

The beneficiary of a grant shall make available to the Commission all supporting documents relating to expenditure for a period of five years reckoned from the date of the final payment. The beneficiary of a grant shall ensure that, where applicable, supporting documents in the possession of partners or members are made available to the Commission.

The Commission may have an audit of the use made of the grant carried out either directly by its own staff or by any other qualified outside body of its choice. Such audits may be carried out throughout the lifetime of the contract and for a period of five years from the date of payment of the balance. Where appropriate, the audit findings may lead to recovery decisions by the Commission.

Commission staff and outside personnel authorised by the Commission shall have appropriate access to the offices of the beneficiary and to all the information, including information in electronic format, needed in order to conduct such audits.

The Court of Auditors and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) shall enjoy the same rights, especially those of access, as the Commission.

In order to protect the financial interests of the Community against fraud and other irregularities, the Commission may carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections under the Programme in accordance with Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 (1). Where necessary, investigations shall be conducted by OLAF in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

IV.   INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND ACTIVITIES AIMED AT MAXIMISING THE IMPACT OF PROJECTS

1.   Commission

The Commission may organise seminars, conferences or meetings in order to facilitate the implementation of the Programme, and undertake information, publication, dissemination and other activities aimed at maximising the impact of projects as appropriate, as well as the monitoring and evaluation of the Programme. Such activities may be financed by means of grants, or the public procurement process, or be organised and financed directly by the Commission.

2.   Contact points

The Commission and Member States shall organise on a voluntary basis and reinforce the exchange of information useful for the implementation of the Programme via the cultural contact points acting as implementing bodies at national level, under the terms of Article 54(2)(c) and (3) of the Financial Regulation.

3.   Member States

Without prejudice to Article 87 of the Treaty, Member States may, if necessary, establish support schemes for individual mobility of cultural players in order to address their low participation in the Programme. This support may take the form of travel grants for cultural operators in order to facilitate the preparatory phase of transnational cultural projects.

V.   OVERALL BUDGET BREAKDOWN

Breakdown of the annual budget for the Programme

| | Percentage of the budget |
| --- | --- |
| Strand 1 (support for cultural actions) | Approximately 77% |
| — multi-annual cooperation projects | Approximately 32% |
| — cooperation measures | Approximately 29% |
| — special actions | Approximately 16% |
| Strand 2 (support for bodies active at European level in the field of culture) | Approximately 10% |
| Strand 3 (support for analysis, collection and dissemination of information) | Approximately 5% |
| Total operational expenditure | Approximately 92% |
| Programme management | Approximately 8% |

Percentage of the budget

Strand 1 (support for cultural actions)

Approximately 77%

— multi-annual cooperation projects

Approximately 32%

— cooperation measures

Approximately 29%

— special actions

Approximately 16%

Strand 2 (support for bodies active at European level in the field of culture)

Approximately 10%

Strand 3 (support for analysis, collection and dissemination of information)

Approximately 5%

Total operational expenditure

Approximately 92%

Programme management

Approximately 8%

These percentages are indicative and subject to change by the Committee provided for in Article 9 in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2).

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

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

P6_TA(2006)0434

Community civil protection mechanism *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast) (COM(2006)0029 — C6-0076/2006 — 2006/0009(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0029) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0029) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty and to Article 203 of the EAEC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0076/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty and to Article 203 of the EAEC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0076/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0286/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0286/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty and pursuant to Article 119, second paragraph of the EAEC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty and pursuant to Article 119, second paragraph of the EAEC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
| --- | --- |

4.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 1 |
| (1) A number of substantial changes are to be made to Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions. In the interests of clarity, that Decision should be recast. | (1) A number of substantial changes are to be made to Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions
  in order to make the European Union's emergency response more consistent and efficient
  . In the interests of clarity, that Decision should be recast. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 2 |
| (2) Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the occurrence and severity of natural and man-made disasters, resulting in the loss of human lives, the destruction of economic and social infrastructure and damage to the environment. | (2) Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the occurrence and severity of natural and man-made disasters, resulting in the loss of human lives,
  property, including cultural heritage,
  the destruction of economic and social infrastructure and damage to the environment
  and public health
  . |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 2a (new) |
| | (2a) The public health dimension of all civil protection interventions should be included in the scope of this Decision, bearing in mind that all disasters affect people both physically and psychologically, which puts a heavy burden on health and social security systems for a considerable time once the intervention phase is over. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 2b (new) |
| | (2b) The setting up of instruments in the area of civil protection should primarily benefit the affected citizens after the disaster has occurred. Such benefits should be made visible and measurable so as to convey a strong message of solidarity of the Member States. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Recital 3 |
| (3) Action by the Community to implement the resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 8 July 1991 on improving mutual aid between Member States in the event of natural or technological disaster has helped protect people, the environment and property. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, approved by the Community by Council Decision 98/685/EC, has helped to further improve the prevention and management of industrial disasters. | (3) Action by the Community to implement the resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 8 July 1991 on improving mutual aid between Member States in the event of natural or technological disaster has helped protect people, the environment and property,
  also in the case of radiological disaster
  . The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, approved by the Community by Council Decision 98/685/EC, has helped to further improve the prevention and management of industrial disasters. |
| Amendment 6 |
| Recital 4 |
| (4) By Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom, a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions (hereinafter: the mechanism) was established, which also takes into account the special needs
  of
  the isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Community. Recent years have seen a considerable growth in the number of countries calling upon the mechanism for civil protection assistance. The mechanism should be strengthened to ensure a more effective and visible demonstration of European solidarity and to allow for the development of a European rapid response capability, as called for by the European Council in the Conclusions of its meeting of 16 and 17 June 2005 and by the European Parliament in its Resolution of 13 January 2005 on the tsunami disaster. | (4) By Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom, a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions (hereinafter: the mechanism) was established, which also takes into account the special needs
  in terms of assistance and aid delivery in
  the isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Community.
  Specialised intervention teams should be available to enable a better response to the situations and needs of such areas.
  Recent years have seen a considerable growth in the number of countries calling upon the mechanism for civil protection assistance. The mechanism should be strengthened to ensure a more effective and visible demonstration of European solidarity and to allow for the development of a European rapid response capability, as called for by the European Council in the Conclusions of its meeting of 16 and 17 June 2005 and by the European Parliament in its Resolution of 13 January 2005 on the tsunami disaster. |
| Amendment 7 |
| Recital 6 |
| (6) The mechanism should facilitate the civil protection response to all types of major emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters, technological, radiological and environmental accidents, acts of terrorism and accidental marine pollution as provided for in Decision No 2850/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2000 setting up a Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution. Civil protection assistance can be required in all of these emergencies to complement the response capacities of the affected country. | (6) The mechanism should facilitate the civil protection response to all types of major emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters, technological, radiological and environmental accidents,
  occurring inside or outside the Community, including
  acts of terrorism and accidental
  and deliberate
  marine pollution as provided for in Decision No 2850/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2000 setting up a Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution. Civil protection assistance can be required in all of these emergencies to complement the response capacities of the affected country. |
| Amendment 8 |
| Recital 7 |
| (7) Prevention is of significant importance for the protection against natural, technological and environmental disasters and would require further action to be considered. By contributing to the further development of early warning systems, the Community should assist Member States in minimising the lead time to respond to natural disasters. These systems should take into account existing information sources. | (7) Prevention is of significant importance for the protection against natural, technological and environmental disasters and would require further action to be considered. By contributing to the further development of early warning
  and alert
  systems, the Community should assist Member States in minimising the lead time to respond to natural disasters
  and alert EU citizens.
  These systems should take into account existing information,
  monitoring or detection
  sources
  and should comprise four inter-related elements, covering knowledge of hazards and vulnerabilities, communication and dissemination, preparedness and capacity to respond. |
| Amendment 9 |
| Recital 7a (new) |
| | (7a) Land management and land use are an important part of policies and plans for the prevention and mitigation of disasters. Therefore, plans and policies should implement integrated environmental and natural resource management approaches that incorporate disaster risk reduction. |
| Amendment 10 |
| Recital 7b (new) |
| | (7b) The GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) system, which supports the development of European policy on the environment and security and helps to monitor its implementation at local, regional, Community and world level, should be systematically used. Given the strategic importance of earth observation in the environmental and security fields, the deadlines set by the Göteborg European Council of 15 and 16 June 2001 should be adhered to and an independent and operational European global monitoring capacity should be developed by 2008 at the latest. |
| Amendment 11 |
| Recital 7c (new) |
| | (7c) An effective early warning and response system is based on four principally interlinked factors: identification and assessment of risks; continuous monitoring and identification of risks as they appear; a warning and communication mechanism; preparedness, response and assistance capability. |
| Amendment 12 |
| Recital 8 |
| (8) Preparatory measures need to be taken at Member State and Community level to enable assistance intervention teams in emergencies to be mobilised rapidly and coordinated with the requisite flexibility and to ensure, through a training programme, the effective response capability and complementarity of assessment and/or coordination teams, intervention teams and other resources, as appropriate. Other preparatory measures include pooling of information related to necessary medical resources and stimulation of the use of new technologies. The development of additional civil protection assistance intervention modules, consisting of resources of one or more Member States, should be considered in order to contribute to the development of a civil protection rapid response capability. | (8) Preparatory measures need to be taken at Member State and Community level to enable assistance intervention teams in emergencies to be mobilised rapidly and coordinated with the requisite flexibility and to ensure, through a training programme, the effective response capability and complementarity of assessment and/or coordination teams, intervention teams and other resources, as appropriate. Other preparatory measures include pooling of information related to necessary medical resources,
  ensuring interoperability of the equipment used during interventions
  and stimulation of the use of new technologies. The development of additional civil protection assistance intervention modules, consisting of resources of one or more Member States,
  which are fully interoperable,
  should be considered in order to contribute to the development of a civil protection rapid response capability.
  The development of specific modules to be kept on standby, as proposed in the Commission Communication of 20 April 2005 entitled ‘Improving the Community Civil Protection Mechanism’, should be considered. |
| Amendment 13 |
| Recital 8a (new) |
| | (8a) Informed and educated citizens are less vulnerable. As a complement to the development of early warning and alert systems, the Commission should therefore present an integrated strategy against accidents and disasters (as promised in its work programme for 2002 (COM(2001)0620, point 4, 3rd key action, page 10) with special emphasis on informing and training citizens, especially children. |
| Amendment 14 |
| Recital 8b (new) |
| | (8b) In order to ensure and facilitate efficient prevention, preparedness and response to major emergencies, it is necessary to conduct extensive information campaigns, as well as education and awareness-raising initiatives aimed at the public, especially young people. |
| Amendment 15 |
| Recital 10 |
| (10) The mechanism should make it possible to mobilise, and facilitate coordination of, assistance interventions in order to help ensure better protection primarily of people but also of the environment and property, including cultural heritage, thereby reducing loss of human life, injury, material damage, economic and environmental damage, and making achievement of the objectives of social cohesion and solidarity more tangible. The reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions should be based on a
  Community civil protection structure
  consisting of a monitoring and information centre and a common emergency communication and information system managed by the Commission and operational contact points in the Member States. It should provide a framework for collecting validated emergency information, for disseminating that information to the Member States and for sharing lessons learnt from interventions. | (10) The mechanism should make it possible to mobilise, and facilitate coordination of, assistance interventions in order to help ensure better protection primarily of people but also of
  public health,
  the environment and property, including cultural heritage, thereby reducing loss of human life, injury, material damage, economic and environmental damage, and making achievement of the objectives of social cohesion and solidarity more tangible. The reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions should be based on a
  European strategic coordination centre for civil protection,
  consisting of a monitoring and information centre and a common emergency communication and information system managed by the Commission and operational contact points in the Member States. It should provide a framework for collecting validated emergency information, for disseminating that information to the Member States
  , for ensuring the availability of additional means of rapid mobilisation for tackling emergencies
  , and for sharing lessons learnt from interventions. |
| Amendment 16 |
| Recital 12 |
| (12) The availability of adequate transport means needs to be improved to support the development of a rapid response capability at Community level. The Community should support and complement the efforts of Member States by facilitating the pooling of transport resources of Member States and by mobilising, where necessary, additional transport means. | (12)
  The lack of satisfactory means of transport may significantly undermine the effectiveness of the civil protection assistance operation and have a negative impact on the scale and duration of the operation.
  The availability of adequate transport means needs to be improved to support the development of a rapid response capability at Community level. The Community should support and complement the efforts of Member States by facilitating the pooling of transport resources of Member States and by mobilising, where necessary, additional transport means.
  Procedures should be put in place as soon as possible between the Council Secretariat and the Commission (in particular the Monitoring and Information Centre and the EC Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO)) for rapid information exchange with a view to a common needs assessment and identification of potentially available transportation means. The Council and the Commission should examine the possibilities for financing transport means under the Community budget. |
| Amendment 17 |
| Recital 14 |
| (14) The possibility of mobilising additional assistance at Community level, complementing the civil protection assistance provided by the Member States, is needed as a safety net, in particular in the event of similar threats affecting several Member States. | (14)
  Although the overall assistance provided through the mechanism is in most cases significant, it can rarely satisfy the requests as a whole. However,
  the possibility of mobilising additional assistance at Community level, complementing the civil protection assistance provided by the Member States, is needed as a safety net, in particular in the event of similar threats affecting several Member States. |
| Amendment 18 |
| Recital 16 |
| (16) The Community mechanism could also be a tool for facilitating and supporting crisis management in accordance with the Joint Declaration by the Council and the Commission of 29 September 2003 on the use of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism in crisis management referred to in Title V of the Treaty on the European Union as well as for facilitating and supporting consular cooperation during emergencies in third countries. Participation of candidate countries and cooperation with other third countries should be possible
  as this
  would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the mechanism. | (16) The Community mechanism could also be a tool for facilitating and supporting crisis management in accordance with the Joint Declaration by the Council and the Commission of 29 September 2003 on the use of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism in crisis management referred to in Title V of the Treaty on European Union as well as for facilitating and supporting consular cooperation during emergencies in third countries. Participation of candidate countries and cooperation with other third countries
  and with international and regional organisations
  should be possible
  since emergencies which occur in third countries may have a substantial impact in Member States and on European citizens. Such participation
  would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the mechanism. |
| Amendment 19 |
| Recital 16a (new) |
| | (16a) Service improvements for the citizen and synergies among Member States' missions may be achieved by creating mutual consular assistance points which should be considered as soon as possible. To help further explore this potential, Member States may envisage co-locating consular services in certain regions. |
| Amendment 20 |
| Article 1, paragraph 2 |
| The protection to be ensured by the mechanism shall cover primarily the
  people
  but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, in the event of natural and manmade disasters, acts of terrorism and, technological, radiological or environmental accidents including accidental marine pollution
  (hereinafter ‘major emergencies’)
  , occurring inside or outside the Community, taking also into account the special needs of the isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Community. The mechanism must not affect obligations under existing relevant legislation of the European Community or the European Atomic Energy Community or existing international agreements. | The protection to be ensured by the mechanism shall cover primarily the
  citizens' safety and public health
  but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, in the event of natural and man-made disasters, acts of terrorism and technological, radiological or environmental accidents including accidental
  and deliberate
  marine pollution
  , as provided for in Decision No 2850/2000/EC
  , occurring inside or outside the Community, taking also into account the special needs of the isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Community. The mechanism must not affect obligations under existing relevant legislation of the European Community or the European Atomic Energy Community or existing international agreements. |
| Amendment 21 |
| Article 2, point 1 |
| (1) | the identification of intervention teams and other intervention support available in Member States for assistance intervention in the event of emergencies, including military assets and capabilities available to support civil protection; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 1

(1) A number of substantial changes are to be made to Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions. In the interests of clarity, that Decision should be recast.

(1) A number of substantial changes are to be made to Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions
  in order to make the European Union's emergency response more consistent and efficient
  . In the interests of clarity, that Decision should be recast.

Amendment 2

Recital 2

(2) Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the occurrence and severity of natural and man-made disasters, resulting in the loss of human lives, the destruction of economic and social infrastructure and damage to the environment.

(2) Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the occurrence and severity of natural and man-made disasters, resulting in the loss of human lives,
  property, including cultural heritage,
  the destruction of economic and social infrastructure and damage to the environment
  and public health
  .

Amendment 3

Recital 2a (new)

(2a) The public health dimension of all civil protection interventions should be included in the scope of this Decision, bearing in mind that all disasters affect people both physically and psychologically, which puts a heavy burden on health and social security systems for a considerable time once the intervention phase is over.

Amendment 4

Recital 2b (new)

(2b) The setting up of instruments in the area of civil protection should primarily benefit the affected citizens after the disaster has occurred. Such benefits should be made visible and measurable so as to convey a strong message of solidarity of the Member States.

Amendment 5

Recital 3

(3) Action by the Community to implement the resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 8 July 1991 on improving mutual aid between Member States in the event of natural or technological disaster has helped protect people, the environment and property. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, approved by the Community by Council Decision 98/685/EC, has helped to further improve the prevention and management of industrial disasters.

(3) Action by the Community to implement the resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 8 July 1991 on improving mutual aid between Member States in the event of natural or technological disaster has helped protect people, the environment and property,
  also in the case of radiological disaster
  . The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, approved by the Community by Council Decision 98/685/EC, has helped to further improve the prevention and management of industrial disasters.

Amendment 6

Recital 4

(4) By Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom, a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions (hereinafter: the mechanism) was established, which also takes into account the special needs
  of
  the isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Community. Recent years have seen a considerable growth in the number of countries calling upon the mechanism for civil protection assistance. The mechanism should be strengthened to ensure a more effective and visible demonstration of European solidarity and to allow for the development of a European rapid response capability, as called for by the European Council in the Conclusions of its meeting of 16 and 17 June 2005 and by the European Parliament in its Resolution of 13 January 2005 on the tsunami disaster.

(4) By Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom, a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions (hereinafter: the mechanism) was established, which also takes into account the special needs
  in terms of assistance and aid delivery in
  the isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Community.
  Specialised intervention teams should be available to enable a better response to the situations and needs of such areas.
  Recent years have seen a considerable growth in the number of countries calling upon the mechanism for civil protection assistance. The mechanism should be strengthened to ensure a more effective and visible demonstration of European solidarity and to allow for the development of a European rapid response capability, as called for by the European Council in the Conclusions of its meeting of 16 and 17 June 2005 and by the European Parliament in its Resolution of 13 January 2005 on the tsunami disaster.

Amendment 7

Recital 6

(6) The mechanism should facilitate the civil protection response to all types of major emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters, technological, radiological and environmental accidents, acts of terrorism and accidental marine pollution as provided for in Decision No 2850/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2000 setting up a Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution. Civil protection assistance can be required in all of these emergencies to complement the response capacities of the affected country.

(6) The mechanism should facilitate the civil protection response to all types of major emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters, technological, radiological and environmental accidents,
  occurring inside or outside the Community, including
  acts of terrorism and accidental
  and deliberate
  marine pollution as provided for in Decision No 2850/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2000 setting up a Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution. Civil protection assistance can be required in all of these emergencies to complement the response capacities of the affected country.

Amendment 8

Recital 7

(7) Prevention is of significant importance for the protection against natural, technological and environmental disasters and would require further action to be considered. By contributing to the further development of early warning systems, the Community should assist Member States in minimising the lead time to respond to natural disasters. These systems should take into account existing information sources.

(7) Prevention is of significant importance for the protection against natural, technological and environmental disasters and would require further action to be considered. By contributing to the further development of early warning
  and alert
  systems, the Community should assist Member States in minimising the lead time to respond to natural disasters
  and alert EU citizens.
  These systems should take into account existing information,
  monitoring or detection
  sources
  and should comprise four inter-related elements, covering knowledge of hazards and vulnerabilities, communication and dissemination, preparedness and capacity to respond.

Amendment 9

Recital 7a (new)

(7a) Land management and land use are an important part of policies and plans for the prevention and mitigation of disasters. Therefore, plans and policies should implement integrated environmental and natural resource management approaches that incorporate disaster risk reduction.

Amendment 10

Recital 7b (new)

(7b) The GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) system, which supports the development of European policy on the environment and security and helps to monitor its implementation at local, regional, Community and world level, should be systematically used. Given the strategic importance of earth observation in the environmental and security fields, the deadlines set by the Göteborg European Council of 15 and 16 June 2001 should be adhered to and an independent and operational European global monitoring capacity should be developed by 2008 at the latest.

Amendment 11

Recital 7c (new)

(7c) An effective early warning and response system is based on four principally interlinked factors: identification and assessment of risks; continuous monitoring and identification of risks as they appear; a warning and communication mechanism; preparedness, response and assistance capability.

Amendment 12

Recital 8

(8) Preparatory measures need to be taken at Member State and Community level to enable assistance intervention teams in emergencies to be mobilised rapidly and coordinated with the requisite flexibility and to ensure, through a training programme, the effective response capability and complementarity of assessment and/or coordination teams, intervention teams and other resources, as appropriate. Other preparatory measures include pooling of information related to necessary medical resources and stimulation of the use of new technologies. The development of additional civil protection assistance intervention modules, consisting of resources of one or more Member States, should be considered in order to contribute to the development of a civil protection rapid response capability.

(8) Preparatory measures need to be taken at Member State and Community level to enable assistance intervention teams in emergencies to be mobilised rapidly and coordinated with the requisite flexibility and to ensure, through a training programme, the effective response capability and complementarity of assessment and/or coordination teams, intervention teams and other resources, as appropriate. Other preparatory measures include pooling of information related to necessary medical resources,
  ensuring interoperability of the equipment used during interventions
  and stimulation of the use of new technologies. The development of additional civil protection assistance intervention modules, consisting of resources of one or more Member States,
  which are fully interoperable,
  should be considered in order to contribute to the development of a civil protection rapid response capability.
  The development of specific modules to be kept on standby, as proposed in the Commission Communication of 20 April 2005 entitled ‘Improving the Community Civil Protection Mechanism’, should be considered.

Amendment 13

Recital 8a (new)

(8a) Informed and educated citizens are less vulnerable. As a complement to the development of early warning and alert systems, the Commission should therefore present an integrated strategy against accidents and disasters (as promised in its work programme for 2002 (COM(2001)0620, point 4, 3rd key action, page 10) with special emphasis on informing and training citizens, especially children.

Amendment 14

Recital 8b (new)

(8b) In order to ensure and facilitate efficient prevention, preparedness and response to major emergencies, it is necessary to conduct extensive information campaigns, as well as education and awareness-raising initiatives aimed at the public, especially young people.

Amendment 15

Recital 10

(10) The mechanism should make it possible to mobilise, and facilitate coordination of, assistance interventions in order to help ensure better protection primarily of people but also of the environment and property, including cultural heritage, thereby reducing loss of human life, injury, material damage, economic and environmental damage, and making achievement of the objectives of social cohesion and solidarity more tangible. The reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions should be based on a
  Community civil protection structure
  consisting of a monitoring and information centre and a common emergency communication and information system managed by the Commission and operational contact points in the Member States. It should provide a framework for collecting validated emergency information, for disseminating that information to the Member States and for sharing lessons learnt from interventions.

(10) The mechanism should make it possible to mobilise, and facilitate coordination of, assistance interventions in order to help ensure better protection primarily of people but also of
  public health,
  the environment and property, including cultural heritage, thereby reducing loss of human life, injury, material damage, economic and environmental damage, and making achievement of the objectives of social cohesion and solidarity more tangible. The reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions should be based on a
  European strategic coordination centre for civil protection,
  consisting of a monitoring and information centre and a common emergency communication and information system managed by the Commission and operational contact points in the Member States. It should provide a framework for collecting validated emergency information, for disseminating that information to the Member States
  , for ensuring the availability of additional means of rapid mobilisation for tackling emergencies
  , and for sharing lessons learnt from interventions.

Amendment 16

Recital 12

(12) The availability of adequate transport means needs to be improved to support the development of a rapid response capability at Community level. The Community should support and complement the efforts of Member States by facilitating the pooling of transport resources of Member States and by mobilising, where necessary, additional transport means.

(12)
  The lack of satisfactory means of transport may significantly undermine the effectiveness of the civil protection assistance operation and have a negative impact on the scale and duration of the operation.
  The availability of adequate transport means needs to be improved to support the development of a rapid response capability at Community level. The Community should support and complement the efforts of Member States by facilitating the pooling of transport resources of Member States and by mobilising, where necessary, additional transport means.
  Procedures should be put in place as soon as possible between the Council Secretariat and the Commission (in particular the Monitoring and Information Centre and the EC Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO)) for rapid information exchange with a view to a common needs assessment and identification of potentially available transportation means. The Council and the Commission should examine the possibilities for financing transport means under the Community budget.

Amendment 17

Recital 14

(14) The possibility of mobilising additional assistance at Community level, complementing the civil protection assistance provided by the Member States, is needed as a safety net, in particular in the event of similar threats affecting several Member States.

(14)
  Although the overall assistance provided through the mechanism is in most cases significant, it can rarely satisfy the requests as a whole. However,
  the possibility of mobilising additional assistance at Community level, complementing the civil protection assistance provided by the Member States, is needed as a safety net, in particular in the event of similar threats affecting several Member States.

Amendment 18

Recital 16

(16) The Community mechanism could also be a tool for facilitating and supporting crisis management in accordance with the Joint Declaration by the Council and the Commission of 29 September 2003 on the use of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism in crisis management referred to in Title V of the Treaty on the European Union as well as for facilitating and supporting consular cooperation during emergencies in third countries. Participation of candidate countries and cooperation with other third countries should be possible
  as this
  would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the mechanism.

(16) The Community mechanism could also be a tool for facilitating and supporting crisis management in accordance with the Joint Declaration by the Council and the Commission of 29 September 2003 on the use of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism in crisis management referred to in Title V of the Treaty on European Union as well as for facilitating and supporting consular cooperation during emergencies in third countries. Participation of candidate countries and cooperation with other third countries
  and with international and regional organisations
  should be possible
  since emergencies which occur in third countries may have a substantial impact in Member States and on European citizens. Such participation
  would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the mechanism.

Amendment 19

Recital 16a (new)

(16a) Service improvements for the citizen and synergies among Member States' missions may be achieved by creating mutual consular assistance points which should be considered as soon as possible. To help further explore this potential, Member States may envisage co-locating consular services in certain regions.

Amendment 20

Article 1, paragraph 2

The protection to be ensured by the mechanism shall cover primarily the
  people
  but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, in the event of natural and manmade disasters, acts of terrorism and, technological, radiological or environmental accidents including accidental marine pollution
  (hereinafter ‘major emergencies’)
  , occurring inside or outside the Community, taking also into account the special needs of the isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Community. The mechanism must not affect obligations under existing relevant legislation of the European Community or the European Atomic Energy Community or existing international agreements.

The protection to be ensured by the mechanism shall cover primarily the
  citizens' safety and public health
  but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, in the event of natural and man-made disasters, acts of terrorism and technological, radiological or environmental accidents including accidental
  and deliberate
  marine pollution
  , as provided for in Decision No 2850/2000/EC
  , occurring inside or outside the Community, taking also into account the special needs of the isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Community. The mechanism must not affect obligations under existing relevant legislation of the European Community or the European Atomic Energy Community or existing international agreements.

Amendment 21

Article 2, point 1

(1)

the identification of intervention teams and other intervention support available in Member States for assistance intervention in the event of emergencies, including military assets and capabilities available to support civil protection;

| (1) | the identification of intervention teams and other intervention support available in Member States for assistance intervention in the event of emergencies, including military assets and capabilities
  that can, as a last resort, be made
  available
  by Member States on a voluntary basis
  to support civil protection
  in a supplementary and supportive role
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(1)

the identification of intervention teams and other intervention support available in Member States for assistance intervention in the event of emergencies, including military assets and capabilities
  that can, as a last resort, be made
  available
  by Member States on a voluntary basis
  to support civil protection
  in a supplementary and supportive role
  ;

Amendment 22

Article 2, point 2

| (2) | the setting-up and implementation of a training programme for intervention teams and other intervention support, and for experts for the teams responsible for assessment or coordination |
| --- | --- |

(2)

the setting-up and implementation of a training programme for intervention teams and other intervention support, and for experts for the teams responsible for assessment or coordination

| (2) | the setting-up and implementation of a training programme for intervention teams and other intervention support, and for experts for the teams responsible for assessment
  and/
  or coordination; |
| --- | --- |

(2)

the setting-up and implementation of a training programme for intervention teams and other intervention support, and for experts for the teams responsible for assessment
  and/
  or coordination;

Amendment 23

Article 2, point 3

| (3) | workshops, seminars and pilot projects on major aspects of interventions; |
| --- | --- |

(3)

workshops, seminars and pilot projects on major aspects of interventions;

| (3) | training, meetings, exchange of staff and experts, exercises,
  workshops, seminars and pilot projects on major aspects of interventions
  to enhance prevention, preparedness and the effective response to major emergencies; |
| --- | --- |

(3)

training, meetings, exchange of staff and experts, exercises,
  workshops, seminars and pilot projects on major aspects of interventions
  to enhance prevention, preparedness and the effective response to major emergencies;

Amendment 24

Article 2, point 4

| (4) | the establishment and
  dispatch
  of teams responsible for assessment or coordination; |
| --- | --- |

(4)

the establishment and
  dispatch
  of teams responsible for assessment or coordination;

| (4) | the establishment and
  dispatching
  of
  experts, liaison officers and
  teams responsible for assessment
  and/
  or coordination
  with the appropriate means and equipment
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(4)

the establishment and
  dispatching
  of
  experts, liaison officers and
  teams responsible for assessment
  and/
  or coordination
  with the appropriate means and equipment
  ;

Amendment 25

Article 2, point 6

| (6) | the establishment and management of a common emergency communication and information system (CECIS) to enable communication and sharing of information between the MIC and the operational contact points of the Member States; |
| --- | --- |

(6)

the establishment and management of a common emergency communication and information system (CECIS) to enable communication and sharing of information between the MIC and the operational contact points of the Member States;

| (6) | the establishment and management of a common emergency communication and information system (CECIS) to enable communication and sharing of information between the MIC and the operational contact points of the Member States,
  as well as the Community teams active in the field
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(6)

the establishment and management of a common emergency communication and information system (CECIS) to enable communication and sharing of information between the MIC and the operational contact points of the Member States,
  as well as the Community teams active in the field
  ;

Amendment 26

Article 2, point 7

| (7) | the development of early warning systems, taking into account existing information sources, to enable a rapid response by the Member States and the MIC; |
| --- | --- |

(7)

the development of early warning systems, taking into account existing information sources, to enable a rapid response by the Member States and the MIC;

| (7) | the development of early warning systems, taking into account existing information,
  monitoring or detection
  sources, to enable a rapid response by the Member States and the MIC,
  as well as informing and alerting populations in disaster-prone zones through the use of common EU-wide signals and procedures
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(7)

the development of early warning systems, taking into account existing information,
  monitoring or detection
  sources, to enable a rapid response by the Member States and the MIC,
  as well as informing and alerting populations in disaster-prone zones through the use of common EU-wide signals and procedures
  ;

Amendment 27

Article 2, point 7a (new)

| (7a) | the identification of best practices to raise citizens' awareness and dissemination to the public of information on safety behaviours in the event of major risks; |
| --- | --- |

(7a)

Amendment 28

Article 2, point 8

| (8) | the establishment of arrangements for transport,
  logistics
  and other support at Community level; |
| --- | --- |

(8)

the establishment of arrangements for transport,
  logistics
  and other support at Community level;

| (8) | the establishment
  and the management
  of arrangements for
  providing the
  transport
  of rescue teams and equipment, the logistic support
  , and
  ensuring the interoperability of equipment used as well as
  other support at Community level
  to facilitate the interventions
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(8)

the establishment
  and the management
  of arrangements for
  providing the
  transport
  of rescue teams and equipment, the logistic support
  , and
  ensuring the interoperability of equipment used as well as
  other support at Community level
  to facilitate the interventions
  ;

Amendment 29

Article 2, point 8a (new)

| (8a) | the establishment of arrangements for facilitating and supporting assistance to EU citizens in emergencies in third countries; |
| --- | --- |

(8a)

Amendment 30

Article 2, point 8b (new)

| (8b) | the identification and recording of best practices for dealing with emergencies, crises and disasters, and the production of a Community civil protection manual geared to the needs and specific characteristics of the Member States; |
| --- | --- |

(8b)

Amendment 31

Article 2a (new)

Article 2a

Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision
  :

| (a) | ‘major emergency’ shall mean any event or situation which has or may have an adverse impact on people, public health, property, cultural heritage or the environment resulting from natural, industrial or technological disasters, including marine pollution, or from acts of terrorism; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

‘major emergency’ shall mean any event or situation which has or may have an adverse impact on people, public health, property, cultural heritage or the environment resulting from natural, industrial or technological disasters, including marine pollution, or from acts of terrorism;

| (b) | ‘preparedness’ shall mean any action taken in advance to ensure effective rapid response to hazards, including the issuance of timely and effective early warnings and the temporary evacuation of people and property from threatened locations; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

‘preparedness’ shall mean any action taken in advance to ensure effective rapid response to hazards, including the issuance of timely and effective early warnings and the temporary evacuation of people and property from threatened locations;

| (c) | ‘early warning’ shall mean the provision of timely and effective information that allows action to be taken to avoid or reduce risks and ensure preparedness for effective response; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

‘early warning’ shall mean the provision of timely and effective information that allows action to be taken to avoid or reduce risks and ensure preparedness for effective response;

| (d) | ‘rapid response’ shall mean any action taken during or after a major emergency to address its immediate consequences; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

‘rapid response’ shall mean any action taken during or after a major emergency to address its immediate consequences;

| (e) | ‘intervention module’ shall mean a predefined task and needs driven structured arrangement of capabilities representing a combination of human and material means, that can be referred to by its capacity for intervention or by the task(s) it is able to undertake, and that is:








  — | made up by the resources of one or more States participating in the mechanism, |
| --- | --- | --- |

(e)

‘intervention module’ shall mean a predefined task and needs driven structured arrangement of capabilities representing a combination of human and material means, that can be referred to by its capacity for intervention or by the task(s) it is able to undertake, and that is:

—

made up by the resources of one or more States participating in the mechanism,

| — | able to perform tasks in the areas of preparedness and response, |
| --- | --- |

—

able to perform tasks in the areas of preparedness and response,

| — | able to perform its tasks in accordance with acknowledged international guidelines, |
| --- | --- |

—

able to perform its tasks in accordance with acknowledged international guidelines,

| — | able to be dispatched generally within 10 hours following a request for assistance, in particular to meet priority needs as well as to perform support functions, |
| --- | --- |

—

able to be dispatched generally within 10 hours following a request for assistance, in particular to meet priority needs as well as to perform support functions,

| — | able to work self-sufficiently and autonomously for a given period of time if circumstances on site require it, considered either in isolation or in combination with other resources, |
| --- | --- |

—

able to work self-sufficiently and autonomously for a given period of time if circumstances on site require it, considered either in isolation or in combination with other resources,

| — | interoperable with other modules
  . |
| --- | --- |

—

interoperable with other modules
  .

Amendment 32

Article 3, paragraph 1

1. Member States shall identify in advance intervention teams within their competent services and, in particular, their civil protection services or other emergency services, which might be available for intervention or could be established at very short notice and be dispatched, generally within 12 hours following a request for assistance. They shall take into account that team composition should depend on the type of major emergency and on particular needs in that emergency.

1. Member States shall identify in advance intervention teams
  or intervention modules
  within their competent services and, in particular, their civil protection services or other emergency services, which might be available for intervention or could be established at very short notice and be dispatched, generally within 12 hours following a request for assistance. They shall take into account that team
  or module
  composition should depend on the type of major emergency and on particular needs in that emergency.

Amendment 33

Article 3, paragraph 2

2. Member States shall select experts who can be called on to serve on the site of an emergency in a team responsible for assessment or coordination.

2. Member States shall select experts who can be called on to serve on the site of an emergency in a team responsible for assessment
  and/
  or coordination.

Amendment 34

Article 3, paragraph 3

3. Member States shall work towards developing civil protection intervention modules, consisting of resources of one or more Member States, which can be deployed at very short notice to perform support functions
  or to meet priority needs
  .

3. Member States shall work towards developing civil protection intervention modules, consisting of resources of one or more Member States, which can be deployed at very short notice
  in particular to meet priority needs as well as
  to perform support functions.

Amendment 35

Article 3, paragraph 6

6. Member States shall take measures to ensure the timely transport of civil protection assistance.

6. Member States
  , supported by the Commission,
  shall take measures to ensure the timely transport of
  the
  civil protection assistance
  offered by them
  .

Amendment 36

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (c)

| (c) | contributing to the development of early warning systems for the benefit of the Member States and the MIC; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

contributing to the development of early warning systems for the benefit of the Member States and the MIC;

| (c) | contributing to the development of
  and support for the networking of
  early warning
  and response
  systems for the benefit of
  EU citizens for disasters affecting the territory of the EU, taking into account existing information, monitoring or detection sources, to enable a rapid response by
  the Member States and the MIC
  ; the warning systems shall be linked to alert systems in all Member States so as to disseminate information and thereby ensure that all citizens are prepared in the event of an accident or a disaster
  ; |
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(c)

contributing to the development of
  and support for the networking of
  early warning
  and response
  systems for the benefit of
  EU citizens for disasters affecting the territory of the EU, taking into account existing information, monitoring or detection sources, to enable a rapid response by
  the Member States and the MIC
  ; the warning systems shall be linked to alert systems in all Member States so as to disseminate information and thereby ensure that all citizens are prepared in the event of an accident or a disaster
  ;

Amendment 37

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (ca) (new)

| (ca) | promoting the interoperability of the alert, early warning and response systems for the benefit of the Member States and the MIC, and coordination with other specialised Community centres and agencies; |
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(ca)

Amendment 38

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (fa) (new)

| (fa) | drawing up guidelines for the information and education of citizens aimed at increasing their awareness and improving their self-protection; |
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(fa)

Amendment 39

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (h)

| (h) | taking measures to facilitate transport of resources for assistance intervention and establishing the capability to mobilise additional transport means necessary for ensuring a rapid response to major emergencies; |
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(h)

taking measures to facilitate transport of resources for assistance intervention and establishing the capability to mobilise additional transport means necessary for ensuring a rapid response to major emergencies;

| (h) | taking measures to facilitate
  and ensure the timely
  transport of resources for assistance intervention and establishing the capability to mobilise
  at short notice
  additional transport means
  and equipment
  necessary for ensuring a rapid response to major emergencies; |
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(h)

taking measures to facilitate
  and ensure the timely
  transport of resources for assistance intervention and establishing the capability to mobilise
  at short notice
  additional transport means
  and equipment
  necessary for ensuring a rapid response to major emergencies;

Amendment 40

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (ha) (new)

| (ha) | ensuring the mobilisation at short notice of adequate means and equipment, and the setting up and transport of mobile laboratories, high security mobile facilities and medical protective equipment necessary for ensuring a rapid response to major emergencies to complement the Member States' civilian and military means and assets subject to the criteria developed under Article 10; |
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(ha)

Amendment 41

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (i)

| (i) | establishing the capability to provide basic logistical support for experts and facilitating the mobilisation of logistical and other modules to support the teams of the Member States which participate in Community civil protection assistance interventions; |
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(i)

establishing the capability to provide basic logistical support for experts and facilitating the mobilisation of logistical and other modules to support the teams of the Member States which participate in Community civil protection assistance interventions;

| (i) | establishing the capability to provide basic logistical support for experts
  , liaison officers, observers and intervention teams
  and facilitating the mobilisation of logistical and other modules to support the teams of the Member States which participate in Community civil protection assistance interventions; |
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(i)

establishing the capability to provide basic logistical support for experts
  , liaison officers, observers and intervention teams
  and facilitating the mobilisation of logistical and other modules to support the teams of the Member States which participate in Community civil protection assistance interventions;

Amendment 42

Article 4, paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall set up a training programme, with a view to enhancing the coordination of civil protection assistance intervention by ensuring compatibility and complementarity between the intervention teams referred to in Article 3(1), the intervention modules referred to in Article 3(3) or as appropriate other intervention support as referred to in Article 3(4), and by improving the competence of the experts referred to in Article 3(2). The programme shall include joint courses and exercises and an exchange system whereby individuals may be seconded to other Member States.

2. The Commission shall set up a training programme, with a view to enhancing the coordination of civil protection assistance intervention by ensuring compatibility and complementarity between the intervention teams referred to in Article 3(1), the intervention modules referred to in Article 3(3) or as appropriate other intervention support as referred to in Article 3(4), and by improving the competence of the experts referred to in Article 3(2)
  as well as the quality of the aftercare provided to those affected.
  The programme shall include joint courses and exercises and an exchange system whereby individuals may be seconded to other Member States.
  Wherever possible, these exercises shall seek to involve the communities concerned. The procedures to be adopted in case of disaster shall be made public.

Amendment 43

Article 8, paragraph 1

1. Any Member State to which a request for assistance is addressed shall promptly determine whether it is in a position to render the assistance required, and inform the requesting Member State thereof, either through the MIC or directly, indicating the scope and terms of any assistance it might render. If a Member State informs the requesting Member State directly, it shall also inform the MIC accordingly.

1. Any Member State to which a request for assistance is addressed shall promptly determine whether it is in a position to render the assistance required, and inform the requesting Member State thereof, either through the MIC or directly, indicating the scope and terms of any assistance it might render. If a Member State informs the requesting Member State directly, it shall also inform the MIC accordingly.
  The MIC shall keep the Member States informed.

Amendment 44

Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1

1. In the event of a major emergency occurring outside the Community, Articles 6, 7 and 8 may also, upon request, be applied in respect of civil protection assistance interventions outside the Community.

1.
  Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1257/96,
  in the event of a major emergency occurring outside the Community, Articles 6, 7 and 8
  of this Decision
  may also, upon request, be applied in respect of civil protection assistance interventions outside the Community.

Amendment 45

Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2a (new)

In the event of a major emergency occurring outside the Community, the use of military assets and capabilities available to support civil protection provided for in Article 2(1) shall be fully consistent with the UN Guidelines
  on the Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief
  (Oslo Guidelines, May 1994) and with the UN Guidelines
  on the Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets
  to Support United Nations Humanitarian Activities in Complex Emergencies (MCDA Guidelines, March 2003).

Amendment 46

Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3

In emergencies where assistance is provided under both the mechanism and Regulation (EC) No 12547/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid, the Commission shall ensure the effectiveness, coherence and complementarity of the overall Community response.

In emergencies where assistance is provided under both the mechanism and Regulation (EC) No 1257/96,
  civil protection assistance interventions shall be considered as complementary to the overall Community humanitarian response and shall therefore be consistent with the objectives and general principles of humanitarian aid as set out in that Regulation.
  The Commission shall ensure the effectiveness, coherence and complementarity of the overall Community response.
  It must be ensured that there is no conflict between, or duplication of, intervention efforts under the two instruments.

Amendment 47

Article 9, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1a (new)

In particular, the Commission shall ensure that the civil protection assistance provided is consistent with its needs assessment established in cooperation with other players.

Amendment 48

Article 9, paragraph 3, subparagraph 2

The operational coordination shall cover coordination with the affected country and
  , where they are present,
  with the United Nations.

The operational coordination shall cover coordination with the affected country and with the United Nations
  Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and other relevant actors contributing to the overall relief effort. This shall not affect bilateral contacts between the participating Member States and the United Nations or the country concerned
  .

Amendment 49

Article 10a (new)

Article 10a

Additional transport means and logistical support shall be established through appropriate international public tendering procedures on the basis of existing EU public procurement legislation without the application of the ‘security’ exception clause.

Amendment 50

Article 10b (new)

Article 10b

The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, take appropriate structural measures to ensure the coordination and integration of early warning, alert and response systems for the benefit of the Member States and the MIC, as well as coordination with other Community networks, specialised centres and/or agencies competent in civil protection matters.

Amendment 51

Article 11, paragraph 2

Other third countries may cooperate in activities under this mechanism where agreements so allow.

Other third countries
  as well as international or regional organisations
  may cooperate in activities under this mechanism where agreements
  between these third countries and the Community
  so allow.

Amendment 52

Article 12

For the purposes of applying this Decision, Member States shall appoint the competent authorities and inform the Commission accordingly.

For the purposes of applying this Decision, Member States shall appoint the competent authorities and inform the Commission accordingly.
  Member States shall, in the context of mutual consular assistance, designate contact points among themselves in pre-identified regions and inform the Commission accordingly.

Amendment 53

Article 13, point 4a (new)

| (4a) | the appropriate structural measures to ensure the coordination and integration referred to in Article 10b; |
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(4a)

Amendment 54

Article 13, point 5a (new)

(5a) the modules, as provided for in Article 3(3);

Amendment 55

Article 13, point 5b (new)

| (5b) | the early warning systems, as provided for in Article 4 (1)(c); |
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(5b)

Amendment 56

Article 13, point 7a (new)

| (7a) | cooperation with third countries and with international or regional organisations, as provided for in Article 11. |
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(7a)

Amendment 57

Article 13, point 8a (new)

| (8a) | guidelines for the establishment and interconnection of early warning and alert systems as well as for the information and training of citizens on how to react in an emergency situation. |
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(8a)

Amendment 58

Article 14, paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee set up by Article 13 of the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies.

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee set up by Article 13 of the draft Council decision establishing a civil protection financial instrument, which shall include representatives of local and regional authorities
  .

Amendment 59

Article 15, paragraph 1

The Commission shall submit a yearly report on the implementation of this Decision to the European Parliament and the Council, indicating the added value of the Community action for EU citizens and especially those affected.

The Commission shall evaluate the application of this Decision every third year from the date of its notification and transmit the conclusions of that evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council.

The Commission shall
  also
  evaluate the application of this Decision every third year from the date of its notification and transmit the conclusions of that evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0435

Implementing measures (level 2) of the Transparency Directive

European Parliament resolution on ‘bulk’ implementing measures for the Transparency Directive

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (1), |
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—

having regard to Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (1),

| — | having regard to the draft Commission Directive laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of Directive 2004/109/EC, published by the Commission on 30 May 2006, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft Commission Directive laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of Directive 2004/109/EC, published by the Commission on 30 May 2006,

| — | having regard to Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2), as amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC of 17 July 2006 (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2), as amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC of 17 July 2006 (3),

| — | having regard to the statement made to Parliament by Commission President Prodi on 5 February 2002, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the statement made to Parliament by Commission President Prodi on 5 February 2002,

| — | having regard to its Resolution of 5 February 2002 on the implementation of financial services legislation (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its Resolution of 5 February 2002 on the implementation of financial services legislation (4),

| — | having regard to the proposed amendments to the draft Commission Directive laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of Directive 2004/109/EC adopted by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 10 October 2006, |
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—

having regard to the proposed amendments to the draft Commission Directive laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of Directive 2004/109/EC adopted by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 10 October 2006,

| — | having regard to the Commission's answer to those proposed amendments, forwarded to Parliament by letter of 18 October 2006, addressed to the rapporteur and the chairwoman of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's answer to those proposed amendments, forwarded to Parliament by letter of 18 October 2006, addressed to the rapporteur and the chairwoman of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee,

| — | having regard to the Ecofin conclusions of 5 May 2006 stressing the importance of supervision, coordination and convergence within the EU, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Ecofin conclusions of 5 May 2006 stressing the importance of supervision, coordination and convergence within the EU,

| — | having regard to Rules 81 and 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 81 and 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| 1. | Calls upon the Commission to take the utmost account of the limits of the powers conferred on it by Directive 2004/109/EC in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Treaty, in order to ensure legal certainty for financial market actors; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Calls upon the Commission to take the utmost account of the limits of the powers conferred on it by Directive 2004/109/EC in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Treaty, in order to ensure legal certainty for financial market actors;

| 2. | Points out that the draft implementing measures constitute a workable solution for achieving the objectives of improved operating conditions for financial market actors as well as of efficient, transparent and secure financial markets in the European Union; |
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2.

Points out that the draft implementing measures constitute a workable solution for achieving the objectives of improved operating conditions for financial market actors as well as of efficient, transparent and secure financial markets in the European Union;

| 3. | Stresses that the work undertaken by Parliament since the publication of the implementing measures has been stimulated by the need to respect those legislative provisions aimed at achieving a balanced outcome between competition and transparency for financial markets, stakeholders (shareholders, issuers and users), regulatory authorities and democratically elected representatives; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Stresses that the work undertaken by Parliament since the publication of the implementing measures has been stimulated by the need to respect those legislative provisions aimed at achieving a balanced outcome between competition and transparency for financial markets, stakeholders (shareholders, issuers and users), regulatory authorities and democratically elected representatives;

| 4. | Welcomes the willingness the Commission has demonstrated in working with Parliament towards achieving the best possible outcome for all parties concerned; recalls the need to involve and inform Parliament from the earliest stages of the preparatory work on all Level 2 measures; |
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4.

Welcomes the willingness the Commission has demonstrated in working with Parliament towards achieving the best possible outcome for all parties concerned; recalls the need to involve and inform Parliament from the earliest stages of the preparatory work on all Level 2 measures;

| 5. | Notes that the procedure regarding the completion of implementing measures for Directive 2004/109/EC is virtually unprecedented in the light of the way in which EU legislation is usually developed; points therefore to the need to achieve a mutually satisfactory outcome for all institutions concerned in order to develop the interinstitutional relationship in a positive direction; |
| --- | --- |

5.

Notes that the procedure regarding the completion of implementing measures for Directive 2004/109/EC is virtually unprecedented in the light of the way in which EU legislation is usually developed; points therefore to the need to achieve a mutually satisfactory outcome for all institutions concerned in order to develop the interinstitutional relationship in a positive direction;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to effectively monitor developments in international accounting and auditing standards in order to ensure a consistent understanding of the level of assurance investors can expect from an auditor's review of half-yearly financial reports if such an audit is undertaken; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission to effectively monitor developments in international accounting and auditing standards in order to ensure a consistent understanding of the level of assurance investors can expect from an auditor's review of half-yearly financial reports if such an audit is undertaken;

| 7. | Calls upon the Commission to consider whether the definition of the minimum content of the condensed set of half-yearly financial statements when not prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards should be reviewed; |
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7.

Calls upon the Commission to consider whether the definition of the minimum content of the condensed set of half-yearly financial statements when not prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards should be reviewed;

| 8. | Calls upon the Commission to ensure that an effective notification procedure is in place for the supervision of market-making activity; |
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8.

Calls upon the Commission to ensure that an effective notification procedure is in place for the supervision of market-making activity;

| 9. | Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to encourage the Committee of European Securities Regulators to build up appropriate networks in order to limit the burden of the exchange of information for market participants; |
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9.

Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to encourage the Committee of European Securities Regulators to build up appropriate networks in order to limit the burden of the exchange of information for market participants;

| 10. | Calls upon the Commission to pay particular regard to the necessary equivalent expectations of thirdcountry management companies and investment firms and ensure that such firms clearly present the identification of their competent authority or, if not regulated, clearly state this information; |
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10.

Calls upon the Commission to pay particular regard to the necessary equivalent expectations of thirdcountry management companies and investment firms and ensure that such firms clearly present the identification of their competent authority or, if not regulated, clearly state this information;

| 11. | Expresses the need for Member States to coordinate efforts when setting minimum standards for the dissemination of information to the public; |
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11.

Expresses the need for Member States to coordinate efforts when setting minimum standards for the dissemination of information to the public;

| 12. | Calls upon the Commission to review the standards for effective dissemination of information; |
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12.

Calls upon the Commission to review the standards for effective dissemination of information;

| 13. | Accepts the implementing measures; |
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13.

Accepts the implementing measures;

| 14. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Committee of European Securities Regulators. |
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14.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Committee of European Securities Regulators.

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(1)  OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38.

(2)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(3)  OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11.

(4)  OJ C 284 E, 21.11.2002, p. 115.

P6_TA(2006)0436

Implementing measures (level 2) of the Prospectus Directive

European Parliament resolution on the accounting standards used by third country issuers and their equivalence to IFRS as mentioned in the draft implementing measures of the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive (draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up, and draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading (1), in particular Article 7(1) thereof, |
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—

having regard to Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading (1), in particular Article 7(1) thereof,

| — | having regard to Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (2), in particular Article 23(4) thereof, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (2), in particular Article 23(4) thereof,

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (3),

| — | having regard to the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up,

| — | having regard to the draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards,

| — | having regard to Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, (4) as amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC of 17 July 2006 (5), |
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—

having regard to Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, (4) as amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC of 17 July 2006 (5),

| — | having regard to the statement made to Parliament by Commission President Romano Prodi on 5 February 2002, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the statement made to Parliament by Commission President Romano Prodi on 5 February 2002,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 5 February 2002 on the implementation of financial services legislation (6) in the context of the Lamfalussy report, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its resolution of 5 February 2002 on the implementation of financial services legislation (6) in the context of the Lamfalussy report,

| — | having regard to the proposed modifications to the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 and the draft implementing decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards, adopted by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 4 October 2006, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposed modifications to the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 and the draft implementing decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards, adopted by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 4 October 2006,

| — | having regard to the Commission's answer to those proposed modifications, forwarded to Parliament by letter of 18 October 2006, addressed to the rapporteurs and the chairwoman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's answer to those proposed modifications, forwarded to Parliament by letter of 18 October 2006, addressed to the rapporteurs and the chairwoman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs,

| — | having regard to the Ecofin conclusions of 5 May 2006 stressing the importance of supervision, coordination and convergence within the EU, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Ecofin conclusions of 5 May 2006 stressing the importance of supervision, coordination and convergence within the EU,

| — | having regard to Rules 81 and 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 81 and 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| 1. | Asks the Commission to take the utmost account of the limits of the powers conferred on it by Directive 2003/71/EC and Directive 2004/109/EC in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Treaty, in order to ensure legal certainty for financial market actors; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Asks the Commission to take the utmost account of the limits of the powers conferred on it by Directive 2003/71/EC and Directive 2004/109/EC in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Treaty, in order to ensure legal certainty for financial market actors;

| 2. | Points out that the draft implementing measures constitute a workable solution for achieving the objectives of improved operating conditions for investment firms and other trading venues as well as of efficient, transparent and secure financial markets in the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Points out that the draft implementing measures constitute a workable solution for achieving the objectives of improved operating conditions for investment firms and other trading venues as well as of efficient, transparent and secure financial markets in the European Union;

| 3. | Stresses that the work undertaken by Parliament since the publication of the implementing measures has been stimulated by the need to respect those legislative provisions aimed at achieving a balanced outcome between competition and transparency for financial markets, stakeholders (shareholders, issuers and users), regulatory authorities and democratically elected representatives; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Stresses that the work undertaken by Parliament since the publication of the implementing measures has been stimulated by the need to respect those legislative provisions aimed at achieving a balanced outcome between competition and transparency for financial markets, stakeholders (shareholders, issuers and users), regulatory authorities and democratically elected representatives;

| 4. | Welcomes the willingness the Commission has demonstrated in working with Parliament towards achieving the best possible outcome for all concerned parties; recalls the need to involve and inform Parliament from the earliest stages of the preparatory work on all level 2 measures; |
| --- | --- |

4.

Welcomes the willingness the Commission has demonstrated in working with Parliament towards achieving the best possible outcome for all concerned parties; recalls the need to involve and inform Parliament from the earliest stages of the preparatory work on all level 2 measures;

| 5. | Notes that the procedure regarding the completion of implementing measures of Directive 2003/71/EC and Directive 2004/109/EC is virtually unprecedented in the way EU legislation is usually developed; points therefore to the need to achieve a mutually satisfactory outcome for all institutions concerned for the sake of developing the inter-institutional relationship in a positive direction; |
| --- | --- |

5.

Notes that the procedure regarding the completion of implementing measures of Directive 2003/71/EC and Directive 2004/109/EC is virtually unprecedented in the way EU legislation is usually developed; points therefore to the need to achieve a mutually satisfactory outcome for all institutions concerned for the sake of developing the inter-institutional relationship in a positive direction;

| 6. | Asks the Commission to extend its mandate of 25 June 2004 to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), to enable it to promote harmonised treatment of third countries by the competent national authorities and provide technical advice on the assessment of equivalence of third-country national standards, other than the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs) of the US, Japan and Canada, to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in so far as the third countries in question are granted the possibility not to restate the financial statements from 1 January 2007 until 1 January 2009; |
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6.

Asks the Commission to extend its mandate of 25 June 2004 to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), to enable it to promote harmonised treatment of third countries by the competent national authorities and provide technical advice on the assessment of equivalence of third-country national standards, other than the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs) of the US, Japan and Canada, to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in so far as the third countries in question are granted the possibility not to restate the financial statements from 1 January 2007 until 1 January 2009;

| 7. | Points out that the period from 1 January 2007 to 1 January 2009 should be used by the Commission to progress or enter into negotiations for the purpose of achieving a convergence between IFRS and third-country GAAPs; calls on the Commission to present a work programme outlining the negotiations with third countries as regards the convergence between IFRS and third-country GAAPs to the European Securities Committee (ESC) and to Parliament; |
| --- | --- |

7.

Points out that the period from 1 January 2007 to 1 January 2009 should be used by the Commission to progress or enter into negotiations for the purpose of achieving a convergence between IFRS and third-country GAAPs; calls on the Commission to present a work programme outlining the negotiations with third countries as regards the convergence between IFRS and third-country GAAPs to the European Securities Committee (ESC) and to Parliament;

| 8. | Stresses that the evaluation of third-country GAAPs should not only be of a technical nature but that the economic and regulatory context should also be considered; |
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8.

Stresses that the evaluation of third-country GAAPs should not only be of a technical nature but that the economic and regulatory context should also be considered;

| 9. | Asks the Commission to establish a definition of equivalence including a consistent application of reconciliation requirements applied in the third countries with regard to European issuers under IFRS, and the requirements considered necessary by a detailed and objective analysis of the differences between third countries' accounting standards and the IFRS, so as to safeguard the protection of investors. |
| --- | --- |

9.

Asks the Commission to establish a definition of equivalence including a consistent application of reconciliation requirements applied in the third countries with regard to European issuers under IFRS, and the requirements considered necessary by a detailed and objective analysis of the differences between third countries' accounting standards and the IFRS, so as to safeguard the protection of investors.

| 10. | Considers that, in the absence of agreement on equivalence between the IFRS and the United States GAAPs on 1 January 2009, this equivalence being defined as stated in paragraph 9, American businesses established in Europe should use the IFRS standards in full; calls on the Union's other competent authorities to state their position along these lines; |
| --- | --- |

10.

Considers that, in the absence of agreement on equivalence between the IFRS and the United States GAAPs on 1 January 2009, this equivalence being defined as stated in paragraph 9, American businesses established in Europe should use the IFRS standards in full; calls on the Union's other competent authorities to state their position along these lines;

| 11. | Expresses dissatisfaction at the inclusion of new measures to further exempt professional securities for a period of two years at such a late stage in the process and considers it inappropriate; |
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11.

Expresses dissatisfaction at the inclusion of new measures to further exempt professional securities for a period of two years at such a late stage in the process and considers it inappropriate;

| 12. | Accepts the implementing measures, provided that the above-mentioned points are taken into account by the Commission; |
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12.

Accepts the implementing measures, provided that the above-mentioned points are taken into account by the Commission;

| 13. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Committee of European Securities Regulators. |
| --- | --- |

13.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Committee of European Securities Regulators.

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(1)  OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 64.

(2)  OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38.

(3)  OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(5)  OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11.

(6)  OJ C 284 E, 21.11.2002, p. 115.

P6_TA(2006)0437

Women's immigration

European Parliament resolution on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the European Union (2006/2010(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the ILO Convention concerning Migration for Employment (1949), the ILO Convention concerning Migration in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and the Treatment of Migrant Workers (1975) and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990), |
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having regard to the ILO Convention concerning Migration for Employment (1949), the ILO Convention concerning Migration in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and the Treatment of Migrant Workers (1975) and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990),

| — | having regard to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2000) and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (2000), both of which supplement the United Nations Convention against Transnational Crime, |
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having regard to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2000) and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (2000), both of which supplement the United Nations Convention against Transnational Crime,

| — | having regard to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) and the Protocol thereto relating to the Status of Refugees (1967), |
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having regard to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) and the Protocol thereto relating to the Status of Refugees (1967),

| — | having regard to the Report of the United Nations Population Fund entitled ‘A Passage to Hope: Women and International Migration — state of world population 2006’, |
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having regard to the Report of the United Nations Population Fund entitled ‘A Passage to Hope: Women and International Migration — state of world population 2006’,

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities (1), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities (1),

| — | having regard to Article 13 of the EC Treaty on combating discrimination, |
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having regard to Article 13 of the EC Treaty on combating discrimination,

| — | having regard to Article 63 of the EC Treaty, which confers on the Community powers and competences in the fields of immigration and asylum, |
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having regard to Article 63 of the EC Treaty, which confers on the Community powers and competences in the fields of immigration and asylum,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Presidency of the European Council held in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999, the European Council held in Laeken on 14 and 15 December 2001, the European Council held in Seville on 21 and 22 June 2002 and the European Council held in Thessaloniki on 19 and 20 June 2003, which stressed the importance of developing cooperation and the exchange of information in the context of the recently established group of national integration contact points, in particular with a view to stepping up coordination of the relevant policies at national and European Union level, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Presidency of the European Council held in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999, the European Council held in Laeken on 14 and 15 December 2001, the European Council held in Seville on 21 and 22 June 2002 and the European Council held in Thessaloniki on 19 and 20 June 2003, which stressed the importance of developing cooperation and the exchange of information in the context of the recently established group of national integration contact points, in particular with a view to stepping up coordination of the relevant policies at national and European Union level,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Green Paper entitled ‘On an EU approach to managing economic migration’ (COM(2004)0811), |
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having regard to the Commission's Green Paper entitled ‘On an EU approach to managing economic migration’ (COM(2004)0811),

| — | having regard to the Commission's Green Paper entitled ‘On the future of the European migration network’ (COM(2005)0606), |
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having regard to the Commission's Green Paper entitled ‘On the future of the European migration network’ (COM(2005)0606),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘On immigration, integration and employment’ (COM(2003)0336), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘On immigration, integration and employment’ (COM(2003)0336),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication establishing a framework programme on Solidarity and the management of migration flows for the period 2007-2013, to the amended proposals for decisions of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013, the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 and the European Return Fund for the period 2008-2013, as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and management of migration flows’, and to 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), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication establishing a framework programme on Solidarity and the management of migration flows for the period 2007-2013, to the amended proposals for decisions of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013, the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 and the European Return Fund for the period 2008-2013, as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and management of migration flows’, and to 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),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Migration and development: some concrete orientations’ (COM(2005)0390), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Migration and development: some concrete orientations’ (COM(2005)0390),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘A common agenda for integration — framework for the integration of third-country nationals in the European Union’ (COM(2005)0389), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘A common agenda for integration — framework for the integration of third-country nationals in the European Union’ (COM(2005)0389),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Policy plan on legal migration’ (COM(2005) 0669), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Policy plan on legal migration’ (COM(2005) 0669),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Priority actions for responding to the challenges of migration: first follow-up to Hampton Court’ (COM(2005)0621), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Priority actions for responding to the challenges of migration: first follow-up to Hampton Court’ (COM(2005)0621),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Thematic programme for cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum’ (COM(2006)0026), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Thematic programme for cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum’ (COM(2006)0026),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (2), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (2),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (3), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (3),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (4), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (4),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of thirdcountry nationals who are long-term residents (5), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of thirdcountry nationals who are long-term residents (5),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (6), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (6),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection (COM(2005)0375), |
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having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection (COM(2005)0375),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on integrating immigrants in Europe through schools and multilingual education (7), |
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having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on integrating immigrants in Europe through schools and multilingual education (7),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2005 on the links between legal and illegal migration and integration of migrants (8), |
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having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2005 on the links between legal and illegal migration and integration of migrants (8),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2004 on the Communication from the Commission on immigration, integration and employment (9), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2004 on the Communication from the Commission on immigration, integration and employment (9),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on the situation of women from minority groups in the European Union (10), |
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having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on the situation of women from minority groups in the European Union (10),

| — | having regard to the Hague programme adopted by the European Council on 4 November 2004, which set the objectives to be implemented in the area of freedom, security and justice in the period 2005-2010, |
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having regard to the Hague programme adopted by the European Council on 4 November 2004, which set the objectives to be implemented in the area of freedom, security and justice in the period 2005-2010,

| — | having regard to the informal ministerial meeting in Groningen on 9 November 2004 at which ministers responsible for integration policy met for the first time, |
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having regard to the informal ministerial meeting in Groningen on 9 November 2004 at which ministers responsible for integration policy met for the first time,

| — | having regard to the common basic principles on integration adopted by the Council of the European Union on 19 November 2004, which represent a coherent set of recommendations that should constitute the foundations of the European Union's integration policy, |
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having regard to the common basic principles on integration adopted by the Council of the European Union on 19 November 2004, which represent a coherent set of recommendations that should constitute the foundations of the European Union's integration policy,

| — | having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Articles 18, 20, 21 and 22 thereof, |
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having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Articles 18, 20, 21 and 22 thereof,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0307/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0307/2006),

| A. | whereas the number of women immigrants is constantly increasing in the EU, accounting for approximately 54 % of the total number of immigrants and covering an increasingly broader range of categories (economic migration, immigration because of disasters, family reunification, political refugees or those fleeing armed conflicts, illegal immigration, asylum), |
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whereas the number of women immigrants is constantly increasing in the EU, accounting for approximately 54 % of the total number of immigrants and covering an increasingly broader range of categories (economic migration, immigration because of disasters, family reunification, political refugees or those fleeing armed conflicts, illegal immigration, asylum),

| B. | whereas there is no proper organised and coordinated European immigration policy, and the Union and its Member States need to devise a policy for regulating immigration in collaboration with third countries
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whereas there is no proper organised and coordinated European immigration policy, and the Union and its Member States need to devise a policy for regulating immigration in collaboration with third countries
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| C. | whereas women immigrants, as a general rule, encounter significant problems in integrating, primarily in terms of difficulty in accessing the labour market, low employment rates and high rates of unemployment, employment in temporary or low-paid jobs, often without social and economic protection or in sectors of the ‘grey’ economy and undeclared employment, limited linguistic skills, a low rate of participation in basic and, above all, tertiary education, limited participation in social, political, trade union and cultural life of the host country, poverty and social exclusion; whereas, nonetheless, a by no means negligible number of young woman graduates from the higher education systems of their countries come to take relatively unskilled jobs in the European Union, for example as domestic staff, as a consequence of the high rate of female unemployment in their countries and the low pay for the professions and jobs of their skills and qualifications, |
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whereas women immigrants, as a general rule, encounter significant problems in integrating, primarily in terms of difficulty in accessing the labour market, low employment rates and high rates of unemployment, employment in temporary or low-paid jobs, often without social and economic protection or in sectors of the ‘grey’ economy and undeclared employment, limited linguistic skills, a low rate of participation in basic and, above all, tertiary education, limited participation in social, political, trade union and cultural life of the host country, poverty and social exclusion; whereas, nonetheless, a by no means negligible number of young woman graduates from the higher education systems of their countries come to take relatively unskilled jobs in the European Union, for example as domestic staff, as a consequence of the high rate of female unemployment in their countries and the low pay for the professions and jobs of their skills and qualifications,

| D. | whereas women immigrants often encounter severe discrimination as individuals dependent on their spouse's legal status, on the basis of Directive 2003/86/EC (non-autonomous status, restricted access to the labour market, insecure residential status in the event of widowhood, divorce, etc.) and because of the mentality, negative stereotypes and practices brought with them from their countries of origin and prevalent in the host society as well; notes, moreover, that in some immigrant communities, they face critical problems such as marginalisation, forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called crimes of honour, |
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whereas women immigrants often encounter severe discrimination as individuals dependent on their spouse's legal status, on the basis of Directive 2003/86/EC (non-autonomous status, restricted access to the labour market, insecure residential status in the event of widowhood, divorce, etc.) and because of the mentality, negative stereotypes and practices brought with them from their countries of origin and prevalent in the host society as well; notes, moreover, that in some immigrant communities, they face critical problems such as marginalisation, forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called crimes of honour,

| E. | stressing that in very many cases the integration of immigrant women into society determines the integration of members of the second and third generations of citizens descended from immigrants, |
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stressing that in very many cases the integration of immigrant women into society determines the integration of members of the second and third generations of citizens descended from immigrants,

| F. | whereas women immigrants are more exposed to abuse, both psychological and physical, either because of their financial and legal dependence or because women immigrants with no legal status are more susceptible to abuse and sexual exploitation in the workplace and to human traffickers; whereas, in the case of immigrant women whose status is irregular, this lack of legal status within the territory of the State where they reside particularly exposes them to the risk that their fundamental rights may be denied, and for the same reason they are more frequently victims of discrimination and violence in everyday life, |
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whereas women immigrants are more exposed to abuse, both psychological and physical, either because of their financial and legal dependence or because women immigrants with no legal status are more susceptible to abuse and sexual exploitation in the workplace and to human traffickers; whereas, in the case of immigrant women whose status is irregular, this lack of legal status within the territory of the State where they reside particularly exposes them to the risk that their fundamental rights may be denied, and for the same reason they are more frequently victims of discrimination and violence in everyday life,

| G. | whereas integration is a two-way process which presupposes both a willingness on the part of immigrant women to take responsibility for integration into their host society and a willingness among EU citizens to accept and integrate immigrant women; whereas in this connection integrated measures to influence patterns of behaviour both of immigrants and of the host societies at all relevant levels and to mobilise resources on both sides must be planned and implemented; whereas this two-way process requires mutual commitment, consisting of rights and obligations for the host society and for immigrants, |
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whereas integration is a two-way process which presupposes both a willingness on the part of immigrant women to take responsibility for integration into their host society and a willingness among EU citizens to accept and integrate immigrant women; whereas in this connection integrated measures to influence patterns of behaviour both of immigrants and of the host societies at all relevant levels and to mobilise resources on both sides must be planned and implemented; whereas this two-way process requires mutual commitment, consisting of rights and obligations for the host society and for immigrants,

| H. | whereas it would seem, according to the latest reports evaluating national policies for the integration of immigrants, that the gender dimension has not been systematically taken into account either at the level of harmonised policies or at the level of data collection, |
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whereas it would seem, according to the latest reports evaluating national policies for the integration of immigrants, that the gender dimension has not been systematically taken into account either at the level of harmonised policies or at the level of data collection,

| I. | whereas human rights violations against immigrant women and girls in the form of so-called honour crimes, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, or other violations cannot be justified on any cultural or religious grounds and should in no circumstances be tolerated, |
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whereas human rights violations against immigrant women and girls in the form of so-called honour crimes, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, or other violations cannot be justified on any cultural or religious grounds and should in no circumstances be tolerated,

| J. | whereas the new Financial Framework for 2007-2013 provides not only for the strengthening of existing programmes and Funds for the integration of immigrants but also for new initiatives such as the Framework Programme on solidarity and the management of migration flows (which includes the Integration Fund for third-country nationals, the External Borders Fund and the Refugee Fund), which must incorporate the gender dimension and the best possible integration of women immigrants, |
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whereas the new Financial Framework for 2007-2013 provides not only for the strengthening of existing programmes and Funds for the integration of immigrants but also for new initiatives such as the Framework Programme on solidarity and the management of migration flows (which includes the Integration Fund for third-country nationals, the External Borders Fund and the Refugee Fund), which must incorporate the gender dimension and the best possible integration of women immigrants,

| K. | whereas it has been observed that there are numerous links between trafficking in women and economic migration, |
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whereas it has been observed that there are numerous links between trafficking in women and economic migration,

| 1. | Believes that European Union policy on development and social cohesion should implement effective reception and integration policies for immigrants, in particular women immigrants, who now represent the majority of those migrating to the EU for an increasing variety of reasons (economic, refugee, asylum, family reunification); welcomes the Commission's initiative to publish guidelines on the ‘common framework programme for the integration of third-country nationals in the EU’, stressing that all measures should take account of the particular nature of gender and the situation of women; |
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Believes that European Union policy on development and social cohesion should implement effective reception and integration policies for immigrants, in particular women immigrants, who now represent the majority of those migrating to the EU for an increasing variety of reasons (economic, refugee, asylum, family reunification); welcomes the Commission's initiative to publish guidelines on the ‘common framework programme for the integration of third-country nationals in the EU’, stressing that all measures should take account of the particular nature of gender and the situation of women;

| 2. | Recognises the difficulties faced by newly-arrived immigrants, particularly women, who are the most vulnerable category because they suffer two-fold discrimination based on ethnic origin and on sex; calls on the Member States to strengthen the structures and social services which enable immigrants to settle in smoothly and to provide them with information about their rights and obligations in accordance with the principles and legislation of the Member States; |
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Recognises the difficulties faced by newly-arrived immigrants, particularly women, who are the most vulnerable category because they suffer two-fold discrimination based on ethnic origin and on sex; calls on the Member States to strengthen the structures and social services which enable immigrants to settle in smoothly and to provide them with information about their rights and obligations in accordance with the principles and legislation of the Member States;

| 3. | Calls on the Member States to support information campaigns, including campaigns at local and regional level, aimed at migrant women with a view to preventing and averting forced or arranged marriages, female genital mutilation, and other forms of mental or physical coercion; believes that such campaigns should be multilingual, using simple language that everyone can understand; |
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Calls on the Member States to support information campaigns, including campaigns at local and regional level, aimed at migrant women with a view to preventing and averting forced or arranged marriages, female genital mutilation, and other forms of mental or physical coercion; believes that such campaigns should be multilingual, using simple language that everyone can understand;

| 4. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make provision for the funding of programmes specifically for women providing information on the preconditions for immigrants to enter and reside in the European Union; also calls for the strengthening of consular and diplomatic structures to tackle the needs of immigration more effectively; |
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Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make provision for the funding of programmes specifically for women providing information on the preconditions for immigrants to enter and reside in the European Union; also calls for the strengthening of consular and diplomatic structures to tackle the needs of immigration more effectively;

| 5. | Calls on immigrant organisations to encourage women members in particular, but also their families, to work actively to integrate and to take advantage of the opportunities for integration which the host countries provide, in order to support the integration efforts of the host societies; |
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Calls on immigrant organisations to encourage women members in particular, but also their families, to work actively to integrate and to take advantage of the opportunities for integration which the host countries provide, in order to support the integration efforts of the host societies;

| 6. | Stresses that Directive 2003/86/EC has not yet been satisfactorily implemented by all Member States, leaving substantial scope for discriminatory treatment of women immigrants; |
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Stresses that Directive 2003/86/EC has not yet been satisfactorily implemented by all Member States, leaving substantial scope for discriminatory treatment of women immigrants;

| 7. | Calls on Member States, on the basis of their national legislation and international conventions, to guarantee respect for the fundamental rights of immigrant women, whether or not their status is regular, particularly protection from enslavement and violence, access to emergency medical care, legal aid, education for children and migrant workers, equal treatment with regard to working conditions and the right to join trade unions (UN Convention for the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families — 1990); |
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Calls on Member States, on the basis of their national legislation and international conventions, to guarantee respect for the fundamental rights of immigrant women, whether or not their status is regular, particularly protection from enslavement and violence, access to emergency medical care, legal aid, education for children and migrant workers, equal treatment with regard to working conditions and the right to join trade unions (UN Convention for the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families — 1990);

| 8. | Calls on Member States, in compliance with their national legislation and international conventions (UN Convention for Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families — 1990), to ensure access to education for the children of immigrant women whose status is irregular; |
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Calls on Member States, in compliance with their national legislation and international conventions (UN Convention for Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families — 1990), to ensure access to education for the children of immigrant women whose status is irregular;

| 9. | Calls on the Member States to ensure, through bilateral labour agreements relating to the entry of third-country nationals or via other methods, that women immigrants enjoy secure legal and labour status in the host countries and that they do not suffer discrimination on the basis of either gender or origin, in accordance with the Community acquis; |
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Calls on the Member States to ensure, through bilateral labour agreements relating to the entry of third-country nationals or via other methods, that women immigrants enjoy secure legal and labour status in the host countries and that they do not suffer discrimination on the basis of either gender or origin, in accordance with the Community acquis;

| 10. | Calls on the Member States to take effective action to combat all forms of violence against women immigrants by providing adequate medical, legal and social support to the victims of violence, implementing social rehabilitation programmes for them, offering victims of the sex trade access to refuges, taking due account of their need for safety and protection, and by providing preventive information to women immigrants concerning their rights in the host country; |
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Calls on the Member States to take effective action to combat all forms of violence against women immigrants by providing adequate medical, legal and social support to the victims of violence, implementing social rehabilitation programmes for them, offering victims of the sex trade access to refuges, taking due account of their need for safety and protection, and by providing preventive information to women immigrants concerning their rights in the host country;

| 11. | Calls on the Member States, in compliance with Directive 2004/81/EC, when considering applications for autonomous legal status, to take due account of the circumstances of women immigrants who are victims of violence, in particular victims of physical and psychological violence including the continuing practice of forced or arranged marriage and to ensure that all administrative measures are taken to protect such women, including effective access to assistance and protection mechanisms; calls on the Member States to simplify the procedures for granting a temporary or permanent residence permit to victims of the sex trade on the basis of the provisions of the abovementioned Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and to adopt measures to approve special residence permits in exceptional circumstances in order to enable foreign victims without legal status to escape from violence; |
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Calls on the Member States, in compliance with Directive 2004/81/EC, when considering applications for autonomous legal status, to take due account of the circumstances of women immigrants who are victims of violence, in particular victims of physical and psychological violence including the continuing practice of forced or arranged marriage and to ensure that all administrative measures are taken to protect such women, including effective access to assistance and protection mechanisms; calls on the Member States to simplify the procedures for granting a temporary or permanent residence permit to victims of the sex trade on the basis of the provisions of the abovementioned Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and to adopt measures to approve special residence permits in exceptional circumstances in order to enable foreign victims without legal status to escape from violence;

| 12. | Calls on the Member States to ensure that bilateral agreements with third countries are negotiated and concluded on the basis of respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, in particular with regard to the status of persons in the event of marriage, divorce, child custody, repudiation or polygamy; |
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Calls on the Member States to ensure that bilateral agreements with third countries are negotiated and concluded on the basis of respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, in particular with regard to the status of persons in the event of marriage, divorce, child custody, repudiation or polygamy;

| 13. | Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States, due to the fact that the explosion in the entertainment and sex industries is providing additional migration channels for immigrant women, to enhance the legal framework guaranteeing them the right to hold their own passport and residence permit and making it possible to hold a person criminally responsible for taking these documents away, in accordance with Council Decision 2006/619/EC of 24 July 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (11) (2000); |
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Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States, due to the fact that the explosion in the entertainment and sex industries is providing additional migration channels for immigrant women, to enhance the legal framework guaranteeing them the right to hold their own passport and residence permit and making it possible to hold a person criminally responsible for taking these documents away, in accordance with Council Decision 2006/619/EC of 24 July 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (11) (2000);

| 14. | Calls on the Member States to incorporate, in their national action plans on employment and social integration, measures to promote the participation of women immigrants in the labour market, fight undeclared work, ensure respect for women's social rights (equal pay, social security, pension rights, etc.), provide support for entrepreneurship, ensure that elderly women immigrants do not suffer poverty and exclusion and promote the role of the social partners and trade unions, in the process of women's social and economic integration; |
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Calls on the Member States to incorporate, in their national action plans on employment and social integration, measures to promote the participation of women immigrants in the labour market, fight undeclared work, ensure respect for women's social rights (equal pay, social security, pension rights, etc.), provide support for entrepreneurship, ensure that elderly women immigrants do not suffer poverty and exclusion and promote the role of the social partners and trade unions, in the process of women's social and economic integration;

| 15. | Calls on the Member States to ensure that women immigrants receive adequate and essential education in the form of language lessons and information concerning fundamental human, political and social rights and democratic principles in the host country, which will facilitate their smooth social integration into the host country and protect them from discrimination in the family and society; |
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Calls on the Member States to ensure that women immigrants receive adequate and essential education in the form of language lessons and information concerning fundamental human, political and social rights and democratic principles in the host country, which will facilitate their smooth social integration into the host country and protect them from discrimination in the family and society;

| 16. | Stresses, in particular, the importance of unconditional and even priority access for immigrant women to education and language training, which are essential prerequisites for true integration into society and working life; invites Member States to introduce compulsory language training for immigrant women and girls, as a way of facilitating their integration, and to protect them from discrimination in the family and society; |
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Stresses, in particular, the importance of unconditional and even priority access for immigrant women to education and language training, which are essential prerequisites for true integration into society and working life; invites Member States to introduce compulsory language training for immigrant women and girls, as a way of facilitating their integration, and to protect them from discrimination in the family and society;

| 17. | Calls on the Member States to promote the access of young women immigrants to education and training systems in the host countries, and to promote their participation in the integrated action programme in the field of lifelong learning 2007-2013, which includes the Erasmus, Leonardo Da Vinci, Comenius and Grundtvig programmes, and in the Socrates, Culture 2007-2013 and Youth in action 2007-2013 programmes; considers that it is particularly important to recognise the professional qualifications and skills of women (particularly scientific diplomas) and to ensure that they have access to language training, which will enable them to integrate better; |
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17.

Calls on the Member States to promote the access of young women immigrants to education and training systems in the host countries, and to promote their participation in the integrated action programme in the field of lifelong learning 2007-2013, which includes the Erasmus, Leonardo Da Vinci, Comenius and Grundtvig programmes, and in the Socrates, Culture 2007-2013 and Youth in action 2007-2013 programmes; considers that it is particularly important to recognise the professional qualifications and skills of women (particularly scientific diplomas) and to ensure that they have access to language training, which will enable them to integrate better;

| 18. | Calls on the Member States to promote immigrant women's access to employment and to ensure adequate vocational training, adopting positive measures to fight the two-fold discrimination suffered by immigrant women on the labour market and creating favourable conditions for them to gain access the labour market and to balance their professional and private life, especially by putting into place accessible child-care facilities; |
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18.

Calls on the Member States to promote immigrant women's access to employment and to ensure adequate vocational training, adopting positive measures to fight the two-fold discrimination suffered by immigrant women on the labour market and creating favourable conditions for them to gain access the labour market and to balance their professional and private life, especially by putting into place accessible child-care facilities;

| 19. | Calls on the Member States to show particular sensitivity in encouraging the participation of women immigrants in social and political life in accordance with national legislation and the opportunities deriving therefrom; |
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19.

Calls on the Member States to show particular sensitivity in encouraging the participation of women immigrants in social and political life in accordance with national legislation and the opportunities deriving therefrom;

| 20. | Points out that parents' preventing immigrant girls from taking part in sports, swimming and school classes must not be tolerated and cannot be excused on cultural or religious grounds; calls on schools and authorities to ensure that immigrant girls take part in school education and enforce the compulsory school attendance in accordance with national rules; |
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20.

Points out that parents' preventing immigrant girls from taking part in sports, swimming and school classes must not be tolerated and cannot be excused on cultural or religious grounds; calls on schools and authorities to ensure that immigrant girls take part in school education and enforce the compulsory school attendance in accordance with national rules;

| 21. | Stresses that national, local and regional authorities are called upon to play an ever-expanding role in the process of integrating women immigrants with pro-active policies and to conduct a more intensive open dialogue so as to communicate and cooperate with immigrant communities and networks, and calls on the Member States and the European Union to support these efforts financially and by means of exchanges of information so that, in particular, problems such as housing, ‘ghettoisation’, crime, access to public and social services, health services, childcare, etc. can be tackled, and stresses also the role of organised immigrant communities and of the NGOs, which provide advice, information and support for immigrant women; |
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21.

Stresses that national, local and regional authorities are called upon to play an ever-expanding role in the process of integrating women immigrants with pro-active policies and to conduct a more intensive open dialogue so as to communicate and cooperate with immigrant communities and networks, and calls on the Member States and the European Union to support these efforts financially and by means of exchanges of information so that, in particular, problems such as housing, ‘ghettoisation’, crime, access to public and social services, health services, childcare, etc. can be tackled, and stresses also the role of organised immigrant communities and of the NGOs, which provide advice, information and support for immigrant women;

| 22. | Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary action to protect the rights of immigrant women and immigrant girls and to fight the discrimination they face in their community of origin, by refusing all forms of cultural and religious relativism which could violate women's fundamental rights; |
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22.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary action to protect the rights of immigrant women and immigrant girls and to fight the discrimination they face in their community of origin, by refusing all forms of cultural and religious relativism which could violate women's fundamental rights;

| 23. | Calls on Member States to adopt and to implement specific legal provisions on female genital mutilation, and to introduce compulsory recording by healthcare workers of all cases of female genital mutilation, including the recording of actual cases and cases in which there is a suspicion that female genital mutilation may take place; |
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23.

Calls on Member States to adopt and to implement specific legal provisions on female genital mutilation, and to introduce compulsory recording by healthcare workers of all cases of female genital mutilation, including the recording of actual cases and cases in which there is a suspicion that female genital mutilation may take place;

| 24. | Calls on Member States to speak out against tradition-based violence against women, to condemn family-induced violations of the human rights of immigrant women and girls, and to check which laws are applicable to hold family members responsible, especially in the case of so-called honour crimes; |
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24.

Calls on Member States to speak out against tradition-based violence against women, to condemn family-induced violations of the human rights of immigrant women and girls, and to check which laws are applicable to hold family members responsible, especially in the case of so-called honour crimes;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the countries of origin to provide their populations with systematic and responsible information about the EU's immigration policies and challenges, the opportunities and obligations of immigrants, both men and women, in the host countries, with the aim of preventing the negative impact of illegal immigration, and the marginalisation and economic and sexual exploitation of women immigrants in the host countries; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the countries of origin to provide their populations with systematic and responsible information about the EU's immigration policies and challenges, the opportunities and obligations of immigrants, both men and women, in the host countries, with the aim of preventing the negative impact of illegal immigration, and the marginalisation and economic and sexual exploitation of women immigrants in the host countries;

| 26. | Calls on the Commission, in the context of the proposed regulation on Community statistics on migration and international protection, to include reliable indicators and comparable data on immigrant women so as to give a specific idea of their situation and the problems they face; |
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26.

Calls on the Commission, in the context of the proposed regulation on Community statistics on migration and international protection, to include reliable indicators and comparable data on immigrant women so as to give a specific idea of their situation and the problems they face;

| 27. | Calls on the Commission to carry out a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the harmonised policies and measures implemented on behalf of women immigrants via the existing financial instruments and programmes (European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Refugee Fund, the EQUAL initiative, the Daphne programme to combat violence against children, young people and women, European programmes in the fields of education, employment, combating social exclusion and discrimination); |
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27.

Calls on the Commission to carry out a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the harmonised policies and measures implemented on behalf of women immigrants via the existing financial instruments and programmes (European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Refugee Fund, the EQUAL initiative, the Daphne programme to combat violence against children, young people and women, European programmes in the fields of education, employment, combating social exclusion and discrimination);

| 28. | Welcomes the Commission's initiative under the common framework programme for the integration of third-country nationals into the EU to issue guidelines on the integration policies which the Member States should pursue, and notes that it specifies expressly that the actions to be taken should take account of the particular factors relating to gender and the situation of women, young people and the children of immigrants; |
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28.

Welcomes the Commission's initiative under the common framework programme for the integration of third-country nationals into the EU to issue guidelines on the integration policies which the Member States should pursue, and notes that it specifies expressly that the actions to be taken should take account of the particular factors relating to gender and the situation of women, young people and the children of immigrants;

| 29. | Calls on the Commission to collect gender-related data on immigration into the EU and to arrange for the analysis of that data by the European Institute for Gender Equality in order to highlight further the particular needs and problems of women immigrants and the most appropriate methods of integrating them into the societies of the host countries; |
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29.

Calls on the Commission to collect gender-related data on immigration into the EU and to arrange for the analysis of that data by the European Institute for Gender Equality in order to highlight further the particular needs and problems of women immigrants and the most appropriate methods of integrating them into the societies of the host countries;

| 30. | Welcomes the fact that one of the main specific goals of the European Integration Fund is the obligation on Member State bodies that provide services to improve the way in which they meet the needs of various groups of third-country nationals, including women and children; in this framework for action, requests that free advisory services be provided for immigrant women on the subjects of women's rights, health, sexual and reproductive rights, employment and other related issues; |
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30.

Welcomes the fact that one of the main specific goals of the European Integration Fund is the obligation on Member State bodies that provide services to improve the way in which they meet the needs of various groups of third-country nationals, including women and children; in this framework for action, requests that free advisory services be provided for immigrant women on the subjects of women's rights, health, sexual and reproductive rights, employment and other related issues;

| 31. | Welcomes the reference to the afore-mentioned common basic principles on integration adopted by the Council of the European Union which represent a coherent set of recommendations that should constitute the foundations of the European Union's integration policy, and calls on the Finnish Presidency to give the principles priority on its agenda; |
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31.

Welcomes the reference to the afore-mentioned common basic principles on integration adopted by the Council of the European Union which represent a coherent set of recommendations that should constitute the foundations of the European Union's integration policy, and calls on the Finnish Presidency to give the principles priority on its agenda;

| 32. | Welcomes the decision to designate 2007 as the European year of equal opportunities for all and 2008 as the year of intercultural dialogue, which are to be used to raise awareness of discrimination (violations of fundamental rights) against women and girls and provide society with a wider range of information on the position and role of women immigrants, their culture and their aspirations in the host countries; notes that there should be a two-way process of promoting information and the participation of women immigrants in European social events; |
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32.

Welcomes the decision to designate 2007 as the European year of equal opportunities for all and 2008 as the year of intercultural dialogue, which are to be used to raise awareness of discrimination (violations of fundamental rights) against women and girls and provide society with a wider range of information on the position and role of women immigrants, their culture and their aspirations in the host countries; notes that there should be a two-way process of promoting information and the participation of women immigrants in European social events;

| 33. | Condemns forced marriages and calls on the Member States to introduce in their national legislation measures aiming at prosecuting any of their citizens who may seek to contract or help to organise one, including when the forced marriage is contracted outside their territory; |
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33.

Condemns forced marriages and calls on the Member States to introduce in their national legislation measures aiming at prosecuting any of their citizens who may seek to contract or help to organise one, including when the forced marriage is contracted outside their territory;

| 34. | Urges the Council and the Commission, in the framework of a European common immigration and asylum policy, to include the risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation among the reasons for requesting the right of asylum, in accordance with the international guidelines issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees affirming that the international definition of refugees ‘covers gender-related claims’; |
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34.

Urges the Council and the Commission, in the framework of a European common immigration and asylum policy, to include the risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation among the reasons for requesting the right of asylum, in accordance with the international guidelines issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees affirming that the international definition of refugees ‘covers gender-related claims’;

| 35. | Urges the Member States which have not done so to ensure that effective and deterrent penalties apply under their criminal codes to all forms of violence against women and children, particularly forced marriage, polygamy, so-called crimes of honour and female genital mutilation, and to increase the awareness of police and judicial authorities of those issues; |
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35.

Urges the Member States which have not done so to ensure that effective and deterrent penalties apply under their criminal codes to all forms of violence against women and children, particularly forced marriage, polygamy, so-called crimes of honour and female genital mutilation, and to increase the awareness of police and judicial authorities of those issues;

| 36. | Notes with concern that polygamous marriages have been recognised as legal in Member States, even though polygamy is prohibited; calls on the Member States to ensure that the illegality of polygamy is upheld; urges the Commission to consider including a ban on polygamous marriages in its current proposal for introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters; |
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36.

Notes with concern that polygamous marriages have been recognised as legal in Member States, even though polygamy is prohibited; calls on the Member States to ensure that the illegality of polygamy is upheld; urges the Commission to consider including a ban on polygamous marriages in its current proposal for introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters;

| 37. | Calls on the Member States to enforce policies that ensure the equality of all people, such as that of the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees, so that measures taken against illegal migration by the Member States are fully compatible with the principles of non-discrimination; |
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37.

Calls on the Member States to enforce policies that ensure the equality of all people, such as that of the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees, so that measures taken against illegal migration by the Member States are fully compatible with the principles of non-discrimination;

| 38. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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38.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 19.

(2)  OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22.

(3)  OJ L 31, 6.2.2003, p. 18.

(4)  OJ L 251, 3.10.2003, p. 12.

(5)  OJ L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 44.

(6)  OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 12.

(7)  OJ C 233 E, 28.9.2006, p. 121.

(8)  OJ C 124 E, 25.5.2006, p. 535.

(9)  OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 390.

(10)  OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 497.

(11)  OJ L 262, 22.9.2006, p. 51.

P6_TA(2006)0438

Recovery of Community funds

European Parliament resolution on the recovery of Community funds (2005/2163(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission's white paper on its reform (COM(2000)0200) and, in particular, the part thereof relating to action 96 concerning the more effective management of recovery of unduly paid funds, |
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having regard to the Commission's white paper on its reform (COM(2000)0200) and, in particular, the part thereof relating to action 96 concerning the more effective management of recovery of unduly paid funds,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Improving the recovery of Community entitlements arising from direct and shared management of Community expenditure’ (COM(2002)0671), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Improving the recovery of Community entitlements arising from direct and shared management of Community expenditure’ (COM(2002)0671),

| — | having regard to the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the use of the provisions on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (COM(2006)0043), |
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having regard to the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the use of the provisions on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (COM(2006)0043),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 8 April 2003 on the discharge for 2001 (1), especially paragraphs 39 to 43 thereof, |
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having regard to its resolution of 8 April 2003 on the discharge for 2001 (1), especially paragraphs 39 to 43 thereof,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 29 January 2004 on the follow-up to the discharge for 2001 (2), especially paragraphs 7 to 9 thereof, |
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having regard to its resolution of 29 January 2004 on the follow-up to the discharge for 2001 (2), especially paragraphs 7 to 9 thereof,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 21 April 2004 on the discharge for 2002 (3), especially paragraph 7 thereof, |
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having regard to its resolution of 21 April 2004 on the discharge for 2002 (3), especially paragraph 7 thereof,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 12 April 2005 on the discharge for 2003 (4), especially paragraphs 83 to 85 thereof, |
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having regard to its resolution of 12 April 2005 on the discharge for 2003 (4), especially paragraphs 83 to 85 thereof,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2005 on the protection of the Communities' financial interests and the fight against fraud (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2005 on the protection of the Communities' financial interests and the fight against fraud (5),

| — | having regard to the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6), especially Article 72 thereof, |
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having regard to the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6), especially Article 72 thereof,

| — | having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 (7) laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, and particularly Article 78 (3)(f) and Article 84 thereof, |
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having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 (7) laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, and particularly Article 78 (3)(f) and Article 84 thereof,

| — | having regard to the report of the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of the implementing rules for the new Financial Regulation (COM(2005)0181), |
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having regard to the report of the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of the implementing rules for the new Financial Regulation (COM(2005)0181),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the budget of the European Communities (COM(2005)0181), |
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having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the budget of the European Communities (COM(2005)0181),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 (8), especially Articles 3 and 5 thereof as regards irregularities and fraud, and to Regulations (EC) Nos 1469/95 (9), 515/97 (10) and 1258/1999 (11), |
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having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 (8), especially Articles 3 and 5 thereof as regards irregularities and fraud, and to Regulations (EC) Nos 1469/95 (9), 515/97 (10) and 1258/1999 (11),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (12) (the new CAP Regulation), especially Article 32 thereof, |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (12) (the new CAP Regulation), especially Article 32 thereof,

| — | having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Case C-87/01 P Commission v CEMR
   (13), |
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having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Case C-87/01 P Commission v CEMR
   (13),

| — | having regard to Article 256 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 256 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0303/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0303/2006),

| A. | whereas the Commission has still not implemented the detailed action plan for quantifying, identifying and explaining the use of the sums actually paid in interest and penalty fees to the agricultural payment agencies, as Parliament called for in paragraphs 39 to 43 of its above mentioned resolution on the discharge for 2001, |
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A.

whereas the Commission has still not implemented the detailed action plan for quantifying, identifying and explaining the use of the sums actually paid in interest and penalty fees to the agricultural payment agencies, as Parliament called for in paragraphs 39 to 43 of its above mentioned resolution on the discharge for 2001,

| B. | whereas Parliament noted with concern in its above mentioned resolution on the follow-up to the discharge for 2001 the absence of any such detailed plan; whereas the amounts of the Community funds recovered on a basis of shared management are not regularly entered in the EU budget, |
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B.

whereas Parliament noted with concern in its above mentioned resolution on the follow-up to the discharge for 2001 the absence of any such detailed plan; whereas the amounts of the Community funds recovered on a basis of shared management are not regularly entered in the EU budget,

| C. | having regard to the joint seminar organised in Bled, Slovenia, on 30 March 2006 by the Slovenian customs authorities and the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF), which brought together veterinarians, health experts and anti-fraud investigators to discuss the action to be taken to combat illegal trade in agricultural products and the resultant health risks to consumers, |
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C.

having regard to the joint seminar organised in Bled, Slovenia, on 30 March 2006 by the Slovenian customs authorities and the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF), which brought together veterinarians, health experts and anti-fraud investigators to discuss the action to be taken to combat illegal trade in agricultural products and the resultant health risks to consumers,

The Financial Regulation

| 1. | Recalls that the Financial Regulation states that the recovery of sums owing to the EU may, should the debtor not voluntarily effect the reimbursement, be secured by judicial means or by an enforcement order obtained pursuant to Article 256 of the EC Treaty; |
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1.

Recalls that the Financial Regulation states that the recovery of sums owing to the EU may, should the debtor not voluntarily effect the reimbursement, be secured by judicial means or by an enforcement order obtained pursuant to Article 256 of the EC Treaty;

| 2. | Welcomes, as far as recovery is concerned, the three proposals submitted by the Commission in the framework of the 2002 reform of the Financial Regulation, whose main features are as follows:






  — | recognition of the privileged nature of debts owed to the Community, on the grounds of equivalence to Member States' tax debts; |
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2.

Welcomes, as far as recovery is concerned, the three proposals submitted by the Commission in the framework of the 2002 reform of the Financial Regulation, whose main features are as follows:

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recognition of the privileged nature of debts owed to the Community, on the grounds of equivalence to Member States' tax debts;

| — | a five-year deadline for recovery of sums owed to the Community, subject naturally to the possibility of prolonging this deadline where active steps are being taken to secure recovery; this would create greater security for the institutions and for debtors; |
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a five-year deadline for recovery of sums owed to the Community, subject naturally to the possibility of prolonging this deadline where active steps are being taken to secure recovery; this would create greater security for the institutions and for debtors;

| — | making sums owed to the Community equivalent to sums owed in the civil sphere, in line with the instruments adopted in the field of civil judicial cooperation (cf. Articles 72(2), 73a and 73b of the above mentioned proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002; |
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making sums owed to the Community equivalent to sums owed in the civil sphere, in line with the instruments adopted in the field of civil judicial cooperation (cf. Articles 72(2), 73a and 73b of the above mentioned proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to prepare a revision of the Financial Regulation, especially its implementing rules, with a view to clarifying the exact classification in accrual terms of the sums owed in the context of different types of Community payment; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission to prepare a revision of the Financial Regulation, especially its implementing rules, with a view to clarifying the exact classification in accrual terms of the sums owed in the context of different types of Community payment;

| 4. | Recalls that this proposal is covered by Article 3(1) of the implementing rules for the Financial Regulation; recalls further that Article 105 of the implementing rules distinguishes between pre-financing, interim payments and closure of the expenditure and that a distinction is also made between pre-financing paid to Member States in performance of a contract within the meaning of Article 88 of the Financial Regulation or under pre-accession instruments and advances pursuant to Article 265 of the implementing rules for the Financial Regulation; |
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4.

Recalls that this proposal is covered by Article 3(1) of the implementing rules for the Financial Regulation; recalls further that Article 105 of the implementing rules distinguishes between pre-financing, interim payments and closure of the expenditure and that a distinction is also made between pre-financing paid to Member States in performance of a contract within the meaning of Article 88 of the Financial Regulation or under pre-accession instruments and advances pursuant to Article 265 of the implementing rules for the Financial Regulation;

| 5. | Notes that arrangements must be made to recover advance payments in cases where a project has to be discontinued owing to force majeure or for other reasons; notes also that such cases can be dealt with not by recovering the sum owed, but rather by offsetting it against a due and certain claim on the European Union by the contractual partner under another contract; |
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5.

Notes that arrangements must be made to recover advance payments in cases where a project has to be discontinued owing to force majeure or for other reasons; notes also that such cases can be dealt with not by recovering the sum owed, but rather by offsetting it against a due and certain claim on the European Union by the contractual partner under another contract;

| 6. | Takes the view that the legitimate expectations of the beneficiary should as a rule be protected where he has used the monies or made arrangements relating to the monies which cannot be cancelled or can be cancelled only subject to unreasonable penalties; is of the opinion that the beneficiary cannot invoke legitimate expectations where:






  (a) | he has obtained authorisation of expenditure through deliberate deception, threat or bribery; |
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6.

Takes the view that the legitimate expectations of the beneficiary should as a rule be protected where he has used the monies or made arrangements relating to the monies which cannot be cancelled or can be cancelled only subject to unreasonable penalties; is of the opinion that the beneficiary cannot invoke legitimate expectations where:

(a)

he has obtained authorisation of expenditure through deliberate deception, threat or bribery;

| (b) | the authorisation of expenditure has been obtained by supplying information which in essential respects was incorrect or incomplete; and |
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(b)

the authorisation of expenditure has been obtained by supplying information which in essential respects was incorrect or incomplete; and

| (c) | the beneficiary was aware of the illegal nature of the measures on which the authorisation was based or was unaware thereof owing to gross negligence; |
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(c)

the beneficiary was aware of the illegal nature of the measures on which the authorisation was based or was unaware thereof owing to gross negligence;

| 7. | Considers that the Commission should submit to Parliament, at regular intervals, an overview of outstanding amounts to be recovered broken down by the total owed per directorate-general and the length of time for which each amount has been outstanding; |
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7.

Considers that the Commission should submit to Parliament, at regular intervals, an overview of outstanding amounts to be recovered broken down by the total owed per directorate-general and the length of time for which each amount has been outstanding;

| 8. | Considers that the principles of budget universality and accuracy, as embodied in the Treaty and the Financial Regulation, must be respected by the implementing rules and the sectoral legislation; |
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8.

Considers that the principles of budget universality and accuracy, as embodied in the Treaty and the Financial Regulation, must be respected by the implementing rules and the sectoral legislation;

| 9. | Considers, furthermore, that the Member States need above all to prove their compliance with international accounting standards, and that it needs to be asked whether that could be used by the EU in order to develop a common approach in the matter; |
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9.

Considers, furthermore, that the Member States need above all to prove their compliance with international accounting standards, and that it needs to be asked whether that could be used by the EU in order to develop a common approach in the matter;

| 10. | Points out that, pursuant to Article 78(1)(c) of the Financial Regulation, the authorising officer may ascertain whether expenditure is consistent with the provisions of the contract, and that, before the authorising officer can forward the recovery order to the accounting officer, he must consider whether the beneficiary could legitimately expect that the expenditure would be authorised and whether those expectations should be protected given the public interest in the recovery of the sums owed; |
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10.

Points out that, pursuant to Article 78(1)(c) of the Financial Regulation, the authorising officer may ascertain whether expenditure is consistent with the provisions of the contract, and that, before the authorising officer can forward the recovery order to the accounting officer, he must consider whether the beneficiary could legitimately expect that the expenditure would be authorised and whether those expectations should be protected given the public interest in the recovery of the sums owed;

| 11. | Notes that too little use is made of the possibility of granting the debtor additional time for payment against the lodging of a guarantee and payment of default interest pursuant to Article 85 of the implementing rules for the Financial Regulation with a view to recovering at least a part of the sum owed; |
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11.

Notes that too little use is made of the possibility of granting the debtor additional time for payment against the lodging of a guarantee and payment of default interest pursuant to Article 85 of the implementing rules for the Financial Regulation with a view to recovering at least a part of the sum owed;

| 12. | Notes that, in most cases, recovery is effected by offsetting the sum owed against a debt payable to the contractual partner, if the conditions governing offsetting have been met; notes also that in cases where offsetting is not possible, the sum owed can ultimately be recovered only by threatening the contractual partner with the discontinuance of his services unless he repays the sum owed; |
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12.

Notes that, in most cases, recovery is effected by offsetting the sum owed against a debt payable to the contractual partner, if the conditions governing offsetting have been met; notes also that in cases where offsetting is not possible, the sum owed can ultimately be recovered only by threatening the contractual partner with the discontinuance of his services unless he repays the sum owed;

| 13. | Considers it important to point out that the authorising officer should inform OLAF immediately if he establishes that the expenditure is not consistent with the contract or that authorisation was obtained by deceit, threat or bribery; |
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13.

Considers it important to point out that the authorising officer should inform OLAF immediately if he establishes that the expenditure is not consistent with the contract or that authorisation was obtained by deceit, threat or bribery;

Procedures

| 14. | Notes that, seven years after the outbreak of the ‘Italburro’ scandal over adulterated butter and despite the attention paid to the matter by the EU institutions, notably Parliament and the Commission (OLAF):






  (a) | the sum recovered is less than 0,1 % of the estimated amount of the fraud; |
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14.

Notes that, seven years after the outbreak of the ‘Italburro’ scandal over adulterated butter and despite the attention paid to the matter by the EU institutions, notably Parliament and the Commission (OLAF):

(a)

the sum recovered is less than 0,1 % of the estimated amount of the fraud;

| (b) | the action of the Italian authorities, thanks to which it was possible to dismantle the criminal network, bring dozens of perpetrators to justice, confiscate hundreds of tonnes of adulterated products and collect proofs of trafficking in tens of thousands of tonnes of adulterated butter sent to other Member States, has had almost no follow-up, and the level of EU cooperation has been particularly disappointing, if not non-existent; |
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(b)

the action of the Italian authorities, thanks to which it was possible to dismantle the criminal network, bring dozens of perpetrators to justice, confiscate hundreds of tonnes of adulterated products and collect proofs of trafficking in tens of thousands of tonnes of adulterated butter sent to other Member States, has had almost no follow-up, and the level of EU cooperation has been particularly disappointing, if not non-existent;

| (c) | the Member States have different and mutually incompatible procedures, and the very fact that trafficking in adulterated substances is a crime in one Member State and a purely administrative problem in another has meant that the sum recovered has been a mere one tenth of that expected; |
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(c)

the Member States have different and mutually incompatible procedures, and the very fact that trafficking in adulterated substances is a crime in one Member State and a purely administrative problem in another has meant that the sum recovered has been a mere one tenth of that expected;

| (d) | public health has been neglected, with no-one to date having analysed the possible contamination of the butter by the use of substances prohibited for food products in the wake of the BSE crisis; |
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(d)

public health has been neglected, with no-one to date having analysed the possible contamination of the butter by the use of substances prohibited for food products in the wake of the BSE crisis;

| 15. | Notes that although the Commission has acknowledged the existence of wrongdoing in the so-called Blue Dragon affair and has decided to cut EU funds corresponding to the fraud, it considers it to be the sole responsibility of the Member State that shares the management of these funds to investigate the full extent of the alleged irregularity, to pursue its culprits, and/or to seek compensation for the victims of the fraud; notes also the fact that the Blue Dragon affair falls between two Member States, Spain and France, which makes the attribution of responsibility more difficult and which gives it a more obviously European character; considers that the Commission is a public authority with direct responsibilities concerning European citizens, on whose trust it depends — through the European Parliament — and that, therefore, the Commission should not only seek to recover European funds from a Member State where they have been misused, but should also use its best endeavours to see that wrongdoers are prosecuted and their victims compensated; |
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15.

Notes that although the Commission has acknowledged the existence of wrongdoing in the so-called Blue Dragon affair and has decided to cut EU funds corresponding to the fraud, it considers it to be the sole responsibility of the Member State that shares the management of these funds to investigate the full extent of the alleged irregularity, to pursue its culprits, and/or to seek compensation for the victims of the fraud; notes also the fact that the Blue Dragon affair falls between two Member States, Spain and France, which makes the attribution of responsibility more difficult and which gives it a more obviously European character; considers that the Commission is a public authority with direct responsibilities concerning European citizens, on whose trust it depends — through the European Parliament — and that, therefore, the Commission should not only seek to recover European funds from a Member State where they have been misused, but should also use its best endeavours to see that wrongdoers are prosecuted and their victims compensated;

| 16. | Recalls that the procedure for recovery of sums owed by legal means by an enforcement order, which may be obtained under Article 256 of the EC Treaty, has thus far been used only in exceptional circumstances, essentially for the recovery of fines imposed in competition cases; notes the Commission's intention, pursuant to the Financial Regulation, to widen the scope of the procedure in future; |
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16.

Recalls that the procedure for recovery of sums owed by legal means by an enforcement order, which may be obtained under Article 256 of the EC Treaty, has thus far been used only in exceptional circumstances, essentially for the recovery of fines imposed in competition cases; notes the Commission's intention, pursuant to the Financial Regulation, to widen the scope of the procedure in future;

| 17. | Stresses that the procedure currently followed by the Commission with regard to recovery, which is of an institutional nature and consists, in the absence of voluntary payment, of addressing the national authorities, is far too long-winded, and that the forced recovery of the sum owed cannot in that case be effected or, in the best of cases, is subject to delays which are contrary to the Communities' financial interests; |
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17.

Stresses that the procedure currently followed by the Commission with regard to recovery, which is of an institutional nature and consists, in the absence of voluntary payment, of addressing the national authorities, is far too long-winded, and that the forced recovery of the sum owed cannot in that case be effected or, in the best of cases, is subject to delays which are contrary to the Communities' financial interests;

| 18. | Considers, with regard to enforcement orders, that communications between the Commission and the Member States would have to be simplified and that closer links need to be established between the Commission's services and those responsible in the Member States; |
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18.

Considers, with regard to enforcement orders, that communications between the Commission and the Member States would have to be simplified and that closer links need to be established between the Commission's services and those responsible in the Member States;

Reform of OLAF

| 19. | Believes, in addition, that it is necessary to reflect on how to compensate for the lack of means on the part of the national authorities responsible for legal proceedings in order to reach a correct estimate of the complexity of the fraud problem in the EU, and also to consider how the Union bodies responsible should best deal with the national control authorities, in order to alert them and involve them in investigating fraud-related cases; recalls that by their nature the national fraud authorities are not under a binding obligation to involve those bodies; |
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19.

Believes, in addition, that it is necessary to reflect on how to compensate for the lack of means on the part of the national authorities responsible for legal proceedings in order to reach a correct estimate of the complexity of the fraud problem in the EU, and also to consider how the Union bodies responsible should best deal with the national control authorities, in order to alert them and involve them in investigating fraud-related cases; recalls that by their nature the national fraud authorities are not under a binding obligation to involve those bodies;

| 20. | Believes, furthermore, that the possibility of closer cooperation with Eurojust and Europol needs to be explored in order to strengthen the real protection of the Union's financial interests, as well as an evaluation of the possibility of OLAF's full administrative independence from the Commission and the other institutions; |
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20.

Believes, furthermore, that the possibility of closer cooperation with Eurojust and Europol needs to be explored in order to strengthen the real protection of the Union's financial interests, as well as an evaluation of the possibility of OLAF's full administrative independence from the Commission and the other institutions;

| 21. | Notes that the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 1/2005 described the present organisation of OLAF in regard to the independence of its investigative activities and its administrative cooperation with the Commission as functioning well, and that, in particular, the report noted that independence was guaranteed in practice, since the Commission had not interfered in OLAF's work; |
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21.

Notes that the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 1/2005 described the present organisation of OLAF in regard to the independence of its investigative activities and its administrative cooperation with the Commission as functioning well, and that, in particular, the report noted that independence was guaranteed in practice, since the Commission had not interfered in OLAF's work;

| 22. | Notes that, despite the measures already decided, the issue of the clarification of the rules on opening and closing OLAF inquiries, as well as on their extension, will require further legislative initiatives, which should also involve strengthening the link between the Parliament and OLAF; |
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22.

Notes that, despite the measures already decided, the issue of the clarification of the rules on opening and closing OLAF inquiries, as well as on their extension, will require further legislative initiatives, which should also involve strengthening the link between the Parliament and OLAF;

| 23. | Awaits with interest the Commission's proposal for a regulation on the reform of OLAF; |
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23.

Awaits with interest the Commission's proposal for a regulation on the reform of OLAF;

Public health

| 24. | Recalls that under the rules in force only legal, healthy and market-friendly products are eligible for refunds, and that products not meeting those conditions are ineligible for aid of any kind; |
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24.

Recalls that under the rules in force only legal, healthy and market-friendly products are eligible for refunds, and that products not meeting those conditions are ineligible for aid of any kind;

| 25. | Observes, as the Director of OLAF pointed out at the above mentioned meeting in Bled, that fraud in trade in agricultural products is a clear potential risk to human and animal health; |
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25.

Observes, as the Director of OLAF pointed out at the above mentioned meeting in Bled, that fraud in trade in agricultural products is a clear potential risk to human and animal health;

| 26. | Stresses the need to make the national and international control services more aware of this problem, and that only close cooperation at international level, also involving third countries, can in the long term ensure the better protection of the consumer and of the Union's financial interests; |
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26.

Stresses the need to make the national and international control services more aware of this problem, and that only close cooperation at international level, also involving third countries, can in the long term ensure the better protection of the consumer and of the Union's financial interests;

| 27. | Stresses that the various illegal practices analysed reveal the urgent need for closer cooperation between the national customs authorities, the veterinary services and EU authorities such as OLAF; |
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27.

Stresses that the various illegal practices analysed reveal the urgent need for closer cooperation between the national customs authorities, the veterinary services and EU authorities such as OLAF;

| 28. | Stresses that the Commission, unlike the Member States, has no powers of control as regards product analysis in relation to consumer health in the Union; |
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28.

Stresses that the Commission, unlike the Member States, has no powers of control as regards product analysis in relation to consumer health in the Union;

| 29. | Recalls that in the adulterated butter case the initial fraud concerned not a health matter but the composition of the incriminated products, which were from a sector receiving large amounts in Community subsidies; |
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29.

Recalls that in the adulterated butter case the initial fraud concerned not a health matter but the composition of the incriminated products, which were from a sector receiving large amounts in Community subsidies;

| 30. | Believes that the Commission and OLAF should ensure that the Member States, through their quasipublic bodies, are able to carry out a sufficient number of properly effective controls using genuinely independent inspectors; |
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30.

Believes that the Commission and OLAF should ensure that the Member States, through their quasipublic bodies, are able to carry out a sufficient number of properly effective controls using genuinely independent inspectors;

| 31. | Considers that, where a fraud could at a given moment have health repercussions, the health services responsible should be informed and have access, in the context of a properly conducted procedure, to samples, and that such samples should be kept for a considerably longer period; |
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31.

Considers that, where a fraud could at a given moment have health repercussions, the health services responsible should be informed and have access, in the context of a properly conducted procedure, to samples, and that such samples should be kept for a considerably longer period;

OLAF inquiries and national procedures

| 32. | Notes that OLAF does not possess suitable information on the quantities of incriminated products, while undertaking the inquiries in a criminal law context has proved disastrous from the viewpoint of recovery, even if it is true that in strictly legal terms OLAF is entitled, on behalf of the Commission, to contest a national decision; |
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32.

Notes that OLAF does not possess suitable information on the quantities of incriminated products, while undertaking the inquiries in a criminal law context has proved disastrous from the viewpoint of recovery, even if it is true that in strictly legal terms OLAF is entitled, on behalf of the Commission, to contest a national decision;

| 33. | Recalls that, while in some countries recovery proceedings may be initiated even if a criminal action is under way, in others the criminal law has precedence over the civil law, so that the existence of an action on the part of a judicial authority makes it impossible to recover the disputed sums; |
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33.

Recalls that, while in some countries recovery proceedings may be initiated even if a criminal action is under way, in others the criminal law has precedence over the civil law, so that the existence of an action on the part of a judicial authority makes it impossible to recover the disputed sums;

| 34. | Deplores the fact that in some Member States irregularities and frauds are admitted only in respect of individually proven sums, that is, lot by lot, and that where no lot is present the operator is automatically deemed innocent; |
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34.

Deplores the fact that in some Member States irregularities and frauds are admitted only in respect of individually proven sums, that is, lot by lot, and that where no lot is present the operator is automatically deemed innocent;

Notification and recording of irregularities and recoveries

| 35. | Regrets the Commission's failure to implement the action plan referred to in paragraphs 39 to 43 of the above mentioned resolution on the discharge for 2001 and in the resolution on the follow-up to the discharge; |
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35.

Regrets the Commission's failure to implement the action plan referred to in paragraphs 39 to 43 of the above mentioned resolution on the discharge for 2001 and in the resolution on the follow-up to the discharge;

| 36. | Welcomes the Commission's positive reply to Parliament's repeated demands — namely those expressed in paragraph 102 of its above-mentioned resolution on the discharge for 2001 — for public disclosure of the amounts received by and the names of the beneficiaries under the EU budget, as proposed in the European Transparency Initiative (COM(2006)0194 — SEC(2005)1300); regrets, however, that the equivalent information regarding recoveries of Community funds is excluded from the European Transparency Initiative; calls on the Commission to make available to the budgetary authority and ultimately to the public the names and amounts of recoveries due under or credited to the EU budget, as well as the final destination of these sums; |
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36.

Welcomes the Commission's positive reply to Parliament's repeated demands — namely those expressed in paragraph 102 of its above-mentioned resolution on the discharge for 2001 — for public disclosure of the amounts received by and the names of the beneficiaries under the EU budget, as proposed in the European Transparency Initiative (COM(2006)0194 — SEC(2005)1300); regrets, however, that the equivalent information regarding recoveries of Community funds is excluded from the European Transparency Initiative; calls on the Commission to make available to the budgetary authority and ultimately to the public the names and amounts of recoveries due under or credited to the EU budget, as well as the final destination of these sums;

| 37. | Considers it essential that the regulatory framework should include the provision of full accounts regarding all sums owed arising from irregularities, the sums recovered and any interest or penalty payments actually paid to third party bodies from Community funds on the basis of the principles of budget universality and accuracy, as laid down in the Treaty and the Financial Regulation; calls on the Commission to take action to ensure this; |
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37.

Considers it essential that the regulatory framework should include the provision of full accounts regarding all sums owed arising from irregularities, the sums recovered and any interest or penalty payments actually paid to third party bodies from Community funds on the basis of the principles of budget universality and accuracy, as laid down in the Treaty and the Financial Regulation; calls on the Commission to take action to ensure this;

| 38. | Considers that the Commission must ensure that the principle of independence regarding the activities of authorisation, auditing and certification required for directly managed Community expenditure is also followed for Community expenditure subject to shared responsibility; |
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38.

Considers that the Commission must ensure that the principle of independence regarding the activities of authorisation, auditing and certification required for directly managed Community expenditure is also followed for Community expenditure subject to shared responsibility;

| 39. | Notes that it is not the Commission but the Member States which ensure, in accordance with the shared management principle, that the same principles regarding the independence of authorisation, auditing and certification are applied to Community expenditure subject to shared responsibility as are applied to directly managed Community expenditure; notes further that this applies in particular to the establishment of accredited payment agencies with an internal audit service and the setting-up of independent certifying bodies for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 (14) for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (EAGGF-G) and of independent persons or departments within the meaning of Article 38(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (15) in conjunction with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 438/2001 (16); |
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39.

Notes that it is not the Commission but the Member States which ensure, in accordance with the shared management principle, that the same principles regarding the independence of authorisation, auditing and certification are applied to Community expenditure subject to shared responsibility as are applied to directly managed Community expenditure; notes further that this applies in particular to the establishment of accredited payment agencies with an internal audit service and the setting-up of independent certifying bodies for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 (14) for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (EAGGF-G) and of independent persons or departments within the meaning of Article 38(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (15) in conjunction with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 438/2001 (16);

| 40. | Considers that recovery should be carried out by public authorities, where the EU budget can finance the costs of recovery, or else by profit-making entities; considers that, in the latter case, there should of course be a call for tenders; |
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40.

Considers that recovery should be carried out by public authorities, where the EU budget can finance the costs of recovery, or else by profit-making entities; considers that, in the latter case, there should of course be a call for tenders;

| 41. | Believes that, in all circumstances, the revision of the regulatory framework must ensure that rules of transparency apply and conflicts of interest are avoided with regard to the motivation, the sums concerned and the end use of the sums arising from penalty payments, interest payments or recovery of Community funds; |
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41.

Believes that, in all circumstances, the revision of the regulatory framework must ensure that rules of transparency apply and conflicts of interest are avoided with regard to the motivation, the sums concerned and the end use of the sums arising from penalty payments, interest payments or recovery of Community funds;

The European Public Prosecutor

| 42. | Recalls the above mentioned judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-87/01 P Commission v CEMR, in which the Court found that, from the moment when the enterprise concerned established its headquarters in a Member State, that implied that the law of that Member State should prevail over the Commission, given that the supremacy of Community law does not justify a legal interpretation under which the Commission would prevail over the judge of the Member State concerned; |
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42.

Recalls the above mentioned judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-87/01 P Commission v CEMR, in which the Court found that, from the moment when the enterprise concerned established its headquarters in a Member State, that implied that the law of that Member State should prevail over the Commission, given that the supremacy of Community law does not justify a legal interpretation under which the Commission would prevail over the judge of the Member State concerned;

| 43. | Considers that the creation of the office of European Public Prosecutor will be a decision of major importance, since it will facilitate direct access to the national public prosecutor's offices, thus working in the interests of a more ‘joined-up’ procedure; believes that this should help reduce complexity, since the result should be a converged use of the European Prosecutor's services; recalls that, while OLAF enjoys powers of intervention in the context of its inquiries, it does not enjoy judicial powers; |
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43.

Considers that the creation of the office of European Public Prosecutor will be a decision of major importance, since it will facilitate direct access to the national public prosecutor's offices, thus working in the interests of a more ‘joined-up’ procedure; believes that this should help reduce complexity, since the result should be a converged use of the European Prosecutor's services; recalls that, while OLAF enjoys powers of intervention in the context of its inquiries, it does not enjoy judicial powers;

| 44. | Notes that the project to establish a European Public Prosecutor must be regarded more as a longterm undertaking, and that, in order to achieve an improvement in the short term, coordination between Member States' public prosecutors must be central to plans to create added value, reducing OLAF's workload and protecting the financial interests of the Community; |
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44.

Notes that the project to establish a European Public Prosecutor must be regarded more as a longterm undertaking, and that, in order to achieve an improvement in the short term, coordination between Member States' public prosecutors must be central to plans to create added value, reducing OLAF's workload and protecting the financial interests of the Community;

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| 45. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the OLAF Surveillance Committee and OLAF. |
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45.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the OLAF Surveillance Committee and OLAF.

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(1)  OJ C 64 E, 12.3.2004, p. 199.

(2)  OJ C 96 E, 21.4.2004, p. 112.

(3)  OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 640.

(4)  OJ C 33 E, 9.2.2006, p. 169.

(5)  OJ C 124 E, 25.5.2006, p. 232.

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

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

(8)  OJ L 92, 13.4.1991, p. 43.

(9)  OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 1.

(10)  OJ L 82, 22.3.1997, p. 1.

(11)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

(12)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

(13)  [2003] ECR I-7617.

(14)  OJ L 158, 8.7.1995, p. 6.

(15)  OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

(16)  OJ L 63, 3.3.2001, p. 21.

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Wednesday 25 October 2006

| 20.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 313/132 |
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20.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 313/132

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MINUTES

(2006/C 313 E/03)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

2.   Membership of political groups

Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski had joined the ALDE Group with effect from 23.10.2006.

3.   Peace process in Spain (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Peace process in Spain

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the peace process in Spain (B6-0526/2006) |
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Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the peace process in Spain (B6-0526/2006)

| — | Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the peace process in Spain (B6-0527/2006) |
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Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the peace process in Spain (B6-0527/2006)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.1.

4.   Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)

European Council report and Commission statement: Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006)

Matti Vanhanen (President-in-Office of the Council) introduced the European Council report.

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Ville Itälä, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Camiel Eurlings, Hannes Swoboda, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Claude Turmes, Ilda Figueiredo, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski and Mario Borghezio.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Timothy Kirkhope, Robert Goebbels, Lena Ek, Milan Horáček, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Inese Vaidere, Georgios Karatzaferis, Philip Claeys, Margie Sudre, Riitta Myller, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Georgios Toussas, Guntars Krasts, Francisco José Millán Mon, Martine Roure, Henrik Lax, Herbert Reul, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Šarūnas Birutis, Jacek Protasiewicz, Stavros Lambrinidis, Alexander Lambsdorff, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Nicola Zingaretti, Nikolaos Vakalis, Andres Tarand, Josef Zieleniec, Bernard Poignant, Rihards Pīks, Matti Vanhanen and José Manuel Barroso.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.00 pending the formal sitting, and was resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

5.   Formal sitting — Hungary

From 12.05 to 12.25, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the visit by László Sólyom, President of the Republic of Hungary.

6.   Voting time

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

The following spoke: Gérard Onesta, who asked that voting time should begin at the appointed time, i.e. 12.30, Ignasi Guardans Cambó and Josu Ortuondo Larrea, both in support of Mr Onesta's request, and Véronique De Keyser, on a technical matter.

6.1.   Peace process in Spain (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0526/2006 and B6-0527/2006/rev

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0526/2006

Rejected

The following spoke:

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, who announced that the latest version of motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/ rev. was not available in all languages and that, pursuant to Rules 136 and 138, the text could not therefore be put to the vote (the President replied that all language versions were available, and that the vote could therefore take place); |
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Cristiana Muscardini, who announced that the latest version of motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/ rev. was not available in all languages and that, pursuant to Rules 136 and 138, the text could not therefore be put to the vote (the President replied that all language versions were available, and that the vote could therefore take place);

| — | Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, who pointed out that during the vote on motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006, according to the voting list, amendment 1 should have been put to the vote by a show of hands, rather than moving directly to an electronic vote, and then having a roll-call vote on the resolution as a whole; |
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Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, who pointed out that during the vote on motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006, according to the voting list, amendment 1 should have been put to the vote by a show of hands, rather than moving directly to an electronic vote, and then having a roll-call vote on the resolution as a whole;

| — | Alejo Vidal-Quadras, who supported Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski's remarks, and thought, firstly, that some Members may have been misled by the way in which the vote had been conducted, and secondly that the latest version of the text of motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev. contained substantial changes and that the procedure that had been followed did not comply with the Rules (the President replied that the vote on amendment 1 had not been a roll-call vote but an electronic check and that he, the President, was responsible for applying the Rules); |
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Alejo Vidal-Quadras, who supported Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski's remarks, and thought, firstly, that some Members may have been misled by the way in which the vote had been conducted, and secondly that the latest version of the text of motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev. contained substantial changes and that the procedure that had been followed did not comply with the Rules (the President replied that the vote on amendment 1 had not been a roll-call vote but an electronic check and that he, the President, was responsible for applying the Rules);

| — | Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who thought that the Rules had indeed been complied with and called on the President to press ahead and put motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev. to the vote; |
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Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who thought that the Rules had indeed been complied with and called on the President to press ahead and put motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev. to the vote;

| — | Avril Doyle, who drew attention to the potential conflict of interest involved in the President of Parliament chairing that particular vote; |
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Avril Doyle, who drew attention to the potential conflict of interest involved in the President of Parliament chairing that particular vote;

| — | Ignasi Guardans Cambó, who pointed out that the PSE Group was not the only signatory to motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev., which in effect was a joint motion; |
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Ignasi Guardans Cambó, who pointed out that the PSE Group was not the only signatory to motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev., which in effect was a joint motion;

| — | Kathy Sinnott, who pointed out that as a result of the way in which the vote had been conducted she had not voted as she had intended to; |
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Kathy Sinnott, who pointed out that as a result of the way in which the vote had been conducted she had not voted as she had intended to;

| — | Bogdan Pęk, who requested that motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006 be put to the vote again; |
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Bogdan Pęk, who requested that motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006 be put to the vote again;

| — | Daniel Cohn-Bendit, who objected strongly to Avril Doyle's comments and called on the chairman of the PPE-DE Group to give his thoughts on the matter; |
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Daniel Cohn-Bendit, who objected strongly to Avril Doyle's comments and called on the chairman of the PPE-DE Group to give his thoughts on the matter;

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, who supported Alejo Vidal-Quadras' remarks and reminded the House of the provisions of Rule 159(1) and (2); |
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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, who supported Alejo Vidal-Quadras' remarks and reminded the House of the provisions of Rule 159(1) and (2);

| — | Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who emphasised that the President's integrity was not in doubt at all, although there had been some confusion at the beginning of the vote; he therefore called on the President to hold the vote again. |
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Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who emphasised that the President's integrity was not in doubt at all, although there had been some confusion at the beginning of the vote; he therefore called on the President to hold the vote again.

The President said that he would consult the relevant bodies immediately and then take a decision in accordance with Rule 166(4).

Having consulted the relevant bodies, the President took the following decision:

| — | the latest version of motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev. was available in all languages and was therefore admissible and would be put to the vote; |
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the latest version of motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev. was available in all languages and was therefore admissible and would be put to the vote;

| — | as the vote on motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006 may have led to mistakes by some Members, the vote would be taken again. It would annul and replace the previous vote. |
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as the vote on motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006 may have led to mistakes by some Members, the vote would be taken again. It would annul and replace the previous vote.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0526/2006

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0527/2006/rev

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0439)

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Cristiana Muscardini and Monica Frassoni, both on the conduct of the previous vote.

6.2.   European order for payment procedure ***II (vote)

Recommendation on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure [07535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0316/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) spoke to give the Council's position.

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0440)

The following spoke before the vote:

| — | Arlene McCarthy (rapporteur), who suggested that the House vote on amendment 4 first. |
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Arlene McCarthy (rapporteur), who suggested that the House vote on amendment 4 first.

6.3.   ‘Youth in Action’ programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Recommendation on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the ‘Youth in Action’ Programme for the period 2007-2013 [06236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Lissy Gröner (A6-0341/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0441)

6.4.   Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning [06237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Doris Pack (A6-0344/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0442)

6.5.   ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship [09575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041 (COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (A6-0342/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0443)

6.6.   Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) [COM(2005)0618 — C6-0418/2005 — 2005/0244(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Carl Schlyter (A6-0251/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0444)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0444)

6.7.   Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system [COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0355/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) spoke to give the Council's position.

Approved (P6_TA(2006)0445)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0445)

6.8.   Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles [COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104 (COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0354/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P6_TA(2006)0446)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0446)

The following spoke before the vote:

| — | Carlos Coelho (rapporteur). |
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Carlos Coelho (rapporteur).

6.9.   Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) [COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0353/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P6_TA(2006)0447)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0447)

6.10.   Relations between the European Union and Russia following the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0531/2006, B6-0532/2006, B6-0533/2006, B6-0534/2006, B6 0535/2006 and B6-0536/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0531/2006

(replacing B6-0531/2006, B6-0532/2006, B6-0533/2006, B6-0534/2006, B6-0535/2006 and B6-0536/ 2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Camiel Eurlings and Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Camiel Eurlings and Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Marielle De Sarnez and Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Marielle De Sarnez and Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Konrad Szymański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Adam Jerzy Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Konrad Szymański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Adam Jerzy Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0448)

6.11.   Breast cancer (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0528/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0449)

6.12.   Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (vote)

Report on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) [2006/2136(INI)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Cristiana Muscardini (A6-0243/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0450)

The following spoke before the vote:

| — | Cristiana Muscardini (rapporteur). |
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Cristiana Muscardini (rapporteur).

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:

Peace process in Spain — B6-0526/2006, B6-0527/2006:

| — | Bernat Joan i Marí, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Gérard Onesta, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Pál Schmitt, Alexander Lambsdorff, Frank Vanhecke, Koenraad Dillen, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, who made a personal statement in response to Mr Dillen's remarks, Koenraad Dillen, who responded, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Rosa Díez González |
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Bernat Joan i Marí, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Gérard Onesta, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Pál Schmitt, Alexander Lambsdorff, Frank Vanhecke, Koenraad Dillen, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, who made a personal statement in response to Mr Dillen's remarks, Koenraad Dillen, who responded, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Rosa Díez González

Report: Hannu Takkula — A6-0342/2006:

| — | Philip Claeys |
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Philip Claeys

Reports by Carlos Coelho — A6-0353/2006, A6-0354/2006, A6-0355/2006:

| — | Oldřich Vlasák, Andreas Mölzer |
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Oldřich Vlasák, Andreas Mölzer

Report: Cristiana Muscardini — A6-0243/2006:

| — | Andreas Mölzer |
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Andreas Mölzer

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.

*

- *

Motion for a resolution on the peace process in Spain (B6-0526/2006)

Christine De Veyrac had informed the Chair that her voting machine had not worked during the vote on that motion for a resolution.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.40 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

9.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Christel Schaldemose had been present but her name was not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Government of Moldova — led by Igor Dodon, Minister for the Economy and Trade — who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

11.   Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia)

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jelko Kacin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Vytautas Landsbergis, Hannes Swoboda, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Elisabeth Schroedter, Konrad Szymański, Bernd Posselt, Marianne Mikko, Tatjana Ždanoka, Inese Vaidere, Tunne Kelam, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Ryszard Czarnecki, Paula Lehtomäki and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

Moldova (Transnistria)

| — | Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the referendum on independence in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova (B6-0539/2006) |
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Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the referendum on independence in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova (B6-0539/2006)

| — | Adam Jerzy Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Konrad Szymański and Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Transnistria (B6-0540/2006) |
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Adam Jerzy Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Konrad Szymański and Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Transnistria (B6-0540/2006)

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Tunne Kelam and Vytautas Landsbergis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Moldova (Transnistria)(B6-0541/2006) |
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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Tunne Kelam and Vytautas Landsbergis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Moldova (Transnistria)(B6-0541/2006)

| — | Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Transnistria (B6-0546/2006) |
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Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Transnistria (B6-0546/2006)

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda and Marianne Mikko, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Transnistria (B6-0551/2006) |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda and Marianne Mikko, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Transnistria (B6-0551/2006)

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Henrik Lax and Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Moldova (Transnistria) (B6-0552/2006) |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Henrik Lax and Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Moldova (Transnistria) (B6-0552/2006)

Georgia (South Ossetia)

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in South Ossetia (B6-0537/2006) |
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Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in South Ossetia (B6-0537/2006)

| — | Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański, Adam Jerzy Bielan, Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Guntars Krasts, Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in South Ossetia (B6-0538/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański, Adam Jerzy Bielan, Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Guntars Krasts, Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in South Ossetia (B6-0538/2006)

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Tunne Kelam, Vytautas Landsbergis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on South Ossetia, Abkhazia and the crisis between Georgia and Russia (B6-0542/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Tunne Kelam, Vytautas Landsbergis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on South Ossetia, Abkhazia and the crisis between Georgia and Russia (B6-0542/2006)

| — | Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in South Ossetia (B6-0547/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in South Ossetia (B6-0547/2006)

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Georgia (B6-0550/2006) |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Georgia (B6-0550/2006)

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Georgia (South Ossetia) (B6-0553/2006) |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Georgia (South Ossetia) (B6-0553/2006)

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 6.6 and Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.7.

12.   Export of toxic waste to Africa — Use of criminal law to protect the environment (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Export of toxic waste to Africa

Oral question (O-0067/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: Environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0438/2006)

Oral question (O-0068/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0439/2006)

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) and Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

Karl-Heinz Florenz (author) moved the oral questions.

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/ DEM Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Patrick Louis, Dorette Corbey, Karin Scheele, Evangelia Tzampazi, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Paula Lehtomäki and Stavros Dimas.

Export of toxic waste to Africa

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Frithjof Schmidt, Margrete Auken, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Carl Schlyter and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0545/2006) |
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Frithjof Schmidt, Margrete Auken, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Carl Schlyter and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0545/2006)

| — | Kartika Tamara Liotard, Luisa Morgantini, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Jacky Henin, Gabriele Zimmer, Umberto Guidoni and Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0571/2006) |
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Kartika Tamara Liotard, Luisa Morgantini, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Jacky Henin, Gabriele Zimmer, Umberto Guidoni and Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0571/2006)

| — | Johannes Blokland and Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0572/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Johannes Blokland and Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0572/2006)

| — | Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0573/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0573/2006)

| — | Jules Maaten, Danutė Budreikaitė and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0574/2006) |
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Jules Maaten, Danutė Budreikaitė and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0574/2006)

| — | Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Margrietus van den Berg and Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0575/2006) |
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Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Margrietus van den Berg and Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0575/2006)

| — | John Bowis, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Gay Mitchell and James Nicholson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0576/2006) |
| --- | --- |

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John Bowis, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Gay Mitchell and James Nicholson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the export of toxic waste to Africa (B6-0576/2006)

Use of criminal law to protect the environment

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

| — | Karl-Heinz Florenz and Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on the follow-up to Parliament's opinion on environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0544/2006) |
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Karl-Heinz Florenz and Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on the follow-up to Parliament's opinion on environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0544/2006)

| — | Patrick Louis, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on the action to be taken on the judgment of principle handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 13 September 2005 (B6-0577/2006). |
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Patrick Louis, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on the action to be taken on the judgment of principle handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 13 September 2005 (B6-0577/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 6.8 and Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.9.

13.   EC-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement (debate)

Report containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part [2006/2150(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A6-0334/2006)

Véronique De Keyser introduced the report.

The following spoke: Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Hannes Swoboda.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Nonattached Member, Elmar Brok, Pierre Schapira, Gerard Batten, Charles Tannock, Panagiotis Beglitis, Jana Hybášková, Jamila Madeira, Patrick Gaubert, Richard Howitt, Albert Jan Maat, Paula Lehtomäki and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.10.

14.   Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0437/2006).

The President reminded the House that Council Question Time would end at 19.00.

Question 1 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Provision of services and freedom of movement for families with children.

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 2 (Manuel Medina Ortega): Reinforcement of Frontex.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and supplementaries by Manuel Medina Ortega, Hubert Pirker and Sarah Ludford.

Question 3 (Sarah Ludford): Sharing information on convicted paedophiles.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and supplementaries by Sarah Ludford, Manuel António dos Santos and James Hugh Allister.

Question 4 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 5 (Liam Aylward): Aviation sector.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and supplementaries by Liam Aylward, Danutė Budreikaitė and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 6 (Seán Ó Neachtain): The status of the Irish language.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and supplementaries by Seán Ó Neachtain and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

Question 7 (Johan Van Hecke): Tightening up of press censorship in China.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and a supplementary by Johan Van Hecke.

Question 8 (Brian Crowley): EU Fundamental Rights Agency.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and supplementaries by Brian Crowley and Richard Corbett.

Question 9 (Eoin Ryan): EU- Iranian relations.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and a supplementary by Eoin Ryan.

Question 10 (Sajjad Karim): EU facilitation for trade as a confidence-building measure between India and Pakistan.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and supplementaries by Sajjad Karim and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

Question 11 (Jacek Protasiewicz): Labour camps and violation of workers' rights.

Paula Lehtomäki answered the question and supplementaries by Jacek Protasiewicz and Danutė Budreikaitė.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, who expressed his disappointment that Question Time had been cut short by 30 minutes and called on the Council to stay until 19.30 (the President replied that a decision on the matter had been taken (see Minutes of 23.10.2006, Item 13) and pointed out that she too wished that the time set aside for Question Time would be kept to more often).

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.05 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

15.   Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (debate)

Oral question (O-0100/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Commission's strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2) (B6-0440/2006)

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Avril Doyle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Marios Matsakis and Stavros Dimas.

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

| — | Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on the EU strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2) (B6-0543/2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on the EU strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2) (B6-0543/2006)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.11.

16.   Inland waterway transport (debate)

Report on the promotion of inland waterway transport: Naiades, an integrated European Action Programme for inland waterway transport [2006/2085(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0299/2006)

Corien Wortmann-Kool introduced the report.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Stanisław Jałowiecki, Reinhard Rack, Renate Sommer and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.12.

17.   Public-private partnerships (debate)

Report on public-private partnerships and Community law on public procurement and concessions [2006/2043(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Barbara Weiler (A6-0363/2006)

Barbara Weiler introduced the report.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Werner Langen (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee) spoke.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Paolo Costa (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Grażyna Staniszewska (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Charlotte Cederschiöld, on behalf of the PPEDE Group, Gilles Savary, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Heide Rühle, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Zita Pleštinská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, Ieke van den Burg, Donata Gottardi, Bernadette Vergnaud, Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.13.

18.   Posting of workers (debate)

Report on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers [2006/2038(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Schroedter (A6-0308/2006)

Elisabeth Schroedter introduced the report.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Małgorzata Handzlik (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Raymond Langendries, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Van Lancker, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Milan Cabrnoch, Jan Andersson, Marian Harkin, Gabriele Zimmer, Thomas Mann, Ieke van den Burg, Jacek Protasiewicz, Proinsias De Rossa, José Albino Silva Peneda, Françoise Castex, Csaba Őry, Harald Ettl and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.14.

19.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 378.419/OJJE).

20.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 00.10.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Gérard Onesta

Vice-President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, 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Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Anastase, Arabadjiev, Athanasiu, Bărbuleţiu, Becşenescu, Bliznashki, Buruiană-Aprodu, Christova, Ciornei, Cioroianu, Corlăţean, Coşea, Gabriela Creţu, Martin Dimitrov, Duca, Dumitrescu, Ganţ, Hogea, Iacob-Ridzi, Ivanova, Kelemen, Kirilov, Kónya-Hamar, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Morţun, Paparizov, Parvanova, Paşcu, Petre, Podgorean, Popa, Popeangă, Severin, Silaghi, Szabó, Ţicău, Ţîrle, Vigenin

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| split | split vote |
| sep | separate vote |
| am | amendment |
| CA | compromise amendment |
| CP | corresponding part |
| D | deleting amendment |
| = | identical amendments |
| § | paragraph |
| art | article |
| rec | recital |
| MOT | motion for a resolution |
| JT MOT | joint motion for a resolution |
| SEC | secret ballot |

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

RCV (..., ..., ...)

roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

EV (..., ..., ...)

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Peace process in Spain

Motions for resolutions: B6-0526/2006, B6-0527/2006/rev

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006




  (PPE-DE, UEN) |
| § 2 | 1 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 312, 319, 20 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | - | 302, 322, 31 |
| motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev




  (PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 321, 311, 24 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006

(PPE-DE, UEN)

§ 2

1

PPE-DE

EV

-

312, 319, 20

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

-

302, 322, 31

motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006/rev

(PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

321, 311, 24

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: B6-0526/2006, final vote and B6-0527/2006/rev, final vote

PPE-DE: B6-0526/2006, final vote and B6-0527/2006/rev, final vote

ALDE: B6-0527/2006/rev, final vote

Miscellaneous

Hans-Gert Poettering had also signed motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006 on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

Proinsias De Rossa had also signed motion for a resolution B6-0527/2006 on behalf of the PSE Group.

Cristiana Muscardini, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Roberta Angelilli and Mogens N.J. Camre had also signed motion for a resolution B6-0526/2006 on behalf of the UEN Group.

2.   European order for payment procedure ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Arlene McCARTHY (A6-0316/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 1 | committee | sep | - | |
| 4 | committee | sep | + | |
| 2 | committee | sep | ↓ | |
| 3 | committee | sep | + | |
| common position | declared approved as amended |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

1

committee

sep

-

4

committee

sep

+

2

committee

sep

↓

3

committee

sep

+

common position

declared approved as amended

Requests for separate votes

PSE: ams 1, 2, 3, 4

3.   ‘Youth in Action’ programme (2007-2013) ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Lissy GRÖNER (A6-0341/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| common position | declared approved |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

common position

declared approved

4.   Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Doris PACK (A6-0344/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| common position | declared approved |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

common position

declared approved

5.   ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme (2007-2013) ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Hannu TAKKULA (A6-0342/2006) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-4 | committee | | + | |
| common position | declared approved as amended |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-4

committee

+

common position

declared approved as amended

6.   Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***I

Report: Carl SCHLYTER (A6-0251/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Block 1 — compromise | 2
  21-26 | committee


  Verts/ALE, PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL | | + | |
| Block 2 | 1
  3-20 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 632, 10, 20 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Block 1 — compromise

2

21-26

committee

Verts/ALE, PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL

+

Block 2

1

3-20

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

632, 10, 20

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

7.   Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I

Report: Carlos COELHO (A6-0355/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: amended proposal (consolidated version) | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 517, 73, 66 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: amended proposal (consolidated version)

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

517, 73, 66

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

8.   Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I

Report: Carlos COELHO (A6-0354/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: amended proposal (consolidated version) | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 561, 39, 62 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: amended proposal (consolidated version)

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

561, 39, 62

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

9.   Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) *

Report: Carlos COELHO (A6-0353/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: amended proposal (consolidated version) | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 521, 72, 65 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: amended proposal (consolidated version)

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

521, 72, 65

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: final vote

PPE-DE: final vote

10.   Relations between the European Union and Russia following the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya

Motions for resolutions: B6-0531/2006, B6-0532/2006, B6-0533/2006, B6-0534/2006, B6-0535/2006, B6-0536/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0531/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| after § 8 | 1 | ZALESKI et al | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0531/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0532/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0533/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0534/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0535/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0536/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0531/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

after § 8

1

ZALESKI et al

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0531/2006

ALDE

↓

B6-0532/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0533/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0534/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0535/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0536/2006

UEN

↓

11.   Breast cancer

Motion for a resolution: B6-0528/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0528/2006




  (PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, IND/DEM, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 641, 11, 4 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0528/2006

(PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, IND/DEM, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

641, 11, 4

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: final vote

PPE-DE: final vote

12.   Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action *

Report: Cristiana MUSCARDINI (A6-0243/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 2 | 1/rev | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 5 | 6 | PSE | | + | |
| 2/rev | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| § 6 | 3/rev | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 8, point (f) | 7 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 10 | 8 | PSE | | + | |
| § 11 | 11 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 328, 266, 16 |
| § 12 | 9 | PSE | | + | |
| § 13 | 4/rev | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 14 | 12 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 5/rev | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 531, 13, 50 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

10

Verts/ALE

+

§ 2

1/rev

GUE/NGL

-

§ 5

6

PSE

+

2/rev

GUE/NGL

↓

§ 6

3/rev

GUE/NGL

-

§ 8, point (f)

7

PSE

split

1

+

2

-

§ 10

8

PSE

+

§ 11

11

Verts/ALE

EV

+

328, 266, 16

§ 12

9

PSE

+

§ 13

4/rev

GUE/NGL

-

§ 14

12

Verts/ALE

split

1

+

2

+

5/rev

GUE/NGL

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

531, 13, 50

Requests for roll-call votes

UEN: final vote

Requests for split votes

UEN

am 12

1st part: up to ‘(deletion)’

2nd part: remainder

PPE-DE

am 7

1st part: up to ‘rules infringed;’

2nd part: remainder

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   B6-0526/2006 — Peace process in Spain

Resolution

For: 302

ALDE: Deprez, Dičkutė, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ries, Takkula, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, de Villiers, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Against: 322

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Busk, Cappato, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, 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, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

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

Abstention: 31

ALDE: Andrejevs, Budreikaitė, Fourtou, Kułakowski, Losco, Onyszkiewicz, Savi, Susta, Väyrynen

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Rivera, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner

PSE: Rosati

UEN: Krasts, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Abstention:
  Christine De Veyrac, Thomas Wise

2.   B6-0527/2006/rev — Peace process in Spain

Resolution

For: 321

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Busk, Cappato, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, 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, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

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

Against: 311

ALDE: Deprez, Dičkutė, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ries, Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 24

ALDE: Andrejevs, Budreikaitė, Fourtou, Kułakowski, Savi, Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Manolakou, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Goudin, Karatzaferis

NI: Claeys, Kozlík, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Cederschiöld, De Veyrac, Ebner, Hennicot-Schoepges, Seeber

UEN: Krasts, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Magda Kósáné Kovács

3.   Schlyter report A6-0251/2006

Resolution

For: 632

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

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

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

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

Against: 10

ALDE: Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

Abstention: 20

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

4.   Coelho report A6-0355/2006

Resolution

For: 517

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Maštálka, Remek

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Kozlík, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, 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, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Buitenweg, Jonckheer

Against: 73

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 66

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

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Borghezio, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Deva, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Abstention:
  Giles Chichester

5.   Coelho report A6-0354/2006

Resolution

For: 561

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Remek

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Kozlík, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 39

GUE/NGL: Adamou, de Brún, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

Abstention: 62

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Ulmer, Van Orden

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Isler Béguin, Lichtenberger

6.   Coelho report A6-0353/2006

Resolution

For: 521

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Remek

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Kozlík, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, 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, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Jonckheer, Turmes

Against: 72

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 65

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Maštálka

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

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Martin Hans-Peter, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Trüpel, Ždanoka

7.   RC B6-0528/2006 — Breast cancer

Resolution

For: 641

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Rivera, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, 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, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

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

Against: 11

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

PSE: Liberadzki

Abstention: 4

NI: Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

8.   Muscardini report A6-0243/2006

Resolution

For: 531

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Borghezio, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

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

Against: 13

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Manolakou, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Titford, Wise

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Wieland

Abstention: 50

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Ford, Leichtfried, Lévai, Napoletano, Roth-Behrendt

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Reinhard Rack

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0439

Peace process in Spain

European Parliament resolution on the peace process in Spain

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| 1. | Endorses the statement by the European Council of 23 and 24 March 2006, under the Austrian Presidency, that ‘the European Council welcomed the reports of the President of the Spanish Government on the announcement of a permanent ceasefire made by the terrorist group ETA’; |
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1.

Endorses the statement by the European Council of 23 and 24 March 2006, under the Austrian Presidency, that ‘the European Council welcomed the reports of the President of the Spanish Government on the announcement of a permanent ceasefire made by the terrorist group ETA’;

| 2. | Supports the statement on 22 March 2006 by the President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, to the effect that ‘this is good news for Spanish society and the whole of Europe, which shows that terrorism can be fought by the force of democracy; this is a time to show calmness and caution, a time to remember the many victims of terrorism, a time for hope, for all democratic political forces to join together’; |
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2.

Supports the statement on 22 March 2006 by the President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, to the effect that ‘this is good news for Spanish society and the whole of Europe, which shows that terrorism can be fought by the force of democracy; this is a time to show calmness and caution, a time to remember the many victims of terrorism, a time for hope, for all democratic political forces to join together’;

| 3. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to take appropriate action; |
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3.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to take appropriate action;

| 4. | Condemns violence as being morally unacceptable and absolutely incompatible with democracy; |
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4.

Condemns violence as being morally unacceptable and absolutely incompatible with democracy;

| 5. | Expresses its solidarity with the victims of terrorism; |
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5.

Expresses its solidarity with the victims of terrorism;

| 6. | Supports the fight against terrorism and the peace initiative in the Basque Country undertaken by the Spanish democratic institutions within the framework of their exclusive competences; |
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6.

Supports the fight against terrorism and the peace initiative in the Basque Country undertaken by the Spanish democratic institutions within the framework of their exclusive competences;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States. |
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7.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.

P6_TA(2006)0440

European order for payment procedure ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure (7535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (7535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006), |
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having regard to the Council common position (7535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0173) (2), |
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having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0173) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0316/2006), |
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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0316/2006),

| 1. | Approves the common position as amended; |
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1.

Approves the common position as amended;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 13.12.2005, P6_TA(2005)0499.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0055

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No ... /2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment 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) 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:

| (1) | The Community has set itself the objective of maintaining and developing an area of freedom, security and justice in which the free movement of persons is ensured. For the gradual establishment of such an area, the Community is to adopt, inter alia, measures in the field of judicial cooperation in civil matters having cross-border implications and needed for the proper functioning of the internal market. |
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(1)

The Community has set itself the objective of maintaining and developing an area of freedom, security and justice in which the free movement of persons is ensured. For the gradual establishment of such an area, the Community is to adopt, inter alia, measures in the field of judicial cooperation in civil matters having cross-border implications and needed for the proper functioning of the internal market.

| (2) | According to Article 65(c) of the Treaty, these measures are to include measures eliminating obstacles to the good functioning of civil proceedings, if necessary by promoting the compatibility of the rules on civil procedure applicable in the Member States. |
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(2)

According to Article 65(c) of the Treaty, these measures are to include measures eliminating obstacles to the good functioning of civil proceedings, if necessary by promoting the compatibility of the rules on civil procedure applicable in the Member States.

| (3) | The European Council meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999 invited the Council and the Commission to prepare new legislation on issues that are instrumental to smooth judicial cooperation and to enhanced access to law and specifically made reference, in that context, to orders for money payment. |
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(3)

The European Council meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999 invited the Council and the Commission to prepare new legislation on issues that are instrumental to smooth judicial cooperation and to enhanced access to law and specifically made reference, in that context, to orders for money payment.

| (4) | On 30 November 2000, the Council adopted a joint Commission and Council programme of measures for implementation of the principle of mutual recognition of decisions in civil and commercial matters (3). The programme envisages the possibility of a specific, uniform or harmonised procedure laid down within the Community to obtain a judicial decision in specific areas including that of uncontested claims. This was taken forward by the Hague Programme, adopted by the European Council on 5 November 2004, which called for work to be actively pursued on the European order for payment. |
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(4)

On 30 November 2000, the Council adopted a joint Commission and Council programme of measures for implementation of the principle of mutual recognition of decisions in civil and commercial matters (3). The programme envisages the possibility of a specific, uniform or harmonised procedure laid down within the Community to obtain a judicial decision in specific areas including that of uncontested claims. This was taken forward by the Hague Programme, adopted by the European Council on 5 November 2004, which called for work to be actively pursued on the European order for payment.

| (5) | The Commission adopted a Green Paper on a European order for payment procedure and on measures to simplify and speed up small claims litigation on 20 December 2002. The Green Paper launched consultations on the possible objectives and features of a uniform or harmonised European procedure for the recovery of uncontested claims. |
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(5)

The Commission adopted a Green Paper on a European order for payment procedure and on measures to simplify and speed up small claims litigation on 20 December 2002. The Green Paper launched consultations on the possible objectives and features of a uniform or harmonised European procedure for the recovery of uncontested claims.

| (6) | The swift and efficient recovery of outstanding debts over which no legal controversy exists is of paramount importance for economic operators in the European Union, as late payments constitute a major reason for insolvency threatening the survival of businesses, particularly small and mediumsized enterprises, and resulting in numerous job losses. |
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(6)

The swift and efficient recovery of outstanding debts over which no legal controversy exists is of paramount importance for economic operators in the European Union, as late payments constitute a major reason for insolvency threatening the survival of businesses, particularly small and mediumsized enterprises, and resulting in numerous job losses.

| (7) | All Member States are trying to tackle the issue of mass recovery of uncontested claims, in the majority of States by means of a simplified order for payment procedure, but both the content of national legislation and the performance of domestic procedures vary substantially. Furthermore, the procedures currently in existence are frequently either inadmissible or impracticable in cross-border cases. |
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(7)

All Member States are trying to tackle the issue of mass recovery of uncontested claims, in the majority of States by means of a simplified order for payment procedure, but both the content of national legislation and the performance of domestic procedures vary substantially. Furthermore, the procedures currently in existence are frequently either inadmissible or impracticable in cross-border cases.

| (8) | The resulting impediments to access to efficient justice in cross-border cases and the distortion of competition within the internal market due to imbalances in the functioning of procedural means afforded to creditors in different Member States necessitate Community legislation guaranteeing a level playing field for creditors and debtors throughout the European Union. |
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(8)

The resulting impediments to access to efficient justice in cross-border cases and the distortion of competition within the internal market due to imbalances in the functioning of procedural means afforded to creditors in different Member States necessitate Community legislation guaranteeing a level playing field for creditors and debtors throughout the European Union.

| (9) | The purpose of this Regulation is to simplify, speed up and reduce the costs of litigation in crossborder cases concerning uncontested pecuniary claims by creating a European order for payment procedure, and to permit the free circulation of European orders for payment throughout the Member States by laying down minimum standards, compliance with which renders unnecessary any intermediate proceedings in the Member State of enforcement prior to recognition and enforcement. |
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(9)

The purpose of this Regulation is to simplify, speed up and reduce the costs of litigation in crossborder cases concerning uncontested pecuniary claims by creating a European order for payment procedure, and to permit the free circulation of European orders for payment throughout the Member States by laying down minimum standards, compliance with which renders unnecessary any intermediate proceedings in the Member State of enforcement prior to recognition and enforcement.

| (10) | The procedure established by this Regulation should serve as an additional and optional means for the claimant, who remains free to resort to a procedure provided for by national law. Accordingly, this Regulation neither replaces nor harmonises the existing mechanisms for the recovery of uncontested claims under national law. |
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(10)

The procedure established by this Regulation should serve as an additional and optional means for the claimant, who remains free to resort to a procedure provided for by national law. Accordingly, this Regulation neither replaces nor harmonises the existing mechanisms for the recovery of uncontested claims under national law.

| (11) | The procedure should be based, to the largest extent possible, on the use of standard forms in any communication between the court and the parties in order to facilitate its administration and enable the use of automatic data processing. |
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(11)

The procedure should be based, to the largest extent possible, on the use of standard forms in any communication between the court and the parties in order to facilitate its administration and enable the use of automatic data processing.

| (12) | When deciding which courts are to have jurisdiction to issue a European order for payment, Member States should take due account of the need to ensure access to justice. |
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(12)

When deciding which courts are to have jurisdiction to issue a European order for payment, Member States should take due account of the need to ensure access to justice.

| (13) | In the application for a European order for payment, the claimant should be obliged to provide information that is sufficient to clearly identify and support the claim in order to place the defendant in a position to make a well-informed choice either to oppose the claim or to leave it uncontested. |
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(13)

In the application for a European order for payment, the claimant should be obliged to provide information that is sufficient to clearly identify and support the claim in order to place the defendant in a position to make a well-informed choice either to oppose the claim or to leave it uncontested.

| (14) | In that context, it should be compulsory for the claimant to include a description of evidence supporting the claim. For that purpose the application form should include as exhaustive a list as possible of types of evidence that are usually produced in support of pecuniary claims. |
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(14)

In that context, it should be compulsory for the claimant to include a description of evidence supporting the claim. For that purpose the application form should include as exhaustive a list as possible of types of evidence that are usually produced in support of pecuniary claims.

| (15) | The lodging of an application for a European order for payment should entail the payment of any applicable court fees. |
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(15)

The lodging of an application for a European order for payment should entail the payment of any applicable court fees.

| (16) | The court should examine the application, including the issue of jurisdiction and the description of evidence, on the basis of the information provided in the application form. This would allow the court to examine prima facie the merits of the claim and inter alia to exclude clearly unfounded claims or inadmissible applications. The examination should not need to be carried out by a judge. |
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(16)

The court should examine the application, including the issue of jurisdiction and the description of evidence, on the basis of the information provided in the application form. This would allow the court to examine prima facie the merits of the claim and inter alia to exclude clearly unfounded claims or inadmissible applications. The examination should not need to be carried out by a judge.

| (17) | There is to be no right of appeal against the rejection of the application. This does not preclude, however, a possible review of the decision rejecting the application at the same level of jurisdiction in accordance with national law. |
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(17)

There is to be no right of appeal against the rejection of the application. This does not preclude, however, a possible review of the decision rejecting the application at the same level of jurisdiction in accordance with national law.

| (18) | The European order for payment should apprise the defendant of his options to pay the amount awarded to the claimant or to send a statement of opposition within a time limit of 30 days if he wishes to contest the claim. In addition to being provided with full information concerning the claim as supplied by the claimant, the defendant should be advised of the legal significance of the European order for payment and in particular of the consequences of leaving the claim uncontested. |
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(18)

The European order for payment should apprise the defendant of his options to pay the amount awarded to the claimant or to send a statement of opposition within a time limit of 30 days if he wishes to contest the claim. In addition to being provided with full information concerning the claim as supplied by the claimant, the defendant should be advised of the legal significance of the European order for payment and in particular of the consequences of leaving the claim uncontested.

| (19) | Due to differences between Member States' rules of civil procedure and especially those governing the service of documents, it is necessary to lay down a specific and detailed definition of minimum standards that should apply in the context of the European order for payment procedure. In particular, as regards the fulfilment of those standards, any method based on legal fiction should not be considered sufficient for the service of the European order for payment. |
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(19)

Due to differences between Member States' rules of civil procedure and especially those governing the service of documents, it is necessary to lay down a specific and detailed definition of minimum standards that should apply in the context of the European order for payment procedure. In particular, as regards the fulfilment of those standards, any method based on legal fiction should not be considered sufficient for the service of the European order for payment.

| (20) | All the methods of service listed in Articles 13 and 14 are characterised by either complete certainty (Article 13) or a very high degree of likelihood (Article 14) that the document served has reached its addressee. |
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(20)

All the methods of service listed in Articles 13 and 14 are characterised by either complete certainty (Article 13) or a very high degree of likelihood (Article 14) that the document served has reached its addressee.

| (21) | Personal service on certain persons other than the defendant himself pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) and (b) should be deemed to meet the requirements of those provisions only if those persons actually accepted/received the European order for payment. |
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(21)

Personal service on certain persons other than the defendant himself pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) and (b) should be deemed to meet the requirements of those provisions only if those persons actually accepted/received the European order for payment.

| (22) | Article 15 should apply to situations where the defendant cannot represent himself in court, as in the case of a legal person, and where a person authorised to represent him is determined by law, as well as to situations where the defendant has authorised another person, in particular a lawyer, to represent him in the specific court proceedings at issue. |
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(22)

Article 15 should apply to situations where the defendant cannot represent himself in court, as in the case of a legal person, and where a person authorised to represent him is determined by law, as well as to situations where the defendant has authorised another person, in particular a lawyer, to represent him in the specific court proceedings at issue.

| (23) | The defendant may submit his statement of opposition using the standard form set out in this Regulation. However, the courts should take into account any other written form of opposition if it is expressed in a clear manner. |
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(23)

The defendant may submit his statement of opposition using the standard form set out in this Regulation. However, the courts should take into account any other written form of opposition if it is expressed in a clear manner.

| (24) | A statement of opposition filed within the time limit should terminate the European order for payment procedure and should lead to an automatic transfer of the case to ordinary civil proceedings unless the claimant has explicitly requested that the proceedings be terminated in that event. For the purposes of this Regulation the concept of ordinary civil proceedings should not necessarily be interpreted within the meaning of national law. |
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(24)

A statement of opposition filed within the time limit should terminate the European order for payment procedure and should lead to an automatic transfer of the case to ordinary civil proceedings unless the claimant has explicitly requested that the proceedings be terminated in that event. For the purposes of this Regulation the concept of ordinary civil proceedings should not necessarily be interpreted within the meaning of national law.

| (25) | After the expiry of the time limit for submitting the statement of opposition, in certain exceptional cases the defendant should be entitled to apply for a review of the European order for payment. Review in exceptional cases should not mean that the defendant is given a second opportunity to oppose the claim. During the review procedure the merits of the claim should not be evaluated beyond the grounds resulting from the exceptional circumstances invoked by the defendant. The other exceptional circumstances could include a situation where the European order for payment was based on false information provided in the application form. |
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(25)

After the expiry of the time limit for submitting the statement of opposition, in certain exceptional cases the defendant should be entitled to apply for a review of the European order for payment. Review in exceptional cases should not mean that the defendant is given a second opportunity to oppose the claim. During the review procedure the merits of the claim should not be evaluated beyond the grounds resulting from the exceptional circumstances invoked by the defendant. The other exceptional circumstances could include a situation where the European order for payment was based on false information provided in the application form.

| (26) | Court fees covered by Article 25 should not include for example lawyers' fees or costs of service of documents by an entity other than a court. |
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(26)

Court fees covered by Article 25 should not include for example lawyers' fees or costs of service of documents by an entity other than a court.

| (27) | A European order for payment issued in one Member State which has become enforceable should be regarded for the purposes of enforcement as if it had been issued in the Member State in which enforcement is sought. Mutual trust in the administration of justice in the Member States justifies the assessment by the court of one Member State that all conditions for issuing a European order for payment are fulfilled to enable the order to be enforced in all other Member States without judicial review of the proper application of minimum procedural standards in the Member State where the order is to be enforced. Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, in particular the minimum standards laid down in Article 22(1) and (2) and Article 23, the procedures for the enforcement of the European order for payment should continue to be governed by national law. |
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(27)

A European order for payment issued in one Member State which has become enforceable should be regarded for the purposes of enforcement as if it had been issued in the Member State in which enforcement is sought. Mutual trust in the administration of justice in the Member States justifies the assessment by the court of one Member State that all conditions for issuing a European order for payment are fulfilled to enable the order to be enforced in all other Member States without judicial review of the proper application of minimum procedural standards in the Member State where the order is to be enforced. Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, in particular the minimum standards laid down in Article 22(1) and (2) and Article 23, the procedures for the enforcement of the European order for payment should continue to be governed by national law.

| (28) | For the purposes of calculating time limits, Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits (4) should apply. The defendant should be advised of this and should be informed that account will be taken of the public holidays of the Member State in which the court issuing the European order for payment is situated. |
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(28)

For the purposes of calculating time limits, Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits (4) should apply. The defendant should be advised of this and should be informed that account will be taken of the public holidays of the Member State in which the court issuing the European order for payment is situated.

| (29) | Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to establish a uniform rapid and efficient mechanism for the recovery of uncontested pecuniary claims throughout the European Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the Regulation, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |
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(29)

Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to establish a uniform rapid and efficient mechanism for the recovery of uncontested pecuniary claims throughout the European Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the Regulation, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

| (30) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (5). |
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(30)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (5).

| (31) | The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, have given notice of their wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Regulation. |
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(31)

The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, have given notice of their wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Regulation.

| (32) | In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation, and is not bound by it or subject to its application, |
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(32)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation, and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

1.   The purpose of this Regulation is:

| (a) | to simplify, speed up and reduce the costs of litigation in cross-border cases concerning uncontested pecuniary claims by creating a European order for payment procedure; and |
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(a)

to simplify, speed up and reduce the costs of litigation in cross-border cases concerning uncontested pecuniary claims by creating a European order for payment procedure; and

| (b) | to permit the free circulation of European orders for payment throughout the Member States by laying down minimum standards, compliance with which renders unnecessary any intermediate proceedings in the Member State of enforcement prior to recognition and enforcement. |
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(b)

to permit the free circulation of European orders for payment throughout the Member States by laying down minimum standards, compliance with which renders unnecessary any intermediate proceedings in the Member State of enforcement prior to recognition and enforcement.

2.   This Regulation shall not prevent a claimant from pursuing a claim within the meaning of Article 4 by making use of another procedure available under the law of a Member State or under Community law.

Article 2

Scope

1.   This Regulation shall apply to civil and commercial matters in cross-border cases, whatever the nature of the court or tribunal. It shall not extend, in particular, to revenue, customs or administrative matters or the liability of the State for acts and omissions in the exercise of State authority (‘acta iure imperii’).

2.   This Regulation shall not apply to:

| (a) | rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship, wills and succession; |
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(a)

rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship, wills and succession;

| (b) | bankruptcy, proceedings relating to the winding-up of insolvent companies or other legal persons, judicial arrangements, compositions and analogous proceedings; |
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(b)

bankruptcy, proceedings relating to the winding-up of insolvent companies or other legal persons, judicial arrangements, compositions and analogous proceedings;

| (c) | social security; |
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(c)

social security;

| (d) | claims arising from non-contractual obligations, unless:






  (i) | they have been the subject of an agreement between the parties or there has been an admission of debt, or |
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(d)

claims arising from non-contractual obligations, unless:

(i)

they have been the subject of an agreement between the parties or there has been an admission of debt, or

| (ii) | they relate to liquidated debts arising from joint ownership of property. |
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(ii)

they relate to liquidated debts arising from joint ownership of property.

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 seised.

2.   Domicile shall be determined in accordance with Articles 59 and 60 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (6).

3.   The relevant moment for determining whether there is a cross-border case shall be the time when the application for a European order for payment is submitted in accordance with this Regulation.

Article 4

European order for payment procedure

The European order for payment procedure shall be established for the collection of pecuniary claims for a specific amount that have fallen due at the time when the application for a European order for payment is submitted.

Article 5

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

| 1. | ‘Member State of origin’ means the Member State in which a European order for payment is issued; |
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1.

‘Member State of origin’ means the Member State in which a European order for payment is issued;

| 2. | ‘Member State of enforcement’ means the Member State in which enforcement of a European order for payment is sought; |
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2.

‘Member State of enforcement’ means the Member State in which enforcement of a European order for payment is sought;

| 3. | ‘court’ means any authority in a Member State with competence regarding European orders for payment or any other related matters; |
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3.

‘court’ means any authority in a Member State with competence regarding European orders for payment or any other related matters;

| 4. | ‘court of origin’ means the court which issues a European order for payment. |
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4.

‘court of origin’ means the court which issues a European order for payment.

Article 6

Jurisdiction

1.   For the purposes of applying this Regulation, jurisdiction shall be determined in accordance with the relevant rules of Community law, in particular Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.

2.   However, if the claim relates to a contract concluded by a person, the consumer, for a purpose which can be regarded as being outside his trade or profession, and if the defendant is the consumer, only the courts in the Member State in which the defendant is domiciled, within the meaning of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, shall have jurisdiction.

Article 7

Application for a European order for payment

1.   An application for a European order for payment shall be made using standard form A as set out in Annex I.

2.   The application shall state:

| (a) | the names and addresses of the parties, and, where applicable, their representatives, and of the court to which the application is made; |
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(a)

the names and addresses of the parties, and, where applicable, their representatives, and of the court to which the application is made;

| (b) | the amount of the claim, including the principal and, where applicable, interest, contractual penalties and costs; |
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(b)

the amount of the claim, including the principal and, where applicable, interest, contractual penalties and costs;

| (c) | if interest on the claim is demanded, the interest rate and the period of time for which that interest is demanded unless statutory interest is automatically added to the principal under the law of the Member State of origin; |
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(c)

if interest on the claim is demanded, the interest rate and the period of time for which that interest is demanded unless statutory interest is automatically added to the principal under the law of the Member State of origin;

| (d) | the cause of the action, including a description of the circumstances invoked as the basis of the claim and, where applicable, of the interest demanded; |
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(d)

the cause of the action, including a description of the circumstances invoked as the basis of the claim and, where applicable, of the interest demanded;

| (e) | a description of evidence supporting the claim; |
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(e)

a description of evidence supporting the claim;

| (f) | the grounds for jurisdiction; and |
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(f)

the grounds for jurisdiction; and

| (g) | the cross-border nature of the case within the meaning of Article 3. |
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(g)

the cross-border nature of the case within the meaning of Article 3.

3.   In the application, the claimant shall declare that the information provided is true to the best of his knowledge and belief and shall acknowledge that any deliberate false statement could lead to appropriate penalties under the law of the Member State of origin.

4.   In an Appendix to the application the claimant may indicate to the court that he opposes a transfer to ordinary civil proceedings within the meaning of Article 17 in the event of opposition by the defendant. This does not prevent the claimant from informing the court thereof subsequently, but in any event before the order is issued.

5.   The application shall be submitted in paper form or by any other means of communication, including electronic, accepted by the Member State of origin and available to the court of origin.

6.   The application shall be signed by the claimant or, where applicable, by his representative. Where the application is submitted in electronic form in accordance with paragraph 5, it shall be signed in accordance with Article 2(2) of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures (7). The signature shall be recognised in the Member State of origin and may not be made subject to additional requirements.

However, such electronic signature shall not be required if and to the extent that an alternative electronic communications system exists in the courts of the Member State of origin which is available to a certain group of pre-registered authenticated users and which permits the identification of those users in a secure manner. Member States shall inform the Commission of such communications systems.

Article 8

Examination of the application

The court seised of an application for a European order for payment shall examine, as soon as possible and on the basis of the application form, whether the requirements set out in Articles 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 are met and whether the claim appears to be founded. This examination may take the form of an automated procedure.

Article 9

Completion and rectification

1.   If the requirements set out in Article 7 are not met and unless the claim is clearly unfounded or the application is inadmissible, the court shall give the claimant the opportunity to complete or rectify the application. The court shall use standard form B as set out in Annex II.

2.   Where the court requests the claimant to complete or rectify the application, it shall specify a time limit it deems appropriate in the circumstances. The court may at its discretion extend that time limit.

Article 10

Modification of the application

1.   If the requirements referred to in Article 8 are met for only part of the claim, the court shall inform the claimant to that effect, using standard form C as set out in Annex III. The claimant shall be invited to accept or refuse a proposal for a European order for payment for the amount specified by the court and shall be informed of the consequences of his decision. The claimant shall reply by returning standard form C sent by the court within a time limit specified by the court in accordance with Article 9(2).

2.   If the claimant accepts the court's proposal, the court shall issue a European order for payment, in accordance with Article 12, for that part of the claim accepted by the claimant. The consequences with respect to the remaining part of the initial claim shall be governed by national law.

3.   If the claimant fails to send his reply within the time limit specified by the court or refuses the court's proposal, the court shall reject the application for a European order for payment in its entirety.

Article 11

Rejection of the application

1.   The court shall reject the application if:

| (a) | the requirements set out in Articles 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 are not met; or |
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(a)

the requirements set out in Articles 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 are not met; or

| (b) | the claim is clearly unfounded; or |
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(b)

the claim is clearly unfounded; or

| (c) | the claimant fails to send his reply within the time limit specified by the court under Article 9(2); or |
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(c)

the claimant fails to send his reply within the time limit specified by the court under Article 9(2); or

| (d) | the claimant fails to send his reply within the time limit specified by the court or refuses the court's proposal, in accordance with Article 10. |
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(d)

the claimant fails to send his reply within the time limit specified by the court or refuses the court's proposal, in accordance with Article 10.

The claimant shall be informed of the grounds for the rejection by means of standard form D as set out in Annex IV.

2.   There shall be no right of appeal against the rejection of the application.

3.   The rejection of the application shall not prevent the claimant from pursuing the claim by means of a new application for a European order for payment or of any other procedure available under the law of a Member State.

Article 12

Issue of a European order for payment

1.   If the requirements referred to in Article 8 are met, the court shall issue, as soon as possible and normally within 30 days of the lodging of the application, a European order for payment using standard form E as set out in Annex V.

The 30-day period shall not include the time taken by the claimant to complete, rectify or modify the application.

2.   The European order for payment shall be issued together with a copy of the application form. It shall not comprise the information provided by the claimant in Appendices 1 and 2 to form A.

3.   In the European order for payment, the defendant shall be advised of his options to:

| (a) | pay the amount indicated in the order to the claimant; or |
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(a)

pay the amount indicated in the order to the claimant; or

| (b) | oppose the order by lodging with the court of origin a statement of opposition, to be sent within 30 days of service of the order on him. |
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(b)

oppose the order by lodging with the court of origin a statement of opposition, to be sent within 30 days of service of the order on him.

4.   In the European order for payment, the defendant shall be informed that:

| (a) | the order was issued solely on the basis of the information which was provided by the claimant and was not verified by the court; |
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(a)

the order was issued solely on the basis of the information which was provided by the claimant and was not verified by the court;

| (b) | the order will become enforceable unless a statement of opposition has been lodged with the court in accordance with Article 16; |
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(b)

the order will become enforceable unless a statement of opposition has been lodged with the court in accordance with Article 16;

| (c) | where a statement of opposition is lodged, the proceedings shall continue before the competent courts of the Member State of origin in accordance with the rules of ordinary civil procedure unless the claimant has explicitly requested that the proceedings be terminated in that event. |
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(c)

where a statement of opposition is lodged, the proceedings shall continue before the competent courts of the Member State of origin in accordance with the rules of ordinary civil procedure unless the claimant has explicitly requested that the proceedings be terminated in that event.

5.   The court shall ensure that the order is served on the defendant in accordance with national law by a method that shall meet the minimum standards laid down in Articles 13, 14 and 15.

Article 13

Service with proof of receipt by the defendant

The European order for payment may be served on the defendant in accordance with the national law of the State in which the service is to be effected, by one of the following methods:

| (a) | personal service attested by an acknowledgement of receipt, including the date of receipt, which is signed by the defendant; |
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(a)

personal service attested by an acknowledgement of receipt, including the date of receipt, which is signed by the defendant;

| (b) | personal service attested by a document signed by the competent person who effected the service stating that the defendant has received the document or refused to receive it without any legal justification, and the date of service; |
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(b)

personal service attested by a document signed by the competent person who effected the service stating that the defendant has received the document or refused to receive it without any legal justification, and the date of service;

| (c) | postal service attested by an acknowledgement of receipt, including the date of receipt, which is signed and returned by the defendant; |
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(c)

postal service attested by an acknowledgement of receipt, including the date of receipt, which is signed and returned by the defendant;

| (d) | service by electronic means such as fax or e-mail, attested by an acknowledgement of receipt, including the date of receipt, which is signed and returned by the defendant. |
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(d)

service by electronic means such as fax or e-mail, attested by an acknowledgement of receipt, including the date of receipt, which is signed and returned by the defendant.

Article 14

Service without proof of receipt by the defendant

1.   The European order for payment may also be served on the defendant in accordance with the national law of the State in which service is to be effected, by one of the following methods:

| (a) | personal service at the defendant's personal address on persons who are living in the same household as the defendant or are employed there; |
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(a)

personal service at the defendant's personal address on persons who are living in the same household as the defendant or are employed there;

| (b) | in the case of a self-employed defendant or a legal person, personal service at the defendant's business premises on persons who are employed by the defendant; |
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(b)

in the case of a self-employed defendant or a legal person, personal service at the defendant's business premises on persons who are employed by the defendant;

| (c) | deposit of the order in the defendant's mailbox; |
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(c)

deposit of the order in the defendant's mailbox;

| (d) | deposit of the order at a post office or with competent public authorities and the placing in the defendant's mailbox of written notification of that deposit, provided that the written notification clearly states the character of the document as a court document or the legal effect of the notification as effecting service and setting in motion the running of time for the purposes of time limits; |
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(d)

deposit of the order at a post office or with competent public authorities and the placing in the defendant's mailbox of written notification of that deposit, provided that the written notification clearly states the character of the document as a court document or the legal effect of the notification as effecting service and setting in motion the running of time for the purposes of time limits;

| (e) | postal service without proof pursuant to paragraph 3 where the defendant has his address in the Member State of origin; |
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(e)

postal service without proof pursuant to paragraph 3 where the defendant has his address in the Member State of origin;

| (f) | electronic means attested by an automatic confirmation of delivery, provided that the defendant has expressly accepted this method of service in advance. |
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(f)

electronic means attested by an automatic confirmation of delivery, provided that the defendant has expressly accepted this method of service in advance.

2.   For the purposes of this Regulation, service under paragraph 1 is not admissible if the defendant's address is not known with certainty.

3.   Service pursuant to paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (d) shall be attested by:

| (a) | a document signed by the competent person who effected the service, indicating:






  (i) | the method of service used; and |
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(a)

a document signed by the competent person who effected the service, indicating:

(i)

the method of service used; and

| (ii) | the date of service; and |
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(ii)

the date of service; and

| (iii) | where the order has been served on a person other than the defendant, the name of that person and his relation to the defendant; |
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(iii)

where the order has been served on a person other than the defendant, the name of that person and his relation to the defendant;

or

| (b) | an acknowledgement of receipt by the person served, for the purposes of paragraphs (1)(a) and (b). |
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(b)

an acknowledgement of receipt by the person served, for the purposes of paragraphs (1)(a) and (b).

Article 15

Service on a representative

Service pursuant to Articles 13 or 14 may also be effected on a defendant's representative.

Article 16

Opposition to the European order for payment

1.   The defendant may lodge a statement of opposition to the European order for payment with the court of origin using standard form F as set out in Annex VI, which shall be supplied to him together with the European order for payment.

2.   The statement of opposition shall be sent within 30 days of service of the order on the defendant.

3.   The defendant shall indicate in the statement of opposition that he contests the claim, without having to specify the reasons for this.

4.   The statement of opposition shall be submitted in paper form or by any other means of communication, including electronic, accepted by the Member State of origin and available to the court of origin.

5.   The statement of opposition shall be signed by the defendant or, where applicable, by his representative. Where the statement of opposition is submitted in electronic form in accordance with paragraph 4, it shall be signed in accordance with Article 2(2) of Directive 1999/93/EC. The signature shall be recognised in the Member State of origin and may not be made subject to additional requirements.

However, such electronic signature shall not be required if and to the extent that an alternative electronic communications system exists in the courts of the Member State of origin which is available to a certain group of pre-registered authenticated users and which permits the identification of those users in a secure manner. Member States shall inform the Commission of such communications systems.

Article 17

Effects of the lodging of a statement of opposition

1.   If a statement of opposition is entered within the time limit laid down in Article 16(2), the proceedings shall continue before the competent courts of the Member State of origin in accordance with the rules of ordinary civil procedure unless the claimant has explicitly requested that the proceedings be terminated in that event.

Where the claimant has pursued his claim through the European order for payment procedure, nothing under national law shall prejudice his position in subsequent ordinary civil proceedings.

2.   The transfer to ordinary civil proceedings within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be governed by the law of the Member State of origin.

3.   The claimant shall be informed whether the defendant has lodged a statement of opposition and of any transfer to ordinary civil proceedings.

Article 18

Enforceability

1.   If within the time limit laid down in Article 16(2), taking into account an appropriate period of time to allow a statement to arrive, no statement of opposition has been lodged with the court of origin, the court of origin shall without delay declare the European order for payment enforceable using standard form G as set out in Annex VII. The court shall verify the date of service.

2.   Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the formal requirements for enforceability shall be governed by the law of the Member State of origin.

3.   The court shall send the enforceable European order for payment to the claimant.

Article 19

Abolition of exequatur

A European order for payment which has become enforceable in the Member State of origin shall be recognised and enforced in the other Member States without the need for a declaration of enforceability and without any possibility of opposing its recognition.

Article 20

Review in exceptional cases

1.   After the expiry of the time limit laid down in Article 16(2) the defendant shall be entitled to apply for a review of the European order for payment before the competent court in the Member State of origin where:

| (a) | (i) | the order for payment was served by one of the methods provided for in Article 14,
  and |
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(a)

(i)

the order for payment was served by one of the methods provided for in Article 14,

and

| (ii) | service was not effected in sufficient time to enable him to arrange for his defence, without any fault on his part, |
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(ii)

service was not effected in sufficient time to enable him to arrange for his defence, without any fault on his part,

or

| (b) | the defendant was prevented from objecting to the claim by reason of force majeure or due to extraordinary circumstances without any fault on his part, |
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(b)

the defendant was prevented from objecting to the claim by reason of force majeure or due to extraordinary circumstances without any fault on his part,

provided in either case that he acts promptly.

2.   After expiry of the time limit laid down in Article 16(2) the defendant shall also be entitled to apply for a review of the European order for payment before the competent court in the Member State of origin where the order for payment was clearly wrongly issued, having regard to the requirements laid down in this Regulation, or due to other exceptional circumstances.

3.   If the court rejects the defendant's application on the basis that none of the grounds for review referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 apply, the European order for payment shall remain in force.

If the court decides that the review is justified for one of the reasons laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2, the European order for payment shall be null and void.

Article 21

Enforcement

1.   Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, enforcement procedures shall be governed by the law of the Member State of enforcement.

A European order for payment which has become enforceable shall be enforced under the same conditions as an enforceable decision issued in the Member State of enforcement.

2.   For enforcement in another Member State, the claimant shall provide the competent enforcement authorities of that Member State with:

| (a) | a copy of the European order for payment, as declared enforceable by the court of origin, which satisfies the conditions necessary to establish its authenticity; and |
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(a)

a copy of the European order for payment, as declared enforceable by the court of origin, which satisfies the conditions necessary to establish its authenticity; and

| (b) | where necessary, a translation of the European order for payment into the official language of the Member State of enforcement or, if there are several official languages in that Member State, the official language or one of the official languages of court proceedings of the place where enforcement is sought, in conformity with the law of that Member State, or into another language that the Member State of enforcement has indicated it can accept. Each Member State may indicate the official language or languages of the institutions of the European Union other than its own which it can accept for the European order for payment. The translation shall be certified by a person qualified to do so in one of the Member States. |
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(b)

where necessary, a translation of the European order for payment into the official language of the Member State of enforcement or, if there are several official languages in that Member State, the official language or one of the official languages of court proceedings of the place where enforcement is sought, in conformity with the law of that Member State, or into another language that the Member State of enforcement has indicated it can accept. Each Member State may indicate the official language or languages of the institutions of the European Union other than its own which it can accept for the European order for payment. The translation shall be certified by a person qualified to do so in one of the Member States.

3.   No security, bond or deposit, however described, shall be required of a claimant who in one Member State applies for enforcement of a European order for payment issued 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 defendant, be refused by the competent court in the Member State of enforcement if the European order for payment is irreconcilable with an earlier decision or order previously given in any Member State or in a third country, provided that:

| (a) | the earlier decision or order involved the same cause of action between the same parties; and |
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(a)

the earlier decision or order involved the same cause of action between the same parties; and

| (b) | the earlier decision or order fulfils the conditions necessary for its recognition in the Member State of enforcement; and |
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(b)

the earlier decision or order fulfils the conditions necessary for its recognition in the Member State of enforcement; and

| (c) | the irreconcilability could not have been raised as an objection in the court proceedings in the Member State of origin. |
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(c)

the irreconcilability could not have been raised as an objection in the court proceedings in the Member State of origin.

2.   Enforcement shall, upon application, also be refused if and to the extent that the defendant has paid the claimant the amount awarded in the European order for payment.

3.   Under no circumstances may the European order for payment be reviewed as to its substance in the Member State of enforcement.

Article 23

Stay or limitation of enforcement

Where the defendant has applied for a review in accordance with Article 20, the competent court in the Member State of enforcement may, upon application by the defendant:

| (a) | limit the enforcement proceedings to protective measures; or |
| --- | --- |

(a)

limit the enforcement proceedings to protective measures; or

| (b) | make enforcement conditional on the provision of such security as it shall determine; or |
| --- | --- |

(b)

make enforcement conditional on the provision of such security as it shall determine; or

| (c) | under exceptional circumstances, stay the enforcement proceedings. |
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(c)

under exceptional circumstances, stay the enforcement proceedings.

Article 24

Legal representation

Representation by a lawyer or another legal professional shall not be mandatory:

| (a) | for the claimant in respect of the application for a European order for payment; |
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(a)

for the claimant in respect of the application for a European order for payment;

| (b) | for the defendant in respect of the statement of opposition to a European order for payment. |
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(b)

for the defendant in respect of the statement of opposition to a European order for payment.

Article 25

Court fees

1.   The combined court fees of a European order for payment procedure and of the ordinary civil proceedings that ensue in the event of a statement of opposition to a European order for payment in a Member State shall not exceed the court fees of ordinary civil proceedings without a preceding European order for payment procedure in that Member State.

2.   For the purposes of this Regulation, court fees shall comprise fees and charges to be paid to the court, the amount of which is fixed in accordance with national law.

Article 26

Relationship with national procedural law

All procedural issues not specifically dealt with in this Regulation shall be governed by national law.

Article 27

Relationship with Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000

This Regulation shall not affect the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil and commercial matters (8).

Article 28

Information relating to service costs and enforcement

Member States shall cooperate to provide the general public and professional circles with information on:

| (a) | costs of service of documents; and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

costs of service of documents; and

| (b) | which authorities have competence with respect to enforcement for the purposes of applying Articles 21, 22 and 23, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

which authorities have competence with respect to enforcement for the purposes of applying Articles 21, 22 and 23,

in particular via the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters established in accordance with Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 (9).

Article 29

Information relating to jurisdiction, review procedures, means of communication and languages

1.   By ... (10), Member States shall communicate to the Commission:

| (a) | which courts have jurisdiction to issue a European order for payment; |
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(a)

which courts have jurisdiction to issue a European order for payment;

| (b) | the review procedure and the competent courts for the purposes of the application of Article 20; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the review procedure and the competent courts for the purposes of the application of Article 20;

| (c) | the means of communication accepted for the purposes of the European order for payment procedure and available to the courts; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the means of communication accepted for the purposes of the European order for payment procedure and available to the courts;

| (d) | languages accepted pursuant to Article 21(2)(b). |
| --- | --- |

(d)

languages accepted pursuant to Article 21(2)(b).

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 30

Amendments to the Annexes

The standard forms set out in the Annexes shall be updated or technically adjusted, ensuring full conformity with the provisions of this Regulation, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 31(2).

Article 31

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established by Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.

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

Article 32

Review

By ... (11), 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 order for payment procedure. 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 order for payment. This information shall cover court fees, speed of the procedure, efficiency, ease of use and the internal payment order procedures of the Member States.

The Commission's report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals for adaptation.

Article 33

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from ... (12), with the exception of Articles 28, 29, 30 and 31 which shall apply from ... (13).

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 ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 221, 8.9.2005, p. 77.

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 13 December 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 30 June 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Position of the European Parliament of 25 October 2006.

2

30 June 2006

and

25 October 2006

(3)  OJ C 12, 15.1.2001, p. 1.

3

(4)  OJ L 124, 8.6.1971, p. 1.

4

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

5

Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(6)  OJ L 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 10).

6

(7)  OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12.

7

(8)  OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 37.

8

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

9

(10)  18 months after the date of adoption of this Regulation.

10

(11)  Five years after the date of application of this Regulation.

11

(12)  24 months after the adoption of this Regulation.

12

(13)  18 months after the adoption of this Regulation.

13

ANNEX I

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ANNEXES II TO VII

Annexes unamended. See Council Common Position 7535/3/06

P6_TA(2006)0441

‘Youth in Action’ programme (2007-2013) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the ‘Youth in Action’ Programme for the period 2007-2013 (6236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (6236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006), |
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—

having regard to the Council common position (6236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0471) (2), |
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—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0471) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0228) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0228) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0341/2006), |
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—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0341/2006),

| 1. | Approves the common position; |
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1.

Approves the common position;

| 2. | Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position; |
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2.

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

| 3. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
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3.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

| 4. | Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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4.

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 25.10.2005, P6_TA(2005)0396.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0442

Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (6237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (6237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (6237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0474) (2), |
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—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0474) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0236) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0236) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0344/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0344/2006),

| 1. | Approves the common position; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the common position;

| 2. | Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

| 3. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
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3.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

| 4. | Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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4.

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 25.10.2005, P6_TA(2005)0395.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0443

‘Europe for Citizens’ programme (2007-2013) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship (9575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (9575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (9575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0116) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0116) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0342/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0342/2006),

| 1. | Approves the common position as amended; |
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1.

Approves the common position as amended;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 5.4.2006, P6_TA(2006)0127.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2005)0041

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision No .../2006/EC establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 151 and 308 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:

| (1) | The Treaty establishes citizenship of the Union, which complements national citizenship of the respective Member States. It is an important element in strengthening and safeguarding the process of European integration. |
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(1)

The Treaty establishes citizenship of the Union, which complements national citizenship of the respective Member States. It is an important element in strengthening and safeguarding the process of European integration.

| (2) | The Community should make citizens fully aware of their European citizenship, its benefits as well as its rights and obligations, which are to be promoted with due regard for subsidiarity and in the interest of cohesion. |
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(2)

The Community should make citizens fully aware of their European citizenship, its benefits as well as its rights and obligations, which are to be promoted with due regard for subsidiarity and in the interest of cohesion.

| (3) | It is especially urgent to make European citizens fully aware of their citizenship of the European Union in the context of the broad reflection on the future of Europe launched by the Brussels European Council of 16 and 17 June 2005. The ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme should therefore complement, but not overlap with, other initiatives taken in this context. |
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(3)

It is especially urgent to make European citizens fully aware of their citizenship of the European Union in the context of the broad reflection on the future of Europe launched by the Brussels European Council of 16 and 17 June 2005. The ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme should therefore complement, but not overlap with, other initiatives taken in this context.

| (4) | For citizens to give their full support to European integration, greater emphasis should therefore be placed on their common values, history and culture as key elements of their membership of a society founded on the principles of freedom, democracy and respect for human rights, cultural diversity, tolerance and solidarity, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (4) proclaimed on 7 December 2000. |
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(4)

For citizens to give their full support to European integration, greater emphasis should therefore be placed on their common values, history and culture as key elements of their membership of a society founded on the principles of freedom, democracy and respect for human rights, cultural diversity, tolerance and solidarity, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (4) proclaimed on 7 December 2000.

| (5) | Encouraging active citizenship is a key element in strengthening not only the fight against racism, xenophobia and intolerance but also cohesion and the development of democracy. |
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(5)

Encouraging active citizenship is a key element in strengthening not only the fight against racism, xenophobia and intolerance but also cohesion and the development of democracy.

| (6) | In the context of the EU information and communication strategy, a broad dissemination and a high impact of the activities supported through the programme should be ensured. |
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(6)

In the context of the EU information and communication strategy, a broad dissemination and a high impact of the activities supported through the programme should be ensured.

| (7) | In order to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate fully in the construction of an ever closer Europe, there is a need to address all nationals and legal residents in the participating countries and to involve them in transnational exchanges and cooperation activities, contributing to developing a sense of belonging to common European ideals. |
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(7)

In order to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate fully in the construction of an ever closer Europe, there is a need to address all nationals and legal residents in the participating countries and to involve them in transnational exchanges and cooperation activities, contributing to developing a sense of belonging to common European ideals.

| (8) | The European Parliament, in a Resolution adopted in 1988, considered it desirable that a major effort be undertaken to step up contacts between citizens of different Member States and stated that specific support from the European Union for the development of twinning schemes between municipalities in different Member States was both rational and desirable. |
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(8)

The European Parliament, in a Resolution adopted in 1988, considered it desirable that a major effort be undertaken to step up contacts between citizens of different Member States and stated that specific support from the European Union for the development of twinning schemes between municipalities in different Member States was both rational and desirable.

| (9) | The European Council has recognised on several occasions the need to bring the European Union and its institutions closer to the citizens of the Member States. It has encouraged the Union's institutions to maintain and foster open, transparent and regular dialogue with organised civil society, thus promoting citizens' participation in public life and in decision-making, while emphasising the essential values that are shared by the citizens of Europe. |
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(9)

The European Council has recognised on several occasions the need to bring the European Union and its institutions closer to the citizens of the Member States. It has encouraged the Union's institutions to maintain and foster open, transparent and regular dialogue with organised civil society, thus promoting citizens' participation in public life and in decision-making, while emphasising the essential values that are shared by the citizens of Europe.

| (10) | The Council established in its Decision 2004/100/EC of 26 January 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote active European citizenship (civic participation) (5), an action programme which has confirmed the need to promote sustained dialogue with civil society organisations and municipalities and to support the active involvement of citizens. |
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(10)

The Council established in its Decision 2004/100/EC of 26 January 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote active European citizenship (civic participation) (5), an action programme which has confirmed the need to promote sustained dialogue with civil society organisations and municipalities and to support the active involvement of citizens.

| (11) | Citizens' projects with a transnational and cross-sectoral dimension are important tools to reach citizens and promote European awareness, European political integration, social inclusion and mutual understanding. |
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(11)

Citizens' projects with a transnational and cross-sectoral dimension are important tools to reach citizens and promote European awareness, European political integration, social inclusion and mutual understanding.

| (12) | Civil society organisations at European, national, regional and local levels are important elements of citizens' active participation in society and help to invigorate all aspects of public life. They are also intermediaries between Europe and its citizens. Their transnational cooperation should therefore be promoted and encouraged. |
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(12)

Civil society organisations at European, national, regional and local levels are important elements of citizens' active participation in society and help to invigorate all aspects of public life. They are also intermediaries between Europe and its citizens. Their transnational cooperation should therefore be promoted and encouraged.

| (13) | European public policy research organisations can provide ideas and reflections to feed the debate at European level. It is therefore also advisable to support, as a link between the European institutions and the citizens, activities that reflect their commitment to creating a European identity and citizenship, by establishing procedures with transparent criteria to promote networks for information and exchange. |
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(13)

European public policy research organisations can provide ideas and reflections to feed the debate at European level. It is therefore also advisable to support, as a link between the European institutions and the citizens, activities that reflect their commitment to creating a European identity and citizenship, by establishing procedures with transparent criteria to promote networks for information and exchange.

| (14) | It is also worthwhile pursuing the action begun by the European Union in the context of Decision No 792/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level in the field of culture (6) for the preservation and commemoration of the main sites and archives associated with deportations. An awareness of the full dimensions and tragic consequences of the second world war may thus be maintained and universal remembrance promoted, as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future. |
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(14)

It is also worthwhile pursuing the action begun by the European Union in the context of Decision No 792/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level in the field of culture (6) for the preservation and commemoration of the main sites and archives associated with deportations. An awareness of the full dimensions and tragic consequences of the second world war may thus be maintained and universal remembrance promoted, as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future.

| (15) | The Declaration on Sport adopted by the Nice European Council of 7-9 December 2000 noted that, ‘even though not having any direct powers in this area, the Community must, in its action under the various Treaty provisions, take account of the social, educational and cultural functions inherent in sport.’ |
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(15)

The Declaration on Sport adopted by the Nice European Council of 7-9 December 2000 noted that, ‘even though not having any direct powers in this area, the Community must, in its action under the various Treaty provisions, take account of the social, educational and cultural functions inherent in sport.’

| (16) | Special attention should be paid to the balanced integration of citizens and civil society organisations from all Member States into transnational projects and activities. |
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(16)

Special attention should be paid to the balanced integration of citizens and civil society organisations from all Member States into transnational projects and activities.

| (17) | The candidate countries and the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement are recognised as potential participants in Community programmes, in accordance with the agreements concluded with those countries. |
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(17)

The candidate countries and the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement are recognised as potential participants in Community programmes, in accordance with the agreements concluded with those countries.

| (18) | The European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 adopted the ‘Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans: Moving towards European integration’, which invited the Western Balkan countries to participate in Community programmes and agencies; therefore, the Western Balkans countries should be recognised as potential participants in Community programmes. |
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(18)

The European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 adopted the ‘Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans: Moving towards European integration’, which invited the Western Balkan countries to participate in Community programmes and agencies; therefore, the Western Balkans countries should be recognised as potential participants in Community programmes.

| (19) | The programme should be monitored regularly and evaluated independently in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States in order to allow for the readjustments which are necessary if the measures are to be properly implemented. |
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(19)

The programme should be monitored regularly and evaluated independently in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States in order to allow for the readjustments which are necessary if the measures are to be properly implemented.

| (20) | The procedures for monitoring and evaluating the programme should make use of objectives and indicators which are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timed. |
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(20)

The procedures for monitoring and evaluating the programme should make use of objectives and indicators which are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timed.

| (21) | Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7) (hereinafter ‘the Financial Regulation’) and Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) 1605/2002 (8), which safeguard the Community's financial interests, have to be applied taking into account the principles of simplicity and consistency in the choice of budgetary instruments, a limitation on the number of cases where the Commission retains direct responsibility for their implementation and management, and the required proportionality between the amount of resources and the administrative burden related to their use. |
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(21)

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7) (hereinafter ‘the Financial Regulation’) and Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) 1605/2002 (8), which safeguard the Community's financial interests, have to be applied taking into account the principles of simplicity and consistency in the choice of budgetary instruments, a limitation on the number of cases where the Commission retains direct responsibility for their implementation and management, and the required proportionality between the amount of resources and the administrative burden related to their use.

| (22) | Appropriate measures should also be taken to prevent irregularities and fraud and to recover funds lost or incorrectly paid or used. |
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(22)

Appropriate measures should also be taken to prevent irregularities and fraud and to recover funds lost or incorrectly paid or used.

| (23) | Following the principle of sound financial management, the implementation of the programme may be simplified by recourse to lump sum funding, in respect either of support awarded to programme participants or of Community support for the structures established at national level for the administration of the programme. |
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(23)

Following the principle of sound financial management, the implementation of the programme may be simplified by recourse to lump sum funding, in respect either of support awarded to programme participants or of Community support for the structures established at national level for the administration of the programme.

| (24) | This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial envelope constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (9), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure. |
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(24)

This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial envelope constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (9), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.

| (25) | Since the objectives of this Decision cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the transnational and multilateral nature of the programme's actions and measures, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. |
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(25)

Since the objectives of this Decision cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the transnational and multilateral nature of the programme's actions and measures, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

| (26) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10). |
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(26)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10).

| (27) | Transitional measures to monitor actions started before 31 December 2006 should be adopted, pursuant to Decision 2004/100/EC, |
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(27)

Transitional measures to monitor actions started before 31 December 2006 should be adopted, pursuant to Decision 2004/100/EC,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject matter and scope of the programme

1.   This Decision establishes the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’) for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

2.   The programme shall contribute to the following general objectives:

| (a) | giving citizens the opportunity to interact and participate in constructing an ever closer Europe, which is democratic and world-oriented, united in and enriched through its cultural diversity, thus developing citizenship of the European Union; |
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(a)

giving citizens the opportunity to interact and participate in constructing an ever closer Europe, which is democratic and world-oriented, united in and enriched through its cultural diversity, thus developing citizenship of the European Union;

| (b) | developing a sense of European identity, based on common values, history and culture; |
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(b)

developing a sense of European identity, based on common values, history and culture;

| (c) | fostering a sense of ownership of the European Union among its citizens; |
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(c)

fostering a sense of ownership of the European Union among its citizens;

| (d) | enhancing
  tolerance and
  mutual understanding between European citizens respecting and promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, while contributing to intercultural dialogue. |
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(d)

enhancing
  tolerance and
  mutual understanding between European citizens respecting and promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, while contributing to intercultural dialogue.

Article 2

Specific objectives of the programme

The programme shall have the following specific objectives in line with the fundamental goals of the Treaty, which shall be implemented on a transnational basis:

| (a) | bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences, opinions and values, to learn from history and to build for the future; |
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(a)

bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences, opinions and values, to learn from history and to build for the future;

| (b) | fostering action, debate and reflection related to European citizenship and democracy, shared values, common history and culture through cooperation within civil society organisations at European level; |
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(b)

fostering action, debate and reflection related to European citizenship and democracy, shared values, common history and culture through cooperation within civil society organisations at European level;

| (c) | bringing Europe closer to its citizens by promoting Europe's values and achievements, while preserving the memory of its past; |
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(c)

bringing Europe closer to its citizens by promoting Europe's values and achievements, while preserving the memory of its past;

| (d) | encouraging interaction between citizens and civil society organisations from all participating countries, contributing to intercultural dialogue and bringing to the fore both Europe's diversity and unity, with particular attention to activities aimed at developing closer ties between citizens from Member States of the European Union as constituted on 30 April 2004 and those from Member States which have acceded since that date. |
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(d)

encouraging interaction between citizens and civil society organisations from all participating countries, contributing to intercultural dialogue and bringing to the fore both Europe's diversity and unity, with particular attention to activities aimed at developing closer ties between citizens from Member States of the European Union as constituted on 30 April 2004 and those from Member States which have acceded since that date.

Article 3

Actions

1.   The objectives of the programme shall be pursued through support for the following actions, details of which may be found in Part I of the Annex:

| (a) | Active citizens for Europe, consisting of:






  — | town twinning, |
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(a)

Active citizens for Europe, consisting of:

—

town twinning,

| — | citizens' projects and support measures; |
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—

citizens' projects and support measures;

| (b) | Active civil society in Europe, consisting of:






  — | structural support for European public policy research organisations (think-tanks), |
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(b)

Active civil society in Europe, consisting of:

—

structural support for European public policy research organisations (think-tanks),

| — | structural support for civil society organisations at European level, |
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—

structural support for civil society organisations at European level,

| — | support for projects initiated by civil society organisations; |
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—

support for projects initiated by civil society organisations;

| (c) | Together for Europe, consisting of:






  — | high visibility events, such as commemorations, awards, artistic events, European-wide conferences, |
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(c)

Together for Europe, consisting of:

—

high visibility events, such as commemorations, awards, artistic events, European-wide conferences,

| — | studies, surveys and opinion polls, |
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—

studies, surveys and opinion polls,

| — | information and dissemination tools; |
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—

information and dissemination tools;

| (d) | Active European Remembrance, consisting of:






  — | preservation of the main sites and archives associated with the deportations and the commemoration of the victims. |
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(d)

Active European Remembrance, consisting of:

—

preservation of the main sites and archives associated with the deportations and the commemoration of the victims.

2.   In each action, priority may be given to the balanced integration of citizens and civil society organisations from all Member States, as provided for in the specific objective set out in Article 2(d).

Article 4

Forms of Community measures

1.   Community measures may take the form of grants or public procurement contracts.

2.   Community grants may be provided through specific forms such as operating grants, action grants, scholarships, prizes.

3.   Public procurement contracts will cover the purchase of services, such as for organising events, studies and research, information and dissemination tools, monitoring and evaluation.

4.   To be eligible for a Community grant, the beneficiaries must satisfy the requirements set out in Part II of the Annex.

Article 5

Participation in the programme

The programme shall be open to the participation of the following countries, hereinafter referred to as the ‘participating countries’:

| (a) | the Member States; |
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(a)

the Member States;

| (b) | the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement; |
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(b)

the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement;

| (c) | the candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and the general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with these countries for their participation in Community programmes; |
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(c)

the candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and the general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with these countries for their participation in Community programmes;

| (d) | the countries of the western Balkans, in accordance with the arrangements to be established with these countries under the framework agreements on the general principles for their participation in Community programmes. |
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(d)

the countries of the western Balkans, in accordance with the arrangements to be established with these countries under the framework agreements on the general principles for their participation in Community programmes.

Article 6

Access to the programme

The programme shall be open to all stakeholders promoting active European citizenship, in particular local authorities and organisations, European public policy research organisations (think-tanks), citizens' groups and other civil society organisations.

Article 7

Cooperation with international organisations

The programme may cover joint and innovative activities in the field of active European citizenship, with relevant international organisations such as the Council of Europe and Unesco, on the basis of joint contributions and in accordance with the Financial Regulation and various rules of each institution or organisation.

Article 8

Implementing measures

1.   The Commission shall adopt the measures necessary for the implementation of the programme in accordance with the provisions of the Annex.

2.   The following measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2):

| (a) | the arrangements for the implementation of the programme, including the annual work plan, the selection criteria and the selection procedures; |
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(a)

the arrangements for the implementation of the programme, including the annual work plan, the selection criteria and the selection procedures;

| (b) | the general balance between the various actions of the programme; |
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(b)

the general balance between the various actions of the programme;

| (c) | the procedures for monitoring and evaluating the programme; |
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(c)

the procedures for monitoring and evaluating the programme;

| (d) | the financial support (amount, duration, distribution and beneficiaries) provided by the Community in relation to all operating grants, multi-annual twinning agreements under Action 1 and high visibility events under Action 3. |
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(d)

the financial support (amount, duration, distribution and beneficiaries) provided by the Community in relation to all operating grants, multi-annual twinning agreements under Action 1 and high visibility events under Action 3.

3.   All other measures necessary for the implementation of the programme shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(3).

4.   As part of the procedure mentioned in paragraph 2, the Commission may draw up guidelines for each of the actions in the Annex in order to adapt the programme to any changes of priority in the field of active European citizenship.

Article 9

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

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.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.

3.   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.

4.   The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 10

Coherence with other Community and European Union instruments

1.   The Commission shall ensure coherence and complementarity between the programme and instruments in other areas of Community action, especially education, vocational training, culture, youth, sport, the environment, the audiovisual sector and the media, fundamental rights and freedoms, social inclusion, gender equality, combating all forms of discrimination, racism and xenophobia, scientific research, information society and Community external action, in particular at the level of European Neighbourhood policy.

2.   The programme may share resources with other Community and European Union instruments in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of both the programme and these other instruments.

Article 11

The financial envelope

1.   The financial envelope for the implementation of the programme for the period referred to in Article 1 is hereby set at EUR 190 million (11).

2.   The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.

Article 12

Financial provisions

1.   Financial aid shall take the form of grants to legal persons. Depending on the nature of the action and the objective pursued, grants may also be awarded to natural persons.

2.   The Commission may award prizes to natural or legal persons for actions or projects implemented under the programme.

3.   In accordance with Article 181 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, and depending on the nature of the action, flat-rate financing and/or the application of unit-cost rates may be authorised.

4.   Co-financing in kind may be permitted.

5.   The Commission may decide, in view of the characteristics of the beneficiaries and the nature of the actions, to exempt beneficiaries from verification of the professional competencies and qualifications required to complete the proposed action or work programme.

6.   The amount of information to be provided by the beneficiary may be limited in the case of small grants.

7.   In specific cases such as the award of a small grant, the beneficiary need not be required to demonstrate its financial capacity to perform the planned project or the work programme.

8.   Operating grants awarded under the programme to bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest, as defined in Article 162 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, shall not be automatically decreased in the event of renewal.

Article 13

Protection of the Community's financial interests

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, when actions financed under this 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 amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by effective, proportional and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (12), Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (13) and with Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (14).

2.   For the Community actions financed under the programme, the notion of irregularity referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 shall mean any infringement of a provision of Community law or any breach of a contractual obligation resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the Union or budgets managed by the Communities, by an unjustified item of expenditure.

3.   The Commission shall reduce, suspend or recover the amount of financial assistance granted for an action 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 request the beneficiary to submit observations within a specified period. If the beneficiary does not give a satisfactory answer, the Commission may cancel the remaining financial assistance and demand repayment of sums already paid.

5.   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 14

Monitoring and evaluation

1.   The Commission shall ensure regular monitoring of the programme. The results of the monitoring and evaluation process shall be utilised in implementing the programme. Monitoring shall include in particular the drawing up of the reports referred to in paragraph 3 points (a) and (c).

The specific objectives may be revised in accordance with Article 251 of the Treaty.

2.   The Commission shall ensure regular, external and independent evaluation of the programme and shall report to the European Parliament on a regular basis.

3.   The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions:

| (a) | an interim evaluation report on the results obtained and on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the implementation of the programme no later than 31 December 2010; |
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(a)

an interim evaluation report on the results obtained and on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the implementation of the programme no later than 31 December 2010;

| (b) | a communication on the continuation of the programme no later than 31 December 2011; |
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(b)

a communication on the continuation of the programme no later than 31 December 2011;

| (c) | an ex-post evaluation report no later than 31 December 2015. |
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(c)

an ex-post evaluation report no later than 31 December 2015.

Article 15

Transitional provision

Actions started before 31 December 2006 pursuant to Decision 2004/100/EC shall continue to be governed, until their completion, by that Decision.

As provided for by Article 18 of the Financial Regulation, the appropriations corresponding to assigned revenue arising from the repayment of amounts wrongly paid pursuant to Decision 2004/100/EC may be made available to the Programme.

Article 16

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on
  the day
  following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 28, 3.2.2006, p. 29.

1

(2)  OJ C 115, 16.5.2006, p. 81.

2

(3)  Position of the European Parliament of 5 April 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 25 September 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Position of the European Parliament of 25 October 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

3

Position

25 September 2006

25 October 2006

(4)  OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

4

(5)  OJ L 30, 4.2.2004, p. 6.

5

(6)  OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 40.

6

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

7

(8)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (OJ L 201, 2.8.2005, p. 3).

8

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

9

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

10

Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11.

(11)  This amount is based on 2004 figures and shall be subject to technical adjustment to take account of inflation.

11

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

12

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

13

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

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ANNEX

I.   DESCRIPTION OF ACTIONS

Complementary information on access to the programme

Civil society organisations as mentioned in Article 6 include, inter alia, trade unions, educational institutions and organisations active in the field of voluntary work and amateur sport.

ACTION 1:   ACTIVE CITIZENS FOR EUROPE

This action forms that part of the programme directed specifically at activities involving citizens. These activities fall under two types of measures as follows:

Town-twinning

This measure is aimed at activities that involve or promote direct exchanges between European citizens through their participation in town-twinning activities. These may be one-off or pilot activities, or take the form of structured, multi-annual, multi-partner agreements following a more programmed approach and comprising a set of activities ranging from citizens' meetings to specific conferences or seminars on subjects of common interest, along with related publications, organised in the context of town-twinning activities. This measure will actively contribute to strengthening mutual knowledge and understanding between citizens and between cultures.

For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, structural support may be provided directly to the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), a body pursuing an aim of general European interest, active in the field of town twinning.

Citizens' projects and support measures

Under this measure, a variety of projects of a transnational and cross-sectoral dimension, directly involving citizens, will be supported. Priority is given to projects aimed at encouraging local level participation. The scale and scope of such projects will depend on the developments within the society and will explore, through innovative approaches, the possible responses to the identified needs. The use of new technologies, in particular information society technologies (IST), will be encouraged. Those projects will gather citizens from different horizons, who will act together or debate on common European issues, thereby developing mutual understanding as well as raising awareness of the process of European integration.

In order to improve town-twinning and citizens' projects, it is also necessary to develop support measures to exchange best practices, to pool experiences between stakeholders at local and regional levels including public authorities, and to develop new skills, for example through training.

As an indication, at least
  45%
  of the total budget allocated to the programme will be devoted to this action.

ACTION 2:   ACTIVE CIVIL SOCIETY IN EUROPE

Structural support for European public policy research organisations (think-tanks)

Bodies providing new ideas and reflections on European issues are important institutional interlocutors able to provide independent strategic, cross-sectoral recommendations to the EU institutions. They can undertake activities that feed the debate notably on citizenship of the European Union and on European values and cultures. This measure is aimed at strengthening the institutional capacity of those organisations, which are representative, provide real European added value, can bring about important multiplier effects and, finally, are able to cooperate with other beneficiaries of the programme. The strengthening of transeuropean networks is an important element in this area. Grants may be awarded on the basis of a multi-annual work programme bringing together a range of themes or activities.

For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, structural support may be provided directly for the association ‘Groupement d'études et de recherches Notre Europe’ and for the ‘Institut für Europäische Politik’, as bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest.

Structural support for civil society organisations at European level

Civil society organisations are an important part of the civic, educational, cultural and political activities for participating in society. They need to exist and to be able to operate and cooperate at European level. They should also be able to participate in policy-making through consultation. This measure will provide them with the capacity and stability to act in a cross-sectoral and horizontal dimension as transnational catalysts for their members and for civil society at European level, thus contributing to the objectives of the programme. The strengthening of transeuropean networks and European associations is an important element of this area of work. Grants may be awarded on the basis of a multi-annual work programme bringing together a range of themes or activities.

For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, structural support may be provided directly for three bodies pursuingan aim of general European interest: the Platform of European Social NGOs, the European Movement and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles.

Support for projects initiated by civil society organisations

Civil society organisations at local, regional, national or European level involve citizens or represent their interests through debate, publications, advocacy, and other concrete transnational projects. Introducing or building on a European dimension in the activities of civil society organisations, will enable them to enhance their capacities and reach wider audiences. Direct cooperation among civil society organisations from different Member States will contribute to mutual understanding for the different cultures and points of view and to the identification of shared concerns and values. While this may be in the form of single projects, a longer-term approach will also ensure a more sustainable impact and the development of networks and synergies.

As an indication, approximately
  31%
  of the total budget allocated to the programme will be devoted to this action.

ACTION 3:   TOGETHER FOR EUROPE

High-visibility events

This measure will support events organised by the Commission, where appropriate in cooperation with the Member States or other relevant partners, which are substantial in scale and scope, strike a chord with the peoples of Europe, help to increase their sense of belonging to the same community, make them aware of the history, achievements and values of the European Union, involve them in intercultural dialogue and contribute to the development of their European identity.

These events may include the commemoration of historical events, the celebration of European achievements, artistic events, awareness-raising around specific issues, European-wide conferences and the awarding of prizes to highlight major accomplishments. The use of new technologies, in particular IST, shall be encouraged.

Studies

In order to get a better understanding of active citizenship at European level, the Commission will carry out studies, surveys and opinion polls.

Information and dissemination tools

Given the focus on citizens and the variety of initiatives in the field of active citizenship, comprehensive information on the various activities of the programme, on other European actions related to citizenship and on other relevant initiatives needs to be provided through an Internet portal and other tools.

For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, structural support may be provided directly for the ‘Association Jean Monnet’, the ‘Centre européen Robert Schuman’ and the ‘Maisons de l'Europe’ federated at national and European level, as bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest.

As an indication, approximately 10 % of the total budget allocated to the programme will be devoted to this action.

ACTION 4:   ACTIVE EUROPEAN REMEMBRANCE

Under this action projects of the following types may be supported:

| — | for the preservation of the main sites and memorials associated with the mass deportations, the formerconcentration camps and other large-scale martyrdom and extermination sites of Nazism, as well as the archives documenting these events and for keeping alive the memory of the victims, as well as the memory of those who, under extreme conditions, rescued people from the Holocaust; |
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—

for the preservation of the main sites and memorials associated with the mass deportations, the formerconcentration camps and other large-scale martyrdom and extermination sites of Nazism, as well as the archives documenting these events and for keeping alive the memory of the victims, as well as the memory of those who, under extreme conditions, rescued people from the Holocaust;

| — | for the commemoration of the victims of mass exterminations and mass deportations associated with Stalinism, as well as the preservation of the memorials and archives documenting these events. |
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—

for the commemoration of the victims of mass exterminations and mass deportations associated with Stalinism, as well as the preservation of the memorials and archives documenting these events.

Approximately 4% of the total budget allocated to the programme will be devoted to this action.

II.   PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

The implementation of the programme will be guided by the principles of transparency as well as openness, to a large variety of organisations and projects. As a consequence, projects and activities will be selected, as a general rule, by means of open calls for proposals. Derogations will be possible only in very specific circumstances and in full compliance with Article 168(1) points (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002.

The programme will develop the principle of multi-annual partnerships based on agreed objectives, building on the analysis of the results, in order to ensure mutual benefits for both civil society and the European Union. The maximum duration of funding allocated through a single grant agreement under the programme shall be limited to 3 years.

For some actions, it might be necessary to adopt indirect centralised management by an executive agency or, especially for action 1, by national agencies.

All actions will be implemented on a transnational basis. They will encourage mobility of citizens and ideas within the European Union.

The elements of networking and focusing on the multiplier effects, including the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), will be important and will be reflected both in the types of activities and the range of organisations involved. The development of interaction and synergy among the various types of stakeholders involved in the programme will be encouraged.

The programme budget may also cover expenditure associated with the preparation, follow-up, monitoring, auditing and evaluation activities directly necessary for the management of the programme and the realisation of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings, information and publication activities, expenditure associated with the IT networks for the exchange of information and any other administrative and technical support expenditure on which the Commission may decide for the management of the programme.

The overall administrative expenditure of the programme should be proportional to the tasks provided for in the programme concerned and, as an indication, should represent approximately 10 % of the total budget allocated to the programme.

The Commission may undertake information, publication and dissemination activities as appropriate, thereby ensuring broad knowledge and a high impact of the activities supported by the programme.

III.   CONTROLS AND AUDITS

For projects selected in accordance with this Decision, a sampling audit system will be established.

The beneficiary of a grant must make available to the Commission all supporting documents relating to expenditure for a period of five years from the date of the final payment. The beneficiary of a grant must ensure that, where applicable, supporting documents in the possession of partners or members are made available to the Commission.

The Commission may have an audit of the use made of the grant carried out either directly by its own staff or by any other qualified outside body of its choice. Such audits may be carried out throughout the lifetime of the contract and for a period of five years from the date of payment of the balance. Where appropriate, the audit findings may lead to recovery decisions by the Commission.

Commission staff and outside personnel authorised by the Commission must have appropriate access to the offices of the beneficiary and to all the information, including information in electronic format, necessary for such audits.

The Court of Auditors and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) will have the same rights, especially of access, as the Commission.

P6_TA(2006)0444

Restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) (COM(2005)0618 — C6-0418/2005 — 2005/0244(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0618) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0618) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0418/2005), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0418/2005),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0251/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0251/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0244

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2006/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the 30th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (perfluorooctane sulfonates)

(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 95 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:

| (1) | An OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) hazard assessment has been done on the basis of information that was available by July 2002. This assessment concluded that perfluorooctane sulfonates (hereinafter ‘PFOS’) are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic to mammalian species and, therefore, indicate cause for concern. |
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(1)

An OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) hazard assessment has been done on the basis of information that was available by July 2002. This assessment concluded that perfluorooctane sulfonates (hereinafter ‘PFOS’) are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic to mammalian species and, therefore, indicate cause for concern.

| (2) | The risks posed to health and environment by PFOS have been assessed in accordance with the principles of Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances (3). The risk assessment identified a need to reduce the risks to health and the environment. |
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(2)

The risks posed to health and environment by PFOS have been assessed in accordance with the principles of Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances (3). The risk assessment identified a need to reduce the risks to health and the environment.

| (3) | The Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (hereinafter ‘SCHER’) has been consulted. SCHER concluded that PFOS fulfil the criteria for classification as very persistent, very bioaccumulative and toxic. PFOS also have a potential for long range environmental transport and have the potential to produce adverse effects and therefore fulfil the criteria for being considered as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention (4). SCHER identified a need for further scientific risk assessment of PFOS but it also agreed that risk reduction measures might be necessary to avoid the re-occurrence of former uses. According to SCHER, on-going critical uses in the aviation industry, the semiconductor industry and the photographic industry do not appear to pose a relevant risk to the environment or human health, if releases into the environment and workplace exposure are minimised. With regard to fire-fighting foams, SCHER agrees that health and environmental risks of substitutes should be assessed before a final decision can be taken. SCHER also agrees with restricting the use of PFOS in the plating industry, if there are no other measures available that could be applied to reduce the emissions during metal plating to a significantly lower level. |
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(3)

The Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (hereinafter ‘SCHER’) has been consulted. SCHER concluded that PFOS fulfil the criteria for classification as very persistent, very bioaccumulative and toxic. PFOS also have a potential for long range environmental transport and have the potential to produce adverse effects and therefore fulfil the criteria for being considered as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention (4). SCHER identified a need for further scientific risk assessment of PFOS but it also agreed that risk reduction measures might be necessary to avoid the re-occurrence of former uses. According to SCHER, on-going critical uses in the aviation industry, the semiconductor industry and the photographic industry do not appear to pose a relevant risk to the environment or human health, if releases into the environment and workplace exposure are minimised. With regard to fire-fighting foams, SCHER agrees that health and environmental risks of substitutes should be assessed before a final decision can be taken. SCHER also agrees with restricting the use of PFOS in the plating industry, if there are no other measures available that could be applied to reduce the emissions during metal plating to a significantly lower level.

| (4) | In order to protect health and the environment, it therefore appears necessary that the placing on the market and the use of PFOS should be restricted. This Directive is intended to cover the major part of the exposure risks. Other minor uses of PFOS do not seem to pose a risk and they are therefore currently exempted. However, special attention should be given to plating processes using PFOS and therefore the releases from those processes need to be minimised by applying the best available techniques (hereinafter ‘BAT’) fully taking into account all relevant information contained in the BAT reference document on Surface Treatment of Metals and Plastics as developed for use under Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (5) (IPPC Directive). In addition, Member States should establish inventories of those uses in order to acquire information about the actual quantities used and released. |
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(4)

In order to protect health and the environment, it therefore appears necessary that the placing on the market and the use of PFOS should be restricted. This Directive is intended to cover the major part of the exposure risks. Other minor uses of PFOS do not seem to pose a risk and they are therefore currently exempted. However, special attention should be given to plating processes using PFOS and therefore the releases from those processes need to be minimised by applying the best available techniques (hereinafter ‘BAT’) fully taking into account all relevant information contained in the BAT reference document on Surface Treatment of Metals and Plastics as developed for use under Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (5) (IPPC Directive). In addition, Member States should establish inventories of those uses in order to acquire information about the actual quantities used and released.

| (5) | The semi-finished products and articles containing PFOS should also be restricted in order to protect the environment. The restriction should cover all the products and articles to which PFOS are intentionally added, taking into account that PFOS may have been used only in some distinct parts or in coatings of certain products and articles, such as textiles. This Directive should only restrict new products and should not apply to products already in use or on the second hand market. However, existing stocks of fire-fighting foams containing PFOS should be identified and their use should be allowed to continue only for a limited time to prevent possible further emissions from the use of such products. |
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(5)

The semi-finished products and articles containing PFOS should also be restricted in order to protect the environment. The restriction should cover all the products and articles to which PFOS are intentionally added, taking into account that PFOS may have been used only in some distinct parts or in coatings of certain products and articles, such as textiles. This Directive should only restrict new products and should not apply to products already in use or on the second hand market. However, existing stocks of fire-fighting foams containing PFOS should be identified and their use should be allowed to continue only for a limited time to prevent possible further emissions from the use of such products.

| (6) | To ensure ultimately the phase-out of uses of PFOS the Commission should review each derogation under this Directive when new information on the uses and safer alternatives developed gives grounds for it. The derogation should only be allowed to continue for essential uses on the condition that safer substances or technologies, that are technically and economically feasible, do not exist and BAT are applied to minimise emissions of PFOS. |
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(6)

To ensure ultimately the phase-out of uses of PFOS the Commission should review each derogation under this Directive when new information on the uses and safer alternatives developed gives grounds for it. The derogation should only be allowed to continue for essential uses on the condition that safer substances or technologies, that are technically and economically feasible, do not exist and BAT are applied to minimise emissions of PFOS.

| (7) | Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts are suspected to have a similar risk profile to PFOS, and consequently there is a need to keep under review the ongoing risk assessment activities and the availability of safer alternatives and to define what kind of risk reduction measures, including restrictions on marketing and use, if appropriate, should be applied within the European Union. |
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(7)

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts are suspected to have a similar risk profile to PFOS, and consequently there is a need to keep under review the ongoing risk assessment activities and the availability of safer alternatives and to define what kind of risk reduction measures, including restrictions on marketing and use, if appropriate, should be applied within the European Union.

| (8) | Directive 76/769/EEC (6) should be amended accordingly. |
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(8)

Directive 76/769/EEC (6) should be amended accordingly.

| (9) | The objective of this Directive is to introduce harmonised provisions with regard to PFOS, thus preserving the internal market whilst ensuring a high level of protection of human health and the environment, as required by Article 95 of the Treaty. |
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(9)

The objective of this Directive is to introduce harmonised provisions with regard to PFOS, thus preserving the internal market whilst ensuring a high level of protection of human health and the environment, as required by Article 95 of the Treaty.

| (10) | This Directive is without prejudice to the Community legislation laying down minimum requirements for the protection of workers, such as Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (7), and individual directives based thereon, in particular Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version) (8) and Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/ EEC) (9), |
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(10)

This Directive is without prejudice to the Community legislation laying down minimum requirements for the protection of workers, such as Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (7), and individual directives based thereon, in particular Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version) (8) and Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/ EEC) (9),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, not later than ... (10), the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those measures and a table showing the correlation between those measures and this Directive.

They shall apply these measures from ... (11).

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.

2.   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 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 195, 18.8.2006, p. 10.

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 25 October 2006.

2

(3)  OJ L 84, 5.4.1993, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

3

(4)  Council Decision 2006/507/EC of 14 October 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (OJ L 209, 31.7.2006, p. 1).

4

(5)  OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 1).

5

(6)  OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 201. Directive as last amended by Directive 2005/90/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 28).

6

(7)  OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

7

(8)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 50. Corrigendum in OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 23.

8

(9)  OJ L 131, 5.5.1998, p. 11. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

9

(10)  One year after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

10

(11)  18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

11

ANNEX

The following point is added to Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC:

| 52.
  Perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) C8F17SO2X (X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers) | (1) | May not be placed on the market or used as a substance or constituent of preparations in a concentration equal to or higher than 0,005 % by mass. |
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52.

Perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) C8F17SO2X (X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers)

(1)

May not be placed on the market or used as a substance or constituent of preparations in a concentration equal to or higher than 0,005 % by mass.

| (2) | May not be placed on the market in semi-finished products or articles, or parts thereof, if the concentration of PFOS is equal to or higher than 0,1 % by mass calculated with reference to the mass of structurally or microstructurally distinct parts that contain PFOS or, for textiles or other coated materials, if the amount of PFOS is equal to or higher than 1 μg/m2 of the coated material. |
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(2)

May not be placed on the market in semi-finished products or articles, or parts thereof, if the concentration of PFOS is equal to or higher than 0,1 % by mass calculated with reference to the mass of structurally or microstructurally distinct parts that contain PFOS or, for textiles or other coated materials, if the amount of PFOS is equal to or higher than 1 μg/m2 of the coated material.

| (3) | By way of derogation, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the following items, nor to substances and preparations needed to produce them:






  (a) | photoresists or anti reflective coatings for photolithography processes, |
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(3)

By way of derogation, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the following items, nor to substances and preparations needed to produce them:

(a)

photoresists or anti reflective coatings for photolithography processes,

| (b) | photographic coatings applied to films, papers, or printing plates, |
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(b)

photographic coatings applied to films, papers, or printing plates,

| (c) | mist suppressants for non-decorative hard chromium (VI) plating and wetting agents for use in controlled electroplating systems where the amount of PFOS released into the environment is minimised, by fully applying relevant best available techniques developed within the framework of Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (1), |
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(c)

mist suppressants for non-decorative hard chromium (VI) plating and wetting agents for use in controlled electroplating systems where the amount of PFOS released into the environment is minimised, by fully applying relevant best available techniques developed within the framework of Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (1),

| (d) | hydraulic fluids for aviation. |
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(d)

hydraulic fluids for aviation.

| (4) | By way of derogation from paragraph 1, fire-fighting foams that have been placed on the market before ... (3) can be used until ... (4). |
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(4)

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, fire-fighting foams that have been placed on the market before ... (3) can be used until ... (4).

| (5) | Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (2). |
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(5)

Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (2).

| (6) | Not later than ... (5) Member States shall establish and communicate to the Commission an inventory that covers:






  (a) | processes that are subject to derogation in paragraph 3(c) and the amounts of PFOS used in and released from them, |
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(6)

Not later than ... (5) Member States shall establish and communicate to the Commission an inventory that covers:

(a)

processes that are subject to derogation in paragraph 3(c) and the amounts of PFOS used in and released from them,

| (b) | existing stocks of fire-fighting foams containing PFOS. |
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(b)

existing stocks of fire-fighting foams containing PFOS.

| (7) | As soon as new information on details of uses and safer alternative substances or technologies for the uses becomes available, the Commission shall review each of the derogations in paragraph 3(a) to (d) so that:






  (a) | the uses of PFOS will be phased out as soon as the use of safer alternatives is technically and economically feasible, |
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(7)

As soon as new information on details of uses and safer alternative substances or technologies for the uses becomes available, the Commission shall review each of the derogations in paragraph 3(a) to (d) so that:

(a)

the uses of PFOS will be phased out as soon as the use of safer alternatives is technically and economically feasible,

| (b) | a derogation can only be continued for essential uses for which safer alternatives do not exist and where the efforts undertaken to find safer alternatives have been reported on, |
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(b)

a derogation can only be continued for essential uses for which safer alternatives do not exist and where the efforts undertaken to find safer alternatives have been reported on,

| (c) | releases of PFOS into the environment have been minimised, by applying best available techniques. |
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(c)

releases of PFOS into the environment have been minimised, by applying best available techniques.

| (8) | The Commission shall keep under review the ongoing risk assessment activities and the availability of safer alternative substances or technologies related to the uses of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and related substances and propose all necessary measures to reduce identified risks, including restrictions on marketing and use, in particular when safer alternative substances or technologies, that are technically and economically feasible, are available. |
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(8)

The Commission shall keep under review the ongoing risk assessment activities and the availability of safer alternative substances or technologies related to the uses of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and related substances and propose all necessary measures to reduce identified risks, including restrictions on marketing and use, in particular when safer alternative substances or technologies, that are technically and economically feasible, are available.

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(1)  OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 1).

(2)  OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 907/2006 (OJ L 168, 21.6.2006, p. 5).

(3)  Date of entry into force of this Directive.

(4)  54 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

(5)  24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

P6_TA(2006)0445

Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005) 0236) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005) 0236) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 62(2)(a) and 66 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0174/2005), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 62(2)(a) and 66 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0174/2005),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0355/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0355/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0106

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 62(2)(a), 63(3) (b) and 66 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:

| (1) | The Schengen Information System (‘SIS’) set up pursuant to the provisions of Title IV of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (2) (the ‘Schengen Convention’), and its development, SIS 1+, constitute an essential tool for the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis as integrated into the framework of the European Union. |
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(1)

The Schengen Information System (‘SIS’) set up pursuant to the provisions of Title IV of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (2) (the ‘Schengen Convention’), and its development, SIS 1+, constitute an essential tool for the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis as integrated into the framework of the European Union.

| (2) | The development of the second generation of SIS (‘SIS II’) has been entrusted to the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 (3) and Council Decision 2001/886/JHA (4) of 6 December 2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). SIS II will replace SIS as created pursuant to the Schengen Convention. |
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(2)

The development of the second generation of SIS (‘SIS II’) has been entrusted to the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 (3) and Council Decision 2001/886/JHA (4) of 6 December 2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). SIS II will replace SIS as created pursuant to the Schengen Convention.

| (3) | This Regulation constitutes the necessary legislative basis for governing SIS II in respect of matters falling within the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community (the ‘Treaty’). Council Decision 2006/.../JHA of ... on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (5) constitutes the necessary legislative basis for governing SIS II in respect of matters falling within the scope of the Treaty on European Union. |
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(3)

This Regulation constitutes the necessary legislative basis for governing SIS II in respect of matters falling within the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community (the ‘Treaty’). Council Decision 2006/.../JHA of ... on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (5) constitutes the necessary legislative basis for governing SIS II in respect of matters falling within the scope of the Treaty on European Union.

| (4) | The fact that the legislative basis necessary for governing SIS II consists of separate instruments does not affect the principle that SIS II constitutes one single information system that should operate as such. Certain provisions of these instruments should therefore be identical. |
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(4)

The fact that the legislative basis necessary for governing SIS II consists of separate instruments does not affect the principle that SIS II constitutes one single information system that should operate as such. Certain provisions of these instruments should therefore be identical.

| (5) | SIS II should constitute a compensatory measure contributing to maintaining a high level of security within the area of freedom, security and justice of the European Union by supporting the implementation of policies linked to the movement of persons that are part of the Schengen acquis, as integrated into Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty. |
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(5)

SIS II should constitute a compensatory measure contributing to maintaining a high level of security within the area of freedom, security and justice of the European Union by supporting the implementation of policies linked to the movement of persons that are part of the Schengen acquis, as integrated into Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty.

| (6) | It is necessary to specify the objectives of SIS II, its technical architecture and financing, to lay down rules concerning its operation and use and to define responsibilities, the categories of data to be entered into the system, the purposes for which the data are to be entered, the criteria for their entry, the authorities authorised to access the data, the interlinking of alerts and further rules on data processing and the protection of personal data. |
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(6)

It is necessary to specify the objectives of SIS II, its technical architecture and financing, to lay down rules concerning its operation and use and to define responsibilities, the categories of data to be entered into the system, the purposes for which the data are to be entered, the criteria for their entry, the authorities authorised to access the data, the interlinking of alerts and further rules on data processing and the protection of personal data.

| (7) | SIS II is to include a central system (Central SIS II) and national applications. The expenditure involved in the operation of Central SIS II and related communication infrastructure should be charged to the general budget of the European Union. |
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(7)

SIS II is to include a central system (Central SIS II) and national applications. The expenditure involved in the operation of Central SIS II and related communication infrastructure should be charged to the general budget of the European Union.

| (8) | It is necessary to establish a manual setting out the detailed rules for the exchange of certain supplementary information concerning the action called for by alerts. National authorities in each Member State should ensure the exchange of this information. |
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(8)

It is necessary to establish a manual setting out the detailed rules for the exchange of certain supplementary information concerning the action called for by alerts. National authorities in each Member State should ensure the exchange of this information.

| (9) | For a transitional period, the Commission should be responsible for the operational management of Central SIS II and of parts of the communication infrastructure. However, in order to ensure a smooth transition to SIS II, it may delegate some or all of these responsibilities to two national public sector bodies. In the long term, and following an impact assessment containing a substantive analysis of alternatives from a financial, operational and organisational perspective, and legislative proposals from the Commission, a management authority with responsibility for these tasks should be established. The transitional period should last for no more than five years from the date from which this Regulation applies. |
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(9)

For a transitional period, the Commission should be responsible for the operational management of Central SIS II and of parts of the communication infrastructure. However, in order to ensure a smooth transition to SIS II, it may delegate some or all of these responsibilities to two national public sector bodies. In the long term, and following an impact assessment containing a substantive analysis of alternatives from a financial, operational and organisational perspective, and legislative proposals from the Commission, a management authority with responsibility for these tasks should be established. The transitional period should last for no more than five years from the date from which this Regulation applies.

| (10) | SIS II is to contain alerts for the purpose of refusing entry or stay. It is necessary to further consider harmonising the provisions on the grounds for issuing alerts concerning third-country nationals for the purpose of refusing entry or stay and to clarifying their use in the framework of asylum, immigration and return policies. Therefore, the Commission should review, three years after the date from which this Regulation applies, the provisions on the objectives of and conditions for issuing alerts for the purpose of refusing entry or stay. |
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(10)

SIS II is to contain alerts for the purpose of refusing entry or stay. It is necessary to further consider harmonising the provisions on the grounds for issuing alerts concerning third-country nationals for the purpose of refusing entry or stay and to clarifying their use in the framework of asylum, immigration and return policies. Therefore, the Commission should review, three years after the date from which this Regulation applies, the provisions on the objectives of and conditions for issuing alerts for the purpose of refusing entry or stay.

| (11) | Alerts for the purpose of refusing entry or stay should not be kept longer in SIS II than the time required to fulfil the purposes for which they were supplied. As a general principle, they should be automatically erased from SIS II after a period of three years. Any decision to keep an alert for a longer period should be based on a comprehensive individual assessment. Member States should review these alerts within this three-year period and keep statistics about the number of alerts the retention period of which has been extended. |
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(11)

Alerts for the purpose of refusing entry or stay should not be kept longer in SIS II than the time required to fulfil the purposes for which they were supplied. As a general principle, they should be automatically erased from SIS II after a period of three years. Any decision to keep an alert for a longer period should be based on a comprehensive individual assessment. Member States should review these alerts within this three-year period and keep statistics about the number of alerts the retention period of which has been extended.

| (12) | SIS II should permit the processing of biometric data in order to assist in the reliable identification of the individuals concerned. In the same perspective SIS II should also allow for the processing of data concerning individuals whose identity has been misused in order to avoid inconveniences caused by their misidentification, subject to suitable safeguards, in particular the consent of the individual concerned and a strict limitation of the purposes for which such data can be lawfully processed. |
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(12)

SIS II should permit the processing of biometric data in order to assist in the reliable identification of the individuals concerned. In the same perspective SIS II should also allow for the processing of data concerning individuals whose identity has been misused in order to avoid inconveniences caused by their misidentification, subject to suitable safeguards, in particular the consent of the individual concerned and a strict limitation of the purposes for which such data can be lawfully processed.

| (13) | It should be possible for Member States to establish links between alerts in SIS II. The establishment by a Member State of links between two or more alerts should have no impact on the action to be taken, their retention period or the access rights to the alerts. |
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(13)

It should be possible for Member States to establish links between alerts in SIS II. The establishment by a Member State of links between two or more alerts should have no impact on the action to be taken, their retention period or the access rights to the alerts.

| (14) | Data processed in SIS II in application of this Regulation should not be transferred or made available to third countries or to international organisations. |
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(14)

Data processed in SIS II in application of this Regulation should not be transferred or made available to third countries or to international organisations.

| (15) | Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (6) applies to the processing of personal data carried out in application of this Regulation. This includes the designation of the controller and the possibility for Member States to provide for exemptions and restrictions to some of the rights and obligations provided for in that Directive including the rights of access and information of the individual concerned. The principles set out in Directive 95/46/EC should be supplemented or clarified in this Regulation, where necessary. |
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(15)

Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (6) applies to the processing of personal data carried out in application of this Regulation. This includes the designation of the controller and the possibility for Member States to provide for exemptions and restrictions to some of the rights and obligations provided for in that Directive including the rights of access and information of the individual concerned. The principles set out in Directive 95/46/EC should be supplemented or clarified in this Regulation, where necessary.

| (16) | 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 on the free movement of such data (7), and in particular the provisions thereof concerning confidentiality and security of processing, apply to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions or bodies when carrying out their responsibilities in the operational management of SIS II. The principles set out in Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 should be supplemented or clarified in this Regulation, where necessary. |
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(16)

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 on the free movement of such data (7), and in particular the provisions thereof concerning confidentiality and security of processing, apply to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions or bodies when carrying out their responsibilities in the operational management of SIS II. The principles set out in Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 should be supplemented or clarified in this Regulation, where necessary.

| (17) | Insofar as confidentiality is concerned, the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities should apply to officials or other servants employed and working in connection with SIS II. |
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(17)

Insofar as confidentiality is concerned, the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities should apply to officials or other servants employed and working in connection with SIS II.

| (18) | It is appropriate that national supervisory authorities monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the Member States, whilst the European Data Protection Supervisor, appointed pursuant to Decision 2004/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 appointing the independent supervisory body provided for in Article 286 of the EC Treaty (8), should monitor the activities of the Community institutions and bodies in relation to the processing of personal data in view of the limited tasks of the Community institutions and bodies with regard to the data themselves. |
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(18)

It is appropriate that national supervisory authorities monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the Member States, whilst the European Data Protection Supervisor, appointed pursuant to Decision 2004/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 appointing the independent supervisory body provided for in Article 286 of the EC Treaty (8), should monitor the activities of the Community institutions and bodies in relation to the processing of personal data in view of the limited tasks of the Community institutions and bodies with regard to the data themselves.

| (19) | Both the Member States and the Commission should draw up a security plan in order to facilitate the implementation of security obligations and should cooperate with each other in order to address security issues from a common perspective. |
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(19)

Both the Member States and the Commission should draw up a security plan in order to facilitate the implementation of security obligations and should cooperate with each other in order to address security issues from a common perspective.

| (20) | In order to ensure transparency, a report on the technical functioning of Central SIS II and the communication infrastructure, including its security, and on the exchange of supplementary information should be produced every two years by the Commission or, when it is established, the management authority. An overall evaluation should be issued by the Commission every four years. |
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(20)

In order to ensure transparency, a report on the technical functioning of Central SIS II and the communication infrastructure, including its security, and on the exchange of supplementary information should be produced every two years by the Commission or, when it is established, the management authority. An overall evaluation should be issued by the Commission every four years.

| (21) | Certain aspects of SIS II, such as technical rules on entering data, including data required for entering an alert, updating, deleting and searching data, rules on compatibility and priority of alerts, links between alerts and the exchange of supplementary information cannot, owing to their technical nature, level of detail and need for regular updating, be covered exhaustively by the provisions of this Regulation. Implementing powers in respect of those aspects should therefore be delegated to the Commission. Technical rules on searching alerts should take into account the smooth operation of national applications. Subject to an impact assessment by the Commission, it should be decided to what extent the implementing measures could be the responsibility of the management authority, once it is set up. |
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(21)

Certain aspects of SIS II, such as technical rules on entering data, including data required for entering an alert, updating, deleting and searching data, rules on compatibility and priority of alerts, links between alerts and the exchange of supplementary information cannot, owing to their technical nature, level of detail and need for regular updating, be covered exhaustively by the provisions of this Regulation. Implementing powers in respect of those aspects should therefore be delegated to the Commission. Technical rules on searching alerts should take into account the smooth operation of national applications. Subject to an impact assessment by the Commission, it should be decided to what extent the implementing measures could be the responsibility of the management authority, once it is set up.

| (22) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (9). |
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(22)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (9).

| (23) | It is appropriate to lay down transitional provisions in respect of alerts issued in SIS 1+ which are to be transferred to SIS II. Some provisions of the Schengen acquis should continue to apply for a limited period of time until the Member States have examined the compatibility of those alerts with the new legal framework. The compatibility of alerts on persons should be examined as a matter of priority. Furthermore, any modification, addition, correction or update of an alert transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II, as well as any hit on such an alert, should trigger an immediate examination of its compatibility with the provisions of this Regulation. |
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(23)

It is appropriate to lay down transitional provisions in respect of alerts issued in SIS 1+ which are to be transferred to SIS II. Some provisions of the Schengen acquis should continue to apply for a limited period of time until the Member States have examined the compatibility of those alerts with the new legal framework. The compatibility of alerts on persons should be examined as a matter of priority. Furthermore, any modification, addition, correction or update of an alert transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II, as well as any hit on such an alert, should trigger an immediate examination of its compatibility with the provisions of this Regulation.

| (24) | It is necessary to lay down specific provisions regarding the part of the budget earmarked for operations of SIS which is not part of the general budget of the European Union. |
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(24)

It is necessary to lay down specific provisions regarding the part of the budget earmarked for operations of SIS which is not part of the general budget of the European Union.

| (25) | Since the objectives of the action to be taken, namely the establishment and regulation of a joint information system, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives. |
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(25)

Since the objectives of the action to be taken, namely the establishment and regulation of a joint information system, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives.

| (26) | This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |
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(26)

This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

| (27) | In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after date of the adoption of this Regulation whether it will transpose it in its national law. |
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(27)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after date of the adoption of this Regulation whether it will transpose it in its national law.

| (28) | This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (10). The United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application. |
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(28)

This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (10). The United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

| (29) | This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (11). Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application. |
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(29)

This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (11). Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

| (30) | This Regulation is without prejudice to the arrangements for the United Kingdom's and Ireland's partial participation in the Schengen acquis as defined in Decision 2000/365/EC and Decision 2002/192/EC respectively. |
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(30)

This Regulation is without prejudice to the arrangements for the United Kingdom's and Ireland's partial participation in the Schengen acquis as defined in Decision 2000/365/EC and Decision 2002/192/EC respectively.

| (31) | As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (12), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 (13) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement. |
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(31)

As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (12), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 (13) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.

| (32) | An arrangement should be made to allow representatives of Iceland and Norway to be associated with the work of committees assisting the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers. Such an arrangement has been contemplated in the Exchanges of Letters between the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers (14), annexed to the abovementioned Agreement. |
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(32)

An arrangement should be made to allow representatives of Iceland and Norway to be associated with the work of committees assisting the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers. Such an arrangement has been contemplated in the Exchanges of Letters between the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers (14), annexed to the abovementioned Agreement.

| (33) | As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4 (1) of Council Decisions 2004/849/EC (15) and 2004/860/EC (16). |
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(33)

As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4 (1) of Council Decisions 2004/849/EC (15) and 2004/860/EC (16).

| (34) | An arrangement should be made to allow representatives of Switzerland to be associated with the work of committees assisting the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers. Such an arrangement has been contemplated in the Exchange of Letters between the Community and Switzerland, annexed to the abovementioned Agreement. |
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(34)

An arrangement should be made to allow representatives of Switzerland to be associated with the work of committees assisting the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers. Such an arrangement has been contemplated in the Exchange of Letters between the Community and Switzerland, annexed to the abovementioned Agreement.

| (35) | This Regulation constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession. |
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(35)

This Regulation constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.

| (36) | This Regulation should apply to the United Kingdom and Ireland on dates determined in accordance with the procedures set out in the relevant instruments concerning the application of the Schengen acquis to those States, |
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(36)

This Regulation should apply to the United Kingdom and Ireland on dates determined in accordance with the procedures set out in the relevant instruments concerning the application of the Schengen acquis to those States,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Chapter I

General provisions

Article 1

Establishment and general purpose of SIS II

1.   A second generation Schengen Information System (‘SIS II’) is hereby established.

2.   The purpose of SIS II shall be, in accordance with this Regulation, to ensure a high level of security within the area of freedom, security and justice of the European Union, including the maintenance of public security and public policy and the safeguarding of security in the territories of the Member States, and to apply the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty relating to the movement of persons in their territories, using information communicated via this system.

Article 2

Scope

1.   This Regulation establishes the conditions and procedures for the entry and processing in SIS II of alerts in respect of third-country nationals, the exchange of supplementary information and additional data for the purpose of refusing entry into, or a stay in, a Member State.

2.   This Regulation also lays down provisions on the technical architecture of SIS II, the responsibilities of the Member States and of the management authority referred to in Article 15, general data processing, the rights of the persons concerned and liability.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

| (a) | ‘alert’ means a set of data entered in SIS II allowing the competent authorities to identify a person with a view to taking specific action; |
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(a)

‘alert’ means a set of data entered in SIS II allowing the competent authorities to identify a person with a view to taking specific action;

| (b) | ‘supplementary information’ means information not stored in SIS II, but connected to SIS II alerts, which is to be exchanged:






  (i) | in order to allow Member States to consult or inform each other when entering an alert; |
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(b)

‘supplementary information’ means information not stored in SIS II, but connected to SIS II alerts, which is to be exchanged:

(i)

in order to allow Member States to consult or inform each other when entering an alert;

| (ii) | following a hit, in order to allow the appropriate action to be taken; |
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(ii)

following a hit, in order to allow the appropriate action to be taken;

| (iii) | when the required action cannot be taken; |
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(iii)

when the required action cannot be taken;

| (iv) | when dealing with the quality of SIS II data; |
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(iv)

when dealing with the quality of SIS II data;

| (v) | when dealing with the compatibility and priority of alerts; |
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(v)

when dealing with the compatibility and priority of alerts;

| (vi) | when dealing with rights of access; |
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(vi)

when dealing with rights of access;

| (c) | ‘additional data’ means the data stored in SIS II and connected with SIS II alerts which are to be immediately available to the competent authorities where a person in respect of whom data has been entered in SIS II is located as a result of searches made therein; |
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(c)

‘additional data’ means the data stored in SIS II and connected with SIS II alerts which are to be immediately available to the competent authorities where a person in respect of whom data has been entered in SIS II is located as a result of searches made therein;

| (d) | ‘third-country national’ means any individual who is neither:






  (i) | a citizen of the European Union within the meaning of Article 17(1) of the Treaty; nor |
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(d)

‘third-country national’ means any individual who is neither:

(i)

a citizen of the European Union within the meaning of Article 17(1) of the Treaty; nor

| (ii) | a national of a third country who, under agreements between the Community and its Member States on the one hand, and these countries, on the other, enjoys rights of free movement equivalent to those of citizens of the European Union; |
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(ii)

a national of a third country who, under agreements between the Community and its Member States on the one hand, and these countries, on the other, enjoys rights of free movement equivalent to those of citizens of the European Union;

| (e) | ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly; |
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(e)

‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly;

| (f) | ‘processing of personal data’ (‘processing’) means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction. |
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(f)

‘processing of personal data’ (‘processing’) means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction.

Article 4

Technical architecture and ways of operating SIS II

1.   SIS II shall be composed of:

| (a) | a central system (‘Central SIS II’) composed of:






  — | a technical support function (‘CS-SIS’) containing a database, the ‘SIS II database’; |
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(a)

a central system (‘Central SIS II’) composed of:

—

a technical support function (‘CS-SIS’) containing a database, the ‘SIS II database’;

| — | a uniform national interface (‘NI-SIS’); |
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—

a uniform national interface (‘NI-SIS’);

| (b) | a national system (the ‘N.SIS II’) in each of the Member States, consisting of the national data systems which communicate with Central SIS II. An N.SIS II may contain a data file (a ‘national copy’), containing a complete or partial copy of the SIS II database; |
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(b)

a national system (the ‘N.SIS II’) in each of the Member States, consisting of the national data systems which communicate with Central SIS II. An N.SIS II may contain a data file (a ‘national copy’), containing a complete or partial copy of the SIS II database;

| (c) | a communication infrastructure between CS-SIS and NI-SIS (the ‘Communication Infrastructure’) that provides an encrypted virtual network dedicated to SIS II data and the exchange of data between Sirene Bureaux as referred to in Article 7(2). |
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(c)

a communication infrastructure between CS-SIS and NI-SIS (the ‘Communication Infrastructure’) that provides an encrypted virtual network dedicated to SIS II data and the exchange of data between Sirene Bureaux as referred to in Article 7(2).

2.   SIS II data shall be entered, updated, deleted and searched via the various N.SIS II systems. A national copy shall be available for the purpose of carrying out automated searches in the territory of each of the Member States using such a copy. It shall not be possible to search the data files of other Member States' N.SIS II.

3.   CS-SIS, which performs technical supervision and administration functions, shall be located in Strasbourg (France) and a backup CS-SIS, capable of ensuring all functionalities of the principal CS-SIS in the event of failure of this system, shall be located in Sankt Johann im Pongau (Austria).

4.   CS-SIS shall provide the services necessary for the entry and processing of SIS II data, including searches in the SIS II database. For the Member States which use a national copy, CS-SIS shall:

| (a) | provide the on-line update of the national copies; |
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(a)

provide the on-line update of the national copies;

| (b) | ensure the synchronisation of and consistency between the national copies and the SIS II database; |
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(b)

ensure the synchronisation of and consistency between the national copies and the SIS II database;

| (c) | provide the operations for initialisation and restoration of the national copies. |
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(c)

provide the operations for initialisation and restoration of the national copies.

Article 5

Costs

1.   The costs of setting up, operating and maintaining Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure shall be borne by the general budget of the European Union.

2.   These costs shall include work done with respect to CS-SIS that ensures the provision of the services referred to in Article 4(4).

3.   The costs of setting up, operating and maintaining each N.SIS II shall be borne by the Member State concerned.

Chapter II

Responsibilities of the Member States

Article 6

National systems

Each Member State shall be responsible for setting up, operating and maintaining its N.SIS II and connecting its N.SIS II to NI-SIS.

Article 7

SIS II Office and Sirene Bureau

1.   Each Member State shall designate an authority (the ‘N.SIS II Office’), which shall have central responsibility for its N.SIS II. That authority shall be responsible for the smooth operation and security of the N. SIS II, shall ensure the access of the competent authorities to SIS II and shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation. Each Member State shall transmit its alerts via its N.SIS II Office.

2.   Each Member State shall designate the authority which shall ensure the exchange of all supplementary information (the ‘Sirene Bureau’) in accordance with the provisions of the Sirene Manual, as referred to in Article 8.

Those Bureaux shall also coordinate the verification of the quality of the information entered in the SIS II. For those purposes, they shall have access to the data processed in SIS II.

3.   The Member States shall inform the management authority of their N.SIS II Office and of their Sirene Bureau. The management authority shall publish the list of them together with the list referred to in Article 31(8).

Article 8

Exchange of supplementary information

1.   Supplementary information shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the ‘Sirene Manual’ and using the communication infrastructure. Should the communication infrastructure be unavailable, Member States may use other adequately secured technical means for exchanging supplementary information.

2.   Supplementary information shall be used only for the purpose for which it was transmitted.

3.   Requests for supplementary information made by a Member State shall be answered as soon as possible.

4.   Detailed rules for the exchange of supplementary information shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2) in the form of the Sirene Manual, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the management authority.

Article 9

Technical compliance

1.   To ensure the prompt and effective transmission of data, each Member State shall observe, when setting up its N.SIS II, the protocols and technical procedures established to ensure the compatibility of its N.SIS II with CS-SIS. Those protocols and technical procedures shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2), without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the management authority.

2.   If a Member State uses a national copy it shall ensure, by means of the services provided by CS-SIS, that data stored in the national copy are, by means of the automatic updates referred to in Article 4(4), identical to and consistent with the SIS II database, and that a search in its national copy produces a result equivalent to that of a search in the SIS II database.

Article 10

Security — Member States

1.   Each Member State shall, in relation to its N.SIS II, adopt the necessary measures, including a security plan, in order to:

| (a) | physically protect data, including by making contingency plans for the protection of critical infrastructure; |
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(a)

physically protect data, including by making contingency plans for the protection of critical infrastructure;

| (b) | deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing facilities used for processing personal data (facilities access control); |
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(b)

deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing facilities used for processing personal data (facilities access control);

| (c) | prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control); |
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(c)

prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control);

| (d) | prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored personal data (storage control); |
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(d)

prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored personal data (storage control);

| (e) | prevent the use of automated data-processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control); |
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(e)

prevent the use of automated data-processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control);

| (f) | ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system have access only to the data covered by their access authorisation, by means of individual and unique user identities and confidential access modes only (data access control); |
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(f)

ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system have access only to the data covered by their access authorisation, by means of individual and unique user identities and confidential access modes only (data access control);

| (g) | ensure that all authorities with a right of access to SIS II or to the data processing facilities create profiles describing the functions and responsibilities of persons who are authorised to access, enter, update, delete and search the data and make these profiles available to the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 44(1) without delay upon their request (personnel profiles); |
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(g)

ensure that all authorities with a right of access to SIS II or to the data processing facilities create profiles describing the functions and responsibilities of persons who are authorised to access, enter, update, delete and search the data and make these profiles available to the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 44(1) without delay upon their request (personnel profiles);

| (h) | ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies personal data may be transmitted using data communication equipment (communication control); |
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(h)

ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies personal data may be transmitted using data communication equipment (communication control);

| (i) | ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which personal data have been input into automated data-processing systems, when, by whom and for what purpose the data were input (input control); |
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(i)

ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which personal data have been input into automated data-processing systems, when, by whom and for what purpose the data were input (input control);

| (j) | prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of personal data during transfers of personal data or during transportation of data media, in particular by means of appropriate encryption techniques (transport control); |
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(j)

prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of personal data during transfers of personal data or during transportation of data media, in particular by means of appropriate encryption techniques (transport control);

| (k) | monitor the effectiveness of the security measures referred to in this paragraph and take the necessary organisational measures related to internal monitoring to ensure compliance with this Regulation (selfauditing). |
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(k)

monitor the effectiveness of the security measures referred to in this paragraph and take the necessary organisational measures related to internal monitoring to ensure compliance with this Regulation (selfauditing).

2.   Member States shall take measures equivalent to those referred to in paragraph 1 as regards security in respect of the exchange of supplementary information.

Article 11

Confidentiality — Member States

Each Member State shall apply its rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent duties of confidentiality to all persons and bodies required to work with SIS II data and supplementary information, in accordance with its national legislation. This obligation shall also apply after those people leave office or employment or after the termination of the activities of those bodies.

Article 12

Keeping of records at national level

1.   Member States not using national copies shall ensure that every access to and all exchanges of personal data within CS-SIS are recorded in their N.SIS II for the purposes of checking whether or not a search is lawful, monitoring the lawfulness of data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring the proper functioning of N.SIS II, data integrity and security.

2.   Member States using national copies shall ensure that every access to and all exchanges of SIS II data are recorded for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1. This does not apply to the processes referred to in Article 4(4).

3.   The records shall show, in particular, the history of the alerts, the date and time of the data transmission, the data used to perform a search, a reference to the data transmitted and the name of both the competent authority and the person responsible for processing the data.

4.   The records may be used only for the purpose mentioned in paragraph 1 and 2 and shall be deleted at the earliest one year, and at the latest three years, after their creation. The records which include the history of alerts shall be erased one to three years after deletion of the alerts.

5.   Records may be kept longer if they are required for monitoring procedures that are already under way.

6.   The competent national authorities in charge of checking whether or not searches are lawful, monitoring the lawfulness of data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring the proper functioning of N.SIS II, data integrity and security, shall have access, within the limits of their competence and at their request, to these records for the purpose of fulfilling their duties.

Article 13

Self-monitoring

Member States shall ensure that each authority entitled to access SIS II data takes the measures necessary to comply with this Regulation and cooperates, where necessary, with the national supervisory authority.

Article 14

Staff training

Before being authorised to process data stored in SIS II, the staff of the authorities having a right to access SIS II shall receive appropriate training about data-security and data-protection rules and shall be informed of any relevant criminal offences and penalties.

Chapter III

Responsibilities of the management authority

Article 15

Operational management

1.   After a transitional period, a management authority (the ‘Management Authority’), funded from thegeneral budget of the European Union, shall be responsible for the operational management of Central SIS II. The Management Authority shall ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, that at all times the best available technology, subject to a cost-benefit analysis, is used for Central SIS II.

2.   The Management Authority shall also be responsible for the following tasks relating to the Communication Infrastructure:

| (a) | supervision; |
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(a)

supervision;

| (b) | security; |
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(b)

security;

| (c) | the coordination of relations between the Member States and the provider. |
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(c)

the coordination of relations between the Member States and the provider.

3.   The Commission shall be responsible for all other tasks relating to the Communication Infrastructure, in particular:

| (a) | tasks relating to implementation of the budget; |
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(a)

tasks relating to implementation of the budget;

| (b) | acquisition and renewal; |
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(b)

acquisition and renewal;

| (c) | contractual matters. |
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(c)

contractual matters.

4.   During a transitional period before the Management Authority takes up its responsibilities, the Commission shall be responsible for the operational management of Central SIS II. The Commission may delegate that task and tasks relating to implementation of the budget, in accordance with the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (17), to national public-sector bodies, in two different countries.

5.   Each national public-sector body referred to in paragraph 4 shall meet the following selection criteria:

| (a) | it must demonstrate that it has lengthy experience in operating a large-scale information system with the functionalities referred to in Article 4(4); |
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(a)

it must demonstrate that it has lengthy experience in operating a large-scale information system with the functionalities referred to in Article 4(4);

| (b) | it must have considerable expertise in the service and security requirements of an information system with functionalities comparable to those referred to in Article 4(4); |
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(b)

it must have considerable expertise in the service and security requirements of an information system with functionalities comparable to those referred to in Article 4(4);

| (c) | it must have sufficient and experienced staff with the appropriate professional expertise and linguistic skills to work in an international cooperation environment such as that required by SIS II; |
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(c)

it must have sufficient and experienced staff with the appropriate professional expertise and linguistic skills to work in an international cooperation environment such as that required by SIS II;

| (d) | it must have a secure and custom-built facility infrastructure able, in particular, to back-up and guarantee the continuous functioning of large-scale IT systems; and |
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(d)

it must have a secure and custom-built facility infrastructure able, in particular, to back-up and guarantee the continuous functioning of large-scale IT systems; and

| (e) | its administrative environment must allow it to implement its tasks properly and avoid any conflict of interests. |
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(e)

its administrative environment must allow it to implement its tasks properly and avoid any conflict of interests.

6.   Prior to any delegation as referred to in paragraph 4 and at regular intervals thereafter, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the terms of the delegation, its precise scope, and the bodies to which tasks are delegated.

7.   Where the Commission delegates its responsibility during the transitional period pursuant to paragraph 4, it shall ensure that this delegation fully respects the limits set by the institutional system laid out in the Treaty. It shall ensure, in particular, that this delegation does not adversely affect any effective control mechanism under Community law, whether of the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors or the European Data Protection Supervisor.

8.   Operational management of Central SIS II shall consist of all the tasks necessary to keep Central SIS II functioning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in accordance with this Regulation, in particular the maintenance work and technical developments necessary for the smooth running of the system.

Article 16

Security

1.   The Management Authority, in relation to Central SIS II, and the Commission, in relation to the Communication Infrastructure, shall adopt the necessary measures, including a security plan, in order to:

| (a) | physically protect data, including by making contingency plans for the protection of critical infrastructure; |
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(a)

physically protect data, including by making contingency plans for the protection of critical infrastructure;

| (b) | deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing facilities used for processing personal data (facilities access control); |
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(b)

deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing facilities used for processing personal data (facilities access control);

| (c) | prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control); |
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(c)

prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control);

| (d) | prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored personal data (storage control); |
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(d)

prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored personal data (storage control);

| (e) | prevent the use of automated data-processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control); |
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(e)

prevent the use of automated data-processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control);

| (f) | ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system have access only to the data covered by their access authorisation by means of individual and unique user identities and confidential access modes only (data access control); |
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(f)

ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system have access only to the data covered by their access authorisation by means of individual and unique user identities and confidential access modes only (data access control);

| (g) | create profiles describing the functions and responsibilities of persons who are authorised to access the data or the data processing facilities and make these profiles available to the European Data Protection Supervisor referred to in Article 45 without delay upon its request (personnel profiles); |
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(g)

create profiles describing the functions and responsibilities of persons who are authorised to access the data or the data processing facilities and make these profiles available to the European Data Protection Supervisor referred to in Article 45 without delay upon its request (personnel profiles);

| (h) | ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies personal data may be transmitted using data communication equipment (communication control); |
| --- | --- |

(h)

ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies personal data may be transmitted using data communication equipment (communication control);

| (i) | ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which personal data have been input into automated data-processing systems, when and by whom the data were input (input control); |
| --- | --- |

(i)

ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which personal data have been input into automated data-processing systems, when and by whom the data were input (input control);

| (j) | prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of personal data during transfers of personal data or during transportation of data media in particular by means of appropriate encryption techniques (transport control); |
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(j)

prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of personal data during transfers of personal data or during transportation of data media in particular by means of appropriate encryption techniques (transport control);

| (k) | monitor the effectiveness of the security measures referred to in this paragraph and take the necessary organisational measures related to internal monitoring to ensure compliance with this Regulation (selfauditing). |
| --- | --- |

(k)

monitor the effectiveness of the security measures referred to in this paragraph and take the necessary organisational measures related to internal monitoring to ensure compliance with this Regulation (selfauditing).

2.   The Management Authority shall take measures equivalent to those referred to in paragraph 1 as regards security in respect of the exchange of supplementary information through the Communication Infrastructure.

Article 17

Confidentiality — Management Authority

1.   Without prejudice to Article 17 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, the Management Authority shall apply appropriate rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent duties of confidentiality of a comparable standard to those provided in Article 11 of this Regulation to all its staff required to work with SIS II data. This obligation shall also apply after those people leave office or employment or after the termination of their activities.

2.   The Management Authority shall take measures equivalent to those referred to in paragraph 1 as regards confidentiality in respect of the exchange of supplementary information through the Communication Infrastructure.

Article 18

Keeping of records at central level

1.   The Management Authority shall ensure that every access to and all exchanges of personal data within CS-SIS are recorded for the purposes mentioned in Article 12(1) and (2).

2.   The records shall show, in particular, the history of the alerts, the date and time of the data transmitted, the data used to perform searches, the reference to the data transmitted and the name of the competent authority responsible for processing the data.

3.   The records may only be used for the purpose mentioned in paragraph 1 and shall be deleted at the earliest one year, and at the latest three years, after their creation. The records which include the history of alerts shall be erased one to three years after deletion of the alerts.

4.   Records may be kept longer if they are required for monitoring procedures that are already under way.

5.   The competent authorities in charge of checking whether a search is lawful, monitoring the lawfulness of data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring the proper functioning of CS-SIS, data integrity and security, shall have access, within the limits of their competence and at their request, to those records for the purpose of fulfilling their tasks.

Article 19

Information campaign

The Commission shall, in cooperation with the national supervisory authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor, accompany the start of the operation of SIS II with an information campaign informing the public about the objectives, the data stored, the authorities having access and the rights of persons. After its establishment, the Management Authority, in cooperation with the national supervisory authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor, shall repeat such campaigns regularly. Member States shall, in cooperation with their national supervisory authorities, devise and implement the necessary policies to inform their citizens about SIS II generally.

Chapter IV

Alerts issued in respect of third-country nationals for the purpose of refusing entry and stay

Article 20

Categories of data

1.   Without prejudice to Article 8(1) or the provisions of this Regulation providing for the storage of additional data, SIS II shall contain only those categories of data which are supplied by each of the Member States, as required for the purposes laid down in Article 24.

2.   The information on persons in relation to whom an alert has been issued shall be no more than the following:

| (a) | surname(s) and forename(s), name(s) at birth and previously used names and any aliases, which may be entered separately; |
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(a)

surname(s) and forename(s), name(s) at birth and previously used names and any aliases, which may be entered separately;

| (b) | any specific, objective, physical characteristics not subject to change; |
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(b)

any specific, objective, physical characteristics not subject to change;

| (c) | place and date of birth; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

place and date of birth;

| (d) | sex; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

sex;

| (e) | photographs; |
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(e)

photographs;

| (f) | fingerprints; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

fingerprints;

| (g) | nationality(ies); |
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(g)

nationality(ies);

| (h) | whether the person concerned is armed, violent or has escaped; |
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(h)

whether the person concerned is armed, violent or has escaped;

| (i) | reason for the alert; |
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(i)

reason for the alert;

| (j) | authority issuing the alert; |
| --- | --- |

(j)

authority issuing the alert;

| (k) | a reference to the decision giving rise to the alert; |
| --- | --- |

(k)

a reference to the decision giving rise to the alert;

| (l) | action to be taken; |
| --- | --- |

(l)

action to be taken;

| (m) | link(s) to other alerts issued in SIS II in accordance with Article 37. |
| --- | --- |

(m)

link(s) to other alerts issued in SIS II in accordance with Article 37.

3.   The technical rules necessary for entering, updating, deleting and searching the data referred to in paragraph 2 shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2), without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority.

4.   The technical rules necessary for searching the data referred to in paragraph 2 shall be similar for searches in CS-SIS, in national copies and in technical copies, as referred to in Article 31(2).

Article 21

Proportionality

Before issuing an alert, Member States shall determine whether the case is adequate, relevant and important enough to warrant entry of the alert in SIS II.

Article 22

Specific rules for photographs and fingerprints

The use of photographs and fingerprints as referred to in Article 20(2)(e) and (f) shall be subject to the following provisions:

| (a) | photographs and fingerprints shall only be entered following a special quality check to ascertain the fulfilment of a minimum data quality standard. The specification of the special quality check shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2), without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

photographs and fingerprints shall only be entered following a special quality check to ascertain the fulfilment of a minimum data quality standard. The specification of the special quality check shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2), without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority;

| (b) | photographs and fingerprints shall only be used to confirm the identity of a third-country national who has been located as a result of an alphanumeric search made in SIS II; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

photographs and fingerprints shall only be used to confirm the identity of a third-country national who has been located as a result of an alphanumeric search made in SIS II;

| (c) | as soon as this becomes technically possible, fingerprints may also be used to identify a third-country national on the basis of his biometric identifier. Before this functionality is implemented in SIS II, the Commission shall present a report on the availability and readiness of the required technology, on which the European Parliament shall be consulted. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

as soon as this becomes technically possible, fingerprints may also be used to identify a third-country national on the basis of his biometric identifier. Before this functionality is implemented in SIS II, the Commission shall present a report on the availability and readiness of the required technology, on which the European Parliament shall be consulted.

Article 23

Requirement for an alert to be entered

1.   An alert may not be entered without the data referred to in Article 20(2)(a), (d), (k) and (l).

2.   When available, all other data listed in Article 20(2) shall also be entered.

Article 24

Conditions for issuing alerts on refusal of entry or stay

1.   Data on third-country nationals in respect of whom an alert has been issued for the purposes of refusing entry or stay shall be entered on the basis of a national alert resulting from a decision taken by the competent administrative authorities or courts in accordance with the rules of procedure laid down by national law taken on the basis of an individual assessment. Appeals against these decisions shall lie in accordance with national legislation.

2.   An alert shall be entered where the decision referred to in paragraph 1 is based on a threat to public policy or public security or to national security which the presence of the third-country national in question in the territory of a Member State may pose. This situation shall arise in particular in the case of:

| (a) | a third-country national who has been convicted in a Member State of an offence carrying a penalty involving deprivation of liberty of at least one year; |
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(a)

a third-country national who has been convicted in a Member State of an offence carrying a penalty involving deprivation of liberty of at least one year;

| (b) | a third-country national in respect of whom there are serious grounds for believing that he has committed a serious criminal offence or in respect of whom there are clear indications of an intention to commit such an offence in the territory of a Member State. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

a third-country national in respect of whom there are serious grounds for believing that he has committed a serious criminal offence or in respect of whom there are clear indications of an intention to commit such an offence in the territory of a Member State.

3.   An alert may also be entered when the decision referred to in paragraph 1 is based on the fact that the third-country national has been subject to a measure involving expulsion, refusal of entry or removal which has not been rescinded or suspended, that includes or is accompanied by a prohibition on entry or, where applicable, a prohibition on residence, based on a failure to comply with national regulations on the entry or residence of third-country nationals.

4.   This Article shall not apply in respect of the persons referred to in Article 26.

5.   The Commission shall review the application of this Article three years after the date referred to in Article 55(2). On the basis of that review, the Commission shall, using its right of initiative in accordance with the Treaty, make the necessary proposals to modify the provisions of this Article to achieve a greater level of harmonisation of the criteria for entering alerts.

Article 25

Conditions for entering alerts on third-country nationals who are beneficiaries of the right of free movement within the Community

1.   An alert concerning a third-country national who is a beneficiary of the right of free movement within the Community, within the meaning of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (18) shall be in conformity with the rules adopted in implementation of that Directive.

2.   Where there is a hit on an alert pursuant to Article 24 concerning a third-country national who is a beneficiary of the right of free movement within the Community, the Member State executing the alert shall consult immediately the issuing Member State, through its Sirene Bureau and in accordance with the provisions of the Sirene Manual, in order to decide without delay on the action to be taken.

Article 26

Conditions for issuing alerts on third-country nationals subject to a restrictive measure taken in accordance with Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union

1.   Without prejudice to Article 25, alerts relating to third-country nationals who are the subject of a restrictive measure intended to prevent entry into or transit through the territory of Member States, taken in accordance with Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union, including measures implementing a travel ban issued by the Security Council of the United Nations, shall, insofar as data-quality requirements are satisfied, be entered in SIS II for the purpose of refusing entry or stay.

2.   Article 23 shall not apply in respect of alerts entered on the basis of paragraph 1 of this Article.

3.   The Member State responsible for entering, updating and deleting these alerts on behalf of all Member States shall be designated at the moment of the adoption of the relevant measure taken in accordance with Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union.

Article 27

Authorities having a right to access alerts

1.   Access to data entered in SIS II and the right to search such data directly or in a copy of SIS II data shall be reserved exclusively to the authorities responsible for the identification of third-country nationals for the purposes of:

| (a) | border control, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (19); |
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(a)

border control, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (19);

| (b) | other police and customs checks carried out within the Member State concerned, and the coordination of such checks by designated authorities. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

other police and customs checks carried out within the Member State concerned, and the coordination of such checks by designated authorities.

2.   However, the right to access data entered in SIS II and the right to search such data directly may also be exercised by national judicial authorities, including those responsible for the initiation of public prosecutions in criminal proceedings and for judicial inquiries prior to charge, in the performance of their tasks, as provided for in national legislation, and by their coordinating authorities.

3.   In addition, the right to access data entered in SIS II and the data concerning documents relating to persons entered in accordance with Article 38(2)(d) and (e) of Decision 2006/.../JHA and the right to search such data directly may be exercised by the authorities responsible for issuing visas, the central authorities responsible for examining visa applications and the authorities responsible for issuing residence permits and for the administration of legislation relating to third-country nationals in the context of the application of the Community acquis relating to the movement of persons. Access to data by these authorities shall be governed by the law of each Member State.

4.   The authorities referred to in this Article shall be included in the list referred to in Article 31(8).

Article 28

Scope of access

Users may only access data which they require for the performance of their tasks.

Article 29

Retention period of alerts

1.   Alerts entered in SIS II pursuant to this Regulation shall be kept only for the time required to achieve the purposes for which they were entered.

2.   A Member State issuing an alert shall, within three years of its entry in SIS II, review the need to keep it.

3.   Each Member State shall, where appropriate, set shorter review periods in accordance with its national law.

4.   Within the review period, a Member State issuing an alert may, following a comprehensive individual assessment, which shall be recorded, decide to keep the alert longer, should this prove necessary for the purposes for which the alert was issued. In such a case, paragraph 2 shall apply also to the extension. Any extension of an alert shall be communicated to CS-SIS.

5.   Alerts shall automatically be erased after the review period referred to in paragraph 2 except where the Member State issuing the alert has communicated the extension of the alert to CS-SIS pursuant to paragraph 4. CS-SIS shall automatically inform the Member States of the scheduled deletion of data from the system four months in advance.

6.   Member States shall keep statistics about the number of alerts the retention period of which has been extended in accordance with paragraph 4.

Article 30

Acquisition of citizenship and alerts

Alerts issued in respect of a person who has acquired citizenship of any State whose nationals are beneficiaries of the right of free movement within the Community shall be erased as soon as the Member State which issued the alert becomes aware, or is informed pursuant to Article, 34 that the person in question has acquired such citizenship.

Chapter V

General data-processing rules

Article 31

Processing of SIS II data

1.   The Member States may process the data referred to in Article 20 for the purposes of refusing entry into or a stay in their territories.

2.   Data may only be copied for technical purposes, provided that such copying is necessary in order for the authorities referred to in Article 27 to carry out a direct search. The provisions of this Regulation shall apply to such copies. Alerts issued by one Member State may not be copied from its N.SIS II into other national data files.

3.   Technical copies, as referred to in paragraph 2, which lead to off-line databases may be retained for a period not exceeding 48 hours. That period may be extended in an emergency until the emergency comes to an end.

Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, technical copies which lead to off-line databases to be used by visa issuing authorities shall no longer be permitted one year after the authority in question has been connected successfully to the Communication Infrastructure for the Visa Information System to be provided for in a future Regulation concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short stay visas except for copies made to be used only in an emergency following the unavailability of the network for more than 24 hours.

Member States shall keep an up-to-date inventory of such copies, make this inventory available to their national supervisory authority and ensure that the provisions of this Regulation, in particular those of Article 10, are applied in respect of such copies.

4.   Access to data shall only be authorised within the limits of the competence of the national authorities referred to in Article 27 and to duly authorised staff.

5.   Data may not be used for administrative purposes. By way of derogation, data entered in accordance with this Regulation may be used in accordance with the laws of each Member State by the authorities referred to in Article 27(3) in the performance of their duties.

6.   Data entered in accordance with Article 24 of this Regulation and data concerning documents relating to persons entered under Article 38(2)(d) and (e) of Decision 2006/.../JHA may be used in accordance with the laws of each Member State for the purposes referred to in Article 27(3) of this Regulation.

7.   Any use of data which does not comply with paragraphs 1 to 6 shall be considered as misuse under the national law of each Member State.

8.   Each Member State shall send to the Management Authority a list of its competent authorities authorised to search directly the data contained in SIS II pursuant to this Regulation as well as any changes to the list. That list shall specify, for each authority, which data it may search and for what purposes. The Management Authority shall ensure the annual publication of the list in the Official Journal of the European Union.

9.   Insofar as Community law does not lay down specific provisions, the law of each Member State shall apply to data entered in its N.SIS II.

Article 32

SIS II data and national files

1.   Article 31(2) shall not prejudice the right of a Member State to keep in its national files SIS II data in connection with which action has been taken on its territory. Such data shall be kept in national files for a maximum period of three years, except if specific provisions of national law provide for a longer retention period.

2.   Article 31(2) shall not prejudice the right of a Member State to keep in its national files data contained in a particular alert issued in SIS II by that Member State.

Article 33

Information in the event of non-execution of an alert

If a requested action cannot be performed, the requested Member State shall immediately inform the Member State issuing the alert.

Article 34

Quality of the data processed in SIS II

1.   A Member State issuing an alert shall be responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate, up-to-date and entered in SIS II lawfully.

2.   Only the Member State issuing an alert shall be authorised to modify, add to, correct, update or delete data which it has entered.

3.   If a Member State other than that which issued an alert has evidence suggesting that an item of data is factually incorrect or has been unlawfully stored, it shall, through the exchange of supplementary information, inform the Member State that issued the alert thereof at the earliest opportunity and not later than ten days after the said evidence has come to its attention. The Member State that issued the alert shall check the communication and, if necessary, correct or delete the item in question without delay.

4.   If the Member States are unable to reach agreement within two months, the Member State which did not issue the alert shall submit the matter to the European Data Protection Supervisor, who shall, jointly with the national supervisory authorities concerned, act as mediator.

5.   The Member States shall exchange supplementary information if a person complains that he is not the person wanted by an alert. If the outcome of the check is that there are in fact two different persons the complainant shall be informed of the provisions of Article 36.

6.   Where a person is already the subject of an alert in SIS II, a Member State which enters a further alert shall reach agreement on the entry of the alert with the Member State which entered the first alert. The agreement shall be reached on the basis of the exchange of supplementary information.

Article 35

Distinguishing between persons with similar characteristics

Where it becomes apparent, when a new alert is entered, that there is already a person in SIS II with the same identity description element, the following procedure shall be followed:

| (a) | the Sirene Bureau shall contact the requesting authority to clarify whether or not the alert is on the same person; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the Sirene Bureau shall contact the requesting authority to clarify whether or not the alert is on the same person;

| (b) | if the cross-check reveals that the subject of the new alert and the person already in SIS II are indeed one and the same, the Sirene Bureau shall apply the procedure for entering multiple alerts as referred to in Article 34(6). If the outcome of the check is that there are in fact two different persons, the Sirene Bureau shall approve the request for entering the second alert by adding the necessary elements to avoid any misidentification. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

if the cross-check reveals that the subject of the new alert and the person already in SIS II are indeed one and the same, the Sirene Bureau shall apply the procedure for entering multiple alerts as referred to in Article 34(6). If the outcome of the check is that there are in fact two different persons, the Sirene Bureau shall approve the request for entering the second alert by adding the necessary elements to avoid any misidentification.

Article 36

Additional data for the purpose of dealing with misused identity

1.   Where confusion may arise between the person actually intended as the subject of an alert and a person whose identity has been misused, the Member State which entered the alert shall, subject to that person's explicit consent, add data relating to the latter to the alert in order to avoid the negative consequences of misidentification.

2.   Data relating to a person whose identity has been misused shall be used only for the following purposes:

| (a) | to allow the competent authority to distinguish the person whose identity has been misused from the person actually intended as the subject of the alert; |
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(a)

to allow the competent authority to distinguish the person whose identity has been misused from the person actually intended as the subject of the alert;

| (b) | to allow the person whose identity has been misused to prove his identity and to establish that his identity has been misused. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to allow the person whose identity has been misused to prove his identity and to establish that his identity has been misused.

3.   For the purpose of this Article, no more than the following personal data may be entered and further processed in SIS II:

| (a) | surname(s) and forename(s), name(s) at birth and previously used names and any aliases possibly entered separately; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

surname(s) and forename(s), name(s) at birth and previously used names and any aliases possibly entered separately;

| (b) | any specific objective and physical characteristic not subject to change; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

any specific objective and physical characteristic not subject to change;

| (c) | place and date of birth; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

place and date of birth;

| (d) | sex; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

sex;

| (e) | photographs; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

photographs;

| (f) | fingerprints; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

fingerprints;

| (g) | nationality(ies); |
| --- | --- |

(g)

nationality(ies);

| (h) | number(s) of identity paper(s) and date of issue. |
| --- | --- |

(h)

number(s) of identity paper(s) and date of issue.

4.   The technical rules necessary for entering and further processing the data referred to in paragraph 3 shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2), without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority.

5.   The data referred to in paragraph 3 shall be erased at the same time as the corresponding alert or earlier if the person so requests.

6.   Only the authorities having a right of access to the corresponding alert may access the data referred to in paragraph 3. They may do so for the sole purpose of avoiding misidentification.

Article 37

Links between alerts

1.   A Member State may create a link between alerts it enters in SIS II. The effect of such a link shall be to establish a relationship between two or more alerts.

2.   The creation of a link shall not affect the specific action to be taken on the basis of each linked alert or the retention period of each of the linked alerts.

3.   The creation of a link shall not affect the rights of access provided for in this Regulation. Authorities with no right of access to certain categories of alert shall not be able to see the link to an alert to which they do not have access.

4.   A Member State shall create a link between alerts only when there is a clear operational need.

5.   Links may be created by a Member State in accordance with its national legislation provided that the principles outlined in the present Article are respected.

6.   Where a Member State considers that the creation by another Member State of a link between alerts is incompatible with its national law or international obligations, it may take the necessary measures to ensure that there can be no access to the link from its national territory or by its authorities located outside its territory.

7.   The technical rules for linking alerts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 51(2), without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority.

Article 38

Purpose and retention period of supplementary information

1.   Member States shall keep a reference to the decisions giving rise to an alert at the Sirene Bureau to support the exchange of supplementary information.

2.   Personal data held in files by the Sirene Bureau as a result of information exchanged, shall be kept only for such time as may be required to achieve the purposes for which they were supplied. They shall in any event be deleted at the latest one year after the related alert has been deleted from SIS II.

3.   Paragraph 2 shall not prejudice the right of a Member State to keep in national files data relating to a particular alert which that Member State has issued or to an alert in connection with which action has been taken on its territory. The period for which such data may be held in such files shall be governed by national law.

Article 39

Transfer of personal data to third parties

Data processed in SIS II pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferred or made available to third countries or to international organisations.

Chapter VI

Data protection

Article 40

Processing of sensitive categories of data

Processing of the categories of data listed in Article 8(1) of Directive 95/46/EC shall be prohibited.

Article 41

Right of access, correction of inaccurate data and deletion of unlawfully stored data

1.   The right of persons to have access to data relating to them entered in SIS II in accordance with this Regulation shall be exercised in accordance with the law of the Member State before which they invoke that right.

2.   If national law so provides, the national supervisory authority shall decide whether information is to be communicated and by what procedures.

3.   A Member State other than that which has issued an alert may communicate information concerning such data only if it first gives the Member State issuing the alert an opportunity to state its position. This shall be done through the exchange of supplementary information.

4.   Information shall not be communicated to the data subject if this is indispensable for the performance of a lawful task in connection with an alert or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of third parties.

5.   Any person has the right to have factually inaccurate data relating to him corrected or unlawfully stored data relating to him deleted.

6.   The individual concerned shall be informed as soon as possible and in any event not later than 60 days from the date on which he applies for access or sooner, if national law so provides.

7.   The individual shall be informed about the follow-up given to the exercise of his rights of correction and deletion as soon as possible and in any event not later than three months from the date on which he applies for correction or deletion or sooner, if national law so provides.

Article 42

Right of information

1.   Third-country nationals who are the subject of an alert issued in accordance with this Regulation shall be informed in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of Directive 95/46/EC. This information shall be provided in writing, together with a copy of or a reference to the national decision giving rise to the alert, as referred to in Article 24(1).

2.   This information shall not be provided:

| (a) | where






  (i) | the personal data have not been obtained from the third-country national in question; and |
| --- | --- | --- |

(a)

where

(i)

the personal data have not been obtained from the third-country national in question; and

| (ii) | the provision of the information proves impossible or would involve a disproportionate effort; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

the provision of the information proves impossible or would involve a disproportionate effort;

| (b) | where the third country national in question already has the information; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

where the third country national in question already has the information;

| (c) | where national law allows for the right of information to be restricted, in particular in order to safeguard national security, defence, public security and the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

where national law allows for the right of information to be restricted, in particular in order to safeguard national security, defence, public security and the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences.

Article 43

Remedies

1.   Any person may bring an action before the courts or the authority competent under the law of any Member State to access, correct, delete or obtain information or to obtain compensation in connection with an alert relating to him.

2.   The Member States undertake mutually to enforce final decisions handed down by the courts or authorities referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 48.

3.   The rules on remedies provided for in this Article shall be evaluated by the Commission by ... (20).

Article 44

Supervision of N.SIS II

1.   The authority or authorities designated in each Member State and endowed with the powers referred to in Article 28 of Directive 95/46/EC (the ‘National Supervisory Authority’) shall monitor independently the lawfulness of the processing of SIS II personal data on their territory and its transmission from that territory, and the exchange and further processing of supplementary information.

2.   The National Supervisory Authority shall ensure that an audit of the data processing operations in its N.SIS II is carried out in accordance with international auditing standards at least every four years.

3.   Member States shall ensure that their National Supervisory Authority has sufficient resources to fulfil the tasks entrusted to it under this Regulation.

Article 45

Supervision of the Management Authority

1.   The European Data Protection Supervisor shall check that the personal data processing activities of the Management Authority are carried out in accordance with this Regulation. The duties and powers referred to in Articles 46 and 47 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 shall apply accordingly.

2.   The European Data Protection Supervisor shall ensure that an audit of the Management Authority's personal data processing activities is carried out in accordance with international auditing standards at least every four years. A report of such audit shall be sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the Management Authority, the Commission and the National Supervisory Authorities. The Management Authority shall be given an opportunity to make comments before the report is adopted.

Article 46

Cooperation between National Supervisory Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor

1.   The National Supervisory Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor, each acting within the scope of its respective competences, shall cooperate actively in the framework of their responsibilities and shall ensure coordinated supervision of SIS II.

2.   They shall, each acting within the scope of its respective competences, exchange relevant information, assist each other in carrying out audits and inspections, examine difficulties of interpretation or application of this Regulation, study problems with the exercise of independent supervision or in the exercise of the rights of data subjects, draw up harmonised proposals for joint solutions to any problems and promote awareness of data protection rights, as necessary.

3.   The National Supervisory Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor shall meet for that purpose at least twice a year. The costs and servicing of these meetings shall be for the account of the European Data Protection Supervisor. Rules of procedure shall be adopted at the first meeting. Further working methods shall be developed jointly as necessary. A joint report of activities shall be sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Management Authority every two years.

Article 47

Data protection during the transitional period

Where the Commission delegates its responsibilities during the transitional period to another body or bodies, pursuant to Article 15(4), it shall ensure that the European Data Protection Supervisor has the right and is able to fully exercise his tasks, including carrying out on-the-spot checks, and to exercise any other powers conferred on him by Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

Chapter VII

Liability and penalties

Article 48

Liability

1.   Each Member State shall be liable in accordance with its national law for any damage caused to a person through the use of N.SIS II. This shall also apply to damage caused by the Member State which issued the alert, where the latter entered factually inaccurate data or stored data unlawfully.

2.   If the Member State against which an action is brought is not the Member State issuing the alert, the latter shall be required to reimburse, on request, the sums paid out as compensation unless the use of the data by the Member State requesting reimbursement infringes this Regulation.

3.   If any failure of a Member State to comply with its obligations under this Regulation causes damage to SIS II, that Member State shall be held liable for such damage, unless and insofar as the Management Authority or another Member State participating in SIS II failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the damage from occurring or to minimise its impact.

Article 49

Penalties

Member States shall ensure that any misuse of data entered in SIS II or any exchange of supplementary information contrary to this Regulation is subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties in accordance with national law.

Chapter VIII

Final Provisions

Article 50

Monitoring and statistics

1.   The Management Authority shall ensure that procedures are in place to monitor the functioning of SIS II against objectives relating to output, cost-effectiveness, security and quality of service.

2.   For the purposes of technical maintenance, reporting and statistics, the Management Authority shall have access to the necessary information relating to the processing operations performed in Central SIS II.

3.   Each year the Management Authority shall publish statistics showing the number of records per category of alert, the number of hits per category of alert and how many times SIS II was accessed, in total and for each Member State.

4.   Two years after SIS II is brought into operation and every two years thereafter, the Management Authority shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the technical functioning of Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure, including the security thereof and the bilateral and multilateral exchange of supplementary information between Member States.

5.   Three years after SIS II is brought into operation and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall produce an overall evaluation of Central SIS II and the bilateral and multilateral exchange of supplementary information between Member States. This overall evaluation shall include an examination of results achieved against objectives and an assessment of the continuing validity of the underlying rationale, the application of this Regulation in respect of Central SIS II, the security of Central SIS II and any implications for future operations. The Commission shall transmit the evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council.

6.   Member States shall provide the Management Authority and the Commission with the information necessary to draft the reports referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.

7.   The Management Authority shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to produce the overall evaluations referred to in paragraph 5.

8.   During a transitional period before the Management Authority takes up its responsibilities, the Commission shall be responsible for producing and submitting the reports referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4.

Article 51

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be three months.

3.   The Committee shall exercise its function from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 52

Amendment of the provisions of the Schengen Acquis

1.   For the purposes of matters falling within the scope of the Treaty, this Regulation shall replace, on the date referred to in Article 55(2), the provisions of Articles 92 to 119 of the Schengen Convention, with the exception of Article 102 A thereof.

2.   It shall also replace, on the date referred to in Article 55(2), the following provisions of the Schengen acquis implementing those articles (21):

| (a) | Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 on the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the Schengen Information System (C.SIS) (SCH/Com-ex (93) 16); |
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(a)

Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 on the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the Schengen Information System (C.SIS) (SCH/Com-ex (93) 16);

| (b) | Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on the development of the SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 24); |
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(b)

Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on the development of the SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 24);

| (c) | Decision of the Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 35); |
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(c)

Decision of the Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 35);

| (d) | Decision of the Executive Committee of 21 April 1998 on C.SIS with 15/18 connections (SCH/Com-ex (98) 11); |
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(d)

Decision of the Executive Committee of 21 April 1998 on C.SIS with 15/18 connections (SCH/Com-ex (98) 11);

| (e) | Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on C.SIS installation expenditure (SCH/Com-ex (99) 4); |
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(e)

Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on C.SIS installation expenditure (SCH/Com-ex (99) 4);

| (f) | Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on updating the Sirene Manual (SCH/Com-ex (99) 5); |
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(f)

Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on updating the Sirene Manual (SCH/Com-ex (99) 5);

| (g) | Declaration of the Executive Committee of 18 April 1996 defining the concept of alien (SCH/Com-ex (96) decl. 5); |
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(g)

Declaration of the Executive Committee of 18 April 1996 defining the concept of alien (SCH/Com-ex (96) decl. 5);

| (h) | Declaration of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the structure of SIS (SCH/Com-ex (99) decl. 2 rev.); |
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(h)

Declaration of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the structure of SIS (SCH/Com-ex (99) decl. 2 rev.);

| (i) | Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on contributions from Norway and Iceland to the costs of installing and operating of the C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 18). |
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(i)

Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on contributions from Norway and Iceland to the costs of installing and operating of the C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 18).

3.   For the purposes of matters falling within the scope of the Treaty, references to the replaced Articles of the Schengen Convention and relevant provisions of the Schengen acquis implementing those Articles shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 53

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 378/2004, Regulation (EC) No 871/2004, Decision 2005/451/JHA, Decision 2005/728/JHA and Decision 2006/628/EC are repealed on the date referred to in Article 55(2).

Article 54

Transitional period and budget

1.   Alerts shall be transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II. The Member States shall ensure, giving priority to alerts on persons, that the contents of the alerts that are transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II satisfy the provisions of this Regulation as soon as possible and within three years after the date referred to in Article 55(2) at the latest. During this transitional period, the Member States may continue to apply the provisions of Articles 94 and 96 of the Schengen Convention to the contents of the alerts that are transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II, subject to the following rules:

| (a) | in the event of a modification of, an addition to, or a correction or update of the content of an alert transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II, the Member States shall ensure that the alert satisfies the provisions of this Regulation as from the time of that modification, addition, correction or update; |
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(a)

in the event of a modification of, an addition to, or a correction or update of the content of an alert transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II, the Member States shall ensure that the alert satisfies the provisions of this Regulation as from the time of that modification, addition, correction or update;

| (b) | in the event of a hit on an alert transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II, the Member States shall examine the compatibility of that alert with the provisions of this Regulation immediately, but without delaying the action to be taken on the basis of that alert. |
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(b)

in the event of a hit on an alert transferred from SIS 1+ to SIS II, the Member States shall examine the compatibility of that alert with the provisions of this Regulation immediately, but without delaying the action to be taken on the basis of that alert.

2.   The remainder of the budget at the date set in accordance with Article 55(2), which has been approved in accordance with the provisions of Article 119 of the Schengen Convention, shall be paid back to the Member States. The amounts to be repaid shall be calculated on the basis of the contributions from the Member States as laid down in the Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 on the financial regulation on the costs of installing and operating the Schengen Information System.

3.   During the transitional period referred to in Article 15(4), references in this Regulation to the Management Authority shall be construed as a reference to the Commission.

Article 55

Entry into force, applicability and migration

1.   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2.   It shall apply to the Member States participating in SIS 1+ from dates to be fixed by the Council, acting by the unanimity of its Members representing the governments of the Member States participating in SIS 1+.

3.   The dates referred to in paragraph 2 shall be fixed after:

| (a) | the necessary implementing measures have been adopted; |
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(a)

the necessary implementing measures have been adopted;

| (b) | all Member States fully participating in SIS 1+ have notified the Commission that they have made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to process SIS II data and exchange supplementary information; |
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(b)

all Member States fully participating in SIS 1+ have notified the Commission that they have made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to process SIS II data and exchange supplementary information;

| (c) | the Commission has declared the successful completion of a comprehensive test of SIS II, which shall be conducted by the Commission together with the Member States, and the preparatory bodies of the Council have validated the proposed test result and confirmed that the level of performance of SIS II is at least equivalent to that achieved with SIS 1+; |
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(c)

the Commission has declared the successful completion of a comprehensive test of SIS II, which shall be conducted by the Commission together with the Member States, and the preparatory bodies of the Council have validated the proposed test result and confirmed that the level of performance of SIS II is at least equivalent to that achieved with SIS 1+;

| (d) | the Commission has made the necessary technical arrangements for allowing Central SIS II to be connected to the N.SIS II of the Member States concerned. |
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(d)

the Commission has made the necessary technical arrangements for allowing Central SIS II to be connected to the N.SIS II of the Member States concerned.

4.   The Commission shall inform the European Parliament of the results of the tests carried out in accordance with paragraph 3(c).

5.   Any Decision of the Council taken in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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 ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  Position of the European Parliament of 25 October 2006.

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(2)  OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19. Convention as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1160/2005 (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 18).

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(3)  OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 4.

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(4)  OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 1.

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(5)  OJ L ...

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(6)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.

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(7)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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(8)  OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 47.

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

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(10)  OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.

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(11)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.

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(12)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.

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(13)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

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(14)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 53.

14

(15)  Council Decision 2004/849/EC of 25 October 2004 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 26).

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(16)  Council Decision 2004/860/EC of 25 October 2004 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation, concerning the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 78).

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acquis

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

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(18)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77.

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(19)  OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1.

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(20)  OJ: two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.

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(21)  OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 439.

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P6_TA(2006)0446

Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles (COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005) 0237) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005) 0237) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0175/2005), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0175/2005),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0354/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0354/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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P6_TC1-COD(2005)0104

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates

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:

| (1) | Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (3) provides that Member States are to assist one another in the implementation of that Directive and may exchange information at bilateral or multilateral level, in particular, so as to check, before any registration of a vehicle, the latter's legal status in the Member State in which it was previously registered. Such checking may involve the use of an electronic network. |
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(1)

Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (3) provides that Member States are to assist one another in the implementation of that Directive and may exchange information at bilateral or multilateral level, in particular, so as to check, before any registration of a vehicle, the latter's legal status in the Member State in which it was previously registered. Such checking may involve the use of an electronic network.

| (2) | Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... and Council Decision 2006/.../JHA of ... on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) (4) constitute the legislative basis for governing SIS II, which constitutes a shared database between Member States containing, inter alia, data on motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc, data on trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and caravans and data on vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated. |
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(2)

Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... and Council Decision 2006/.../JHA of ... on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) (4) constitute the legislative basis for governing SIS II, which constitutes a shared database between Member States containing, inter alia, data on motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc, data on trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and caravans and data on vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated.

| (3) | Regulation (EC) No .../2006 and Decision 2006/.../JHA replace Articles 92 to 119 of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux economic union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (5) (‘the Schengen Convention’) with the exception of Article 102a thereof. That Article concerns access to the Schengen Information System by the authorities and services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles. |
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(3)

Regulation (EC) No .../2006 and Decision 2006/.../JHA replace Articles 92 to 119 of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux economic union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (5) (‘the Schengen Convention’) with the exception of Article 102a thereof. That Article concerns access to the Schengen Information System by the authorities and services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles.

| (4) | It is now necessary to adopt a third instrument, based on Title V of the Treaty and complementing Regulation (EC) No .../2006 and Decision 2006/.../JHA in order to allow access to SIS II by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles, and to replace Article 102a of the Schengen Convention. |
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(4)

It is now necessary to adopt a third instrument, based on Title V of the Treaty and complementing Regulation (EC) No .../2006 and Decision 2006/.../JHA in order to allow access to SIS II by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles, and to replace Article 102a of the Schengen Convention.

| (5) | Alerts on objects, including motor vehicles, are entered in SIS II for the purposes of seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings, pursuant to Decision 2006/.../JHA. |
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(5)

Alerts on objects, including motor vehicles, are entered in SIS II for the purposes of seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings, pursuant to Decision 2006/.../JHA.

| (6) | Pursuant to Decision 2006/.../JHA, access to alerts on objects entered in SIS II is reserved exclusively to the authorities responsible for border control and other police and customs checks as well as judicial authorities and Europol. |
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(6)

Pursuant to Decision 2006/.../JHA, access to alerts on objects entered in SIS II is reserved exclusively to the authorities responsible for border control and other police and customs checks as well as judicial authorities and Europol.

| (7) | Government or non-government services clearly identified for this purpose and responsible in the Member States for issuing registration certificates for vehicles should have access to data included in SIS II concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc, trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg, caravans and vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated in order to enable them to check whether the vehicles presented to them for registration have been stolen, misappropriated or lost. |
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(7)

Government or non-government services clearly identified for this purpose and responsible in the Member States for issuing registration certificates for vehicles should have access to data included in SIS II concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc, trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg, caravans and vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated in order to enable them to check whether the vehicles presented to them for registration have been stolen, misappropriated or lost.

| (8) | To that end, it is necessary to grant those services access to those data, and to allow them to use those data for the administrative purposes of properly issuing vehicle registration certificates. |
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(8)

To that end, it is necessary to grant those services access to those data, and to allow them to use those data for the administrative purposes of properly issuing vehicle registration certificates.

| (9) | To the extent that services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles are non-government bodies, such access should be granted indirectly, that is to say through the intermediary of an authority granted access in accordance with Decision 2006/.../JHA that is responsible for ensuring compliance with the security and confidentiality rules of the Member States as referred to in that Decision. |
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(9)

To the extent that services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles are non-government bodies, such access should be granted indirectly, that is to say through the intermediary of an authority granted access in accordance with Decision 2006/.../JHA that is responsible for ensuring compliance with the security and confidentiality rules of the Member States as referred to in that Decision.

| (10) | Decision 2006/.../JHA lays down the action to be taken if access to SIS II brings to light an alert for an object entered in SIS II. |
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(10)

Decision 2006/.../JHA lays down the action to be taken if access to SIS II brings to light an alert for an object entered in SIS II.

| (11) | Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (6) applies to the processing of personal data by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles. The specific provisions on the protection of personal data on security, confidentiality and keeping of log files contained in Decision 2006/.../JHA supplement or clarify the principles set out in that Directive when personal data is processed by those services in the context of SIS II. |
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(11)

Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (6) applies to the processing of personal data by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles. The specific provisions on the protection of personal data on security, confidentiality and keeping of log files contained in Decision 2006/.../JHA supplement or clarify the principles set out in that Directive when personal data is processed by those services in the context of SIS II.

| (12) | Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to grant access to SIS II to services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles, in order to facilitate their tasks under Directive 1999/37/EC, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the very nature of SIS II as a joint information system, only be achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |
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(12)

Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to grant access to SIS II to services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles, in order to facilitate their tasks under Directive 1999/37/EC, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the very nature of SIS II as a joint information system, only be achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

| (13) | This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |
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(13)

This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

| (14) | As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (7) which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 (8) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement. |
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(14)

As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (7) which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 (8) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.

| (15) | As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4 (1) of Council Decisions 2004/849/EC (9) and 2004/860/EC (10). |
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(15)

As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4 (1) of Council Decisions 2004/849/EC (9) and 2004/860/EC (10).

| (16) | This Regulation constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession, |
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(16)

This Regulation constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   Notwithstanding Articles 38, 40 and 46(1) of Decision 2006/.../JHA, the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles, as referred to in Directive 1999/37/EC, shall have access to the following data entered into SIS II in accordance with Article 38(2)(a), (b) and (f) of that Decision for the sole purpose of checking whether vehicles presented to them for registration have been stolen, misappropriated or lost or are sought as evidence in criminal proceedings:

| (a) | data concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc; |
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(a)

data concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc;

| (b) | data concerning trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and caravans; |
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(b)

data concerning trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and caravans;

| (c) | data concerning vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated. |
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(c)

data concerning vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated.

Subject to paragraph 2, the law of each Member State shall govern access to those data by those services in that Member State.

2.   Services as referred to in paragraph 1 that are government services shall have the right to access directly the data entered in SIS II.

3.   Services as referred to in paragraph 1 that are non-government services shall have access to data entered in SIS II only through the intermediary of an authority as referred to in Article 40 of the Decision mentioned in paragraph 1. That authority shall have the right to access the data directly and to pass them on to the service concerned. The Member State concerned shall ensure that the service in question and its employees are required to respect any limitations on the permissible use of data conveyed to them by the authority.

4.   Article 39 of that Decision shall not apply to access gained in accordance with this Article. The communication to the police or judicial authorities by services as referred to in paragraph 1 of any information brought to light by access to SIS II which gives rise to suspicion of a criminal offence shall be governed by national law.

Article 2

This Regulation replaces Article 102a of the Schengen Convention.

Article 3

This Regulation 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 the date set in accordance with Article 71(2) of Decision 2006/.../JHA.

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 65, 17.3.2006, p. 27.

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(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 25 October 2006.

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(3)  OJ L 138, 1.6.1999, p. 57. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 29).

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(4)  OJ L ...

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(5)  OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19. Convention as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1160/2005 (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 18).

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(6)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

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(7)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.

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(8)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

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(9)  Council Decision 2004/849/EC of 25 October 2004 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 26).

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(10)  Council Decision 2004/860/EC of 25 October 2004 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation, concerning the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 78).

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P6_TA(2006)0447

Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal (COM(2005)0230) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal (COM(2005)0230) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 34(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, |
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having regard to Article 34(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union,

| — | having regard to Article 39(1) of the Treaty on European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0301/2005), |
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having regard to Article 39(1) of the Treaty on European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0301/2005),

| — | having regard to the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament, |
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having regard to the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament,

| — | having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0353/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0353/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
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Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Calls on the Council to consult Parliament if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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Calls on the Council to consult Parliament if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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P6_TC1-CNS(2005)0103

Proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 30(1)(a) and (b), Articles 31(1)(a) and (b) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

| (1) | The Schengen information system (hereinafter referred to as ‘SIS 1+’) set up pursuant to the provisions of Title IV of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (2) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Schengen Convention’), constitutes an essential tool for the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis as integrated into the framework of the European Union. |
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(1)

The Schengen information system (hereinafter referred to as ‘SIS 1+’) set up pursuant to the provisions of Title IV of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (2) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Schengen Convention’), constitutes an essential tool for the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis as integrated into the framework of the European Union.

| (2) | The development of the second generation of the SIS (hereinafter referred to as ‘SIS II’) has been entrusted to the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 (3) and Council Decision 2001/886/JHA (4) of 6 December 2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). The SIS II will replace the SIS as established by the Schengen Convention. |
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(2)

The development of the second generation of the SIS (hereinafter referred to as ‘SIS II’) has been entrusted to the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 (3) and Council Decision 2001/886/JHA (4) of 6 December 2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). The SIS II will replace the SIS as established by the Schengen Convention.

| (3) | This Decision constitutes the necessary legislative basis for governing the SIS II in respect of matters falling within the scope of the Treaty on European Union (hereinafter referred to as the ‘EU Treaty’). Regulation (EC) No 2006/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union on the establishment, operation and use of the SIS II (5) constitutes the necessary legislative basis for governing the SIS II in respect of matters falling with the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the ‘EC Treaty’). |
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(3)

This Decision constitutes the necessary legislative basis for governing the SIS II in respect of matters falling within the scope of the Treaty on European Union (hereinafter referred to as the ‘EU Treaty’). Regulation (EC) No 2006/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union on the establishment, operation and use of the SIS II (5) constitutes the necessary legislative basis for governing the SIS II in respect of matters falling with the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the ‘EC Treaty’).

| (4) | The fact that the legislative basis necessary for governing the SIS II consists of separate instruments does not affect the principle that the SIS II constitutes one single information system that should operate as such. Certain provisions of these instruments should therefore be identical. |
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(4)

The fact that the legislative basis necessary for governing the SIS II consists of separate instruments does not affect the principle that the SIS II constitutes one single information system that should operate as such. Certain provisions of these instruments should therefore be identical.

| (5) | The SIS II should constitute a compensatory measure contributing to maintaining a high level of security within an area (...) of freedom, security and justice by supporting operational cooperation between police authorities and judicial authorities in criminal matters |
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(5)

The SIS II should constitute a compensatory measure contributing to maintaining a high level of security within an area (...) of freedom, security and justice by supporting operational cooperation between police authorities and judicial authorities in criminal matters

| (6) | It is necessary to specify the objectives of the SIS II and to lay down rules concerning its operation, use and responsibilities, including its technical architecture and financing, categories of data to be entered into the system, the purposes for which they are to be entered, the criteria for their entry, the authorities authorised to access it, the interlinking of alerts and further rules on data processing and the protection of personal data. |
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(6)

It is necessary to specify the objectives of the SIS II and to lay down rules concerning its operation, use and responsibilities, including its technical architecture and financing, categories of data to be entered into the system, the purposes for which they are to be entered, the criteria for their entry, the authorities authorised to access it, the interlinking of alerts and further rules on data processing and the protection of personal data.

| (7) | The expenditure involved in the operation of the Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure should be charged to the budget of the European Union. |
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(7)

The expenditure involved in the operation of the Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure should be charged to the budget of the European Union.

| (8) | It is necessary to establish a manual setting out the detailed rules for the exchange of supplementary information in relation with the action required by the alert. National authorities in each Member State should ensure the exchange of this information. |
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(8)

It is necessary to establish a manual setting out the detailed rules for the exchange of supplementary information in relation with the action required by the alert. National authorities in each Member State should ensure the exchange of this information.

| (9) | For a transitional period, the Commission should be responsible for the operational management of the Central SIS II and of parts of the Communication Infrastructure. However, in order to ensure a smooth transition between the SIS 1+ and the SIS II, it may delegate some or all of these responsibilities to two national public sector bodies. In the long term, and following an impact assessment, containing a substantive analysis of alternatives from financial, operational and organisational perspective, and legislative proposals from the Commission, a permanent Management Authority with responsibility for these tasks should be established. The transitional period should last for no more than five years from the date of entry into force of this Decision. |
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(9)

For a transitional period, the Commission should be responsible for the operational management of the Central SIS II and of parts of the Communication Infrastructure. However, in order to ensure a smooth transition between the SIS 1+ and the SIS II, it may delegate some or all of these responsibilities to two national public sector bodies. In the long term, and following an impact assessment, containing a substantive analysis of alternatives from financial, operational and organisational perspective, and legislative proposals from the Commission, a permanent Management Authority with responsibility for these tasks should be established. The transitional period should last for no more than five years from the date of entry into force of this Decision.

| (10) | The SIS II should contain alerts on persons wanted for arrest for surrender purposes and wanted for arrest for extradition purposes. In addition to alerts, it is appropriate to provide for the exchange of supplementary information which is necessary for the surrender and extradition procedures. In particular, data referred to in Article 8 of the Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (6) should be processed in the SIS II. |
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(10)

The SIS II should contain alerts on persons wanted for arrest for surrender purposes and wanted for arrest for extradition purposes. In addition to alerts, it is appropriate to provide for the exchange of supplementary information which is necessary for the surrender and extradition procedures. In particular, data referred to in Article 8 of the Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (6) should be processed in the SIS II.

| (11) | It should be possible to add to the SIS II a translation of the additional data entered for the purpose of surrender under the European Arrest Warrant and for the purpose of extradition. |
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(11)

It should be possible to add to the SIS II a translation of the additional data entered for the purpose of surrender under the European Arrest Warrant and for the purpose of extradition.

| (12) | The SIS II should contain alerts on missing persons to ensure their protection or prevent threats, alerts on persons wanted for judicial procedure, alerts on persons and objects for discreet checks or specific checks and alerts on objects for seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings. |
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(12)

The SIS II should contain alerts on missing persons to ensure their protection or prevent threats, alerts on persons wanted for judicial procedure, alerts on persons and objects for discreet checks or specific checks and alerts on objects for seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings.

| (13) | Alerts should not be kept longer in the SIS II than the time required to meet the purposes for which they were supplied. As a general principle, alerts on persons should be automatically erased from the SIS II after a period of three years. Alerts on objects entered for discreet checks or specific checks should be automatically erased from the SIS II after a period of five years. Alerts on objects for seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings should be automatically erased from the SIS II after a period of ten years. The decisions to keep alerts on persons should be based on a comprehensive individual assessment. Member States should review alerts on persons within the review period and keep statistics about the number of alerts on persons the conservation period of which has been extended. |
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(13)

Alerts should not be kept longer in the SIS II than the time required to meet the purposes for which they were supplied. As a general principle, alerts on persons should be automatically erased from the SIS II after a period of three years. Alerts on objects entered for discreet checks or specific checks should be automatically erased from the SIS II after a period of five years. Alerts on objects for seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings should be automatically erased from the SIS II after a period of ten years. The decisions to keep alerts on persons should be based on a comprehensive individual assessment. Member States should review alerts on persons within the review period and keep statistics about the number of alerts on persons the conservation period of which has been extended.

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(14)

(...)

| (15) | The SIS II should permit the processing of biometric data in order to assist in the reliable identification of individuals concerned. In the same context, the SIS II should also allow for the processing of data of individuals whose identity has been misused in order to avoid inconveniences caused by their misidentification, subject to suitable safeguards, in particular the consent of the individual concerned and a strict limitation of the purposes for which such data can be lawfully processed. |
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(15)

The SIS II should permit the processing of biometric data in order to assist in the reliable identification of individuals concerned. In the same context, the SIS II should also allow for the processing of data of individuals whose identity has been misused in order to avoid inconveniences caused by their misidentification, subject to suitable safeguards, in particular the consent of the individual concerned and a strict limitation of the purposes for which such data can be lawfully processed.

| (16) | It should be possible for a Member State to add an indication, called a flag, to an alert, to the effect that the action to be taken on the basis of the alert will not be taken on its territory. When alerts are issued for arrest for surrender purposes, nothing in this Decision should be construed as to derogate from or prevent the application of the provisions contained in the Framework Decision 2002/584/ JHA. (...) The decision to add a flag to an alert should (...) only be based on the grounds for refusal contained in that Framework Decision. |
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(16)

It should be possible for a Member State to add an indication, called a flag, to an alert, to the effect that the action to be taken on the basis of the alert will not be taken on its territory. When alerts are issued for arrest for surrender purposes, nothing in this Decision should be construed as to derogate from or prevent the application of the provisions contained in the Framework Decision 2002/584/ JHA. (...) The decision to add a flag to an alert should (...) only be based on the grounds for refusal contained in that Framework Decision.

| (16A) | When a flag has been added in accordance with Article 14 C(2) and the whereabouts of the person wanted for arrest for surrender becomes known, the whereabouts should always be communicated to the issuing judicial authority, which may decide to transmit a European Arrest Warrant to the competent judicial authority in accordance with the provisions of the Framework Decision 2002/584/ JHA. |
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(16A)

When a flag has been added in accordance with Article 14 C(2) and the whereabouts of the person wanted for arrest for surrender becomes known, the whereabouts should always be communicated to the issuing judicial authority, which may decide to transmit a European Arrest Warrant to the competent judicial authority in accordance with the provisions of the Framework Decision 2002/584/ JHA.

| (17) | The SIS II should offer Member States the possibility to establish links between alerts. The establishment of links by a Member State between two or more alerts should have no impact on the action to be taken, the conservation period or the access rights to the alerts. |
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(17)

The SIS II should offer Member States the possibility to establish links between alerts. The establishment of links by a Member State between two or more alerts should have no impact on the action to be taken, the conservation period or the access rights to the alerts.

| (18) | Data processed in the SIS II in application of this Decision should not be transferred or made available to a third country or to an international organisation. However, it is appropriate to strengthen cooperation between the European Union and Interpol by promoting an efficient exchange of passport data. Where personal data is transferred from the SIS II to Interpol, these personal data should be subject to an adequate level of protection (...), guaranteed by an agreement, providing strict safeguards and conditions. |
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(18)

Data processed in the SIS II in application of this Decision should not be transferred or made available to a third country or to an international organisation. However, it is appropriate to strengthen cooperation between the European Union and Interpol by promoting an efficient exchange of passport data. Where personal data is transferred from the SIS II to Interpol, these personal data should be subject to an adequate level of protection (...), guaranteed by an agreement, providing strict safeguards and conditions.

| (19) | All Member States have ratified the Council of Europe Convention of 28 January 1981 for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data. Article 9 of that Convention allows exceptions and restrictions to the rights and obligations it provides, within certain limits. The personal data processed in the context of the implementation of this Decision should be protected in accordance with the principles of that Convention. The principles set out in the Convention should be supplemented or clarified in this Decision where necessary. |
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(19)

All Member States have ratified the Council of Europe Convention of 28 January 1981 for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data. Article 9 of that Convention allows exceptions and restrictions to the rights and obligations it provides, within certain limits. The personal data processed in the context of the implementation of this Decision should be protected in accordance with the principles of that Convention. The principles set out in the Convention should be supplemented or clarified in this Decision where necessary.

| (20) | The principles contained in Recommendation No R (87) 15 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of 17 September 1987 regulating the use of personal data in the police sector should be taken into account when personal data is processed by police authorities in application of this Decision. |
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(20)

The principles contained in Recommendation No R (87) 15 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of 17 September 1987 regulating the use of personal data in the police sector should be taken into account when personal data is processed by police authorities in application of this Decision.

| (20A) | The Commission has submitted a proposal to the Council for a Framework Decision on the data protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, according to which it should be approved by the end of 2006 and be applied to the personal data which are processed in the framework of the second generation of the Schengen Information System and the related exchange of supplementary information pursuant to this Decision; |
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(20A)

The Commission has submitted a proposal to the Council for a Framework Decision on the data protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, according to which it should be approved by the end of 2006 and be applied to the personal data which are processed in the framework of the second generation of the Schengen Information System and the related exchange of supplementary information pursuant to this Decision;

| (21) | 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 on the free movement of such data (7) and in particular its Articles 21 and 22 as regards confidentiality and security of the processing applies to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions or bodies when carrying out their tasks as responsible for the operational management of the SIS II in the exercise of activities all or part of which fall within the scope of Community law. Part of the processing of personal data in the SIS II falls within the scope of Community law. Consistent and homogeneous application of the rules regarding the protection of individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms with regard to the processing of personal data requires clarification that, when the Commission is processing personal data in application of this Decision, Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 is applicable to it. The principles set out in (...) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 should be supplemented or clarified in this Decision where necessary. |
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(21)

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 on the free movement of such data (7) and in particular its Articles 21 and 22 as regards confidentiality and security of the processing applies to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions or bodies when carrying out their tasks as responsible for the operational management of the SIS II in the exercise of activities all or part of which fall within the scope of Community law. Part of the processing of personal data in the SIS II falls within the scope of Community law. Consistent and homogeneous application of the rules regarding the protection of individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms with regard to the processing of personal data requires clarification that, when the Commission is processing personal data in application of this Decision, Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 is applicable to it. The principles set out in (...) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 should be supplemented or clarified in this Decision where necessary.

| (21A) | In so far as confidentiality is concerned, the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities shall apply to officials or other servants of the European Communities employed and working in connection with SIS II. |
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(21A)

In so far as confidentiality is concerned, the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities shall apply to officials or other servants of the European Communities employed and working in connection with SIS II.

| (22) | It is appropriate that National (...) Supervisory Authorities should monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the Member States, whilst the European Data Protection Supervisor, appointed by Decision 2004/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 appointing the independent supervisory body provided for in Article 286 of the EC Treaty (8), should monitor the activities of the Community institutions and bodies in relation to the processing of personal data taking into account the limited tasks of the Community institutions and bodies with regard to the data themselves. |
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(22)

It is appropriate that National (...) Supervisory Authorities should monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the Member States, whilst the European Data Protection Supervisor, appointed by Decision 2004/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 appointing the independent supervisory body provided for in Article 286 of the EC Treaty (8), should monitor the activities of the Community institutions and bodies in relation to the processing of personal data taking into account the limited tasks of the Community institutions and bodies with regard to the data themselves.

| (23) | Liability of the Community arising from any breach by the Community institutions or bodies of this Decision is governed by the second paragraph of Article 288 of the EC Treaty. |
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(23)

Liability of the Community arising from any breach by the Community institutions or bodies of this Decision is governed by the second paragraph of Article 288 of the EC Treaty.

| (23A) | Both Member States and the Commission should elaborate a security plan in order to facilitate the concrete implementation of security obligations and should cooperate with each other in order to address security issues from a common perspective. |
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(23A)

Both Member States and the Commission should elaborate a security plan in order to facilitate the concrete implementation of security obligations and should cooperate with each other in order to address security issues from a common perspective.

| (24) | The provisions of the Convention of 26 July 1995 on the establishment of a European Police Office (9) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Europol Convention’) concerning data protection apply to the processing of SIS II data by Europol, including the powers of the Joint Supervisory Body, set up under Article 24 of the Europol Convention, to monitor the activities of Europol and liability for any unlawful processing of personal data by Europol. |
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(24)

The provisions of the Convention of 26 July 1995 on the establishment of a European Police Office (9) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Europol Convention’) concerning data protection apply to the processing of SIS II data by Europol, including the powers of the Joint Supervisory Body, set up under Article 24 of the Europol Convention, to monitor the activities of Europol and liability for any unlawful processing of personal data by Europol.

| (25) | The provisions of Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (10) concerning data protection apply to the processing of SIS II data by Eurojust, including the powers of the Joint Supervisory Body, set up under Article 23 of that Decision, to monitor the activities of Eurojust and liability for any unlawful processing of personal data by Eurojust. |
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(25)

The provisions of Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (10) concerning data protection apply to the processing of SIS II data by Eurojust, including the powers of the Joint Supervisory Body, set up under Article 23 of that Decision, to monitor the activities of Eurojust and liability for any unlawful processing of personal data by Eurojust.

| (26) | In order to ensure transparency, a report on the technical functioning of the Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure, including its security, and on the exchange of supplementary information should be produced every two years by the Management Authority. An overall evaluation should be issued by the Commission every four years. |
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(26)

In order to ensure transparency, a report on the technical functioning of the Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure, including its security, and on the exchange of supplementary information should be produced every two years by the Management Authority. An overall evaluation should be issued by the Commission every four years.

| (27) | Certain aspects of the SIS II such as technical rules on entering, including data required for entering an alert, updating, deleting and searching, rules on compatibility and priority of alerts, the adding of flags, links between alerts and exchange of supplementary information cannot be covered exhaustively by the provisions of this Decision due to their technical nature, level of detail and need for regular update. (...) Implementing powers in respect of those aspects should therefore be delegated to the Commission. Technical rules on searching alerts should take into account the smooth operation of national applications. Subject to an impact assessment by the Commission, it will be decided to what extent the implementing measures could be a responsibility of the permanent Management Authority, as soon as it is set up. |
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(27)

Certain aspects of the SIS II such as technical rules on entering, including data required for entering an alert, updating, deleting and searching, rules on compatibility and priority of alerts, the adding of flags, links between alerts and exchange of supplementary information cannot be covered exhaustively by the provisions of this Decision due to their technical nature, level of detail and need for regular update. (...) Implementing powers in respect of those aspects should therefore be delegated to the Commission. Technical rules on searching alerts should take into account the smooth operation of national applications. Subject to an impact assessment by the Commission, it will be decided to what extent the implementing measures could be a responsibility of the permanent Management Authority, as soon as it is set up.

| (28) | This Decision should define the procedure for the adoption of the measures necessary for its implementation. The procedure for adopting implementing measures under this Decision and Regulation (EC) No XX/2006 should be the same. |
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(28)

This Decision should define the procedure for the adoption of the measures necessary for its implementation. The procedure for adopting implementing measures under this Decision and Regulation (EC) No XX/2006 should be the same.

| (29) | It is appropriate to lay down transitional provisions in respect of alerts issued in the SIS 1+ (...) which will be transferred to the SIS II (...). Some provisions of the Schengen acquis should continue to apply for a limited period of time until the Member States have examined the compatibility of those alerts with the new legal framework. The compatibility of alerts on persons should be examined as a matter of priority. Furthermore, any modification, addition, correction or update of an alert transferred from the SIS 1+ to the SIS II, as well as any hit on such an alert should trigger an immediate examination of its compatibility with the provisions of this Decision. |
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(29)

It is appropriate to lay down transitional provisions in respect of alerts issued in the SIS 1+ (...) which will be transferred to the SIS II (...). Some provisions of the Schengen acquis should continue to apply for a limited period of time until the Member States have examined the compatibility of those alerts with the new legal framework. The compatibility of alerts on persons should be examined as a matter of priority. Furthermore, any modification, addition, correction or update of an alert transferred from the SIS 1+ to the SIS II, as well as any hit on such an alert should trigger an immediate examination of its compatibility with the provisions of this Decision.

| (30) | It is necessary to lay down special provisions regarding the remainder of the budget affected to the operations of the SIS which are not part of the budget of the European Union. |
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(30)

It is necessary to lay down special provisions regarding the remainder of the budget affected to the operations of the SIS which are not part of the budget of the European Union.

| (31) | Since the objectives of the action to be taken, namely the establishment and regulation of a joint information system, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at the level of the European Union, the Council may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the EC Treaty and referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the EC Treaty, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives. |
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(31)

Since the objectives of the action to be taken, namely the establishment and regulation of a joint information system, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at the level of the European Union, the Council may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the EC Treaty and referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the EC Treaty, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives.

| (32) | This Decision respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised, in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |
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(32)

This Decision respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised, in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

| (33) | The United Kingdom is taking part in this Decision, in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the EU Treaty and to the EC Treaty, and Article 8(2) of Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000, concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (11). |
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(33)

The United Kingdom is taking part in this Decision, in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the EU Treaty and to the EC Treaty, and Article 8(2) of Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000, concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (11).

| (34) | Ireland is taking part in this Decision in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the EU Treaty and to the EC Treaty, and Article 6(2) of Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (12). |
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(34)

Ireland is taking part in this Decision in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the EU Treaty and to the EC Treaty, and Article 6(2) of Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (12).

| (35) | This Decision is without prejudice to the arrangements for the United Kingdom and Ireland's partial participation in the Schengen acquis, as defined in Decision 2000/365/EC and 2002/192/EC, respectively. |
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(35)

This Decision is without prejudice to the arrangements for the United Kingdom and Ireland's partial participation in the Schengen acquis, as defined in Decision 2000/365/EC and 2002/192/EC, respectively.

| (36) | As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (13). |
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(36)

As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (13).

| (36A) | An arrangement has to be made to allow representatives of Iceland and Norway to be associated with the work of committees assisting the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers. Such an arrangement has been contemplated in the Exchanges of Letters between the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers (14), annexed to the abovementioned Agreement. |
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(36A)

An arrangement has to be made to allow representatives of Iceland and Norway to be associated with the work of committees assisting the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers. Such an arrangement has been contemplated in the Exchanges of Letters between the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers (14), annexed to the abovementioned Agreement.

| (37) | As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G of Council Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4(1) of the Council decision 2004/849/EC on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement (15). |
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(37)

As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G of Council Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4(1) of the Council decision 2004/849/EC on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement (15).

| (37A) | An arrangement has to be made to allow representatives of Switzerland to be associated with the work of committees assisting the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers. Such an arrangement has been contemplated in the Exchange of Letters between the Community and Switzerland, annexed to the abovementioned Agreement. |
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(37A)

An arrangement has to be made to allow representatives of Switzerland to be associated with the work of committees assisting the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers. Such an arrangement has been contemplated in the Exchange of Letters between the Community and Switzerland, annexed to the abovementioned Agreement.

| (38) | This Decision constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession. |
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(38)

This Decision constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.

| (39) | This Decision should apply to the States concerned by Recitals 33, 34, 37 and 38 on dates determined in accordance with the procedures set out in the relevant instruments concerning the application of the Schengen acquis to those States. |
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(39)

This Decision should apply to the States concerned by Recitals 33, 34, 37 and 38 on dates determined in accordance with the procedures set out in the relevant instruments concerning the application of the Schengen acquis to those States.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Chapter I

General provisions

Article 1

Establishment and general objective of the SIS II

1.   The second generation Schengen Information System (hereinafter referred to as ‘SIS II’) is hereby established.

2.   The purpose of the SIS II shall be, in accordance with this Decision, to ensure a high level of security within an area of freedom, security and justice, (...) including the maintenance of public security and public policy and the safeguarding of (...) security in the territories of the Member States, and to apply the provisions of Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘EC Treaty’) relating to the movement of persons in their territories, using information communicated via this system.

Article 2

Scope

1.   This Decision defines the conditions and procedures for the processing of alerts on persons and objects in the SIS II and the exchange of supplementary information and additional data for the purpose of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

2.   This Decision also lays down provisions in particular on the technical architecture of the SIS II, the responsibilities of the Member States and of the Management Authority referred to in Article 12, general data processing, the rights of the persons concerned and liability.

Article 3

Definitions

1.   For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

| (a) | ‘alert’ means a set of data entered in the SIS II allowing the competent authorities to identify a person or an object in view of a specific action to be taken; |
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(a)

‘alert’ means a set of data entered in the SIS II allowing the competent authorities to identify a person or an object in view of a specific action to be taken;

| (b) | ‘supplementary information’ means the information not stored in the SIS II, but connected to SIS II alerts, which shall be exchanged:






  — | in order to allow Member States to consult or inform each other whilst entering an alert; |
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(b)

‘supplementary information’ means the information not stored in the SIS II, but connected to SIS II alerts, which shall be exchanged:

—

in order to allow Member States to consult or inform each other whilst entering an alert;

| — | a hit in order to allow the appropriate action to be taken; |
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—

a hit in order to allow the appropriate action to be taken;

| — | when the required action cannot be taken; |
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—

when the required action cannot be taken;

| — | when dealing with the quality of SIS II data; |
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—

when dealing with the quality of SIS II data;

| — | when dealing with the compatibility and priority of alerts; |
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—

when dealing with the compatibility and priority of alerts;

| — | when dealing with the exercise of the right of access; |
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—

when dealing with the exercise of the right of access;

| (c) | ‘additional data’ means the data stored in the SIS II and connected to SIS II alerts which shall be immediately available to the competent authorities where persons in respect of whom data has been entered in the SIS II are found as a result of searches made therein; |
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(c)

‘additional data’ means the data stored in the SIS II and connected to SIS II alerts which shall be immediately available to the competent authorities where persons in respect of whom data has been entered in the SIS II are found as a result of searches made therein;

| (d) | ‘personal data’ shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly; |
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(d)

‘personal data’ shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly;

| (e) | ‘processing of personal data’ (‘processing’) shall mean any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction. |
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(e)

‘processing of personal data’ (‘processing’) shall mean any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction.

2.   (...)

2a   Any reference in this Decision to provisions of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States shall be construed as including the corresponding provisions of Agreements concluded between the European Union and third states on the basis of Articles 24 and 38 of the Treaty on European Union for the purpose of surrender of persons on the basis of an arrest warrant which provide for the transmission of such an arrest warrant via the Schengen Information System.

Article 4

Technical architecture and ways of operating the SIS II

1.   The SIS II is composed of:

| (aa) | a central system (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Central SIS II’) composed of:






  — | a technical support function (hereinafter referred to as ‘CS-SIS’) containing the (...) SIS II database; |
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(aa)

a central system (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Central SIS II’) composed of:

—

a technical support function (hereinafter referred to as ‘CS-SIS’) containing the (...) SIS II database;

| — | a uniform national interface (hereinafter referred to as ‘NI-SIS’); |
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—

a uniform national interface (hereinafter referred to as ‘NI-SIS’);

| (a) | anational section (hereinafter referred to as ‘N.SIS II’) in each of the Member States, consisting of the national data systems which communicate with the Central SIS II. An N.SIS II may contain a data file (hereinafter referred to as ‘national copy’), containing a complete or partial copy of the SIS II database; |
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(a)

anational section (hereinafter referred to as ‘N.SIS II’) in each of the Member States, consisting of the national data systems which communicate with the Central SIS II. An N.SIS II may contain a data file (hereinafter referred to as ‘national copy’), containing a complete or partial copy of the SIS II database;

| (b) | (moved to (aa)) |
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(b)

(moved to (aa))

| (c) | a communication infrastructure between the CS-SIS and the NI-SIS (hereinafter referred to as ‘Communication Infrastructure’) that provides an encrypted virtual network dedicated to SIS II data and the exchange of data between Sirene Bureaux as referred to in Article 7(2). |
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(c)

a communication infrastructure between the CS-SIS and the NI-SIS (hereinafter referred to as ‘Communication Infrastructure’) that provides an encrypted virtual network dedicated to SIS II data and the exchange of data between Sirene Bureaux as referred to in Article 7(2).

2.   SIS II data shall be entered, updated, deleted and searched via the N.SIS II. A national copy shall be available for the purpose of carrying out automated searches in the territory of each of the Member States using such a copy. It shall not be possible to search the data files of other Member States N.SIS II.

3.   The principal CS-SIS, which carries out technical supervision and administration, is located in Strasbourg (France) and a backup CS-SIS, capable of ensuring all functionalities of the principal CS-SIS in case of failure of this system, is located in Sankt Johann im Pongau (Austria).

4.   The CS-SIS will provide the services necessary for the update of, and the searches in, the SIS II (...) database. For the Member States which use a national copy the CS-SIS will provide:

| — | the on-line update of the national copies; |
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—

the on-line update of the national copies;

| — | the synchronisation and the coherence between the national copies and the (...) SIS II database; |
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—

the synchronisation and the coherence between the national copies and the (...) SIS II database;

| — | the operation for initialisation and restoration of the national copies. |
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—

the operation for initialisation and restoration of the national copies.

Article 5

Costs

1.   The costs of setting up, operating and maintaining the Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure shall be borne by the budget of the European Union.

2.   These costs will include work done with respect to the CS-SIS that ensures the provision of the services referred to in Article 4(4).

3.   The costs of setting up, operating and maintaining each N.SIS II shall be borne by the Member State concerned.

4.   (...)

Chapter II

Responsibilities of the Member States

Article 6

National Systems

Each Member State (...) shall be responsible for:

| (a) | setting up, operating and maintaining its N.SIS II; |
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(a)

setting up, operating and maintaining its N.SIS II;

| (b) | connecting its N.SIS II to the NI-SIS. |
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(b)

connecting its N.SIS II to the NI-SIS.

Article 7

SIS II Office and Sirene Bureau

| 1. | (a) | Each Member State shall designate an authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘N.SIS I Office’), which shall have central responsibility for its N.SIS II; |
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| (b) | The said authority shall be responsible for the smooth operation and security of the N.SIS II, shall ensure the access of the competent authorities to the SIS II and shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Decision. |
| (c) | Each Member State shall transmit its alerts via the N.SIS II Office. |

1.

(a)

Each Member State shall designate an authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘N.SIS I Office’), which shall have central responsibility for its N.SIS II;

(b)

The said authority shall be responsible for the smooth operation and security of the N.SIS II, shall ensure the access of the competent authorities to the SIS II and shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Decision.

(c)

Each Member State shall transmit its alerts via the N.SIS II Office.

| 2. | (a) | Each Member State shall designate the authority which shall ensure the exchange of all supplementary information (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Sirene Bureau’) in accordance with the provisions of the Sirene Manual, as referred to in Article 8; |
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| (b) | This Bureau shall also coordinate the verification of the quality of the information entered into the SIS II (...). |
| (c) | For those purposes it shall have access to data processed in the SIS II. |

2.

(a)

Each Member State shall designate the authority which shall ensure the exchange of all supplementary information (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Sirene Bureau’) in accordance with the provisions of the Sirene Manual, as referred to in Article 8;

(b)

This Bureau shall also coordinate the verification of the quality of the information entered into the SIS II (...).

(c)

For those purposes it shall have access to data processed in the SIS II.

3.   The Member States shall inform the Management Authority referred to in Article 12 of their N.SIS II office and of their Sirene Bureau. The Management Authority (...) shall publish the list of them together with the list referred to in Article 40(7).

Article 8

Exchange of supplementary information

1.   Supplementary information shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the Sirene Manual and using the Communication Infrastructure.

2.   Such information shall be used only for the purpose for which it was transmitted.

3.   Should the Communication Infrastructure be unavailable, Member States may use other adequately secured technical means for exchanging supplementary information.

3aa   Requests for supplementary information made by other Member States shall be answered as soon as possible.

3a   Detailed rules for the exchange of supplementary information shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 61 in the form of a manual called the ‘Sirene Manual’, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority referred to in Article 12.

Article 9

Technical compliance

1.   To ensure the rapid and effective transmission of data, each Member State shall observe, when setting up its N.SIS II, the protocols and technical procedures established to ensure the compatibility of the CS-SIS with the N-SIS II. These protocols and technical procedures shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 61, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority referred to in Article 12.

2.   If a Member State uses a national copy it shall ensure, by means of the services provided by the CS-SIS (...) that data stored in the national copy is, through automatic updates referred to in Article 4(4), identical and consistent with the SIS II database, and (...) that a search in its national copy will provide an equivalent result as a search in the SIS II database.

Article 10

Security (...)

1.   Each Member State shall, in relation to its N.SIS II, adopt the necessary measures, including the adoption of a security plan, in order to:

| (aa) | physically protect data including by making contingency plans for the protection of critical infrastructure; |
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(aa)

physically protect data including by making contingency plans for the protection of critical infrastructure;

| (a) | deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing facilities used for processing personal data (facilities access control); |
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(a)

deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing facilities used for processing personal data (facilities access control);

| (b) | prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control); |
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(b)

prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control);

| (c) | prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored personal data (storage control); |
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(c)

prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored personal data (storage control);

| (d) | prevent the use of automated data-processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control); |
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(d)

prevent the use of automated data-processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control);

| (e) | ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system have access only to the data covered by their access authorisation and with individual and unique user identities and confidential access modes only (data access control); |
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(e)

ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system have access only to the data covered by their access authorisation and with individual and unique user identities and confidential access modes only (data access control);

| (ea) | ensure that all authorities with a right of access to SIS II or to the data processing facilities create profiles describing the functions and responsibilities for persons who are authorised to access, enter, update, delete and search the data and make these profiles available to the national supervisory authorities without delay upon their request (personnel profiles) |
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(ea)

ensure that all authorities with a right of access to SIS II or to the data processing facilities create profiles describing the functions and responsibilities for persons who are authorised to access, enter, update, delete and search the data and make these profiles available to the national supervisory authorities without delay upon their request (personnel profiles)

| (f) | ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies personal data may be transmitted using data communication equipment (communication control); |
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(f)

ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies personal data may be transmitted using data communication equipment (communication control);

| (g) | ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which personal data have been input into automated data-processing systems, when, by whom and for what purpose the data were input (input control); |
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(g)

ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which personal data have been input into automated data-processing systems, when, by whom and for what purpose the data were input (input control);

| (h) | prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of personal data during transfers of personal data, in particular by means of appropriate encryption techniques (transport control). |
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(h)

prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of personal data during transfers of personal data, in particular by means of appropriate encryption techniques (transport control).

| (ha) | monitor the effectiveness of the security measures referred to in this paragraph and take the necessary organisational measures related to internal monitoring to ensure the compliance with this Decision (...) (self-auditing). |
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(ha)

monitor the effectiveness of the security measures referred to in this paragraph and take the necessary organisational measures related to internal monitoring to ensure the compliance with this Decision (...) (self-auditing).

2.   Member States shall take measures equivalent to those referred to in paragraph 1 as regards security in respect of the exchange of supplementary information.

3.   (...)

4.   (...)

Article 10A

Confidentiality

Each Member State shall apply its rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent obligations of confidentiality to all persons and bodies required to work with SIS II data and supplementary information, in accordance with its national legislation. This obligation shall also apply after those people leave office or employment or after the termination of the activities of those bodies.

Article 11

Keeping of records at national level

| 1. | (a) | Member States not using national copies shall ensure that every access to and all exchanges of personal data with the CS-SIS are recorded in the N.SIS II for the purposes of checking whether the search is admissible or not, for the purpose of monitoring the lawfulness of data processing, for selfmonitoring, ensuring the proper functioning of the N.SIS II, data integrity and security. |
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| (b) | Member States using national copies shall ensure that every access to and all exchanges of SIS II data are recorded for the purposes specified in paragraph 1(a), with the exception of exchanges connected to the services referred to in Article 4(4). |

1.

(a)

Member States not using national copies shall ensure that every access to and all exchanges of personal data with the CS-SIS are recorded in the N.SIS II for the purposes of checking whether the search is admissible or not, for the purpose of monitoring the lawfulness of data processing, for selfmonitoring, ensuring the proper functioning of the N.SIS II, data integrity and security.

(b)

Member States using national copies shall ensure that every access to and all exchanges of SIS II data are recorded for the purposes specified in paragraph 1(a), with the exception of exchanges connected to the services referred to in Article 4(4).

1a   (moved to 1(b))

2.   The records shall show, in particular, the history of the alerts, the date and time of the data transmitted, the data used to perform a search, the reference to the data transmitted and the name of both the competent authority and the person responsible for processing the data.

3.   The records may only be used for the purpose specified in paragraph 1 and shall be deleted at the earliest after a period of one year and at the latest after a period of three years after their creation. The records which include the history of alerts shall be erased after a period of one to three years after the deletion of the alerts.

4.   Records may be kept longer if they are required for monitoring procedures which have already begun.

4a   The competent national authorities in charge of checking whether the search is admissible or not, for the purpose of monitoring the lawfulness of data processing, for self-monitoring, ensuring the proper functioning of the N.SIS II, data integrity and security, shall have access, within the limits of their competence and upon request, to these records to ensure that they are able to fulfil their tasks.

Article 11A

Self-monitoring

The Member States shall ensure that each authority entitled to access SIS II data shall take the measures necessary to ensure compliance with this Decision and shall cooperate, with the National Supervisory Authority, as referred to in Article 53.

Article 11B

Staff training

Before being authorised to process data stored in the SIS II, staff of the authorities with a right to access the SIS II shall receive appropriate training about data-security and data-protection rules and shall be informed of any relevant criminal offences and penalties.

Chapter III

Responsibilities of the Management Authority

Article 12

Operational management

1.   A Management Authority, which shall be funded by the budget of the European Union, shall be responsible for the operational management of the Central SIS II. It shall also be responsible for the following tasks related to the Communication Infrastructure:

| (a) | supervision; |
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(a)

supervision;

| (b) | security; |
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(b)

security;

| (c) | the coordination of relations between the Member States and the provider. |
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(c)

the coordination of relations between the Member States and the provider.

2.   The Commission shall be responsible for all other tasks related to the Communication Infrastructure, in particular:

| (a) | budget implementing tasks; |
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(a)

budget implementing tasks;

| (b) | acquisition and renewal; |
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(b)

acquisition and renewal;

| (c) | contractual matters. |
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(c)

contractual matters.

3.   During a transitional period before the Management Authority mentioned in paragraph 1 takes up its responsibilities, the Commission shall be responsible for the operational management of the Central SIS II. The Commission may entrust the exercise of this management as well as of budget implementing tasks, in accordance with the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (16), to national public sector bodies, in two different countries.

3aa   Each national public sector body, as referred to in paragraph 3, must comply in particular with the following selection criteria:

| (a) | it must demonstrate a long term experience in operating a large-scale information system with the functionalities referred to in Article 4(4); |
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(a)

it must demonstrate a long term experience in operating a large-scale information system with the functionalities referred to in Article 4(4);

| (b) | it must possess a long term expertise in the service and security requirements of an information system comparable to the functionalities referred to in Article 4(4); |
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(b)

it must possess a long term expertise in the service and security requirements of an information system comparable to the functionalities referred to in Article 4(4);

| (c) | it must have sufficient and experienced staff with the appropriate professional expertise and linguistic skills to work in an international cooperation environment such as that provided for in Article 4; |
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(c)

it must have sufficient and experienced staff with the appropriate professional expertise and linguistic skills to work in an international cooperation environment such as that provided for in Article 4;

| (d) | it must have a secure and (...) custom-built facility infrastructure available, in particular able to back-up and guarantee the continuous functioning of large-scale IT systems; and |
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(d)

it must have a secure and (...) custom-built facility infrastructure available, in particular able to back-up and guarantee the continuous functioning of large-scale IT systems; and

| (e) | it must work in an administrative environment allowing it to implement its tasks properly and avoid any conflict of interests. |
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(e)

it must work in an administrative environment allowing it to implement its tasks properly and avoid any conflict of interests.

3a   The Commission shall prior to any such delegation and at regular intervals afterwards inform the European Parliament and the Council about the conditions of delegation, the precise scope of the delegation, and the bodies to which tasks are delegated.

3b   In case the Commission delegates its responsibility during the transitional period pursuant to paragraph 3 it shall ensure that this delegation fully respects the limits set by the institutional system laid out in the Treaty. It shall ensure, in particular, that this delegation does not adversely affect any effective control mechanism under European Union law, be it by the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors or the European Data Protection Supervisor.

4.   Operational management of the Central SIS II shall consist of all the tasks necessary to keep the Central SIS II functioning on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week basis in accordance with this Decision, in particular the maintenance work and technical developments necessary for the smooth running of the system.

5.   (deleted)

6.   The Management Authority shall ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, that at all times the best available technology, subject to a cost-benefit analysis, is used for the Central SIS II.

Article 13

Security (...)

1.   The Management Authority shall, in relation to the Central SIS II and the Commission in relation to the Communication Infrastructure, adopt the necessary measures, including the adoption of a security plan, in order to:

| (aa) | physically protect data including by making contingency plans for the protection of critical infrastructure; |
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(aa)

physically protect data including by making contingency plans for the protection of critical infrastructure;

| (a) | deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing facilities used for processing personal data (facilities access control); |
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(a)

deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing facilities used for processing personal data (facilities access control);

| (b) | prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control); |
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(b)

prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control);

| (c) | prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored personal data (storage control); |
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(c)

prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored personal data (storage control);

| (d) | prevent the use of automated data-processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control); |
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(d)

prevent the use of automated data-processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control);

| (e) | ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system have access only to the data covered by their access authorisation and with individual and unique user identities and confidential access modes only (data access control); |
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(e)

ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system have access only to the data covered by their access authorisation and with individual and unique user identities and confidential access modes only (data access control);

| (ea) | create profiles describing the functions and responsibilities for persons who are authorised to access the data or the data processing facilities and make these profiles available to the European Data Protection Supervisor without delay upon its request (personnel profiles); |
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(ea)

create profiles describing the functions and responsibilities for persons who are authorised to access the data or the data processing facilities and make these profiles available to the European Data Protection Supervisor without delay upon its request (personnel profiles);

| (f) | ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies personal data may be transmitted using data communication equipment (communication control); |
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(f)

ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies personal data may be transmitted using data communication equipment (communication control);

| (fa) | ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which personal data have been input into automated data-processing systems, when and by whom the data were input (input control); |
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(fa)

ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which personal data have been input into automated data-processing systems, when and by whom the data were input (input control);

| (g) | prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of personal data during transfers of personal data or during transportation of data media in particular by means of appropriate encryption techniques (transport control); |
| --- | --- |

(g)

prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of personal data during transfers of personal data or during transportation of data media in particular by means of appropriate encryption techniques (transport control);

| (ga) | monitor the effectiveness of the security measures referred to in this paragraph and take the necessary organisational measures related to internal monitoring to ensure the compliance with this Decision (...) (self-auditing). |
| --- | --- |

(ga)

monitor the effectiveness of the security measures referred to in this paragraph and take the necessary organisational measures related to internal monitoring to ensure the compliance with this Decision (...) (self-auditing).

2.   The Management Authority shall take measures equivalent to those referred to in paragraph 1 as regards security (...) in respect of the exchange of supplementary information through the Communication Infrastructure.

3.   (...)

Article 13A

Confidentiality

1.   Without prejudice to Article 17 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, the Management Authority shall apply appropriate rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent obligations of confidentiality to all its staff required to work with SIS II data on comparable standards to those provided in Article 10A. This obligation shall also apply after those people leave office or employment or after the termination of their activities.

2.   The Management Authority shall take measures equivalent to those referred to in paragraph 1 as regards (...) confidentiality in respect of the exchange of supplementary information through the Communication Infrastructure.

Article 14

Keeping of records at central level

1.   The Management Authority shall ensure that every access to and all exchanges of personal data within the CS-SIS are recorded for the purposes provided for in Article 11(1).

2.   The records shall show, in particular, the history of the alerts, the date and time of the data transmitted, the data used to perform a search, the reference to the data transmitted and the identification of the competent authority responsible for processing the data.

3.   The records may only be used for the purposes provided for in paragraph 1 and shall be deleted at the earliest after a period of one year and at the latest after a period of three years after their creation. The records which include the history of alerts shall be erased after a period of one to three years after the deletion of the alerts.

4.   Records may be kept longer if they are required for monitoring procedures which have already begun.

4a   The competent authorities in charge of checking whether the search is admissible or not, for the purpose of monitoring the lawfulness of data processing, for self-monitoring, ensuring the proper functioning of the CS-SIS, data integrity and security, shall have access, within the limits of their competence and upon request, to these records to ensure that they are able to fulfil their tasks.

Article 14AA

Information campaign

The Commission shall, in cooperation with the National Supervisory Authorities referred to in Article 53 (1a), and the European Data Protection Supervisor, referred to in Article 53A(1), accompany the start of the operation of the SIS II with an information campaign informing the public about the objectives, the data stored, the authorities with access and the rights of persons. After its establishment, the Management Authority, in cooperation with the National Supervisory Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor, shall repeat such campaigns regularly. Member States shall, in cooperation with their national supervisory authorities, devise and implement the necessary policies to inform their citizens in general about the SIS II.

Chapter IIIA

Categories of data and Flagging

Article 14A

Categories of data

1.   Without prejudice to Article 8(1) or the provisions of this Decision providing for the storage of additional data, the SIS II shall contain only those categories of data which are supplied by each of the Member States, as required for the purposes laid down in Articles 15, 23, 27, 31 and 35.

2.   The categories of data shall be as follows:

| (a) | persons for whom an alert has been issued; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

persons for whom an alert has been issued;

| (b) | objects referred to in Articles 31 and 35. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

objects referred to in Articles 31 and 35.

3.   The information on persons for whom an alert has been issued shall be no more than the following:

| (a) | surname(s) and forename(s), name at birth and previously used names and any aliases possibly entered separately; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

surname(s) and forename(s), name at birth and previously used names and any aliases possibly entered separately;

| (b) | any specific, objective, physical characteristics not subject to change; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

any specific, objective, physical characteristics not subject to change;

| (c) | place and date of birth; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

place and date of birth;

| (d) | sex; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

sex;

| (e) | photographs; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

photographs;

| (f) | fingerprints; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

fingerprints;

| (g) | nationality(ies); |
| --- | --- |

(g)

nationality(ies);

| (h) | whether the persons concerned are armed, violent or have escaped; |
| --- | --- |

(h)

whether the persons concerned are armed, violent or have escaped;

| (i) | reason for the alert; |
| --- | --- |

(i)

reason for the alert;

| (j) | authority issuing the alert; |
| --- | --- |

(j)

authority issuing the alert;

| (k) | a reference to the decision giving rise to the alert (...); |
| --- | --- |

(k)

a reference to the decision giving rise to the alert (...);

| (l) | action to be taken; |
| --- | --- |

(l)

action to be taken;

| (m) | link(s) to other alerts issued in the SIS II pursuant to Article 46; |
| --- | --- |

(m)

link(s) to other alerts issued in the SIS II pursuant to Article 46;

| (n) | the type of offence. |
| --- | --- |

(n)

the type of offence.

4.   (...)

5.   The technical rules necessary for entering, updating, deleting and searching the data referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 61, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority referred to in Article 12.

5a   The technical rules necessary for searching data referred to in paragraph 5 shall be similar for searches in the CS-SIS, in national copies and in technical copies, as referred to in Article 40(2).

Article 14AB

Proportionality clause

The Member State issuing an alert shall determine whether the case is adequate, relevant and important enough to warrant entry of the alert in the SIS II.

Article 14AC

Specific rules for photographs and fingerprints

Photographs and fingerprints as referred to in Article 14A(3)(e) and (f) shall be used subject to the following provisions:

| (a) | Photographs and fingerprints shall only be entered following a special quality check to ascertain the fulfilment of a minimum data quality standard. The specification of the special quality check shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 61, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority referred to in Article 12. |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Photographs and fingerprints shall only be entered following a special quality check to ascertain the fulfilment of a minimum data quality standard. The specification of the special quality check shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 61, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority referred to in Article 12.

| (b) | Photographs and fingerprints shall only be used to confirm the identity of a person who has been found as a result of an alphanumeric search made in the SIS II. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Photographs and fingerprints shall only be used to confirm the identity of a person who has been found as a result of an alphanumeric search made in the SIS II.

| (c) | As soon as technically possible, fingerprints may also be used to identify a person on the basis of his/her biometric identifier. Before this functionality is implemented in the SIS II, the Commission shall present a report on the availability and readiness of the required technology, on which the European Parliament shall be consulted. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

As soon as technically possible, fingerprints may also be used to identify a person on the basis of his/her biometric identifier. Before this functionality is implemented in the SIS II, the Commission shall present a report on the availability and readiness of the required technology, on which the European Parliament shall be consulted.

Article 14AD

Requirement for an alert to be entered

1.   Alerts on persons cannot be entered without the data referred to in Articles 14A(3)(a), 14A(3)(d), 14A(3)(l) as well as, where applicable, Article 14A(3)(k).

2.   In addition, when available, all other data listed in Article 14A(3) shall (...) be entered.

Article 14B

General Provisions on Flagging

1.   Where a Member State considers that giving effect to an alert entered in accordance with Article 15, Article 23 or Article 31 is incompatible with its national law, its international obligations or essential national interests, it may subsequently require that a flag is added to the alert to the effect that the action to be taken on the basis of the alert will not be taken in its territory. The flag shall be added by the Sirene Bureau of the Member State which entered the alert.

2.   In order to enable Member States to require that a flag be added to an alert issued in accordance with Article 15, all Member States shall be notified automatically about any new alert of that category by the exchange of supplementary information.

3.   (...)

4.   If in particularly urgent and serious cases, an issuing Member State requests the execution of the action, the executing Member State shall examine whether it is able to allow the flag added at its behest to be withdrawn. If the executing Member State is able to do so, it shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the action to be taken can be carried out immediately.

Article 14C

Flagging related to alerts for arrest for surrender purposes

1.   Where Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA (17) applies, a flag preventing arrest shall only be added to an alert for arrest for surrender purposes where the competent judicial authority under national law for the execution of a European Arrest Warrant has refused its execution (...) on the basis of a ground for nonexecution and (...) where the addition of the flag has been required.

2.   However, at the behest of a competent judicial authority under national law, either on the basis of a general instruction or in a specific case, a flag may also be required to be added to an alert for arrest for surrender purposes if it is obvious that the execution of the European Arrest Warrant will have to be refused.

Chapter IV

Alerts in respect of persons wanted for arrest for surrender or extradition purposes

Article 15

Objectives and conditions for issuing alerts

1.   Data on persons wanted for arrest for surrender purposes on the basis of a European Arrest Warrant or wanted for arrest for extradition purposes shall be entered at the request of the judicial authority of the issuing Member State.

2.    Data on persons wanted for arrest for surrender purposes shall also be entered on the basis of arrest warrants issued in accordance with Agreements concluded between the European Union and third states on the basis of Articles 24 and 38 of the Treaty on European Union for the purpose of surrender of persons on the basis of an arrest warrant which provide for the transmission of such an arrest warrant via the Schengen Information System.

Article 16

Additional data on persons wanted for arrest with a view to surrender or extradition

(...)

Article 17

Additional data on persons wanted for arrest for surrender purposes

1.   If a person is wanted for arrest for surrender purposes on the basis of a European Arrest Warrant the issuing Member State shall enter into the SIS II a copy of the original of the European Arrest Warrant.

2.   The issuing Member State may enter a copy of a translation of the (...) European Arrest Warrant in one or more other official languages of the institutions of the European Union.

(...)

Article 17A

Supplementary information on persons wanted for arrest for surrender purposes

1.   The Member State which entered the alert into the SIS II for arrest for surrender purposes shall communicate the information referred to in Article 8(1) of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA through the exchange of supplementary information to all Member States.

(...)

Article 17B

Supplementary information on persons wanted for arrest for extradition purposes

1.   The Member State which entered the alert into the SIS II for extradition purposes shall communicate the following data through the exchange of supplementary information to all Member States:

| (a) | the authority which issued the request for arrest; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the authority which issued the request for arrest;

| (b) | whether there is an arrest warrant or a document having the same legal effect, or an enforceable judgement; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

whether there is an arrest warrant or a document having the same legal effect, or an enforceable judgement;

| (c) | the nature and legal classification of the offence; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the nature and legal classification of the offence;

| (d) | a description of the circumstances in which the offence was committed, including the time, place and the degree of participation in the offence by the person for whom the alert has been issued; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

a description of the circumstances in which the offence was committed, including the time, place and the degree of participation in the offence by the person for whom the alert has been issued;

| (e) | in so far as possible, the consequences of the offence; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

in so far as possible, the consequences of the offence;

| (f) | or any other information useful or necessary for the execution of the alert. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

or any other information useful or necessary for the execution of the alert.

2.   The data mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not be communicated where the data referred to in Articles 17 or 17A has already been provided and is considered being sufficient for the execution of the alert by the executing Member State.

Article 18

Authorities with right to access to alerts and additional data on persons wanted for arrest

(...)

Article 19

Conservation period of the alerts and additional data for arrest

(...)

Article 20

Conversion of alerts on persons wanted for arrest for surrender purposes or extradition purposes

If the arrest cannot be made either because (...) a requested Member State refuses in accordance with the procedures on flagging set out in Articles 14B or 14C, or because, in the case of an alert for arrest for extradition purposes, an investigation has not been completed, this Member State must regard the alert as being an alert for the purposes of communicating the whereabouts of the person concerned.

Article 21

Flagging related to alerts for arrest and surrender

(...)

Article 22

Execution of action based on an alert on a person wanted for arrest with a view to surrender or extradition

1.   (...) An alert entered in the SIS II in accordance with Article 15 in combination with the additional data referred to in Article 17, shall constitute and have the same effect as a European Arrest Warrant issued in accordance with (...) Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, where this Framework Decision applies.

2.   Where Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA does not apply, an alert entered in the SIS II (...) in accordance with Article 15 and 17B shall have the same force as a request for provisional arrest under Article 16 of the European Convention on Extradition of 13 December 1957 or Article 15 of the Benelux Treaty concerning Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of 27 June 1962, as amended by the protocol of 11 May 1974.

Chapter V

Alerts on missing persons (...)

Article 23

Objectives and conditions for issuing alerts

1.   Data on missing persons (...) who (...) need to be placed under protection and/or whose whereabouts need to be ascertained shall be entered into the SIS II at the request of the competent authority of the Member State issuing the alert.

2.   The following categories of missing persons may be entered:

| (a) | missing persons who need to be placed under protection






  (i) | for their own protection; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(a)

missing persons who need to be placed under protection

(i)

for their own protection;

| (ii) | in order to prevent threats; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

in order to prevent threats;

| (b) | missing persons who do not need to be placed under protection. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

missing persons who do not need to be placed under protection.

2a   Paragraph 2(a) shall apply only to persons who must be interned following a decision by a competent authority.

2b   Paragraphs 1 to 2a shall apply in particular to minors.

2c   Member States shall ensure that the data entered into SIS II indicates into which of the categories mentioned in paragraph 2 the missing person falls.

Article 24

Authorities with right to access to alerts

(...)

Article 25

Conservation period of the alerts

(...)

Article 26

Execution of action based on an alert

1.   Where persons referred to in Article 23 are found, the competent authorities shall, subject to paragraph 2, communicate their whereabouts to the Member State issuing the alert. They may, in the cases referred to in Article 23(2)(a) move the persons to a safe place in order to prevent them from continuing their journey, if so authorised by national law.

2.   The communication, other than between the competent authorities, of data on a missing person who has been found and who is of age shall be subject to that person's consent. However, the competent authorities may communicate the fact that the alert has been erased because the person has been located (...) to an interested person who reported the person missing.

Chapter VI

Alerts on persons who are sought so as to be able to assist with a judicial procedure

Article 27

Objectives and conditions for issuing alerts

For the purposes of communicating their place of residence or domicile Member States shall, at the request of a competent authority, enter in the SIS II data on:

| — | witnesses; |
| --- | --- |

—

witnesses;

| — | persons summoned or persons searched to be summoned to appear before the judicial authorities in connection with criminal proceedings in order to account for acts for which they are being prosecuted; |
| --- | --- |

—

persons summoned or persons searched to be summoned to appear before the judicial authorities in connection with criminal proceedings in order to account for acts for which they are being prosecuted;

| — | persons who are to be served with a criminal judgment or other documents in connection with criminal proceedings in order to account for acts for which they are being prosecuted; |
| --- | --- |

—

persons who are to be served with a criminal judgment or other documents in connection with criminal proceedings in order to account for acts for which they are being prosecuted;

| — | persons who are to be served with a summons to report in order to serve a penalty involving deprivation of liberty. |
| --- | --- |

—

persons who are to be served with a summons to report in order to serve a penalty involving deprivation of liberty.

Article 28

Authorities with right to access to alerts

(...)

Article 29

Conservation period of alerts

(...)

Article 30

Execution of the action based on an alert

The information requested shall be communicated to the requesting Member State through the exchange of supplementary information.

Chapter VII

Alerts on persons and objects for discreet checks or specific checks

Article 31

Objectives and conditions for issuing alerts

1.   Data on persons or vehicles, boats, aircrafts and containers shall be entered in accordance with the national law of the Member State issuing the alert, for the purposes of discreet checks or of specific checks in accordance with Article 32(4).

2.   Such an alert may be issued for the purposes of prosecuting criminal offences and for the prevention of threats to public security:

| (a) | where there is clear indication that a person intends to commit or is committing an (...) serious criminal offence, such as the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA; or |
| --- | --- |

(a)

where there is clear indication that a person intends to commit or is committing an (...) serious criminal offence, such as the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA; or

| (b) | where an overall assessment of a person, in particular on the basis of past criminal offences, gives reason to suppose that that person will also commit (...) serious criminal offences in the future, such as the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

where an overall assessment of a person, in particular on the basis of past criminal offences, gives reason to suppose that that person will also commit (...) serious criminal offences in the future, such as the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA;

3.   In addition, an alert may be issued in accordance with national law, at the request of the authorities responsible for national security, where there is concrete indication that the information referred to in Article 32(1) is necessary in order to prevent a serious threat by the person concerned or other serious threats to internal or external national security. The Member State issuing the alert pursuant to this paragraph shall (...) inform the other Member States thereof. Each Member State shall determine to which authorities this information shall be transmitted.

3a   Alerts on vehicles, boats, aircrafts and containers may be issued where there is a clear indication that they are connected with the serious criminal offences referred to in paragraph 2 or the serious threats referred to in paragraph 3.

Article 32

Execution of the action based on an alert

1.   For the purposes of discreet checks or specific checks, all or some of the following information may be collected and communicated to the authority issuing the alert when border control or other police and customs checks are carried out within the country:

| (a) | the fact that the person for whom, or the vehicle, boat, aircraft or container for which an alert has been issued has been found; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the fact that the person for whom, or the vehicle, boat, aircraft or container for which an alert has been issued has been found;

| (b) | the place, time or reason for the check; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the place, time or reason for the check;

| (c) | the route and destination of the journey; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the route and destination of the journey;

| (d) | the persons accompanying the persons concerned or the occupants of the vehicle, boat or aircraft who can reasonably be expected to be associated to the persons concerned; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

the persons accompanying the persons concerned or the occupants of the vehicle, boat or aircraft who can reasonably be expected to be associated to the persons concerned;

| (e) | the vehicle, boat, aircraft or container used; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

the vehicle, boat, aircraft or container used;

| (f) | objects carried; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

objects carried;

| (g) | the circumstances under which the person or the vehicle, boat, aircraft or container was found. |
| --- | --- |

(g)

the circumstances under which the person or the vehicle, boat, aircraft or container was found.

2.   The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be communicated through the exchange of supplementary information.

3.   For the collection of the information referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall take the necessary steps not to jeopardise the discreet nature of the check.

4.   During the specific checks referred to in Article 31, persons, vehicles, boats, aircraft, containers and objects carried may be searched in accordance with national law for the purposes referred to in that Article. If specific checks are not authorised under the law of a Member State, they shall automatically be replaced, in that Member State, by discreet checks.

Article 33

Authorities with right to access to alerts

(...)

Article 34

Conservation period of alerts

(...)

Chapter VIII

Alerts on objects for seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings

Article 35

Objectives and conditions for issuing alerts

1.   Data on objects sought for the purposes of seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings shall be entered in the SIS II.

2.   The following categories of readily identifiable objects shall be entered:

| (a) | motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc, boats and aircrafts; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc, boats and aircrafts;

| (b) | trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg, caravans, industrial equipment, outboard engines and containers; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg, caravans, industrial equipment, outboard engines and containers;

| (c) | firearms; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

firearms;

| (d) | blank official documents which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

blank official documents which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost;

| (e) | issued identity papers such as passports, identity cards, driving licenses, residence permits and travel documents which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

issued identity papers such as passports, identity cards, driving licenses, residence permits and travel documents which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated;

| (f) | vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated;

| (g) | banknotes(registered notes); |
| --- | --- |

(g)

banknotes(registered notes);

| (h) | securities and means of payment such as cheques, credit cards, bonds, stocks and shares which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated. |
| --- | --- |

(h)

securities and means of payment such as cheques, credit cards, bonds, stocks and shares which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated.

3.   The technical rules necessary for entering, updating, deleting and searching the data referred to in paragraph 2 shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 61, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority referred to in Article 12.

Article 36

Execution of the action based on an alert

1.   If a search brings to light an alert for an object which has been found, the authority which matched the two items of data shall contact the authority which issued the alert in order to agree on the measures to be taken. For this purpose, personal data may also be communicated in accordance with this Decision.

2.   The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be communicated through the exchange of supplementary information.

3.   The measures to be taken by the Member State which found the object must be in accordance with its national law.

Chapter VIIIA

Right to access and conservation of alerts

Article 37

Authorities with the right to access alerts

1.   Access to data entered in the SIS II in accordance with this Decision and the right to search such data directly or in a copy of data of the CS-SIS shall be reserved exclusively to the authorities responsible for:

| (a) | border control, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code); |
| --- | --- |

(a)

border control, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code);

| (b) | other police and customs checks carried out within the country, (...) the coordination of such checks by designated authorities. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

other police and customs checks carried out within the country, (...) the coordination of such checks by designated authorities.

2.   However, access to data entered in the SIS II and the right to search such data directly may also be exercised by national judicial authorities, inter alia, those responsible for the initiation of public prosecutions in criminal proceedings and judicial inquiries prior to indictment, in the performance of their tasks, as set out in national legislation, as well as their coordinating authorities.

3.   (moved to Article 37C)

3a   The authorities referred to in this Article shall be included in the list referred to in Article 40(7).

Article 37A

Access to SIS II data by Europol

1.   The European Police Office(Europol) shall within its mandate have the right to have access to, and to search directly, data entered into the SIS II in accordance with Articles 15, (...), 31 and 35.

2.   (moved to Article 37C)

3.   Where a search by Europol reveals the existence of an alert in the SIS II, Europol shall inform, via the channels defined by the Europol Convention, the Member State which issued the alert thereof.

4.   Use of information obtained from a search in the SIS II is subject to the consent of the Member State concerned. If the Member State allows the use of such information, the handling thereof shall be governed by the Europol Convention. Europol may only communicate such information to third States and third bodies with the consent of the Member State concerned.

5.   Europol may request further information from the Member State concerned in accordance with the provisions set out in the Europol Convention.

6.   Europol shall:

| (a) | record every access and search made by it, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

record every access and search made by it, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11;

| (b) | without prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5, not connect parts of the SIS II nor transfer the data contained therein to which it has access to any computer system for data collection and processing in operation by or at Europol nor download or otherwise copy any parts of the SIS II; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

without prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5, not connect parts of the SIS II nor transfer the data contained therein to which it has access to any computer system for data collection and processing in operation by or at Europol nor download or otherwise copy any parts of the SIS II;

| (c) | limit access to data entered into the SIS II to specifically authorised staff of Europol; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

limit access to data entered into the SIS II to specifically authorised staff of Europol;

| (d) | adopt and apply measures provided for in Articles 10 and 10A; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

adopt and apply measures provided for in Articles 10 and 10A;

| (e) | allow the Joint Supervisory Body, set up under Article 24 of the Europol Convention, to review the activities of Europol in the exercise of its right to accede to and to search data entered into the SIS II. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

allow the Joint Supervisory Body, set up under Article 24 of the Europol Convention, to review the activities of Europol in the exercise of its right to accede to and to search data entered into the SIS II.

Article 37B

Access to SIS II data by Eurojust

1.   The national members of Eurojust and their assistants shall within their mandate have the right to have access to, and search, data entered in accordance with Articles 15, 23, 27 and 35 into the SIS II.

2.   (moved to Article 37C)

3.   Where a search by a national member of Eurojust reveals the existence of an alert in the SIS II, he or she shall inform the Member State having issued the alert thereof. Any communication of information obtained from such a search may only be communicated to the third States and third bodies with the consent of the Member State having issued the alert.

4.   Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as affecting the provisions of the Council Decision setting up Eurojust concerning data protection and the liability for any unauthorised or incorrect processing of such data by national members of Eurojust or their assistants, or as affecting the powers of the Joint Supervisory Body set up pursuant to Article 23 of that Council Decision.

5.   Every access and search made by a national member of Eurojust or an assistant shall be recorded in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 and every use made by them of data to which they have acceded shall be registered.

6.   No parts of the SIS II shall be connected nor shall the data contained therein to which the national members or their assistants have access be transferred to any computer system for data collection and processing in operation by or at Eurojust nor shall any parts of the SIS II be downloaded.

7.   The access to data entered into the SIS II shall be limited to the national members and their assistants and not be extended to Eurojust staff.

8.   Measures as provided for in Articles 10 and 10A shall be adopted and applied.

Article 37C

Limits of access

Users, as well as Europol, the national members of Eurojust and their assistants, may only access data which they require for the performance of their tasks.

Article 38

Conservation period of alerts on persons

1.   Alerts on persons entered into the SIS II pursuant to this Decision shall be kept only for the time required to meet the purposes for which they were supplied.

2.   Within three years of entering such an alert into the SIS II the necessity of keeping the alert shall be reviewed by the Member State issuing it. The period shall be one year in the case of alerts on persons pursuant to Article 31. (...)

2aa   Each Member State shall, where appropriate, set shorter review periods in accordance with its national law.

2a   The Member State issuing the alert may, within the review period, decide, following a comprehensive individual assessment, which shall be (...) recorded, to keep the alert should this prove necessary for the purposes for which the alert was issued. In this case paragraph 2 applies accordingly. Any extension of the alert must be communicated to the CS-SIS.

3.   Alerts shall automatically be erased after the reviewing period referred to in paragraph 2 has expired. This will not apply in case the Member State issuing the alert communicated the extension of the alert to the CS-SIS as referred to in paragraph 2a. The CS-SIS shall automatically inform the Member States of scheduled deletion of data from the system four months in advance.

4.   (moved to paragraph 3)

4a   Member States shall keep statistics about the number of alerts the conservation period of which has been extended in accordance with paragraph 2a.

5.   (...)

6.   (...)

Article 38A

Conservation period of alerts on objects

1.   Alerts on objects entered into the SIS II pursuant to this Decision shall be kept only for the time required to meet the purposes for which they were supplied.

2.   Alerts on objects entered in accordance with Article 31 shall be kept for a maximum of five years.

3.   Alerts on objects entered in accordance with Article 35 shall be kept for a maximum of ten years.

4.   The conservation periods referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 may be extended should this prove necessary for the purposes for which the alert was issued. In this case, paragraphs 2 and 3 apply accordingly.

Chapter IX

General data processing rules

Article 39

Categories of data

(...)

Article 40

Processing of SIS II data

1.   The Member States may process the data provided for in Articles 15, 23, 27, 31 and 35 only for the purposes laid down for each category of alert referred to in those Articles.

2.   Data may only be copied for technical purposes, provided that such copying is necessary in order for the authorities referred to in Article 37 to carry out a direct search. The provisions of this Decision shall apply to these copies. Alerts issued by other Member States may not be copied from the N.SIS II into other national data files.

| 2A | (a) | Technical copies, as referred to in paragraph 2, which lead to off-line databases may only be created for a period that shall not exceed 48 hours. This duration may be extended in emergency situations. These copies shall be destroyed once the emergency situation comes to an end. |
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| (b) | (...) Member States shall keep an up-to-date inventory of these copies, make this inventory available to National Supervisory Authorities, as referred to in Article 53(1a) and ensure that the provisions of this Decision, in particular those referred to in Article 10, are applied in respect of these copies. |

2A

(a)

Technical copies, as referred to in paragraph 2, which lead to off-line databases may only be created for a period that shall not exceed 48 hours. This duration may be extended in emergency situations. These copies shall be destroyed once the emergency situation comes to an end.

(b)

(...) Member States shall keep an up-to-date inventory of these copies, make this inventory available to National Supervisory Authorities, as referred to in Article 53(1a) and ensure that the provisions of this Decision, in particular those referred to in Article 10, are applied in respect of these copies.

3.   Access to SIS II data shall only be authorised within the limits of the competence of the national authority and to duly authorised staff.

4.   With regard to the alerts laid down in Articles 15, 23, 27, 31 and 35 of this Decision, any processing of information contained therein for purposes other than those for which it was entered into the SIS II must be linked with a specific case and justified by the need to prevent an imminent serious threat to public policy and public security, on serious grounds of national security or for the purposes of preventing a serious criminal offence. Prior authorisation from the Member State issuing the alert must be obtained for this purpose.

5.   Data may not be used for administrative purposes.

6.   Any use of data which does not comply with paragraphs 1 to 5 shall be considered as misuse under the national law of each Member State.

7.   Each Member State shall send to the Management Authority a list of competent authorities which are authorised to search the data contained in the SIS II directly pursuant to this Decision and any changes thereto. That list shall specify, for each authority, which data it may search and for what purposes. The Management Authority shall ensure the annual publication of the list in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 41

Entering a reference number

(...)

Article 42

SIS II data and national files

1.   Article 40(2) shall not prejudice the right of a Member State to keep in its national file SIS II data in connection with which action has been taken on its territory. Such data shall be kept in national files for a maximum period of three years, except if specific provisions in national law provide for a longer retention period.

2.   Article 40(2) shall not prejudice the right of a Member State to keep in its national files data contained in a particular alert, which that Member State has issued in the SIS II.

Article 42A

SIS II alerts and national law

1.   (...)

2.   Insofar as European Union law does not lay down specific provisions, the law of each Member State shall apply to data entered in its N.SIS II.

3.   If the requested action cannot be performed, the requested Member State shall immediately inform the Member State issuing the alert.

Article 43

Quality of the data processed in the SIS II (...)

1.   The Member State issuing the alert shall be responsible for ensuring that the data is accurate, up-todate and is entered in the SIS II lawfully.

2.   Only the Member State issuing the alert shall be authorised to modify, add to, correct, update or delete data which it has entered.

3.   If one of the Member States which has not issued the alert has evidence suggesting that an item of data is factually incorrect or has been unlawfully stored, it shall, through the exchange of supplementary information, inform the Member State issuing the alert thereof at the earliest opportunity and not later than ten days after the said evidence has come to its attention; the latter shall (...) check the communication and, if necessary, correct or delete the item in question without delay.

4.   If the Member States are unable to reach agreement within two months, the Member State which did not issue the alert shall submit the case to the European Data Protection Supervisor who shall jointly with the involved National Supervisory Authorities, as referred to in Article 53(1a), act as mediator.

5.   (...)

5a   The Member States shall exchange supplementary information if a person claims not to be the person wanted by an alert. If the outcome of the check is that there are in fact two different persons this person shall be informed about the provisions referred to in Article 44.

6.   Where a person is already the subject of an alert in the SIS II, a Member State which enters a further alert shall reach agreement on the entry of the alert with the Member State which entered the first alert. The agreement shall be reached on the basis of the exchange of supplementary information.

Article 43A

Distinguishing between persons with similar characteristics

When, while introducing a new alert, it appears that there is already a person in the SIS II with the same identity description element, the following procedure shall be followed:

| (a) | the Sirene bureau shall contact the requesting department to clarify whether the alert is on the same person or not; |
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(a)

the Sirene bureau shall contact the requesting department to clarify whether the alert is on the same person or not;

| (b) | if the cross-check reveals that the person in question is indeed one and the same, the Sirene bureau shall apply the procedure for entering multiple alerts as referred to in Article 43(6). If the outcome of the check is that there are in fact two different people, the Sirene bureau approves the request for entering another alert by adding the necessary elements to avoid any misidentifications. |
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(b)

if the cross-check reveals that the person in question is indeed one and the same, the Sirene bureau shall apply the procedure for entering multiple alerts as referred to in Article 43(6). If the outcome of the check is that there are in fact two different people, the Sirene bureau approves the request for entering another alert by adding the necessary elements to avoid any misidentifications.

Article 44

Additional data for the purpose of dealing with misused identities

1.   Where confusion may arise between the person actually intended by an alert and a person whose identity has been misused, the Member State which entered the alert shall, subject to that person's explicit consent, add data related to the latter to the alert in order to avoid the negative consequences of misidentifications.

2.   The data related to a person whose identity has been misused shall only be (...) used for the following purposes:

| (a) | to allow the competent authority to differentiate the person whose identity has been misused from the person actually intended by the alert; |
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(a)

to allow the competent authority to differentiate the person whose identity has been misused from the person actually intended by the alert;

| (b) | to allow the person whose identity has been misused to prove his identity and to establish that his identity has been misused. |
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(b)

to allow the person whose identity has been misused to prove his identity and to establish that his identity has been misused.

3.   No more than the following personal data may be entered and further processed in SIS II for the purpose of this article:

| (a) | surname(s) and forename(s), name at birth and previously used names and any aliases possibly entered separately; |
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(a)

surname(s) and forename(s), name at birth and previously used names and any aliases possibly entered separately;

| (b) | any specific objective and physical characteristic not subject to change; |
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(b)

any specific objective and physical characteristic not subject to change;

| (c) | place and date of birth; |
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(c)

place and date of birth;

| (d) | sex; |
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(d)

sex;

| (e) | photographs; |
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(e)

photographs;

| (f) | fingerprints; |
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(f)

fingerprints;

| (g) | nationality(ies); |
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(g)

nationality(ies);

| (h) | number(s) of identity paper(s) and date of issuing. |
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(h)

number(s) of identity paper(s) and date of issuing.

3a   The technical rules necessary for entering, updating and deleting the data referred to in paragraph 3 shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 61, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority referred to in Article 12.

4.   The data referred to in paragraph 3 shall be erased at the same time as the corresponding alert or earlier if the person so requests.

5.   Only the authorities having the right to access the corresponding alert may access the data referred to in paragraph 3 and may do so for the sole purpose of avoiding misidentification.

Article 45

Flagging

(...)

Article 46

Links between alerts

1.   A Member State may create a link between alerts it issues in the SIS II. The effect of such a link shall be to establish a relationship between two or more alerts.

2.   The creation of a link shall not affect the specific action to be taken on the basis of each linked alert or the conservation period of each of the linked alerts.

3.   The creation of a link shall not affect the rights to access provided for in this Decision. Authorities with no right to access certain categories of alerts shall not be able to see the link to an alert to which they do not have access.

3a   A Member State shall create a link between alerts only when there is a clear operational need.

3b   Links may be created by a Member State in accordance with its national legislation provided that the principles outlined in the present Article are respected.

4.   When a Member State considers that the creation of a link by another Member State between alerts is incompatible with its national law or international obligations, it may take the necessary measures to ensure that there can be no access to the link from its national territory or by its authorities located outside its territory.

4a   The technical rules for linking alerts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 61, without prejudice to the provisions of the instrument setting up the Management Authority referred to in Article 12.

Article 47

Purpose and conservation period of supplementary information

1.   Member States shall keep a reference to the decisions giving rise to the alert at the Sirene bureau to support the exchange of supplementary information.

2.   Personal data held in files by the Sirene Bureau as a result of information exchanged (...) shall be kept only for such time as may be required to achieve the purposes for which they were supplied. They shall in any event be deleted at the latest one year after the alert related to the person concerned has been deleted from the SIS II.

3.   Paragraph 2 shall not prejudice the right of a Member State to keep in national files data relating to a particular alert which that Member State has issued or to an alert in connection with which action has been taken on its territory. The period of time for which such data may be held in such files shall be governed by national law.

Article 48

Transfer of personal data to third parties

1.   (...) Data processed in the SIS II in application of this Decision shall not be transferred or made available to a third country or to an international organisation.

2.   (...)

Article 48AA

Exchange of data on stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated passports with Interpol

1.   By way of derogation from Article 48, the passport number, country of issuance and the document type of stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated passports entered into the SIS II may be exchanged with members of Interpol by establishing a connection between the SIS II and the Interpol database on stolen or missing travel documents, subject to the conclusion of an Agreement between Interpol and the European Union. The Agreement shall provide that the transmission of data entered by a Member State shall be subject to the consent of that Member State.

2.   The Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 shall foresee that the data shared shall only be accessible to members of Interpol from countries that ensure an adequate level of protection of personal data. Before concluding this Agreement, the Council shall seek the opinion of the Commission on the adequacy of the level of protection of personal data and respect of fundamental rights and liberties regarding the automatic processing of personal data by Interpol and by countries which have delegated members to Interpol.

3.   The Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 may also provide for access through the SIS II for the Member States to data from the Interpol database on stolen or missing travel documents, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Decision governing alerts on stolen, misappropriated, lost and invalidated passports entered in the SIS II.

Chapter X

Data protection

Article 48A

Processing of sensitive categories of data

Processing of the categories of data listed in the first sentence of Article 6 of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data of 28 January 1981, shall not be authorised.

Article 49

Application of the Council of Europe Data Protection Convention

Personal data processed in application of this Decision shall be protected in accordance with the Council of Europe Convention of 28 January 1981 for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data and subsequent amendments thereto.

Article 50

Right of access, correction of inaccurate data and deletion of unlawfully stored data

1.   The right of persons to have access to data entered in the SIS II in accordance with this Decision which relate to them shall be exercised in accordance with the law of the Member State before which they invoke that right. If national law so provides, the national supervisory authority provided for in Article 53(1) shall decide whether information shall be communicated and by what procedures. A Member State which has not issued the alert may communicate information concerning such data only if it has previously given the Member State issuing the alert an opportunity to state its position. This shall be done through the exchange of supplementary information.

2.   Communication of information to the data subject shall be refused if this is indispensable for the performance of a lawful task in connection with the alert or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of third parties.

3.   Any person has the right to have factually inaccurate data relating to them corrected or unlawfully stored data relating to them deleted.

3a   The (...) individual concerned shall be informed as soon as possible and in any event not later than 60 days from the date on which he applies for access. If national law provides for a shorter delay, the latter shall be respected.

3b   The individual shall be informed about the follow-up given to the exercise of his rights of correction and deletion as soon as possible and in any event not later than 3 months from the date on which he applies for correction or deletion. If national law provides for a shorter delay, the latter shall be respected.

Article 51

Right of access, rectification and erasure

(...)

Article 52

Remedies

1.   Any person may bring an action before the courts or the authority competent under national law of any Member State to correct, delete or obtain information or to obtain compensation in connection with an alert involving them.

2.   The Member States undertake mutually to enforce final decisions taken by the courts or authorities referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 54.

3.   The rules on remedies provided for in this Article shall be evaluated by the Commission two years after the entry into force of this Decision.

Article 53

Supervision of the N.SIS II

1a   Each Member State shall ensure that an independent authority (hereinafter referred to as the ‘National Supervisory Authority’) monitors independently the lawfulness of the processing of SIS II personal data on and from their territory, including the exchange and further processing of supplementary information.

1b   The authority or authorities referred to in paragraph 1a shall ensure that at least every four years an audit of the data processing operations in the N.SIS II is carried out according to international auditing standards.

1c   Member States shall ensure that the authority or authorities referred to in paragraph 1a have sufficient resources to fulfil the tasks entrusted to them by this Decision.

2.   (...)

3.   (...)

4.   (...)

5.   (...)

6.   (...)

Article 53A

Supervision of the Management Authority

1.   The European Data Protection Supervisor shall monitor the personal data processing activities of the Management Authority. The duties and powers referred to in Articles 46 and 47 of 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 on the free movement of such data shall apply accordingly.

2.   The European Data Protection Supervisor shall ensure that at least every four years an audit of the Management Authority's personal data processing activities is carried out according to international auditing standards. The report of the audit shall be sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the Management Authority, the Commission and the National Supervisory Authorities (...). The Management Authority shall be given an opportunity to make comments before the report is adopted.

Article 53B

Cooperation between National Supervisory Authorities and the EDPS

1.   The National Supervisory Authorities (...) and the European Data Protection Supervisor, each acting within the scope of their respective competences, shall cooperate actively in the framework of their responsibilities and shall ensure coordinated supervision of SIS II.

2.   They shall, each acting within the scope of their respective competences, exchange relevant information, assist each other in carrying out audits and inspections, examine difficulties of interpretation or application of this Decision, study problems with the exercise of independent supervision or in the exercise of the rights of the data subject, draw up harmonised proposals for joint solutions to any problems and promote awareness of data protection rights, as may be needed.

3.   The national supervisory authorities (...) and the European Data Protection Supervisor shall meet for that purpose at least twice a year. The costs and servicing of these meetings shall be at the charge of the European Data Protection Supervisor. Rules of procedure shall be adopted at the first meeting. Further working methods shall be developed jointly according to need. A joint report of activities shall be sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Management Authority every two years.

Article 53C

Data protection during the transitional period

In case the Commission delegates its responsibilities during the transitional period, pursuant to Article 12(3), it shall ensure that the European Data Protection Supervisor shall have the right and possibility to fully exercise his tasks including the possibility to carry out checks on the spot or to exercise (...) any other powers endowed to the European Data Protection Supervisor by Article 47 of 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 on the free movement of such data.

Chapter XI

Liability and sanctions

Article 54

Liability

1.   Each Member State shall be liable in accordance with its national law for any injury caused to a person through the use of the N.SIS II. This shall also apply to injury caused by the Member State which issued the alert, where the latter entered factually inaccurate data or stored data unlawfully.

2.   If the Member State against which an action is brought is not the Member State issuing the alert, the latter shall be required to reimburse, on request, the sums paid out as compensation unless the data were used by the Member State requesting reimbursement in breach of this Decision.

3.   If failure of a Member State to comply with its obligations under this Decision causes damage to the SIS II, that Member State shall be held liable for such damage, unless and insofar as the Management Authority or other Member State(s) participating in the SIS II failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the damage from occurring or to minimise its impact.

Article 55

Sanctions

Member States shall ensure that any misuse of data entered into the SIS II or any exchange of supplementary information contrary to this Decision is subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions in accordance with national law.

Chapter XII

Access to SIS II by Europol and Eurojust

(...)

Chapter XIII

Final Provisions

Article 59

Monitoring and statistics

1.   The Management Authority shall ensure that procedures are in place to monitor the functioning of the SIS II against objectives, in terms of output, cost-effectiveness, security and quality of service.

2.   For the purposes of technical maintenance, reporting and statistics, the Management Authority shall have access to the necessary information related to the processing operations performed in the Central SIS II.

2a   Each year the Management Authority shall publish statistics showing the number of records per category of alert, the number of hits per category of alert and how many times the SIS II was accessed, respectively given as a total and for each Member State.

3.   Two years after the SIS II starts operations and every two years thereafter, the Management Authority shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the technical functioning of the Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure, including its security, the bilateral and multilateral exchange of supplementary information between Member States.

4.   Three years after the SIS II starts operations and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall produce an overall evaluation of the Central SIS II and the bilateral and multilateral exchange of supplementary information between Member States. This overall evaluation shall include the examination of results achieved against objectives, assess the continuing validity of the underlying rationale, the application of this Decision in respect of the Central SIS II, the security of the Central SIS II and any implications of future operations. The Commission shall transmit the reports on the evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council.

5.   Member States shall provide the Management Authority and the Commission with the information necessary to draft the reports referred to in paragraph 2a, 3 and 4.

5a.   The Management Authority shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to produce the overall evaluations referred to in paragraph 4.

(...)

Article 60

Advisory Committee

(...)

Article 61

Regulatory Committee

1.   Where reference is made to this Article, the Commission shall be assisted by a regulatory Committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. 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. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the EC Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. 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 Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure on a proposal made by the Chair on the basis of standard rules of procedure which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

3.   The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken.

4.   The Council may act by qualified majority on the proposal, within a period of two months from the date of referral to the Council. If within that period the Council has indicated by qualified majority that it opposes the proposal, the Commission shall reexamine it. It may submit an amended proposal to the Council, re-submit its proposal or present a legislative proposal. If on the expiry of that period the Council has neither adopted the proposed implementing act nor indicated its opposition to the proposal for implementing measures, the proposed implementing act shall be adopted by the Commission.

5.   The (...) Committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall exercise its function from the date of entry into force of this Decision.

Article 62

Amendment of the provisions of the Schengen Acquis

1.   For the purposes of matters falling within the scope of the EU Treaty, this Decision replaces on the date referred to in Article 65(1a) the provisions of Articles 64 and 92 to 119 of the Schengen Convention, with the exception of Article 102A thereof.

2.   For the purposes of matters falling within the scope of the EU Treaty, this Decision also repeals, on the date referred to in Article 65(1a), the following provisions of the Schengen acquis implementing those articles (18):

| — | Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 on the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the Schengen information system (C.SIS) (SCH/Com-ex (93) 16); |
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—

Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 on the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the Schengen information system (C.SIS) (SCH/Com-ex (93) 16);

| — | Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on the development of the SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 24); |
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—

Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on the development of the SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 24);

| — | Decision of the Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 35); |
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—

Decision of the Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 35);

| — | Decision of the Executive Committee of 21 April 1998 on C.SIS with 15/18 connections (SCH/Com-ex (98) 11); |
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—

Decision of the Executive Committee of 21 April 1998 on C.SIS with 15/18 connections (SCH/Com-ex (98) 11);

| — | Decision of the Executive Committee of 25 April 1997 on awarding the contract for the SIS II Preliminary Study (SCH/Com-ex (97) 2 rev. 2); |
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—

Decision of the Executive Committee of 25 April 1997 on awarding the contract for the SIS II Preliminary Study (SCH/Com-ex (97) 2 rev. 2);

| — | Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on C.SIS installation expenditure (SCH/Com-ex (99) 4); |
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—

Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on C.SIS installation expenditure (SCH/Com-ex (99) 4);

| — | Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on updating the Sirene Manual (SCH/Com-ex (99) 5); |
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—

Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on updating the Sirene Manual (SCH/Com-ex (99) 5);

| — | Declaration of the Executive Committee of 18 April 1996 defining the concept of alien (SCH/Com-ex (96) decl. 5); |
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—

Declaration of the Executive Committee of 18 April 1996 defining the concept of alien (SCH/Com-ex (96) decl. 5);

| — | Declaration of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the structure of SIS (SCH/Com-ex (99) decl. 2 rev.); |
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—

Declaration of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the structure of SIS (SCH/Com-ex (99) decl. 2 rev.);

| — | Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on contributions from Norway and Iceland to the costs of installing and operating of the C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 18). |
| --- | --- |

—

Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on contributions from Norway and Iceland to the costs of installing and operating of the C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 18).

3.   For the purposes of matters falling within the scope of the EU Treaty, references to the replaced articles of the Schengen Convention and relevant provisions of the Schengen acquis implementing those articles shall be construed as references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in the Annex.

Article 63

Repeal

Decision 2004/201/JHA, Decision 2005/211/JHA, (...) Decision 2005/719/JHA, Decision 2005/727/JHA, (...) Decision 2006/228/JHA, Decision 2006/229/JHA, (...) and Decision 2006/631/JHA (...) are repealed on the date referred to in Article 65(1a).

Article 64

Transitional period and budget

1.   Alerts may be transferred from SIS 1+ to the SIS II. The Member States shall ensure, giving priority to the alerts on persons, that the contents of the alerts that are transferred from the SIS 1+ to the SIS II satisfy the provisions of this Decision (...) as soon as possible and within three years of the date referred to in Article 65(1a) at the latest. During this transitional period, the Member States may continue to apply the provisions of Articles 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100 (...) of the Schengen Convention to the contents of the alerts that are transferred from the SIS 1+ to the SIS II subject to the following rules:

| — | (...) in the event of a modification of, an addition to or a correction or update (...) of the content of an alert transferred from the SIS 1+ to the SIS II, the Member States shall ensure that the alert satisfies the provisions of this Decision as from the time of that modification, addition, correction or update; |
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—

(...) in the event of a modification of, an addition to or a correction or update (...) of the content of an alert transferred from the SIS 1+ to the SIS II, the Member States shall ensure that the alert satisfies the provisions of this Decision as from the time of that modification, addition, correction or update;

| — | in the event of a hit on an alert transferred from the SIS 1+ to the SIS II, the Member States shall examine the compatibility of that alert with the provisions of this Decision immediately but without delaying the action to be taken on the basis of that alert. |
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—

in the event of a hit on an alert transferred from the SIS 1+ to the SIS II, the Member States shall examine the compatibility of that alert with the provisions of this Decision immediately but without delaying the action to be taken on the basis of that alert.

1a   (...)

2.   The remainder of the budget at the date set in accordance with Article 65(1a), which has been approved in accordance with the provisions of Article 119 of the Schengen Convention, shall be paid back to the Member States. The amounts to be repaid shall be calculated on the basis of the contributions from the Member States as laid down in the Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 on the financial regulation on the costs of installing and operating the Schengen Information System.

3.   During the transitional period referred to in Article 12(3), references in this Decision to the Management Authority shall be construed as a reference to the Commission.

Article 65

Entry into force, applicability and migration

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

1a   It shall apply to the Member States participating in the SIS 1+ from a date to be fixed by the Council, acting by the unanimity of its Members representing the Governments of the Member States participating in the SIS 1+.

2.   The date referred to in paragraph 1a shall be fixed after:

| (a) | the necessary implementing measures have been adopted; |
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(a)

the necessary implementing measures have been adopted;

| (b) | all Member States fully participating in the SIS 1+ have notified the Commission that they have made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to process SIS II data and exchange supplementary information; |
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(b)

all Member States fully participating in the SIS 1+ have notified the Commission that they have made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to process SIS II data and exchange supplementary information;

| (c) | the Commission has declared the successful completion of a comprehensive test of the SIS II, which shall be conducted by the Commission together with the Member States, and the preparatory bodies of the Council have validated the proposed test result. This validation will confirm that the level of performance of the SIS II is at least equivalent to that achieved with SIS 1+; |
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(c)

the Commission has declared the successful completion of a comprehensive test of the SIS II, which shall be conducted by the Commission together with the Member States, and the preparatory bodies of the Council have validated the proposed test result. This validation will confirm that the level of performance of the SIS II is at least equivalent to that achieved with SIS 1+;

| (d) | the Commission has made the necessary technical arrangements for allowing the Central SIS II to be connected to the N.SIS II of the Member States concerned; |
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(d)

the Commission has made the necessary technical arrangements for allowing the Central SIS II to be connected to the N.SIS II of the Member States concerned;

2a   The Commission shall inform the European Parliament of the results of the tests carried out according to paragraph 2(c).

3.   Any Decision of the Council taken in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

4.   (deleted)

Done at ..., on ...

For the Council

The President

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(2)  OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19. Convention as last amended by Council Decision 2005/211/JHA.

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(3)  OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 4.

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(4)  OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 1.

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(5)  OJ L ...

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(6)  OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1.

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(7)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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(8)  OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 47.

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(9)  OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2.

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(10)  OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1.

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(11)  OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.

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(12)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.

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(13)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

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(14)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 53.

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(15)  OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 26.

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(16)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, pp. 1-48.

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(17)  OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1.

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(18)  OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 439.

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ANNEX

Correlation table

| Schengen Convention
   (1)
  Articles | Decision Articles |
| --- | --- |
| Art. 92(1) | Art. 1(1); Art. 2(1); Art. 4(1)(2)(3) |
| Art. 92(2) | Art. 4(1) (2) (3); Art. 5(2)(3); Art. 6; Art. 9 |
| Art. 92(3) | Art. 4 (1)(2)(3); Art. 5(1); Art. 12 |
| Art. 92(4) | Art. 3 (1); Art. 7(2)(3); Art. 8 |
| Art. 93 | Art.1(2) |
| Art. 94(1) | Art. 40(1) |
| Art. 94(2) | Art. 15; Art. 23 (1); Art. 27; Art. 31(1);
  Art. 35(1) |
| Art. 94(3) | Art. 39(1); Art. 44(3) |
| Art. 94(4) | Art. 45 |
| Art. 95(1) | Art. 15 |
| Art. 95(2) | Art. 16; Art. 17; Art. 45 |
| Art. 95(3) | Art. 20; Art. 21; Art. 45 |
| Art. 95(4) | Art. 45(5) |
| Art. 95(5) | Art. 20(1) |
| Art. 95(6) | Art. 22 |
| Art. 96(1) | |
| Art. 96(2) | |
| Art. 96(3) | |
| Art. 97 | Art. 23; Art. 26 |
| Art. 98(1) | Art. 27 |
| Art. 98(2) | Art. 30 |
| Art. 99(1) | Art. 31(1) |
| Art. 99(2) | Art. 31(1) |
| Art. 99(3) | Art. 31(2) |
| Art. 99(4) | Art. 32(1)(2)(3) |
| Art. 99(5) | Art. 32(4) |
| Art. 99(6) | Art. 45 |
| Art. 100(1) | Art. 35 |
| Art. 100(2) | Art. 36 |
| Art. 100(3) | Art. 35 |
| Art. 101(1) | Art. 18(1)(4); Art. 24;
  Art. 28(1)(2); Art. 33(1)(2); Art. 37(1)(2) |
| Art. 101(2) | |
| Art. 101(3) | Art. 40(3) |
| Art. 101(4) | Art. 40(4) |
| Art. 101A(1) | Art. 18(2); Art. 33(3); Art. 37(3) |
| Art. 101A(2) | Art. 18(2); Art. 33(3); Art. 37(3) |
| Art. 101A(3) | Art. 57(1) |
| Art. 101A(4) | Art. 57(2) |
| Art. 101A(5) | Art. 57(7) |
| Art. 101A(6) | Art. 53(2); Art. 57(4)(5)(6) |
| Art. 101B(1) | Art. 18(3); Art. 28(3) |
| Art. 101B(2) | Art. 18(3); Art. 28(3);
  Art. 58(8) |
| Art. 101B(3) | Art. 58(1)(2) |
| Art. 101B(4) | Art. 53(2); Art. 58(3) |
| Art. 101B(5) | Art. 58(5) |
| Art. 101B(6) | Art. 58(6) |
| Art. 101B(7) | Art. 58(8) |
| Art. 101B(8) | Art. 58(4) |
| Art. 102(1) | Art. 40(1) |
| Art. 102(2) | Art. 42(1)(2) |
| Art. 102(3) | Art. 40(2) |
| Art. 102(4) | |
| Art. 102(5) | Art. 54(1) |
| Art. 103 | Art. 11 |
| Art. 104(1) | |
| Art. 104(2) | |
| Art. 104(3) | |
| Art. 105 | Art. 43(1) |
| Art. 106(1) | Art. 43(2) |
| Art. 106(2) | Art. 43(3) |
| Art. 106(3) | Art. 43(4) |
| Art. 107 | Art. 43(6) |
| Art. 108(1) | Art. 7(1) |
| Art. 108(2) | |
| Art. 108(3) | Art. 6; Art. 7(1);
  Art. 9(1) |
| Art. 108(4) | Art. 7(3) |
| Art. 109(1) | Art. 50(1); Art. 51(1)(2)(3) |
| Art. 109(2) | Art. 51(4) |
| Art. 110 | Art. 51(1)(5); Art. 53(1) |
| Art. 111(1) | Art. 52 |
| Art. 111(2) | |
| Art. 112(1) | Art. 19(1)(2); Art. 25(1)(2);
  Art. 29(1)(2); Art. 34(1)(2)(3); Art. 43(7) |
| Art. 112(2) | Art. 43(7) |
| Art. 112(3) | Art. 19(3); Art. 25(3);
  Art. 29(3); Art. 34(4);
  Art. 38(5) |
| Art. 112(4) | Art. 19(2); Art. 25(2);
  Art. 29(2); Art. 34(3);
  Art. 38(4) |
| Art. 112A(1) | Art. 47(1) |
| Art. 112A(2) | Art. 47(2) |
| Art. 113(1) | Art. 38(1)(2)(3) |
| Art. 113(2) | Art. 14(3)(4)(5)(6) |
| Art. 113A(1) | Art. 47(1) |
| Art. 113A(2) | Art. 47(2) |
| Art. 114(1) | Art. 53(1) |
| Art. 114(2) | Art. 53 |
| Art. 115(1) | Art. 53(3) |
| Art. 115(2) | |
| Art. 115(3) | |
| Art. 115(4) | |
| Art. 116(1) | Art. 54(1) |
| Art. 116(2) | Art. 54(2) |
| Art. 117(1) | Art. 49 |
| Art. 117(2) | |
| Art. 118(1) | Art. 10(1) |
| Art. 118(2) | Art. 10(1) |
| Art. 118(3) | Art. 10(3) |
| Art. 118(4) | Art. 13 |
| Art. 119(1) | Art. 5(1); Art. 64(2) |
| Art. 119(2) | Art. 5(2)(3) |

Schengen Convention
   (1)
  Articles

Decision Articles

Art. 92(1)

Art. 1(1); Art. 2(1); Art. 4(1)(2)(3)

Art. 92(2)

Art. 4(1) (2) (3); Art. 5(2)(3); Art. 6; Art. 9

Art. 92(3)

Art. 4 (1)(2)(3); Art. 5(1); Art. 12

Art. 92(4)

Art. 3 (1); Art. 7(2)(3); Art. 8

Art. 93

Art.1(2)

Art. 94(1)

Art. 40(1)

Art. 94(2)

Art. 15; Art. 23 (1); Art. 27; Art. 31(1);

Art. 35(1)

Art. 94(3)

Art. 39(1); Art. 44(3)

Art. 94(4)

Art. 45

Art. 95(1)

Art. 15

Art. 95(2)

Art. 16; Art. 17; Art. 45

Art. 95(3)

Art. 20; Art. 21; Art. 45

Art. 95(4)

Art. 45(5)

Art. 95(5)

Art. 20(1)

Art. 95(6)

Art. 22

Art. 96(1)

Art. 96(2)

Art. 96(3)

Art. 97

Art. 23; Art. 26

Art. 98(1)

Art. 27

Art. 98(2)

Art. 30

Art. 99(1)

Art. 31(1)

Art. 99(2)

Art. 31(1)

Art. 99(3)

Art. 31(2)

Art. 99(4)

Art. 32(1)(2)(3)

Art. 99(5)

Art. 32(4)

Art. 99(6)

Art. 45

Art. 100(1)

Art. 35

Art. 100(2)

Art. 36

Art. 100(3)

Art. 35

Art. 101(1)

Art. 18(1)(4); Art. 24;

Art. 28(1)(2); Art. 33(1)(2); Art. 37(1)(2)

Art. 101(2)

Art. 101(3)

Art. 40(3)

Art. 101(4)

Art. 40(4)

Art. 101A(1)

Art. 18(2); Art. 33(3); Art. 37(3)

Art. 101A(2)

Art. 18(2); Art. 33(3); Art. 37(3)

Art. 101A(3)

Art. 57(1)

Art. 101A(4)

Art. 57(2)

Art. 101A(5)

Art. 57(7)

Art. 101A(6)

Art. 53(2); Art. 57(4)(5)(6)

Art. 101B(1)

Art. 18(3); Art. 28(3)

Art. 101B(2)

Art. 18(3); Art. 28(3);

Art. 58(8)

Art. 101B(3)

Art. 58(1)(2)

Art. 101B(4)

Art. 53(2); Art. 58(3)

Art. 101B(5)

Art. 58(5)

Art. 101B(6)

Art. 58(6)

Art. 101B(7)

Art. 58(8)

Art. 101B(8)

Art. 58(4)

Art. 102(1)

Art. 40(1)

Art. 102(2)

Art. 42(1)(2)

Art. 102(3)

Art. 40(2)

Art. 102(4)

Art. 102(5)

Art. 54(1)

Art. 103

Art. 11

Art. 104(1)

Art. 104(2)

Art. 104(3)

Art. 105

Art. 43(1)

Art. 106(1)

Art. 43(2)

Art. 106(2)

Art. 43(3)

Art. 106(3)

Art. 43(4)

Art. 107

Art. 43(6)

Art. 108(1)

Art. 7(1)

Art. 108(2)

Art. 108(3)

Art. 6; Art. 7(1);

Art. 9(1)

Art. 108(4)

Art. 7(3)

Art. 109(1)

Art. 50(1); Art. 51(1)(2)(3)

Art. 109(2)

Art. 51(4)

Art. 110

Art. 51(1)(5); Art. 53(1)

Art. 111(1)

Art. 52

Art. 111(2)

Art. 112(1)

Art. 19(1)(2); Art. 25(1)(2);

Art. 29(1)(2); Art. 34(1)(2)(3); Art. 43(7)

Art. 112(2)

Art. 43(7)

Art. 112(3)

Art. 19(3); Art. 25(3);

Art. 29(3); Art. 34(4);

Art. 38(5)

Art. 112(4)

Art. 19(2); Art. 25(2);

Art. 29(2); Art. 34(3);

Art. 38(4)

Art. 112A(1)

Art. 47(1)

Art. 112A(2)

Art. 47(2)

Art. 113(1)

Art. 38(1)(2)(3)

Art. 113(2)

Art. 14(3)(4)(5)(6)

Art. 113A(1)

Art. 47(1)

Art. 113A(2)

Art. 47(2)

Art. 114(1)

Art. 53(1)

Art. 114(2)

Art. 53

Art. 115(1)

Art. 53(3)

Art. 115(2)

Art. 115(3)

Art. 115(4)

Art. 116(1)

Art. 54(1)

Art. 116(2)

Art. 54(2)

Art. 117(1)

Art. 49

Art. 117(2)

Art. 118(1)

Art. 10(1)

Art. 118(2)

Art. 10(1)

Art. 118(3)

Art. 10(3)

Art. 118(4)

Art. 13

Art. 119(1)

Art. 5(1); Art. 64(2)

Art. 119(2)

Art. 5(2)(3)

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(1)  Articles and paragraphs in italics have been added or amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 871/2004 and Council Decision 2005/211/JAI on the introduction of new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism.

P6_TA(2006)0448

Murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya

European Parliament resolution on EU-Russia relations following the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the objectives of consolidating democracy and political freedoms in the Russian Federation, as laid down in the EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) which entered into force on 1 December 1997, with negotiations on a new agreement due to start before the end of 2006, |
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having regard to the objectives of consolidating democracy and political freedoms in the Russian Federation, as laid down in the EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) which entered into force on 1 December 1997, with negotiations on a new agreement due to start before the end of 2006,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions and declarations concerning freedom of the press and freedom of speech in Russia, and in particular its resolution on EU-Russia relations of 26 May 2005 (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions and declarations concerning freedom of the press and freedom of speech in Russia, and in particular its resolution on EU-Russia relations of 26 May 2005 (1),

| — | recalling the obligations of the Russian Federation with respect to human rights, in particular in light of the fact that Russia currently chairs the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, |
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—

recalling the obligations of the Russian Federation with respect to human rights, in particular in light of the fact that Russia currently chairs the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed in the elevator of her apartment block on Saturday, 7 October 2006, being shot in a manner consistent with a contract killing, |
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A.

whereas the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed in the elevator of her apartment block on Saturday, 7 October 2006, being shot in a manner consistent with a contract killing,

| B. | whereas Anna Politkovskaya published many articles and several books on the human rights situation in Russia, and in Chechnya and the Northern Caucasus in particular, |
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B.

whereas Anna Politkovskaya published many articles and several books on the human rights situation in Russia, and in Chechnya and the Northern Caucasus in particular,

| C. | whereas Anna Politkovskaya was also a dedicated defender of human rights in Russia and gave effective support to the victims of human rights violations, particularly in Chechnya, |
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C.

whereas Anna Politkovskaya was also a dedicated defender of human rights in Russia and gave effective support to the victims of human rights violations, particularly in Chechnya,

| D. | whereas this murder follows that of Andrei Kozlov, the deputy chairman of the Russian Central Bank, who was trying to reform Russia's banking system; whereas, also, the commercial director of the Itar- Tass press agency, Anatoly Voronin, was killed in his apartment on 16 October 2006, |
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D.

whereas this murder follows that of Andrei Kozlov, the deputy chairman of the Russian Central Bank, who was trying to reform Russia's banking system; whereas, also, the commercial director of the Itar- Tass press agency, Anatoly Voronin, was killed in his apartment on 16 October 2006,

| E. | whereas the murdering of political opponents has become a worrying phenomenon in the Russian political arena, |
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E.

whereas the murdering of political opponents has become a worrying phenomenon in the Russian political arena,

| F. | whereas Russia, according to Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists, is near the top of the list of countries in which journalists have been murdered, |
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F.

whereas Russia, according to Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists, is near the top of the list of countries in which journalists have been murdered,

| G. | whereas investigations into these murders have been insufficient and in most cases the killers have never been revealed, |
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G.

whereas investigations into these murders have been insufficient and in most cases the killers have never been revealed,

| H. | whereas serious public concern has been expressed both in the international arena and in Russia itself about the growing restrictions on press freedom and freedom of speech, |
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H.

whereas serious public concern has been expressed both in the international arena and in Russia itself about the growing restrictions on press freedom and freedom of speech,

| I. | whereas freedom of the media, effective protection of independent journalists and full support for the work of human rights organisations are an essential element in the democratic development of a country, |
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I.

whereas freedom of the media, effective protection of independent journalists and full support for the work of human rights organisations are an essential element in the democratic development of a country,

| 1. | Pays tribute to the work and merits of Anna Politkovskaya, a highly respected investigative reporter known as the symbol of honest journalism in Russia, who was awarded many prizes, among others the Olof Palme Prize, who courageously stood up in defence of human life and dignity and who exposed and objectively reported on various forms of crimes against humanity, especially in Chechnya; |
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1.

Pays tribute to the work and merits of Anna Politkovskaya, a highly respected investigative reporter known as the symbol of honest journalism in Russia, who was awarded many prizes, among others the Olof Palme Prize, who courageously stood up in defence of human life and dignity and who exposed and objectively reported on various forms of crimes against humanity, especially in Chechnya;

| 2. | Expresses its sincere condolences to the family of Anna Politkovskaya and to her friends and colleagues in journalism and the human rights movement; |
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2.

Expresses its sincere condolences to the family of Anna Politkovskaya and to her friends and colleagues in journalism and the human rights movement;

| 3. | Condemns in the strongest terms the murder of Anna Politkovskaya and calls on the Russian authorities to conduct an independent and efficient investigation to find and punish those responsible for this cowardly crime; calls on the EU and the Council of Europe to monitor these investigations closely; |
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3.

Condemns in the strongest terms the murder of Anna Politkovskaya and calls on the Russian authorities to conduct an independent and efficient investigation to find and punish those responsible for this cowardly crime; calls on the EU and the Council of Europe to monitor these investigations closely;

| 4. | Voices its deep concern over the increasing intimidation, harassment and murder of independent journalists and of other persons critical of the current government, and reminds the Russian Government that a continuation of this tendency will negatively affect Russia's overall reputation; |
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4.

Voices its deep concern over the increasing intimidation, harassment and murder of independent journalists and of other persons critical of the current government, and reminds the Russian Government that a continuation of this tendency will negatively affect Russia's overall reputation;

| 5. | Calls on the Russian authorities to fight actively against intimidation of independent journalists and human rights activists and to give full protection to independent journalists who expose serious cases of injustice in their country and to human rights organisations and their representatives who defend the victims of human rights violations; |
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5.

Calls on the Russian authorities to fight actively against intimidation of independent journalists and human rights activists and to give full protection to independent journalists who expose serious cases of injustice in their country and to human rights organisations and their representatives who defend the victims of human rights violations;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take a principled and steadfast stand in the negotiations on a new PCA with the Russian Federation, insisting on the safeguarding of freedom of the press and respect for independent journalism in accordance with European standards; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take a principled and steadfast stand in the negotiations on a new PCA with the Russian Federation, insisting on the safeguarding of freedom of the press and respect for independent journalism in accordance with European standards;

| 7. | Urges the Council, in this context, to give serious thought to the future of relations with the Russian Federation, debating the subject with the European Parliament and civil society with a view to placing democracy, human rights and freedom of expression at the core of any future agreement and instituting a clear mechanism to monitor the implementation of all the clauses of such an agreement; |
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7.

Urges the Council, in this context, to give serious thought to the future of relations with the Russian Federation, debating the subject with the European Parliament and civil society with a view to placing democracy, human rights and freedom of expression at the core of any future agreement and instituting a clear mechanism to monitor the implementation of all the clauses of such an agreement;

| 8. | Calls for the EU-Russia Human Rights Dialogue to be stepped up so as to make it more effective and result-oriented, while fully involving the European Parliament at all levels, with a view to strengthening this element in the new PCA due to be negotiated soon; |
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8.

Calls for the EU-Russia Human Rights Dialogue to be stepped up so as to make it more effective and result-oriented, while fully involving the European Parliament at all levels, with a view to strengthening this element in the new PCA due to be negotiated soon;

| 9. | Considers that all democratic institutions, including the European Parliament, should fulfil their moral obligation to condemn such crimes without delay, showing their determination to defend human rights, regardless of political circumstances; |
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9.

Considers that all democratic institutions, including the European Parliament, should fulfil their moral obligation to condemn such crimes without delay, showing their determination to defend human rights, regardless of political circumstances;

| 10. | Expresses its deep concern at the fact that, under the new legislation on civil society organisations, more than 90 non-governmental organisations have been forced to cease their operations in Russia; urges the Russian authorities to speed up the registration procedures, in the meantime allowing those organisations to pursue their activities until their application is correctly dealt with and entered in the register; calls on the Russian Government not to use the vagueness of the rules of the new law as a pretext to silence the critical voices of civil society; |
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10.

Expresses its deep concern at the fact that, under the new legislation on civil society organisations, more than 90 non-governmental organisations have been forced to cease their operations in Russia; urges the Russian authorities to speed up the registration procedures, in the meantime allowing those organisations to pursue their activities until their application is correctly dealt with and entered in the register; calls on the Russian Government not to use the vagueness of the rules of the new law as a pretext to silence the critical voices of civil society;

| 11. | Is aware that the only way to truly honour Anna Politkovskaya's passionate commitment to truth, justice and human dignity is to make common efforts to realise Anna Politkovskaya's dream of a democratic Russia which fully respects the rights and liberties of its citizens; |
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11.

Is aware that the only way to truly honour Anna Politkovskaya's passionate commitment to truth, justice and human dignity is to make common efforts to realise Anna Politkovskaya's dream of a democratic Russia which fully respects the rights and liberties of its citizens;

| 12. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the parliaments and governments of the Member States, the Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation and the Council of Europe. |
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12.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the parliaments and governments of the Member States, the Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation and the Council of Europe.

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(1)  OJ C 117 E, 18.5.2006, p. 235.

P6_TA(2006)0449

Breast cancer

European Parliament resolution on breast cancer in the enlarged European Union

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 152 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 152 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (1), |
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—

having regard to Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 5 June 2003 on breast cancer in the European Union (2), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 5 June 2003 on breast cancer in the European Union (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2003 on the Commission communication on Community and national measures in relation to breast implants (3), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2003 on the Commission communication on Community and national measures in relation to breast implants (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 4 October 2001 on the patenting of BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer genes (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 4 October 2001 on the patenting of BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer genes (4),

| — | having regard to the Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003 on cancer screening (5), |
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having regard to the Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003 on cancer screening (5),

| — | having regard to the fourth edition of the Commission's ‘European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis’ of April 2006 (6) (‘the EU guidelines’), |
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having regard to the fourth edition of the Commission's ‘European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis’ of April 2006 (6) (‘the EU guidelines’),

| — | having regard to the meeting of the IARC Cancer Control Forum, comprising the directors of the national cancer research institutes, held from 17 to 19 July 2006 at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, |
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having regard to the meeting of the IARC Cancer Control Forum, comprising the directors of the national cancer research institutes, held from 17 to 19 July 2006 at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon,

| — | having regard to the workshop on ‘The Need for European Guidelines on Breast Care Nursing’ held at the European Parliament on 17 October 2006, |
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having regard to the workshop on ‘The Need for European Guidelines on Breast Care Nursing’ held at the European Parliament on 17 October 2006,

| — | having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women and 275 000 women contract breast cancer in the European Union every year (7), |
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A.

whereas breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women and 275 000 women contract breast cancer in the European Union every year (7),

| B. | whereas ever-increasing numbers of younger women are contracting breast cancer: 35 % of women with breast cancer are aged under 55, and 12 % of breast cancer cases even involve women aged under 45 (8), |
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B.

whereas ever-increasing numbers of younger women are contracting breast cancer: 35 % of women with breast cancer are aged under 55, and 12 % of breast cancer cases even involve women aged under 45 (8),

| C. | whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women aged between 35 and 59 (9), and 88 000 women die of breast cancer in the European Union every year (10), |
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C.

whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women aged between 35 and 59 (9), and 88 000 women die of breast cancer in the European Union every year (10),

| D. | whereas breast cancer is the second most common of all cancers, and whereas men also contract breast cancer, some 1 000 men dying of breast cancer in the European Union every year (11), |
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D.

whereas breast cancer is the second most common of all cancers, and whereas men also contract breast cancer, some 1 000 men dying of breast cancer in the European Union every year (11),

| E. | whereas young women with breast cancer are particularly affected by problems such as reintegration into the employment market and inadequate financial protection, and are also faced with very specific life-plan problems such as infertility caused by hormone treatment and being diagnosed while pregnant, |
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E.

whereas young women with breast cancer are particularly affected by problems such as reintegration into the employment market and inadequate financial protection, and are also faced with very specific life-plan problems such as infertility caused by hormone treatment and being diagnosed while pregnant,

| F. | whereas, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer mortality rates vary among the EU-25 Member States by over 50 %, and the mastectomy rate even for early-stage breast cancer differs by up to 60 % among the Member States (12)
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F.

whereas, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer mortality rates vary among the EU-25 Member States by over 50 %, and the mastectomy rate even for early-stage breast cancer differs by up to 60 % among the Member States (12)
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| G. | whereas the causes of breast cancer must be more comprehensively investigated, particularly the role of harmful chemicals and environmental pollutants, nutrition, lifestyle, genetic factors, and the interactions of all these, |
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G.

whereas the causes of breast cancer must be more comprehensively investigated, particularly the role of harmful chemicals and environmental pollutants, nutrition, lifestyle, genetic factors, and the interactions of all these,

| H. | whereas, according to the WHO, mammographic screening can reduce deaths from breast cancer by up to 35 % in women aged between 50 and 69, and early studies show that screening can also help to reduce mortality in women aged between 40 and 49 (13), |
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H.

whereas, according to the WHO, mammographic screening can reduce deaths from breast cancer by up to 35 % in women aged between 50 and 69, and early studies show that screening can also help to reduce mortality in women aged between 40 and 49 (13),

| I. | whereas although the EU guidelines for breast cancer screening were first drawn up in 1992, mammographic screening is currently only offered nationwide in 11 Member States (Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom), |
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I.

whereas although the EU guidelines for breast cancer screening were first drawn up in 1992, mammographic screening is currently only offered nationwide in 11 Member States (Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom),

| J. | whereas even in the abovementioned Member States with nationwide screening, this is often not carried out in accordance with the EU guidelines from the population point of view, and fails to meet many other quality criteria, and whereas those guidelines are still almost unknown in the new Member States, |
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J.

whereas even in the abovementioned Member States with nationwide screening, this is often not carried out in accordance with the EU guidelines from the population point of view, and fails to meet many other quality criteria, and whereas those guidelines are still almost unknown in the new Member States,

| K. | whereas nationwide breast cancer care with interdisciplinary units complying with the high standards recommended in the EU guidelines is provided in only one Member State (the United Kingdom), and even there is not fully implemented, |
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K.

whereas nationwide breast cancer care with interdisciplinary units complying with the high standards recommended in the EU guidelines is provided in only one Member State (the United Kingdom), and even there is not fully implemented,

| L. | whereas breast cancer care of guaranteed quality leads in the medium and long term to savings for the health care system, since unnecessary tests and treatments can be avoided, and breast cancer is detected earlier, so that fewer cost-intensive operations and follow-up treatments are necessary, |
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L.

whereas breast cancer care of guaranteed quality leads in the medium and long term to savings for the health care system, since unnecessary tests and treatments can be avoided, and breast cancer is detected earlier, so that fewer cost-intensive operations and follow-up treatments are necessary,

| M. | whereas the fourth edition of the EU guidelines (2006) recommends deployment of two breast care nurses per breast unit (14), but whereas there is as yet no generally recognised training profile for this profession, |
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M.

whereas the fourth edition of the EU guidelines (2006) recommends deployment of two breast care nurses per breast unit (14), but whereas there is as yet no generally recognised training profile for this profession,

| N. | whereas the specialised training of all medical staff called for in the EU guidelines is essential to the quality of early detection and treatment, and whereas the corresponding provision of further training can be funded in the EU Member States from the European Social Fund and, in the accession countries, from pre-accession funds, |
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N.

whereas the specialised training of all medical staff called for in the EU guidelines is essential to the quality of early detection and treatment, and whereas the corresponding provision of further training can be funded in the EU Member States from the European Social Fund and, in the accession countries, from pre-accession funds,

| O. | whereas the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) can be used in the new Member States for the development of health care structures, and consequently for the implementation of mammographic screening and specialised breast units, and whereas this is also possible in the accession countries with the help of pre-accession funds, |
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O.

whereas the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) can be used in the new Member States for the development of health care structures, and consequently for the implementation of mammographic screening and specialised breast units, and whereas this is also possible in the accession countries with the help of pre-accession funds,

| P. | whereas with the Lisbon Strategy an employment quota of 60 % for women is targeted by 2010, and whereas the most recent studies show that one fifth of former breast cancer patients do not return to work, although they are deemed fit to do so (15), and that women who return to work are often faced with reductions in their income (16), |
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P.

whereas with the Lisbon Strategy an employment quota of 60 % for women is targeted by 2010, and whereas the most recent studies show that one fifth of former breast cancer patients do not return to work, although they are deemed fit to do so (15), and that women who return to work are often faced with reductions in their income (16),

| 1. | Calls on the Commission to present without delay the progress report, which Parliament called for by 2006 in its above-mentioned resolution of 5 June 2003, on the steps taken by the Member States to lower breast cancer mortality rates; |
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1.

Calls on the Commission to present without delay the progress report, which Parliament called for by 2006 in its above-mentioned resolution of 5 June 2003, on the steps taken by the Member States to lower breast cancer mortality rates;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to present in 2007 the report on implementation of cancer screening programmes in accordance with the above-mentioned Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to present in 2007 the report on implementation of cancer screening programmes in accordance with the above-mentioned Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003;

| 3. | Reiterates its call on the Member States to introduce nationwide breast screening, whereby all women aged between 50 and 69 will be offered a mammogram in line with the EU guidelines at two-year intervals, in order to achieve a significant decrease in deaths from breast cancer; |
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3.

Reiterates its call on the Member States to introduce nationwide breast screening, whereby all women aged between 50 and 69 will be offered a mammogram in line with the EU guidelines at two-year intervals, in order to achieve a significant decrease in deaths from breast cancer;

| 4. | Expects the Member States to adopt better information policies on the importance of breast screening with a view to raising acceptance and participation rates among women; |
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4.

Expects the Member States to adopt better information policies on the importance of breast screening with a view to raising acceptance and participation rates among women;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission to support studies of the conditions under which mammographic screening could also be useful for women over 69 years of age; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission to support studies of the conditions under which mammographic screening could also be useful for women over 69 years of age;

| 6. | Calls on the Member States to ensure nationwide provision of interdisciplinary breast units in accordance with the EU guidelines by 2016, since treatment in an interdisciplinary breast unit has been proved to raise chances of survival and to improve the quality of life, and calls on the Commission to deliver a progress report on this every two years; |
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6.

Calls on the Member States to ensure nationwide provision of interdisciplinary breast units in accordance with the EU guidelines by 2016, since treatment in an interdisciplinary breast unit has been proved to raise chances of survival and to improve the quality of life, and calls on the Commission to deliver a progress report on this every two years;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission to present up-to-date, reliable data on the situation of women with breast cancer and to point out in this context the need for national cancer registers in all the Member States; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission to present up-to-date, reliable data on the situation of women with breast cancer and to point out in this context the need for national cancer registers in all the Member States;

| 8. | Calls urgently for the future financing of the European cancer network to be guaranteed, so that the work on EU guidelines for the profession of breast care nurse and for a certification protocol for breast units in accordance with the principles and procedures for verifying conformity already established by the Commission can be completed; |
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8.

Calls urgently for the future financing of the European cancer network to be guaranteed, so that the work on EU guidelines for the profession of breast care nurse and for a certification protocol for breast units in accordance with the principles and procedures for verifying conformity already established by the Commission can be completed;

| 9. | Calls for stepped-up support for research into breast cancer prevention, including research on the effects of harmful chemicals and environmental pollutants, nutrition, lifestyle, genetic factors, and the interactions of all these, and calls for the links between breast cancer and potential risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol and hormones to be investigated; |
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9.

Calls for stepped-up support for research into breast cancer prevention, including research on the effects of harmful chemicals and environmental pollutants, nutrition, lifestyle, genetic factors, and the interactions of all these, and calls for the links between breast cancer and potential risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol and hormones to be investigated;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission to provide funding for the further development of blood-based tests (biomarker tests) within the Seventh Research Framework Programme; |
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10.

Calls on the Commission to provide funding for the further development of blood-based tests (biomarker tests) within the Seventh Research Framework Programme;

| 11. | Expects the Commission, in the context of the Seventh Research Framework Programme, to promote the development of therapies with minimal side-effects, as well as comprehensive investigations of the causes of breast cancer, and to contribute to the promotion of independent scientific research into breast cancer; |
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11.

Expects the Commission, in the context of the Seventh Research Framework Programme, to promote the development of therapies with minimal side-effects, as well as comprehensive investigations of the causes of breast cancer, and to contribute to the promotion of independent scientific research into breast cancer;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to continue research, under the Seventh Research Framework Programme, into technical and physical issues and alternatives to conventional forms of mammography, such as digital mammography; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to continue research, under the Seventh Research Framework Programme, into technical and physical issues and alternatives to conventional forms of mammography, such as digital mammography;

| 13. | Calls on the Commission to draw up a charter for the protection of the rights of breast cancer patients and chronically sick people in the workplace, with a view to requiring firms to make it possible for patients to continue in employment during their treatment and to return to the employment market after it has finished; |
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13.

Calls on the Commission to draw up a charter for the protection of the rights of breast cancer patients and chronically sick people in the workplace, with a view to requiring firms to make it possible for patients to continue in employment during their treatment and to return to the employment market after it has finished;

| 14. | Calls on the Member States to set up information and advice centres on hereditary breast cancer, and calls on the Commission to present a progress report on this every two years; |
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14.

Calls on the Member States to set up information and advice centres on hereditary breast cancer, and calls on the Commission to present a progress report on this every two years;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission to devote special attention to the problems of young women with breast cancer by providing information geared to their needs; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission to devote special attention to the problems of young women with breast cancer by providing information geared to their needs;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission to point out to the new Member States and accession countries that the ERDF and the pre-accession funds can be used to create health care infrastructure; |
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16.

Calls on the Commission to point out to the new Member States and accession countries that the ERDF and the pre-accession funds can be used to create health care infrastructure;

| 17. | Calls on the Member States to make use of the possibility of providing further training for medical personnel, in accordance with the EU guidelines, via the European Social Fund; |
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17.

Calls on the Member States to make use of the possibility of providing further training for medical personnel, in accordance with the EU guidelines, via the European Social Fund;

| 18. | Calls on the Commission to take a lead role in worldwide cooperation in the fight against breast cancer in synergy with other international partners (WHO, IARC, IAEA, etc.) and to propagate the EU guidelines even beyond the borders of Europe; |
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18.

Calls on the Commission to take a lead role in worldwide cooperation in the fight against breast cancer in synergy with other international partners (WHO, IARC, IAEA, etc.) and to propagate the EU guidelines even beyond the borders of Europe;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission not only to make the EU guidelines available in printed form, but also to offer them in readable and downloadable form on the internet; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission not only to make the EU guidelines available in printed form, but also to offer them in readable and downloadable form on the internet;

| 20. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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20.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(2)  OJ C 68 E, 18.3.2004, p. 611.

(3)  OJ C 43 E, 19.2.2004, p. 363.

(4)  OJ C 87 E, 11.4.2002, p. 265.

(5)  OJ L 327, 16.12.2003, p. 34.

(6)  ISBN 92-79-01258-4.

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P6_TA(2006)0450

Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action

European Parliament resolution on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) (2006/2136(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) (COM(2005)0594), |
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having regard to the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) (COM(2005)0594),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 22 October 2002 on the Nineteenth annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on the Community's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy activities — Overview of the monitoring of third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard cases (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 22 October 2002 on the Nineteenth annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on the Community's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy activities — Overview of the monitoring of third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard cases (1),

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 14 December 1990 on the anti-dumping policy of the European Community (2) and of 25 October 2001 on openness and democracy in international trade (3), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 14 December 1990 on the anti-dumping policy of the European Community (2) and of 25 October 2001 on openness and democracy in international trade (3),

| — | having regard to the Ministerial Declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Doha (Qatar), point 28 of which provides for negotiations to revise the agreements on implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 with a view to clarifying and improving the provisions relating to disciplines, |
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having regard to the Ministerial Declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Doha (Qatar), point 28 of which provides for negotiations to revise the agreements on implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 with a view to clarifying and improving the provisions relating to disciplines,

| — | having regard to paragraph 30 of the above Declaration, which stresses the need to improve and clarify the Dispute Settlement Understanding, |
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having regard to paragraph 30 of the above Declaration, which stresses the need to improve and clarify the Dispute Settlement Understanding,

| — | having regard to the Ministerial Declaration of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the WTO on the Doha Work Programme, and in particular to points 28 and 34 and Annex D to that Declaration, |
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having regard to the Ministerial Declaration of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the WTO on the Doha Work Programme, and in particular to points 28 and 34 and Annex D to that Declaration,

| — | having regard to the 23rd annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on the Community's anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard activities (2004) (COM(2005)0360), |
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having regard to the 23rd annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on the Community's anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard activities (2004) (COM(2005)0360),

| — | having regard to Rules 45 and 112(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 45 and 112(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0243/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0243/2006),

| A. | whereas the European Union is a key player in world international trade, continues to be a major economic power and was the world's leading exporter of goods in 2004, |
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A.

whereas the European Union is a key player in world international trade, continues to be a major economic power and was the world's leading exporter of goods in 2004,

| B. | whereas developments in international trade make access to external markets as important as defending its own markets from unfair trading practices, |
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B.

whereas developments in international trade make access to external markets as important as defending its own markets from unfair trading practices,

| C. | whereas trade liberalisation and the increasing volume of trade promote international competition, but also increase the risk of exports from a given country being subject to trade defence measures, which have a damaging impact on the international competitiveness of Community firms, |
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C.

whereas trade liberalisation and the increasing volume of trade promote international competition, but also increase the risk of exports from a given country being subject to trade defence measures, which have a damaging impact on the international competitiveness of Community firms,

| D. | whereas, under the recently reviewed Lisbon Agenda, the Community set itself the objective of strengthening the European economy by, inter alia, improving the competitiveness of the Community in the world economy, |
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D.

whereas, under the recently reviewed Lisbon Agenda, the Community set itself the objective of strengthening the European economy by, inter alia, improving the competitiveness of the Community in the world economy,

| E. | whereas the competitiveness of the Community is closely linked to the establishment of a world trading system which is as open and fair as possible, |
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E.

whereas the competitiveness of the Community is closely linked to the establishment of a world trading system which is as open and fair as possible,

| F. | whereas the competitiveness of the Community economy cannot fail to be affected by the imposition of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are not based on WTO rules, whether inside or outside the Community, |
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F.

whereas the competitiveness of the Community economy cannot fail to be affected by the imposition of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are not based on WTO rules, whether inside or outside the Community,

| G. | whereas the Community is generally considered to be a ‘moderate’ user of trade defence instruments and that it is therefore in the Community's interests to ensure that the legislation and practices adopted by its international partners comply as far as possible with WTO rules, |
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G.

whereas the Community is generally considered to be a ‘moderate’ user of trade defence instruments and that it is therefore in the Community's interests to ensure that the legislation and practices adopted by its international partners comply as far as possible with WTO rules,

| 1. | Is concerned at the increase in the number of trade defence cases involving both ‘traditional’ users of trade defence instruments and other, more recently-developed WTO members; considers that, in some cases, the WTO's rules have not been fully respected; calls on all European trade partners to strictly respect WTO rules in order to avoid unjustified economic damage; |
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1.

Is concerned at the increase in the number of trade defence cases involving both ‘traditional’ users of trade defence instruments and other, more recently-developed WTO members; considers that, in some cases, the WTO's rules have not been fully respected; calls on all European trade partners to strictly respect WTO rules in order to avoid unjustified economic damage;

| 2. | Calls on the Community's trade partners to comply more closely with the spirit and the letter of the agreements in force and the WTO's case law on trade defence instruments so as to avoid any form of protectionism; calls, in particular, for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, and safeguard actions, to be carried out in a transparent and impartial manner; |
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2.

Calls on the Community's trade partners to comply more closely with the spirit and the letter of the agreements in force and the WTO's case law on trade defence instruments so as to avoid any form of protectionism; calls, in particular, for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, and safeguard actions, to be carried out in a transparent and impartial manner;

| 3. | Welcomes the help provided by the Commission to Member States and European industry in trade defence cases brought by third countries; urges the Commission to constantly monitor the action taken by third countries to ensure that it is appropriate and fair; |
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3.

Welcomes the help provided by the Commission to Member States and European industry in trade defence cases brought by third countries; urges the Commission to constantly monitor the action taken by third countries to ensure that it is appropriate and fair;

| 4. | Encourages the Commission to intervene, together with the Member States concerned, to defend the Community's industry whenever it is ascertained that the rules of international trade are being flouted; |
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4.

Encourages the Commission to intervene, together with the Member States concerned, to defend the Community's industry whenever it is ascertained that the rules of international trade are being flouted;

| 5. | Takes the view that many of the disputes caused by the application of trade defence measures could be resolved amicably to the mutual satisfaction of the parties concerned; considers that the Commission should only refer the matter to the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body in the last resort; |
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5.

Takes the view that many of the disputes caused by the application of trade defence measures could be resolved amicably to the mutual satisfaction of the parties concerned; considers that the Commission should only refer the matter to the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body in the last resort;

| 6. | Expresses satisfaction with the success achieved by the WTO's dispute settlement system, which has led to a more consistent application of the multilateral rules of international trade, thus placing the system on a more secure and reliable basis; |
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6.

Expresses satisfaction with the success achieved by the WTO's dispute settlement system, which has led to a more consistent application of the multilateral rules of international trade, thus placing the system on a more secure and reliable basis;

| 7. | However, calls on the Commission to campaign for action to ensure that the decisions of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body are implemented more promptly and effectively, which would avoid the unjustified use of delaying tactics and would make the implementation of international trade law more certain; |
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7.

However, calls on the Commission to campaign for action to ensure that the decisions of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body are implemented more promptly and effectively, which would avoid the unjustified use of delaying tactics and would make the implementation of international trade law more certain;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission to resolutely press ahead with negotiations within the WTO to make the application of trade defence measures by other WTO Members more effective and less arbitrary, focusing in particular on the following points:






  (a) | application of more stringent rules to the five-yearly reviews, to make the extension of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures exceptional; |
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8.

Calls on the Commission to resolutely press ahead with negotiations within the WTO to make the application of trade defence measures by other WTO Members more effective and less arbitrary, focusing in particular on the following points:

(a)

application of more stringent rules to the five-yearly reviews, to make the extension of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures exceptional;

| (b) | simplification of anti-dumping procedures and a reduction in their cost for firms which cooperate with the investigating authority; |
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(b)

simplification of anti-dumping procedures and a reduction in their cost for firms which cooperate with the investigating authority;

| (c) | analysis of the public interest and the impact of the measures in question, along the lines of that conducted in the Community; |
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(c)

analysis of the public interest and the impact of the measures in question, along the lines of that conducted in the Community;

| (d) | increased transparency in investigations, to avoid illegal practices and guarantee the right to defence for the parties concerned; |
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(d)

increased transparency in investigations, to avoid illegal practices and guarantee the right to defence for the parties concerned;

| (e) | limitation of measures to that which is strictly necessary in order to eliminate injurious dumping; |
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(e)

limitation of measures to that which is strictly necessary in order to eliminate injurious dumping;

| (f) | establishment of an ad hoc arbitration group — consisting of relevant experts — to which decisions to open anti-dumping investigations would be referred, and which would be able to recommend that the investigation should be terminated without delay if it found that the rules were infringed; the ad hoc group should have clear guidelines regarding the relevant expertise of its members on the subject in question; |
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(f)

establishment of an ad hoc arbitration group — consisting of relevant experts — to which decisions to open anti-dumping investigations would be referred, and which would be able to recommend that the investigation should be terminated without delay if it found that the rules were infringed; the ad hoc group should have clear guidelines regarding the relevant expertise of its members on the subject in question;

| 9. | Regrets that, despite the anomalies identified in the application of safeguard measures, this point was not included in the Doha Development Agenda; |
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9.

Regrets that, despite the anomalies identified in the application of safeguard measures, this point was not included in the Doha Development Agenda;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission, therefore, to advocate a reform of the rules governing the imposition of safeguard measures within the WTO, in order to limit the excessive and unjustified use of such measures; |
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10.

Calls on the Commission, therefore, to advocate a reform of the rules governing the imposition of safeguard measures within the WTO, in order to limit the excessive and unjustified use of such measures;

| 11. | Invites the Commission to consider whether it would be appropriate to radically revise the rules on trade defence (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy) measures under the aegis of the WTO with a view to including non-compliance with global social and environmental agreements or international covenants as forms of dumping or subsidy; |
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11.

Invites the Commission to consider whether it would be appropriate to radically revise the rules on trade defence (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy) measures under the aegis of the WTO with a view to including non-compliance with global social and environmental agreements or international covenants as forms of dumping or subsidy;

| 12. | Urges the Member States to maintain a Community approach in the wider sense of that term to these issues which would enable the measures in question to be applied more harmoniously in the Community context and reduce the number of actions taken against the Community, while constantly endeavouring to raise awareness of the issues involved; however, Community action in the wider sense must not be used as an excuse to support unfair trading practices by individual Member States; |
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12.

Urges the Member States to maintain a Community approach in the wider sense of that term to these issues which would enable the measures in question to be applied more harmoniously in the Community context and reduce the number of actions taken against the Community, while constantly endeavouring to raise awareness of the issues involved; however, Community action in the wider sense must not be used as an excuse to support unfair trading practices by individual Member States;

| 13. | Stresses that only by adopting a Community approach in the wider sense will it be possible to defend effectively the legitimate interests of Europe's small and medium-sized exporting firms faced with protectionist practices on the part of importing countries; |
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13.

Stresses that only by adopting a Community approach in the wider sense will it be possible to defend effectively the legitimate interests of Europe's small and medium-sized exporting firms faced with protectionist practices on the part of importing countries;

| 14. | Recommends that the Community reconsider a granting of preferential treatment to trade partners which are not acting in accordance with WTO rules while taking into account the Community interest and reciprocity in trade relations; |
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14.

Recommends that the Community reconsider a granting of preferential treatment to trade partners which are not acting in accordance with WTO rules while taking into account the Community interest and reciprocity in trade relations;

| 15. | Stresses that, if the new rules on international trade are to win public support, they must be applied transparently and consistently, in compliance with the principle of the rule of law, both within and outside the Community; |
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15.

Stresses that, if the new rules on international trade are to win public support, they must be applied transparently and consistently, in compliance with the principle of the rule of law, both within and outside the Community;

| 16. | Favours granting preferential treatment to least developed countries which are starting their industrialisation processes to enable them to protect their infant industries from the dangers of excessive external competition, provided any such derogation from the WTO's general principles is temporary and brings real benefits for the world's least developed countries; |
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16.

Favours granting preferential treatment to least developed countries which are starting their industrialisation processes to enable them to protect their infant industries from the dangers of excessive external competition, provided any such derogation from the WTO's general principles is temporary and brings real benefits for the world's least developed countries;

| 17. | Encourages the setting up of technical training programmes on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy actions for any candidate countries and developing countries that request them; also urges the Commission to provide assistance and support to developing countries which set up a trade defence system which is compatible with WTO rules; |
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17.

Encourages the setting up of technical training programmes on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy actions for any candidate countries and developing countries that request them; also urges the Commission to provide assistance and support to developing countries which set up a trade defence system which is compatible with WTO rules;

| 18. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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18.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 300 E, 11.12.2003, p. 120.

(2)  OJ C 19, 28.1.1991, p. 633.

(3)  OJ C 112 E, 9.5.2002, p. 326.

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Thursday 26 October 2006

| 20.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 313/280 |
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20.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 313/280

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MINUTES

(2006/C 313 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.05.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

from the Council and Commission:

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (COM(2006)0645 — C6-0362/2006 — 2006/0209(COD))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (COM(2006)0645 — C6-0362/2006 — 2006/0209(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/.../EC laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (COM(2006)0646 — C6-0360/2006 — 2006/0210(COD))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/.../EC laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (COM(2006)0646 — C6-0360/2006 — 2006/0210(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of an arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of those states' participation in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (COM(2006)0178 — C6-0358/2006 — 2006/0063(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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| | opinion: AFET |

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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of an arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of those states' participation in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (COM(2006)0178 — C6-0358/2006 — 2006/0063(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: AFET

| — | 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))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI |
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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))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 47/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1288 — C6-0353/2006 — 2006/2254(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 47/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1288 — C6-0353/2006 — 2006/2254(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 42/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1282 — C6-0352/2006 — 2006/2253(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 42/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1282 — C6-0352/2006 — 2006/2253(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the motor vehicle driver (11522/2006 — C6-0347/2006 — 2006/0041(AVC))






  referred to | responsible: INTA |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: IMCO, TRAN |

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Proposal for a Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the motor vehicle driver (11522/2006 — C6-0347/2006 — 2006/0041(AVC))

referred to

responsible: INTA

opinion: IMCO, TRAN

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non-original vehicle equipment (11523/2006 — C6-0346/2006 — 2006/0035(AVC))






  referred to | responsible: INTA |
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| | opinion: IMCO, TRAN |

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Proposal for a Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non-original vehicle equipment (11523/2006 — C6-0346/2006 — 2006/0035(AVC))

referred to

responsible: INTA

opinion: IMCO, TRAN

| — | Proposal for a Council decision providing Community macro-financial assistance to Moldova (COM(2006)0579 — C6-0342/2006 — 2006/0184(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: INTA |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: AFET, BUDG |

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Proposal for a Council decision providing Community macro-financial assistance to Moldova (COM(2006)0579 — C6-0342/2006 — 2006/0184(CNS))

referred to

responsible: INTA

opinion: AFET, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (COM(2006)0232 — C6-0307/2006 — 2006/0086(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI |
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| | opinion: AGRI, ITRE, JURI |

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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (COM(2006)0232 — C6-0307/2006 — 2006/0086(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

opinion: AGRI, ITRE, JURI

3.   European Central Bank Annual Report (2005) (debate)

Report on the European Central Bank Annual Report [2006/2206(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0349/2006)

Pervenche Berès introduced the report.

Jean-Claude Trichet (President of the European Central Bank) spoke.

The following spoke: Kurt Joachim Lauk, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jacky Henin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, Non-attached Member, Alexander Radwan, Robert Goebbels, Wolf Klinz, Ashley Mote, Dariusz Rosati, Antolín Sánchez Presedo and Jean- Claude Trichet.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 6.15.

4.   Support for rural development by the EAFRD * — Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the CAP * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [COM(2006)0237 — C6-0237/2006 — 2006/0082(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0319/2006)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 [COM(2006)0241 — C6-0235/2006 — 2006/0083(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Lutz Goepel (A6-0315/2006)

The following spoke: Lutz Goepel (rapporteur), on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved the adjournment of the debate and vote on both reports under Rule 170(1).

The following spoke in support of Mr Goepel's request: Katerina Batzeli, on behalf of the PSE Group, Niels Busk (standing in for Jan Mulder, the rapporteur), Neil Parish, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, Hannes Swoboda, Reimer Böge and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group.

The President established that, under Rule 170(2), such a request for adjournment should be made 24 hours in advance. He therefore proposed to change the agenda by withdrawing the two reports.

Parliament agreed to the proposal.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.20 pending voting time and resumed at 11.40.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

5.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a Chilean delegation — led by Antonio Leal Labrín, President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies — who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

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The following spoke:

| — | Bruno Gollnisch, who pointed out that the Israeli Government had refused to allow Marine Le Pen to take part in a forthcoming EP delegation visit to the Middle East. He called on the President to make representations to the Israeli Government protesting against its action (the President noted his remarks and pointed out that the Conference of Presidents had decided to postpone the trip until a later date); |
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Bruno Gollnisch, who pointed out that the Israeli Government had refused to allow Marine Le Pen to take part in a forthcoming EP delegation visit to the Middle East. He called on the President to make representations to the Israeli Government protesting against its action (the President noted his remarks and pointed out that the Conference of Presidents had decided to postpone the trip until a later date);

| — | Carlos Carnero González, who pointed out that the voting list he had did not exist in all languages (the President replied that it was normal practice for the voting list and that the texts on which Parliament would be voting were available in all languages, in accordance with the Rules); |
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Carlos Carnero González, who pointed out that the voting list he had did not exist in all languages (the President replied that it was normal practice for the voting list and that the texts on which Parliament would be voting were available in all languages, in accordance with the Rules);

| — | Elmar Brok, Chairman of the AFET Committee, on Bruno Gollnisch's remarks. |
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Elmar Brok, Chairman of the AFET Committee, on Bruno Gollnisch's remarks.

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 for the European Union — Financial year 2007 (vote)

| — | Draft amendments and proposals for amending the credits in Section III of the draft general budget for 2007 concerning the Commission |
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Draft amendments and proposals for amending the credits in Section III of the draft general budget for 2007 concerning the Commission

| — | Draft amendments to Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII of the draft general budget for the financial year 2006 concerning the European Parliament, the Council, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor |
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Draft amendments to Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII of the draft general budget for the financial year 2006 concerning the European Parliament, the Council, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor

(Qualified majority for draft amendments dealing with non-compulsory expenditure; simple majority for proposed modifications dealing with compulsory expenditure)

The draft amendments and proposed modifications adopted are listed in an annex to the Texts Adopted.

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 1)

The following spoke:

| — | James Elles (general rapporteur), who pointed out, before the vote, that a number of technical adjustments were required and would be published in that day's Minutes (‘Results of votes’ Annex, end of Item 1). |
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James Elles (general rapporteur), who pointed out, before the vote, that a number of technical adjustments were required and would be published in that day's Minutes (‘Results of votes’ Annex, end of Item 1).

| — | Before the vote on Section I (European Parliament), Louis Grech (rapporteur) pointed out that the technical adjustments required in the light of the outcomes of voting on the budget amendments would be incorporated into the motion for a resolution in his report (A6-0356/2006). |
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Before the vote on Section I (European Parliament), Louis Grech (rapporteur) pointed out that the technical adjustments required in the light of the outcomes of voting on the budget amendments would be incorporated into the motion for a resolution in his report (A6-0356/2006).

6.2.   Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) (vote)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 and Letter of amendment No 1/2007 (5733/2006 — SEC(2006)0762) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III, Commission [C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0358/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0451)

6.3.   Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII) (vote)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor [C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Louis Grech (A6-0356/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0452)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Jacky Henin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 31 (the oral amendment was not incorporated as more than 37 Members objected); |
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Jacky Henin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 31 (the oral amendment was not incorporated as more than 37 Members objected);

| — | Louis Grech (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 7, which was incorporated. |
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Louis Grech (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 7, which was incorporated.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

6.4.   Fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions * (procedure without report) (vote)

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions [COM(2006)0433 — C6-0295/2006 — 2006/0148(CNS)].

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P6_TA(2006)0453)

6.5.   Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian uprising (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0548/2006 and B6-0549/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0548/2006

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0454)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Michael Cramer, who moved an oral amendment to recital J, which was incorporated. |
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Michael Cramer, who moved an oral amendment to recital J, which was incorporated.

(Motion for a resolution B6-0549/2006 fell.)

6.6.   Moldova (Transnistria) (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0539/2006, B6-0540/2006, B6-0541/2006, B6-0546/2006, B6-0551/2006 and B6-0552/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0539/2006

(replacing B6-0539/2006, B6-0540/2006, B6-0541/2006, B6-0546/2006, B6-0551/2006 and B6-0552/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Árpád Duka- Zólyomi, Tunne Kelam and Vytautas Landsbergis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Árpád Duka- Zólyomi, Tunne Kelam and Vytautas Landsbergis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Jelko Kacin, Marios Matsakis, Georgs Andrejevs and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Jelko Kacin, Marios Matsakis, Georgs Andrejevs and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Adam Jerzy Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Konrad Szymański, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group. |
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Adam Jerzy Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Konrad Szymański, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0455)

6.7.   Georgia (South Ossetia) (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0537/2006, B6-0538/2006, B6-0542/2006, B6-0547/2006, B6-0550/2006 and B6-0553/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0537/2006

(replacing B6-0537/2006, B6-0538/2006, B6-0542/2006, B6-0547/2006, B6-0550/2006 and B6-0553/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Tunne Kelam and Vytautas Landsbergis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Tunne Kelam and Vytautas Landsbergis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marios Matsakis, Georgs Andrejevs and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marios Matsakis, Georgs Andrejevs and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański, Adam Jerzy Bielan, Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański, Adam Jerzy Bielan, Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0456)

6.8.   Export of toxic waste to Africa (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0545/2006, B6-0571/2006, B6-0572/2006, B6-0573/2006, B6-0574/2006, B6-0575/2006 and B6-0575/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0545/2006

(replacing B6-0545/2006, B6-0571/2006, B6-0573/2006, B6-0574/2006, B6-0575/2006 and B6-0575/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | John Bowis, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Gay Mitchell and James Nicholson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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John Bowis, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Gay Mitchell and James Nicholson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Margrietus van den Berg and Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Margrietus van den Berg and Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Danutė Budreikaitė, Jules Maaten, Marios Matsakis and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Danutė Budreikaitė, Jules Maaten, Marios Matsakis and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Frithjof Schmidt, Margrete Auken, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Carl Schlyter, Sepp Kusstatscher and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Frithjof Schmidt, Margrete Auken, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Carl Schlyter, Sepp Kusstatscher and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Kartika Tamara Liotard, Luisa Morgantini, Jacky Henin and Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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Kartika Tamara Liotard, Luisa Morgantini, Jacky Henin and Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0457)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0572/2006 fell.)

6.9.   Use of criminal law to protect the environment (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0544/2006 and B6-0577/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0544/2006

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0458)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0577/2006 fell.)

6.10.   EC-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement (vote)

Report containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the conclusion of a Euro- Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part [2006/2150(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A6-0334/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0459)

6.11.   Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0543/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0460)

6.12.   Inland waterway transport (vote)

Report on the promotion of inland waterway transport: Naiades, an integrated European Action Programme for inland waterway transport [2006/2085(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0299/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0461)

6.13.   Public-private partnerships (vote)

Report on public-private partnerships and Community law on public procurement and concessions [2006/2043(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Barbara Weiler (A6-0363/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0462)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Charlotte Cederschiöld, on the vote on paragraph 45. |
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Charlotte Cederschiöld, on the vote on paragraph 45.

6.14.   Posting of workers (vote)

Report on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers [2006/2038(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Schroedter (A6-0308/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0463)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Ria Oomen-Ruijten, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 7, which was incorporated. |
| --- | --- |

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Ria Oomen-Ruijten, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 7, which was incorporated.

6.15.   European Central Bank Annual Report (2005) (vote)

Report on the European Central Bank Annual Report [2006/2206(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0349/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0464)

The following spoke:

| — | Alexander Alvaro, on the number of Members in the Chamber at the end of voting time; |
| --- | --- |

—

Alexander Alvaro, on the number of Members in the Chamber at the end of voting time;

| — | Pervenche Berès, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 11, which was incorporated. |
| --- | --- |

—

Pervenche Berès, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 11, which was incorporated.

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Neil Parish spoke on the conduct of the vote.

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 — A6-0358/2006:

| — | Marian Harkin |
| --- | --- |

—

Marian Harkin

Report: Louis Grech — A6-0356/2006:

| — | Astrid Lulling |
| --- | --- |

—

Astrid Lulling

Report: Ruth Hieronymi — A6-0337/2006:

| — | Luca Romagnoli |
| --- | --- |

—

Luca Romagnoli

Report: Corien Wortmann-Kool — A6-0299/2006:

| — | Bruno Gollnisch |
| --- | --- |

—

Bruno Gollnisch

Report: Elisabeth Schroedter — A6-0308/2006:

| — | Marian Harkin, Richard Corbett and Zita Pleštinská |
| --- | --- |

—

Marian Harkin, Richard Corbett and Zita Pleštinská

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 13.40 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

9.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PSE and ALDE Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

IMCO Committee: Christel Schaldemose

ECON Committee: Olle Schmidt to replace Graham Watson

Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners: Olle Schmidt

Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee: Olle Schmidt

10.   Communication of Council common positions

Pursuant to Rule 57(1), the President announced that the Council had sent the following common position, along with the reasons for its adoption and the Commission's position on:

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 23 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (11944/2/2006 — C6-0357/2006 — 2004/0220(COD))






  referred to | responsible: DEVE |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Common position adopted by the Council on 23 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (11944/2/2006 — C6-0357/2006 — 2004/0220(COD))

referred to

responsible: DEVE

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 27.10.2006.

11.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Date of sitting: 24.10.2006

| — | Report: Paulo Casaca — A6-0303/2006 — paragraph 43 |
| --- | --- |

—

Report: Paulo Casaca — A6-0303/2006 — paragraph 43

Patrick Gaubert had informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on the paragraph concerned.

12.   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 24.10.2006, Item 2)

12.1.   Tibet

Motions for resolution B6-0555/2006, B6-0557/2006, B6-0558/2006, B6-0562/2006, B6-0565/2006 and B6-0568/2006

Adam Jerzy Bielan, Eva Lichtenberger, Thomas Mann, Erik Meijer and Marios Matsakis introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Piia-Noora Kauppi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Robert Evans, Filip Kaczmarek, Józef Pinior and Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 13.1.

12.2.   Case against Ríos Montt

Motions for resolution B6-0554/2006, B6-0560/2006, B6-0561/2006, B6-0564/2006 and B6-0569/2006

Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Bernd Posselt, Bairbre de Brún and Marios Matsakis introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 13.2.

12.3.   Uzbekistan

Motions for resolution B6-556/2006, B6-559/2006, B6-0563/2006, B6-0566/2006, B6-0567/2006 and B6-0570/2006

Józef Pinior, Alyn Smith, Elisabeth Jeggle, Tobias Pflüger, Marios Matsakis and Adam Jerzy Bielan introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Daniel Strož, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Bernd Posselt, Karin Scheele and Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2006, Item 13.3.

13.   Voting time

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

13.1.   Tibet (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0555/2006, B6-0557/2006, B6-0558/2006, B6-0562/2006, B6-0565/2006 and B6-0568/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0555/2006

(replacing B6-0555/2006, B6-0557/2006, B6-0558/2006, B6-0562/2006, B6-0565/2006 and B6-0568/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Thomas Mann, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Elisabeth Jeggle and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Thomas Mann, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Elisabeth Jeggle and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Frédérique Ries and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Frédérique Ries and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Raül Romeva i Rueda, Milan Horáček, Eva Lichtenberger and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Raül Romeva i Rueda, Milan Horáček, Eva Lichtenberger and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto and Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Vittorio Agnoletto and Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Roberta Angelilli, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Adam Jerzy Bielan and Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Roberta Angelilli, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Adam Jerzy Bielan and Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0465)

13.2.   Case against Ríos Montt (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0554/2006, B6-0560/2006, B6-0561/2006, B6-0564/2006 and B6-0569/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0554/2006

(replacing B6-0554/2006, B6-0560/2006, B6-0561/2006, B6-0564/2006 and B6-0569/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano and Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Raül Romeva i Rueda and Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Raül Romeva i Rueda and Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0466)

13.3.   Uzbekistan (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0556/2006, B6-0559/2006, B6-0563/2006, B6-0566/2006, B6-0567/2006 and B6-0570/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0556/2006

(replacing B6-0556/2006, B6-0559/2006, B6-0563/2006 and B6-0567/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Elisabeth Jeggle and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Elisabeth Jeggle and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Bernadette Bourzai and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano, Bernadette Bourzai and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Ona Juknevičienė and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Ona Juknevičienė and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Alyn Smith, Hélène Flautre, Cem Özdemir, Satu Hassi and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Alyn Smith, Hélène Flautre, Cem Özdemir, Satu Hassi and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0467)

(Motions for resolutions B6-0566/2006 and B6-0570/2006 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Józef Pinior, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 2, which was incorporated (paragraph 2 as amended was then rejected); |
| --- | --- |

—

Józef Pinior, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 2, which was incorporated (paragraph 2 as amended was then rejected);

| — | Bernd Posselt, on the conduct of the vote; |
| --- | --- |

—

Bernd Posselt, on the conduct of the vote;

| — | Elisabeth Jeggle, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 1, which was incorporated (Marios Matsakis expressed his objection to the oral amendment). |
| --- | --- |

—

Elisabeth Jeggle, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 1, which was incorporated (Marios Matsakis expressed his objection to the oral amendment).

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Manuel Medina Ortega pointed out that he had not been able to be present for the start of the vote owing to circumstances beyond his control.

14.   Decisions concerning certain documents

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

CULT Committee

| — | The social security status of artists (2006/2249(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

The social security status of artists (2006/2249(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

DEVE Committee

| — | Mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policies (2006/2246(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policies (2006/2246(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

ECON Committee

| — | Macroeconomic impact of the increase in the price of energy (2006/2247(INI))
  (opinion: INTA, ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Macroeconomic impact of the increase in the price of energy (2006/2247(INI))

(opinion: INTA, ITRE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

| — | International accounting standards (2006/2248(INI))
  (opinion: JURI) |
| --- | --- |

—

International accounting standards (2006/2248(INI))

(opinion: JURI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

LIBE Committee

| — | Policy plan on legal migration (2006/2251(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM, DEVE, CULT, AFET, EMPL, INTA) |
| --- | --- |

—

Policy plan on legal migration (2006/2251(INI))

(opinion: FEMM, DEVE, CULT, AFET, EMPL, INTA)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

| — | Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (2006/2250(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET, EMPL) |
| --- | --- |

—

Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (2006/2250(INI))

(opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET, EMPL)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

Enhanced cooperation between committees

ECON Committee

| — | Macroeconomic impact of the increase in the price of energy (2006/2247(INI))
  (opinion: INTA) |
| --- | --- |

—

Macroeconomic impact of the increase in the price of energy (2006/2247(INI))

(opinion: INTA)

Enhanced cooperation between committees ECON, ITRE

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

IMCO Committee

| — | Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (COM(2006)0093 — C6-0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (COM(2006)0093 — C6-0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD))

Enhanced cooperation between committees IMCO, LIBE

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

ITRE Committee

| — | Roaming on public mobile networks (COM(2006)0382 — C6-0244/2006 — 2006/0133(COD))
  (opinion: CULT, ECON) |
| --- | --- |

—

Roaming on public mobile networks (COM(2006)0382 — C6-0244/2006 — 2006/0133(COD))

(opinion: CULT, ECON)

Enhanced cooperation between committees ITRE, IMCO

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.10.2006)

Referral to committees

FEMM Committee

| — | Report on the rules applying to Members in the event of maternity or paternity (2006/2025(REG))






  referred to | responsible: AFCO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: JURI, FEMM |

—

Report on the rules applying to Members in the event of maternity or paternity (2006/2025(REG))

referred to

responsible: AFCO

opinion: JURI, FEMM

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

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

| Document number | Author | Signatures |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 49/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 42 |
| 50/2006 | Sylwester Chruszcz | 17 |
| 51/2006 | Daniel Strož, Jaromír Kohlíček | 12 |
| 52/2006 | Maciej Marian Giertych | 30 |
| 53/2006 | Thierry Cornillet | 121 |
| 54/2006 | Mario Borghezio | 14 |
| 55/2006 | Maciej Marian Giertych | 23 |
| 56/2006 | Daniel Strož | 12 |
| 57/2006 | Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Adriana Poli Bortone, Wojciech Roszkowski and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski | 90 |
| 58/2006 | Luís Queiró, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Vasco Graça Moura, Roberts Zīle and Ewa Hedkvist Petersen | 70 |
| 59/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 27 |
| 60/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 7 |
| 61/2006 | Amalia Sartori, John Bowis, Françoise Grossetête, Cristina Gutiérrez- Cortines and Thomas Ulmer | 267 |
| 62/2006 | Robert Evans, Eva Lichtenberger, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes | 48 |
| 63/2006 | Bogusław Rogalski | 19 |
| 64/2006 | Robert Evans, Paulo Casaca, David Martin, Sajjad Karim and Carl Schlyter | 37 |
| 65/2006 | Renato Brunetta | 39 |
| 66/2006 | Oldřich Vlasák | 23 |
| 67/2006 | Mary Honeyball, John Bowis and Caroline Lucas | 36 |
| 68/2006 | Manolis Mavrommatis, Vasco Graça Moura and José Albino Silva Peneda | 91 |
| 69/2006 | Aldo Patriciello | 7 |
| 70/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini and Carlo Casini | 10 |
| 71/2006 | Luca Romagnoli | 13 |
| 72/2006 | Milan Gaľa, Barbara Kudrycka, Zita Pleštinská and Peter Šťastný | 53 |
| 73/2006 | Mario Borghezio | 7 |
| 74/2006 | Manuel António dos Santos, Fausto Correia, Jamila Madeira and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes | 17 |
| 75/2006 | Sepp Kusstatscher, Eva Lichtenberger, Alexander Alvaro, Lissy Gröner and Thomas Mann | 22 |
| 76/2006 | Andreas Mölzer | 14 |
| 77/2006 | Andreas Mölzer | 8 |
| 78/2006 | Bogusław Rogalski, Bogdan Pęk and Ryszard Czarnecki | 13 |
| 79/2006 | Milan Horáček, Simon Coveney and Christa Prets | 48 |

Document number

Author

Signatures

49/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

42

50/2006

Sylwester Chruszcz

17

51/2006

Daniel Strož, Jaromír Kohlíček

12

52/2006

Maciej Marian Giertych

30

53/2006

Thierry Cornillet

121

54/2006

Mario Borghezio

14

55/2006

Maciej Marian Giertych

23

56/2006

Daniel Strož

12

57/2006

Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Adriana Poli Bortone, Wojciech Roszkowski and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski

90

58/2006

Luís Queiró, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Vasco Graça Moura, Roberts Zīle and Ewa Hedkvist Petersen

70

59/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

27

60/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

7

61/2006

Amalia Sartori, John Bowis, Françoise Grossetête, Cristina Gutiérrez- Cortines and Thomas Ulmer

267

62/2006

Robert Evans, Eva Lichtenberger, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes

48

63/2006

Bogusław Rogalski

19

64/2006

Robert Evans, Paulo Casaca, David Martin, Sajjad Karim and Carl Schlyter

37

65/2006

Renato Brunetta

39

66/2006

Oldřich Vlasák

23

67/2006

Mary Honeyball, John Bowis and Caroline Lucas

36

68/2006

Manolis Mavrommatis, Vasco Graça Moura and José Albino Silva Peneda

91

69/2006

Aldo Patriciello

7

70/2006

Alessandra Mussolini and Carlo Casini

10

71/2006

Luca Romagnoli

13

72/2006

Milan Gaľa, Barbara Kudrycka, Zita Pleštinská and Peter Šťastný

53

73/2006

Mario Borghezio

7

74/2006

Manuel António dos Santos, Fausto Correia, Jamila Madeira and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes

17

75/2006

Sepp Kusstatscher, Eva Lichtenberger, Alexander Alvaro, Lissy Gröner and Thomas Mann

22

76/2006

Andreas Mölzer

14

77/2006

Andreas Mölzer

8

78/2006

Bogusław Rogalski, Bogdan Pęk and Ryszard Czarnecki

13

79/2006

Milan Horáček, Simon Coveney and Christa Prets

48

16.   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.

17.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 13.11.2006 to 16.11.2006.

18.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.20.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chmielewski, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jill Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guerreiro, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Kamiński, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Konrad, Korhola, Koterec, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Markov, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mohácsi, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Moscovici, Mote, Musacchio, Muscat, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Newton Dunn, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pafilis, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Pęk, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pittella, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Pöttering, Poignant, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, de Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Watson, Henri Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zwiefka

Observers:

Arabadjiev, Athanasiu, Bărbuleţiu, Becşenescu, Bliznashki, Buruiană-Aprodu, Cioroianu, Coşea, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Duca, Dumitrescu, Ganţ, Hogea, Ivanova, Kirilov, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Morţun, Parvanova, Podgorean, Popa, Severin, Silaghi, Ţicău

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| split | split vote |
| sep | separate vote |
| am | amendment |
| CA | compromise amendment |
| CP | corresponding part |
| D | deleting amendment |
| = | identical amendments |
| § | paragraph |
| art | article |
| rec | recital |
| MOT | motion for a resolution |
| JT MOT | joint motion for a resolution |
| SEC | secret ballot |

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

RCV (..., ..., ...)

roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

EV (..., ..., ...)

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Draft general budget of the European Union — Financial year 2007

| Am No | Budget line | Block, RCV, EV, sep, split | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| COMMISSION |
| 801 | 01 04 04 | Block 1 | + | |
| 856 | 02 01 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 846 | 02 01 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 857 | 02 02 03 04 | Block 1 |
| 388 | Block 1 |
| 803 | 02 02 09 | Block 1 |
| 804 | 02 02 12 | Block 1 |
| 805 | 02 03 02 01 | Block 1 |
| 858 | 02 03 03 01 | Block 1 |
| 287 | 04 02 03 | Block 1 |
| 288 | 04 02 04 | Block 1 |
| 289 | 04 02 05 | Block 1 |
| 290 | 04 02 06 | Block 1 |
| 291 | 04 02 07 | Block 1 |
| 292 | 04 02 08 | Block 1 |
| 293 | 04 02 09 | Block 1 |
| 294 | 04 02 10 | Block 1 |
| 295 | 04 02 11 | Block 1 |
| 807 | 04 02 17 | Block 1 |
| 808 | 04 02 19 | Block 1 |
| 297 | 04 03 04 | Block 1 |
| 859 | 04 03 06 | Block 1 |
| 254 | 04 04 | Block 1 |
| 302 | 04 04 01 06 | Block 1 |
| 860 | 04 04 02 01 | Block 1 |
| 809 | 04 04 03 01 | Block 1 |
| 861 | 04 04 02 | Block 1 |
| 863 | 06 02 01 01 | Block 1 |
| 864 | 06 02 02 01 | Block 1 |
| 203 | 06 02 03 | Block 1 |
| 204 | 06 02 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 205 | 06 02 04 02 | Block 1 |
| 812 | 06 02 06 | Block 1 |
| 207 | 06 02 07 | Block 1 |
| 865 | 06 02 08 01 | Block 1 |
| 866 | 06 02 09 01 | Block 1 |
| 212 | 06 02 10 | Block 1 |
| 213 | 06 03 01 | Block 1 |
| 867 | 06 03 04 | Block 1 |
| 178 | 06 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 868 | 06 04 07 | Block 1 |
| 869 | 06 05 05 | Block 1 |
| 848 | 06 07 02 | Block 1 |
| 872 | 08 | Block 1 |
| 873 | 08 01 04 40 | Block 1 |
| 817 | 08 02 01 | Block 1 |
| 1008 | 08 03 01 | Block 1 |
| 1009 | 08 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 820 | 08 05 01 | Block 1 |
| 1010 | 08 10 01 | Block 1 |
| 875 | 08 12 01 | Block 1 |
| 1011 | 08 13 01 | Block 1 |
| 876 | 08 14 01 | Block 1 |
| 879 | 09 01 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 822 | 09 01 04 02 | Block 1 |
| 823 | 09 01 04 03 | Block 1 |
| 880 | 09 02 03 01 | Block 1 |
| 616 | 09 03 03 | Block 1 |
| 194 | 09 03 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 195 | 09 03 04 02 | Block 1 |
| 881 | 09 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 196 | 09 04 03 02 | Block 1 |
| 882 | 09 05 01 | Block 1 |
| 886 | 12 01 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 327 | 13 03 | Block 1 |
| 33 | 13 03 03 | Block 1 |
| 34 | 13 03 04 | Block 1 |
| 35 | 13 03 05 | Block 1 |
| 36 | 13 03 06 | Block 1 |
| 37 | 13 03 07 | Block 1 |
| 38 | 13 03 08 | Block 1 |
| 39 | 13 03 09 | Block 1 |
| 827 | 13 03 16 | Block 1 |
| 828 | 13 03 18 | Block 1 |
| 887 | 13 03 19 | Block 1 |
| 311 | 14 04 02 | Block 1 |
| 154 | 14 05 03 | Block 1 |
| 500 | 15 02 02 05 | Block 1 |
| 268 | 15 02 09 | Block 1 |
| 769 | 15 02 09 01 | Block 1 |
| 849 | 15 02 22 | Block 1 |
| 889 | 15 02 25 01 | Block 1 |
| 891 | 15 02 29 | Block 1 |
| 906 | 29 01 04 01 | Block 1 |
| 802 | 02 02 01 | sep | + | |
| 521 | sep | - | |
| 806 | 02 04 01 | sep | + | |
| 170 | sep | ↓ | |
| 286 | 04 01 04 10 | sep | - | |
| 296 | 04 03 03 02 | sep/EV | + | 412, 162, 11 |
| 480 | 04 03 05 | split | 1 | - | |
| | 2 | + | |
| 1032 | 04 04 01 01 | sep | + | |
| 590 | | ↓ | |
| 1033 | 04 04 01 02 | sep | + | |
| 591 | | ↓ | |
| 1034 | 04 04 01 03 | sep | + | |
| 592 | | ↓ | |
| 404 | 04 04 01 04 | sep | + | |
| 593 | | ↓ | |
| 1035 | 04 04 01 05 | sep | + | |
| 594 | | ↓ | |
| 810 | 04 04 09 | sep/EV | - | 321, 254, 14 |
| 522 | sep | - | |
| 813 | 06 03 03 | sep | + | |
| 492 | sep/EV | + | 394, 184, 5 |
| 493 | 06 04 03 03 | sep | + | |
| 537 | 06 06 02 | sep | - | |
| 144 | 08 05 01 01 | sep | - | |
| 145 | 08 06 01 01 | sep | - | |
| 545 | 08 08 01 | sep | - | |
| 877 | 08 19 01 | sep | + | |
| 546 | sep | ↓ | |
| 1012 | 08 20 01 | sep/EV | + | 496, 75, 13 |
| 547 | sep | - | |
| 425 | 12 02 01 | RCV | - | 247, 334, 12 |
| 549 | 13 01 04 01 | sep | - | |
| 847 | 05 01 04 01 | Block 2 | + | |
| 862 | 05 01 04 08 | Block 2 |
| 90 | 05 02 01 02 | Block 2 |
| 91 | 05 02 01 03 | Block 2 |
| 92 | 05 02 02 01 | Block 2 |
| 93 | 05 02 03 | Block 2 |
| 94 | 05 02 04 01 | Block 2 |
| 95 | 05 02 04 02 | Block 2 |
| 96 | 05 02 05 01 | Block 2 |
| 97 | 05 02 05 03 | Block 2 |
| 98 | 05 02 06 05 | Block 2 |
| 99 | 05 02 07 01 | Block 2 |
| 100 | 05 02 08 01 | Block 2 |
| 101 | 05 02 08 02 | Block 2 |
| 102 | 05 02 08 03 | Block 2 |
| 103 | 05 02 08 06 | Block 2 |
| 104 | 05 02 08 07 | Block 2 |
| 105 | 05 02 08 08 | Block 2 |
| 106 | 05 02 08 09 | Block 2 |
| 107 | 05 02 08 10 | Block 2 |
| 108 | 05 02 08 11 | Block 2 |
| 109 | 05 02 09 01 | Block 2 |
| 110 | 05 02 09 02 | Block 2 |
| 111 | 05 02 09 03 | Block 2 |
| 112 | 05 02 09 04 | Block 2 |
| 113 | 05 02 09 05 | Block 2 |
| 114 | 05 02 09 06 | Block 2 |
| 115 | 05 02 09 07 | Block 2 |
| 116 | 05 02 10 01 | Block 2 |
| 488 | 05 02 10 02 | Block 2 |
| 118 | 05 02 11 01 | Block 2 |
| 119 | 05 02 11 04 | Block 2 |
| 121 | 05 02 12 01 | Block 2 |
| 122 | 05 02 12 03 | Block 2 |
| 123 | 05 02 12 04 | Block 2 |
| 124 | 05 02 12 05 | Block 2 |
| 125 | 05 02 12 06 | Block 2 |
| 126 | 05 02 12 08 | Block 2 |
| 127 | 05 02 12 99 | Block 2 |
| 128 | 05 02 13 01 | Block 2 |
| 129 | 05 02 13 03 | Block 2 |
| 130 | 05 02 13 04 | Block 2 |
| 131 | 05 02 15 01 | Block 2 |
| 132 | 05 02 15 04 | Block 2 |
| 134 | 05 02 15 06 | Block 2 |
| 136 | 05 02 16 | Block 2 |
| 531 | 05 04 03 02 | Block 2 |
| 142 | 05 07 01 06 | Block 2 |
| 417 | 05 08 06 | Block 2 |
| 319 | 07 03 03 | Block 2 |
| 320 | 07 03 04 | Block 2 |
| 321 | 07 03 06 | Block 2 |
| 815 | 07 03 07 | Block 2 |
| 323 | 07 03 08 | Block 2 |
| 871 | 07 03 09 01 | Block 2 |
| 816 | 07 03 11 | Block 2 |
| 824 | 11 01 04 01 | Block 2 |
| 825 | 11 01 04 02 | Block 2 |
| 826 | 11 01 04 04 | Block 2 |
| 883 | 11 01 04 05 | Block 2 |
| 884 | 11 01 04 06 | Block 2 |
| 159 | 11 07 01 | Block 2 |
| 160 | 11 08 01 | Block 2 |
| 885 | 11 08 05 01 | Block 2 |
| 147 | 17 04 01 01 | Block 2 |
| 835 | 17 04 02 01 | Block 2 |
| 149 | 17 04 07 01 | Block 2 |
| 372 | 05 | sep | - | |
| 89 | 05 02 01 01 | sep | + | |
| 523 | | ↓ | |
| 120 | 05 02 11 05 | sep | + | |
| 375 | sep | ↓ | |
| 133 | 05 02 15 05 | sep | + | |
| 526 | sep | ↓ | |
| 135 | 05 02 15 07 | sep | - | |
| 137 | 05 03 02 06 | sep | - | |
| 138 | 05 03 02 07 | sep | - | |
| 528 | 05 03 02 08 | RCV | - | 185, 373, 30 |
| 376= 489 = 529 | 05 03 02 22 | RCV | - | 232, 333, 22 |
| 139 | 05 03 02 27 | sep | - | |
| 530 | split | 1/EV | + | 328, 249, 4 |
| 2 | - | |
| 811 | 05 04 05 01 | sep | + | |
| 532 | sep | - | |
| 318 | 07 03 02 | sep | + | |
| 495 | RCV | - | 329, 255, 9 |
| 548 | 11 08 02 | sep | - | |
| 870 | 07 01 04 02 | Block 3 | + | |
| 888 | 15 01 04 20 | Block 3 |
| 273 | 15 04 09 | Block 3 |
| 834 | 16 03 05 | Block 3 |
| 652 | 16 04 03 | Block 3 |
| 507 | 16 05 01 | Block 3 |
| 329 | 17 03 01 01 | Block 3 |
| 892 | 17 03 03 01 | Block 3 |
| 893 | 17 04 08 01 | Block 3 |
| 853 | 18 01 04 17 | Block 3 |
| 836 | 18 02 03 01 | Block 3 |
| 7 | 18 02 04 | Block 3 |
| 8 | 18 02 05 | Block 3 |
| 837 | 18 02 06 | Block 3 |
| 854 | 18 03 03 | Block 3 |
| 13 | 18 03 10 | Block 3 |
| 842 | 18 03 12 | Block 3 |
| 15 | 18 04 01 | Block 3 |
| 894 | 18 04 05 03 | Block 3 |
| 843 | 18 04 06 | Block 3 |
| 844 | 18 04 07 | Block 3 |
| 895 | 18 05 05 01 | Block 3 |
| 896 | 18 06 04 01 | Block 3 |
| 897 | 18 07 01 01 | Block 3 |
| 453 | 18 07 03 | Block 3 |
| 903 | 22 01 04 06 | Block 3 |
| 369 | 22 03 01 | Block 3 |
| 850 | 15 04 44 | sep | + | |
| 274 | sep/EV | - | 339, 241, 7 |
| 969 | 15 04 47 | sep | + | |
| 638 | RCV | - | 236, 340, 19 |
| 829 | 15 05 55 | RCV | + | 519, 65, 5 |
| 639 | | ↓ | |
| 851 | 15 06 06 | sep | + | |
| 502 | sep | - | |
| 852 | 15 06 66 | RCV | + | 506, 79, 6 |
| 640 | | ↓ | |
| 770 | 15 06 67 | RCV | + | 488, 103, 1 |
| 830 | 16 02 02 | split | 1 RCV | + | 505, 90, 1 |
| 2 RCV | - | 309, 245, 2 |
| 3 RCV | - | 321, 266, 3 |
| 647 | 16 02 03 | RCV | - | 214, 375, 5 |
| 831 | 16 03 02 | split | 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 3/EV | + | 453, 139, 2 |
| 648 | RCV | - | 224, 360, 1 |
| 832 | 16 03 02 01 | RCV | + | 476, 87, 24 |
| 833 | 16 03 04 | RCV | + | 487, 105, 2 |
| 280 | sep/EV | + | 385, 190, 7 |
| 651 | 16 04 02 | sep | - | |
| 657 | 17 02 02 | sep | - | |
| 332 | 17 03 06 | split | 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 838 | 18 03 02 01 | sep | - | |
| 839 | 18 03 02 02 | sep | - | |
| 840 | 18 03 04 | sep | + | |
| 776 | sep | + | |
| 841 | 18 03 09 | split | 1/EV | - | 315, 271, 7 |
| 2 | + | |
| 665 | RCV | - | 245, 340, 2 |
| 449 | RCV | - | 239, 344, 1 |
| 855 | 18 04 05 01 | sep | + | |
| 845 | 18 05 10 | RCV | - | 326, 260, 9 |
| 962 | 01 03 02 | Block 4 | + | |
| 964 | 04 01 04 13 | Block 4 |
| 966 | 07 02 01 | Block 4 |
| 967 | 07 02 01 01 | Block 4 |
| 968 | 13 01 04 02 | Block 4 |
| 267 | 15 02 03 | Block 4 |
| 890 | 15 02 27 01 | Block 4 |
| 970 | 19 01 04 03 | Block 4 |
| 898 | 19 01 04 05 | Block 4 |
| 227 | 19 02 01 03 | Block 4 |
| 971 | 19 03 | Block 4 |
| 900 | 19 04 02 05 | Block 4 |
| 901 | 19 04 04 | Block 4 |
| 972 | 19 04 06 | Block 4 |
| 973 | 19 05 01 | Block 4 |
| 347 | 19 05 01 01 | Block 4 |
| 383 | 19 08 | Block 4 |
| 976 | 19 08 02 01 | Block 4 |
| 977 | 19 09 | Block 4 |
| 979 | 19 10 | Block 4 |
| 980 | 19 10 01 01 | Block 4 |
| 981 | 19 10 01 02 | Block 4 |
| 982 | 19 10 01 03 | Block 4 |
| 984 | 20 02 01 | Block 4 |
| 985 | 21 01 04 02 | Block 4 |
| 243 | 21 02 01 01 | Block 4 |
| 1019 | 21 06 | Block 4 |
| 988 | 21 06 02 | Block 4 |
| 249 | 21 06 03 | Block 4 |
| 989 | 21 06 04 | Block 4 |
| 364 | 22 01 04 02 | Block 4 |
| 902 | 22 01 04 04 | Block 4 |
| 992 | 22 02 03 | Block 4 |
| 993 | 22 02 05 02 | Block 4 |
| 251 | 23 01 04 01 | Block 4 |
| 1036 | 23 02 01 | Block 4 |
| 252 | 23 02 02 | Block 4 |
| 765 | 13 05 01 01 | RCV | - | 87, 470, 23 |
| 766 | 13 05 02 | sep | - | |
| 341 | 19 01 04 01 | sep | + | |
| 779 | sep/EV | - | 331, 256, 1 |
| 899 | 19 03 06 | sep/EV | + | 448, 130, 9 |
| 344 | sep | ↓ | |
| 510 | 19 04 | sep | - | |
| 459 | 19 06 01 01 | RCV | - | 85, 489, 17 |
| 974 | 19 08 01 01 | sep | + | |
| 560 | sep | - | |
| 975 | 19 08 01 02 | sep | + | |
| 352 | sep | ↓ | |
| 1014 | 19 08 01 03 | sep | + | |
| 353 | sep | ↓ | |
| 978 | 19 09 01 | split | 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 335, 241, 4 |
| 1015 | 19 10 01 | split | 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 324, 245, 10 |
| 682 | sep | ↓ | |
| 1016 | 19 10 02 | split | 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 330, 244, 5 |
| 983 | 19 10 03 | RCV | - | 312, 251, 16 |
| 358 | RCV | - | 270, 292, 15 |
| 563 | 20 02 03 | sep | - | |
| 384 | 21 | RCV | - | 244, 317, 14 |
| 986 | 21 03 01 | split | 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 987 | 21 05 01 | sep | + | |
| 385 | RCV | - | 251, 311, 16 |
| 386 | 21 05 02 | RCV | - | 257, 303, 15 |
| 250 | 21 06 04 01 | sep | - | |
| 990 | 22 02 01 | sep | + | |
| 365 | sep | ↓ | |
| 991 | 22 02 02 | sep | + | |
| 366 | sep | ↓ | |
| 465 | 22 04 01 | RCV | - | 102, 466, 2 |
| 998 | XX 01 02 01 02 | Block 5 | + | |
| 999 | XX 01 02 02 02 | Block 5 |
| 789 | XX 01 02 11 | Block 5 |
| 381 | Block 5 |
| 1000 | XX 01 02 11 05 | Block 5 |
| 1001 | XX 01 03 01 03 | Block 5 |
| 963 | 04 01 02 11 | Block 5 |
| 965 | 07 01 02 11 | Block 5 |
| 1013 | 19 01 02 01 | Block 5 |
| 1017 | 20 01 02 01 | Block 5 |
| 1018 | 21 01 02 01 | Block 5 |
| 1020 | 22 01 02 01 | Block 5 |
| 1021 | 23 01 02 01 | Block 5 |
| 377 | 24 01 06 | Block 5 |
| 904 | 26 01 02 01 01 | Block 5 |
| 718 | 26 01 20 | Block 5 |
| 719 | 26 01 21 | Block 5 |
| 720 | 26 01 22 01 | Block 5 |
| 722 | 26 01 23 01 | Block 5 |
| 905 | 26 01 50 23 | Block 5 |
| 1022 | 28 01 01 | Block 5 |
| 994 | 31 01 07 01 | Block 5 |
| 907 | A4 02 01 | Block 5 |
| 995 | PARTC-3-3 | Block 5 |
| 996 | PARTC-3-6 | Block 5 |
| 997 | PARTC-3-7 | Block 5 |
| 908 | XX 01 01 01 | split | 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 295, 270, 11 |
| 3 | + | |
| 4 | + | |
| 909 | XX 01 02 11 | split | 1 | + | |
| 2 RCV | + | 439, 115, 13 |
| EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT |
| 917 | 1 2 | Block 6 | + | |
| 916 | Block 6 |
| 915 | Block 6 |
| 1002 | Block 6 |
| 912 | Block 6 |
| 911 | Block 6 |
| 1023 | Block 6 |
| 914 | Block 6 |
| 913 | Block 6 |
| 918 | 1 4 0 2 | Block 6 |
| 919 | 1 4 0 4 | Block 6 |
| 1024 | 1 4 2 | Block 6 |
| 791 | 1 6 1 0 | Block 6 |
| 1004 | 2 0 0 0 | Block 6 |
| 920 | 2 0 0 5 | Block 6 |
| 1026 | 2 0 0 7 | Block 6 |
| 1027 | 2 0 0 8 | Block 6 |
| 921 | 2 0 2 2 | Block 6 |
| 922 | 2 0 2 4 | Block 6 |
| 1005 | 2 0 2 6 | Block 6 |
| 1028 | 2 1 0 0 | Block 6 |
| 1006 | 2 1 0 2 | Block 6 |
| 923 | 2 1 2 | Block 6 |
| 794 | 2 1 4 | Block 6 |
| 222 | 3 0 4 4 | Block 6 |
| 924 | 3 2 0 | Block 6 |
| 1029 | 3 2 2 2 | Block 6 |
| 925 | 3 2 4 0 | Block 6 |
| 1030 | 3 2 4 4 | Block 6 |
| 927 | 3 2 4 5 | Block 6 |
| 1007 | 3 2 4 6 | Block 6 |
| 1003 | 10 4 | Block 6 |
| 1025 | 10 5 | Block 6 |
| 746 | 1 4 0 7 | sep | - | |
| 747 | 1 6 1 2 | sep | - | |
| 926 | 3 2 4 1 | sep | + | |
| 795 | sep | - | |
| 1031 | 3 2 4 9 | split. | 1 | + | |
| | 2 | - | |
| 253 | sep | - | |
| 477 | 4 0 2 | RCV | - | 103, 452, 21 |
| COUNCIL |
| 799 | 1 1 0 0 | sep | - | |
| COURT OF JUSTICE |
| 928 | 1 2 | Block 7 | + | |
| 929 | Block 7 |
| 930 | 1 2 0 4 | Block 7 |
| 931 | 1 2 9 | Block 7 |
| 932 | 1 4 0 6 | Block 7 |
| 933 | 2 0 2 2 | Block 7 |
| 934 | 2 0 2 6 | Block 7 |
| 935 | 2 0 2 9 | Block 7 |
| 800 | 2 1 0 0 | Block 7 |
| 936 | Block 7 |
| 937 | 2 1 0 2 | Block 7 |
| 938 | 2 1 0 3 | Block 7 |
| 939 | 2 1 4 | Block 7 |
| 940 | 2 3 6 | Block 7 |
| COURT OF AUDITORS |
| 941 | 1 2 | Block 8 | + | |
| 942 | 1 2 9 | Block 8 |
| 943 | 1 4 0 0 | Block 8 |
| 944 | 1 6 2 | Block 8 |
| 945 | 2 1 0 0 | Block 8 |
| EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| 946 | 1 2 | Block 9 | + | |
| 947 | 1 4 0 0 | Block 9 |
| 948 | 2 0 2 2 | Block 9 |
| 949 | 2 0 2 6 | Block 9 |
| 950 | 2 1 2 | Block 9 |
| 951 | 2 5 4 8 | Block 9 |
| 952 | 2 6 0 4 | Block 9 | | |
| COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS |
| 953 | 1 2 | Block 10 | + | |
| 954 | 1 2 0 4 | Block 10 |
| 955 | 1 2 9 | Block 10 |
| 956 | 1 6 3 8 | Block 10 |
| EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN |
| 957 | 2 3 1 | sep | + | |
| EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR |
| 960 | 1 1 | Block 11 | + | |
| 958 | 1 0 4 | Block 11 |
| 959 | 1 0 9 | Block 11 |
| 961 | 1 3 0 | Block 11 |

Am No

Budget line

Block, RCV, EV, sep, split

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

COMMISSION

801

01 04 04

Block 1

+

856

02 01 04 01

Block 1

846

02 01 04 01

Block 1

857

02 02 03 04

Block 1

388

Block 1

803

02 02 09

Block 1

804

02 02 12

Block 1

805

02 03 02 01

Block 1

858

02 03 03 01

Block 1

287

04 02 03

Block 1

288

04 02 04

Block 1

289

04 02 05

Block 1

290

04 02 06

Block 1

291

04 02 07

Block 1

292

04 02 08

Block 1

293

04 02 09

Block 1

294

04 02 10

Block 1

295

04 02 11

Block 1

807

04 02 17

Block 1

808

04 02 19

Block 1

297

04 03 04

Block 1

859

04 03 06

Block 1

254

04 04

Block 1

302

04 04 01 06

Block 1

860

04 04 02 01

Block 1

809

04 04 03 01

Block 1

861

04 04 02

Block 1

863

06 02 01 01

Block 1

864

06 02 02 01

Block 1

203

06 02 03

Block 1

204

06 02 04 01

Block 1

205

06 02 04 02

Block 1

812

06 02 06

Block 1

207

06 02 07

Block 1

865

06 02 08 01

Block 1

866

06 02 09 01

Block 1

212

06 02 10

Block 1

213

06 03 01

Block 1

867

06 03 04

Block 1

178

06 04 01

Block 1

868

06 04 07

Block 1

869

06 05 05

Block 1

848

06 07 02

Block 1

872

08

Block 1

873

08 01 04 40

Block 1

817

08 02 01

Block 1

1008

08 03 01

Block 1

1009

08 04 01

Block 1

820

08 05 01

Block 1

1010

08 10 01

Block 1

875

08 12 01

Block 1

1011

08 13 01

Block 1

876

08 14 01

Block 1

879

09 01 04 01

Block 1

822

09 01 04 02

Block 1

823

09 01 04 03

Block 1

880

09 02 03 01

Block 1

616

09 03 03

Block 1

194

09 03 04 01

Block 1

195

09 03 04 02

Block 1

881

09 04 01

Block 1

196

09 04 03 02

Block 1

882

09 05 01

Block 1

886

12 01 04 01

Block 1

327

13 03

Block 1

33

13 03 03

Block 1

34

13 03 04

Block 1

35

13 03 05

Block 1

36

13 03 06

Block 1

37

13 03 07

Block 1

38

13 03 08

Block 1

39

13 03 09

Block 1

827

13 03 16

Block 1

828

13 03 18

Block 1

887

13 03 19

Block 1

311

14 04 02

Block 1

154

14 05 03

Block 1

500

15 02 02 05

Block 1

268

15 02 09

Block 1

769

15 02 09 01

Block 1

849

15 02 22

Block 1

889

15 02 25 01

Block 1

891

15 02 29

Block 1

906

29 01 04 01

Block 1

802

02 02 01

sep

+

521

sep

-

806

02 04 01

sep

+

170

sep

↓

286

04 01 04 10

sep

-

296

04 03 03 02

sep/EV

+

412, 162, 11

480

04 03 05

split

1

-

2

+

1032

04 04 01 01

sep

+

590

↓

1033

04 04 01 02

sep

+

591

↓

1034

04 04 01 03

sep

+

592

↓

404

04 04 01 04

sep

+

593

↓

1035

04 04 01 05

sep

+

594

↓

810

04 04 09

sep/EV

-

321, 254, 14

522

sep

-

813

06 03 03

sep

+

492

sep/EV

+

394, 184, 5

493

06 04 03 03

sep

+

537

06 06 02

sep

-

144

08 05 01 01

sep

-

145

08 06 01 01

sep

-

545

08 08 01

sep

-

877

08 19 01

sep

+

546

sep

↓

1012

08 20 01

sep/EV

+

496, 75, 13

547

sep

-

425

12 02 01

RCV

-

247, 334, 12

549

13 01 04 01

sep

-

847

05 01 04 01

Block 2

+

862

05 01 04 08

Block 2

90

05 02 01 02

Block 2

91

05 02 01 03

Block 2

92

05 02 02 01

Block 2

93

05 02 03

Block 2

94

05 02 04 01

Block 2

95

05 02 04 02

Block 2

96

05 02 05 01

Block 2

97

05 02 05 03

Block 2

98

05 02 06 05

Block 2

99

05 02 07 01

Block 2

100

05 02 08 01

Block 2

101

05 02 08 02

Block 2

102

05 02 08 03

Block 2

103

05 02 08 06

Block 2

104

05 02 08 07

Block 2

105

05 02 08 08

Block 2

106

05 02 08 09

Block 2

107

05 02 08 10

Block 2

108

05 02 08 11

Block 2

109

05 02 09 01

Block 2

110

05 02 09 02

Block 2

111

05 02 09 03

Block 2

112

05 02 09 04

Block 2

113

05 02 09 05

Block 2

114

05 02 09 06

Block 2

115

05 02 09 07

Block 2

116

05 02 10 01

Block 2

488

05 02 10 02

Block 2

118

05 02 11 01

Block 2

119

05 02 11 04

Block 2

121

05 02 12 01

Block 2

122

05 02 12 03

Block 2

123

05 02 12 04

Block 2

124

05 02 12 05

Block 2

125

05 02 12 06

Block 2

126

05 02 12 08

Block 2

127

05 02 12 99

Block 2

128

05 02 13 01

Block 2

129

05 02 13 03

Block 2

130

05 02 13 04

Block 2

131

05 02 15 01

Block 2

132

05 02 15 04

Block 2

134

05 02 15 06

Block 2

136

05 02 16

Block 2

531

05 04 03 02

Block 2

142

05 07 01 06

Block 2

417

05 08 06

Block 2

319

07 03 03

Block 2

320

07 03 04

Block 2

321

07 03 06

Block 2

815

07 03 07

Block 2

323

07 03 08

Block 2

871

07 03 09 01

Block 2

816

07 03 11

Block 2

824

11 01 04 01

Block 2

825

11 01 04 02

Block 2

826

11 01 04 04

Block 2

883

11 01 04 05

Block 2

884

11 01 04 06

Block 2

159

11 07 01

Block 2

160

11 08 01

Block 2

885

11 08 05 01

Block 2

147

17 04 01 01

Block 2

835

17 04 02 01

Block 2

149

17 04 07 01

Block 2

372

05

sep

-

89

05 02 01 01

sep

+

523

↓

120

05 02 11 05

sep

+

375

sep

↓

133

05 02 15 05

sep

+

526

sep

↓

135

05 02 15 07

sep

-

137

05 03 02 06

sep

-

138

05 03 02 07

sep

-

528

05 03 02 08

RCV

-

185, 373, 30

376= 489 = 529

05 03 02 22

RCV

-

232, 333, 22

139

05 03 02 27

sep

-

530

split

1/EV

+

328, 249, 4

2

-

811

05 04 05 01

sep

+

532

sep

-

318

07 03 02

sep

+

495

RCV

-

329, 255, 9

548

11 08 02

sep

-

870

07 01 04 02

Block 3

+

888

15 01 04 20

Block 3

273

15 04 09

Block 3

834

16 03 05

Block 3

652

16 04 03

Block 3

507

16 05 01

Block 3

329

17 03 01 01

Block 3

892

17 03 03 01

Block 3

893

17 04 08 01

Block 3

853

18 01 04 17

Block 3

836

18 02 03 01

Block 3

7

18 02 04

Block 3

8

18 02 05

Block 3

837

18 02 06

Block 3

854

18 03 03

Block 3

13

18 03 10

Block 3

842

18 03 12

Block 3

15

18 04 01

Block 3

894

18 04 05 03

Block 3

843

18 04 06

Block 3

844

18 04 07

Block 3

895

18 05 05 01

Block 3

896

18 06 04 01

Block 3

897

18 07 01 01

Block 3

453

18 07 03

Block 3

903

22 01 04 06

Block 3

369

22 03 01

Block 3

850

15 04 44

sep

+

274

sep/EV

-

339, 241, 7

969

15 04 47

sep

+

638

RCV

-

236, 340, 19

829

15 05 55

RCV

+

519, 65, 5

639

↓

851

15 06 06

sep

+

502

sep

-

852

15 06 66

RCV

+

506, 79, 6

640

↓

770

15 06 67

RCV

+

488, 103, 1

830

16 02 02

split

1 RCV

+

505, 90, 1

2 RCV

-

309, 245, 2

3 RCV

-

321, 266, 3

647

16 02 03

RCV

-

214, 375, 5

831

16 03 02

split

1

+

2

-

3/EV

+

453, 139, 2

648

RCV

-

224, 360, 1

832

16 03 02 01

RCV

+

476, 87, 24

833

16 03 04

RCV

+

487, 105, 2

280

sep/EV

+

385, 190, 7

651

16 04 02

sep

-

657

17 02 02

sep

-

332

17 03 06

split

1

+

2

-

838

18 03 02 01

sep

-

839

18 03 02 02

sep

-

840

18 03 04

sep

+

776

sep

+

841

18 03 09

split

1/EV

-

315, 271, 7

2

+

665

RCV

-

245, 340, 2

449

RCV

-

239, 344, 1

855

18 04 05 01

sep

+

845

18 05 10

RCV

-

326, 260, 9

962

01 03 02

Block 4

+

964

04 01 04 13

Block 4

966

07 02 01

Block 4

967

07 02 01 01

Block 4

968

13 01 04 02

Block 4

267

15 02 03

Block 4

890

15 02 27 01

Block 4

970

19 01 04 03

Block 4

898

19 01 04 05

Block 4

227

19 02 01 03

Block 4

971

19 03

Block 4

900

19 04 02 05

Block 4

901

19 04 04

Block 4

972

19 04 06

Block 4

973

19 05 01

Block 4

347

19 05 01 01

Block 4

383

19 08

Block 4

976

19 08 02 01

Block 4

977

19 09

Block 4

979

19 10

Block 4

980

19 10 01 01

Block 4

981

19 10 01 02

Block 4

982

19 10 01 03

Block 4

984

20 02 01

Block 4

985

21 01 04 02

Block 4

243

21 02 01 01

Block 4

1019

21 06

Block 4

988

21 06 02

Block 4

249

21 06 03

Block 4

989

21 06 04

Block 4

364

22 01 04 02

Block 4

902

22 01 04 04

Block 4

992

22 02 03

Block 4

993

22 02 05 02

Block 4

251

23 01 04 01

Block 4

1036

23 02 01

Block 4

252

23 02 02

Block 4

765

13 05 01 01

RCV

-

87, 470, 23

766

13 05 02

sep

-

341

19 01 04 01

sep

+

779

sep/EV

-

331, 256, 1

899

19 03 06

sep/EV

+

448, 130, 9

344

sep

↓

510

19 04

sep

-

459

19 06 01 01

RCV

-

85, 489, 17

974

19 08 01 01

sep

+

560

sep

-

975

19 08 01 02

sep

+

352

sep

↓

1014

19 08 01 03

sep

+

353

sep

↓

978

19 09 01

split

1

+

2/EV

-

335, 241, 4

1015

19 10 01

split

1

+

2/EV

-

324, 245, 10

682

sep

↓

1016

19 10 02

split

1

+

2/EV

-

330, 244, 5

983

19 10 03

RCV

-

312, 251, 16

358

RCV

-

270, 292, 15

563

20 02 03

sep

-

384

21

RCV

-

244, 317, 14

986

21 03 01

split

1

+

2

+

987

21 05 01

sep

+

385

RCV

-

251, 311, 16

386

21 05 02

RCV

-

257, 303, 15

250

21 06 04 01

sep

-

990

22 02 01

sep

+

365

sep

↓

991

22 02 02

sep

+

366

sep

↓

465

22 04 01

RCV

-

102, 466, 2

998

XX 01 02 01 02

Block 5

+

999

XX 01 02 02 02

Block 5

789

XX 01 02 11

Block 5

381

Block 5

1000

XX 01 02 11 05

Block 5

1001

XX 01 03 01 03

Block 5

963

04 01 02 11

Block 5

965

07 01 02 11

Block 5

1013

19 01 02 01

Block 5

1017

20 01 02 01

Block 5

1018

21 01 02 01

Block 5

1020

22 01 02 01

Block 5

1021

23 01 02 01

Block 5

377

24 01 06

Block 5

904

26 01 02 01 01

Block 5

718

26 01 20

Block 5

719

26 01 21

Block 5

720

26 01 22 01

Block 5

722

26 01 23 01

Block 5

905

26 01 50 23

Block 5

1022

28 01 01

Block 5

994

31 01 07 01

Block 5

907

A4 02 01

Block 5

995

PARTC-3-3

Block 5

996

PARTC-3-6

Block 5

997

PARTC-3-7

Block 5

908

XX 01 01 01

split

1

+

2/EV

-

295, 270, 11

3

+

4

+

909

XX 01 02 11

split

1

+

2 RCV

+

439, 115, 13

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

917

1 2

Block 6

+

916

Block 6

915

Block 6

1002

Block 6

912

Block 6

911

Block 6

1023

Block 6

914

Block 6

913

Block 6

918

1 4 0 2

Block 6

919

1 4 0 4

Block 6

1024

1 4 2

Block 6

791

1 6 1 0

Block 6

1004

2 0 0 0

Block 6

920

2 0 0 5

Block 6

1026

2 0 0 7

Block 6

1027

2 0 0 8

Block 6

921

2 0 2 2

Block 6

922

2 0 2 4

Block 6

1005

2 0 2 6

Block 6

1028

2 1 0 0

Block 6

1006

2 1 0 2

Block 6

923

2 1 2

Block 6

794

2 1 4

Block 6

222

3 0 4 4

Block 6

924

3 2 0

Block 6

1029

3 2 2 2

Block 6

925

3 2 4 0

Block 6

1030

3 2 4 4

Block 6

927

3 2 4 5

Block 6

1007

3 2 4 6

Block 6

1003

10 4

Block 6

1025

10 5

Block 6

746

1 4 0 7

sep

-

747

1 6 1 2

sep

-

926

3 2 4 1

sep

+

795

sep

-

1031

3 2 4 9

split.

1

+

2

-

253

sep

-

477

4 0 2

RCV

-

103, 452, 21

COUNCIL

799

1 1 0 0

sep

-

COURT OF JUSTICE

928

1 2

Block 7

+

929

Block 7

930

1 2 0 4

Block 7

931

1 2 9

Block 7

932

1 4 0 6

Block 7

933

2 0 2 2

Block 7

934

2 0 2 6

Block 7

935

2 0 2 9

Block 7

800

2 1 0 0

Block 7

936

Block 7

937

2 1 0 2

Block 7

938

2 1 0 3

Block 7

939

2 1 4

Block 7

940

2 3 6

Block 7

COURT OF AUDITORS

941

1 2

Block 8

+

942

1 2 9

Block 8

943

1 4 0 0

Block 8

944

1 6 2

Block 8

945

2 1 0 0

Block 8

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

946

1 2

Block 9

+

947

1 4 0 0

Block 9

948

2 0 2 2

Block 9

949

2 0 2 6

Block 9

950

2 1 2

Block 9

951

2 5 4 8

Block 9

952

2 6 0 4

Block 9

COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

953

1 2

Block 10

+

954

1 2 0 4

Block 10

955

1 2 9

Block 10

956

1 6 3 8

Block 10

EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

957

2 3 1

sep

+

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR

960

1 1

Block 11

+

958

1 0 4

Block 11

959

1 0 9

Block 11

961

1 3 0

Block 11

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: ams 495, 638, 647, 648 and 665

GUE/NGL: ams 425, 449, 459 and 465

Verts/ALE: ams 845, 983, 528, 529, 376, 489 and 358

UEN: ams 384, 385 and 386

IND/DEM: ams 829, 852, 770, 830, 832, 833, 477 and 909 (second part)

Grässle et al: am 765

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: ams 286, 480, 537, 549, 838, 839, 651, 657, 746, 747

ALDE: am 657

Verts/ALE: am 810

GUE/NGL: ams 770, 838, 839 and 845

IND/DEM: am 855

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 480

1st part: figures

2nd part: remarks (rights and obligations for workers/businesses)

am 841

1st part: commitments

2nd part: payments

am 830

1st part: text as a whole without the commitments and the remarks

2nd part: commitments

3rd part: remarks

am 831

1st part: text as a whole without the commitments and the reserve

2nd part: commitments

3rd part: reserve

am 332

1st part: figures

2nd part: remarks

am 1031

1st part: text as a whole without the heading and the remarks

2nd part: heading and remarks

Verts/ALE

am 978

1st part: text as a whole without the reserve and the relevant remarks

2nd part: the reserve and the relevant remarks

am 1015

1st part: text as a whole without point 2 of the remarks (‘Ten percent of these ... no money.’)

2nd part: point 2 of the remarks

am 1016

1st part: text as a whole without point 5 of the remarks (‘Ten percent of these ... no money.’)

2nd part: point 5 of the remarks

am 986

1st part: text as a whole without the reserve and the relevant remarks

2nd part: the reserve and the relevant remarks

am 908

1st part: text as a whole without (in point (d)) ‘an update ... costs’, ‘a report on ... Member States’ and ‘these analyses ... 15 November 2006’

2nd part:‘an update ... costs’

3rd part:‘a report on ... Member States’

4th part:‘these analyses ... 15 November 2006’

IND/DEM

am 909

1st part: text as a whole without point 6 of the remarks

2nd part: point 6 of the remarks

PSE

am 530 (remarks only)

1st part:‘This appropriation is intended ... cultivation and use of the energy crop concerned.’

2nd part:‘No assistance will be provided ... as an energy crop.’

Miscellaneous

am 813

The last sentence of the third paragraph of the justification to that amendment should be deleted:

To this end a solution similar to ... consisting of a structured dialogue, could be explored.

The authors of the requests to retable ams 775 and 765 have withdrawn them. The amendments have therefore been deleted from the voting list.

Amendment 765 has been taken over by Mrs Grässle and others and has therefore been reinstated in the voting list.

List of technical changes to be made

| MODIFICATIONS TO NOMENCLATURE |
| --- |
| Am No | Nomenclature | Proposed new nomenclature | |
| 857 | 02 02 03 04 | 02 02 03 04 | Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs |
| 388 | 02 02 05 05 | Pilot project — measures to promote cooperation and partnerships between micro, small and medium-sized enterprises |
| 804 | 02 02 12 | 02 02 10 | Pilot project — Technological Transfer |
| 769 | 15 02 09 01 | 15 02 28 | Pilot project — European Neighbourhood Policy scholarships at College of Europe |
| 770 | 15 06 67 | 15 06 07 | Pilot project — European political foundations |
| 832 | 16 03 02 01 | 16 03 06 | Pilot project on pilot information networks (PINs) |
| 967 | 07 02 01 01 | 21 04 05 | Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (Geeref) |
| 900 | 19 04 02 05 | 21 04 04 | Pilot project — European emergency judicial assistance |
| 347 | 19 05 01 01 | 19 05 03 | Pilot project on transatlantic methods for handling global challenges |
| 981 | 19 10 01 02 | 19 10 01 03 | Preparatory action on business and scientific exchanges with India |
| 982 | 19 10 01 03 | 19 10 01 04 | Preparatory action on business and scientific exchanges with China |
| 980 | 19 10 01 01 | 19 10 01 02 | Aid for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Afghanistan |
| 243 | 21 02 01 01 | 21 04 06 | Water management in developing countries |
| 904 | 26 01 02 01 01 | 26 01 08 | Pilot project minimising administrative burdens |
| OTHER MODIFICATIONS |
| 770 | 15 06 07 | European Political Foundations | Deletion of words ‘national think tanks’ in the third bullet point |

MODIFICATIONS TO NOMENCLATURE

Am No

Nomenclature

Proposed new nomenclature

857

02 02 03 04

02 02 03 04

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

388

02 02 05 05

Pilot project — measures to promote cooperation and partnerships between micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

804

02 02 12

02 02 10

Pilot project — Technological Transfer

769

15 02 09 01

15 02 28

Pilot project — European Neighbourhood Policy scholarships at College of Europe

770

15 06 67

15 06 07

Pilot project — European political foundations

832

16 03 02 01

16 03 06

Pilot project on pilot information networks (PINs)

967

07 02 01 01

21 04 05

Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (Geeref)

900

19 04 02 05

21 04 04

Pilot project — European emergency judicial assistance

347

19 05 01 01

19 05 03

Pilot project on transatlantic methods for handling global challenges

981

19 10 01 02

19 10 01 03

Preparatory action on business and scientific exchanges with India

982

19 10 01 03

19 10 01 04

Preparatory action on business and scientific exchanges with China

980

19 10 01 01

19 10 01 02

Aid for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Afghanistan

243

21 02 01 01

21 04 06

Water management in developing countries

904

26 01 02 01 01

26 01 08

Pilot project minimising administrative burdens

OTHER MODIFICATIONS

770

15 06 07

European Political Foundations

Deletion of words ‘national think tanks’ in the third bullet point

Taking account of the outcome of the vote, the following technical amendments have been created:

| Amendment | Replaced by |
| --- | --- |
| 381, 789, 909 | 1050 |
| 388 | 1051 |
| 804 | 1037 |
| 769 | 1052 |
| 770 | 1053 |
| 832 | 1042 |
| 967 | 1046 |
| 900 | 1045 |
| 980 | 1043 |
| 981 | 1044 |
| 982 | 1054 |
| 243 | 1047 |
| 904 | 1048 |
| 857 | 1055 |
| 347 | 1056 |
| 813, 492 | 1040 |
| 1007 | 1049 |
| 1005 | 1068 |
| 480 | 1038 |
| 530 | 1039 |
| 830 | 057 |
| 831 | 1058 |
| 833, 280 | 1059 |
| 332 | 1060 |
| 840, 776 | 1061 |
| 841 | 1062 |
| 978 | 1063 |
| 1015 | 1064 |
| 1016 | 1065 |
| 908 | 1067 |
| 1031 | 1066 |

Amendment

Replaced by

381, 789, 909

1050

388

1051

804

1037

769

1052

770

1053

832

1042

967

1046

900

1045

980

1043

981

1044

982

1054

243

1047

904

1048

857

1055

347

1056

813, 492

1040

1007

1049

1005

1068

480

1038

530

1039

830

057

831

1058

833, 280

1059

332

1060

840, 776

1061

841

1062

978

1063

1015

1064

1016

1065

908

1067

1031

1066

2.   Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III)

Report: James ELLES (A6-0358/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 4 | § | original text | RCV | + | 539, 16, 12 |
| § 6 | § | original text | RCV | + | 530, 21, 11 |
| § 7 | § | original text | RCV | + | 490, 69, 8 |
| § 9 | § | original text | RCV | + | 393, 163, 14 |
| § 13 | § | original text | RCV | + | 548, 16, 8 |
| § 15 | § | original text | RCV | + | 537, 22, 14 |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 23 | 3 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 438, 115, 16 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 23 | 1 | PSE | | + | |
| § 26 | 2 | PSE | | - | |
| § 27 | 4 | PPE-DE | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 543, 16, 5 |
| 2 | + | 304, 234, 9 |
| § 28 | § | original text | RCV | + | 534, 13, 13 |
| § 30 | 5 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 283, 279, 7 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 4

§

original text

RCV

+

539, 16, 12

§ 6

§

original text

RCV

+

530, 21, 11

§ 7

§

original text

RCV

+

490, 69, 8

§ 9

§

original text

RCV

+

393, 163, 14

§ 13

§

original text

RCV

+

548, 16, 8

§ 15

§

original text

RCV

+

537, 22, 14

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

§ 23

3

PPE-DE

RCV

+

438, 115, 16

§

original text

↓

after § 23

1

PSE

+

§ 26

2

PSE

-

§ 27

4

PPE-DE

split/RCV

1

+

543, 16, 5

2

+

304, 234, 9

§ 28

§

original text

RCV

+

534, 13, 13

§ 30

5

PPE-DE

RCV

+

283, 279, 7

§

original text

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: §§ 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 15, 28 and ams 3, 4, 5

Requests for separate votes

PSE: § 22

Requests for split votes

ALDE

am 4

1st part:‘Notes that the ... corresponding budget lines;’

2nd part:‘moreover, calls on ... the pre-accession countries;’

3.   Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII)

Report: Louis GRECH (A6-0356/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 21 | 3 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 282, 270, 6, |
| § 23 | § | original text | RCV | + | 520, 31, 2 |
| after § 25 | 4 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 304, 248, 6 |
| after § 38 | 1 | PSE | | - | |
| § 50 | 6 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 283, 233, 8 |
| § 58 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | + | oral amendment |
| after § 61 | 5 | IND/DEM: | | - | |
| 2 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 63 | 8 | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 21

3

PPE-DE

RCV

+

282, 270, 6,

§ 23

§

original text

RCV

+

520, 31, 2

after § 25

4

PPE-DE

RCV

+

304, 248, 6

after § 38

1

PSE

-

§ 50

6

Verts/ALE

EV

+

283, 233, 8

§ 58

7

Verts/ALE

+

oral amendment

after § 61

5

IND/DEM:

-

2

PSE

+

after § 63

8

Verts/ALE

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: § 23 and ams 3, 4

Miscellaneous

Louis Grech (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to § 58, which now read as follows:

Notes the improvement in monitoring of the implementation of the EU budget in its budgetary vote; asks the relevant committees to examine the setting-up of the structure and a procedure to carry out the implementation assessment exercise for 2007 with the specialised committees; in this way it will also help to prepare for the budget review in 2008-2009; asks the Secretary-General to facilitate the logistics (rooms and interpretation) to organise regular monitoring meetings according to the priorities that will be defined by the committees concerned;

4.   Fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions *

PECH Committee (C6-0256/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: Commission proposal | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: Commission proposal

+

5.   Commemoration of 1956 Hungarian Uprising

Motions for resolutions: B6-0548/2006, B6-0549/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0548/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN) |
| § 3 | 1 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 458, 36, 12 |
| rec F | § | original text | RCV | + | 475, 8, 5 |
| rec J | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motion for a resolution B6-0549/2006




  (GUE/NGL) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0548/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN)

§ 3

1

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

RCV

+

458, 36, 12

rec F

§

original text

RCV

+

475, 8, 5

rec J

§

original text

+

oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motion for a resolution B6-0549/2006

(GUE/NGL)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: § 3, rec F

Miscellaneous

Michael Cramer moved an oral amendment to rec J of motion for a resolution B6-0548/2006, which now reads as follows:

J. recognising the historical and political link between the Hungarian Revolution in October 1956 and various other forms of resistance and resistance movements, such as the mass demonstrations in East Germany in June 1953, the Poznan demonstrations in Poland in June 1956, the Prague Spring of 1968, the birth of the Solidarity Movement in Poland in 1980 and democracy movements in the former USSR, notably those of the Baltic peoples,

6.   Moldova (Transnistria)

Motions for resolutions: B6-0539/2006, B6-0540/2006, B6-0541/2006, B6-0546/2006, B6-0551/2006, B6-0552/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0539/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0539/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0540/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0541/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0546/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0551/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0552/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0539/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0539/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0540/2006

UEN

↓

B6-0541/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0546/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0551/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0552/2006

ALDE

↓

7.   Georgia (South Ossetia)

Motions for resolutions: B6-0537/2006, B6-0538/2006, B6-0542/2006, B6-0547/2006, B6-0550/2006, B6-0553/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0537/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| § 8 | 2 | UEN | | + | |
| after § 8 | 3 | UEN | EV | - | 217, 256, 9 |
| after § 10 | 4 | UEN | | + | |
| after § 11 | 5 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 15 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 254, 215, 4 |
| rec D | 1 | UEN | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0537/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0538/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0542/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0547/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0550/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0553/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0537/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

§ 8

2

UEN

+

after § 8

3

UEN

EV

-

217, 256, 9

after § 10

4

UEN

+

after § 11

5

PPE-DE

+

§ 15

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

254, 215, 4

rec D

1

UEN

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0537/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0538/2006

UEN

↓

B6-0542/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0547/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0550/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0553/2006

ALDE

↓

Requests for split votes

UEN

§ 15

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘and to the de-facto authorities in South Ossetia’

2nd part: those words

8.   Export of toxic waste to Africa

Motions for resolutions: B6-0545/2006, B6-0571/2006, B6-0572/2006, B6-0573/2006, B6-0574/2006, B6-0575/2006, B6-0576/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0545/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0545/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0571/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0572/2006 | | IND/DEM | | ↓ | |
| B6-0573/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0574/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0575/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0576/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0545/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0545/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0571/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0572/2006

IND/DEM

↓

B6-0573/2006

UEN

↓

B6-0574/2006

ALDE

↓

B6-0575/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0576/2006

PPE-DE

↓

Miscellaneous

Johannes Blokland had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

9.   Use of criminal law to protect the environment

Motions for resolutions: B6-0544/2006, B6-0577/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0544/2006




  (ENVI Committee) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motion for a resolution B6-0577/2006




  (IND/DEM Group) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0544/2006

(ENVI Committee)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motion for a resolution B6-0577/2006

(IND/DEM Group)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

↓

10.   EC-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement

Report: Véronique DE KEYSER (A6-0334/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 5, indent 7 | 1 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 453, 11, 15 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 5, indent 7

1

Verts/ALE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

453, 11, 15

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: final vote

11.   Nairobi Conference on Climate Change

Motions for resolutions: B6-0543/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0543/2006




  (ENVI Committee) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0543/2006

(ENVI Committee)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

12.   Inland waterway transport

Report: Corien WORTMANN-KOOL (A6-0299/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 2 | 2 | GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 8 | 3 | GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 66, 401, 1 |
| after § 12 | 1 | PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, STERCKX, BLOKLAND | | + | |
| after § 13 | 4 | GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 16 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 17 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 20 | 5 | GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 130, 340, 4 |
| after § 26 | 6 | GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 204, 265, 2 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 464, 5, 2 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 2

2

GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE

-

after § 8

3

GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE

RCV

-

66, 401, 1

after § 12

1

PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, STERCKX, BLOKLAND

+

after § 13

4

GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE

-

§ 16

§

original text

sep

+

§ 17

§

original text

sep

+

after § 20

5

GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE

RCV

-

130, 340, 4

after § 26

6

GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE

RCV

-

204, 265, 2

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

464, 5, 2

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Verts/ALE: ams 3, 5, 6

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: §§ 16, 17

13.   Public-private partnerships

Report: Barbara WEILER (A6-0363/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 8 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 2 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 20 | PSE | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | - | 167, 289, 7 |
| 2 | - | 188, 256, 3 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 10 | 1 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 11 | 23 | ALDE | EV | - | 183, 247, 10 |
| § 15 | 2 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 16 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 21 | 7 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| after § 22 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 26 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 29 | 11 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 32 | 12D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 5 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 33 | 13D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 35 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 36 | 14D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 38 | 15 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 21 | PSE | | + | |
| § 42 | 16 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 44 | 17D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 22 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 3 | - | |
| 4 | ↓ | |
| § 45 | 18D | Verts/ALE | | W | |
| 6/rev | SCHWAB et al | RCV | - | 148, 267, 10 |
| § 46 | 19 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 47 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

8

Verts/ALE

-

§ 2

9

Verts/ALE

-

20

PSE

split/RCV

1

-

167, 289, 7

2

-

188, 256, 3

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 10

1

GUE/NGL

-

after § 11

23

ALDE

EV

-

183, 247, 10

§ 15

2

GUE/NGL

-

§ 16

3

GUE/NGL

-

§ 21

7

PPE-DE

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

after § 22

10

Verts/ALE

-

§ 26

4

GUE/NGL

-

§ 29

11

Verts/ALE

-

§ 32

12D

Verts/ALE

-

5

GUE/NGL

-

§ 33

13D

Verts/ALE

-

§ 35

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 36

14D

Verts/ALE

-

§ 38

15

Verts/ALE

-

21

PSE

+

§ 42

16

Verts/ALE

-

§ 44

17D

Verts/ALE

-

22

PSE

split

1

+

2

-

3

-

4

↓

§ 45

18D

Verts/ALE

W

6/rev

SCHWAB et al

RCV

-

148, 267, 10

§ 46

19

Verts/ALE

-

§ 47

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 6/rev

PSE: am 20

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: § 47

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

§ 5

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘and concessions’

2nd part: those words

§ 2

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘but considers that ... for tendering procedures’

2nd part: those words

GUE/NGL

am 7

1st part:‘Opposes the creation ... at EU level;’

2nd part:‘underlines the responsibility ... the threshold values’

3rd part:‘and confirms its ... Council and Parliament;’

PPE-DE

am 20

1st part:‘Considers it premature ... partnerships (IPPPs)’

2nd part:‘in accordance with ... of the EC Treaty;’

am 22

1st part:‘Shares the view ... administrative authorities’ without the words ‘calls for legislative initiatives to clarify the’

2nd part: those words

3rd part:‘to grant cooperating local ... the public authorities;’

4th part:‘and to permit ... their own services;’

PSE

§ 35

1st part:‘Acknowledges the fact ... contract or concession’

2nd part:‘and calls on ... the earliest opportunity;’

14.   Posting of workers

Report: Elisabeth SCHROEDTER (A6-0308/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 13 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 1 | 21 | BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al | EV | - | 171, 220, 8 |
| § 2 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 333, 58, 3 |
| § 3 | 22 | BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al | | - | |
| 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 4 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 8 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 9 | 3 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 10 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 11 | 4 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 12 | 23 | BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al | | - | |
| 5 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 162, 225, 3 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 13 | 6D | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § 14 | 14 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 15 | 24 | BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al | | - | |
| § 16 | 15 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 18 | Verts/ALE, PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL,
  THOMAS MANN | | W | |
| 7 | PPE-DE | | + | oral amendment |
| § 17 | 8 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| | 26AC | Verts/ALE,
  PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 19 | 16 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 22 | 17 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 23 | 9 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 26 | 10 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 173, 208, 2 |
| § 27 | 11 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| § 28 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 29 | 12 | PPE-DE | RCV | - | 162, 222, 5 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 31 | 19=
  25= | PPE-DE
  BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| after rec A | 20 | BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al | | - | |
| rec I | 1/revS | PPE-DE | | - | |
| rec K | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 295, 72, 20 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

13

GUE/NGL

-

after § 1

21

BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al

EV

-

171, 220, 8

§ 2

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

333, 58, 3

§ 3

22

BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al

-

2

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 4

§

original text

sep

+

§ 8

§

original text

sep

+

§ 9

3

PPE-DE

W

§

original text

sep

+

§ 10

§

original text

sep

+

§ 11

4

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 12

23

BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al

-

5

PPE-DE

EV

-

162, 225, 3

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 13

6D

PPE-DE

-

§ 14

14

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 15

24

BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al

-

§ 16

15

GUE/NGL

-

18

Verts/ALE, PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL,

THOMAS MANN

W

7

PPE-DE

+

oral amendment

§ 17

8

PPE-DE

W

26AC

Verts/ALE,

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL

+

§ 19

16

GUE/NGL

-

§ 22

17

GUE/NGL

-

§ 23

9

PPE-DE

+

§ 26

10

PPE-DE

EV

-

173, 208, 2

§ 27

11

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

sep

↓

§ 28

§

original text

sep

+

§ 29

12

PPE-DE

RCV

-

162, 222, 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 31

19=

25=

PPE-DE

BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

after rec A

20

BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al

-

rec I

1/revS

PPE-DE

-

rec K

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

295, 72, 20

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: am 12

PSE: final vote

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: §§ 8, 9

ALDE: §§ 4, 27

Bushill-Matthews et al: rec K and §§ 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 28

Requests for split votes

ALDE

§ 14

1st part:‘Repeats that the ... policy (ordre public);’

2nd part:‘opposes a restrictive ..., 80/934/EEC;’

§ 31

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘an authorised’

2nd part: those words

BUSHILL-MATTHEWS et al

§ 2

1st part:‘Points out that ... defaulting Member States;’

2nd part:‘and also draws ... with the directive;’

§ 12

1st part: text as a whole without the word ‘not’

2nd part: that word

§ 29

1st part:‘Notes that under ... Directive is monitored;’

2nd part:‘supports the Commission ... the employment conditions;’

Miscellaneous

Ria Oomen-Ruijten moved an oral amendment to amendment 7, which now read as follows:

Considers that, in order to ensure the proper application of the Posting of Workers Directive, the availability of a person who could act as a representative of the posting company is necessary so as to enable the rules and conditions of the Posting of Workers Directive to be implemented;

15.   European Central Bank Annual Report (2005)

Report: Pervenche BERÈS (A6-0349/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 185, 145, 2 |
| after § 1 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 13 | PSE | | - | |
| after § 2 | 8 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 130, 190, 3 |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 6 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 11 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 137, 176, 2 |
| 3 | - | |
| § 12 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 13 | 18 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 19 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 14 | § | original text | sep/EV | - | 125, 175, 4 |
| § 15 | 12 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| 11 | PPE-DE | split | | oral amendment |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 3 | - | |
| § 17 | 15 | PSE | EV | - | 136, 163, 1 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 135, 160, 9 |
| | + | |
| § 21 | § | original text | | + | moved after § 13 |
| § 27 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| 4 | + | |
| § 28 | 20 | GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 151, 146, 0 |
| 2 | - | |
| 3/EV | - | 123, 176, 3 |
| 16 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| 9 | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| after § 28 | 21 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 30 | 17 | PSE | EV | - | 123, 171, 2 |
| § 31 | 1 | ALDE | EV | + | 162, 132, 2 |
| after § 32 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after rec D | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec E | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after rec E | 4 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 102, 169, 20 |
| 5 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 157, 49, 84 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

6

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

185, 145, 2

after § 1

7

Verts/ALE

-

13

PSE

-

after § 2

8

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

130, 190, 3

§ 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 6

§

original text

sep

+

§ 11

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

-

137, 176, 2

3

-

§ 12

§

original text

sep

+

after § 13

18

GUE/NGL

-

19

GUE/NGL

-

§ 14

§

original text

sep/EV

-

125, 175, 4

§ 15

12

PPE-DE

W

11

PPE-DE

split

oral amendment

1

+

2

-

3

-

§ 17

15

PSE

EV

-

136, 163, 1

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

-

135, 160, 9

+

§ 21

§

original text

+

moved after § 13

§ 27

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

+

§ 28

20

GUE/NGL

split

1/EV

+

151, 146, 0

2

-

3/EV

-

123, 176, 3

16

PSE

↓

9

Verts/ALE

↓

after § 28

21

GUE/NGL

-

§ 30

17

PSE

EV

-

123, 171, 2

§ 31

1

ALDE

EV

+

162, 132, 2

after § 32

10

Verts/ALE

-

after rec D

2

Verts/ALE

-

3

Verts/ALE

-

rec E

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after rec E

4

Verts/ALE

EV

-

102, 169, 20

5

Verts/ALE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

157, 49, 84

Amendment 14 had been withdrawn.

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 8

IND/DEM: final vote

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: § 14

PSE: § 12

GUE/NGL: §§ 6, 12, 27

Requests for split votes

ALDE

am 20

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘economic’ and ‘and the portfolio to be attributed’

2nd part:‘economic’

3rd part:‘and the portfolio to be attributed’

Verts/ALE

rec E

1st part:‘whereas the governing ... and 5 October,’

2nd part:‘and whereas interest ... and real terms,’

Verts/ALE, PSE, GUE/NGL

§ 1

1st part:‘Emphasises that against ... growth in 2005;’

2nd part:‘praises the ECB's ... in September 2005;’

ALDE, PSE

§ 27

1st part:‘Welcomes the ECB's ... the draft Constitution,’

2nd part:‘which lists the ... and fiscal pillar;’

3rd part:‘stresses that the ... of the euro;’

4th part:‘calls on the ... and employment creation;’

PSE

§ 5

1st part:‘Notes that, at ... serious budgetary consolidation;’

2nd part:‘recognises that competition ... not be hindered;’

ALDE, PPE-DE

am 11

1st part:‘Welcomes the publication ... put in place’ without the word ‘own’

2nd part: that word

3rd part:‘that will guarantee ... a supervisory body;’

PPE-DE

§11

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘points out ... to be exercised’ and ‘to exercise their respective powers to the full, and’

2nd part:‘points out ... to be exercised’

3rd part:‘to exercise their respective powers to the full, and’

§ 17

1st part:‘Shares the fears ... hedge funds and’

2nd part:‘notes that hedge ... leading role; therefore’

3rd part:‘calls on the ECB ... in this area;’

Miscellaneous

Pervenche Berès (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to amendment 11, which now read as follows:

Welcomes the publication of the ECB's first report on financial integration in the euro zone, since this is vital both for putting across information concerning monetary policy and for financial stability; notes that, according to the ECB, financial integration calls for the integration of market infrastructures, in particular settlement-delivery systems; notes the intention of the ECB to create a settlement infrastructure; notes that, until such time as an infrastructure may have been introduced, an ECB governance must be put in place;

The PSE Group had proposed that § 21 be placed after § 13.

16.   Tibet

Motions for resolutions: B6-0555/2006, B6-0557/2006, B6-0558/2006, B6-0562/2006, B6-0565/2006, B6-0568/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0555/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 66, 0, 0 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0555/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0557/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0558/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0562/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0565/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0568/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0555/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

66, 0, 0

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0555/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0557/2006

UEN

↓

B6-0558/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0562/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0565/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0568/2006

ALDE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: resolution (as a whole)

17.   Case against Ríos Montt

Motions for resolutions: B6-0554/2006, B6-0560/2006, B6-0561/2006, B6-0564/2006, B6-0569/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0554/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0554/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0560/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0561/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0564/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0569/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0554/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0554/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0560/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0561/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0564/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0569/2006

ALDE

↓

18.   Uzbekistan

Motions for resolutions: B6-0556/2006, B6-0559/2006, B6-0563/2006, B6-0566/2006, B6-0567/2006, B6-0570/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0556/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE) |
| § 2 | § | original text | RCV | - | 21, 44, 1 |
| after § 2 | 1 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 41, 26, 4


  oral amendment |
| 2 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| 3 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| 4 | GUE/NGL | EV | - | 25, 45, 2 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 68, 1, 2 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0556/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0559/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0563/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0566/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0567/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0570/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0556/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE)

§ 2

§

original text

RCV

-

21, 44, 1

after § 2

1

PPE-DE

EV

+

41, 26, 4

oral amendment

2

GUE/NGL

+

3

GUE/NGL

+

4

GUE/NGL

EV

-

25, 45, 2

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

68, 1, 2

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0556/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0559/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0563/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0566/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0567/2006

ALDE

↓

B6-0570/2006

UEN

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

UEN: § 2

PPE-DE: resolution (as a whole)

Miscellaneous

Józef Pinior moved an oral amendment to paragraph 2 on behalf of the PSE Group.

Elisabeth Jeggle moved an oral amendment to amendment 1, which now read as follows:

Calls on the Council to make a considered decision with a view to improved future relations, on 13 November 2006, on the possible extension of sanctions, based on commitments by the Uzbekistan side during the EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council on 8 November 2006 and on information obtained by European diplomats based in the area;

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 425

For: 247

ALDE: Davies, De Sarnez, Ortuondo Larrea, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

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

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

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

Against: 334

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Hänsch, Hamon

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 12

ALDE: Ek, Geremek, Ludford, Lynne, Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin

NI: Borghezio, Salvini, Speroni

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Benoît Hamon

2.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 528

For: 185

ALDE: Cappato, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Karim, Lynne, Matsakis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Goepel, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jeggle, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Busquin, Castex, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Ford, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Groote, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jöns, Kuc, Kuhne, Leichtfried, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Moraes, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Paleckis, Piecyk, Reynaud, Rocard, Rothe, Sacconi, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Van Lancker, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

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

Against: 373

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Mote, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Bono, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Gomes, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 30

ALDE: Attwooll, Ludford, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Gierek, Gottardi, Grech, Hasse Ferreira, Laignel, Le Foll, Szejna, Tarabella

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Jules Maaten, Jamila Madeira, Toine Manders, Louis Grech

3.   2007 draft general budget

Amendments 376 + 489 + 529

For: 232

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Resetarits, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Gahler, Gräßle, Grossetête, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Higgins, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Maat, McGuinness, Martens, Mitchell, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Parish, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Thyssen, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Corbett, Corbey, De Rossa, De Vits, Douay, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fernandes, Ford, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Groote, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, Kuc, Kuhne, Lavarra, Leichtfried, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Martin David, Moraes, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Piecyk, Rapkay, Reynaud, Rocard, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Van Lancker, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Zīle

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

Against: 333

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Busk, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Deprez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jensen, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Manders, Onyszkiewicz, Piskorski, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Manolakou, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Portas, Rizzo

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Bono, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Fava, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 22

ALDE: Attwooll, Costa, Prodi

GUE/NGL: Maštálka

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Coveney, Deß, Goepel

PSE: Capoulas Santos, Ferreira Elisa, Grech, Hasse Ferreira, Laignel, Maňka, Sacconi, Tarabella

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Reino Paasilinna, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Louis Grech, Toine Manders, Ville Itälä

Abstention:
  Louis Grech

4.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 495

For: 329

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Against: 255

ALDE: Attwooll, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Hall, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Neyts-Uyttebroeck

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, De Michelis, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Graça Moura, Pieper, Reul

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Krasts, Kristovskis, Zīle

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

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Harkin, Juknevičienė

GUE/NGL: Remek

NI: Allister, Mote

PPE-DE: Goepel, Maat, McGuinness, Sommer

5.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 638

For: 236

ALDE: Resetarits, Sbarbati, Susta, Takkula, Toia

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Manolakou, Pafilis, Rizzo, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Tomczak

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

PPE-DE: Méndez de Vigo, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 340

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Aita, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Lang, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Zīle

Abstention: 19

ALDE: Duff, Gibault

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

NI: Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Hennicot-Schoepges, Schierhuber

PSE: Gierek

6.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 829

For: 519

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 65

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 5

GUE/NGL: Holm, Krarup, Svensson

IND/DEM: Bonde

PPE-DE: Varvitsiotis

7.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 852

For: 506

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 79

GUE/NGL: Holm, Krarup, Manolakou, Meijer, Pafilis, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 6

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Triantaphyllides

NI: Martinez

PPE-DE: Jałowiecki, Lauk

Verts/ALE: Lucas

8.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 770

For: 488

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Markov, Ransdorf

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 103

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 1

PPE-DE: Siekierski

9.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 830/1

For: 505

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 90

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Pafilis, Rizzo, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

UEN: Krasts, Kristovskis, Zīle

Abstention: 1

NI: Romagnoli

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Rainer Wieland

10.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 830/2

For: 309

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, de Brún, Flasarová, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych

PPE-DE: Florenz, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Maat, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

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

Against: 245

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Pafilis, Rizzo, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Krasts, Kristovskis, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 2

NI: Romagnoli

PSE: Hedh

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Anna Hedh, Patrick Gaubert, Jacques Toubon

Against:
  Rainer Wieland

11.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 830/3

For: 321

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Flasarová, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

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

PPE-DE: Beazley, Gräßle, Hieronymi, Hybášková, Lamassoure, Langen, Lauk, Lechner

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 266

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Pafilis, Rizzo, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Krasts, Kristovskis, Zīle

Abstention: 3

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Ibrisagic

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Tokia Saïfi, Patrick Gaubert, Jacques Toubon

Against:
  Rainer Wieland

12.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 647

For: 214

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Markov, Ransdorf

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Masiel

PPE-DE: Gewalt

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 375

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 5

ALDE: Cavada

GUE/NGL: de Brún

NI: Le Rachinel, Martinez, Rutowicz

13.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 648

For: 224

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis

PPE-DE: Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Ventre

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 360

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Pafilis, Rizzo, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 1

NI: Rutowicz

14.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 832

For: 476

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Markov

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 87

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Pafilis, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 24

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

PPE-DE: Reul, Varvitsiotis

Verts/ALE: Lucas

15.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 833

For: 487

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Markov

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 105

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 2

GUE/NGL: Remek

PPE-DE: Varvitsiotis

16.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 665

For: 245

ALDE: Cornillet, in 't Veld

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

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

Against: 340

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Harangozó

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 2

GUE/NGL: Krarup

IND/DEM: Bonde

17.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 449

For: 239

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Gollnisch, Le Rachinel, Martinez

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 344

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Medina Ortega

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 1

IND/DEM: Bonde

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Gérard Onesta

Against:
  Bruno Gollnisch, Jean-Claude Martinez, Fernand Le Rachinel

18.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 845

For: 326

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Gierek, Medina Ortega, Savary

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 260

ALDE: Alvaro, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Deprez, Dičkutė, Gibault, Griesbeck, Jäätteenmäki, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Ludford, Resetarits, Ries

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

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

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

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

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Ek, Hennis-Plasschaert, Lynne

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Sinnott

NI: Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Jałowiecki, Ventre

PSE: Stockmann

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Gilles Savary

19.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 765

For: 87

ALDE: Gibault, Griesbeck, Laperrouze

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Helmer, Salvini, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Demetriou, Deß, De Veyrac, Dover, Duchoň, Ehler, Eurlings, Ferber, Friedrich, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Kamall, Kirkhope, Klaß, Konrad, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, Maat, McGuinness, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Škottová, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Van Orden, Vlasák, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil

PSE: Medina Ortega

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Romeva i Rueda

Against: 470

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Novak, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 23

ALDE: Cavada

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Rizzo, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Gollnisch, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Elles, Goepel, Hybášková, Posselt, Siekierski

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Maria Martens, Daniel Caspary, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Ville Itälä

20.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 459

For: 85

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Helmer, Lang, Le Rachinel, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Purvis, Queiró, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Against: 489

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Blokland

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 17

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

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: von Wogau

PSE: Sornosa Martínez

UEN: Kristovskis

21.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 983

For: 312

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Corbett, Evans Robert, Ford, Gill, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, Lienemann, Martin David, Simpson, Skinner, Titley, Willmott

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 251

ALDE: Geremek, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

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

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Daul, De Veyrac, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Graça Moura, Grossetête, Lamassoure, Mathieu, Sudre, Toubon, Vlasto

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Kułakowski

GUE/NGL: Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Borghezio, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Descamps, Konrad, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Saïfi

PSE: Morgan

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Tokia Saïfi

22.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 358

For: 270

ALDE: Drčar Murko, Duff, Geremek, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Daul, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Lamassoure, Mathieu, Saïfi, Šťastný, Sudre, Toubon

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Kuźmiuk

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 292

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Whittaker, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Gill, Kuc

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 15

ALDE: Kułakowski, Lynne

GUE/NGL: Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

NI: Borghezio, Mote, Salvini, Speroni

PSE: Gröner

23.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 384

For: 244

ALDE: Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Karim, Lynne, Ries, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Veraldi

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Masiel, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 317

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Doyle, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Grosch, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Pieper, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Crowley, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Harkin

GUE/NGL: de Brún

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

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: McGuinness, Nicholson

PSE: Rocard

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Christopher Heaton-Harris, John Purvis

Against:
  Michel Rocard

24.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 385

For: 251

ALDE: Deprez, Dičkutė, Jäätteenmäki, Ries, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Susta, Takkula, Toia

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 311

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Resetarits, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Železný

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

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Ryan

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

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Harkin, Lynne, Prodi, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

PPE-DE: Nicholson

25.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 386

For: 257

ALDE: Deprez, Dičkutė, Jäätteenmäki, Ries, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Susta

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 303

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Železný

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

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Castiglione, Grosch, Kauppi, Nicholson, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Ryan

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

Abstention: 15

ALDE: Harkin, Lynne, Takkula, Toia, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: de Brún

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

PPE-DE: Fajmon

26.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 465

For: 102

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Against: 466

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

IND/DEM: Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lipietz, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 2

ALDE: Susta, Toia

27.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 909/2

For: 439

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Trüpel, Turmes

Against: 115

ALDE: Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Mote, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, Capoulas Santos, Hedh, Segelström

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Schlyter, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 13

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: van den Berg, Titley

28.   2007 draft general budget

Amendment 477

For: 103

ALDE: Cappato

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Harbour, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Záborská, Zahradil

UEN: Szymański

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 452

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Markov, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Rogalski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Masiel

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Cavada, Hennis-Plasschaert, Piskorski, Resetarits, Toia, Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Maštálka, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Zapałowski

NI: Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Fatuzzo, Siekierski

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Staes

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Carl Schlyter

Against:
  Hiltrud Breyer, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Michael Cramer, Jill Evans, Satu Hassi, Bernat Joan i Marí, Sepp Kusstatscher, Jean Lambert, Eva Lichtenberger, Alain Lipietz, Gérard Onesta, Cem Özdemir, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Heide Rühle, Elisabeth Schroedter, Alyn Smith, Bart Staes, Claude Turmes, Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Johannes Voggenhuber

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Paragraph 4

For: 539

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

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

Against: 16

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Grabowski, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Mote

PSE: Patrie

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Krarup

NI: Allister, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

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For: 530

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 21

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Mote, Mussolini

Abstention: 11

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro

IND/DEM: Sinnott

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

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For: 490

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Nachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 69

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Schuth

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

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

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Sartori, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Dillen, Mote, Salvini, Speroni

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For: 393

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Ferreira Elisa, Kuc, Prets, Weber Henri, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 163

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Rizzo

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

NI: Mussolini

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Abstention: 14

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Mann Erika

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Anne Ferreira

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For: 548

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 16

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

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Cercas

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Liotard

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Gollnisch, Martinez, Mote

PSE: Hänsch

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For: 537

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 22

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Grabowski, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Abstention: 14

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Martinez, Mote, Salvini, Speroni

35.   Elles report A6-0358/2006

Amendment 3

For: 438

ALDE: Piskorski, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Ferreira Anne, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Against: 115

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Krarup

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

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Eurlings, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Maat, van Nistelrooij, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Andersson, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Corbett, Estrela, Evans Robert, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Gill, Gomes, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, Kuc, Madeira, Moraes, Morgan, dos Santos, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Titley, Willmott

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, Hudghton

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Harkin

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Borghezio, Martinez, Salvini, Speroni

PSE: van den Berg, Berman, Bozkurt, Corbey, Koterec, Mastenbroek, Wiersma

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Maria Martens, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Jens Holm, Eva-Britt Svensson

Abstention:
  Ieke van den Burg

36.   Elles report A6-0358/2006

Amendment 4/1

For: 543

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 16

GUE/NGL: Krarup

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Titford, Wise

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Abstention: 5

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Borghezio, Mote, Salvini, Speroni

37.   Elles report A6-0358/2006

Amendment 4/2

For: 304

ALDE: Alvaro, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Gibault, Griesbeck, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Piskorski, Ries, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Ford, Mann Erika, Scheele, Siwiec, Weiler, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Lambert, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Against: 234

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Cappato, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Prodi, Resetarits, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Rizzo

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Titford, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cederschiöld, Dover, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Méndez de Vigo, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, Kułakowski

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa

NI: Borghezio, Mote, Salvini, Speroni

PSE: Laignel

38.   Elles report A6-0358/2006

Paragraph 28

For: 534

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

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

Against: 13

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Tomczak

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Louis, Titford, Wise

NI: Mote

39.   Elles report A6-0358/2006

Amendment 5

For: 283

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Cocilovo, Piskorski

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: van den Berg, Berman, Ford, Martin David, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 279

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Krarup

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Titford, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

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

Abstention: 7

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

NI: Belohorská, Borghezio, Mote, Salvini, Speroni

PSE: Zingaretti

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Bairbre de Brún

Against:
  Jens Holm, Eva-Britt Svensson

40.   Grech report A6-0356/2006

Amendment 3

For: 282

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Lambsdorff, Piskorski, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Louis, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 270

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Farage, Goudin, Titford, Wise

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 6

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Liotard, Rizzo

IND/DEM: Krupa

NI: Mote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Jens Holm

Abstention:
  Eva-Britt Svensson

41.   Grech report A6-0356/2006

Paragraph 23

For: 520

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 31

ALDE: Veraldi

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Fajmon, Florenz, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil

PSE: Capoulas Santos

Abstention: 2

NI: Allister, Mote

42.   Grech report A6-0356/2006

Amendment 4

For: 304

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, De Sarnez, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Lambsdorff, Piskorski, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Corbett, Gomes, Hamon, Harangozó, Szejna

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Against: 248

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Krarup

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis

PPE-DE: Florenz

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 6

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Titford, Wise

NI: Mote

43.   B6-0548/2006 — Hungary

Paragraph 3

For: 458

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Ransdorf

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

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Trüpel, Turmes

Against: 36

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Wise

PPE-DE: Atkins, Dover, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, Nicholson, Parish

PSE: De Keyser

UEN: Maldeikis

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Schlyter, Staes

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Liotard

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Krupa, Titford

NI: Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Ventre

PSE: Riera Madurell

Verts/ALE: Lichtenberger, Ždanoka

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Abstention:
  Thomas Wise, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Stavros Lambrinidis, Maria Matsouka, Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou, Katerina Batzeli

44.   B6-0548/2006 — Hungary

Recital F

For: 475

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Henin, Holm, Krarup, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Portas, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Zimmer

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

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Kamiński, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 8

GUE/NGL: Ransdorf

IND/DEM: Wise

UEN: Angelilli, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański

Abstention: 5

GUE/NGL: Pflüger

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark

NI: Martinez

PPE-DE: Ventre

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Roberta Angelilli, Umberto Pirilli

45.   De Keyser report A6-0334/2006

Resolution

For: 453

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Pęk, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 11

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Sinnott

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Vanhecke

PSE: Schulz

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Pflüger, Rizzo, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Goudin

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Fajmon, Konrad

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Martin Schulz

46.   Wortmann-Kool report A6-0299/2006

Amendment 3

For: 66

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Pęk, Tomczak

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

PPE-DE: Lechner, Liese

PSE: Szejna

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 401

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Goudin, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lehne, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 1

PPE-DE: Ventre

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Bairbre de Brún

47.   Wortmann-Kool report A6-0299/2006

Amendment 5

For: 130

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Sinnott

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PSE: Berman, Szejna

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 340

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Krupa, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 4

ALDE: Piskorski

IND/DEM: Pęk

PPE-DE: Ventre

PSE: Castex

48.   Wortmann-Kool report A6-0299/2006

Amendment 6

For: 204

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 265

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Krupa, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Mussolini, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Capoulas Santos, Corbett

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 2

IND/DEM: Pęk

PPE-DE: Ventre

49.   Wortmann-Kool report A6-0299/2006

Resolution

For: 464

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

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

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 5

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Deß

Abstention: 2

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

50.   Weiler report A6-0363/2006

Amendment 20/1

For: 167

ALDE: Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Toia

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Krupa, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Grossetête, Lamassoure, Saïfi, Toubon

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Moraes, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Against: 289

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Gill, Titley, Willmott

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 7

ALDE: Kułakowski

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Svensson

IND/DEM: Bonde

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Marielle De Sarnez

Against:
  Robert Evans

51.   Weiler report A6-0363/2006

Amendment 20/2

For: 188

ALDE: Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Susta, Toia

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Krupa

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Bonsignore, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Grossetête, Lamassoure, Poettering, Saïfi, Sartori, Toubon

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Gomes, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Moraes, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 256

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Ortuondo Larrea, Piskorski, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Pafilis, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Sinnott

NI: Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pleštinská, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Corbett, Gill, Harangozó, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Kuc, Titley, Willmott

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 3

ALDE: Kułakowski, Newton Dunn

IND/DEM: Bonde

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Marielle De Sarnez

Against:
  Robert Evans

52.   Weiler report A6-0363/2006

Amendment 6/rev

For: 148

ALDE: Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cocilovo, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Laperrouze, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Piskorski, Resetarits, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Tomczak

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bonsignore, Březina, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casini, Caspary, Duchoň, Ferber, Fontaine, Gahler, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mitchell, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Pieper, Pleštinská, Radwan, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Sonik, Spautz, Ulmer, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zwiefka

PSE: van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Carlotti, Castex, Corbey, Ettl, Ferreira Anne, Ford, Hazan, Kuc, Leichtfried, Mann Erika, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Moraes, Scheele, Tarabella, Van Lancker

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 267

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Cappato, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jensen, Klinz, Lambsdorff, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Ries, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

NI: Battilocchio, Giertych, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Florenz, Freitas, Gál, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lulling, Maat, Mauro, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Škottová, Sommer, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Bono, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cercas, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Fernandes, Fruteau, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Gomes, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 10

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Goudin, Krupa, Wise, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Callanan, Liese

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Rainer Wieland, Paul Rübig

Abstention:
  Derek Roland Clark

53.   Schroedter report A6-0308/2006

Amendment 12

For: 162

ALDE: Piskorski

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

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Freitas, Gál, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klich, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Reul, Roithová, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: De Rossa

UEN: Bielan, Janowski, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 222

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cocilovo, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Resetarits, Ries, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin

NI: Battilocchio, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Deß, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Klaß, Koch, Lauk, Mann Thomas, Pieper, Radwan, Sommer, Spautz, Stauner, Ulmer, Weisgerber

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Gomes, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Crowley, Pirilli

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 5

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Wise

PPE-DE: Konrad, Papastamkos

54.   Schroedter report A6-0308/2006

Resolution

For: 295

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cocilovo, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Laperrouze, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Piskorski, Resetarits, Ries, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Rizzo, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin

NI: Battilocchio, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brepoels, Brok, Casini, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Freitas, Gál, Gaubert, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Itälä, Járóka, Jeggle, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Liese, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mitchell, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zappalà

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Goebbels, Gomes, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Pirilli

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hassi, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 72

ALDE: Staniszewska

GUE/NGL: Henin

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Krupa, Tomczak, Wise, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Masiel, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Beazley, Bowis, Březina, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chmielewski, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Gaľa, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kirkhope, Klich, Konrad, Mikolášik, Ouzký, Parish, Pleštinská, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Siekierski, Sonik, Stevenson, Strejček, Vlasák, von Wogau, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Kuc

UEN: Bielan, Janowski, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 20

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Manolakou, Pafilis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož

PPE-DE: Lauk, Lulling, Novak, Schwab

PSE: Dobolyi, Geringer de Oedenberg, Harangozó, Herczog, Maňka, Pinior, Rosati, Rouček, Tabajdi

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Abstention:
  Sahra Wagenknecht

55.   Berès report A6-0349/2006

Amendment 8

For: 130

ALDE: Cocilovo, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, de Brún, Flasarová, Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Tomczak

NI: Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Audy, Castiglione

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carlotti, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Rossa, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Gomes, Groote, Guy-Quint, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kuc, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Evans Jill, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes

Against: 190

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Deprez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Piskorski, Ries, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Goudin, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Masiel, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pleštinská, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Siekierski, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Surján, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 3

GUE/NGL: Manolakou

NI: Battilocchio

Verts/ALE: Smith

56.   Berès report A6-0349/2006

Resolution

For: 157

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Deprez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ek, Griesbeck, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Lambsdorff, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde

NI: Belohorská, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Buzek, Casini, Castiglione, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Gaľa, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Konrad, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lehne, Lulling, McGuinness, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pleštinská, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Siekierski, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Surján, Tajani, Thyssen, Ulmer, Ventre, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: van den Berg, van den Burg, Ford, Gebhardt, Honeyball, Kuc, Medina Ortega, Sakalas, Saks, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Janowski, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Kusstatscher

Against: 49

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Flasarová, Holm, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht

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

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Audy, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Duchoň, Fajmon, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil

UEN: Crowley, Krasts

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Evans Jill, Joan i Marí, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 84

ALDE: Piskorski, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, de Brún, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Triantaphyllides

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Mavrommatis, Samaras, Sonik, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Carlotti, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Vits, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Gomes, Groote, Haug, Hazan, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Özdemir, Rühle, Smith

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Brian Crowley

Abstention:
  Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

57.   RC B6-0555/2006 — Tibet

Resolution

For: 66

ALDE: Matsakis

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Audy, Březina, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Duka-Zólyomi, Gauzès, Goepel, Gomolka, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mann Thomas, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sonik, Stevenson, Surján, Wieland, Zaleski, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gomes, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Pinior, Sakalas, Scheele, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Kamiński, Libicki, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Manuel Medina Ortega

58.   RC B6-0556/2006 — Uzbekistan

Paragraph 2

For: 21

ALDE: Matsakis

GUE/NGL: Meijer

NI: Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gomes, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Sakalas, Scheele, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Smith

Against: 44

GUE/NGL: de Brún

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Audy, Březina, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Duka-Zólyomi, Gauzès, Goepel, Gomolka, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mann Thomas, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sonik, Stevenson, Surján, Wieland, Zaleski, Zwiefka

UEN: Bielan, Kamiński, Libicki, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 1

GUE/NGL: Pflüger

59.   RC B6-0556/2006 — Uzbekistan

Resolution

For: 68

ALDE: Matsakis

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Meijer

IND/DEM: Krupa, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Audy, Braghetto, Březina, Casini, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Deß, Duka-Zólyomi, Gauzès, Goepel, Gomolka, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mann Thomas, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Saryusz-Wolski, Sonik, Stevenson, Surján, Wieland, Zaleski, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gomes, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Rouček, Sakalas, Scheele, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Kamiński, Libicki, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 1

GUE/NGL: Strož

Abstention: 2

GUE/NGL: Pflüger

IND/DEM: Bonde

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0451

Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III)

European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)), and Letter of amendment No 1/2007 (SEC(2006)0762) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | having regard to Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (1), |
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having regard to Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (1),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3), |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4), |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 18 May 2006 on the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 18 May 2006 on the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) (5),

| — | having regard to the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 3 May 2006 (SEC(2006)0531), |
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having regard to the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 3 May 2006 (SEC(2006)0531),

| — | having regard to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Council established on 14 July 2006 (C6-0299/2006), |
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having regard to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Council established on 14 July 2006 (C6-0299/2006),

| — | having regard to Letter of amendment No 1/2007 (SEC(2006)0762) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, |
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having regard to Letter of amendment No 1/2007 (SEC(2006)0762) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets of 11 July 2006 on the mandate for the 2007 draft budget conciliation procedure for the Council's first reading, |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets of 11 July 2006 on the mandate for the 2007 draft budget conciliation procedure for the Council's first reading,

| — | having regard to Rule 69 and Annex IV of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 69 and Annex IV of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A6-0358/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A6-0358/2006),

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

| 1. | Recalls that its political priorities for the 2007 budget were set out in its abovementioned APS resolution of 18 May 2006; notes that paragraph 5 of that resolution set out the three key elements of setting policy priorities, ensuring qualitative value for money, and preparing for the 2008/2009 review of the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial framework (MFF); |
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Recalls that its political priorities for the 2007 budget were set out in its abovementioned APS resolution of 18 May 2006; notes that paragraph 5 of that resolution set out the three key elements of setting policy priorities, ensuring qualitative value for money, and preparing for the 2008/2009 review of the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial framework (MFF);

| 2. | Notes that this strategy has been put into effect in preparing the Parliament's first reading on the 2007 budget with policy priorities set out in paragraph 6 of the APS resolution, and re-stated in paragraph 5 of the abovementioned report on the mandate for the 2007 draft budget conciliation procedure with the Council; notes that these priorities were central to Parliament's budget amendments on priority programmes; |
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Notes that this strategy has been put into effect in preparing the Parliament's first reading on the 2007 budget with policy priorities set out in paragraph 6 of the APS resolution, and re-stated in paragraph 5 of the abovementioned report on the mandate for the 2007 draft budget conciliation procedure with the Council; notes that these priorities were central to Parliament's budget amendments on priority programmes;

| 3. | Remarks that this is the first budget under the new Financial Framework, under a new Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) and with many new multiannual programmes; remarks further that a new Financial Regulation should ideally apply for the implementation of the 2007 budget; |
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Remarks that this is the first budget under the new Financial Framework, under a new Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) and with many new multiannual programmes; remarks further that a new Financial Regulation should ideally apply for the implementation of the 2007 budget;

| 4. | Highlights that, in line with the cost-benefit approach set out in paragraph 7 of the APS resolution, a qualitative value for money approach was started through policy hearings in the Committee on Budgets, and a thorough analysis of a number of sources of information on the quality of spending of EU funds and on budget implementation; notes that budget amendments were prepared inter alia on the basis of the information thus obtained; welcomes the fact that Council, Commission and Parliament all participate in a valuefor-money trend; |
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Highlights that, in line with the cost-benefit approach set out in paragraph 7 of the APS resolution, a qualitative value for money approach was started through policy hearings in the Committee on Budgets, and a thorough analysis of a number of sources of information on the quality of spending of EU funds and on budget implementation; notes that budget amendments were prepared inter alia on the basis of the information thus obtained; welcomes the fact that Council, Commission and Parliament all participate in a valuefor-money trend;

| 5. | Considers that the level of aggregate appropriations proposed by the Council in its draft budget falls well below the level needed for the EU to respond effectively to the challenges of globalisation it faces, which only serves to highlight the importance of the third strand of Parliament's strategy, preparing for the review of the MFF, which should deliver EU spending that is better focused on policy priorities; believes that by focusing commitments on priority programmes and by ensuring that funds are well spent, EU spending will better serve the interests of citizens; |
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Considers that the level of aggregate appropriations proposed by the Council in its draft budget falls well below the level needed for the EU to respond effectively to the challenges of globalisation it faces, which only serves to highlight the importance of the third strand of Parliament's strategy, preparing for the review of the MFF, which should deliver EU spending that is better focused on policy priorities; believes that by focusing commitments on priority programmes and by ensuring that funds are well spent, EU spending will better serve the interests of citizens;

| 6. | Expects that all new elements and reforms set down in the new IIA of 17 May 2006 will be fully implemented in the course of the 2007 budget in order to have a rapid effect on the qualitative implementation of the budget and the inter-institutional relationship; |
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Expects that all new elements and reforms set down in the new IIA of 17 May 2006 will be fully implemented in the course of the 2007 budget in order to have a rapid effect on the qualitative implementation of the budget and the inter-institutional relationship;

Horizontal issues

Focusing on priorities

| 7. | In line with Parliament's priorities, considers that EU spending should be focused on priority areas and at a higher level than proposed in the draft budget of the Council in order to ensure effective delivery of priority programmes to citizens; therefore proposes to increase payments in the 2007 budget to a level of 1,04 % of EU GNI by increasing appropriations on budget lines linked to the Parliament's political priorities; notes that most of the specialised parliamentary committees have proposed to restore the amounts of the Preliminary Draft Budget (PDB), in line with the ongoing legislative procedures, or those beginning in 2007; |
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In line with Parliament's priorities, considers that EU spending should be focused on priority areas and at a higher level than proposed in the draft budget of the Council in order to ensure effective delivery of priority programmes to citizens; therefore proposes to increase payments in the 2007 budget to a level of 1,04 % of EU GNI by increasing appropriations on budget lines linked to the Parliament's political priorities; notes that most of the specialised parliamentary committees have proposed to restore the amounts of the Preliminary Draft Budget (PDB), in line with the ongoing legislative procedures, or those beginning in 2007;

Tackling the challenges of globalisation

| 8. | Believes that the European Union must actively address and engage more effectively with the economic, political, social, environmental and development challenges presented inter alia by the ongoing process of globalisation; therefore presents amendments to the 2007 budget that aim at boosting the capacity of the EU economy to engage with these challenges in a more strategic manner, and raising the amounts of development assistance available to regions such as Asia and Latin America and the Mediterranean; |
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8.

Believes that the European Union must actively address and engage more effectively with the economic, political, social, environmental and development challenges presented inter alia by the ongoing process of globalisation; therefore presents amendments to the 2007 budget that aim at boosting the capacity of the EU economy to engage with these challenges in a more strategic manner, and raising the amounts of development assistance available to regions such as Asia and Latin America and the Mediterranean;

Delivering value for money

| 9. | Emphasises the need for improved value for money in the EU budget; proposes amendments to place 30 % of appropriations in reserve on a number of budget lines until the Commission can reassure the Parliament that this money will be spent in a manner that delivers value for money to the European taxpayer; |
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9.

Emphasises the need for improved value for money in the EU budget; proposes amendments to place 30 % of appropriations in reserve on a number of budget lines until the Commission can reassure the Parliament that this money will be spent in a manner that delivers value for money to the European taxpayer;

| 10. | Recalls that these budget lines were selected on the basis of a thorough examination of the special reports of the Court of Auditors, the Synthesis Reports on the Commission's management of funds, the Budget Forecast Alert prepared by the Commission, and cost-benefit analyses carried out at the request of the Committee on Budgets and taking into account the activity statements prepared by the Commission services; |
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10.

Recalls that these budget lines were selected on the basis of a thorough examination of the special reports of the Court of Auditors, the Synthesis Reports on the Commission's management of funds, the Budget Forecast Alert prepared by the Commission, and cost-benefit analyses carried out at the request of the Committee on Budgets and taking into account the activity statements prepared by the Commission services;

| 11. | Specifically welcomes the call for a hearing in mid-November for the Commission to respond to the concerns raised in these amendments; urges members of Parliament's specialised committees to participate in this hearing; |
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11.

Specifically welcomes the call for a hearing in mid-November for the Commission to respond to the concerns raised in these amendments; urges members of Parliament's specialised committees to participate in this hearing;

| 12. | Reduces by 10 % the appropriations for administrative management directly linked to programmes on a horizontal basis; sees no contradiction for budget lines on which the Parliament both places amounts in reserve due to some concerns about the quality of implementation and increases appropriations according to political priorities; reaffirms, in this connection, that it wishes to see qualitative value for money in all areas of EU spending; |
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12.

Reduces by 10 % the appropriations for administrative management directly linked to programmes on a horizontal basis; sees no contradiction for budget lines on which the Parliament both places amounts in reserve due to some concerns about the quality of implementation and increases appropriations according to political priorities; reaffirms, in this connection, that it wishes to see qualitative value for money in all areas of EU spending;

| 13. | Recalls the importance attached by Parliament to achieving a positive statement of assurance for funds under shared management; underlines its intention to ensure that, in line with the IIA of 17 May 2006, the relevant audit authorities in Member States produce an assessment concerning the compliance of management and control systems with the regulations of the Community; reiterates that Member States therefore undertake to produce an annual summary at the appropriate national level of the available audits and declarations; |
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13.

Recalls the importance attached by Parliament to achieving a positive statement of assurance for funds under shared management; underlines its intention to ensure that, in line with the IIA of 17 May 2006, the relevant audit authorities in Member States produce an assessment concerning the compliance of management and control systems with the regulations of the Community; reiterates that Member States therefore undertake to produce an annual summary at the appropriate national level of the available audits and declarations;

Pilot projects and preparatory actions

| 14. | As regards pilot projects and preparatory actions, notes the increased ceilings for new projects set out in the IIA of 17 May 2006; proposes a number of new projects broadly in line with the priorities set out in paragraph 6 of the APS resolution; |
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14.

As regards pilot projects and preparatory actions, notes the increased ceilings for new projects set out in the IIA of 17 May 2006; proposes a number of new projects broadly in line with the priorities set out in paragraph 6 of the APS resolution;

Agencies

| 15. | For existing agencies proposes, as a general approach with a small number of specific exceptions, to restore appropriations in the PDB but placing increases above a reference amount in reserve, pending a positive evaluation of the performance of the agency against its final work programme containing a complete task list for 2007 and the new staff policy plans by the Commission; as regards the new agencies (Chemicals Agency, Gender Institute, Fundamental Rights Agency), with a view to ensuring the application of Point 47 of the IIA of 17 May 2006, proposes to delete the appropriations entered in the draft budget in particular in light of the fact that no legal base yet exists for these agencies; expects the Council to clarify host countries' contributions to agencies already established and to adopt a set of binding common standards; |
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15.

For existing agencies proposes, as a general approach with a small number of specific exceptions, to restore appropriations in the PDB but placing increases above a reference amount in reserve, pending a positive evaluation of the performance of the agency against its final work programme containing a complete task list for 2007 and the new staff policy plans by the Commission; as regards the new agencies (Chemicals Agency, Gender Institute, Fundamental Rights Agency), with a view to ensuring the application of Point 47 of the IIA of 17 May 2006, proposes to delete the appropriations entered in the draft budget in particular in light of the fact that no legal base yet exists for these agencies; expects the Council to clarify host countries' contributions to agencies already established and to adopt a set of binding common standards;

Specific approach per heading

Heading 1a — Competitiveness for growth and employment

| 16. | Confirms its conviction expressed in its APS resolution that knowledge, skills, research and development, innovation, information society technologies, and a sustainable transport and energy policy form the basis of a healthy modern economy and are essential for job creation; has therefore decided to reject the Council's approach of reductions in a number of crucial budget lines aiming at improving the competitiveness of the EU's economy; has decided to increase payment appropriations for priority programmes linked to the Lisbon agenda such as the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) and the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013); |
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16.

Confirms its conviction expressed in its APS resolution that knowledge, skills, research and development, innovation, information society technologies, and a sustainable transport and energy policy form the basis of a healthy modern economy and are essential for job creation; has therefore decided to reject the Council's approach of reductions in a number of crucial budget lines aiming at improving the competitiveness of the EU's economy; has decided to increase payment appropriations for priority programmes linked to the Lisbon agenda such as the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) and the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013);

| 17. | Regrets that the appropriations for trans-European transport networks (TEN-T) have been considerably reduced for the 2007-2013 MFF to a level lower than had been anticipated; underlines the importance of a clear statement from the Commission of its proposed priorities for TEN-T investment; awaits a satisfactory agreement with the Council and the Commission on a regulation on financial aid in the field of trans-European transport networks and priority projects to which funds should be allocated; |
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17.

Regrets that the appropriations for trans-European transport networks (TEN-T) have been considerably reduced for the 2007-2013 MFF to a level lower than had been anticipated; underlines the importance of a clear statement from the Commission of its proposed priorities for TEN-T investment; awaits a satisfactory agreement with the Council and the Commission on a regulation on financial aid in the field of trans-European transport networks and priority projects to which funds should be allocated;

| 18. | Is convinced that raising the EU's competitiveness is an essential element of the EU's response to the challenges of globalisation; therefore considers increases in appropriations in heading 1a to be a clear signal of the future direction that EU spending should take; recalls the need for adequate public funding to create the pump-priming effect expected of European Investment Bank cofinancing; awaits with impatience the proposals by the Commission and Council on this subject; stresses that an increase in the long-term subscribed capital would be desirable for the European Investment Fund, both to accompany the introduction of the new mandates (including the CIP) in 2007 and to finance the new technology transfer project operations, as wished by Parliament, the Council or the Commission; |
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18.

Is convinced that raising the EU's competitiveness is an essential element of the EU's response to the challenges of globalisation; therefore considers increases in appropriations in heading 1a to be a clear signal of the future direction that EU spending should take; recalls the need for adequate public funding to create the pump-priming effect expected of European Investment Bank cofinancing; awaits with impatience the proposals by the Commission and Council on this subject; stresses that an increase in the long-term subscribed capital would be desirable for the European Investment Fund, both to accompany the introduction of the new mandates (including the CIP) in 2007 and to finance the new technology transfer project operations, as wished by Parliament, the Council or the Commission;

| 19. | Stresses the extraordinary technological and economic significance of the Galileo programme; reminds the Commission that, taken over the period as a whole, this programme is underfinanced in the new MFF and calls on the Commission to seek promptly a workable and lasting solution in order to ensure the success of this programme; |
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19.

Stresses the extraordinary technological and economic significance of the Galileo programme; reminds the Commission that, taken over the period as a whole, this programme is underfinanced in the new MFF and calls on the Commission to seek promptly a workable and lasting solution in order to ensure the success of this programme;

Heading 1b — Cohesion for growth and employment

| 20. | Notes that the appropriations for the structural and cohesion funds are considerably lower for the 2007-2013 MFF than had been anticipated, largely as a result of the conclusions of the December 2005 European Council; considers therefore that the appropriations in the PDB should be restored; underlines the importance of establishing and approving as quickly as possible national programmes now that the new IIA has been agreed; stresses the importance of cohesion as one of the policy priorities of the EU; has decided to increase payment appropriations for budget lines linked to cohesion in line with its policy priorities; |
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20.

Notes that the appropriations for the structural and cohesion funds are considerably lower for the 2007-2013 MFF than had been anticipated, largely as a result of the conclusions of the December 2005 European Council; considers therefore that the appropriations in the PDB should be restored; underlines the importance of establishing and approving as quickly as possible national programmes now that the new IIA has been agreed; stresses the importance of cohesion as one of the policy priorities of the EU; has decided to increase payment appropriations for budget lines linked to cohesion in line with its policy priorities;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission to present the requisite texts and initiate procedures as soon as possible to enable the allocation of resources for the International Fund for Ireland during the 2007 budgetary exercise; further calls on the Commission to clarify the legal basis for the Peace Programme; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission to present the requisite texts and initiate procedures as soon as possible to enable the allocation of resources for the International Fund for Ireland during the 2007 budgetary exercise; further calls on the Commission to clarify the legal basis for the Peace Programme;

Heading 2 — Preservation and management of natural resources

| 22. | Notes that 2007 will be the first year of full implementation of the most recent reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); deplores the Council's drastic across-the-board cut in market expenditure of EUR 525 million, based on accounting criteria and without taking account of Parliament's priorities; calls therefore for the re-establishment of the figures in the PDB; |
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22.

Notes that 2007 will be the first year of full implementation of the most recent reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); deplores the Council's drastic across-the-board cut in market expenditure of EUR 525 million, based on accounting criteria and without taking account of Parliament's priorities; calls therefore for the re-establishment of the figures in the PDB;

| 23. | Deplores the fact that in spite of the major needs for restructuring, modernisation and diversification of Europe's rural economy, the resources allocated to rural development are set to fall in real terms; considers that a voluntary transfer of funds from direct agricultural support (CAP ‘first pillar’) to rural development is not the appropriate means for remedying this situation; expresses in this connection strong reservations about the current Commission proposal concerning voluntary modulation of up to 20 % of direct agricultural support to rural development; calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment in accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2003 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on better law-making (6) and on that basis to submit a revised proposal on voluntary modulation; |
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23.

Deplores the fact that in spite of the major needs for restructuring, modernisation and diversification of Europe's rural economy, the resources allocated to rural development are set to fall in real terms; considers that a voluntary transfer of funds from direct agricultural support (CAP ‘first pillar’) to rural development is not the appropriate means for remedying this situation; expresses in this connection strong reservations about the current Commission proposal concerning voluntary modulation of up to 20 % of direct agricultural support to rural development; calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment in accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2003 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on better law-making (6) and on that basis to submit a revised proposal on voluntary modulation;

| 24. | Urges the Commission, in the absence of agreement between the co-legislators on LIFE+, to include in an amending letter the necessary modifications to allow the provisional financing of activities contributing to preparatory work and continuity of the environmental programmes; |
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24.

Urges the Commission, in the absence of agreement between the co-legislators on LIFE+, to include in an amending letter the necessary modifications to allow the provisional financing of activities contributing to preparatory work and continuity of the environmental programmes;

Heading 3a — Freedom, security and justice

| 25. | Points out that the area of Freedom, Justice and Security, and in particular the promotion of fundamental rights, the definition of a common asylum and migration policy and the fight against terrorism and organised crime, is one of the Union's key priorities; resolves accordingly to increase the resources allocated to this area, in particular to Eurojust, the sole body for judicial cooperation between the Member States in the criminal law field, the growing effectiveness of which must be stepped up still further; |
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25.

Points out that the area of Freedom, Justice and Security, and in particular the promotion of fundamental rights, the definition of a common asylum and migration policy and the fight against terrorism and organised crime, is one of the Union's key priorities; resolves accordingly to increase the resources allocated to this area, in particular to Eurojust, the sole body for judicial cooperation between the Member States in the criminal law field, the growing effectiveness of which must be stepped up still further;

| 26. | Considers that integrated management of the Union's external borders is one of the objectives currently requiring urgent, and greater, support; accordingly backs the increase in resources made available to the External Borders Fund; increases the resources made available to the Frontex Agency; restates its repeatedly made demand that Europol be placed on a Community footing in order both to increase its effectiveness and to step up the democratic and judicial oversight to which it must be subject; |
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26.

Considers that integrated management of the Union's external borders is one of the objectives currently requiring urgent, and greater, support; accordingly backs the increase in resources made available to the External Borders Fund; increases the resources made available to the Frontex Agency; restates its repeatedly made demand that Europol be placed on a Community footing in order both to increase its effectiveness and to step up the democratic and judicial oversight to which it must be subject;

Heading 3b — Citizenship

| 27. | Recalls the importance of the principle of subsidiarity in the field of culture, education, training and youth, and believes that respect for pluralism of opinion is the first condition for an effective communication policy in order to bring the EU closer to citizens; considers that better use can be made of new communications media to bring together European policymakers from all political opinion to share ideas; urges the Commission to clarify the budget implications of and the actions to be taken under the Plan D for Democracy Debate and Dialogue; asks the Commission to publish on the Internet the detail of allocation of subsidies (amounts and beneficiaries) for all actions
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27.

Recalls the importance of the principle of subsidiarity in the field of culture, education, training and youth, and believes that respect for pluralism of opinion is the first condition for an effective communication policy in order to bring the EU closer to citizens; considers that better use can be made of new communications media to bring together European policymakers from all political opinion to share ideas; urges the Commission to clarify the budget implications of and the actions to be taken under the Plan D for Democracy Debate and Dialogue; asks the Commission to publish on the Internet the detail of allocation of subsidies (amounts and beneficiaries) for all actions
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Heading 4 — The EU as a global player

| 28. | Believes that the EU can and should be engaging more quickly and more strategically with the process of globalisation; proposes the restoration of PDB figures on a number of lines and increases beyond the PDB in payments and in commitments in some areas with a view to boosting EU activities through Community programmes in the fields of foreign policy, development and humanitarian aid, and business and scientific exchanges with key emerging countries such as China and India; |
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28.

Believes that the EU can and should be engaging more quickly and more strategically with the process of globalisation; proposes the restoration of PDB figures on a number of lines and increases beyond the PDB in payments and in commitments in some areas with a view to boosting EU activities through Community programmes in the fields of foreign policy, development and humanitarian aid, and business and scientific exchanges with key emerging countries such as China and India;

| 29. | Notes that the new legal framework for the EU's external actions also implies a new budget structure; welcomes in general the simplification of instruments and the new budget nomenclature proposed with it; welcomes also the presentation of a separate instrument on Human Rights and Democracy, which requires a modification of the nomenclature of the PDB; cannot accept, however, that a number of the proposed changes reduce transparency for either sectors and/or regions and countries; has introduced necessary modifications in this respect; calls on the Commission to provide also a breakdown per activity and pre-accession country and, in the interests of transparency, a corresponding nomenclature in all corresponding budget lines; moreover, calls on the Commission to provide a regular monitoring report to the budgetary authority on the progress of both the two new Member States and the pre-accession countries; |
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29.

Notes that the new legal framework for the EU's external actions also implies a new budget structure; welcomes in general the simplification of instruments and the new budget nomenclature proposed with it; welcomes also the presentation of a separate instrument on Human Rights and Democracy, which requires a modification of the nomenclature of the PDB; cannot accept, however, that a number of the proposed changes reduce transparency for either sectors and/or regions and countries; has introduced necessary modifications in this respect; calls on the Commission to provide also a breakdown per activity and pre-accession country and, in the interests of transparency, a corresponding nomenclature in all corresponding budget lines; moreover, calls on the Commission to provide a regular monitoring report to the budgetary authority on the progress of both the two new Member States and the pre-accession countries;

| 30. | Is concerned that the expansion of activities in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy has not been matched by increased democratic accountability and parliamentary scrutiny; proposes budgetary amendments that seek to foster a greater degree of transparency and cooperation in this regard; |
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30.

Is concerned that the expansion of activities in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy has not been matched by increased democratic accountability and parliamentary scrutiny; proposes budgetary amendments that seek to foster a greater degree of transparency and cooperation in this regard;

Heading 5 — Administration

| 31. | Is firmly opposed to the approach adopted by the Council in the draft declarations annexed to the draft budget on administrative resources that advocated cutting 200 posts in the EU institutions, principally the Commission, in 2008 and a further 500 posts between 2008 and 2010; |
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31.

Is firmly opposed to the approach adopted by the Council in the draft declarations annexed to the draft budget on administrative resources that advocated cutting 200 posts in the EU institutions, principally the Commission, in 2008 and a further 500 posts between 2008 and 2010;

| 32. | Decides to restore the cuts made by the Council on the Commission's administrative expenditure including for the establishment plan in order to allow its proper functioning; however, enters EUR 50 million in the reserve with four conditions as follows:






  — | commitment to carry out a screening exercise before 30 April 2007 providing a mid-term evaluation of its staff needs and a detailed report on the Commission's staffing of support and coordination functions covering all places of work; |
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32.

Decides to restore the cuts made by the Council on the Commission's administrative expenditure including for the establishment plan in order to allow its proper functioning; however, enters EUR 50 million in the reserve with four conditions as follows:

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commitment to carry out a screening exercise before 30 April 2007 providing a mid-term evaluation of its staff needs and a detailed report on the Commission's staffing of support and coordination functions covering all places of work;

| — | commitment to set down an improved procedure in line with the Framework Agreement to include Parliament's legislative and budgetary priorities in its legislative and work programme, allowing a presentation before Parliament in February 2007 of the Union's work programme; |
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commitment to set down an improved procedure in line with the Framework Agreement to include Parliament's legislative and budgetary priorities in its legislative and work programme, allowing a presentation before Parliament in February 2007 of the Union's work programme;

| — | agreement on a joint programme on simplification of the Union's regulatory environment; |
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agreement on a joint programme on simplification of the Union's regulatory environment;

| — | commitment to provide a state of play of the review of all outstanding regulations including a report on the Commission's activities to improve the transposition of EU law into national law to ensure that the criteria to strengthen competitiveness are met; |
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commitment to provide a state of play of the review of all outstanding regulations including a report on the Commission's activities to improve the transposition of EU law into national law to ensure that the criteria to strengthen competitiveness are met;

| 33. | Is of the opinion that the European Communities Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) should introduce radical changes in its operating methods in order to offer to the Institutions more quickly a greater number of candidates who are more suited to the Institutions' needs; |
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33.

Is of the opinion that the European Communities Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) should introduce radical changes in its operating methods in order to offer to the Institutions more quickly a greater number of candidates who are more suited to the Institutions' needs;

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| 34. | Takes note of the opinions voted by specialised committees as contained in report A6-0358/2006; |
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34.

Takes note of the opinions voted by specialised committees as contained in report A6-0358/2006;

| 35. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution, together with the amendments and proposed modifications to Section III of the draft general budget, to the Council and Commission, and to the other institutions and bodies concerned. |
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35.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution, together with the amendments and proposed modifications to Section III of the draft general budget, to the Council and Commission, and to the other institutions and bodies concerned.

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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)0221.

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

P6_TA(2006)0452

Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII)

European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018B (BUD))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (1), |
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having regard to Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (1),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3), |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4), and in particular point 26 thereof, |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4), and in particular point 26 thereof,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2006 on the guidelines for the 2007 budget procedure — Sections II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII (A) and VIII (B) and on the European Parliament's preliminary draft estimates (Section I) for the 2007 budget procedure (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2006 on the guidelines for the 2007 budget procedure — Sections II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII (A) and VIII (B) and on the European Parliament's preliminary draft estimates (Section I) for the 2007 budget procedure (5),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 1 June 2006 on the estimates of revenue and expenditure of the European Parliament for the financial year 2007 (6), |
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having regard to its resolution of 1 June 2006 on the estimates of revenue and expenditure of the European Parliament for the financial year 2007 (6),

| — | having regard to the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 3 May 2006 (SEC(2006)0531), |
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having regard to the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 3 May 2006 (SEC(2006)0531),

| — | having regard to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Council established on 14 July 2006 (C6-0300/2006), |
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having regard to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Council established on 14 July 2006 (C6-0300/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Development, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Petitions (A6-0356/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Development, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Petitions (A6-0356/2006),

| A. | whereas 2007 is the first year of the new financial framework (2007-2013), for which the ceiling of heading 5 (Administrative expenditure) has been set at EUR 7 115 000 000 at current prices; |
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whereas 2007 is the first year of the new financial framework (2007-2013), for which the ceiling of heading 5 (Administrative expenditure) has been set at EUR 7 115 000 000 at current prices;

| B. | whereas the Preliminary Draft Budget (PDB) of all the institutions left a margin of EUR 160 750 000 below the ceiling of heading 5 of the financial perspective for the financial year 2007; |
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whereas the Preliminary Draft Budget (PDB) of all the institutions left a margin of EUR 160 750 000 below the ceiling of heading 5 of the financial perspective for the financial year 2007;

| C. | whereas after Council's decision the draft budget (DB) has a margin of EUR 285 190 000 below the ceiling of heading 5 for 2007; |
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whereas after Council's decision the draft budget (DB) has a margin of EUR 285 190 000 below the ceiling of heading 5 for 2007;

General Framework

| 1. | Agrees with the Council that budgetary discipline and productivity gain should constitute key principles for all institutions; does not align itself with Council on across-the-board reduction; considers that budgetary requests should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis which would result in a clear and more precise picture of the real needs and priorities of each institution; |
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Agrees with the Council that budgetary discipline and productivity gain should constitute key principles for all institutions; does not align itself with Council on across-the-board reduction; considers that budgetary requests should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis which would result in a clear and more precise picture of the real needs and priorities of each institution;

| 2. | Reiterates the fact that, while respecting annuality and the administrative nature of the budget, a more operational, activity-based, multiannual approach should be adopted by the institutions; believes that this approach reflects more realistically and effectively the short and medium term development and requirements of the institutions; |
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Reiterates the fact that, while respecting annuality and the administrative nature of the budget, a more operational, activity-based, multiannual approach should be adopted by the institutions; believes that this approach reflects more realistically and effectively the short and medium term development and requirements of the institutions;

| 3. | Expects the institutions to ensure that policies and activities financed by the taxpayers provide real added-value for citizens and that budget appropriations are used in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and cost-effectiveness; has therefore decided to limit the budget increase of 2007 to 4,79 %, excluding enlargement costs; |
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Expects the institutions to ensure that policies and activities financed by the taxpayers provide real added-value for citizens and that budget appropriations are used in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and cost-effectiveness; has therefore decided to limit the budget increase of 2007 to 4,79 %, excluding enlargement costs;

| 4. | Points out that, over the years, a number of institutions have ensured that substantially high margins were becoming a permanent feature in their estimates, giving rise to a high degree of mopping up transfer and, at times, cancellation of appropriations; acknowledges that it is prudent to have some adequate margins, but considers it inappropriate to have unrealistic inflated margins, under normal circumstances and especially when the process of purchasing and acquiring buildings starts to slow down; |
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Points out that, over the years, a number of institutions have ensured that substantially high margins were becoming a permanent feature in their estimates, giving rise to a high degree of mopping up transfer and, at times, cancellation of appropriations; acknowledges that it is prudent to have some adequate margins, but considers it inappropriate to have unrealistic inflated margins, under normal circumstances and especially when the process of purchasing and acquiring buildings starts to slow down;

| 5. | Decides to leave a margin under the ceiling of heading 5; recommends restoring EUR 30 389 840 out of the EUR 47 812 781 reduction made by Council on the budget of the other institutions (excluding the Commission); |
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Decides to leave a margin under the ceiling of heading 5; recommends restoring EUR 30 389 840 out of the EUR 47 812 781 reduction made by Council on the budget of the other institutions (excluding the Commission);

| 6. | Is of the opinion that, under normal circumstances, the policy of purchasing offices and buildings should be continued especially since, over the years, this policy has served the European Parliament's interests well, generating savings and thus making it possible to fund other projects; is of the opinion, however, that some institutions may be adopting this policy solely for the sake of acquiring property; requests that this policy take into account supporting evidence such as area/volume of office space per employee and give due attention to the considerable costs, such as security and maintenance, especially as building costs account for over 16 % of heading 5; insists also that institutions should present for each future acquisition proposal an indication of the additional related costs that would result in the medium term; recommends the implementation of a policy of multiannual property investment planning instead of an annual plan; |
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6.

Is of the opinion that, under normal circumstances, the policy of purchasing offices and buildings should be continued especially since, over the years, this policy has served the European Parliament's interests well, generating savings and thus making it possible to fund other projects; is of the opinion, however, that some institutions may be adopting this policy solely for the sake of acquiring property; requests that this policy take into account supporting evidence such as area/volume of office space per employee and give due attention to the considerable costs, such as security and maintenance, especially as building costs account for over 16 % of heading 5; insists also that institutions should present for each future acquisition proposal an indication of the additional related costs that would result in the medium term; recommends the implementation of a policy of multiannual property investment planning instead of an annual plan;

| 7. | Welcomes the adoption by the institutions of the new nomenclature which renders the presentation of budgetary documents more understandable and transparent to the citizens but considers it could be further improved; |
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7.

Welcomes the adoption by the institutions of the new nomenclature which renders the presentation of budgetary documents more understandable and transparent to the citizens but considers it could be further improved;

| 8. | Has noted that the institutions at times find it difficult to adequately tap the labour market for particular professional skills, such as accountants and Information Technology personnel; notes the everincreasing trend in the hiring of temporary staff and in the outsourcing of certain services; considers it advisable to address the policy to be followed by institutions regarding outsourcing and recruitment of temporary contract workers; |
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8.

Has noted that the institutions at times find it difficult to adequately tap the labour market for particular professional skills, such as accountants and Information Technology personnel; notes the everincreasing trend in the hiring of temporary staff and in the outsourcing of certain services; considers it advisable to address the policy to be followed by institutions regarding outsourcing and recruitment of temporary contract workers;

| 9. | Invites the institutions to restructure the translation services and especially the number and length of texts to be translated; requests the institutions to present a report on the cost efficiency of their translation services; |
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9.

Invites the institutions to restructure the translation services and especially the number and length of texts to be translated; requests the institutions to present a report on the cost efficiency of their translation services;

| 10. | Is of the opinion that the institutions should provide more information on the performance of their core tasks in order to justify the consumption of their financial resources; stresses the need to monitor whether additional funds are rendering institutions more or less effective and efficient; considers that in addition to budgetary implementation reports, institutions should provide more informative activity related reporting which should be submitted to the budgetary authority by the first week of September each year. These reports could be used to explain better any additional requests for funds while enabling the budgetary authorities to make a more rational decision on the allocation of such funds; |
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10.

Is of the opinion that the institutions should provide more information on the performance of their core tasks in order to justify the consumption of their financial resources; stresses the need to monitor whether additional funds are rendering institutions more or less effective and efficient; considers that in addition to budgetary implementation reports, institutions should provide more informative activity related reporting which should be submitted to the budgetary authority by the first week of September each year. These reports could be used to explain better any additional requests for funds while enabling the budgetary authorities to make a more rational decision on the allocation of such funds;

| 11. | Is disappointed that not all institutions are committed to making re-deployment a viable exercise; welcomes efforts being made by some institutions — notably Parliament's Administration, albeit to a very limited degree — to successfully implement a re-deployment policy over a number of years; recommends that in the coming years institutions should ensure that a re-deployment policy is an integral part of the planning procedure when preparing the annual estimates, thus ensuring that human resources requested are in line with operational requirements; |
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11.

Is disappointed that not all institutions are committed to making re-deployment a viable exercise; welcomes efforts being made by some institutions — notably Parliament's Administration, albeit to a very limited degree — to successfully implement a re-deployment policy over a number of years; recommends that in the coming years institutions should ensure that a re-deployment policy is an integral part of the planning procedure when preparing the annual estimates, thus ensuring that human resources requested are in line with operational requirements;

| 12. | Notes that the majority of requests for additional staff emanate from the enlargement process which remains a top priority; agrees with Council's policy to accept all new posts related to enlargement; considers, however, that more information has to be given on how additional staff will effectively be deployed, especially to ensure that the new incumbents are really being employed to carry out enlargement related duties; |
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12.

Notes that the majority of requests for additional staff emanate from the enlargement process which remains a top priority; agrees with Council's policy to accept all new posts related to enlargement; considers, however, that more information has to be given on how additional staff will effectively be deployed, especially to ensure that the new incumbents are really being employed to carry out enlargement related duties;

| 13. | Contends that appropriations should, as much as possible, relate to specific activities thus avoiding the cancellation of appropriations and the mopping-up transfer at the end of the year; |
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13.

Contends that appropriations should, as much as possible, relate to specific activities thus avoiding the cancellation of appropriations and the mopping-up transfer at the end of the year;

| 14. | Does not agree with Council's decision to increase the ‘standard abatement’ to a relatively high level and base it on the current rate of vacant posts as this could potentially create some unnecessary problems, especially if successful candidates could not be employed due to lack of appropriations; |
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14.

Does not agree with Council's decision to increase the ‘standard abatement’ to a relatively high level and base it on the current rate of vacant posts as this could potentially create some unnecessary problems, especially if successful candidates could not be employed due to lack of appropriations;

| 15. | Recommends forms of cooperation between institutions which are bound to create synergy and contribute towards financial savings and greater efficiency, whilst helping the citizens to better understand the role of the EU in their everyday activity; |
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15.

Recommends forms of cooperation between institutions which are bound to create synergy and contribute towards financial savings and greater efficiency, whilst helping the citizens to better understand the role of the EU in their everyday activity;

| 16. | Urges institutions to have a more harmonised and standard approach when drafting their estimates, including clear and precise justifications, as this would facilitate their analysis; |
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16.

Urges institutions to have a more harmonised and standard approach when drafting their estimates, including clear and precise justifications, as this would facilitate their analysis;

Section I — European Parliament

Level of budgeting

| 17. | Calls on the Bureau to re-address the self-imposed ceiling of 20 % of heading 5 in the coming years, taking into account the development and consequential requirements of Parliament for 2009 and beyond; |
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17.

Calls on the Bureau to re-address the self-imposed ceiling of 20 % of heading 5 in the coming years, taking into account the development and consequential requirements of Parliament for 2009 and beyond;

| 18. | Regrets that the budgetary authority has had no feedback from the Administration on its request relating to the minimisation of costs in areas experiencing unnecessary expenditure as a result of having three places of work; recalls that the costs of this geographical dispersion represent approximately 16 % of the total expenditure of Parliament; requests the Administration to submit a report on the number of officials who are required in Strasbourg during the Plenary Session; |
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18.

Regrets that the budgetary authority has had no feedback from the Administration on its request relating to the minimisation of costs in areas experiencing unnecessary expenditure as a result of having three places of work; recalls that the costs of this geographical dispersion represent approximately 16 % of the total expenditure of Parliament; requests the Administration to submit a report on the number of officials who are required in Strasbourg during the Plenary Session;

| 19. | Takes note of the Bureau's amending letter of 6 September 2006 proposing to set the budget at the maximum level of 20 % of heading 5, which translates into an increase of 7,72 % over the 2006 budget; points out that the amount of mopping up transfer in 2005 was EUR 123 800 000 and the surplus in 2006 is expected to be around EUR 100 million; draws the attention of Members to its abovementioned resolution of 1 June 2006 (paragraphs 1 and 2) stating that the budget should be based on realistic requests; |
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19.

Takes note of the Bureau's amending letter of 6 September 2006 proposing to set the budget at the maximum level of 20 % of heading 5, which translates into an increase of 7,72 % over the 2006 budget; points out that the amount of mopping up transfer in 2005 was EUR 123 800 000 and the surplus in 2006 is expected to be around EUR 100 million; draws the attention of Members to its abovementioned resolution of 1 June 2006 (paragraphs 1 and 2) stating that the budget should be based on realistic requests;

| 20. | Has decided, after careful examination of Parliament's budgetary requirements, that the final level of Parliament's budget be set at EUR 1 397 460 174 corresponding to a 5,74 % increase over the 2006 budget and registering a reduction of Parliament's budget by EUR 25 539 826 below the 20 % of heading 5; underlines that the above does not constitute any limitation of Parliament's right to use fully the self-imposed ceiling for 2007 and subsequent years; is confident that this level of budgeting would not in any way limit the institution's ability to continue operating and functioning at an efficient level; |
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20.

Has decided, after careful examination of Parliament's budgetary requirements, that the final level of Parliament's budget be set at EUR 1 397 460 174 corresponding to a 5,74 % increase over the 2006 budget and registering a reduction of Parliament's budget by EUR 25 539 826 below the 20 % of heading 5; underlines that the above does not constitute any limitation of Parliament's right to use fully the self-imposed ceiling for 2007 and subsequent years; is confident that this level of budgeting would not in any way limit the institution's ability to continue operating and functioning at an efficient level;

Information and Communication policy

| 21. | Re-affirms its policy that the European Parliament should continue its efforts to develop an effective and user-friendly information strategy with the main objective of improving the relationship between the institution and European citizens; considers that this can only be achieved on the basis of a report on a global concept for information and communication with citizens and after analysis of the added value of each information tool; |
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21.

Re-affirms its policy that the European Parliament should continue its efforts to develop an effective and user-friendly information strategy with the main objective of improving the relationship between the institution and European citizens; considers that this can only be achieved on the basis of a report on a global concept for information and communication with citizens and after analysis of the added value of each information tool;

| 22. | Decides to modify the nomenclature and create two new budget lines for the Visitors' Centre and the Web-TV in order to enhance financial transparency and accountability; |
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22.

Decides to modify the nomenclature and create two new budget lines for the Visitors' Centre and the Web-TV in order to enhance financial transparency and accountability;

| 23. | Notes the Bureau's proposals to release EUR 6 700 000 from the reserve for information and communication policy earmarked for Web TV; has decided to maintain the EUR 6 700 000 allocated by the Bureau for Web TV in Chapter 104 (‘Reserve for Information and communication’), as well as the 5 posts relating to the project, until the prototype, the content and the cost of the project including the structures and level of participation of political groups in the definition of the contents of the programmes are presented to the budgetary authority for its final decision; |
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23.

Notes the Bureau's proposals to release EUR 6 700 000 from the reserve for information and communication policy earmarked for Web TV; has decided to maintain the EUR 6 700 000 allocated by the Bureau for Web TV in Chapter 104 (‘Reserve for Information and communication’), as well as the 5 posts relating to the project, until the prototype, the content and the cost of the project including the structures and level of participation of political groups in the definition of the contents of the programmes are presented to the budgetary authority for its final decision;

| 24. | Regrets that in the past years unnecessary delays were evident in the implementation of the overall improvement of the visitors' programme; points out that issues relating to this service are highly relevant to improving the relationship between Members and their constituencies; considers that this direct contact with European citizens has a beneficial multiplier effect in the perception that European citizens have of their Parliament; |
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24.

Regrets that in the past years unnecessary delays were evident in the implementation of the overall improvement of the visitors' programme; points out that issues relating to this service are highly relevant to improving the relationship between Members and their constituencies; considers that this direct contact with European citizens has a beneficial multiplier effect in the perception that European citizens have of their Parliament;

| 25. | Reiterates the call it made in paragraph 37 of its resolution of 1 June 2006 for immediate action to resolve the sensitive issue regarding the underspending of EUR 5 million relating to the visitors' programme; welcomes the Bureau's decision to adopt the Quaestors' proposal for the revision of rules on visitors' groups in order to increase the amount available to cover costs and to increase the number of visitors per Member to 100; appreciates also the early handover of the D4 building where the Visitors' Centre is located; requests the Secretary General to inform the budgetary authority on the impact of the implementation of the new rules and the efficiency of the system by the end of March 2007; |
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25.

Reiterates the call it made in paragraph 37 of its resolution of 1 June 2006 for immediate action to resolve the sensitive issue regarding the underspending of EUR 5 million relating to the visitors' programme; welcomes the Bureau's decision to adopt the Quaestors' proposal for the revision of rules on visitors' groups in order to increase the amount available to cover costs and to increase the number of visitors per Member to 100; appreciates also the early handover of the D4 building where the Visitors' Centre is located; requests the Secretary General to inform the budgetary authority on the impact of the implementation of the new rules and the efficiency of the system by the end of March 2007;

| 26. | Underlines that the reception of visitors' groups should be done under the best conditions; therefore requests the Administration to study carefully practical arrangements such as access to the new Visitors' Centre, the conditions for visiting the Plenary Chamber and the availability of meeting rooms; |
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26.

Underlines that the reception of visitors' groups should be done under the best conditions; therefore requests the Administration to study carefully practical arrangements such as access to the new Visitors' Centre, the conditions for visiting the Plenary Chamber and the availability of meeting rooms;

| 27. | Acknowledges the efforts being made by the Administration to rectify the shortcomings in the visitors' service; however, calls on the Administration to address the complaints concerning the non-availability of slots to receive visitors; |
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27.

Acknowledges the efforts being made by the Administration to rectify the shortcomings in the visitors' service; however, calls on the Administration to address the complaints concerning the non-availability of slots to receive visitors;

| 28. | Has decided to agree with the following Bureau proposals regarding various appropriations:






  — | to allocate an extra amount of EUR 2 700 000 for the visitors' programme, |
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28.

Has decided to agree with the following Bureau proposals regarding various appropriations:

—

to allocate an extra amount of EUR 2 700 000 for the visitors' programme,

| — | to allocate EUR 6 800 000 for the fitting out of the Visitors' Centre premises; from this amount, EUR 2 600 000 is transferred from Chapter 104 (‘Reserve for Information and communication’); |
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to allocate EUR 6 800 000 for the fitting out of the Visitors' Centre premises; from this amount, EUR 2 600 000 is transferred from Chapter 104 (‘Reserve for Information and communication’);

| — | to maintain in chapter 104 (‘Reserve for information and communication policy’) an amount of EUR 15 700 000 for the audiovisual equipment of the D5 building. |
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to maintain in chapter 104 (‘Reserve for information and communication policy’) an amount of EUR 15 700 000 for the audiovisual equipment of the D5 building.

| 29. | Has decided to confirm the decision taken by the Bureau on the initiative ‘Citizens Agora’ for a trial period; asks the Bureau to be informed on the estimated cost and the content of this initiative before implementing the project; |
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29.

Has decided to confirm the decision taken by the Bureau on the initiative ‘Citizens Agora’ for a trial period; asks the Bureau to be informed on the estimated cost and the content of this initiative before implementing the project;

Enlargement

| 30. | Confirms the decision to enter an allocation of EUR 48 million for enlargement related expenditure (Romania and Bulgaria) in respect of the following:






  1. | new Member-related personnel expenses (35 Romanians and 18 Bulgarians); |
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30.

Confirms the decision to enter an allocation of EUR 48 million for enlargement related expenditure (Romania and Bulgaria) in respect of the following:

1.

new Member-related personnel expenses (35 Romanians and 18 Bulgarians);

| 2. | additional staff (the remaining 113 out of the 226 permanents posts and 22 temporary posts for political groups); |
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2.

additional staff (the remaining 113 out of the 226 permanents posts and 22 temporary posts for political groups);

| 3. | interpretation and conference technicians; |
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3.

interpretation and conference technicians;

| 4. | equipment and furniture; |
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4.

equipment and furniture;

| 5. | operating expenditure; |
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5.

operating expenditure;

| 6. | information and statutory financing of political groups and parties; |
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6.

information and statutory financing of political groups and parties;

| 31. | Calls on the Administration to ensure that enlargement-related recruitment processes do not experience the same delays as witnessed in the enlargement to the EU 10; asks the Administration to update and periodically present the report on recruitment regarding enlargement to the budget authority; |
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31.

Calls on the Administration to ensure that enlargement-related recruitment processes do not experience the same delays as witnessed in the enlargement to the EU 10; asks the Administration to update and periodically present the report on recruitment regarding enlargement to the budget authority;

Establishment Plan

| 32. | Points out that consolidation of the establishment plan together with the redeployment exercise remain the key objectives in the strategic planning of the recruitment of staff in the 2007 establishment plan; maintains that a leaner organisational structure has to be created, principally by streamlining new posts, prioritising objectives and the discontinuation of activities which are not core activities and do not give any added value; re-affirms that the filling of posts falling vacant as a result of retirement will not be accepted as being an automatic process; |
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32.

Points out that consolidation of the establishment plan together with the redeployment exercise remain the key objectives in the strategic planning of the recruitment of staff in the 2007 establishment plan; maintains that a leaner organisational structure has to be created, principally by streamlining new posts, prioritising objectives and the discontinuation of activities which are not core activities and do not give any added value; re-affirms that the filling of posts falling vacant as a result of retirement will not be accepted as being an automatic process;

| 33. | Notes that, following the amending letter by the Bureau, the level of new posts requested, before the redeployment measure, amounted to EUR 3 062 347 corresponding to 106 posts; considers, after evaluating more precisely the justification for these posts, that the total amount is well above Parliament's essential requirements for 2007 and has therefore approved the following new posts:






  — | Irish language: 3 AD5 (lawyer linguist), 3 AD5 (translator) and 3 AST3; |
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33.

Notes that, following the amending letter by the Bureau, the level of new posts requested, before the redeployment measure, amounted to EUR 3 062 347 corresponding to 106 posts; considers, after evaluating more precisely the justification for these posts, that the total amount is well above Parliament's essential requirements for 2007 and has therefore approved the following new posts:

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Irish language: 3 AD5 (lawyer linguist), 3 AD5 (translator) and 3 AST3;

| — | Internalisation (former session auxiliaries): 4 AST1 (audiovisual); |
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Internalisation (former session auxiliaries): 4 AST1 (audiovisual);

| — | Comitology: 5 AD5 and 2 AST3; |
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Comitology: 5 AD5 and 2 AST3;

| — | Better law-making: 1 AD5; |
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Better law-making: 1 AD5;

| — | Budgetary control: 1 AD5 and directorate D: 1 AST3; |
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Budgetary control: 1 AD5 and directorate D: 1 AST3;

| — | Extension of the KAD building: 1 AD5 and 2 AST3, of which one is in reserve; |
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Extension of the KAD building: 1 AD5 and 2 AST3, of which one is in reserve;

| — | Web TV: 1 AD9, 2 AD5 and 2 AST3 in reserve; |
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Web TV: 1 AD9, 2 AD5 and 2 AST3 in reserve;

| — | EMAS: 1 AST3; |
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EMAS: 1 AST3;

| 34. | Has decided to release from the reserve:






  — | Internalisation (former session auxiliaries): 8 AST1 (audiovisual), 4 AD5 and 4 AST1, of which 2 AD5 and 2 AST1 remain in reserve (minutes and CRE), and 4 temporary AD5 (teachers); |
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34.

Has decided to release from the reserve:

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Internalisation (former session auxiliaries): 8 AST1 (audiovisual), 4 AD5 and 4 AST1, of which 2 AD5 and 2 AST1 remain in reserve (minutes and CRE), and 4 temporary AD5 (teachers);

| — | Maintenance of buildings: 3 AST3, of which one remains in reserve; |
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Maintenance of buildings: 3 AST3, of which one remains in reserve;

| — | Visitors' Centre: 1 AD5 and 1 AST3; |
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Visitors' Centre: 1 AD5 and 1 AST3;

| — | Others: 1 AST3 (audiovisual sector) and 1 AST3 (medical service) |
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Others: 1 AST3 (audiovisual sector) and 1 AST3 (medical service)

| — | Deletion of the 47 remaining posts in reserve; |
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Deletion of the 47 remaining posts in reserve;

| 35. | Has also decided to make the necessary appropriations available for the creation of two AD5 posts for basic internal communication; has agreed also to the transformation of three fixed-term temporary AD5 and one fixed-term temporary AST3 posts into open-ended temporary posts in the Legal Service, in view of the importance the Institution attaches to improving the quality of legislation; |
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35.

Has also decided to make the necessary appropriations available for the creation of two AD5 posts for basic internal communication; has agreed also to the transformation of three fixed-term temporary AD5 and one fixed-term temporary AST3 posts into open-ended temporary posts in the Legal Service, in view of the importance the Institution attaches to improving the quality of legislation;

| 36. | Is aware that upgrading is essential for the motivation of staff, but points out that this should always be in line with the Staff Regulations; takes note of the upgrades requested by the Administration and has decided to confirm the upgradings requested by the Bureau for permanent and temporary staff: 2 AST2 to AST3, 168 AST3 to AST4, 15 AST4 to AST5, 205 AST5 to AST6, 225 AST6 to AST7, 30 AST7 to AST8, 25 AST8 to AST9, 10 AST10 to AST11, 57 AD5 to AD6, 19 AD7 to AD8, 25 AD12 to AD13, 2 AD13 to AD14 and 1 AD10 to AD11, 1 AD8 to AD9, 2 AST7 to AST8, 1 AST5 to AST6, 1 AD8 to AD10, 1 AD6 to AD10, plus 1 AD8 to AD9; |
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36.

Is aware that upgrading is essential for the motivation of staff, but points out that this should always be in line with the Staff Regulations; takes note of the upgrades requested by the Administration and has decided to confirm the upgradings requested by the Bureau for permanent and temporary staff: 2 AST2 to AST3, 168 AST3 to AST4, 15 AST4 to AST5, 205 AST5 to AST6, 225 AST6 to AST7, 30 AST7 to AST8, 25 AST8 to AST9, 10 AST10 to AST11, 57 AD5 to AD6, 19 AD7 to AD8, 25 AD12 to AD13, 2 AD13 to AD14 and 1 AD10 to AD11, 1 AD8 to AD9, 2 AST7 to AST8, 1 AST5 to AST6, 1 AD8 to AD10, 1 AD6 to AD10, plus 1 AD8 to AD9;

| 37. | Has likewise decided to confirm the upgradings requested by the political groups: 8 AD12 to AD13, 9 AD11 to AD12, 6 AD10 to AD11, 1 AD9 to AD10, 4 AD6 to AD7, 9AD5 to AD6, 10 AST10 to AST11, 1 AST9 to AST10, 5 AST8 to AST9, 5AST7 to AST8, 14 AST6 to AST7, 14 AST5 to AST6, 1 AST4 to AST5, 9 AST3 to AST4, 7 AST2 to AST3, 2AST1 to AST2; |
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37.

Has likewise decided to confirm the upgradings requested by the political groups: 8 AD12 to AD13, 9 AD11 to AD12, 6 AD10 to AD11, 1 AD9 to AD10, 4 AD6 to AD7, 9AD5 to AD6, 10 AST10 to AST11, 1 AST9 to AST10, 5 AST8 to AST9, 5AST7 to AST8, 14 AST6 to AST7, 14 AST5 to AST6, 1 AST4 to AST5, 9 AST3 to AST4, 7 AST2 to AST3, 2AST1 to AST2;

| 38. | Has decided to confirm the following conversions and to release the corresponding appropriation for:






  — | 4 AST3 to AD5, |
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38.

Has decided to confirm the following conversions and to release the corresponding appropriation for:

—

4 AST3 to AD5,

| — | 2 AST and 2 AD5 fixed-term temporary posts into open-ended temporary posts; |
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2 AST and 2 AD5 fixed-term temporary posts into open-ended temporary posts;

| 39. | Acknowledges the efforts made by the Secretary General at least to initiate the implementation of the redeployment process for the next three years; believes that with the necessary cooperation and commitment from all concerned this exercise could be developed to a larger extent; has decided, subsequent to the conciliation meeting of 5 October 2006 with the Bureau, to delete 15 posts by 1 January 2007 from the European Parliament's establishment plan; invites the Administration, in accordance with the adopted redeployment scheme, to make sure that all posts that become vacant are not automatically filled before an evaluation of needs has been made; considers that the redeployment of further 10 posts can be achieved by no later than the first reading of the 2008 budget: of these 10 posts, six are intended to create a limited number of posts to strengthen financial management, one is to be assigned specifically to the management of Members' allowances and one of the remaining is for the Human Rights Unit; |
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39.

Acknowledges the efforts made by the Secretary General at least to initiate the implementation of the redeployment process for the next three years; believes that with the necessary cooperation and commitment from all concerned this exercise could be developed to a larger extent; has decided, subsequent to the conciliation meeting of 5 October 2006 with the Bureau, to delete 15 posts by 1 January 2007 from the European Parliament's establishment plan; invites the Administration, in accordance with the adopted redeployment scheme, to make sure that all posts that become vacant are not automatically filled before an evaluation of needs has been made; considers that the redeployment of further 10 posts can be achieved by no later than the first reading of the 2008 budget: of these 10 posts, six are intended to create a limited number of posts to strengthen financial management, one is to be assigned specifically to the management of Members' allowances and one of the remaining is for the Human Rights Unit;

| 40. | Points out that appropriation levels for the establishment plan as modified have therefore been reduced from EUR 2 760 616 to EUR 1 608 096, representing savings amounting to EUR 1 152 520; |
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40.

Points out that appropriation levels for the establishment plan as modified have therefore been reduced from EUR 2 760 616 to EUR 1 608 096, representing savings amounting to EUR 1 152 520;

| 41. | Welcomes the fact that in the past years the training and induction courses, including those that address mobility and redeployment, being given to staff by the European Administration School have developed successfully; |
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41.

Welcomes the fact that in the past years the training and induction courses, including those that address mobility and redeployment, being given to staff by the European Administration School have developed successfully;

| 42. | Regrets however that induction training designed for Members' assistants has not yet been well formulated; urges the Secretary General to develop, in cooperation with the European Administration School, specific training programmes for Members' assistants; |
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42.

Regrets however that induction training designed for Members' assistants has not yet been well formulated; urges the Secretary General to develop, in cooperation with the European Administration School, specific training programmes for Members' assistants;

| 43. | Welcomes the fact that the traineeship programme in favour of persons with disability, as mentioned in the 2007 guidelines, has been formulated and is developing reasonably well; |
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43.

Welcomes the fact that the traineeship programme in favour of persons with disability, as mentioned in the 2007 guidelines, has been formulated and is developing reasonably well;

Buildings Policy

| 44. | Notes that the Bureau in its Amending Letter of 7 September 2006 has proposed to enter an additional EUR 19 million in the reserve for buildings over and above the EUR 50 million requested in Parliament's estimates; considers, after evaluating the property investment plan for 2007, that the amount of EUR 19 million is not at this stage a realistic requirement; has decided to maintain the EUR 50 million in the reserve for provisional appropriations for buildings to cover the institution's property investment (Chapter 105 ‘Provisional appropriation for buildings’); |
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44.

Notes that the Bureau in its Amending Letter of 7 September 2006 has proposed to enter an additional EUR 19 million in the reserve for buildings over and above the EUR 50 million requested in Parliament's estimates; considers, after evaluating the property investment plan for 2007, that the amount of EUR 19 million is not at this stage a realistic requirement; has decided to maintain the EUR 50 million in the reserve for provisional appropriations for buildings to cover the institution's property investment (Chapter 105 ‘Provisional appropriation for buildings’);

| 45. | Calls on the Administration, especially after the ‘Strasbourg experience’, to apply more stringent, water-tight and transparent procedures when purchasing buildings; |
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45.

Calls on the Administration, especially after the ‘Strasbourg experience’, to apply more stringent, water-tight and transparent procedures when purchasing buildings;

| 46. | Notes that the appropriations which have to be allocated to the newly created line in the 2006 budget for Information Offices (Article 325) have not been activated due to the restrictions of nomenclature; calls on the Administration to present, every year, a detailed breakdown of the expenses related to the Information Offices, annexed to the draft estimates
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46.

Notes that the appropriations which have to be allocated to the newly created line in the 2006 budget for Information Offices (Article 325) have not been activated due to the restrictions of nomenclature; calls on the Administration to present, every year, a detailed breakdown of the expenses related to the Information Offices, annexed to the draft estimates
  ;

| 47. | Is of the opinion that the agreement with the Commission on the management of acquisition of buildings including improvements, alterations and maintenance work
  ,
  especially Information Houses in Member States, should be re-examined and reviewed; expects a report on this issue to be submitted to the budgetary authority not later than March 2007; |
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47.

Is of the opinion that the agreement with the Commission on the management of acquisition of buildings including improvements, alterations and maintenance work
  ,
  especially Information Houses in Member States, should be re-examined and reviewed; expects a report on this issue to be submitted to the budgetary authority not later than March 2007;

| 48. | Makes it very clear that it would fully endorse the take-up of any unutilised funds within the 20 % of heading 5 — through amending budgets — in the event that Parliament is in need of additional capital outlay for unforeseen expenditure, especially relating to the purchase and acquisition of essential new buildings; |
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48.

Makes it very clear that it would fully endorse the take-up of any unutilised funds within the 20 % of heading 5 — through amending budgets — in the event that Parliament is in need of additional capital outlay for unforeseen expenditure, especially relating to the purchase and acquisition of essential new buildings;

| 49. | Reminds the Administration of the request made in paragraph 20 of its resolution of 26 September 2006 on the 2004 discharge: Section I — European Parliament (7) to draw up a report examining whether it might be feasible to establish a European Building Authority charged with responsibility for the construction and maintenance of the buildings of the EU Institutions and bodies, and calls for this report to be presented to the Committee on Budgets; |
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49.

Reminds the Administration of the request made in paragraph 20 of its resolution of 26 September 2006 on the 2004 discharge: Section I — European Parliament (7) to draw up a report examining whether it might be feasible to establish a European Building Authority charged with responsibility for the construction and maintenance of the buildings of the EU Institutions and bodies, and calls for this report to be presented to the Committee on Budgets;

| 50. | Takes note of the Bureau's request to allocate the specific amount to the purchase of the following buildings and has decided to approve:






  — | an additional EUR 4 million for the extension of the KAD building in Luxembourg; |
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50.

Takes note of the Bureau's request to allocate the specific amount to the purchase of the following buildings and has decided to approve:

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an additional EUR 4 million for the extension of the KAD building in Luxembourg;

| — | EUR 7 832 000 for the fitting out and refurbishment of the D4 building due to the early handover; |
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EUR 7 832 000 for the fitting out and refurbishment of the D4 building due to the early handover;

| — | EUR 350 000 for the alterations to the Chamber in Brussels due to the accession of Romania and Bulgaria; |
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EUR 350 000 for the alterations to the Chamber in Brussels due to the accession of Romania and Bulgaria;

| 51. | Considers that Parliament should put into practice as soon as possible the standards on the Environmental Management and Audit Scheme; reiterates its call for a more stringent policy to reduce energy costs, in particular air-conditioning costs in summer; |
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51.

Considers that Parliament should put into practice as soon as possible the standards on the Environmental Management and Audit Scheme; reiterates its call for a more stringent policy to reduce energy costs, in particular air-conditioning costs in summer;

Security

| 52. | Welcomes the efforts made by the Belgian authorities regarding the security around Parliament; is of the opinion that the cost of security inside the Parliament is becoming excessive and has decided to enter 10 % of the appropriation in chapter 100 (‘Provisional appropriation’); is willing to release the appropriation when provided with a report which assesses the efficiency and the quality of the service provided against the cost and the associated risks in the three places of work and the Houses of Europe; |
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52.

Welcomes the efforts made by the Belgian authorities regarding the security around Parliament; is of the opinion that the cost of security inside the Parliament is becoming excessive and has decided to enter 10 % of the appropriation in chapter 100 (‘Provisional appropriation’); is willing to release the appropriation when provided with a report which assesses the efficiency and the quality of the service provided against the cost and the associated risks in the three places of work and the Houses of Europe;

Multilingualism

| 53. | Acknowledges the importance and relevance of multilingualism for the institutions; considers that the service is essential for the work of Members and for citizens; |
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53.

Acknowledges the importance and relevance of multilingualism for the institutions; considers that the service is essential for the work of Members and for citizens;

| 54. | Recognises the difficulties involved in controlling this huge expenditure, which represents approximately 33 % of the total expenditure of Parliament; takes the view that more discipline and control are necessary to administer this service effectively; welcomes the initiative taken by the Bureau to set up a guide of good practice; recommends, however, that the code of conduct on multilingualism should incorporate sanctions and penalties for the irresponsible use or misuse of these services by whatever offender; has taken the decision to put in reserve EUR 3 million; requests that the Administration make a feasibility study regarding a ‘help desk’ for official interpretations for Members; |
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54.

Recognises the difficulties involved in controlling this huge expenditure, which represents approximately 33 % of the total expenditure of Parliament; takes the view that more discipline and control are necessary to administer this service effectively; welcomes the initiative taken by the Bureau to set up a guide of good practice; recommends, however, that the code of conduct on multilingualism should incorporate sanctions and penalties for the irresponsible use or misuse of these services by whatever offender; has taken the decision to put in reserve EUR 3 million; requests that the Administration make a feasibility study regarding a ‘help desk’ for official interpretations for Members;

| 55. | Has decided that, in respect of the Irish language, the following appropriations will be approved:






  — | EUR 100 000 against line 1420 Outside services; |
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55.

Has decided that, in respect of the Irish language, the following appropriations will be approved:

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EUR 100 000 against line 1420 Outside services;

| — | EUR 150 000 against line 3240 Official Journal; |
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EUR 150 000 against line 3240 Official Journal;

| — | EUR 112 000 against line 2100 Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software; |
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EUR 112 000 against line 2100 Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software;

| — | EUR 50 000 against line 3222 Expenditure on archive resources; |
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EUR 50 000 against line 3222 Expenditure on archive resources;

Assistance and services to Members

| 56. | Takes note of the report presented by the Secretary-General on the final assessment of the ‘Raising the game’ exercise, including the results of the quality survey conducted to gauge the level of service being given to Members; agrees that the necessary structural changes have taken place and that the main objectives of improving the support provided to Parliament's bodies and Members have, on the whole, been achieved; is concerned that the results of the survey highlighted the fact that Members are often not fully aware of the available support services; invites the Secretary-General to embark on an information strategy to address this issue not later than 15 December 2006; |
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56.

Takes note of the report presented by the Secretary-General on the final assessment of the ‘Raising the game’ exercise, including the results of the quality survey conducted to gauge the level of service being given to Members; agrees that the necessary structural changes have taken place and that the main objectives of improving the support provided to Parliament's bodies and Members have, on the whole, been achieved; is concerned that the results of the survey highlighted the fact that Members are often not fully aware of the available support services; invites the Secretary-General to embark on an information strategy to address this issue not later than 15 December 2006;

| 57. | Is still of the opinion that better use could be made both of Parliament's resources and of in-house specialised staff, especially where major parliamentary reports are involved; |
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57.

Is still of the opinion that better use could be made both of Parliament's resources and of in-house specialised staff, especially where major parliamentary reports are involved;

| 58. | Urges the Administration to look into the need to provide Members with a substantial basis of information on all topics and issues with which they are confronted in the performance of their duties; this information, to be provided by Parliament's research facilities, would enable Members to take a clear stand on complex issues; |
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58.

Urges the Administration to look into the need to provide Members with a substantial basis of information on all topics and issues with which they are confronted in the performance of their duties; this information, to be provided by Parliament's research facilities, would enable Members to take a clear stand on complex issues;

| 59. | Notes the improvement in monitoring of the implementation of the EU budget in its budgetary vote; asks the relevant committees to examine the setting-up of the structure and a procedure to carry out the implementation assessment exercise for 2007 with the specialised committees; in this way it will also help to prepare for the budget review in 2008-2009; asks the Secretary-General to facilitate the logistics (rooms and interpretation) to organise regular monitoring meetings according to the priorities that will be defined by the committees concerned; |
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59.

Notes the improvement in monitoring of the implementation of the EU budget in its budgetary vote; asks the relevant committees to examine the setting-up of the structure and a procedure to carry out the implementation assessment exercise for 2007 with the specialised committees; in this way it will also help to prepare for the budget review in 2008-2009; asks the Secretary-General to facilitate the logistics (rooms and interpretation) to organise regular monitoring meetings according to the priorities that will be defined by the committees concerned;

| 60. | Has noted the conclusions of the evaluation report on the acquisition of expertise (item 320); notes that an enhancement in the overall service has taken place; contends however that the service could be more efficient, especially as regards the fact that the relevant expertise has not always been submitted in time; has decided to release EUR 1 500 000 and to maintain EUR 500 000 in the reserve; |
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60.

Has noted the conclusions of the evaluation report on the acquisition of expertise (item 320); notes that an enhancement in the overall service has taken place; contends however that the service could be more efficient, especially as regards the fact that the relevant expertise has not always been submitted in time; has decided to release EUR 1 500 000 and to maintain EUR 500 000 in the reserve;

| 61. | Encourages the Secretary General to make periodical audits on the service provided to Members, especially in respect of computers, the travel agency, telephones, car services and the legal service; |
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61.

Encourages the Secretary General to make periodical audits on the service provided to Members, especially in respect of computers, the travel agency, telephones, car services and the legal service;

| 62. | Considers that Information Technology is an essential and fundamental element for the proper work of Members and their staff; notes that there has been an improvement in the service being provided but is of the opinion that Members are still not getting full value for money; decides to put in reserve EUR 2 million from item 2102 (‘Outside assistance’) in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems; |
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62.

Considers that Information Technology is an essential and fundamental element for the proper work of Members and their staff; notes that there has been an improvement in the service being provided but is of the opinion that Members are still not getting full value for money; decides to put in reserve EUR 2 million from item 2102 (‘Outside assistance’) in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems;

Miscellaneous aspects

| 63. | Notes the Bureau's intention to create a Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Eurolat); will consider this issue when it has all the necessary information, particularly regarding the financial impact; |
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63.

Notes the Bureau's intention to create a Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Eurolat); will consider this issue when it has all the necessary information, particularly regarding the financial impact;

| 64. | Notes the agreement regarding the Comitology provisions which entered into force on 23 July 2006; acknowledges the importance which this new regulatory procedure will have for Parliament in the decisionmaking process in the future; considers that it is necessary to analyse properly the future workload that this agreement will entail; |
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64.

Notes the agreement regarding the Comitology provisions which entered into force on 23 July 2006; acknowledges the importance which this new regulatory procedure will have for Parliament in the decisionmaking process in the future; considers that it is necessary to analyse properly the future workload that this agreement will entail;

| 65. | Reiterates, as previously mentioned in its resolution of 1 June 2006, its full support for the adoption of a real and meaningful statute for Members' assistants; calls on the Council to take a final decision so that the necessary appropriations can be allocated; |
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65.

Reiterates, as previously mentioned in its resolution of 1 June 2006, its full support for the adoption of a real and meaningful statute for Members' assistants; calls on the Council to take a final decision so that the necessary appropriations can be allocated;

Section IV — Court of Justice

| 66. | Notes the recurring requests from the Court of Justice to obtain a third proof reader; has decided to authorise, at this stage, the recruitment of contract workers for each of the pivot languages; has decided to reduce accordingly the appropriation entered in item 1406 (‘Other supplementary services (translation service/interpretation’)), which usually covers the extra needs in proof reading; |
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66.

Notes the recurring requests from the Court of Justice to obtain a third proof reader; has decided to authorise, at this stage, the recruitment of contract workers for each of the pivot languages; has decided to reduce accordingly the appropriation entered in item 1406 (‘Other supplementary services (translation service/interpretation’)), which usually covers the extra needs in proof reading;

| 67. | Agrees with the Council to authorise 111 upgradings including 10 requested to modify the Court's administrative structure by creating a new Directorate; takes note that this will not have any other financial implication in the future; |
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67.

Agrees with the Council to authorise 111 upgradings including 10 requested to modify the Court's administrative structure by creating a new Directorate; takes note that this will not have any other financial implication in the future;

| 68. | Has decided the following establishment plan measures:






  — | creation of 5 new permanent posts (3 AD5 and 2 AST3), in addition to the 10 new posts already agreed to by the Council in its draft budget; these five posts will conclude a process initiated in 2004 to reinforce Information Technology (IT) support in the IT division and in the financial and ex-ante control services; |
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68.

Has decided the following establishment plan measures:

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creation of 5 new permanent posts (3 AD5 and 2 AST3), in addition to the 10 new posts already agreed to by the Council in its draft budget; these five posts will conclude a process initiated in 2004 to reinforce Information Technology (IT) support in the IT division and in the financial and ex-ante control services;

| — | creation of 115 permanent posts for Romania and Bulgaria; |
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creation of 115 permanent posts for Romania and Bulgaria;

| 69. | Is of the opinion that the setting up of a new Civil Service Tribunal should have helped reduce the congestion in other tribunals; calls on the Court of Justice to present a report on the impact of the creation of the new Civil Service Tribunal in terms of cost for buildings, staff and other expenses before March 2007; |
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69.

Is of the opinion that the setting up of a new Civil Service Tribunal should have helped reduce the congestion in other tribunals; calls on the Court of Justice to present a report on the impact of the creation of the new Civil Service Tribunal in terms of cost for buildings, staff and other expenses before March 2007;

| 70. | Has decided to limit the increased draft budget of the Court of Justice in several areas such as the IT sector and to freeze the expenditure in the envelope of the 2007 budget; has however increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 4 633 400 which represents a 3,45 % increase, excluding the costs related to enlargement; |
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70.

Has decided to limit the increased draft budget of the Court of Justice in several areas such as the IT sector and to freeze the expenditure in the envelope of the 2007 budget; has however increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 4 633 400 which represents a 3,45 % increase, excluding the costs related to enlargement;

Section V — Court of Auditors

| 71. | Has decided the creation of two posts for the human resources unit to ease the modernisation of management staff and to commit itself to create a further two posts needed in the 2008 financial year; |
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71.

Has decided the creation of two posts for the human resources unit to ease the modernisation of management staff and to commit itself to create a further two posts needed in the 2008 financial year;

| 72. | Has decided on the creation of one post for the professional training unit to provide an adequate training programme for the junior auditors; |
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72.

Has decided on the creation of one post for the professional training unit to provide an adequate training programme for the junior auditors;

| 73. | Has therefore decided the following establishment plan measures:






  — | creation of 3 new permanent posts (1 AST3 and 2 AST1), in addition to the 3 new posts already agreed to by the Council in its draft budget; |
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73.

Has therefore decided the following establishment plan measures:

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creation of 3 new permanent posts (1 AST3 and 2 AST1), in addition to the 3 new posts already agreed to by the Council in its draft budget;

| — | creation of 41 permanent posts for Romania and Bulgaria; |
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creation of 41 permanent posts for Romania and Bulgaria;

| 74. | Is of the opinion that the Court of Auditors is lagging behind in IT and that it needs to update its system in order to perform its duties properly; has decided to restore EUR 518 000 that the Council has decided to cut; |
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74.

Is of the opinion that the Court of Auditors is lagging behind in IT and that it needs to update its system in order to perform its duties properly; has decided to restore EUR 518 000 that the Council has decided to cut;

| 75. | Has increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 3 579 729 which represents a 3,12 % increase, excluding costs related to enlargement; |
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75.

Has increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 3 579 729 which represents a 3,12 % increase, excluding costs related to enlargement;

European Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions

| 76. | Is of the opinion that the creation of the joint administrative service has been beneficial for both committees and has created important economies to the budget of the European Communities; expects the two committees to renew their partnership agreement before the end of the year and /or to explore other forms of cooperation; |
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76.

Is of the opinion that the creation of the joint administrative service has been beneficial for both committees and has created important economies to the budget of the European Communities; expects the two committees to renew their partnership agreement before the end of the year and /or to explore other forms of cooperation;

| 77. | Is of the opinion that the two Committees could increase efficiency and could concentrate more on their political missions if certain tasks, notably those of drivers, ushers and the staff of the print shop, could be outsourced and the staff redeployed; insists that existing human resources should be redeployed in order to cater for future needs in the areas of enlargement or reinforcement of the Committees' political role; |
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77.

Is of the opinion that the two Committees could increase efficiency and could concentrate more on their political missions if certain tasks, notably those of drivers, ushers and the staff of the print shop, could be outsourced and the staff redeployed; insists that existing human resources should be redeployed in order to cater for future needs in the areas of enlargement or reinforcement of the Committees' political role;

| 78. | Takes note that the Committee of the Regions commissioned two independent external assessments of the Joint Services, by Mr Joan Colom i Naval and Mr Robert Reynders, and invites the Committee of the Regions Secretary General to forward these reports to the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets; |
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78.

Takes note that the Committee of the Regions commissioned two independent external assessments of the Joint Services, by Mr Joan Colom i Naval and Mr Robert Reynders, and invites the Committee of the Regions Secretary General to forward these reports to the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets;

Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee

| 79. | Requests the European Economic and Social Committee to produce an annual report, before 1 September each year, on the impact of the advisory work that this institution performs for the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission; |
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79.

Requests the European Economic and Social Committee to produce an annual report, before 1 September each year, on the impact of the advisory work that this institution performs for the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission;

| 80. | Has decided to endorse the EUR 1 995 120 frontload from the 2006 budget to cover part of its needs for 2007 and decrease its request for 2007 accordingly; |
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80.

Has decided to endorse the EUR 1 995 120 frontload from the 2006 budget to cover part of its needs for 2007 and decrease its request for 2007 accordingly;

| 81. | Is of the opinion that to cope with its increasing workload, the European Economic and Social Committee should limit the length of the texts of its opinions and other publications, as is done by the other institutions; |
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81.

Is of the opinion that to cope with its increasing workload, the European Economic and Social Committee should limit the length of the texts of its opinions and other publications, as is done by the other institutions;

| 82. | Has decided the following establishment plan measures:






  — | creation of 5 new permanent posts (1 AD5 and 4 AST3), in addition to the 13 new posts already agreed to by the Council in its draft budget; |
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82.

Has decided the following establishment plan measures:

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creation of 5 new permanent posts (1 AD5 and 4 AST3), in addition to the 13 new posts already agreed to by the Council in its draft budget;

| — | creation of 6 permanent posts for Romania and Bulgaria; |
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creation of 6 permanent posts for Romania and Bulgaria;

| 83. | Has increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 1 529 115 which represents a 1,12 % increase, excluding the costs related to enlargement; |
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83.

Has increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 1 529 115 which represents a 1,12 % increase, excluding the costs related to enlargement;

Section VII — Committee of the Regions

| 84. | Agrees with the Council on the request for upgrades related to the new Staff Regulations and also on the request to upgrade one Committee of the Regions Head of Unit to a Director's post for the joint service on the condition that this will not lead to the need for additional staff and that no proposal to split up the service will result from this upgrading before an in-depth and careful analysis and assessment of the service has been carried out; considers that it will guarantee a more equitable governance of the joint service between the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions; |
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84.

Agrees with the Council on the request for upgrades related to the new Staff Regulations and also on the request to upgrade one Committee of the Regions Head of Unit to a Director's post for the joint service on the condition that this will not lead to the need for additional staff and that no proposal to split up the service will result from this upgrading before an in-depth and careful analysis and assessment of the service has been carried out; considers that it will guarantee a more equitable governance of the joint service between the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions;

| 85. | Takes note of the non-request for new posts related to the enlargement to Bulgaria and Romania; |
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85.

Takes note of the non-request for new posts related to the enlargement to Bulgaria and Romania;

| 86. | Has decided the following establishment plan measures:






  — | creation of 3 new permanent posts (2 AD5 and 1 AST3) and one temporary post (AD5), in addition to the 3 new posts already agreed to by the Council in its draft budget; |
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86.

Has decided the following establishment plan measures:

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creation of 3 new permanent posts (2 AD5 and 1 AST3) and one temporary post (AD5), in addition to the 3 new posts already agreed to by the Council in its draft budget;

| 87. | Has increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 581 684 which represents a 2,53 % increase, excluding the costs related to enlargement; |
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87.

Has increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 581 684 which represents a 2,53 % increase, excluding the costs related to enlargement;

Section VIII(A) — Ombudsman

| 88. | Notes that only 10 upgradings have been requested by the Ombudsman and that these upgradings have been agreed to by the Council; |
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88.

Notes that only 10 upgradings have been requested by the Ombudsman and that these upgradings have been agreed to by the Council;

| 89. | Has decided to limit the appropriation allocated to the organisation of the National Ombudsman Biennial Seminar for which the Ombudsman is responsible this year to EUR 45 000; |
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89.

Has decided to limit the appropriation allocated to the organisation of the National Ombudsman Biennial Seminar for which the Ombudsman is responsible this year to EUR 45 000;

| 90. | Has increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 150 000 to top up the appropriation for translation; |
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90.

Has increased the appropriations made available by the Council in the draft budget by EUR 150 000 to top up the appropriation for translation;

Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor

| 91. | Considers that the Estimates should be more precise, particularly in terms of staff and new requirements; requests its Administration and the Commission, in the context of the interinstitutional agreement, to provide adequate support for the drawing up of the estimates for the next financial year; |
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91.

Considers that the Estimates should be more precise, particularly in terms of staff and new requirements; requests its Administration and the Commission, in the context of the interinstitutional agreement, to provide adequate support for the drawing up of the estimates for the next financial year;

| 92. | Has decided the following establishment plan measures:






  — | creation of 2 new permanent posts (1 AD9 and 1 AST5) in addition to the 3 new posts (1 AD9, 1 AD8 and 1 AD7) already agreed to by Council in its draft budget; |
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92.

Has decided the following establishment plan measures:

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creation of 2 new permanent posts (1 AD9 and 1 AST5) in addition to the 3 new posts (1 AD9, 1 AD8 and 1 AD7) already agreed to by Council in its draft budget;

| 93. | Has increased the appropriations made available by Council in the draft budget by EUR 158 846 to maintain its level of development which represents an increase of 38,28 % without taking into account the amending budget; |
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93.

Has increased the appropriations made available by Council in the draft budget by EUR 158 846 to maintain its level of development which represents an increase of 38,28 % without taking into account the amending budget;

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| 94. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution together with the amendments to Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII (A) and VIII (B) of the draft general budget to the Council, the Commission and the other institutions and bodies concerned. |
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94.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution together with the amendments to Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII (A) and VIII (B) of the draft general budget to the Council, the Commission and the other institutions and bodies concerned.

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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)0090.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0241.

(7)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0363.

P6_TA(2006)0453

Fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (COM(2006)0433 — C6-0295/2006 — 2006/0148(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0433) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0433) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 37 and 299(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0295/2006), |
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having regard to Articles 37 and 299(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0295/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 134 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 51 and 134 of its Rules of Procedure,

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 3. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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3.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0454

Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising

European Parliament resolution on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and its historical meaning for Europe

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the European Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms — principles that are common to all Member States, |
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A.

whereas the European Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms — principles that are common to all Member States,

| B. | whereas the countries of Central and Eastern Europe were deprived of their sovereignty and freedom by the Yalta division of post-World War II Europe for more than four decades, |
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B.

whereas the countries of Central and Eastern Europe were deprived of their sovereignty and freedom by the Yalta division of post-World War II Europe for more than four decades,

| C. | whereas the Communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe were not based on the consent or will of the people, and were maintained by Soviet military occupation and through the collaboration of Communist parties, |
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C.

whereas the Communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe were not based on the consent or will of the people, and were maintained by Soviet military occupation and through the collaboration of Communist parties,

| D. | recalling the courage and determination of Hungarians who took to the streets in protest against the dictatorial rule of the Communist Party on 23 October 1956, |
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D.

recalling the courage and determination of Hungarians who took to the streets in protest against the dictatorial rule of the Communist Party on 23 October 1956,

| E. | expressing its esteem for the perseverance of the Hungarians who continued their fight for freedom, national independence and civil rights in spite of the lack of any military help from the West and the intervention and overwhelming military preponderance of the Soviet Union, |
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E.

expressing its esteem for the perseverance of the Hungarians who continued their fight for freedom, national independence and civil rights in spite of the lack of any military help from the West and the intervention and overwhelming military preponderance of the Soviet Union,

| F. | saluting the human and political courage of Imre Nagy, the reform-communist prime minister of Hungary, who rightly understood the elementary expression of the will of the people and agreed to be the political leader of the popular revolution for freedom and democracy, eventually sacrificing his life and becoming a martyr for liberty as he was executed in 1958 for not bowing to pressure to publicly renounce the Revolution, |
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F.

saluting the human and political courage of Imre Nagy, the reform-communist prime minister of Hungary, who rightly understood the elementary expression of the will of the people and agreed to be the political leader of the popular revolution for freedom and democracy, eventually sacrificing his life and becoming a martyr for liberty as he was executed in 1958 for not bowing to pressure to publicly renounce the Revolution,

| G. | saluting the victims of the Revolution — 2 170 killed in the fighting — and those of the cruel retaliation — 228 executed between 1956 and 1961, 20 000 taken into custody and imprisoned between 1956 and 1958, and thousands discriminated against for decades after the Revolution by the returning Communist leadership, |
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G.

saluting the victims of the Revolution — 2 170 killed in the fighting — and those of the cruel retaliation — 228 executed between 1956 and 1961, 20 000 taken into custody and imprisoned between 1956 and 1958, and thousands discriminated against for decades after the Revolution by the returning Communist leadership,

| H. | expressing its gratitude for the solidarity shown by people in many countries of the West as they welcomed 194 000 Hungarian refugees in 1956 and 1957, |
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H.

expressing its gratitude for the solidarity shown by people in many countries of the West as they welcomed 194 000 Hungarian refugees in 1956 and 1957,

| I. | recognising the essential value of solidarity between nations in general and, in particular, between the various nations of Central and Eastern Europe who have fought for their freedom — the Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Germans, Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, |
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I.

recognising the essential value of solidarity between nations in general and, in particular, between the various nations of Central and Eastern Europe who have fought for their freedom — the Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Germans, Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians,

| J. | recognising the historical and political link between the Hungarian Revolution in October 1956 and various other forms of resistance and resistance movements, such as the mass demonstrations in East Germany in June 1953, the Poznan demonstrations in Poland in June 1956, the Prague Spring of 1968, the birth of the Solidarity Movement in Poland in 1980 and democracy movements in the former USSR, notably those of the Baltic peoples, |
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J.

recognising the historical and political link between the Hungarian Revolution in October 1956 and various other forms of resistance and resistance movements, such as the mass demonstrations in East Germany in June 1953, the Poznan demonstrations in Poland in June 1956, the Prague Spring of 1968, the birth of the Solidarity Movement in Poland in 1980 and democracy movements in the former USSR, notably those of the Baltic peoples,

| K. | recognising that the Hungarian Revolution was a historic attempt at the reunification of a divided Europe, and as such remains a cornerstone of our common European historical heritage, |
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K.

recognising that the Hungarian Revolution was a historic attempt at the reunification of a divided Europe, and as such remains a cornerstone of our common European historical heritage,

| L. | recognising how the Hungarian Revolution contributed to the strengthening of cohesion in the democratic world and to the eventual founding of the European Communities in 1957, and was the antecedent to the democratic political changes that took place in 1989-1990 in Central and Eastern Europe, allowing the peaceful reunification of Europe through the European integration process, |
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L.

recognising how the Hungarian Revolution contributed to the strengthening of cohesion in the democratic world and to the eventual founding of the European Communities in 1957, and was the antecedent to the democratic political changes that took place in 1989-1990 in Central and Eastern Europe, allowing the peaceful reunification of Europe through the European integration process,

| 1. | Recognises the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 as one of the 20th century's emblematic manifestations of the pursuit of liberty and democracy that defied Communism in the Soviet bloc; |
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Recognises the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 as one of the 20th century's emblematic manifestations of the pursuit of liberty and democracy that defied Communism in the Soviet bloc;

| 2. | Salutes the brave men and women of Hungary who, by their self-sacrifice, lit a beacon of hope for other nations under the stranglehold of Communist rule; |
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2.

Salutes the brave men and women of Hungary who, by their self-sacrifice, lit a beacon of hope for other nations under the stranglehold of Communist rule;

| 3. | Underlines the fact that the democratic community must unequivocally reject the repressive and undemocratic Communist ideology and uphold the principles of liberty, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and take a clear stand whenever they are violated; |
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3.

Underlines the fact that the democratic community must unequivocally reject the repressive and undemocratic Communist ideology and uphold the principles of liberty, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and take a clear stand whenever they are violated;

| 4. | Calls on all democratic countries to clearly condemn the crimes committed by all totalitarian regimes; |
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4.

Calls on all democratic countries to clearly condemn the crimes committed by all totalitarian regimes;

| 5. | Calls for the establishment of a European programme to strengthen cooperation between research and documentation centres in Member States studying the crimes of totalitarian regimes; |
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5.

Calls for the establishment of a European programme to strengthen cooperation between research and documentation centres in Member States studying the crimes of totalitarian regimes;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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6.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

P6_TA(2006)0455

Moldova/Transnistria

European Parliament resolution on Moldova (Transnistria)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Moldova and the situation in Transnistria, and in particular that of 16 March 2006 (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Moldova and the situation in Transnistria, and in particular that of 16 March 2006 (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Moldova and the European Union, which entered into force on 1 July 1998, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Moldova and the European Union, which entered into force on 1 July 1998,

| — | having regard to the European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan for Moldova, adopted on 22 February 2005, which sets the direction for strategic cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, |
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having regard to the European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan for Moldova, adopted on 22 February 2005, which sets the direction for strategic cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union,

| — | having regard to the statements of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at the 1999 Summit in Istanbul and the 2002 Ministerial Council meeting in Oporto, |
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having regard to the statements of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at the 1999 Summit in Istanbul and the 2002 Ministerial Council meeting in Oporto,

| — | having regard to the Ukrainian initiative ‘Towards a Resolution through Democracy’, launched by the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, on 22 April 2005, |
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having regard to the Ukrainian initiative ‘Towards a Resolution through Democracy’, launched by the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, on 22 April 2005,

| — | having regard to the Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union of 18 September 2006 on the ‘referendum’ in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, |
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having regard to the Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union of 18 September 2006 on the ‘referendum’ in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas a ‘referendum’ took place in the Transnistrian region of Moldova on 17 September 2006, aimed at full independence for the region and its possible unification with the Russian Federation, |
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A.

whereas a ‘referendum’ took place in the Transnistrian region of Moldova on 17 September 2006, aimed at full independence for the region and its possible unification with the Russian Federation,

| B. | whereas neither this ‘referendum’ nor its outcome were accepted by the international community, as it was organised in a completely unilateral manner by the repressive regime of Transnistria, thus blocking the possibilities for a negotiated political solution to the conflict in Moldova, and as the suggestive character of the questions and the failure to meet basic requirements for free and fair elections such as freedom of the media, freedom of assembly and political pluralism were considered as predetermining the outcome of the referendum, |
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B.

whereas neither this ‘referendum’ nor its outcome were accepted by the international community, as it was organised in a completely unilateral manner by the repressive regime of Transnistria, thus blocking the possibilities for a negotiated political solution to the conflict in Moldova, and as the suggestive character of the questions and the failure to meet basic requirements for free and fair elections such as freedom of the media, freedom of assembly and political pluralism were considered as predetermining the outcome of the referendum,

| C. | whereas the conflict between the separatist authority of Transnistria and the central government in Moldova has largely contributed to the instability in the whole country, |
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C.

whereas the conflict between the separatist authority of Transnistria and the central government in Moldova has largely contributed to the instability in the whole country,

| D. | whereas negotiations concerning the status of Transnistria have been ongoing since 1992, in the so called 5+2 Format', in which Moldova, the Transnistrian region of Moldova, Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE are participating, with the EU and the USA as observers; whereas in April 2006 the negotiations broke down, |
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D.

whereas negotiations concerning the status of Transnistria have been ongoing since 1992, in the so called 5+2 Format', in which Moldova, the Transnistrian region of Moldova, Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE are participating, with the EU and the USA as observers; whereas in April 2006 the negotiations broke down,

| E. | whereas the European Union took important steps recently to enhance its engagement with the Republic of Moldova and the search for a resolution of the Transnistrian conflict by opening a permanent Commission delegation in Chisinau, appointing an EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Moldova with a mandate to contribute to a sustainable settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and establishing an EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) to Moldova and Ukraine, |
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E.

whereas the European Union took important steps recently to enhance its engagement with the Republic of Moldova and the search for a resolution of the Transnistrian conflict by opening a permanent Commission delegation in Chisinau, appointing an EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Moldova with a mandate to contribute to a sustainable settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and establishing an EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) to Moldova and Ukraine,

| F. | whereas, according to the UN's 2005 Human Development Report, Moldova is the poorest country in Europe and the situation with regard to Transnistria is a major hindrance to the country's socio-economic development, |
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F.

whereas, according to the UN's 2005 Human Development Report, Moldova is the poorest country in Europe and the situation with regard to Transnistria is a major hindrance to the country's socio-economic development,

| G. | whereas at the beginning of this year the Russian Federation imposed a ban on the import of agricultural products (wine, fruit and vegetables) from Moldova and Georgia, which is particularly harmful to the economic development of both countries, |
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G.

whereas at the beginning of this year the Russian Federation imposed a ban on the import of agricultural products (wine, fruit and vegetables) from Moldova and Georgia, which is particularly harmful to the economic development of both countries,

| H. | whereas the unilateral movements for independence in Transnistria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia are not being supported by any international organisation, and continuing efforts are being made under the auspices of the OSCE and the United Nations to restore the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova and Georgia, |
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H.

whereas the unilateral movements for independence in Transnistria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia are not being supported by any international organisation, and continuing efforts are being made under the auspices of the OSCE and the United Nations to restore the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova and Georgia,

| 1. | Strongly denounces the attempt in the Transnistrian region of Moldova to establish its independence in a unilateral way by organising a so-called referendum; |
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Strongly denounces the attempt in the Transnistrian region of Moldova to establish its independence in a unilateral way by organising a so-called referendum;

| 2. | Calls on the government of the Russian Federation to withhold its support from this move and in particular from the holding of so-called referenda on the independence of the region; calls on the government of the Russian Federation to give its fullest support to the multilateral efforts to find a solution to the conflicts in its neighbourhood; calls on the government of the Russian Federation, furthermore, to fulfil the commitments made in 1996 in the Council of Europe and reflected in OSCE Summit (Istanbul, 1999) and Council of Ministers (Oporto, 2002) decisions concerning the withdrawal of Russian troops and arms from the territory of Moldova; expresses concern over the lack of progress on this issue; |
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2.

Calls on the government of the Russian Federation to withhold its support from this move and in particular from the holding of so-called referenda on the independence of the region; calls on the government of the Russian Federation to give its fullest support to the multilateral efforts to find a solution to the conflicts in its neighbourhood; calls on the government of the Russian Federation, furthermore, to fulfil the commitments made in 1996 in the Council of Europe and reflected in OSCE Summit (Istanbul, 1999) and Council of Ministers (Oporto, 2002) decisions concerning the withdrawal of Russian troops and arms from the territory of Moldova; expresses concern over the lack of progress on this issue;

| 3. | Fully rejects the organisation and outcome of the ‘referendum’ on independence for the Transnistrian region of Moldova and its possible accession to the Russian Federation, as this is in sharp contradiction with the internationally recognised sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and as the repressive regime in Transnistria does not allow for the free expression of the popular will; |
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3.

Fully rejects the organisation and outcome of the ‘referendum’ on independence for the Transnistrian region of Moldova and its possible accession to the Russian Federation, as this is in sharp contradiction with the internationally recognised sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and as the repressive regime in Transnistria does not allow for the free expression of the popular will;

| 4. | Stresses that the resolution of the Transnistrian issue constitutes a crucial element for promoting political stability and economic prosperity in the Republic of Moldova and in the whole region; stresses the need for a peaceful solution to the conflict, in line with the UN Charter and Conventions and OSCE declarations and with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova within its internationally recognised borders; |
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4.

Stresses that the resolution of the Transnistrian issue constitutes a crucial element for promoting political stability and economic prosperity in the Republic of Moldova and in the whole region; stresses the need for a peaceful solution to the conflict, in line with the UN Charter and Conventions and OSCE declarations and with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova within its internationally recognised borders;

| 5. | Calls on all parties to the conflict to refrain from any measures that would lead to a further escalation of the situation and to return immediately to the negotiating table in the 5+2 format and work towards a speedy and transparent solution of the conflict; |
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5.

Calls on all parties to the conflict to refrain from any measures that would lead to a further escalation of the situation and to return immediately to the negotiating table in the 5+2 format and work towards a speedy and transparent solution of the conflict;

| 6. | Calls on the Council, the Member States and the Commission to continue to give their fullest support to a political and peaceful solution of the regional conflicts in the neighbourhood which the EU shares with the Russian Federation, and urges them to discuss these matters at their next meetings with the President and government of the Russian Federation; |
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6.

Calls on the Council, the Member States and the Commission to continue to give their fullest support to a political and peaceful solution of the regional conflicts in the neighbourhood which the EU shares with the Russian Federation, and urges them to discuss these matters at their next meetings with the President and government of the Russian Federation;

| 7. | Calls on the government of Moldova to undertake confidence-building measures and put forward new proposals for the inhabitants of Transnistria, providing positive incentives in order for them fully to support a peaceful reunification of the state, with minority language rights and local autonomy being safeguarded; |
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7.

Calls on the government of Moldova to undertake confidence-building measures and put forward new proposals for the inhabitants of Transnistria, providing positive incentives in order for them fully to support a peaceful reunification of the state, with minority language rights and local autonomy being safeguarded;

| 8. | Condemns the continued repression, harassment and intimidation of representatives of the independent media, NGOs and civil society by the self-proclaimed Transnistrian authorities; |
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8.

Condemns the continued repression, harassment and intimidation of representatives of the independent media, NGOs and civil society by the self-proclaimed Transnistrian authorities;

| 9. | Regrets the lack of significant progress in the EU talks on visa facilitation and a readmission agreement with Moldova; calls on the Council and the Commission to speed up the procedure leading to the conclusion of a visa facilitation agreement with Moldova and to ensure its implementation; considers it unfair and discriminatory that Transnistrian citizens holding Russian passports are benefiting from the possibility of travelling to the EU more easily than Moldovans, which is contributing to increased tensions over the Transnistrian region and acting as a disincentive to settlement of the dispute; |
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9.

Regrets the lack of significant progress in the EU talks on visa facilitation and a readmission agreement with Moldova; calls on the Council and the Commission to speed up the procedure leading to the conclusion of a visa facilitation agreement with Moldova and to ensure its implementation; considers it unfair and discriminatory that Transnistrian citizens holding Russian passports are benefiting from the possibility of travelling to the EU more easily than Moldovans, which is contributing to increased tensions over the Transnistrian region and acting as a disincentive to settlement of the dispute;

| 10. | Expresses its satisfaction with Ukraine's decision of March 2006 to impose new customs regulations on its border with Transnistria, in line with international law; |
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10.

Expresses its satisfaction with Ukraine's decision of March 2006 to impose new customs regulations on its border with Transnistria, in line with international law;

| 11. | Welcomes the good results achieved by the EUBAM on the border between Moldova and Ukraine, which was established in March 2005 and is playing an important role in fighting corruption, illegal trade and trafficking by improving transparency and building up appropriate operational and institutional capacities in Moldova to ensure effective border control, thus contributing to the eventual settlement of the Transnistrian conflict; |
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11.

Welcomes the good results achieved by the EUBAM on the border between Moldova and Ukraine, which was established in March 2005 and is playing an important role in fighting corruption, illegal trade and trafficking by improving transparency and building up appropriate operational and institutional capacities in Moldova to ensure effective border control, thus contributing to the eventual settlement of the Transnistrian conflict;

| 12. | Expresses its strong and continuing support for the efforts of the Moldovan people to establish a fully functioning democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, which are essential for ensuring the progress of reforms; |
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12.

Expresses its strong and continuing support for the efforts of the Moldovan people to establish a fully functioning democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, which are essential for ensuring the progress of reforms;

| 13. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the government and parliament of Moldova, the government of Romania, the government of Ukraine, the government of the Russian Federation, the US government, the Secretary-General of the OSCE and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. |
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13.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the government and parliament of Moldova, the government of Romania, the government of Ukraine, the government of the Russian Federation, the US government, the Secretary-General of the OSCE and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.

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P6_TA(2006)0456

South Ossetia

European Parliament resolution on the situation in South Ossetia

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Georgia, in particular that of 14 October 2004 (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Georgia, in particular that of 14 October 2004 (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2006 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2006 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (2),

| — | having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 26 February 2004 on EU policy towards the South Caucasus (3) and to its resolution of 26 May 2005 on EU-Russia relations (4), |
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having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 26 February 2004 on EU policy towards the South Caucasus (3) and to its resolution of 26 May 2005 on EU-Russia relations (4),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 July 1999, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 July 1999,

| — | having regard to the Presidency declaration of 20 July 2006 on recent developments in Georgia — Abkhazia and South Ossetia, |
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having regard to the Presidency declaration of 20 July 2006 on recent developments in Georgia — Abkhazia and South Ossetia,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting of 16-17 October 2006, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting of 16-17 October 2006,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the situation in South Ossetia is deteriorating, with incidents, shootouts and clashes between Georgian and Ossetian forces and police units in recent months causing deaths and injuries, |
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A.

whereas the situation in South Ossetia is deteriorating, with incidents, shootouts and clashes between Georgian and Ossetian forces and police units in recent months causing deaths and injuries,

| B. | whereas the Government and Parliament of Georgia have questioned the existing format of the negotiating process, the composition of the peacekeeping forces and the mechanisms of the peacekeeping operations stemming from the ceasefire agreement of 1992, |
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B.

whereas the Government and Parliament of Georgia have questioned the existing format of the negotiating process, the composition of the peacekeeping forces and the mechanisms of the peacekeeping operations stemming from the ceasefire agreement of 1992,

| C. | whereas the two sides have put forward two separate peace plans which contain many common elements that could and should be used as a basis for fruitful negotiations; whereas the Joint Control Commission (JCC) has lately proved incapable of producing significant results, |
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C.

whereas the two sides have put forward two separate peace plans which contain many common elements that could and should be used as a basis for fruitful negotiations; whereas the Joint Control Commission (JCC) has lately proved incapable of producing significant results,

| D. | whereas the Russian Federation, by issuing passports to the residents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, is complicating the process of peaceful conflict resolution in the conflict zones in Georgia, |
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D.

whereas the Russian Federation, by issuing passports to the residents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, is complicating the process of peaceful conflict resolution in the conflict zones in Georgia,

| E. | whereas South Ossetia decided to hold a referendum on self-determination together with the presidential election on 12 November 2006, |
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E.

whereas South Ossetia decided to hold a referendum on self-determination together with the presidential election on 12 November 2006,

| F. | whereas Georgia has moved to the stage of ‘Intensified Dialogue’ with NATO with a view to becoming a full member of that organisation, |
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F.

whereas Georgia has moved to the stage of ‘Intensified Dialogue’ with NATO with a view to becoming a full member of that organisation,

| G. | deeply worried at the diplomatic crisis between Georgia and Russia following the recent arrests of four officers from Russia's military intelligence service by the Georgian counterintelligence services on allegations of espionage and the subsequent recall of the Russian ambassador to Moscow for consultations, |
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G.

deeply worried at the diplomatic crisis between Georgia and Russia following the recent arrests of four officers from Russia's military intelligence service by the Georgian counterintelligence services on allegations of espionage and the subsequent recall of the Russian ambassador to Moscow for consultations,

| H. | whereas on 2 October 2006 the Russian authorities interrupted all land, air and sea links with Georgia, including mail communications, although the four officers had been released to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and are now back in Russia, |
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H.

whereas on 2 October 2006 the Russian authorities interrupted all land, air and sea links with Georgia, including mail communications, although the four officers had been released to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and are now back in Russia,

| I. | whereas a number of seriously discriminatory measures have been taken by the Russian authorities against Georgians living in Russia on the grounds of their ethnicity, including the deportation of nearly 700 Georgians from Moscow to Tbilisi and the alleged harassment of Georgian worshippers, businessmen and schoolchildren under the pretext of a clampdown on organised crime and illegal immigrants, |
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I.

whereas a number of seriously discriminatory measures have been taken by the Russian authorities against Georgians living in Russia on the grounds of their ethnicity, including the deportation of nearly 700 Georgians from Moscow to Tbilisi and the alleged harassment of Georgian worshippers, businessmen and schoolchildren under the pretext of a clampdown on organised crime and illegal immigrants,

| J. | whereas in early 2006 the Russian Federation imposed a ban on the import of agricultural products (wine, fruit and vegetables) from Moldova and Georgia, which is considerably harming the economic development of both countries, |
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J.

whereas in early 2006 the Russian Federation imposed a ban on the import of agricultural products (wine, fruit and vegetables) from Moldova and Georgia, which is considerably harming the economic development of both countries,

| K. | whereas the unilateral movements for independence in South Ossetia and Abkhazia are not being supported by any international organisation and continuing efforts are being made under the auspices of the OSCE and the United Nations to restore the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, |
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K.

whereas the unilateral movements for independence in South Ossetia and Abkhazia are not being supported by any international organisation and continuing efforts are being made under the auspices of the OSCE and the United Nations to restore the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia,

| L. | whereas the EU must increase its support for the ongoing efforts to resolve the conflicts in Georgia and the South Caucasus region, in cooperation with the OSCE and other parties, |
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L.

whereas the EU must increase its support for the ongoing efforts to resolve the conflicts in Georgia and the South Caucasus region, in cooperation with the OSCE and other parties,

| 1. | Reiterates its call for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and its commitment to support the peace process, and calls on all parties to act responsibly by refraining from unilateral steps and inflammatory and aggressive statements which serve to exacerbate the situation and may degenerate into violence; |
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Reiterates its call for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and its commitment to support the peace process, and calls on all parties to act responsibly by refraining from unilateral steps and inflammatory and aggressive statements which serve to exacerbate the situation and may degenerate into violence;

| 2. | Reaffirms its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and calls on the Russian authorities to fully respect the sovereignty of that country within its internationally recognised borders; |
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2.

Reaffirms its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and calls on the Russian authorities to fully respect the sovereignty of that country within its internationally recognised borders;

| 3. | Strongly condemns the attempts by movements in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to establish independence unilaterally; |
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3.

Strongly condemns the attempts by movements in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to establish independence unilaterally;

| 4. | Calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to withhold support from all of these movements and to give its fullest support to the multilateral efforts to find a solution to the conflicts in its neighbourhood; |
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4.

Calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to withhold support from all of these movements and to give its fullest support to the multilateral efforts to find a solution to the conflicts in its neighbourhood;

| 5. | Condemns the fact that South Ossetia will hold a referendum on independence on 12 November 2006, and reminds the parties that a similar referendum on independence in 1992 was not internationally recognised; |
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5.

Condemns the fact that South Ossetia will hold a referendum on independence on 12 November 2006, and reminds the parties that a similar referendum on independence in 1992 was not internationally recognised;

| 6. | Notes that the stagnated peace process needs to be relaunched, and calls for an enhanced and combined effort by the European Union and the OSCE to bring the parties back to the negotiating table, based on the progress made in the initial stages of the two peace plans; |
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6.

Notes that the stagnated peace process needs to be relaunched, and calls for an enhanced and combined effort by the European Union and the OSCE to bring the parties back to the negotiating table, based on the progress made in the initial stages of the two peace plans;

| 7. | Calls, in that connection, on both parties to sign the joint document on refraining from the use of force and on security guarantees and to engage in constructive negotiations in order to overcome the present stalemate; regrets the fact that the meeting of the JCC, which took place in Vladikavkaz on 12-13 October 2006, did not yield any results; |
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7.

Calls, in that connection, on both parties to sign the joint document on refraining from the use of force and on security guarantees and to engage in constructive negotiations in order to overcome the present stalemate; regrets the fact that the meeting of the JCC, which took place in Vladikavkaz on 12-13 October 2006, did not yield any results;

| 8. | Takes the view that the full demilitarisation of, and a reduction in the number of weapons in, the conflict area, with the exception of the OSCE joint peacekeeping force, is a fundamental element of conflict prevention and a first essential step towards further confidence-building measures; therefore calls on Russia to refrain from holding military exercises and displaying any kind of military force in close proximity to Georgia's territorial waters; |
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8.

Takes the view that the full demilitarisation of, and a reduction in the number of weapons in, the conflict area, with the exception of the OSCE joint peacekeeping force, is a fundamental element of conflict prevention and a first essential step towards further confidence-building measures; therefore calls on Russia to refrain from holding military exercises and displaying any kind of military force in close proximity to Georgia's territorial waters;

| 9. | Stresses that neutral, effective and impartial peacekeeping operations are essential for resolving territorial conflicts in Georgia; looks with interest, in that connection, to new proposals concerning the existing tripartite joint peacekeeping force deployed in the conflict area around the ceasefire line between Georgia and South Ossetia; points out that a new force should incorporate an element of police support, to combat crime and lawlessness; stresses that the EU should be prepared, if necessary, to commit troops to a new peacekeeping force; |
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9.

Stresses that neutral, effective and impartial peacekeeping operations are essential for resolving territorial conflicts in Georgia; looks with interest, in that connection, to new proposals concerning the existing tripartite joint peacekeeping force deployed in the conflict area around the ceasefire line between Georgia and South Ossetia; points out that a new force should incorporate an element of police support, to combat crime and lawlessness; stresses that the EU should be prepared, if necessary, to commit troops to a new peacekeeping force;

| 10. | Considers it unfair and discriminatory that South Ossetian citizens holding Russian passports can travel to the EU more easily than Georgians, a state of affairs which contributes to increased tensions over the South Ossetian region and acts as a disincentive to a settlement of the dispute; |
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10.

Considers it unfair and discriminatory that South Ossetian citizens holding Russian passports can travel to the EU more easily than Georgians, a state of affairs which contributes to increased tensions over the South Ossetian region and acts as a disincentive to a settlement of the dispute;

| 11. | Calls on the Russian state authorities to halt immediately all acts of repression and harassment carried out and all accusations made by representatives of official state institutions against ethnic Georgians living in Russia; |
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11.

Calls on the Russian state authorities to halt immediately all acts of repression and harassment carried out and all accusations made by representatives of official state institutions against ethnic Georgians living in Russia;

| 12. | Calls on the Russian authorities to rescind all the measures recently taken against Georgia and against the Georgian population on its territory; calls, further, on the Russian authorities to lift their unjustified import ban on products from Moldova and Georgia; |
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12.

Calls on the Russian authorities to rescind all the measures recently taken against Georgia and against the Georgian population on its territory; calls, further, on the Russian authorities to lift their unjustified import ban on products from Moldova and Georgia;

| 13. | Calls on Russia to accept the realities which emerged after the end of the Cold War and to abandon outdated thinking about exclusive zones of influence; |
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13.

Calls on Russia to accept the realities which emerged after the end of the Cold War and to abandon outdated thinking about exclusive zones of influence;

| 14. | Calls on the Council to keep on making every effort to defuse the tension and rebuild confidence between Georgia and the Russian Federation and prevent the present diplomatic crisis from escalating further; urges the Council and the Commission to find ways to help Georgia overcome and counterbalance the economic and social repercussions of the measures taken in Moscow; |
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14.

Calls on the Council to keep on making every effort to defuse the tension and rebuild confidence between Georgia and the Russian Federation and prevent the present diplomatic crisis from escalating further; urges the Council and the Commission to find ways to help Georgia overcome and counterbalance the economic and social repercussions of the measures taken in Moscow;

| 15. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to include the question of frozen conflicts and their resolution on the agenda for the next EU-Russia summits; |
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15.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to include the question of frozen conflicts and their resolution on the agenda for the next EU-Russia summits;

| 16. | Welcomes the conclusion and the signing of the European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan for Georgia; expects that the implementation thereof will give a further boost to the political and reform process in that country; welcomes the statements by the High Representative for the CFSP, Javier Solana, who recently said that the EU intends to become more actively engaged in the resolution of conflicts in Georgia, and calls on the Council to provide the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus with all the necessary means and resources to make this action more effective and visible; |
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16.

Welcomes the conclusion and the signing of the European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan for Georgia; expects that the implementation thereof will give a further boost to the political and reform process in that country; welcomes the statements by the High Representative for the CFSP, Javier Solana, who recently said that the EU intends to become more actively engaged in the resolution of conflicts in Georgia, and calls on the Council to provide the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus with all the necessary means and resources to make this action more effective and visible;

| 17. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission,, the President and Parliament of Georgia, the President and Parliament of the Russian Federation and the de facto authorities in South Ossetia and the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the OSCE. |
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17.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission,, the President and Parliament of Georgia, the President and Parliament of the Russian Federation and the de facto authorities in South Ossetia and the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the OSCE.

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(1)  OJ C 166 E, 7.7.2005, p. 63.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0028.

(3)  OJ C 98 E, 23.4.2004, p. 193.

(4)  OJ C 117 E, 18.5.2006, p. 235.

P6_TA(2006)0457

Export of toxic waste to Africa

European Parliament resolution on the export of toxic waste to Africa

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (the Basel Convention), adopted on 22 March 1989 and approved on behalf of the Community by Council Decision 93/98/EEC, (1) and the ban pursuant thereto on all exports of hazardous waste from the OECD to non-OECD countries, |
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having regard to the Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (the Basel Convention), adopted on 22 March 1989 and approved on behalf of the Community by Council Decision 93/98/EEC, (1) and the ban pursuant thereto on all exports of hazardous waste from the OECD to non-OECD countries,

| — | having regard to Community legislation on shipment of waste, in particular Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community, (2) and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste, (3) which repeals Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 as of 12 July 2007, |
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having regard to Community legislation on shipment of waste, in particular Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community, (2) and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste, (3) which repeals Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 as of 12 July 2007,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas around 500 tonnes of chemical waste have been dumped in several areas in the neighbourhood of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, where 5 million people live, |
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A.

whereas around 500 tonnes of chemical waste have been dumped in several areas in the neighbourhood of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, where 5 million people live,

| B. | whereas eight people have died so far and some 85 000 have been taken to hospital for treatment for nosebleeds, diarrhoea, nausea, eye irritation and breathing difficulties; whereas the consequences of this dumping of toxic waste may be far-reaching, including soil contamination and surface and groundwater pollution, |
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B.

whereas eight people have died so far and some 85 000 have been taken to hospital for treatment for nosebleeds, diarrhoea, nausea, eye irritation and breathing difficulties; whereas the consequences of this dumping of toxic waste may be far-reaching, including soil contamination and surface and groundwater pollution,

| C. | whereas this poisoning has affected in a particularly severe way a great number of children: as estimated by Unicef, between 9 000 and 23 000 children will need medical assistance and health care and other measures to clean up the environment where they live will be required, |
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C.

whereas this poisoning has affected in a particularly severe way a great number of children: as estimated by Unicef, between 9 000 and 23 000 children will need medical assistance and health care and other measures to clean up the environment where they live will be required,

| D. | whereas the toxic waste was dumped by a Greek-owned, Panamanian-flagged tanker leased by Trafigura Beheer B.V., a Netherlands-based company; whereas such sharing of responsibilities creates a systematic and unacceptable problem with regard to the enforcement of Community legislation, |
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D.

whereas the toxic waste was dumped by a Greek-owned, Panamanian-flagged tanker leased by Trafigura Beheer B.V., a Netherlands-based company; whereas such sharing of responsibilities creates a systematic and unacceptable problem with regard to the enforcement of Community legislation,

| E. | whereas environmental regulations in the Northern countries have made it expensive to dispose of hazardous waste, |
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E.

whereas environmental regulations in the Northern countries have made it expensive to dispose of hazardous waste,

| F. | whereas the Amsterdam port authorities found out about the hazardous nature of the waste upon unloading, and asked for a higher fee to complete the unloading, following which the tanker chose instead to pump the waste back on board; whereas the Netherlands authorities allowed the ship to leave their territory despite knowing about the hazardous nature of the waste and about the captain's unwillingness to pay for environmentally sound disposal in the Netherlands, |
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F.

whereas the Amsterdam port authorities found out about the hazardous nature of the waste upon unloading, and asked for a higher fee to complete the unloading, following which the tanker chose instead to pump the waste back on board; whereas the Netherlands authorities allowed the ship to leave their territory despite knowing about the hazardous nature of the waste and about the captain's unwillingness to pay for environmentally sound disposal in the Netherlands,

| G. | whereas the company had the opportunity to dispose of the waste in a legal and safe manner in Europe, but chose a cheaper alternative in Côte d'Ivoire, |
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G.

whereas the company had the opportunity to dispose of the waste in a legal and safe manner in Europe, but chose a cheaper alternative in Côte d'Ivoire,

| H. | whereas Africa is a dumping ground for all kinds of hazardous waste; whereas Greenpeace has identified 80 sites where hazardous waste from developed countries has been dumped, including old computers in Nigeria, radioactive tanks in Somalia, dumping of chlorine in Cameroon, etc., |
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H.

whereas Africa is a dumping ground for all kinds of hazardous waste; whereas Greenpeace has identified 80 sites where hazardous waste from developed countries has been dumped, including old computers in Nigeria, radioactive tanks in Somalia, dumping of chlorine in Cameroon, etc.,

| I. | whereas most African countries do not have strong regulations to protect the environment and the livelihood of their populations against hazardous waste, |
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I.

whereas most African countries do not have strong regulations to protect the environment and the livelihood of their populations against hazardous waste,

| J. | whereas all exports from the EU of waste for disposal have been prohibited since May 1994, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93; whereas the export of hazardous waste from the EU to non-OECD countries for recovery has been prohibited since January 1997, pursuant to that Regulation, |
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J.

whereas all exports from the EU of waste for disposal have been prohibited since May 1994, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93; whereas the export of hazardous waste from the EU to non-OECD countries for recovery has been prohibited since January 1997, pursuant to that Regulation,

| K. | whereas the dumping of hazardous waste in Côte d'Ivoire is just the tip of the iceberg of ongoing shipments of hazardous waste from the EU to non-OECD countries; whereas very large amounts of waste electrical and electronic equipment are being dumped in non-OECD countries under the pretext of ‘reuse’; whereas a significant number of old EU ships laden with toxic substances and materials are being scrapped in Asia under conditions that are extremely harmful to workers and the environment, |
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K.

whereas the dumping of hazardous waste in Côte d'Ivoire is just the tip of the iceberg of ongoing shipments of hazardous waste from the EU to non-OECD countries; whereas very large amounts of waste electrical and electronic equipment are being dumped in non-OECD countries under the pretext of ‘reuse’; whereas a significant number of old EU ships laden with toxic substances and materials are being scrapped in Asia under conditions that are extremely harmful to workers and the environment,

| L. | whereas it adopted at first reading on 9 April 2002 a position on the proposal for a directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law (4); whereas the Council never adopted a political agreement on this proposal and favoured, instead, a third pillar framework decision on the same subject (Council Framework Decision 2003/80/JHA of 27 January 2003 (5)); whereas the Court of Justice of the European Communities annulled the framework decision in its judgment of 13 September 2005 in Case C-176/03, |
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L.

whereas it adopted at first reading on 9 April 2002 a position on the proposal for a directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law (4); whereas the Council never adopted a political agreement on this proposal and favoured, instead, a third pillar framework decision on the same subject (Council Framework Decision 2003/80/JHA of 27 January 2003 (5)); whereas the Court of Justice of the European Communities annulled the framework decision in its judgment of 13 September 2005 in Case C-176/03,

| 1. | Calls on the Commission, the Netherlands and Côte d'Ivoire to investigate this case fully, to establish responsibility at all levels, to bring to justice those responsible for this environmental crime and to ensure full remediation of the environmental contamination, as well as compensation for the victims; |
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1.

Calls on the Commission, the Netherlands and Côte d'Ivoire to investigate this case fully, to establish responsibility at all levels, to bring to justice those responsible for this environmental crime and to ensure full remediation of the environmental contamination, as well as compensation for the victims;

| 2. | Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to take all necessary measures to provide full assistance to the population affected and in particular to children, by using all available means of support, cooperation and civil protection; |
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2.

Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to take all necessary measures to provide full assistance to the population affected and in particular to children, by using all available means of support, cooperation and civil protection;

| 3. | Considers that both Community legislation and international conventions were clearly violated in the case of the exporting of hazardous waste to Abidjan, and therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure full enforcement of the existing waste shipment legislation; |
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3.

Considers that both Community legislation and international conventions were clearly violated in the case of the exporting of hazardous waste to Abidjan, and therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure full enforcement of the existing waste shipment legislation;

| 4. | Asks the Commission and the Member States concerned to make public all the bilateral agreements they have concluded with non-OECD countries for the shipping of waste; |
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4.

Asks the Commission and the Member States concerned to make public all the bilateral agreements they have concluded with non-OECD countries for the shipping of waste;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission to make legislative proposals to close the loopholes in the current regime on hazardous waste so as to end shipments to non-OECD countries of waste electrical and electronic equipment and obsolete ships and vessels; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission to make legislative proposals to close the loopholes in the current regime on hazardous waste so as to end shipments to non-OECD countries of waste electrical and electronic equipment and obsolete ships and vessels;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to collect information on the illicit trafficking in, and dumping of, such hazardous wastes and products in African and other developing countries, to come forward with proposals for measures to control, reduce and eradicate this illicit trafficking, transfer and dumping of such products in African and other developing countries and to produce annually a list of countries and transnational corporations engaged in the illicit dumping of toxic waste and products in African and other developing countries; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission to collect information on the illicit trafficking in, and dumping of, such hazardous wastes and products in African and other developing countries, to come forward with proposals for measures to control, reduce and eradicate this illicit trafficking, transfer and dumping of such products in African and other developing countries and to produce annually a list of countries and transnational corporations engaged in the illicit dumping of toxic waste and products in African and other developing countries;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the government of Côte d'Ivoire and the secretariat of the Basel Convention. |
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7.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the government of Côte d'Ivoire and the secretariat of the Basel Convention.

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(1)  OJ L 39, 16.2.1993, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 190, 12.7.2006, p. 1.

(4)  OJ C 127 E, 29.5.2003, p. 119.

(5)  OJ L 29, 5.2.2003, p. 55.

P6_TA(2006)0458

Use of criminal law to protect the environment

European Parliament resolution on the follow-up to Parliament's opinion on environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law (1), |
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having regard to the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law (1),

| — | having regard to its position of 9 April 2002 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law (2), |
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having regard to its position of 9 April 2002 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law (2),

| — | having regard to its position of 9 April 2002 on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a framework programme on the basis of Title VI of the Treaty on European Union — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (3), |
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having regard to its position of 9 April 2002 on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a framework programme on the basis of Title VI of the Treaty on European Union — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (3),

| — | having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of 13 September 2005 in Case C-176/03, Commission v Council (4), |
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having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of 13 September 2005 in Case C-176/03, Commission v Council (4),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implications of the Court's judgment of 13 September 2005 (Case C-176/03, Commission v Council) (COM(2005)0583), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implications of the Court's judgment of 13 September 2005 (Case C-176/03, Commission v Council) (COM(2005)0583),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 June 2006 on the consequences of the judgment of the Court of 13 September 2005 (C-176/03, Commission v. Council) (5), (5)Texts Adopted of 14.6.2006, P6_TA(2006)0260. |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 June 2006 on the consequences of the judgment of the Court of 13 September 2005 (C-176/03, Commission v. Council) (5), (5)Texts Adopted of 14.6.2006, P6_TA(2006)0260.

| — | of its Rules of Procedure, |
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of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Court of Justice, in its judgment of 13 September 2005, ruled that the Community legislature is entitled to take measures which relate to the criminal law of the Member States which it considers necessary in order to ensure that the rules which it lays down on environmental protection are fully effective, |
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A.

whereas the Court of Justice, in its judgment of 13 September 2005, ruled that the Community legislature is entitled to take measures which relate to the criminal law of the Member States which it considers necessary in order to ensure that the rules which it lays down on environmental protection are fully effective,

| B. | whereas the Court of Justice considers that the provisions of Articles 135 and 280(4) of the EC Treaty do not prevent, for the purposes of the implementation of environmental policy, any harmonisation of criminal law, |
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B.

whereas the Court of Justice considers that the provisions of Articles 135 and 280(4) of the EC Treaty do not prevent, for the purposes of the implementation of environmental policy, any harmonisation of criminal law,

| C. | whereas the Court of Justice considers that ‘the entire framework decision, being indivisible, infringes Article 47 of the EU Treaty as it encroaches on the powers which Article 175 of the EC Treaty confers on the Community’, |
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C.

whereas the Court of Justice considers that ‘the entire framework decision, being indivisible, infringes Article 47 of the EU Treaty as it encroaches on the powers which Article 175 of the EC Treaty confers on the Community’,

| D. | whereas the Commission, in its abovementioned communication on the implications of the Court's judgment of 13 September 2005, stated that the provisions of criminal law required for the effective implementation of Community law are a matter for the EC Treaty, |
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D.

whereas the Commission, in its abovementioned communication on the implications of the Court's judgment of 13 September 2005, stated that the provisions of criminal law required for the effective implementation of Community law are a matter for the EC Treaty,

| E. | whereas the position taken by the Court of Justice, as re-interpreted by the Commission, is to be welcomed as it endorses the position already taken by the European Parliament in its resolution of 3 September 2003 on legal bases and compliance with Community law (6), |
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E.

whereas the position taken by the Court of Justice, as re-interpreted by the Commission, is to be welcomed as it endorses the position already taken by the European Parliament in its resolution of 3 September 2003 on legal bases and compliance with Community law (6),

| 1. | Welcomes the judgment of the Court of Justice, which annulled the framework decision on environmental protection which had been adopted mistakenly under the third, rather than the first, pillar; |
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1.

Welcomes the judgment of the Court of Justice, which annulled the framework decision on environmental protection which had been adopted mistakenly under the third, rather than the first, pillar;

| 2. | Notes that the Court of Justice decision leads to a legal vacuum regarding the protection of the environment through criminal law; |
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2.

Notes that the Court of Justice decision leads to a legal vacuum regarding the protection of the environment through criminal law;

| 3. | Considers that the adoption of the framework decision by the Council shows that the Member States recognise that criminal law instruments are necessary to strengthen the enforcement of environmental protection laws; |
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3.

Considers that the adoption of the framework decision by the Council shows that the Member States recognise that criminal law instruments are necessary to strengthen the enforcement of environmental protection laws;

| 4. | Considers that the adoption of the framework decision by the Council shows that the Member States recognise the need for a certain harmonisation in the field of the protection of the environment through criminal law; |
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4.

Considers that the adoption of the framework decision by the Council shows that the Member States recognise the need for a certain harmonisation in the field of the protection of the environment through criminal law;

| 5. | Notes that the Court clearly stated that Articles 1 to 7 of the framework decision could have been properly adopted under Article 175 of the EC Treaty; |
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5.

Notes that the Court clearly stated that Articles 1 to 7 of the framework decision could have been properly adopted under Article 175 of the EC Treaty;

| 6. | Regrets that the Commission, in its abovementioned communication on the implications of the Court's judgment of 13 September 2005, is not more explicit on the action it intends to take in relation to the existing proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law; |
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6.

Regrets that the Commission, in its abovementioned communication on the implications of the Court's judgment of 13 September 2005, is not more explicit on the action it intends to take in relation to the existing proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law;

| 7. | Calls on the Council to examine the Commission's original proposal with a view to amending it or providing guidance for a new proposal on the protection of the environment through criminal law on the basis of Article 175 of the EC Treaty; |
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7.

Calls on the Council to examine the Commission's original proposal with a view to amending it or providing guidance for a new proposal on the protection of the environment through criminal law on the basis of Article 175 of the EC Treaty;

| 8. | Requests that, unless the Council is determined to make progress in adopting a common position on the original Commission proposal, the Commission draw up a new proposal on the protection of the environment through criminal law on the basis of Article 175 of the EC Treaty, taking into account the Court of Justice's judgment and incorporating the result of the European Parliament's vote at first reading on the original proposal for a directive; |
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8.

Requests that, unless the Council is determined to make progress in adopting a common position on the original Commission proposal, the Commission draw up a new proposal on the protection of the environment through criminal law on the basis of Article 175 of the EC Treaty, taking into account the Court of Justice's judgment and incorporating the result of the European Parliament's vote at first reading on the original proposal for a directive;

| 9. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States. |
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9.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 238.

(2)  OJ C 127 E, 29.5.2003, p. 119.

(3)  OJ C 127 E, 29.5.2003, p. 132.

(4)  [2005] ECR I-7879.

(5)  having regard to Rule 108

(6)  OJ C 76 E, 25.3.2004, p. 224.

P6_TA(2006)0459

EU-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement

European Parliament resolution containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (2006/2150(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council by Véronique De Keyser on behalf of the PSE Group on the negotiations with a view to the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (B6-0373/2006), |
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having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council by Véronique De Keyser on behalf of the PSE Group on the negotiations with a view to the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (B6-0373/2006),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (COM(2004)0808), |
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having regard to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (COM(2004)0808),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, and particularly those of 8 September 2005 on the situation of political prisoners in Syria (1) and of 15 June 2006 on Syria (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, and particularly those of 8 September 2005 on the situation of political prisoners in Syria (1) and of 15 June 2006 on Syria (2),

| — | having regard to the Seventh European Parliament-Syria Interparliamentary Meeting, held in Syria from 11 to 18 June 2005, |
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having regard to the Seventh European Parliament-Syria Interparliamentary Meeting, held in Syria from 11 to 18 June 2005,

| — | having regard to the Barcelona Declaration of 28 November 1995 and Parliament's resolution of 27 October 2005 on the Barcelona Process revisited (3), |
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having regard to the Barcelona Declaration of 28 November 1995 and Parliament's resolution of 27 October 2005 on the Barcelona Process revisited (3),

| — | having regard to the UN resolutions on relations between Syria and Lebanon, particularly UN Security Council Resolutions 1559(2004) of 2 September 2004 and 1701(2006) of 11 August 2006, and the recent report of 25 September 2006 by Mr Serge Brammertz, Commissioner of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission, investigating, in accordance with the Security Council's resolutions, the fatal attack on the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, |
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having regard to the UN resolutions on relations between Syria and Lebanon, particularly UN Security Council Resolutions 1559(2004) of 2 September 2004 and 1701(2006) of 11 August 2006, and the recent report of 25 September 2006 by Mr Serge Brammertz, Commissioner of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission, investigating, in accordance with the Security Council's resolutions, the fatal attack on the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri,

| — | having regard to Rules 83(5) and 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 83(5) and 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0334/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0334/2006),

| A. | whereas Syria is of geostrategic importance in this region of the Near and Middle East, mainly in view of its potential role as a link between the parties in the peace process and a facilitator of a resolution of the regional conflict; whereas this role could be enhanced by stepping up the dialogue with that country, |
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A.

whereas Syria is of geostrategic importance in this region of the Near and Middle East, mainly in view of its potential role as a link between the parties in the peace process and a facilitator of a resolution of the regional conflict; whereas this role could be enhanced by stepping up the dialogue with that country,

| B. | whereas at present the elements necessary for the signing of an association agreement between the European Community and Syria are not yet fulfilled, but whereas Parliament is convinced that Syria has the potential to meet the necessary conditions, |
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B.

whereas at present the elements necessary for the signing of an association agreement between the European Community and Syria are not yet fulfilled, but whereas Parliament is convinced that Syria has the potential to meet the necessary conditions,

| C. | whereas the Iraq war, Syria's strategic relations with Iran and its involvement in the affairs of Lebanon have all impacted on Syria's relations with its neighbours and the wider international community, |
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C.

whereas the Iraq war, Syria's strategic relations with Iran and its involvement in the affairs of Lebanon have all impacted on Syria's relations with its neighbours and the wider international community,

| D. | whereas the aim of the agreement between the European Community and Syria is to encourage and support the transition to a democratic political system respecting human rights and civil liberties and an open and market-based economy, while remaining within the framework of an effective dialogue and real partnership, |
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D.

whereas the aim of the agreement between the European Community and Syria is to encourage and support the transition to a democratic political system respecting human rights and civil liberties and an open and market-based economy, while remaining within the framework of an effective dialogue and real partnership,

| E. | whereas Syria has already adopted a number of economic measures advocated by the forthcoming association agreement, |
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E.

whereas Syria has already adopted a number of economic measures advocated by the forthcoming association agreement,

| F. | whereas the protection of fundamental freedoms is the foundation for any development towards a strong and independent civil society and whereas the government's position has in recent years been ambiguous but has nevertheless encouraged some hope for a greater opening-up of the Syrian political system, |
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F.

whereas the protection of fundamental freedoms is the foundation for any development towards a strong and independent civil society and whereas the government's position has in recent years been ambiguous but has nevertheless encouraged some hope for a greater opening-up of the Syrian political system,

| G. | whereas in spite of its active and constructive participation in the Barcelona Process, Syria is the only country with which the European Community has not yet signed an association agreement, thus preventing the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership from fully developing, |
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G.

whereas in spite of its active and constructive participation in the Barcelona Process, Syria is the only country with which the European Community has not yet signed an association agreement, thus preventing the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership from fully developing,

| H. | whereas the decree of March 1963 on the state of emergency and all the legislative acts relating to it are still in force today, although the recommendations following the tenth regional congress of the Baath Party (held from 6 to 9 June 2005) provided for their review, |
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H.

whereas the decree of March 1963 on the state of emergency and all the legislative acts relating to it are still in force today, although the recommendations following the tenth regional congress of the Baath Party (held from 6 to 9 June 2005) provided for their review,

| I. | whereas the conclusions of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission, mentioned above, are a fundamental element for the signing of a future association agreement, |
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I.

whereas the conclusions of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission, mentioned above, are a fundamental element for the signing of a future association agreement,

| J. | whereas the human rights situation in the country has worsened since Parliament's last resolution on Syria of 15 June 2006, mentioned above, and whereas the activists detained in May 2006 for signing a petition calling for improved Syrian-Lebanese relations have not all been released, |
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J.

whereas the human rights situation in the country has worsened since Parliament's last resolution on Syria of 15 June 2006, mentioned above, and whereas the activists detained in May 2006 for signing a petition calling for improved Syrian-Lebanese relations have not all been released,

| 1. | Is convinced that the association agreement could give a decisive impetus to the political, economic and social reforms needed to improve the country's situation; |
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Is convinced that the association agreement could give a decisive impetus to the political, economic and social reforms needed to improve the country's situation;

| 2. | Reiterates, however, that respect for democratic values, human rights and civil liberties are prerequisites, and that, to this end, an effective control mechanism should be included in the agreement's human rights clause; calls, in particular, for greater respect for ethnic minorities and reiterates the need to maintain freedom of religion; |
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Reiterates, however, that respect for democratic values, human rights and civil liberties are prerequisites, and that, to this end, an effective control mechanism should be included in the agreement's human rights clause; calls, in particular, for greater respect for ethnic minorities and reiterates the need to maintain freedom of religion;

| 3. | Believes that anchoring Syria firmly within the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership will reinforce Syria's relations with the Member States of the European Union and its partners in the Southern Mediterranean, and facilitate the Middle East peace process; |
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Believes that anchoring Syria firmly within the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership will reinforce Syria's relations with the Member States of the European Union and its partners in the Southern Mediterranean, and facilitate the Middle East peace process;

| 4. | Questions the Council and Commission on the next steps towards signing the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement, initialled as long ago as 19 October 2004; |
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Questions the Council and Commission on the next steps towards signing the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement, initialled as long ago as 19 October 2004;

| 5. | Asks the Council to strengthen its initiatives with a view to deepening the cooperation between the EU and Syria and ultimately signing that agreement, while taking account of the following recommendations:






  — | encourage and support actions by the Syrian Government towards the establishment of a democratic system; |
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Asks the Council to strengthen its initiatives with a view to deepening the cooperation between the EU and Syria and ultimately signing that agreement, while taking account of the following recommendations:

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encourage and support actions by the Syrian Government towards the establishment of a democratic system;

| — | call on Syria to respect Lebanon's sovereignty and abstain from interfering in its internal affairs, in particular by stopping arms supplies and preventing Hezbollah militias from rearming in full cooperation with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and make renewed efforts to restart a credible peace process in the region leading to a comprehensive settlement and the restitution to Damascus of the Golan Heights; |
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call on Syria to respect Lebanon's sovereignty and abstain from interfering in its internal affairs, in particular by stopping arms supplies and preventing Hezbollah militias from rearming in full cooperation with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and make renewed efforts to restart a credible peace process in the region leading to a comprehensive settlement and the restitution to Damascus of the Golan Heights;

| — | take account of the political signals emanating from the tenth regional congress of the Baath Party, of which the most conspicuous is the change in the leadership team to include younger figures close to President Al-Assad, as is shown by the appointment of Abdullah Dardari as deputy prime minister; |
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take account of the political signals emanating from the tenth regional congress of the Baath Party, of which the most conspicuous is the change in the leadership team to include younger figures close to President Al-Assad, as is shown by the appointment of Abdullah Dardari as deputy prime minister;

| — | give particular attention to the application of the clauses in the association agreement seeking to make public contracts more transparent; call on the Commission to ensure that other bilateral or multilateral agreements follow that approach; |
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give particular attention to the application of the clauses in the association agreement seeking to make public contracts more transparent; call on the Commission to ensure that other bilateral or multilateral agreements follow that approach;

| — | call on the Syrian Government to adopt measures in the fields of democracy and human rights so as to comply with international human rights law as regards respect for freedom of expression, the protection of human rights defenders, the prevention of and the fight against torture and the abolition of the death penalty; in particular, draw attention to the necessary reform of the Syrian associations law so as to end all major restrictions as regards the activities of human rights organisations; |
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call on the Syrian Government to adopt measures in the fields of democracy and human rights so as to comply with international human rights law as regards respect for freedom of expression, the protection of human rights defenders, the prevention of and the fight against torture and the abolition of the death penalty; in particular, draw attention to the necessary reform of the Syrian associations law so as to end all major restrictions as regards the activities of human rights organisations;

| — | nevertheless, put to the Syrian Government its serious concerns about the absence of progress in such areas as opening up to multi-party politics and respect for human rights and civil liberties; point out that respect for human rights constitutes a vital component of the association agreement and call on Syria to respect its commitments within the framework of the Barcelona Process and along the lines of the European Neighbourhood Policy; to that end and in that context, call on Syria to do what is needed to immediately lift the state of emergency; |
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nevertheless, put to the Syrian Government its serious concerns about the absence of progress in such areas as opening up to multi-party politics and respect for human rights and civil liberties; point out that respect for human rights constitutes a vital component of the association agreement and call on Syria to respect its commitments within the framework of the Barcelona Process and along the lines of the European Neighbourhood Policy; to that end and in that context, call on Syria to do what is needed to immediately lift the state of emergency;

| — | call on the Syrian Government to reconsider the cases of political prisoners and release all prisoners of conscience and peace activists, and to allow the existence of groups such as the signatories of the Damascus Declaration, signed on 16 October 2005 by five proscribed parties and by independent personalities, and the signatories of the Beirut-Damascus/Damascus-Beirut Declaration of 12 May 2006; call on Syria to ensure that detained or imprisoned persons are well treated, not subjected to torture and given prompt, regular and unrestricted access to their lawyers, doctors and families; encourage the Syrian Government to cooperate fully with the Lebanese Government, in accordance with the agreement of 5 May 2005 between the Prime Ministers of Syria and Lebanon, to obtain concrete results in the cases of disappearances of Syrian and Lebanese nationals, within the purview of the joint investigative commission created to that end; |
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call on the Syrian Government to reconsider the cases of political prisoners and release all prisoners of conscience and peace activists, and to allow the existence of groups such as the signatories of the Damascus Declaration, signed on 16 October 2005 by five proscribed parties and by independent personalities, and the signatories of the Beirut-Damascus/Damascus-Beirut Declaration of 12 May 2006; call on Syria to ensure that detained or imprisoned persons are well treated, not subjected to torture and given prompt, regular and unrestricted access to their lawyers, doctors and families; encourage the Syrian Government to cooperate fully with the Lebanese Government, in accordance with the agreement of 5 May 2005 between the Prime Ministers of Syria and Lebanon, to obtain concrete results in the cases of disappearances of Syrian and Lebanese nationals, within the purview of the joint investigative commission created to that end;

| — | denounce before the Syrian Government — as the European Parliament has done in its abovementioned resolution of 15 June 2006 — the wave of arrests in response to the Beirut-Damascus/Damascus-Beirut Declaration, that declaration being the first joint initiative by Syrian and Lebanese intellectuals and human rights defenders, and call for their immediate release; |
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denounce before the Syrian Government — as the European Parliament has done in its abovementioned resolution of 15 June 2006 — the wave of arrests in response to the Beirut-Damascus/Damascus-Beirut Declaration, that declaration being the first joint initiative by Syrian and Lebanese intellectuals and human rights defenders, and call for their immediate release;

| — | address the concerns of the European Union with regard to respecting the rights of religious and other minorities, and of the Kurds in particular; call on the Syrian Government to report on the state of progress with these issues; |
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address the concerns of the European Union with regard to respecting the rights of religious and other minorities, and of the Kurds in particular; call on the Syrian Government to report on the state of progress with these issues;

| — | re-open a genuine dialogue with Syria with a view to involving it in peace efforts towards an overall settlement of the Middle East conflict; |
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re-open a genuine dialogue with Syria with a view to involving it in peace efforts towards an overall settlement of the Middle East conflict;

| — | urge Syria to play a constructive role in the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701(2006), and call on it specifically to step up controls on its side of the Syria-Lebanon border so as to prevent the supply of arms to non-state entities; |
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urge Syria to play a constructive role in the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701(2006), and call on it specifically to step up controls on its side of the Syria-Lebanon border so as to prevent the supply of arms to non-state entities;

| — | point out that cooperation by the Syrian authorities with the UN International Independent Investigation Commission has improved, but insist that it be further stepped up and that practical action be taken to follow up the investigation and comply with its findings; |
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point out that cooperation by the Syrian authorities with the UN International Independent Investigation Commission has improved, but insist that it be further stepped up and that practical action be taken to follow up the investigation and comply with its findings;

| — | insist that Syria comply fully with UN Security Council Resolutions 1559(2004), 1562(2004), 1680 (2006) and 1701(2006) and with the European Council's declaration on Lebanon adopted at its meeting of 16 and 17 June 2006, which call on Syria and Lebanon to delineate their common frontier so as to reinforce regional stability; call on Syria to make a positive contribution to the clarification of the final status of the Shebaa Farms area in accordance with the UN Secretary-General's recommendations of 12 September 2006 and in compliance with international law; |
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insist that Syria comply fully with UN Security Council Resolutions 1559(2004), 1562(2004), 1680 (2006) and 1701(2006) and with the European Council's declaration on Lebanon adopted at its meeting of 16 and 17 June 2006, which call on Syria and Lebanon to delineate their common frontier so as to reinforce regional stability; call on Syria to make a positive contribution to the clarification of the final status of the Shebaa Farms area in accordance with the UN Secretary-General's recommendations of 12 September 2006 and in compliance with international law;

| — | note positively in this connection the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanese territory, yet call firmly on the Syrian Government to establish formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon, which has so far been refused, and to stop supporting Hezbollah; |
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note positively in this connection the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanese territory, yet call firmly on the Syrian Government to establish formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon, which has so far been refused, and to stop supporting Hezbollah;

| — | call on the Syrian Government to give an account of its practical actions to combat the proliferation of weapons, terrorism and al-Qa'ida and on the control of its frontiers with a view to prohibiting the smuggling of weapons and the crossing of terrorists into neighbouring countries; |
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call on the Syrian Government to give an account of its practical actions to combat the proliferation of weapons, terrorism and al-Qa'ida and on the control of its frontiers with a view to prohibiting the smuggling of weapons and the crossing of terrorists into neighbouring countries;

| — | deplore in this connection the signing of a military agreement concluded with Iran on 15 June 2006 on strengthening mutual cooperation in the face of American and Israeli ‘threats’; |
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deplore in this connection the signing of a military agreement concluded with Iran on 15 June 2006 on strengthening mutual cooperation in the face of American and Israeli ‘threats’;

| — | draw the attention of Syria to the importance of its potential role in the Near and Middle East for the peaceful resolution of conflicts in the region; address the concerns over provision by Syria of support to Damascus-based Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad at the expense of moderate Palestinian forces seeking coexistence and peace with Israel; |
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draw the attention of Syria to the importance of its potential role in the Near and Middle East for the peaceful resolution of conflicts in the region; address the concerns over provision by Syria of support to Damascus-based Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad at the expense of moderate Palestinian forces seeking coexistence and peace with Israel;

| — | call on the Syrian Government to improve the living and environmental conditions of Palestinian refugee camps in Syria in accordance with international human rights standards; |
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call on the Syrian Government to improve the living and environmental conditions of Palestinian refugee camps in Syria in accordance with international human rights standards;

| — | call on the Syrian Government to release Yacoub Hanna Shamoun, an Assyrian Christian who has been incarcerated for over twenty years without due process or a release date in the near future; |
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call on the Syrian Government to release Yacoub Hanna Shamoun, an Assyrian Christian who has been incarcerated for over twenty years without due process or a release date in the near future;

| — | exercise caution in the repatriation to Syria of immigrants and refugees belonging to religious minorities as long as repression continues; and, in any event, improve coordination of the different Member States' national approaches to this issue; |
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exercise caution in the repatriation to Syria of immigrants and refugees belonging to religious minorities as long as repression continues; and, in any event, improve coordination of the different Member States' national approaches to this issue;

| — | call for support for a dialogue between Syria and the European Parliament on these various points, so as to go forward with the cooperation between the EU and Syria with the expectation of signing the association agreement; |
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call for support for a dialogue between Syria and the European Parliament on these various points, so as to go forward with the cooperation between the EU and Syria with the expectation of signing the association agreement;

| 6. | Requests the Council to consider additional incentives and benefits for Syria, going beyond those granted through the association agreement, in order to encourage Syria to review its current foreign policy and regional alignment in ways that will help promote regional peace, stability and prosperity and, in particular, recognition of the State of Israel's right to exist and support by Syria for progress in the Middle East peace process; |
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Requests the Council to consider additional incentives and benefits for Syria, going beyond those granted through the association agreement, in order to encourage Syria to review its current foreign policy and regional alignment in ways that will help promote regional peace, stability and prosperity and, in particular, recognition of the State of Israel's right to exist and support by Syria for progress in the Middle East peace process;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Government and Majlis al-Sha'ab of the Syrian Arab Republic. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Government and Majlis al-Sha'ab of the Syrian Arab Republic.

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(1)  OJ C 193 E, 17.8.2006, p. 349.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0279.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0412.

P6_TA(2006)0460

Nairobi Conference on Climate Change

European Parliament resolution on the European Union strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC and to the application procedures for its implementation adopted at the Conferences of Parties in Bonn (July 2001), Marrakesh (October and November 2001), New Delhi (October and November 2002), Milan (December 2003), Buenos Aires (December 2004) and Montreal (November and December 2005), |
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having regard to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC and to the application procedures for its implementation adopted at the Conferences of Parties in Bonn (July 2001), Marrakesh (October and November 2001), New Delhi (October and November 2002), Milan (December 2003), Buenos Aires (December 2004) and Montreal (November and December 2005),

| — | having regard to the forthcoming twelfth Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the UNFCCC and the second Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 2) to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 to 17 November 2006, |
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having regard to the forthcoming twelfth Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the UNFCCC and the second Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 2) to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 to 17 November 2006,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions regarding climate change, and in particular those of 16 November 2005 on ‘Winning the Battle against Global Climate Change’ (1), of 18 January 2006 on the outcome of the Montreal Conference (COP 11-COP/MOP 1) (2) and of 4 July 2006 on ‘Reducing the Climate Change Impact of Aviation’ (3), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions regarding climate change, and in particular those of 16 November 2005 on ‘Winning the Battle against Global Climate Change’ (1), of 18 January 2006 on the outcome of the Montreal Conference (COP 11-COP/MOP 1) (2) and of 4 July 2006 on ‘Reducing the Climate Change Impact of Aviation’ (3),

| — | having regard to Oral Question B6-0440/2006 by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety tabled pursuant to Rule 108 of its Rules of Procedure and having regard to the statements by the Council and the Commission, |
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having regard to Oral Question B6-0440/2006 by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety tabled pursuant to Rule 108 of its Rules of Procedure and having regard to the statements by the Council and the Commission,

| — | having regard to the latest scientific findings, including recent reports on the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, the Arctic perennial sea ice and the permafrost in Siberia, as well as new findings on the extent of sea-level rise caused by climate change, |
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having regard to the latest scientific findings, including recent reports on the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, the Arctic perennial sea ice and the permafrost in Siberia, as well as new findings on the extent of sea-level rise caused by climate change,

| — | having regard to the Finnish Presidency's published priority on forests, |
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having regard to the Finnish Presidency's published priority on forests,

| — | having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas full implementation, by all Parties, of the UNFCCC and of the Kyoto Protocol is fundamental for tackling climate change, even though the measures will not be truly effective until a global solution is found which includes the large economic blocs responsible for the bulk of polluting emissions, |
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whereas full implementation, by all Parties, of the UNFCCC and of the Kyoto Protocol is fundamental for tackling climate change, even though the measures will not be truly effective until a global solution is found which includes the large economic blocs responsible for the bulk of polluting emissions,

| B. | whereas the eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the UNFCCC and the first Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 1) meeting in Montreal in November and December 2005 decided to initiate a process to consider further commitments by Annex I Parties for the post-2012 period and to engage in a dialogue to exchange experiences and analyse strategic approaches for long-term cooperative action on climate change, establishing a UNFCCC workshop on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries, |
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whereas the eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the UNFCCC and the first Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 1) meeting in Montreal in November and December 2005 decided to initiate a process to consider further commitments by Annex I Parties for the post-2012 period and to engage in a dialogue to exchange experiences and analyse strategic approaches for long-term cooperative action on climate change, establishing a UNFCCC workshop on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries,

| C. | whereas new technologies will be essential for tackling climate change in a cost-effective manner with a new focus on increased energy efficiency, |
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whereas new technologies will be essential for tackling climate change in a cost-effective manner with a new focus on increased energy efficiency,

| D. | whereas further targets need to be set soon in order to avoid climate change running out of control and to provide sufficient incentives for rapid investment in the further development and installation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, and whereas investment in energy infrastructure which is incompatible with climate policy targets must be avoided, |
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whereas further targets need to be set soon in order to avoid climate change running out of control and to provide sufficient incentives for rapid investment in the further development and installation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, and whereas investment in energy infrastructure which is incompatible with climate policy targets must be avoided,

| E. | whereas greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase in many Member States, showing that strong action, redefined measures and new initiatives are needed for the European Union to be able to meet its Kyoto obligations, |
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whereas greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase in many Member States, showing that strong action, redefined measures and new initiatives are needed for the European Union to be able to meet its Kyoto obligations,

| F. | whereas the contribution of aviation to climate change is substantial and growing rapidly while international aviation is not subject to any commitment arising from the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol, |
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whereas the contribution of aviation to climate change is substantial and growing rapidly while international aviation is not subject to any commitment arising from the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol,

| G. | whereas the latest scientific evidence suggests that limiting warming to +2°C might not be sufficient to secure the UNFCCC goal of avoiding dangerous climate change, |
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whereas the latest scientific evidence suggests that limiting warming to +2°C might not be sufficient to secure the UNFCCC goal of avoiding dangerous climate change,

| H. | whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 16 November 2005 the European Parliament stated that strong emission reductions — 30 % by 2020 and 60-80 % by 2050 — are to be undertaken by developed countries, |
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whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 16 November 2005 the European Parliament stated that strong emission reductions — 30 % by 2020 and 60-80 % by 2050 — are to be undertaken by developed countries,

| I. | whereas 24 % of greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 were due to burning of forests and the latest scientific evidence from Amazonia demonstrates the impact of the reduction of forest cover and the weakening of the ‘forest pump’ on the climate, leading to the increased intensity of hurricanes originating from the southern North Atlantic and a reduction in rainfall in southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, |
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whereas 24 % of greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 were due to burning of forests and the latest scientific evidence from Amazonia demonstrates the impact of the reduction of forest cover and the weakening of the ‘forest pump’ on the climate, leading to the increased intensity of hurricanes originating from the southern North Atlantic and a reduction in rainfall in southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina,

| J. | whereas Council Conclusions will also be drawn up on the EU's preparations for the forthcoming session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, which will, it is hoped, approve a global forest protection instrument, |
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whereas Council Conclusions will also be drawn up on the EU's preparations for the forthcoming session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, which will, it is hoped, approve a global forest protection instrument,

| K. | whereas energy security and climate security must go hand in hand, and whereas Europe's energy and climate security depend to a large extent on the choices made by large economies such as China and India; whereas climate change mitigation can only be effective if developing countries — in particular large and rapidly-growing economies such as China and India — are actively involved in efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, |
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whereas energy security and climate security must go hand in hand, and whereas Europe's energy and climate security depend to a large extent on the choices made by large economies such as China and India; whereas climate change mitigation can only be effective if developing countries — in particular large and rapidly-growing economies such as China and India — are actively involved in efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions,

| 1. | Urges the European Union to maintain its leading role in the negotiations at the COP 12-COP/MOP 2 Conference in Nairobi, and to maintain a high level of ambition in future discussions with its international partners; |
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Urges the European Union to maintain its leading role in the negotiations at the COP 12-COP/MOP 2 Conference in Nairobi, and to maintain a high level of ambition in future discussions with its international partners;

| 2. | Insists that on that occasion the European Union put forward an ambitious agenda for the discussions on further commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol, for the new discussions regarding the review of that Protocol, and for the UNFCCC dialogue on long-term cooperative action; |
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Insists that on that occasion the European Union put forward an ambitious agenda for the discussions on further commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol, for the new discussions regarding the review of that Protocol, and for the UNFCCC dialogue on long-term cooperative action;

| 3. | Recalls that, as set out in its above-mentioned resolution of 16 November 2005, the EU strategy on climate change should be based on a seven-pronged approach:






  — | building on key Kyoto elements — binding greenhouse gas emission targets, a global cap and trade system and flexible mechanisms, |
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Recalls that, as set out in its above-mentioned resolution of 16 November 2005, the EU strategy on climate change should be based on a seven-pronged approach:

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building on key Kyoto elements — binding greenhouse gas emission targets, a global cap and trade system and flexible mechanisms,

| — | undertaking strong emission reductions of 30 % by 2020, with a view to achieving a reduction in the order of 80 % by 2050, by using a combination of market incentives and regulation to stimulate investments in efficiency and carbon-free and low-carbon technologies, |
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undertaking strong emission reductions of 30 % by 2020, with a view to achieving a reduction in the order of 80 % by 2050, by using a combination of market incentives and regulation to stimulate investments in efficiency and carbon-free and low-carbon technologies,

| — | adopting a pro-active approach to engage other main actors, in particular the United States, |
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adopting a pro-active approach to engage other main actors, in particular the United States,

| — | developing a strategic energy partnership with countries such as China, India, South Africa, Brazil and Mexico to financially assist them in developing sustainable energy strategies benefiting from carbon-free and low-carbon energy sources and thereby securing their participation in climate change mitigation efforts, |
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developing a strategic energy partnership with countries such as China, India, South Africa, Brazil and Mexico to financially assist them in developing sustainable energy strategies benefiting from carbon-free and low-carbon energy sources and thereby securing their participation in climate change mitigation efforts,

| — | vigorously promoting research and innovation for sustainable energy technologies by facilitating best practice exchange between the Member States as well as universities, research centres and industry, and removing ‘perverse’ incentives such as fossil fuel subsidies, as well as internalising external costs, including those of climate change, into the price of energy production, |
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vigorously promoting research and innovation for sustainable energy technologies by facilitating best practice exchange between the Member States as well as universities, research centres and industry, and removing ‘perverse’ incentives such as fossil fuel subsidies, as well as internalising external costs, including those of climate change, into the price of energy production,

| — | using European and national legislation to stimulate greater energy efficiency and reduce the price of technology which reduces climate impact, |
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using European and national legislation to stimulate greater energy efficiency and reduce the price of technology which reduces climate impact,

| — | encouraging much greater direct involvement in mitigation efforts at the level of the citizen, through awareness-raising campaigns, a necessary prerequisite being the provision of detailed information on the carbon content of products such as cars, aircrafts, houses and services and a future option being a system of personal tradable quotas; |
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encouraging much greater direct involvement in mitigation efforts at the level of the citizen, through awareness-raising campaigns, a necessary prerequisite being the provision of detailed information on the carbon content of products such as cars, aircrafts, houses and services and a future option being a system of personal tradable quotas;

| 4. | Recalls its request that there should be no gap between the first and the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol and that the end of 2008 should be the time limit for reaching agreement on future climate commitments; |
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Recalls its request that there should be no gap between the first and the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol and that the end of 2008 should be the time limit for reaching agreement on future climate commitments;

| 5. | Recalls its support for the continuing use of flexible mechanisms, and for the long-term goal of a global carbon market based on cap and trade; |
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Recalls its support for the continuing use of flexible mechanisms, and for the long-term goal of a global carbon market based on cap and trade;

| 6. | Calls on the Parties to COP 12-COP/MOP 2 to address the climate change impact of international aviation and calls for a discussion on a global tax on flights at the upcoming negotiations at the COP 12-COP/MOP 2 Conference in Nairobi; |
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Calls on the Parties to COP 12-COP/MOP 2 to address the climate change impact of international aviation and calls for a discussion on a global tax on flights at the upcoming negotiations at the COP 12-COP/MOP 2 Conference in Nairobi;

| 7. | Considers that industrialised countries must continue to play a vital role in tackling climate change at world level; calls, therefore, on Annex I Parties to meet their existing commitments and to take on ambitious targets for a second commitment period after 2012; calls, moreover, on those industrialised countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol to reconsider their position, to take vigorous domestic measures and to play an active role in future international negotiations, with a view to their participation in the future climate change regime; |
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Considers that industrialised countries must continue to play a vital role in tackling climate change at world level; calls, therefore, on Annex I Parties to meet their existing commitments and to take on ambitious targets for a second commitment period after 2012; calls, moreover, on those industrialised countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol to reconsider their position, to take vigorous domestic measures and to play an active role in future international negotiations, with a view to their participation in the future climate change regime;

| 8. | Stresses that economic development is a right for all developing countries; emphasises, however, that developing countries do not have to repeat the polluting practices of the industrialised countries, and calls therefore for increased attention to be paid to technology cooperation and capacity building in the field of sustainable energy; |
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Stresses that economic development is a right for all developing countries; emphasises, however, that developing countries do not have to repeat the polluting practices of the industrialised countries, and calls therefore for increased attention to be paid to technology cooperation and capacity building in the field of sustainable energy;

| 9. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to make access to efficient and low-carbon energy technologies a priority within EU development cooperation; |
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Calls on the Council and the Commission to make access to efficient and low-carbon energy technologies a priority within EU development cooperation;

| 10. | Emphasises the key importance of engaging the rapidly industrialising developing countries in a future international climate change regime, while fully respecting their vital concerns about promoting their economic development and fighting poverty; |
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Emphasises the key importance of engaging the rapidly industrialising developing countries in a future international climate change regime, while fully respecting their vital concerns about promoting their economic development and fighting poverty;

| 11. | Welcomes the work of the UNFCCC Workshop on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries, most recently at its meeting in Rome from 30 August to 1 September 2006, and notes the broad agreement achieved on the need for payments for eco-system services and urges the rapid inclusion of avoided deforestation, as a contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol; |
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Welcomes the work of the UNFCCC Workshop on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries, most recently at its meeting in Rome from 30 August to 1 September 2006, and notes the broad agreement achieved on the need for payments for eco-system services and urges the rapid inclusion of avoided deforestation, as a contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol;

| 12. | Notes that Africa and other developing regions should be able to participate in the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions and that international negotiations should include incentives to avoid deforestation; furthermore, calls on Member States to engage in sustainable clean development mechanism forestry projects; |
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Notes that Africa and other developing regions should be able to participate in the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions and that international negotiations should include incentives to avoid deforestation; furthermore, calls on Member States to engage in sustainable clean development mechanism forestry projects;

| 13. | Believes that in order to effectively tackle climate change global climate policy needs to create a level playing field for industry, thus encouraging innovations and energy efficiency and avoiding carbon leakage; suggests therefore, that global performance standards and targets be created for different activities, including consumer products and transportation at global level; |
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Believes that in order to effectively tackle climate change global climate policy needs to create a level playing field for industry, thus encouraging innovations and energy efficiency and avoiding carbon leakage; suggests therefore, that global performance standards and targets be created for different activities, including consumer products and transportation at global level;

| 14. | Stresses that the impact of climate change upon society must be better understood; calls on the Commission therefore to examine how to best organise workshops — in Europe and elsewhere with relevant stakeholders such as citizen groups, industry, farming communities, security experts and economists — to better understand the consequences of climate change in more detail; |
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14.

Stresses that the impact of climate change upon society must be better understood; calls on the Commission therefore to examine how to best organise workshops — in Europe and elsewhere with relevant stakeholders such as citizen groups, industry, farming communities, security experts and economists — to better understand the consequences of climate change in more detail;

| 15. | Insists that individual Member States, and the European Union as a whole, live up to their existing commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and the burden sharing agreement, since the EU's leading position in international talks will be undermined if this cannot be achieved; |
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15.

Insists that individual Member States, and the European Union as a whole, live up to their existing commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and the burden sharing agreement, since the EU's leading position in international talks will be undermined if this cannot be achieved;

| 16. | Believes that the EU delegation plays an important role in these negotiations on climate change, and therefore finds it unacceptable that the members of the European Parliament part of that delegation were unable to attend the EU coordination meetings at the previous Conference of the Parties; expects the European Parliament participants to have access to such meetings in Nairobi, on the basis at least of observer status, with or without speaking rights; |
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16.

Believes that the EU delegation plays an important role in these negotiations on climate change, and therefore finds it unacceptable that the members of the European Parliament part of that delegation were unable to attend the EU coordination meetings at the previous Conference of the Parties; expects the European Parliament participants to have access to such meetings in Nairobi, on the basis at least of observer status, with or without speaking rights;

| 17. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, with the request that it be circulated to all non-EU contracting parties. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, with the request that it be circulated to all non-EU contracting parties.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0433.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0019.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0296.

P6_TA(2006)0461

Inland waterway transport

European Parliament resolution on the promotion of inland waterway transport: Naiades, an integrated European Action Programme for inland waterway transport (2006/2085(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission on the promotion of inland waterway transport: Naiades (COM(2006)0006), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission on the promotion of inland waterway transport: Naiades (COM(2006)0006),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 of 29 March 1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport (1), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 of 29 March 1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport (1),

| — | having regard to the Commission white paper ‘European transport policy for 2010: time to decide’ (COM(2001)0370), |
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having regard to the Commission white paper ‘European transport policy for 2010: time to decide’ (COM(2001)0370),

| — | having regard to the findings of the inland navigation high level meeting held in Vienna from 13 to 15 February 2006, |
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having regard to the findings of the inland navigation high level meeting held in Vienna from 13 to 15 February 2006,

| — | having regard the Lisbon agenda for jobs and growth, |
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having regard the Lisbon agenda for jobs and growth,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0299/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0299/2006),

| A. | whereas transport flows are expected to increase and inland waterways still offer a lot of free capacity and can contribute to competitive transport solutions using a combination of modes of transport, |
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A.

whereas transport flows are expected to increase and inland waterways still offer a lot of free capacity and can contribute to competitive transport solutions using a combination of modes of transport,

| B. | whereas greater ambition is needed in Europe in order to fully exploit more of the free capacity on inland waterways and the market potential of inland navigation in isolation and as a part of multimodal transport chains across Europe, including by involving public and private parties at national and Community level, and in order to raise the volume of transport on inland waterways, incurring relatively low infrastructure costs, |
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whereas greater ambition is needed in Europe in order to fully exploit more of the free capacity on inland waterways and the market potential of inland navigation in isolation and as a part of multimodal transport chains across Europe, including by involving public and private parties at national and Community level, and in order to raise the volume of transport on inland waterways, incurring relatively low infrastructure costs,

| C. | whereas close cooperation among the Commission, the River Commissions, the Member States and all interested private parties is of essential importance to improving competitiveness and developing waterway transport, |
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whereas close cooperation among the Commission, the River Commissions, the Member States and all interested private parties is of essential importance to improving competitiveness and developing waterway transport,

The Naiades action programme

| 1. | Recognises that the European transport system is increasingly confronted with capacity problems, leading to congestion and delays, and that inland waterway transport (IWT) can help reduce congestion, improve freight transport safety, contribute to better energy efficiency and protect the environment; |
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1.

Recognises that the European transport system is increasingly confronted with capacity problems, leading to congestion and delays, and that inland waterway transport (IWT) can help reduce congestion, improve freight transport safety, contribute to better energy efficiency and protect the environment;

| 2. | Supports, therefore, the initiative of the Commission to establish an integrated European action programme for inland waterway transport: Naiades (Navigation and inland waterway action and development in Europe); |
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2.

Supports, therefore, the initiative of the Commission to establish an integrated European action programme for inland waterway transport: Naiades (Navigation and inland waterway action and development in Europe);

| 3. | Invites the Member States to further develop national policies to stimulate IWT, taking into account the European Action Programme, and to encourage regional, local and port authorities and industries to do likewise; |
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3.

Invites the Member States to further develop national policies to stimulate IWT, taking into account the European Action Programme, and to encourage regional, local and port authorities and industries to do likewise;

Markets

| 4. | Emphasizes that existing markets should be consolidated, in particular by making infrastructure more reliable and better integrated across the whole supply chain; |
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4.

Emphasizes that existing markets should be consolidated, in particular by making infrastructure more reliable and better integrated across the whole supply chain;

| 5. | Stresses that links with the new Member States in Eastern and Central Europe and also with Romania and Bulgaria must be developed and brought into line with current technology, which means that additional infrastructure measures must be considered and measures relating to intermodality and interoperability taken; |
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5.

Stresses that links with the new Member States in Eastern and Central Europe and also with Romania and Bulgaria must be developed and brought into line with current technology, which means that additional infrastructure measures must be considered and measures relating to intermodality and interoperability taken;

| 6. | Stresses the need to develop opportunities for innovative multi-modal services in order to build new markets in which cooperation among IWT operators and users and national and regional authorities will be essential; |
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6.

Stresses the need to develop opportunities for innovative multi-modal services in order to build new markets in which cooperation among IWT operators and users and national and regional authorities will be essential;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in view of the fact that the sector consists mainly of small businesses, to improve access to finance, and especially risk capital, for start-ups, fully taking into account, when planning and carrying out relevant measures, the specific structure of the sector; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in view of the fact that the sector consists mainly of small businesses, to improve access to finance, and especially risk capital, for start-ups, fully taking into account, when planning and carrying out relevant measures, the specific structure of the sector;

| 8. | Fully supports in this regard the Commission's initiative to provide sources of information on the subject of financing, for example a funding handbook containing a list of European, national and regional aid instruments for IWT, covering, if appropriate, funding from the European Investment Fund; |
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8.

Fully supports in this regard the Commission's initiative to provide sources of information on the subject of financing, for example a funding handbook containing a list of European, national and regional aid instruments for IWT, covering, if appropriate, funding from the European Investment Fund;

| 9. | Asks the Commission to publish as soon as possible State aid guidelines for IWT support schemes and to adopt de minimis rules that take due account of the needs of the inland navigation sector; |
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9.

Asks the Commission to publish as soon as possible State aid guidelines for IWT support schemes and to adopt de minimis rules that take due account of the needs of the inland navigation sector;

| 10. | Welcomes the Commission's plan to screen existing bottlenecks at national and European level that hamper the development of IWT; calls for all public and private parties involved to contribute to this screening, to examine potential solutions and look for best practices, with the results of the screening being taken into account when drafting future legislation or taking new measures; |
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10.

Welcomes the Commission's plan to screen existing bottlenecks at national and European level that hamper the development of IWT; calls for all public and private parties involved to contribute to this screening, to examine potential solutions and look for best practices, with the results of the screening being taken into account when drafting future legislation or taking new measures;

| 11. | Stresses that administrative bottlenecks should be removed and procedures simplified, in particular by making optimal use of e-communication and by establishing one-stop-shops; believes that specific attention should be paid to procedures in sea and inland ports as well as to legislation on the environment, waste and food safety that leads to the disruption of logistics processes; |
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11.

Stresses that administrative bottlenecks should be removed and procedures simplified, in particular by making optimal use of e-communication and by establishing one-stop-shops; believes that specific attention should be paid to procedures in sea and inland ports as well as to legislation on the environment, waste and food safety that leads to the disruption of logistics processes;

Infrastructure

| 12. | Points out that the reliability of the waterway network and the availability of multi-functional (inland) ports are the most important conditions for the further development of IWT, above all as a part of multimodal freight transport chains, and for the sector in technical and economic respects and emphasizes the particular responsibility of Member States to increase their efforts to ensure adequate and reliable infrastructure, whilst taking into account environmental risks and aspects; |
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12.

Points out that the reliability of the waterway network and the availability of multi-functional (inland) ports are the most important conditions for the further development of IWT, above all as a part of multimodal freight transport chains, and for the sector in technical and economic respects and emphasizes the particular responsibility of Member States to increase their efforts to ensure adequate and reliable infrastructure, whilst taking into account environmental risks and aspects;

| 13. | Stresses that particular attention should be paid to the development of waterways in the new Member States and the acceding countries, as more attention needs to be paid to waterways in these countries than in other Member States; |
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13.

Stresses that particular attention should be paid to the development of waterways in the new Member States and the acceding countries, as more attention needs to be paid to waterways in these countries than in other Member States;

| 14. | Points to the importance of River Information Services (RIS) to contributing to a more efficient and safer use of the inland waterway network and its links with other modes of transport; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to include RIS as part of the multi-annual indicative programme of TEN-T and fully to tap the potential of RIS for achieving sustainable logistics; |
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14.

Points to the importance of River Information Services (RIS) to contributing to a more efficient and safer use of the inland waterway network and its links with other modes of transport; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to include RIS as part of the multi-annual indicative programme of TEN-T and fully to tap the potential of RIS for achieving sustainable logistics;

| 15. | Points to the need to integrate the waterway system with maritime navigation by developing access to the sea, improving interfaces between inland waterway and maritime systems, and investing in new combined inland waterway and seagoing vessels, including vessels of innovative design; |
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15.

Points to the need to integrate the waterway system with maritime navigation by developing access to the sea, improving interfaces between inland waterway and maritime systems, and investing in new combined inland waterway and seagoing vessels, including vessels of innovative design;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States and any third countries involved, to draw up a European Development Plan which should contain an up-to-date inventory of the infrastructure on European inland waterways and to provide more information on waterways in need of maintenance and other improvements to infrastructure; calls also on the Commission, in doing so, to make use of the existing findings of scientific studies and expert reports in the Member States; |
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16.

Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States and any third countries involved, to draw up a European Development Plan which should contain an up-to-date inventory of the infrastructure on European inland waterways and to provide more information on waterways in need of maintenance and other improvements to infrastructure; calls also on the Commission, in doing so, to make use of the existing findings of scientific studies and expert reports in the Member States;

| 17. | Calls upon the Commission to designate as soon as possible, and by the end of 2006 at the latest, a European TEN-T coordinator for IWT to support the implementation of the IWT TEN-T priority projects, drawing on experience with existing coordinators; |
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Calls upon the Commission to designate as soon as possible, and by the end of 2006 at the latest, a European TEN-T coordinator for IWT to support the implementation of the IWT TEN-T priority projects, drawing on experience with existing coordinators;

| 18. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to give a higher preferential rate of at least 20 % to all inland waterway projects of common interest and to give greater priority to inland waterways projects of common interest in the multi-annual TEN-T program; |
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18.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission to give a higher preferential rate of at least 20 % to all inland waterway projects of common interest and to give greater priority to inland waterways projects of common interest in the multi-annual TEN-T program;

| 19. | Calls upon Member States to consider the IWT potential in land use planning and in economic policies at federal, regional and local levels so as to actively encourage the development of waterside commercial and logistic sites, taking into account sustainable transport and job creation in industry and distribution, and to pay special attention to small waterways which have an unexploited potential to enhance freight mobility; |
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Calls upon Member States to consider the IWT potential in land use planning and in economic policies at federal, regional and local levels so as to actively encourage the development of waterside commercial and logistic sites, taking into account sustainable transport and job creation in industry and distribution, and to pay special attention to small waterways which have an unexploited potential to enhance freight mobility;

Fleet

| 20. | Recalls the need to lay down in 2007 stricter Community limits for SOX, PM, NOX and CO2 emissions, in particular by promoting low-sulphur fuel; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide incentives to accelerate the introduction and use of fuel efficient and environmentally friendly engines in IWT in order to improve its energy efficiency; |
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Recalls the need to lay down in 2007 stricter Community limits for SOX, PM, NOX and CO2 emissions, in particular by promoting low-sulphur fuel; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide incentives to accelerate the introduction and use of fuel efficient and environmentally friendly engines in IWT in order to improve its energy efficiency;

| 21. | Acknowledging that emissions are closely linked to the quality of the fuel available on the market, invites the Commission to submit as soon as possible a proposal setting stricter standards for inland shipping fuels; |
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Acknowledging that emissions are closely linked to the quality of the fuel available on the market, invites the Commission to submit as soon as possible a proposal setting stricter standards for inland shipping fuels;

| 22. | Invites the Commission to submit in 2007 a proposal for a European Waterway Transport Innovation Fund for the financing of new demand-based investments and innovative concepts of European interest in the area of logistics, technology and the environment requiring cross-border cooperation and interoperability; is of the opinion that this fund, as a key instrument of the Naiades Action Programme, should be financed as to one third by the sector (the existing Inland Waterway [reserve] Fund, created under Regulation (EC) No 718/1999), as a means of co-financing, as to another third by the EU and as to the remaining third by the Member States; calls, further, on the Commission to draw up, in close cooperation with the sector, the conditions under which this fund should be established; points out that support for information offices should be considered as an option; |
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Invites the Commission to submit in 2007 a proposal for a European Waterway Transport Innovation Fund for the financing of new demand-based investments and innovative concepts of European interest in the area of logistics, technology and the environment requiring cross-border cooperation and interoperability; is of the opinion that this fund, as a key instrument of the Naiades Action Programme, should be financed as to one third by the sector (the existing Inland Waterway [reserve] Fund, created under Regulation (EC) No 718/1999), as a means of co-financing, as to another third by the EU and as to the remaining third by the Member States; calls, further, on the Commission to draw up, in close cooperation with the sector, the conditions under which this fund should be established; points out that support for information offices should be considered as an option;

| 23. | Stresses the need to encourage the development of clean and efficient vessels under the Seventh Framework Programme on research and development; points, in this respect, to developments in vessel construction for use on different kinds of waters, including limited draught, which can promote IWT even on waters with low or variable water levels, without harming the natural environment; considers, in this connection, that there should be a particular focus on information and communication technologies and the design, eco-efficiency and equipment of vessels; |
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Stresses the need to encourage the development of clean and efficient vessels under the Seventh Framework Programme on research and development; points, in this respect, to developments in vessel construction for use on different kinds of waters, including limited draught, which can promote IWT even on waters with low or variable water levels, without harming the natural environment; considers, in this connection, that there should be a particular focus on information and communication technologies and the design, eco-efficiency and equipment of vessels;

Jobs, skills and image

| 24. | Recognises that the shortage of entrepreneurs and staff is becoming a problem for the IWT sector, given the aging of current personnel and a lack of appeal to newcomers; |
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24.

Recognises that the shortage of entrepreneurs and staff is becoming a problem for the IWT sector, given the aging of current personnel and a lack of appeal to newcomers;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue their efforts to harmonise manning requirements and boat masters' certificates, and to promote the mutual recognition of qualifications, e.g. via the European Qualifications Framework; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue their efforts to harmonise manning requirements and boat masters' certificates, and to promote the mutual recognition of qualifications, e.g. via the European Qualifications Framework;

| 26. | Calls on the Commission, the River Commissions and the Member States to develop, in cooperation with the sector, modern and market-oriented training programmes for the sector, using where possible common training standards and cooperating with maritime training programmes such as ‘Leadership’, in order to attract newcomers to work in an international environment and to offer attractive career prospects; |
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Calls on the Commission, the River Commissions and the Member States to develop, in cooperation with the sector, modern and market-oriented training programmes for the sector, using where possible common training standards and cooperating with maritime training programmes such as ‘Leadership’, in order to attract newcomers to work in an international environment and to offer attractive career prospects;

| 27. | Stresses the importance of enforcing existing social legislation to safeguard good working conditions; |
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Stresses the importance of enforcing existing social legislation to safeguard good working conditions;

| 28. | Notes there is still a lack of awareness of the possibilities of carriage of goods by IWT, in particular as regards the potential for flexibility and sustainability of IWT; |
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Notes there is still a lack of awareness of the possibilities of carriage of goods by IWT, in particular as regards the potential for flexibility and sustainability of IWT;

| 29. | Recognises that, in order for it to be fully utilised and successful, the economic value of and possibilities for IWT need to be explained and advertised; calls therefore for support for existing IWT promotion offices and the creation of new ones in Member States with IWT potential which can advise and encourage transport users to use inland shipping, and for support for authorities in the identification of problems and definition of policies; |
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29.

Recognises that, in order for it to be fully utilised and successful, the economic value of and possibilities for IWT need to be explained and advertised; calls therefore for support for existing IWT promotion offices and the creation of new ones in Member States with IWT potential which can advise and encourage transport users to use inland shipping, and for support for authorities in the identification of problems and definition of policies;

| 30. | Proposes that this European network for promoting IWT should be integrated into a European network for promoting intermodality, using existing structures and experience gained in promoting other modes of transport, in particular in relation to the promotion of short sea shipping at European level; |
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30.

Proposes that this European network for promoting IWT should be integrated into a European network for promoting intermodality, using existing structures and experience gained in promoting other modes of transport, in particular in relation to the promotion of short sea shipping at European level;

| 31. | Calls on the Member States and stakeholders concerned, in the absence of dedicated Community funding, to undertake to ensure the financial sustainability of this network; |
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31.

Calls on the Member States and stakeholders concerned, in the absence of dedicated Community funding, to undertake to ensure the financial sustainability of this network;

| 32. | Notes the importance of a European Market Observation System involving all actors and providing comparable market information, notably to allow timely and responsible investment decisions, to identify strong and weak points and to discover possible new markets; |
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Notes the importance of a European Market Observation System involving all actors and providing comparable market information, notably to allow timely and responsible investment decisions, to identify strong and weak points and to discover possible new markets;

The institutional framework

| 33. | Points out that the growth and prosperity of IWT must be the focal point for future discussions on the institutional framework; stresses, in this connection, that it is important to take account of the existing competences of all relevant parties, to make use of the expertise of international organisations and to avoid additional bureaucracy; |
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33.

Points out that the growth and prosperity of IWT must be the focal point for future discussions on the institutional framework; stresses, in this connection, that it is important to take account of the existing competences of all relevant parties, to make use of the expertise of international organisations and to avoid additional bureaucracy;

| 34. | Calls for intensified and enhanced cooperation between the River Commissions and the Community, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding covering at least the following:






  — | implementation of the Naiades Action Programme; |
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34.

Calls for intensified and enhanced cooperation between the River Commissions and the Community, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding covering at least the following:

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implementation of the Naiades Action Programme;

| — | better exchange of acquired knowledge and human resources in the field of IWT between the Community, the Member States and the River Commissions; |
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better exchange of acquired knowledge and human resources in the field of IWT between the Community, the Member States and the River Commissions;

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| 35. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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35.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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P6_TA(2006)0462

Public-private partnerships

European Parliament resolution on public-private partnerships and Community law on public procurement and concessions (2006/2043(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Green Paper on public-private partnerships and Community law on public contracts and concessions (COM(2004)0327), |
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having regard to the Commission Green Paper on public-private partnerships and Community law on public contracts and concessions (COM(2004)0327),

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, particularly Article 5(2) thereof on the principle of subsidiarity and Articles 43 to 49 thereof on freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services, and to the principles derived therefrom of transparency, equal treatment, proportionality and mutual recognition, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, particularly Article 5(2) thereof on the principle of subsidiarity and Articles 43 to 49 thereof on freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services, and to the principles derived therefrom of transparency, equal treatment, proportionality and mutual recognition,

| — | having regard to the directives on public procurement currently in force, |
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having regard to the directives on public procurement currently in force,

| — | having regard to the Council of Europe's European Charter of Local Self-Government of 15 October 1985, |
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having regard to the Council of Europe's European Charter of Local Self-Government of 15 October 1985,

| — | having regard to Article I-5 of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, |
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having regard to Article I-5 of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0363/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0363/2006),

| A. | whereas numerous public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been created in many Member States over the past decade, |
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A.

whereas numerous public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been created in many Member States over the past decade,

| B. | whereas there is as yet no definition applicable throughout Europe, nor are there any specific provisions in current Community law, to cover all the different forms of PPP, |
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B.

whereas there is as yet no definition applicable throughout Europe, nor are there any specific provisions in current Community law, to cover all the different forms of PPP,

| C. | whereas a PPP can be described as a long-term, contractually regulated cooperation between public authorities and the private sector to carry out public assignments, in which the requisite resources are placed under joint management and project risks are apportioned appropriately on the basis of the risk management skills of the project partners, |
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C.

whereas a PPP can be described as a long-term, contractually regulated cooperation between public authorities and the private sector to carry out public assignments, in which the requisite resources are placed under joint management and project risks are apportioned appropriately on the basis of the risk management skills of the project partners,

| D. | whereas PPPs are often legally, financially and commercially complicated structures, bringing together private undertakings and public authorities for the purpose of jointly carrying out and managing infrastructure projects or providing public services, |
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D.

whereas PPPs are often legally, financially and commercially complicated structures, bringing together private undertakings and public authorities for the purpose of jointly carrying out and managing infrastructure projects or providing public services,

| E. | whereas in the main, local and municipal authorities have sought to enter into PPP projects; whereas, however, there is also a need for such projects at European level, not least to implement the trans-European transport networks, |
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E.

whereas in the main, local and municipal authorities have sought to enter into PPP projects; whereas, however, there is also a need for such projects at European level, not least to implement the trans-European transport networks,

| F. | whereas PPPs are not a first step towards the privatisation of public tasks, |
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F.

whereas PPPs are not a first step towards the privatisation of public tasks,

| G. | whereas the purpose of PPP contracts is to enable public authorities to benefit from the design, construction and management skills of private enterprises and, if necessary, from their financial skills, |
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G.

whereas the purpose of PPP contracts is to enable public authorities to benefit from the design, construction and management skills of private enterprises and, if necessary, from their financial skills,

| H. | whereas cooperation between public authorities and industry can produce synergies and public benefits, enable public funds to be used more efficiently, serve as an alternative to privatisation in times of scarce budgetary funding and help public administrations to modernise by acquiring know-how from the private sector, |
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H.

whereas cooperation between public authorities and industry can produce synergies and public benefits, enable public funds to be used more efficiently, serve as an alternative to privatisation in times of scarce budgetary funding and help public administrations to modernise by acquiring know-how from the private sector,

| I. | whereas PPPs come as a matter of principle within the scope of the Treaty's internal market provisions, particularly the principles of transparency, equal treatment, proportionality and mutual recognition, as well as within the provisions of secondary Community law on public procurement, |
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I.

whereas PPPs come as a matter of principle within the scope of the Treaty's internal market provisions, particularly the principles of transparency, equal treatment, proportionality and mutual recognition, as well as within the provisions of secondary Community law on public procurement,

| J. | whereas private investors must be provided with guarantees that the terms of a contract will not be altered during its lifetime, |
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J.

whereas private investors must be provided with guarantees that the terms of a contract will not be altered during its lifetime,

| K. | whereas any legal regime for PPPs should respect the right of local and regional self-government, in so far as it is enshrined in the Member States' national laws, |
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K.

whereas any legal regime for PPPs should respect the right of local and regional self-government, in so far as it is enshrined in the Member States' national laws,

| L. | whereas PPPs represent a possible way of organising the fulfilment of public sector tasks, and whereas the public sector must continue to be able to determine whether it fulfils a task itself or does so through its own undertakings or through third parties from the private sector, |
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L.

whereas PPPs represent a possible way of organising the fulfilment of public sector tasks, and whereas the public sector must continue to be able to determine whether it fulfils a task itself or does so through its own undertakings or through third parties from the private sector,

| M. | whereas citizens' awareness of the impact of PPPs should be increased, |
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M.

whereas citizens' awareness of the impact of PPPs should be increased,

General comments

| 1. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission produced the above mentioned Green Paper on public-private partnerships and Community law on public contracts and concessions, a report on the public consultation on the Green Paper and, finally, a communication on possible follow-up measures in the field of PPPs (COM(2005)0569); |
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1.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission produced the above mentioned Green Paper on public-private partnerships and Community law on public contracts and concessions, a report on the public consultation on the Green Paper and, finally, a communication on possible follow-up measures in the field of PPPs (COM(2005)0569);

| 2. | Considers it premature to assess the effects of the public procurement directives and therefore is against a review of these directives; opposes the creation of a separate legal regime for PPPs but considers that there is a need for legislative initiatives in the areas of concessions, respecting the principles of the internal market and threshold values and providing simple rules for tendering procedures, and for clarification with regard to institutionalised public-private partnerships (IPPPs); |
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2.

Considers it premature to assess the effects of the public procurement directives and therefore is against a review of these directives; opposes the creation of a separate legal regime for PPPs but considers that there is a need for legislative initiatives in the areas of concessions, respecting the principles of the internal market and threshold values and providing simple rules for tendering procedures, and for clarification with regard to institutionalised public-private partnerships (IPPPs);

| 3. | Calls on the Commission, in regulating future PPPs and in the current impact assessment of the legal provisions on concessions, to give serious consideration to regional self-government interests and to involve representatives of regional as well as local interests in drawing up future rules; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission, in regulating future PPPs and in the current impact assessment of the legal provisions on concessions, to give serious consideration to regional self-government interests and to involve representatives of regional as well as local interests in drawing up future rules;

| 4. | Favours transitional periods for existing contracts that have been concluded in good faith in accordance with national law, in order to avoid legal uncertainty; |
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4.

Favours transitional periods for existing contracts that have been concluded in good faith in accordance with national law, in order to avoid legal uncertainty;

| 5. | Rejects every means of circumventing the law on public procurement and concessions; |
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5.

Rejects every means of circumventing the law on public procurement and concessions;

| 6. | Considers that as a matter of principle the law on public procurement should be applied whenever a private partner is to be selected; |
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6.

Considers that as a matter of principle the law on public procurement should be applied whenever a private partner is to be selected;

| 7. | Considers that the outsourcing of the provision of services of general interest requires the contracting authority to award the contract on the basis of public procurement procedures; |
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7.

Considers that the outsourcing of the provision of services of general interest requires the contracting authority to award the contract on the basis of public procurement procedures;

| 8. | Is of the opinion that when tasks have been satisfactorily carried out with the assistance of private partners, restoring them to the municipal sphere of responsibility cannot constitute a sound alternative to PPPs which is consistent with competition principles; |
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8.

Is of the opinion that when tasks have been satisfactorily carried out with the assistance of private partners, restoring them to the municipal sphere of responsibility cannot constitute a sound alternative to PPPs which is consistent with competition principles;

| 9. | Considers that municipalities and their subsidiaries should be permitted to be exempted from the competition principles only when they are carrying out their purely local tasks which bear no relation to the internal market; |
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9.

Considers that municipalities and their subsidiaries should be permitted to be exempted from the competition principles only when they are carrying out their purely local tasks which bear no relation to the internal market;

| 10. | Draws attention to the importance of transparency, respect for which must be evident whenever public funds are involved, and which should entail the right of elected representatives to inspect agreements and documents; |
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10.

Draws attention to the importance of transparency, respect for which must be evident whenever public funds are involved, and which should entail the right of elected representatives to inspect agreements and documents;

| 11. | Recommends that the Member States create transparent mechanisms guaranteeing that private investors' legal and financial interests are protected during the whole lifetime of a contract; |
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11.

Recommends that the Member States create transparent mechanisms guaranteeing that private investors' legal and financial interests are protected during the whole lifetime of a contract;

| 12. | Takes the view that transparent rules on the award of public contracts serve to enhance effective competition and protection from corruption in the interests of citizens; |
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12.

Takes the view that transparent rules on the award of public contracts serve to enhance effective competition and protection from corruption in the interests of citizens;

| 13. | Emphasises that the expression ‘conflict of interests’ should be defined at EU level in the interests of establishing a fair and equitable sharing of risk; |
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13.

Emphasises that the expression ‘conflict of interests’ should be defined at EU level in the interests of establishing a fair and equitable sharing of risk;

| 14. | Recommends that in the implementation of PPPs, there should be provision for binding requirements to account to citizens, so as to ensure safety, efficiency and quality standards; |
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14.

Recommends that in the implementation of PPPs, there should be provision for binding requirements to account to citizens, so as to ensure safety, efficiency and quality standards;

| 15. | Recommends that the Member States alleviate the task of the public sector by improving the training of decision-makers with the task of selecting private partners for PPPs; |
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15.

Recommends that the Member States alleviate the task of the public sector by improving the training of decision-makers with the task of selecting private partners for PPPs;

| 16. | Expects the Member States to make arrangements to ensure that the consequences for local authority employees are handled sensitively and in good time, and that fair agreements about the transfer of (public or private sector) employees and their employment conditions are promoted and respected, in line with Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses (1); |
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16.

Expects the Member States to make arrangements to ensure that the consequences for local authority employees are handled sensitively and in good time, and that fair agreements about the transfer of (public or private sector) employees and their employment conditions are promoted and respected, in line with Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses (1);

| 17. | Expects the provisions of Directive 2001/23/EC to be complied with by the public authorities in the Member States; |
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17.

Expects the provisions of Directive 2001/23/EC to be complied with by the public authorities in the Member States;

| 18. | Opposes the establishment of a European agency for PPPs, but welcomes other ways of sharing experience concerning best and worst practices, such as the networking of national and regional authorities responsible for the management of PPPs; |
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18.

Opposes the establishment of a European agency for PPPs, but welcomes other ways of sharing experience concerning best and worst practices, such as the networking of national and regional authorities responsible for the management of PPPs;

| 19. | Encourages the Commission and the European Investment Bank to gather together their expertise and disseminate it, especially in those Member States where the public authorities are not familiar with PPPs; |
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19.

Encourages the Commission and the European Investment Bank to gather together their expertise and disseminate it, especially in those Member States where the public authorities are not familiar with PPPs;

| 20. | Emphasises that accumulated experience of PPPs helps to prevent the repetition of mistakes and of failed methods; |
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20.

Emphasises that accumulated experience of PPPs helps to prevent the repetition of mistakes and of failed methods;

| 21. | Opposes the creation of rules on the award of public procurement contracts beneath the threshold values at EU level, underlines the responsibility of the Member States to implement in an efficient way the Treaty principles of transparency, non-discrimination and the freedom to provide services in relation to public procurement contracts beneath the threshold values and confirms its position that the creation of public procurement rules at EU level is a prerogative of the Council and Parliament; |
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21.

Opposes the creation of rules on the award of public procurement contracts beneath the threshold values at EU level, underlines the responsibility of the Member States to implement in an efficient way the Treaty principles of transparency, non-discrimination and the freedom to provide services in relation to public procurement contracts beneath the threshold values and confirms its position that the creation of public procurement rules at EU level is a prerogative of the Council and Parliament;

| 22. | Calls on the Commission to ensure, by exercising Community-level control over state aid, that the granting of subsidies does not involve any discrimination between operators, whether private, public or a mixture of the two; |
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22.

Calls on the Commission to ensure, by exercising Community-level control over state aid, that the granting of subsidies does not involve any discrimination between operators, whether private, public or a mixture of the two;

PPPs as public contracts

| 23. | Shares the Commission's view that in the award of public construction or service contracts, the selection and commissioning of the private partner should as a matter of principle be governed by the public procurement directives if that selection and the award of the contract are concurrent; |
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23.

Shares the Commission's view that in the award of public construction or service contracts, the selection and commissioning of the private partner should as a matter of principle be governed by the public procurement directives if that selection and the award of the contract are concurrent;

| 24. | Takes the view that the public body must be able to choose between the open and the restricted procedure; |
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24.

Takes the view that the public body must be able to choose between the open and the restricted procedure;

| 25. | Takes the view that on grounds of transparency, the negotiated procedure should be confined to those exceptional cases which are provided for in the relevant provisions of the public procurement directives; |
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25.

Takes the view that on grounds of transparency, the negotiated procedure should be confined to those exceptional cases which are provided for in the relevant provisions of the public procurement directives;

| 26. | Favours, on the grounds of flexibility, awarding contracts by means of a competitive dialogue where a contract entails ‘legal and financial complexity’, and calls on the Commission to clarify the condition of ‘legal and financial complexity’ in such a way as to allow the maximum possible room for negotiation; takes the view that legal and financial complexity can be assumed to be present where typical PPP features such as a life-cycle concept and a long-term transfer of risk to private operators are present; takes the view that in a competitive dialogue procedure the risk of confidential information being published outside the procedure must be eliminated; |
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26.

Favours, on the grounds of flexibility, awarding contracts by means of a competitive dialogue where a contract entails ‘legal and financial complexity’, and calls on the Commission to clarify the condition of ‘legal and financial complexity’ in such a way as to allow the maximum possible room for negotiation; takes the view that legal and financial complexity can be assumed to be present where typical PPP features such as a life-cycle concept and a long-term transfer of risk to private operators are present; takes the view that in a competitive dialogue procedure the risk of confidential information being published outside the procedure must be eliminated;

PPPs as concessions

| 27. | Takes note of the fact that after carrying out a detailed impact assessment the Commission would like to take legislative action; considers that if such legislation is proposed by the Commission, it should allow public authorities, through flexible, transparent and non-discriminatory procedures, to choose the best partner according to criteria which are defined in advance; |
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27.

Takes note of the fact that after carrying out a detailed impact assessment the Commission would like to take legislative action; considers that if such legislation is proposed by the Commission, it should allow public authorities, through flexible, transparent and non-discriminatory procedures, to choose the best partner according to criteria which are defined in advance;

| 28. | Expects any legislation clearly to define concessions as distinct from public contracts and to lay down objectively verifiable criteria for selection; |
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28.

Expects any legislation clearly to define concessions as distinct from public contracts and to lay down objectively verifiable criteria for selection;

| 29. | Takes the view that concessions should be of limited but variable duration, depending on the length of time taken for the amortisation of the private investment, so that competitors are not excluded from competition for an unnecessarily long time; takes the view that the duration of partnership relations should be established so that free competition is as a matter of principle restricted only to the extent needed to ensure the amortisation of the investment and an appropriate return on the capital employed and to refinance future investments; |
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29.

Takes the view that concessions should be of limited but variable duration, depending on the length of time taken for the amortisation of the private investment, so that competitors are not excluded from competition for an unnecessarily long time; takes the view that the duration of partnership relations should be established so that free competition is as a matter of principle restricted only to the extent needed to ensure the amortisation of the investment and an appropriate return on the capital employed and to refinance future investments;

| 30. | Takes the view that the principle of transparency requires the factors on which the determination of the duration of the contract is based to be published in the tender documents, so that tenderers can take this into account when drawing up their tenders; |
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30.

Takes the view that the principle of transparency requires the factors on which the determination of the duration of the contract is based to be published in the tender documents, so that tenderers can take this into account when drawing up their tenders;

| 31. | Considers that a comprehensive approach to procurement (the life-cycle concept) and competition between tenderers in terms of innovation result in efficiency gains if, when projects are carried out jointly, risk-sharing is optimised and there are functional specifications and a highly incentivising payment mechanism; |
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31.

Considers that a comprehensive approach to procurement (the life-cycle concept) and competition between tenderers in terms of innovation result in efficiency gains if, when projects are carried out jointly, risk-sharing is optimised and there are functional specifications and a highly incentivising payment mechanism;

| 32. | Asks the Commission to draw conclusions from experience gained of competitive dialogue in order to make recommendations as to an appropriate procurement procedure in the field of concessions, as the flexibility of competitive dialogues is as a rule suited to the complexity of concessions, without jeopardising respect for the principles of transparency, equal treatment and proportionality; |
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32.

Asks the Commission to draw conclusions from experience gained of competitive dialogue in order to make recommendations as to an appropriate procurement procedure in the field of concessions, as the flexibility of competitive dialogues is as a rule suited to the complexity of concessions, without jeopardising respect for the principles of transparency, equal treatment and proportionality;

| 33. | Supports the Commission in its efforts to ascertain whether standard procurement rules should be created for all PPPs on a contractual basis, irrespective of whether the PPPs concerned qualify as a public contract or a concession; |
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33.

Supports the Commission in its efforts to ascertain whether standard procurement rules should be created for all PPPs on a contractual basis, irrespective of whether the PPPs concerned qualify as a public contract or a concession;

IPPPs and ‘in-house relations’

| 34. | Supports the Commission's efforts to take action in the field of IPPPs in view of the clear signs of existing legal uncertainty; |
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34.

Supports the Commission's efforts to take action in the field of IPPPs in view of the clear signs of existing legal uncertainty;

| 35. | Acknowledges the fact that practitioners want clarity about the application of procurement law to the creation of public-private undertakings in connection with the award of a contract or concession, and calls on the Commission to provide the relevant clarifications at the earliest opportunity; |
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35.

Acknowledges the fact that practitioners want clarity about the application of procurement law to the creation of public-private undertakings in connection with the award of a contract or concession, and calls on the Commission to provide the relevant clarifications at the earliest opportunity;

| 36. | Does not believe that ‘in-house relations’ without award procedures should be further extended in scope as this would dispense certain sectors from the need to comply with internal market and competition rules; |
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36.

Does not believe that ‘in-house relations’ without award procedures should be further extended in scope as this would dispense certain sectors from the need to comply with internal market and competition rules;

| 37. | Considers it necessary, in view of the transparency requirement and the ban on discrimination, for procurement law to be applied when an IPPP is set up and in the event of a transfer of a share to a private partner in connection with an IPPP, in so far as the act of setting it up or the transfer is related in time and substance to the assignment of a public contract; |
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37.

Considers it necessary, in view of the transparency requirement and the ban on discrimination, for procurement law to be applied when an IPPP is set up and in the event of a transfer of a share to a private partner in connection with an IPPP, in so far as the act of setting it up or the transfer is related in time and substance to the assignment of a public contract;

| 38. | Understands, in view of the proliferating case-law, the widespread legal uncertainty that has grown up as to the application of in-house criteria and therefore calls on the Commission to devise criteria, based on the current case-law of the Court of Justice, that establish a stable frame of reference for public authority decision-making, and to consider the possibility of incorporating these criteria into Community legislation; |
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38.

Understands, in view of the proliferating case-law, the widespread legal uncertainty that has grown up as to the application of in-house criteria and therefore calls on the Commission to devise criteria, based on the current case-law of the Court of Justice, that establish a stable frame of reference for public authority decision-making, and to consider the possibility of incorporating these criteria into Community legislation;

| 39. | Considers that a threshold value, however defined, for the minimum stake of a public contracting authority in an undertaking whose capital is held jointly with private partners would result in certain permanent protected stakes and that any limit put forward for discussion consequently poses problems; |
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39.

Considers that a threshold value, however defined, for the minimum stake of a public contracting authority in an undertaking whose capital is held jointly with private partners would result in certain permanent protected stakes and that any limit put forward for discussion consequently poses problems;

| 40. | Takes the view that, if the first invitation to tender for the establishment of a public-private undertaking has been precise and comprehensive, a further tendering procedure is unnecessary; |
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40.

Takes the view that, if the first invitation to tender for the establishment of a public-private undertaking has been precise and comprehensive, a further tendering procedure is unnecessary;

| 41. | Calls for a more precise definition of the concept of ‘similar control’, which the organising public authority exercises over the service provider, particularly in cases where public-private undertakings provide, on behalf of the organising public authority and in connection with the performance of its tasks, services that are mainly funded or underwritten by the organising public authority; |
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41.

Calls for a more precise definition of the concept of ‘similar control’, which the organising public authority exercises over the service provider, particularly in cases where public-private undertakings provide, on behalf of the organising public authority and in connection with the performance of its tasks, services that are mainly funded or underwritten by the organising public authority;

Cooperation between public authorities

| 42. | Welcomes as a general principle, in the interests of local self-government and efficient administration, some form of cooperation at local authority level, not least to bring about synergies, as long as this does not enable abuse leading to market closure; |
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42.

Welcomes as a general principle, in the interests of local self-government and efficient administration, some form of cooperation at local authority level, not least to bring about synergies, as long as this does not enable abuse leading to market closure;

| 43. | Considers it necessary that the Commission clarify the legal uncertainty regarding cooperation between public authorities which has arisen as a result of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice; |
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43.

Considers it necessary that the Commission clarify the legal uncertainty regarding cooperation between public authorities which has arisen as a result of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice;

| 44. | Shares the view of the Court of Justice expressed in its judgment in Case C-84/03 Commission v Spain
   (2) that cooperation agreements between public authorities cannot be exempted from procurement law across the board by means of the use of a legal form under national law; takes the view that there is a need for demarcation between measures which are purely administrative and/or organisational in nature and procurement contracts between administrative authorities; |
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44.

Shares the view of the Court of Justice expressed in its judgment in Case C-84/03 Commission v Spain
   (2) that cooperation agreements between public authorities cannot be exempted from procurement law across the board by means of the use of a legal form under national law; takes the view that there is a need for demarcation between measures which are purely administrative and/or organisational in nature and procurement contracts between administrative authorities;

| 45. | Considers that cases of cooperation between public authorities are not relevant with regard to procurement law if:






  — | the cooperation is between local authorities, |
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45.

Considers that cases of cooperation between public authorities are not relevant with regard to procurement law if:

—

the cooperation is between local authorities,

| — | the tasks, the performance of which was assigned to these local authorities, are to be considered a matter of administrative reorganisation or if the supervisory powers of the local authorities concerned are similar to those which they exercise with regard to their own departments, and |
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—

the tasks, the performance of which was assigned to these local authorities, are to be considered a matter of administrative reorganisation or if the supervisory powers of the local authorities concerned are similar to those which they exercise with regard to their own departments, and

| — | the activities are essentially performed for the local authorities concerned; |
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the activities are essentially performed for the local authorities concerned;

| 46. | Rejects the application of procurement law in cases where public authorities plan to carry out tasks within their territory in conjunction with other public authorities as a measure of administrative reorganisation, without offering the provision of the services concerned to third parties on the open market; |
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46.

Rejects the application of procurement law in cases where public authorities plan to carry out tasks within their territory in conjunction with other public authorities as a measure of administrative reorganisation, without offering the provision of the services concerned to third parties on the open market;

| 47. | Considers that the transfer of responsibilities for public sector tasks from one public authority to another does not come within the scope of Community procurement law; |
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47.

Considers that the transfer of responsibilities for public sector tasks from one public authority to another does not come within the scope of Community procurement law;

| 48. | Considers, however, that procurement law always needs to be applied when public authorities offer services on the market as private undertakings in the context of cooperation between such public authorities or arrange for public tasks to be carried out by private undertakings or other public authorities outside the scope of this cooperation; |
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48.

Considers, however, that procurement law always needs to be applied when public authorities offer services on the market as private undertakings in the context of cooperation between such public authorities or arrange for public tasks to be carried out by private undertakings or other public authorities outside the scope of this cooperation;

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| 49. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. |
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49.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

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(1)  OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.

(2)  [2005] ECR I-139.

P6_TA(2006)0463

Posting of workers

European Parliament resolution on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers (2006/2038(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (1) (the Posting of Workers Directive), |
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having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (1) (the Posting of Workers Directive),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on the implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the Member States (COM(2003)0458), |
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having regard to the Commission communication on the implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the Member States (COM(2003)0458),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled, Guidance on the posting of workers within the framework of the provision of services (COM(2006)0159) (Guidance), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled, Guidance on the posting of workers within the framework of the provision of services (COM(2006)0159) (Guidance),

| — | having regard to the Commission's services report on the implementation of Directive 96/71/EC(SEC(2006)0439) (Services Report), |
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having regard to the Commission's services report on the implementation of Directive 96/71/EC(SEC(2006)0439) (Services Report),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2004 on the implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the Member States (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2004 on the implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the Member States (2),

| — | having regard to Articles 27 and 34 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, |
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having regard to Articles 27 and 34 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention C143 of the International Labour Organization, |
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having regard to the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention C143 of the International Labour Organization,

| — | having regard to Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties (3), |
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having regard to Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties (3),

| — | having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 9 August 1994 in Case C-43/93, Vander Elst
   (4), of 23 November 1999 Joined Cases C-369/96 and 376/96, Arblade
   (5), of 25 October 2001 in Joined Cases C-49/98, C-50/98, C-52/98, C-54/98, C-68/98 and C-71/98, Finalarte
   (6), of 7 February 2002 in Case C-279/00, Commission v Italy
   (7), of 12 October 2004 in Case C-60/03, Wolff & Müller GmbH
   (8), of 21 October 2004 in Case C-445/03, Commission v Luxembourg
   (9), and of 19 January 2006 in Case C-244/04, Commission v Germany
   (10), |
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having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 9 August 1994 in Case C-43/93, Vander Elst
   (4), of 23 November 1999 Joined Cases C-369/96 and 376/96, Arblade
   (5), of 25 October 2001 in Joined Cases C-49/98, C-50/98, C-52/98, C-54/98, C-68/98 and C-71/98, Finalarte
   (6), of 7 February 2002 in Case C-279/00, Commission v Italy
   (7), of 12 October 2004 in Case C-60/03, Wolff & Müller GmbH
   (8), of 21 October 2004 in Case C-445/03, Commission v Luxembourg
   (9), and of 19 January 2006 in Case C-244/04, Commission v Germany
   (10),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform the employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (11), |
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having regard to Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform the employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (11),

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0308/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0308/2006),

| A. | whereas the Posting of Workers Directive has two important objectives, which are to guarantee the free movement of persons and services whilst ensuring that posted employees are subject to the terms and conditions related to minimum rates of pay, working conditions and health and safety of the host Member State, pursuant to Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive; whereas this is an important tool for ensuring fair treatment, |
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A.

whereas the Posting of Workers Directive has two important objectives, which are to guarantee the free movement of persons and services whilst ensuring that posted employees are subject to the terms and conditions related to minimum rates of pay, working conditions and health and safety of the host Member State, pursuant to Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive; whereas this is an important tool for ensuring fair treatment,

| B. | whereas the terms and conditions set out in Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive should be regarded as minimum standards only; whereas Article 3(7) of the Posting of Workers Directive provides that the conditions set out in paragraphs 1 to 6 of Article 3 do not prevent the application of terms and conditions of employment which are more favourable to workers, |
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B.

whereas the terms and conditions set out in Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive should be regarded as minimum standards only; whereas Article 3(7) of the Posting of Workers Directive provides that the conditions set out in paragraphs 1 to 6 of Article 3 do not prevent the application of terms and conditions of employment which are more favourable to workers,

| C. | whereas under Article 2(2) of the Posting of Workers Directive, it is incumbent on the host country to define what constitutes a worker; whereas the above-mentioned Commission's Services Report confirms that the de facto labour situation in the host country is the decisive criterion in this connection, |
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C.

whereas under Article 2(2) of the Posting of Workers Directive, it is incumbent on the host country to define what constitutes a worker; whereas the above-mentioned Commission's Services Report confirms that the de facto labour situation in the host country is the decisive criterion in this connection,

| D. | recalling that in its position of 16 February 2006, Parliament deleted Articles 24 and 25 from the proposed directive on services in the single market (12), |
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D.

recalling that in its position of 16 February 2006, Parliament deleted Articles 24 and 25 from the proposed directive on services in the single market (12),

| E. | whereas in the Wolff & Müller case, the Court of Justice held that the host country's measures to prevent unfair competition, which guarantee that posted employees benefit from the minimum standards set out in Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive, are justified, and that such targeted protection measures constitute a justified restriction on the freedom to provide services, |
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E.

whereas in the Wolff & Müller case, the Court of Justice held that the host country's measures to prevent unfair competition, which guarantee that posted employees benefit from the minimum standards set out in Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive, are justified, and that such targeted protection measures constitute a justified restriction on the freedom to provide services,

| F. | whereas in Wolff & Müller the Court of Justice held that there is not necessarily a contradiction between the freedom to provide services and the upholding of fair competition on the one hand and ensuring workers' protection on the other, |
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F.

whereas in Wolff & Müller the Court of Justice held that there is not necessarily a contradiction between the freedom to provide services and the upholding of fair competition on the one hand and ensuring workers' protection on the other,

| G. | whereas the equal treatment principle in the Posting of Workers Directive cuts both ways, guaranteeing, on the one hand, the equal treatment of undertakings in the context of the freedom to provide services, and, on the other, under Article 3, the equal treatment of posted employees under the locally applicable minimum terms and conditions of employment, |
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G.

whereas the equal treatment principle in the Posting of Workers Directive cuts both ways, guaranteeing, on the one hand, the equal treatment of undertakings in the context of the freedom to provide services, and, on the other, under Article 3, the equal treatment of posted employees under the locally applicable minimum terms and conditions of employment,

| H. | whereas the Commission's Guidance calls for measures to prevent the minimum protection standards and rights from being circumvented to the disadvantage of the posted workers, |
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H.

whereas the Commission's Guidance calls for measures to prevent the minimum protection standards and rights from being circumvented to the disadvantage of the posted workers,

| I. | whereas the very small number of complaints received by the Commission relating to the implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive and the limited number of infringement procedures brought by the Commission highlight the fact that people are unaware of their rights under the directive and that it is therefore failing to achieve its aims, |
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I.

whereas the very small number of complaints received by the Commission relating to the implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive and the limited number of infringement procedures brought by the Commission highlight the fact that people are unaware of their rights under the directive and that it is therefore failing to achieve its aims,

| J. | whereas the parties to collective wage agreements may have a major role to play in the successful implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive, and whereas boosting the role of the social partners and greater cross-border cooperation would accordingly represent a decisive step towards achieving the desired equality; whereas, however, in many countries the majority of workers are not members of trade unions and it is often this group of non-affiliated workers that receives the least information about its rights and obligations, |
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J.

whereas the parties to collective wage agreements may have a major role to play in the successful implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive, and whereas boosting the role of the social partners and greater cross-border cooperation would accordingly represent a decisive step towards achieving the desired equality; whereas, however, in many countries the majority of workers are not members of trade unions and it is often this group of non-affiliated workers that receives the least information about its rights and obligations,

| K. | whereas it would be appropriate for the social partners in those Member States where the directive is implemented through collective agreements to gain direct access to information about the posting companies so that they can exercise the supervision which in other Member States is subject to authorities that have such access to company information, |
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K.

whereas it would be appropriate for the social partners in those Member States where the directive is implemented through collective agreements to gain direct access to information about the posting companies so that they can exercise the supervision which in other Member States is subject to authorities that have such access to company information,

| L. | whereas, in cases where bilateral or trilateral agreements between or among Member States, and between or among the parties to collective agreements, accord mutual recognition to national industrial safety standards and working conditions, the circumvention of national standards has successfully been prevented, and whereas this situation has also been improved thanks to cooperation between liaison offices and the exchange of information between trade unions, |
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L.

whereas, in cases where bilateral or trilateral agreements between or among Member States, and between or among the parties to collective agreements, accord mutual recognition to national industrial safety standards and working conditions, the circumvention of national standards has successfully been prevented, and whereas this situation has also been improved thanks to cooperation between liaison offices and the exchange of information between trade unions,

| M. | whereas the Posted Workers Directive is still needed to provide legal certainty for posted workers and the businesses concerned, and whereas the Commission needs to take an active position to make cooperation between the Member States, their liaison offices and employment inspectorates more effective and efficient, particularly to counteract unfair competition and social dumping, |
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M.

whereas the Posted Workers Directive is still needed to provide legal certainty for posted workers and the businesses concerned, and whereas the Commission needs to take an active position to make cooperation between the Member States, their liaison offices and employment inspectorates more effective and efficient, particularly to counteract unfair competition and social dumping,

| N. | whereas the EU-15 Member States undertook, in a preferential clause in the Accession Treaty, not to treat the nationals of the ten new Member States less favourably, as regards free movement, than thirdcountry nationals; whereas this is only possible if the residence of the third-country nationals is known to the relevant authorities; whereas host Member States may not impose additional conditions on posted workers from third countries if they have been lawfully employed by a service provider established in a Member State, |
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N.

whereas the EU-15 Member States undertook, in a preferential clause in the Accession Treaty, not to treat the nationals of the ten new Member States less favourably, as regards free movement, than thirdcountry nationals; whereas this is only possible if the residence of the third-country nationals is known to the relevant authorities; whereas host Member States may not impose additional conditions on posted workers from third countries if they have been lawfully employed by a service provider established in a Member State,

| 1. | Notes that the Commission, in its Guidance, recognises both the social objective of the Posting of Workers Directive and the full responsibility of the host country to put that objective into practice by guaranteeing the protection and rights of all employees temporarily posted abroad; notes that the Commission calls on Member States to assume this responsibility while guaranteeing the company rights under Article 49 of the EC Treaty to provide cross-border services; |
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1.

Notes that the Commission, in its Guidance, recognises both the social objective of the Posting of Workers Directive and the full responsibility of the host country to put that objective into practice by guaranteeing the protection and rights of all employees temporarily posted abroad; notes that the Commission calls on Member States to assume this responsibility while guaranteeing the company rights under Article 49 of the EC Treaty to provide cross-border services;

| 2. | Points out that the difficulties raised by the application of the Posting of Workers Directive are related partly to the fact that it has not been transposed by all the Member States, and calls on the Commission to keep Parliament informed of the progress of infringement proceedings against defaulting Member States; and also draws attention to the difficulties of implementing the Posting of Workers Directive as a result of differences of interpretation of certain key concepts, such as worker, minimum salary, and subcontracting, the difficulty of both workers and small businesses in obtaining information, and the difficulty of monitoring compliance with the directive; |
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2.

Points out that the difficulties raised by the application of the Posting of Workers Directive are related partly to the fact that it has not been transposed by all the Member States, and calls on the Commission to keep Parliament informed of the progress of infringement proceedings against defaulting Member States; and also draws attention to the difficulties of implementing the Posting of Workers Directive as a result of differences of interpretation of certain key concepts, such as worker, minimum salary, and subcontracting, the difficulty of both workers and small businesses in obtaining information, and the difficulty of monitoring compliance with the directive;

| 3. | Notes that the Commission's Guidance strives towards the better implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive with the aim of reducing the existing barriers in the Members States, which severely obstruct the effective posting of workers; notes however, that the Commission's legal interpretation in some cases goes beyond that established by the case law of Court of Justice; notes that the Commission, in the conclusions of its Guidance, recognises the need for inspection measures to be more clearly defined and access to information to be improved; expects appropriate mandatory remedies for the enforcement of the directive to be adopted, however; |
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3.

Notes that the Commission's Guidance strives towards the better implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive with the aim of reducing the existing barriers in the Members States, which severely obstruct the effective posting of workers; notes however, that the Commission's legal interpretation in some cases goes beyond that established by the case law of Court of Justice; notes that the Commission, in the conclusions of its Guidance, recognises the need for inspection measures to be more clearly defined and access to information to be improved; expects appropriate mandatory remedies for the enforcement of the directive to be adopted, however;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive on the conditions required for the crews of vessels providing regular passenger and freight ferry services between Member States; |
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4.

Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive on the conditions required for the crews of vessels providing regular passenger and freight ferry services between Member States;

| 5. | Notes that one of the key practical difficulties in the successful implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive is the issue of double posting and that better coordination between Member States and enhanced notification procedures are required to counter this; |
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5.

Notes that one of the key practical difficulties in the successful implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive is the issue of double posting and that better coordination between Member States and enhanced notification procedures are required to counter this;

| 6. | Notes the observation in the Commission's Guidance that the Posting of Workers Directive is not enforced in practice in some Member States, and calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures in this connection; |
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6.

Notes the observation in the Commission's Guidance that the Posting of Workers Directive is not enforced in practice in some Member States, and calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures in this connection;

Employment relationships and the definition of ‘employee’

| 7. | Supports the analysis in the Commission's Guidance that the Posting of Workers Directive is not the appropriate context within which to address concerns with regard to the legal situation of self-employed workers; concludes from reports based on actual practice that sham self-employment is a strategy commonly used to circumvent the minimum standards of Article 3(1) of the Posting of Workers Directive; |
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7.

Supports the analysis in the Commission's Guidance that the Posting of Workers Directive is not the appropriate context within which to address concerns with regard to the legal situation of self-employed workers; concludes from reports based on actual practice that sham self-employment is a strategy commonly used to circumvent the minimum standards of Article 3(1) of the Posting of Workers Directive;

| 8. | Calls on the Member States, with reference to the Perulli study on Economically dependent/quasisubordinate (parasubordinate employment: legal, social and economic aspects), to adjust their definitions of ‘employees’ so that a clear distinction can be made between the status of ‘entrepreneurs’, comprising economically independent businesses working for several mutually independent undertakings on the one hand, and ‘employees’, working in an organisationally and economically dependent manner under supervision and for remuneration on the other; |
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8.

Calls on the Member States, with reference to the Perulli study on Economically dependent/quasisubordinate (parasubordinate employment: legal, social and economic aspects), to adjust their definitions of ‘employees’ so that a clear distinction can be made between the status of ‘entrepreneurs’, comprising economically independent businesses working for several mutually independent undertakings on the one hand, and ‘employees’, working in an organisationally and economically dependent manner under supervision and for remuneration on the other;

| 9. | Notes that the Court of Justice has, on several occasions, formulated detailed criteria that enable a distinction to be drawn between ‘workers’ and ‘self-employed persons’; considers that, taking account of the Member States' competence for determining status with regard to employment law, the Commission should ensure that a distinction be drawn in compliance with the guidelines laid down by the Court of Justice; calls on the Commission to initiate negotiations with the Member States as a matter of urgency, with the aim of establishing transparent and consistent criteria for determining the status of ‘workers’ and ‘selfemployed persons’ in employment law; |
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9.

Notes that the Court of Justice has, on several occasions, formulated detailed criteria that enable a distinction to be drawn between ‘workers’ and ‘self-employed persons’; considers that, taking account of the Member States' competence for determining status with regard to employment law, the Commission should ensure that a distinction be drawn in compliance with the guidelines laid down by the Court of Justice; calls on the Commission to initiate negotiations with the Member States as a matter of urgency, with the aim of establishing transparent and consistent criteria for determining the status of ‘workers’ and ‘selfemployed persons’ in employment law;

| 10. | Points out that proving that a sham self-employed person is a de facto employee is at present a difficult and lengthy process and that the posted worker may have completed the job and returned home by the time the necessary evidence has been established; |
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10.

Points out that proving that a sham self-employed person is a de facto employee is at present a difficult and lengthy process and that the posted worker may have completed the job and returned home by the time the necessary evidence has been established;

| 11. | Calls for exchanges to be encouraged between Member States' employment inspection services to enable a joint campaign against sham self-employment, particularly by exchanging information; |
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11.

Calls for exchanges to be encouraged between Member States' employment inspection services to enable a joint campaign against sham self-employment, particularly by exchanging information;

| 12. | Notes that existing case law recognises the right of the host Member State to require the documents needed to verify compliance with the employment conditions laid down in the Posting of Workers Directive; takes the view that these requests for documents should not be confined merely to time sheets or documents concerning health and safety conditions at the workplace, provided that the requests are proportionate; points out that the Member State in which a company normally operates (the sending state) is required to provide the host state with form E101, proving that the posted worker is affiliated to the sending state's social security system; |
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12.

Notes that existing case law recognises the right of the host Member State to require the documents needed to verify compliance with the employment conditions laid down in the Posting of Workers Directive; takes the view that these requests for documents should not be confined merely to time sheets or documents concerning health and safety conditions at the workplace, provided that the requests are proportionate; points out that the Member State in which a company normally operates (the sending state) is required to provide the host state with form E101, proving that the posted worker is affiliated to the sending state's social security system;

| 13. | Notes that differences in employment conditions may arise in Member States that have not introduced provisions under Article 3(9) of the Directive to ensure that posted temporary agency workers benefit from the conditions that apply to temporary workers in the Member State where the work is carried out; calls on the Member States concerned to take measures to end such discrimination; |
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13.

Notes that differences in employment conditions may arise in Member States that have not introduced provisions under Article 3(9) of the Directive to ensure that posted temporary agency workers benefit from the conditions that apply to temporary workers in the Member State where the work is carried out; calls on the Member States concerned to take measures to end such discrimination;

Securing terms and conditions of work pursuant to Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive

| 14. | Repeats that the Posting of Workers Directive lays down the minimum essential rules for the protection of workers and employment applicable to posted workers on their territory and does not prevent the Member States from imposing other labour and employment conditions laid down in collective agreements declared to be of general application, nor from imposing other labour and employment conditions where these constitute provisions of public policy (ordre public); opposes a restrictive interpretation of the concept of ‘provisions for public policy’ by the Commission, in particular by enacting as a regulation the provisions of the Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations of 19 June 1980 (COM(2005)0650); |
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14.

Repeats that the Posting of Workers Directive lays down the minimum essential rules for the protection of workers and employment applicable to posted workers on their territory and does not prevent the Member States from imposing other labour and employment conditions laid down in collective agreements declared to be of general application, nor from imposing other labour and employment conditions where these constitute provisions of public policy (ordre public); opposes a restrictive interpretation of the concept of ‘provisions for public policy’ by the Commission, in particular by enacting as a regulation the provisions of the Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations of 19 June 1980 (COM(2005)0650);

| 15. | Notes that in many Member States, trade unions have a role as partners in collective negotiations, and that the Commission has stated in proceedings before the Court of Justice (13) that the specific form of some Nordic collective negotiations is in accordance with the EC Treaty and with the Posting of Workers Directive; |
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15.

Notes that in many Member States, trade unions have a role as partners in collective negotiations, and that the Commission has stated in proceedings before the Court of Justice (13) that the specific form of some Nordic collective negotiations is in accordance with the EC Treaty and with the Posting of Workers Directive;

| 16. | Considers that, in order to ensure the proper application of the Posting of Workers Directive, the availability of a person who could act as a representative of the posting company is necessary so as to enable the rules and conditions of the Posting of Workers Directive to be implemented; |
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16.

Considers that, in order to ensure the proper application of the Posting of Workers Directive, the availability of a person who could act as a representative of the posting company is necessary so as to enable the rules and conditions of the Posting of Workers Directive to be implemented;

| 17. | Notes that, in the absence of special collective agreements as defined in Article 3(8) of the Posting of Workers Directive, national legislation regarding workplace and employment conditions, including statutory minimum wage provisions, shall apply; |
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17.

Notes that, in the absence of special collective agreements as defined in Article 3(8) of the Posting of Workers Directive, national legislation regarding workplace and employment conditions, including statutory minimum wage provisions, shall apply;

| 18. | Notes that all measures that inform workers about their rights, including the wages to which they are entitled, contribute to the successful implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive; considers that information on and awareness of the rights and entitlements that the directive confers must be urgently improved for all parties concerned; invites the Commission actively to support these measures; welcomes, therefore, the Commission's initiative of a website dedicated to the posting of workers, which contains direct links to relevant national legislation; points out that the information should be provided in appropriate languages; |
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18.

Notes that all measures that inform workers about their rights, including the wages to which they are entitled, contribute to the successful implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive; considers that information on and awareness of the rights and entitlements that the directive confers must be urgently improved for all parties concerned; invites the Commission actively to support these measures; welcomes, therefore, the Commission's initiative of a website dedicated to the posting of workers, which contains direct links to relevant national legislation; points out that the information should be provided in appropriate languages;

| 19. | Believes that the effective implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive will not be achieved by a huge bureaucracy but, on the contrary, by increased information and simple procedures that enable people to become aware of their rights; calls, therefore, on the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) in Dublin to develop guidelines on best practice in the preparation of information for employees and employers; |
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19.

Believes that the effective implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive will not be achieved by a huge bureaucracy but, on the contrary, by increased information and simple procedures that enable people to become aware of their rights; calls, therefore, on the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) in Dublin to develop guidelines on best practice in the preparation of information for employees and employers;

| 20. | Underlines the importance of retaining the right for the host Member States to determine the minimum wage pursuant to Art 3(1) of the Posting of Workers Directive but calls on those Member States that set minimum wage rates by collective agreement, to facilitate access to information on the levels of minimum wage by undertakings that intend to seek establishment in another Member State; |
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20.

Underlines the importance of retaining the right for the host Member States to determine the minimum wage pursuant to Art 3(1) of the Posting of Workers Directive but calls on those Member States that set minimum wage rates by collective agreement, to facilitate access to information on the levels of minimum wage by undertakings that intend to seek establishment in another Member State;

| 21. | Deplores the lack of cooperation between the various authorities, both at European and national level, with the sectoral social partners who play a very important role and expects the Commission to stimulate cooperation between the national liaison offices and the sectoral social partners concerned; considers that at European level there is an urgent need for cooperation between Commission departments, including the group of experts and the sectoral social partners, on the question of content; |
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21.

Deplores the lack of cooperation between the various authorities, both at European and national level, with the sectoral social partners who play a very important role and expects the Commission to stimulate cooperation between the national liaison offices and the sectoral social partners concerned; considers that at European level there is an urgent need for cooperation between Commission departments, including the group of experts and the sectoral social partners, on the question of content;

| 22. | Calls for effective measures to protect workers who report breaches of rights in their place of work; |
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22.

Calls for effective measures to protect workers who report breaches of rights in their place of work;

| 23. | Notes that participation in holiday pay funds under general collective agreements constitutes additional protection for posted workers in some Member States and that direct payment to workers is proportionate in accordance with the Court of Justice's judgment in Finalarte: in other words, posting undertakings may be required to pay contributions into holiday pay funds, which must also be opened to posted workers so that they, too, benefit therefrom; considers it necessary for posted workers to be given comprehensive information about the rules of such holiday pay funds; |
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23.

Notes that participation in holiday pay funds under general collective agreements constitutes additional protection for posted workers in some Member States and that direct payment to workers is proportionate in accordance with the Court of Justice's judgment in Finalarte: in other words, posting undertakings may be required to pay contributions into holiday pay funds, which must also be opened to posted workers so that they, too, benefit therefrom; considers it necessary for posted workers to be given comprehensive information about the rules of such holiday pay funds;

| 24. | Notes the development of information tools with explanations of conditions applying to posted workers by the social partners in certain sectors; calls on Member States to promote the gathering of such information in other areas of economic activity in a bid to facilitate access to this vital information by workers and employees alike and improve compliance with the Posting of Workers Directive; |
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24.

Notes the development of information tools with explanations of conditions applying to posted workers by the social partners in certain sectors; calls on Member States to promote the gathering of such information in other areas of economic activity in a bid to facilitate access to this vital information by workers and employees alike and improve compliance with the Posting of Workers Directive;

| 25. | Highlights the fact that country fact sheets, which will enrich the content of the Commission's Guidance, are currently being produced by experts; recommends that the Commission's Guidance take such contributions fully into account to bridge the information gap; |
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25.

Highlights the fact that country fact sheets, which will enrich the content of the Commission's Guidance, are currently being produced by experts; recommends that the Commission's Guidance take such contributions fully into account to bridge the information gap;

| 26. | Notes that public authorities have a clear responsibility and must make a significant contribution towards stemming unfair competition by awarding contracts only to those firms that comply with all the provisions applicable in the host country in respect of Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive; refers in this connection to Article 55 of the Public Procurement Directive (14), under the terms of which contracting entities may demand details relating to employment protection and working conditions if tenders appear to be abnormally low in relation to the goods, works or services; |
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26.

Notes that public authorities have a clear responsibility and must make a significant contribution towards stemming unfair competition by awarding contracts only to those firms that comply with all the provisions applicable in the host country in respect of Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive; refers in this connection to Article 55 of the Public Procurement Directive (14), under the terms of which contracting entities may demand details relating to employment protection and working conditions if tenders appear to be abnormally low in relation to the goods, works or services;

| 27. | Considers that companies that post workers and general undertakings, if contracts are awarded to posted sub-undertakings, should be regarded as jointly responsible for the posted workers' living conditions in the host country, to ensure that they are decent conditions; |
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27.

Considers that companies that post workers and general undertakings, if contracts are awarded to posted sub-undertakings, should be regarded as jointly responsible for the posted workers' living conditions in the host country, to ensure that they are decent conditions;

| 28. | Refers to the Wolff & Müller case, in which the Court of Justice held that a legal system of general liability of contractors contributes to ensuring the protection of workers and is therefore an overriding reason in the general interest; calls on those Member States that do not yet possess any such national legislation to close this loophole without delay; calls on the Commission to regulate joint and several liability for general or principal undertakings, in order to deal with abuses in the subcontracting and outsourcing of cross-border workers and to set up a transparent and competitive internal market for all companies; |
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28.

Refers to the Wolff & Müller case, in which the Court of Justice held that a legal system of general liability of contractors contributes to ensuring the protection of workers and is therefore an overriding reason in the general interest; calls on those Member States that do not yet possess any such national legislation to close this loophole without delay; calls on the Commission to regulate joint and several liability for general or principal undertakings, in order to deal with abuses in the subcontracting and outsourcing of cross-border workers and to set up a transparent and competitive internal market for all companies;

Guaranteeing effective supervision

| 29. | Notes that under existing case law the national authorities may take appropriate measures to ensure that compliance with minimum requirements of Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive is monitored; supports the Commission conclusion to the effect that the host Member State should be able to require a prior declaration by the service provider to enable it to verify compliance with the employment conditions; |
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29.

Notes that under existing case law the national authorities may take appropriate measures to ensure that compliance with minimum requirements of Article 3 of the Posting of Workers Directive is monitored; supports the Commission conclusion to the effect that the host Member State should be able to require a prior declaration by the service provider to enable it to verify compliance with the employment conditions;

| 30. | Considers that joint action to supervise compliance with the rules has significant administrative advantages over bilateral contacts between Member States; calls, therefore, on the Commission to coordinate action by Member States to supervise compliance with the directive by host country undertakings; |
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30.

Considers that joint action to supervise compliance with the rules has significant administrative advantages over bilateral contacts between Member States; calls, therefore, on the Commission to coordinate action by Member States to supervise compliance with the directive by host country undertakings;

| 31. | Notes that measures pursuant to Article 5 of the Posting of Workers Directive are effective only if penalties can be enforced; notes that, in order for this to happen, it must be possible for fines to be served on a representative of the undertaking recognised as such under national law, since in accordance with the principle of the mutual recognition of penalties, procedures for the collection of fines can only be pursued if a prosecution has been duly initiated in the host country; |
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31.

Notes that measures pursuant to Article 5 of the Posting of Workers Directive are effective only if penalties can be enforced; notes that, in order for this to happen, it must be possible for fines to be served on a representative of the undertaking recognised as such under national law, since in accordance with the principle of the mutual recognition of penalties, procedures for the collection of fines can only be pursued if a prosecution has been duly initiated in the host country;

| 32. | Notes the comment by the Commission concerning the ineffectiveness of the national liaison offices; notes also that the objective to make the national liaison offices operational is one of the most basic priorities of the Commission and the Member States and that the functioning of the national liaison offices is a responsibility shared between the Commission and the Member States; |
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32.

Notes the comment by the Commission concerning the ineffectiveness of the national liaison offices; notes also that the objective to make the national liaison offices operational is one of the most basic priorities of the Commission and the Member States and that the functioning of the national liaison offices is a responsibility shared between the Commission and the Member States;

| 33. | Strongly supports the Commission's call on the Member States to provide the liaison offices and the inspection authorities with the equipment and resources needed to enable them to respond effectively to requests for information and cooperation; calls on the Member States to set up proper cross-border cooperation between inspection authorities; requests the Commission actively to support close cooperation between Member States by improving the information available on its website and an obligatory contact point for posted workers with the host country's social partners and by subsequently creating a permanent European structure for cross border cooperation; |
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33.

Strongly supports the Commission's call on the Member States to provide the liaison offices and the inspection authorities with the equipment and resources needed to enable them to respond effectively to requests for information and cooperation; calls on the Member States to set up proper cross-border cooperation between inspection authorities; requests the Commission actively to support close cooperation between Member States by improving the information available on its website and an obligatory contact point for posted workers with the host country's social partners and by subsequently creating a permanent European structure for cross border cooperation;

| 34. | Notes that the Commission will adopt, within 12 months of the adoption of its Guidance, a report that will describe the situation in all Member States with regard to all aspects mentioned in the Guidance, in order to evaluate progress made on these issues; insists that this report should also cover the efforts made to resolve the legal issues referred to in the Commission's Services Report; requests that the Parliament be properly consulted on this report in order to decide whether a revision of the Directive is necessary; |
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34.

Notes that the Commission will adopt, within 12 months of the adoption of its Guidance, a report that will describe the situation in all Member States with regard to all aspects mentioned in the Guidance, in order to evaluate progress made on these issues; insists that this report should also cover the efforts made to resolve the legal issues referred to in the Commission's Services Report; requests that the Parliament be properly consulted on this report in order to decide whether a revision of the Directive is necessary;

| 35. | Calls on the Commission to submit biennially to the Parliament and the Council concrete data on the transposition of the Posting of Workers Directive at national level, focusing on instances of infringements of the directive; |
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35.

Calls on the Commission to submit biennially to the Parliament and the Council concrete data on the transposition of the Posting of Workers Directive at national level, focusing on instances of infringements of the directive;

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| 36. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the European Economic and Social Committee. |
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36.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the European Economic and Social Committee.

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(1)  OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 404.

(3)  OJ L 76, 22.3.2005, p. 16.

(4)  [1994] ECR I-3803.

(5)  [1999] ECR I-8453.

(6)  [2001] ECR I-7831.

(7)  [2002] ECR I-1425.

(8)  [2004] ECR I-9553.

(9)  [2004] ECR I-10191.

(10)  [2006] ECR I-885.

(11)  OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32.

(12)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0061.

(13)  Case C-341/05, Laval, proceedings pending.

(14)  Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114).

P6_TA(2006)0464

European Central Bank Annual Report 2005

European Parliament resolution on the 2005 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (2006/2206(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the 2005 Annual Report of the European Central Bank, |
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having regard to the 2005 Annual Report of the European Central Bank,

| — | having regard to Article 113 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 113 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 15 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, |
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having regard to Article 15 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 2 April 1998 on democratic accountability in the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 2 April 1998 on democratic accountability in the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union (1),

| — | having regard to its vote of 5 July 2005 rejecting the motion for a resolution on the 2004 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (2), |
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having regard to its vote of 5 July 2005 rejecting the motion for a resolution on the 2004 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2006 on the situation of the European economy: preparatory report on the broad economic policy guidelines for 2006 (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2006 on the situation of the European economy: preparatory report on the broad economic policy guidelines for 2006 (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 17 May 2006 on public finances in the economic and monetary union (EMU) (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 17 May 2006 on public finances in the economic and monetary union (EMU) (4),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 12 July 2006 on the annual statement on the euro area (COM(2006)0392), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 12 July 2006 on the annual statement on the euro area (COM(2006)0392),

| — | having regard to its position of 13 March 2003 on the recommendation of the European Central Bank for a proposal for a Council decision on an amendment to Article 10.2 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (5), |
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having regard to its position of 13 March 2003 on the recommendation of the European Central Bank for a proposal for a Council decision on an amendment to Article 10.2 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (5),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2006 on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (6)(IMF), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2006 on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (6)(IMF),

| — | having regard to the European Central Bank's reports on financial stability and on financial integration in the euro zone, |
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having regard to the European Central Bank's reports on financial stability and on financial integration in the euro zone,

| — | having regard to the letter of 5 May 2006 from the chairwoman of its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to the President-in-Office of the Ecofin Council concerning the procedure for appointing the European Central Bank's Executive Board, |
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having regard to the letter of 5 May 2006 from the chairwoman of its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to the President-in-Office of the Ecofin Council concerning the procedure for appointing the European Central Bank's Executive Board,

| — | having regard to the Eurosystem economic forecasts issued in June 2006, |
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having regard to the Eurosystem economic forecasts issued in June 2006,

| — | having regard to Rules 106 and 112(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 106 and 112(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0349/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0349/2006),

| A. | acknowledging the full independence of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), |
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A.

acknowledging the full independence of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB),

| B. | whereas the main objective of the ECB and of the ESCB is to maintain price stability while supporting the general economic policies of the Community, as defined in Article 2 of the EC Treaty; whereas Article 105 of the EC Treaty states that monetary policy should contribute ‘without prejudice to the objective of price stability’ to the achievement of the Community objectives, |
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B.

whereas the main objective of the ECB and of the ESCB is to maintain price stability while supporting the general economic policies of the Community, as defined in Article 2 of the EC Treaty; whereas Article 105 of the EC Treaty states that monetary policy should contribute ‘without prejudice to the objective of price stability’ to the achievement of the Community objectives,

| C. | whereas the gross domestic product (GDP) of the euro zone increased by 1,4 % in 2005, below the 2004 figure of 1,8 %, whilst the inflation rate in the euro zone was 2,2 %, close to the 2004 figure of 2,1 %, |
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C.

whereas the gross domestic product (GDP) of the euro zone increased by 1,4 % in 2005, below the 2004 figure of 1,8 %, whilst the inflation rate in the euro zone was 2,2 %, close to the 2004 figure of 2,1 %,

| D. | whereas Member States were unable to benefit equally from strong worldwide growth in 2005; whereas, among other reasons, this can be attributed to rising oil prices and unfavourable movements in exchange rates, which left the euro at more than USD 1,17 in December 2005 (compared with its December 2004 peak of USD 1,36), whereas growth forecasts point to a degree of economic recovery, with projections by the Commission indicating growth of 2,5 % for 2006 and between 1,3 % and 2,3% for 2007, together with inflation at slightly more than 2%, |
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D.

whereas Member States were unable to benefit equally from strong worldwide growth in 2005; whereas, among other reasons, this can be attributed to rising oil prices and unfavourable movements in exchange rates, which left the euro at more than USD 1,17 in December 2005 (compared with its December 2004 peak of USD 1,36), whereas growth forecasts point to a degree of economic recovery, with projections by the Commission indicating growth of 2,5 % for 2006 and between 1,3 % and 2,3% for 2007, together with inflation at slightly more than 2%,

| E. | whereas the Governing Council of the ECB, after keeping key interest rates constant for two-and-a-half years at 2%, increased them by 25 basis points successively on 1 December 2005, 2 March, 8 June, 3 August and 5 October 2006, and whereas interest rates remain at low levels in both nominal and real terms, |
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E.

whereas the Governing Council of the ECB, after keeping key interest rates constant for two-and-a-half years at 2%, increased them by 25 basis points successively on 1 December 2005, 2 March, 8 June, 3 August and 5 October 2006, and whereas interest rates remain at low levels in both nominal and real terms,

| F. | whereas there are many existing nominees for appointments to senior positions at the IMF, the WTO and the OECD, quite apart from those at the World Bank, with no adverse implications for the candidates' career prospects, |
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whereas there are many existing nominees for appointments to senior positions at the IMF, the WTO and the OECD, quite apart from those at the World Bank, with no adverse implications for the candidates' career prospects,

| G. | whereas in recent months, several third-country central banks have announced their intention to increase the proportion of their foreign exchange reserves held in euros, |
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whereas in recent months, several third-country central banks have announced their intention to increase the proportion of their foreign exchange reserves held in euros,

| H. | whereas worldwide imbalances increased in 2005, mainly as a result of the increase in the US balance of payments deficit, which reached 6,4% of GDP, |
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whereas worldwide imbalances increased in 2005, mainly as a result of the increase in the US balance of payments deficit, which reached 6,4% of GDP,

| I. | whereas the ECB's annual accounts for 2005 show a net profit of zero, which is accounted for by full provisioning of the results achieved, |
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whereas the ECB's annual accounts for 2005 show a net profit of zero, which is accounted for by full provisioning of the results achieved,

| J. | whereas the ECB plays a key role in the proper functioning of the European exchange rate mechanism (ERM II) and in the fight against inflation, |
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whereas the ECB plays a key role in the proper functioning of the European exchange rate mechanism (ERM II) and in the fight against inflation,

| K. | whereas Parliament is keen to help strengthen the role and international authority of the ECB on the international scene, |
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whereas Parliament is keen to help strengthen the role and international authority of the ECB on the international scene,

Economic and monetary developments

| 1. | Emphasises that against the background of economic recovery, with an annual growth in real GDP of 2,5% and a contribution of domestic demand of 2,1 % in the second quarter of 2006, recent economic growth is supported by national reforms and investment programmes in the labour, financial and product markets; considers that any raising of interest rates should be undertaken with caution in order not to endanger economic growth; draws attention to the risks linked to the increase in the euro exchange rate and the oil price, factors which contributed to the weak level of growth in 2005; praises the ECB's policy of concentrating on its most important objective, preserving price stability; considers, accordingly, that the ECB responded correctly to economic and financial developments in 2005 by raising its interest rate after peaks in inflation to 2,6% in September 2005; |
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1.

Emphasises that against the background of economic recovery, with an annual growth in real GDP of 2,5% and a contribution of domestic demand of 2,1 % in the second quarter of 2006, recent economic growth is supported by national reforms and investment programmes in the labour, financial and product markets; considers that any raising of interest rates should be undertaken with caution in order not to endanger economic growth; draws attention to the risks linked to the increase in the euro exchange rate and the oil price, factors which contributed to the weak level of growth in 2005; praises the ECB's policy of concentrating on its most important objective, preserving price stability; considers, accordingly, that the ECB responded correctly to economic and financial developments in 2005 by raising its interest rate after peaks in inflation to 2,6% in September 2005;

| 2. | Stresses that the ECB must, however, be aware of the risks, from the point of view of growth, of continuous interest rate rises in the context of the recent economic recovery; points out that, in order to support the economic recovery, Member States must implement the necessary structural reforms and investment activities; considers that interest rate policy is influenced by the progress made with improving publicsector finances in the Member States; |
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2.

Stresses that the ECB must, however, be aware of the risks, from the point of view of growth, of continuous interest rate rises in the context of the recent economic recovery; points out that, in order to support the economic recovery, Member States must implement the necessary structural reforms and investment activities; considers that interest rate policy is influenced by the progress made with improving publicsector finances in the Member States;

| 3. | Notes that over the period 2003 to 2005, interest rates of 2% were historically low in order to support the economic recovery; calls on the ECB to continue to comply with its duty by its policy of ensuring a solid anchoring of medium to long-term inflation expectations at levels consistent with price stability; stresses that the ECB should continue to keep a close eye on oil prices, property prices and continuing surplus liquidity; |
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3.

Notes that over the period 2003 to 2005, interest rates of 2% were historically low in order to support the economic recovery; calls on the ECB to continue to comply with its duty by its policy of ensuring a solid anchoring of medium to long-term inflation expectations at levels consistent with price stability; stresses that the ECB should continue to keep a close eye on oil prices, property prices and continuing surplus liquidity;

| 4. | Notes that it is essential for the consolidation embarked on by the Member States to continue, so as to provide the foundations for long-term growth, although at the same time investment in a society capable of facing the future must not be neglected; the IMF's current World Economic Outlook supports this diagnosis; further progress towards reform in the Member States of the euro zone remains a decisive factor in strengthening the foundations for long-term growth; |
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Notes that it is essential for the consolidation embarked on by the Member States to continue, so as to provide the foundations for long-term growth, although at the same time investment in a society capable of facing the future must not be neglected; the IMF's current World Economic Outlook supports this diagnosis; further progress towards reform in the Member States of the euro zone remains a decisive factor in strengthening the foundations for long-term growth;

| 5. | Notes that, at the end of 2001 and at the beginning of 2003, there were signs of economic recovery similar to those that can currently be observed, but that these did not produce sustained growth; notes that the Commission's estimates and those of the Eurosystem point to a slight recovery in 2006, followed by a slowdown in 2007; takes the view that any increase in the potential for growth in the euro zone depends on structural reforms as well as carefully implemented investment activities in the Member States; recognises that competition in EU markets and high-quality employment are driving forces for economic growth and that its impact on efficiency gains and innovation should not be hindered; notes the recent economic recovery in 2006 and stresses that Member States should reap further benefits from this positive situation by more seriously consolidating their budgets; |
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Notes that, at the end of 2001 and at the beginning of 2003, there were signs of economic recovery similar to those that can currently be observed, but that these did not produce sustained growth; notes that the Commission's estimates and those of the Eurosystem point to a slight recovery in 2006, followed by a slowdown in 2007; takes the view that any increase in the potential for growth in the euro zone depends on structural reforms as well as carefully implemented investment activities in the Member States; recognises that competition in EU markets and high-quality employment are driving forces for economic growth and that its impact on efficiency gains and innovation should not be hindered; notes the recent economic recovery in 2006 and stresses that Member States should reap further benefits from this positive situation by more seriously consolidating their budgets;

| 6. | Takes the view that an increase in the potential for growth in the euro zone is contingent on the continued consistent implementation of the reform agenda; at all events this must include futureproofing social security systems with a view to demographic changes; against this backdrop, European macroeconomic dialogues to develop benchmarks for the national reform agendas and a well-balanced macroeconomic policy remain an important factor; in this context it is important for the ECB to preserve its independence; |
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Takes the view that an increase in the potential for growth in the euro zone is contingent on the continued consistent implementation of the reform agenda; at all events this must include futureproofing social security systems with a view to demographic changes; against this backdrop, European macroeconomic dialogues to develop benchmarks for the national reform agendas and a well-balanced macroeconomic policy remain an important factor; in this context it is important for the ECB to preserve its independence;

| 7. | Considers that the divergences within the euro zone, where there are disparities in growth (up to 4,5% in 2005) and in inflation rates (up to 2,7% in 2005) constitute a major threat to the EMU in the long term; |
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Considers that the divergences within the euro zone, where there are disparities in growth (up to 4,5% in 2005) and in inflation rates (up to 2,7% in 2005) constitute a major threat to the EMU in the long term;

| 8. | Notes that there is an increasing risk of property prices being adjusted to reflect the rapid and unsustainable price rises in recent years; wishes to see a clarification of the ECB's policy with regard to changes in asset prices, including property prices; considers that, in the long term, a clearer position would help to avoid speculative bubbles developing; |
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Notes that there is an increasing risk of property prices being adjusted to reflect the rapid and unsustainable price rises in recent years; wishes to see a clarification of the ECB's policy with regard to changes in asset prices, including property prices; considers that, in the long term, a clearer position would help to avoid speculative bubbles developing;

| 9. | Welcomes the accession of Cyprus, Latvia and Malta to ERM II on 29 April 2005 and that of Slovakia on 25 November 2005; supports the introduction of the euro by all the Member States; considers that due attention should be paid to the accuracy and credibility of Member States' statistics in connection with compliance with the convergence criteria; calls on the other Member States to take measures without delay to likewise comply with the criteria set for accession to the euro zone; |
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9.

Welcomes the accession of Cyprus, Latvia and Malta to ERM II on 29 April 2005 and that of Slovakia on 25 November 2005; supports the introduction of the euro by all the Member States; considers that due attention should be paid to the accuracy and credibility of Member States' statistics in connection with compliance with the convergence criteria; calls on the other Member States to take measures without delay to likewise comply with the criteria set for accession to the euro zone;

| 10. | Notes that there are differences in the transmission mechanism of the monetary policy among the Member States of the euro zone with some countries, in particular, being more reactive on account of a predominance of indebtedness at variable rates; calls on the ECB and the Commission to submit a clear analysis of these differences and of improvements which might be made in order to facilitate the transmission of the monetary policy; the chances of an awakening in Europe can be increased only if the guiding principle of ‘unity in diversity’ is accepted both socially and economically; |
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10.

Notes that there are differences in the transmission mechanism of the monetary policy among the Member States of the euro zone with some countries, in particular, being more reactive on account of a predominance of indebtedness at variable rates; calls on the ECB and the Commission to submit a clear analysis of these differences and of improvements which might be made in order to facilitate the transmission of the monetary policy; the chances of an awakening in Europe can be increased only if the guiding principle of ‘unity in diversity’ is accepted both socially and economically;

| 11. | Emphasises the risks inherent in rapid adjustments to international disequilibria, which may lead to a rise in the euro exchange rate vis-à-vis the dollar; invites the Eurogroup, the Council and the ECB to step up coordination of their action in the sphere of exchange rate policy; |
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Emphasises the risks inherent in rapid adjustments to international disequilibria, which may lead to a rise in the euro exchange rate vis-à-vis the dollar; invites the Eurogroup, the Council and the ECB to step up coordination of their action in the sphere of exchange rate policy;

| 12. | Notes that the ECB is in favour of strengthening the preventive arm of the stability and growth pact (SGP), but has also repeatedly taken a critical position in relation to a possible relaxation of the corrective arm of the SGP, a position which is consistent with that of all other central banks in the euro zone, some of which have expressed strong criticism in this context; |
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Notes that the ECB is in favour of strengthening the preventive arm of the stability and growth pact (SGP), but has also repeatedly taken a critical position in relation to a possible relaxation of the corrective arm of the SGP, a position which is consistent with that of all other central banks in the euro zone, some of which have expressed strong criticism in this context;

Monetary policy

| 13. | Takes the view that more clarity and consistency are needed in the monetary policy applied by the ECB, in particular in defining the relative importance of and the relationship between the two main policy pillars, i.e. the money supply (M3) and all other relevant information on future inflation developments; believes that clear and transparent rules on how these two pillars affect the operational decisions on monetary policy would make the ECB's policies more predictable and effective; |
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13.

Takes the view that more clarity and consistency are needed in the monetary policy applied by the ECB, in particular in defining the relative importance of and the relationship between the two main policy pillars, i.e. the money supply (M3) and all other relevant information on future inflation developments; believes that clear and transparent rules on how these two pillars affect the operational decisions on monetary policy would make the ECB's policies more predictable and effective;

| 14. | Calls on the ECB to take action with regard to the persistently high values of the M3 money supply (8,8 % in May 2006, as against 7,4% in December 2005) by comparison with the long-term reference value of 4,5 %; points, in particular, to the substantial growth in notes and cash in circulation and in call money deposits, is concerned that such expansion will be unsustainable in the long term; asks the ECB to investigate closely developments in the mortgage market and merger and acquisition loans, and their possible effects in terms of systemic risk, consumer confidence and interest rate development; |
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14.

Calls on the ECB to take action with regard to the persistently high values of the M3 money supply (8,8 % in May 2006, as against 7,4% in December 2005) by comparison with the long-term reference value of 4,5 %; points, in particular, to the substantial growth in notes and cash in circulation and in call money deposits, is concerned that such expansion will be unsustainable in the long term; asks the ECB to investigate closely developments in the mortgage market and merger and acquisition loans, and their possible effects in terms of systemic risk, consumer confidence and interest rate development;

Financial stability and integration

| 15. | Welcomes the publication of the ECB's first report on financial integration in the euro zone, since this is vital both for putting across information concerning monetary policy and for financial stability; notes that, according to the ECB, financial integration calls for the integration of market infrastructures, in particular settlement-delivery systems; notes the intention of the ECB to create a settlement infrastructure; notes that, until such time as an infrastructure may have been introduced, an ECB governance must be put in place; |
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15.

Welcomes the publication of the ECB's first report on financial integration in the euro zone, since this is vital both for putting across information concerning monetary policy and for financial stability; notes that, according to the ECB, financial integration calls for the integration of market infrastructures, in particular settlement-delivery systems; notes the intention of the ECB to create a settlement infrastructure; notes that, until such time as an infrastructure may have been introduced, an ECB governance must be put in place;

| 16. | Condemns the fact that the ECB made contact with the Committee of European Securities Regulators concerning level 2 measures even before the legislator became active; |
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Condemns the fact that the ECB made contact with the Committee of European Securities Regulators concerning level 2 measures even before the legislator became active;

| 17. | Shares the fears expressed by the ECB regarding hedge funds and calls on the ECB to carry out further analyses in this area; |
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17.

Shares the fears expressed by the ECB regarding hedge funds and calls on the ECB to carry out further analyses in this area;

| 18. | Invites the Commission to pay closer attention to the impact of the behaviour of the financial markets on the macroeconomic situation of the euro zone; |
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18.

Invites the Commission to pay closer attention to the impact of the behaviour of the financial markets on the macroeconomic situation of the euro zone;

| 19. | Notes the threats to financial market stability generated by cross-border mergers; therefore calls on the ECB to carry out an analysis, focusing in particular on the question of the lender of last resort, and to present corresponding analyses in the 2007 monetary dialogue; |
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19.

Notes the threats to financial market stability generated by cross-border mergers; therefore calls on the ECB to carry out an analysis, focusing in particular on the question of the lender of last resort, and to present corresponding analyses in the 2007 monetary dialogue;

| 20. | Looks forward to the implementation of an integrated Target II system, which will improve liquidity management across the ESCB and will generate considerable efficiency gains; urges the ESCB to draw up a comprehensive, transparent and robust legal framework for the future operation of Target II; |
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20.

Looks forward to the implementation of an integrated Target II system, which will improve liquidity management across the ESCB and will generate considerable efficiency gains; urges the ESCB to draw up a comprehensive, transparent and robust legal framework for the future operation of Target II;

| 21. | Regrets the fact that the ECB, like the Council, has not seen fit to inform Parliament of the Memorandum of Understanding on the management of financial crises; |
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21.

Regrets the fact that the ECB, like the Council, has not seen fit to inform Parliament of the Memorandum of Understanding on the management of financial crises;

External role of the euro

| 22. | Repeats its request for moves to unify the representation of the euro zone within international financial institutions so as to defend its interests with a force consistent with its economic weight; |
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Repeats its request for moves to unify the representation of the euro zone within international financial institutions so as to defend its interests with a force consistent with its economic weight;

| 23. | Notes with interest that several central banks have announced that they intend to increase the proportion of their euro reserves; calls on the ECB to monitor these movements closely and, as part of its annual report on the international role of the euro, to present a quantification thereof and to analyse their consequences, in particular with regard to exchange rates; |
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23.

Notes with interest that several central banks have announced that they intend to increase the proportion of their euro reserves; calls on the ECB to monitor these movements closely and, as part of its annual report on the international role of the euro, to present a quantification thereof and to analyse their consequences, in particular with regard to exchange rates;

Banknotes

| 24. | Notes that the value of the euro banknotes in circulation has continued to increase quickly, with a rise of 12,8 % in 2005; notes that this steady increase is mainly accounted for by large denomination notes, in particular EUR 500 banknotes, the number of which in circulation has increased by 20,9 %; calls on the ECB to examine the reasons for this substantial increase, and to analyse the type of transactions carried out with these notes and the breakdown in demand by country, with a view to identifying the attendant risks; |
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24.

Notes that the value of the euro banknotes in circulation has continued to increase quickly, with a rise of 12,8 % in 2005; notes that this steady increase is mainly accounted for by large denomination notes, in particular EUR 500 banknotes, the number of which in circulation has increased by 20,9 %; calls on the ECB to examine the reasons for this substantial increase, and to analyse the type of transactions carried out with these notes and the breakdown in demand by country, with a view to identifying the attendant risks;

| 25. | Considers that the first generation of banknotes, which are devoid of all representations of real living beings, landscapes or monuments, helps to convey a cold image of monetary integration, and contributes to Europeans distancing themselves from the euro; invites the ECB to introduce living beings, landscapes, European human undertakings or European personalities on which there is a consensus into the second generation of notes; invites the ECB to present its ideas on this issue to Parliament; |
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25.

Considers that the first generation of banknotes, which are devoid of all representations of real living beings, landscapes or monuments, helps to convey a cold image of monetary integration, and contributes to Europeans distancing themselves from the euro; invites the ECB to introduce living beings, landscapes, European human undertakings or European personalities on which there is a consensus into the second generation of notes; invites the ECB to present its ideas on this issue to Parliament;

Democratic scrutiny

| 26. | Welcomes the ECB's clear commitment to the ratification of the draft Constitution, which lists the essential elements for the policy framework for EMU under both the monetary pillar and the economic and fiscal pillar; stresses that the ratification process has no bearing on the functioning of the monetary union and does not affect the stability of the euro; calls on the ECB to continue to ensure the credibility of the euro and to deliver price stability, which is a prerequisite for a non-inflationary macroeconomic environment conducive to economic growth and employment creation; |
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26.

Welcomes the ECB's clear commitment to the ratification of the draft Constitution, which lists the essential elements for the policy framework for EMU under both the monetary pillar and the economic and fiscal pillar; stresses that the ratification process has no bearing on the functioning of the monetary union and does not affect the stability of the euro; calls on the ECB to continue to ensure the credibility of the euro and to deliver price stability, which is a prerequisite for a non-inflationary macroeconomic environment conducive to economic growth and employment creation;

| 27. | Considers that the independence of the ECB, including the procedure for appointing the members of the Executive Board, has proved its worth; stresses that Article 112(2)(b) of the EC Treaty provides for the members of the Executive Board of the ECB to be appointed from among persons of recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters, and emphasises that their nationality should be irrelevant and that they will continue to be judged by the strict criteria of the Treaty, such as that of their qualifications; considers that ex-ante democratic accountability and transparency would improve if the Council evaluated several potential candidates and if the candidate proposed by the Council were then subject to a vote of approval by the Parliament; |
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27.

Considers that the independence of the ECB, including the procedure for appointing the members of the Executive Board, has proved its worth; stresses that Article 112(2)(b) of the EC Treaty provides for the members of the Executive Board of the ECB to be appointed from among persons of recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters, and emphasises that their nationality should be irrelevant and that they will continue to be judged by the strict criteria of the Treaty, such as that of their qualifications; considers that ex-ante democratic accountability and transparency would improve if the Council evaluated several potential candidates and if the candidate proposed by the Council were then subject to a vote of approval by the Parliament;

| 28. | Calls on the Council to continue with the procedure for appointing the members of the Executive Board; stresses its willingness to join the other institutions in exploring possible improvements before the Executive Board next comes up for renewal in 2010; |
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28.

Calls on the Council to continue with the procedure for appointing the members of the Executive Board; stresses its willingness to join the other institutions in exploring possible improvements before the Executive Board next comes up for renewal in 2010;

| 29. | Considers that the monetary policy dialogue between Parliament and the ECB has been a success, and one which should be built on further; emphasises that the ex-post accountability of the ECB is of primordial importance for confidence, and hence stability, on the financial markets; it is important for the unity of the Executive Board and the Governing Council to continue to be assured in their public presentation; supports a targeted information policy on the part of the ECB vis-à-vis the Parliament, the Council and the Commission; stresses very strongly that the call for improvements in the ECB's communication policy must be seen solely against the backdrop of the simultaneous preservation of the independence of the ECB and of its bodies; reiterates, however, its call for the annual publication not only of an overview broken down by country, but also of a regional and cross-border overview about relevant trends, along the lines of the US Federal Reserve Beige Book, which would give the ECB the opportunity to influence the debate about productivity trends and the outlook for prices and pay; urges the ECB to examine the possibility of publishing summary minutes; |
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29.

Considers that the monetary policy dialogue between Parliament and the ECB has been a success, and one which should be built on further; emphasises that the ex-post accountability of the ECB is of primordial importance for confidence, and hence stability, on the financial markets; it is important for the unity of the Executive Board and the Governing Council to continue to be assured in their public presentation; supports a targeted information policy on the part of the ECB vis-à-vis the Parliament, the Council and the Commission; stresses very strongly that the call for improvements in the ECB's communication policy must be seen solely against the backdrop of the simultaneous preservation of the independence of the ECB and of its bodies; reiterates, however, its call for the annual publication not only of an overview broken down by country, but also of a regional and cross-border overview about relevant trends, along the lines of the US Federal Reserve Beige Book, which would give the ECB the opportunity to influence the debate about productivity trends and the outlook for prices and pay; urges the ECB to examine the possibility of publishing summary minutes;

| 30. | Emphasises that the credibility of the ECB is also dependent on a high degree of transparency in its decision-making processes; reiterates its call, that, shortly after meetings of the Governing Council of the ECB, summary minutes of these meetings will be published containing a clear statement of the arguments in favour and against the decisions taken, the reasons why these decisions were taken and whether or not these decisions were taken unanimously; insists that this form of communication should not replace the information given by the President of the ECB immediately after monetary decisions are taken, which provide an invaluable and timely insight for observers and market participants; considers this transparency to be important because in this way the market will be able to gain a clearer picture of the ECB's monetary policy; |
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30.

Emphasises that the credibility of the ECB is also dependent on a high degree of transparency in its decision-making processes; reiterates its call, that, shortly after meetings of the Governing Council of the ECB, summary minutes of these meetings will be published containing a clear statement of the arguments in favour and against the decisions taken, the reasons why these decisions were taken and whether or not these decisions were taken unanimously; insists that this form of communication should not replace the information given by the President of the ECB immediately after monetary decisions are taken, which provide an invaluable and timely insight for observers and market participants; considers this transparency to be important because in this way the market will be able to gain a clearer picture of the ECB's monetary policy;

| 31. | Points out that it rejected as too complex the system of rotating voting rights applicable to decisions of the Governing Council as adopted in 2003; considers, with a view to future enlargements of the euro zone, that a system should be introduced which combines fairness and effectiveness; recalls its resolution calling for an ECB board of nine members, which would be in charge of monetary policy, thus replacing the cumbersome system existing now and avoiding the even more complex solution decided upon for the future; urges that the Treaty be changed accordingly; |
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31.

Points out that it rejected as too complex the system of rotating voting rights applicable to decisions of the Governing Council as adopted in 2003; considers, with a view to future enlargements of the euro zone, that a system should be introduced which combines fairness and effectiveness; recalls its resolution calling for an ECB board of nine members, which would be in charge of monetary policy, thus replacing the cumbersome system existing now and avoiding the even more complex solution decided upon for the future; urges that the Treaty be changed accordingly;

| 32. | Invites the ECB to give greater weight in its communication strategy to hearings of its President by the Parliament committee responsible for economic and monetary affairs; |
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32.

Invites the ECB to give greater weight in its communication strategy to hearings of its President by the Parliament committee responsible for economic and monetary affairs;

Management of the ECB

| 33. | Notes that the ECB's staff complement has increased steadily and substantially since 1999, an increase of 86 % over that period; notes that the ECB reports a temporary freeze on its staff complement over several months in 2005, but that it nonetheless continued to increase by 3,5% that year; notes that the ECB has emphasised its determination to increase its internal effectiveness; regards that objective as laudable, and hopes that it can be achieved on a sustainable basis, in particular by means of a long-term stabilisation in staff numbers; |
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33.

Notes that the ECB's staff complement has increased steadily and substantially since 1999, an increase of 86 % over that period; notes that the ECB reports a temporary freeze on its staff complement over several months in 2005, but that it nonetheless continued to increase by 3,5% that year; notes that the ECB has emphasised its determination to increase its internal effectiveness; regards that objective as laudable, and hopes that it can be achieved on a sustainable basis, in particular by means of a long-term stabilisation in staff numbers;

| 34. | Stresses the importance that the ECB and the national central banks must accord to the quality of dialogue, transparency of information and recognition of the existence of trade unions at meetings of the staff committee; |
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34.

Stresses the importance that the ECB and the national central banks must accord to the quality of dialogue, transparency of information and recognition of the existence of trade unions at meetings of the staff committee;

| 35. | Considers that involving the staff and their trade unions in the decisions that concern them, and high-level social dialogue, will contribute to the emergence of a common culture within the Eurosystem and the ESCB; |
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35.

Considers that involving the staff and their trade unions in the decisions that concern them, and high-level social dialogue, will contribute to the emergence of a common culture within the Eurosystem and the ESCB;

| 36. | Notes that the ECB's entire 2005 surplus of EUR 992 million has been set aside as a provision to cover exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and the risk of fluctuations in the price of gold, resulting in a net profit of zero; notes that the level of this provision will be reviewed annually; notes, at the same time, that the cost of constructing the ECB's new headquarters is put at EUR 850 million; calls on the ECB to clarify its targets regarding the level of own funds and provisions, and also to implement a budgetary policy which, while ensuring appropriate cover for the risks to which it is exposed, enables it to achieve satisfactory financial results; |
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36.

Notes that the ECB's entire 2005 surplus of EUR 992 million has been set aside as a provision to cover exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and the risk of fluctuations in the price of gold, resulting in a net profit of zero; notes that the level of this provision will be reviewed annually; notes, at the same time, that the cost of constructing the ECB's new headquarters is put at EUR 850 million; calls on the ECB to clarify its targets regarding the level of own funds and provisions, and also to implement a budgetary policy which, while ensuring appropriate cover for the risks to which it is exposed, enables it to achieve satisfactory financial results;

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| 37. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the Eurogroup, the Council, the Commission and the European Central Bank. |
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37.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the Eurogroup, the Council, the Commission and the European Central Bank.

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(1)  OJ C 138, 4.5.1998, p. 177.

(2)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 19.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0124.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0214.

(5)  OJ C 61 E, 10.3.2004, p. 374.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0076.

P6_TA(2006)0465

Tibet

European Parliament resolution on Tibet

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Tibet and the human rights situation in China, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Tibet and the human rights situation in China,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 7 September 2006 on EU-China relations (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 7 September 2006 on EU-China relations (1),

| — | having regard to the lack of progress in the EU-China human rights dialogue, |
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having regard to the lack of progress in the EU-China human rights dialogue,

| — | having regard to the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held in Havana, Cuba between 27 August and 7 September 1990, |
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having regard to the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held in Havana, Cuba between 27 August and 7 September 1990,

| — | having regard to the UN's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, |
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having regard to the UN's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

| — | having regard to the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, |
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having regard to the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas on 30 September 2006 more than 70 Tibetans were attempting to cross the glaciated Nangpa Pass in the Himalayan region of Tibet, approximately two hours' walk from the Nepalese border, in order to seek refugee status in Nepal, |
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A.

whereas on 30 September 2006 more than 70 Tibetans were attempting to cross the glaciated Nangpa Pass in the Himalayan region of Tibet, approximately two hours' walk from the Nepalese border, in order to seek refugee status in Nepal,

| B. | whereas against the rule of international law the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP) fired upon those unarmed Tibetan civilians, who included women and children; whereas video and photographic evidence of the incident shows that the Tibetan group was moving slowly away from the Chinese forces firing upon them, did not approach the Chinese forces and did not represent a threat to the Chinese forces, |
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B.

whereas against the rule of international law the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP) fired upon those unarmed Tibetan civilians, who included women and children; whereas video and photographic evidence of the incident shows that the Tibetan group was moving slowly away from the Chinese forces firing upon them, did not approach the Chinese forces and did not represent a threat to the Chinese forces,

| C. | whereas Kelsang Namtso, a seventeen-year-old nun, was killed during the shooting by the Chinese PAP; whereas there are unconfirmed eyewitness accounts of more than one death; whereas a group of Tibetans, including children, were arrested after continuing to flee, |
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C.

whereas Kelsang Namtso, a seventeen-year-old nun, was killed during the shooting by the Chinese PAP; whereas there are unconfirmed eyewitness accounts of more than one death; whereas a group of Tibetans, including children, were arrested after continuing to flee,

| D. | whereas the Chinese State News Agency, Xinhua, has reported an incident in the region as ‘self-defence’ despite video and photographic evidence to the contrary; whereas the Chinese authorities have thus far not officially recognised that the incident at Nangpa Pass took place or that any individual was killed by Chinese forces, |
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D.

whereas the Chinese State News Agency, Xinhua, has reported an incident in the region as ‘self-defence’ despite video and photographic evidence to the contrary; whereas the Chinese authorities have thus far not officially recognised that the incident at Nangpa Pass took place or that any individual was killed by Chinese forces,

| E. | whereas since September 2002 formal contacts have been re-established between the Chinese authorities and the representatives of the Dalai Lama in order to restore mutual trust and confidence, |
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E.

whereas since September 2002 formal contacts have been re-established between the Chinese authorities and the representatives of the Dalai Lama in order to restore mutual trust and confidence,

| F. | whereas, despite these contacts and the importance attached to the meetings by the central Chinese authorities, there have been frequent cases over the past years of abuses and violations of human rights perpetrated against the Tibetan population, and in particular against Tibetan monks, |
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F.

whereas, despite these contacts and the importance attached to the meetings by the central Chinese authorities, there have been frequent cases over the past years of abuses and violations of human rights perpetrated against the Tibetan population, and in particular against Tibetan monks,

| 1. | Condemns the excessive use of force by the Chinese People's Armed Police Force in firing upon unarmed Tibetan civilians, including children; |
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1.

Condemns the excessive use of force by the Chinese People's Armed Police Force in firing upon unarmed Tibetan civilians, including children;

| 2. | Strongly condemns the killing of an unarmed civilian who, being under 18 years of age, was also considered a child under international law; |
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2.

Strongly condemns the killing of an unarmed civilian who, being under 18 years of age, was also considered a child under international law;

| 3. | Expresses its dismay at the imprisonment of Tibetan civilians, nine of whom are children; |
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3.

Expresses its dismay at the imprisonment of Tibetan civilians, nine of whom are children;

| 4. | Urges the Chinese authorities to guarantee that the Tibetans detained during the incident will not be ill-treated in detention and that international human rights and humanitarian law standards are being respected; |
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4.

Urges the Chinese authorities to guarantee that the Tibetans detained during the incident will not be ill-treated in detention and that international human rights and humanitarian law standards are being respected;

| 5. | Urges the Chinese authorities to release immediately all children detained following the incident; |
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5.

Urges the Chinese authorities to release immediately all children detained following the incident;

| 6. | Urges the Chinese authorities to conduct a full investigation into the events at Nangpa Pass and ensure that those responsible for any crimes committed there are brought to justice; |
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6.

Urges the Chinese authorities to conduct a full investigation into the events at Nangpa Pass and ensure that those responsible for any crimes committed there are brought to justice;

| 7. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to monitor closely, through their representations in Nepal, the situation of those Tibetans from the group who have reached Nepal and to make strong representations to the Chinese authorities on this issue within the framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue; |
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7.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to monitor closely, through their representations in Nepal, the situation of those Tibetans from the group who have reached Nepal and to make strong representations to the Chinese authorities on this issue within the framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue;

| 8. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to reiterate their position that only dialogue between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the representatives of the Dalai Lama can contribute to a peaceful and sustainable settlement for Tibet that both sides agree upon; |
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8.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to reiterate their position that only dialogue between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the representatives of the Dalai Lama can contribute to a peaceful and sustainable settlement for Tibet that both sides agree upon;

| 9. | Calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to continue its dialogue with the representatives of the Dalai Lama in order to improve respect for religious, cultural, linguistic and political rights in the Tibet Autonomous Region; |
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9.

Calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to continue its dialogue with the representatives of the Dalai Lama in order to improve respect for religious, cultural, linguistic and political rights in the Tibet Autonomous Region;

| 10. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the UN Secretary-General and the Government of the People's Republic of China. |
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10.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the UN Secretary-General and the Government of the People's Republic of China.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0346.

P6_TA(2006)0466

Case against Ríos Montt

European Parliament resolution on the proceedings against Ríos Montt

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 18 May 2000 (1), 14 June 2001 (2), 11 April 2002 (3), 10 April 2003 (4) and 7 July 2005 (5) on Guatemala, |
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having regard to its resolutions of 18 May 2000 (1), 14 June 2001 (2), 11 April 2002 (3), 10 April 2003 (4) and 7 July 2005 (5) on Guatemala,

| — | having regard to the International Criminal Court Statute, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, |
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having regard to the International Criminal Court Statute, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,

| — | having regard to its firm and permanent commitment to ensure compliance with the peace agreements and with human rights in Guatemala, |
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having regard to its firm and permanent commitment to ensure compliance with the peace agreements and with human rights in Guatemala,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | having regard to the allegations of crimes against humanity and genocide during the armed conflict in Guatemala, according to which 83 % of the victims of the conflict were of Mayan ethnic origin, 200 000 people were murdered and 45 000 suffered enforced disappearances, 10 % of the population was displaced and entire indigenous communities were eradicated; whereas, as the Parliament has gradually come to acknowledge, these crimes cannot go unpunished, |
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A.

having regard to the allegations of crimes against humanity and genocide during the armed conflict in Guatemala, according to which 83 % of the victims of the conflict were of Mayan ethnic origin, 200 000 people were murdered and 45 000 suffered enforced disappearances, 10 % of the population was displaced and entire indigenous communities were eradicated; whereas, as the Parliament has gradually come to acknowledge, these crimes cannot go unpunished,

| B. | whereas those accused of planning and committing the above-mentioned crimes have never been brought before a court and some of them continue to hold high political office, |
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B.

whereas those accused of planning and committing the above-mentioned crimes have never been brought before a court and some of them continue to hold high political office,

| C. | whereas in December 2006 the 10th anniversary of the peace accords will be commemorated and the Global Agreement on Human Rights has still not been implemented: the victims have not obtained adequate compensation, whether material or symbolic; the perpetrators of the crimes have never publicly apologised; and the whereabouts of most of the disappeared people remains unknown, |
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C.

whereas in December 2006 the 10th anniversary of the peace accords will be commemorated and the Global Agreement on Human Rights has still not been implemented: the victims have not obtained adequate compensation, whether material or symbolic; the perpetrators of the crimes have never publicly apologised; and the whereabouts of most of the disappeared people remains unknown,

| D. | whereas on 7 July 2006, a judge at the Spanish Audiencia Nacional issued an international warrant for the arrest of seven former Guatemalan dictators and military officers accused of genocide, torture and illegal detention, |
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D.

whereas on 7 July 2006, a judge at the Spanish Audiencia Nacional issued an international warrant for the arrest of seven former Guatemalan dictators and military officers accused of genocide, torture and illegal detention,

| E. | whereas before issuing the warrant, the judge travelled to Guatemala to carry out investigations which he was unable to conduct following appeals to the Guatemalan constitutional court and court for resolving conflicts of jurisdiction by the defendants' lawyers, |
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E.

whereas before issuing the warrant, the judge travelled to Guatemala to carry out investigations which he was unable to conduct following appeals to the Guatemalan constitutional court and court for resolving conflicts of jurisdiction by the defendants' lawyers,

| 1. | Urges the Guatemalan institutions to cooperate fully and do everything in their power to shed light on human rights violations and to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice and that the findings of investigations are made public, as called for in the international arrest warrant issued on 7 July 2006 by the Spanish Audiencia Nacional against José Efraín Ríos Montt, Oscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez, Germán Chupina Barahona, Pedro García Arredondo, Benedicto Lucas García and Donaldo Álvarez Ruiz, all of whom are accused of crimes of genocide, torture, terrorism and illegal detention; |
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1.

Urges the Guatemalan institutions to cooperate fully and do everything in their power to shed light on human rights violations and to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice and that the findings of investigations are made public, as called for in the international arrest warrant issued on 7 July 2006 by the Spanish Audiencia Nacional against José Efraín Ríos Montt, Oscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez, Germán Chupina Barahona, Pedro García Arredondo, Benedicto Lucas García and Donaldo Álvarez Ruiz, all of whom are accused of crimes of genocide, torture, terrorism and illegal detention;

| 2. | Asks the governments and the management of the relevant banking entities concerned to cooperate in sequestrating the goods and property of the defendants, in order to ensure that they discharge their financial and civil responsibilities; |
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2.

Asks the governments and the management of the relevant banking entities concerned to cooperate in sequestrating the goods and property of the defendants, in order to ensure that they discharge their financial and civil responsibilities;

| 3. | Urges Interpol and Europol, in the event of a request being made by the appropriate authorities, to provide the necessary means to ensure extradition; |
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3.

Urges Interpol and Europol, in the event of a request being made by the appropriate authorities, to provide the necessary means to ensure extradition;

| 4. | Reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that those accused do not go unpunished; |
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4.

Reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that those accused do not go unpunished;

| 5. | Welcomes the progress made in the application of the principle of universal jurisdiction in respect of crimes against humanity, genocide and torture; |
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5.

Welcomes the progress made in the application of the principle of universal jurisdiction in respect of crimes against humanity, genocide and torture;

| 6. | Considers that, should these proceedings be brought to a successful conclusion, the same procedure should be followed under similar circumstances in taking action against dictators and persons responsible for mass human rights violations; |
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6.

Considers that, should these proceedings be brought to a successful conclusion, the same procedure should be followed under similar circumstances in taking action against dictators and persons responsible for mass human rights violations;

| 7. | Expresses its support for the Guatemalan people and authorities, with a view to their continuing to uphold the rule of law and fostering economic, social and political development, which will contribute to peace and national reconciliation; |
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7.

Expresses its support for the Guatemalan people and authorities, with a view to their continuing to uphold the rule of law and fostering economic, social and political development, which will contribute to peace and national reconciliation;

| 8. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Government of Guatemala, the governments of Central American countries, the Government of the United States of America, and the Central American Parliament. |
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8.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Government of Guatemala, the governments of Central American countries, the Government of the United States of America, and the Central American Parliament.

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(1)  OJ C 59, 23.2.2001, p. 286.

(2)  OJ C 53 E, 28.2.2002, p. 403.

(3)  OJ C 127 E, 29.5.2003, p. 688.

(4)  OJ C 64 E, 12.3.2004, p. 609.

(5)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 494.

P6_TA(2006)0467

Uzbekistan

European Parliament resolution on Uzbekistan

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the Central Asian Republics and Uzbekistan, and in particular to its resolutions of 9 June 2005 (1) and 27 October 2005 (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the Central Asian Republics and Uzbekistan, and in particular to its resolutions of 9 June 2005 (1) and 27 October 2005 (2),

| — | having regard to the Commission's Strategy Paper for Central Asia 2002-2006 |
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having regard to the Commission's Strategy Paper for Central Asia 2002-2006

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 July 1999, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 July 1999,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the meetings of the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 18 July and 3 October 2005, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the meetings of the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 18 July and 3 October 2005,

| — | having regard to the Council Presidency statements on the human rights situation in Uzbekistan in 2005 and 2006, |
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having regard to the Council Presidency statements on the human rights situation in Uzbekistan in 2005 and 2006,

| — | having regard to the report of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances published on 27 December 2005, |
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having regard to the report of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances published on 27 December 2005,

| — | having regard to the trial monitoring report published by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) on 3 March 2006, |
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having regard to the trial monitoring report published by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) on 3 March 2006,

| — | having regard to the report by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, on civil and political rights, including the question of torture and detention, published on 21 March 2006, |
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having regard to the report by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, on civil and political rights, including the question of torture and detention, published on 21 March 2006,

| — | having regard to the letter on the situation of human rights in Uzbekistan sent by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General on 26 June 2006, |
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having regard to the letter on the situation of human rights in Uzbekistan sent by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General on 26 June 2006,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the next meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European Union and the Republic of Uzbekistan is scheduled for 8 November 2006, |
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whereas the next meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European Union and the Republic of Uzbekistan is scheduled for 8 November 2006,

| B. | whereas the General Affairs and External Relations Council is expected to consider on 13 November 2006 whether it will extend the sanctions adopted last year following the events of May 2005 in Andijan, |
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B.

whereas the General Affairs and External Relations Council is expected to consider on 13 November 2006 whether it will extend the sanctions adopted last year following the events of May 2005 in Andijan,

| C. | whereas the government of Uzbekistan has not addressed the conditions which the Council set out when sanctions were applied, |
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C.

whereas the government of Uzbekistan has not addressed the conditions which the Council set out when sanctions were applied,

| D. | whereas the government of Uzbekistan has not yet allowed any independent inquiry into the events in Andijan on 13 May 2005, despite the constant and repeated demands made during the past year by various international bodies, |
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D.

whereas the government of Uzbekistan has not yet allowed any independent inquiry into the events in Andijan on 13 May 2005, despite the constant and repeated demands made during the past year by various international bodies,

| E. | whereas following the Andijan massacre in 2005 the Uzbek authorities launched a crackdown on human rights defenders, independent journalists and civil society institutions, putting on trial hundreds of people suspected of involvement in the uprising, |
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E.

whereas following the Andijan massacre in 2005 the Uzbek authorities launched a crackdown on human rights defenders, independent journalists and civil society institutions, putting on trial hundreds of people suspected of involvement in the uprising,

| F. | whereas according to international human rights organisations there has been no news over the past year of the thousands of people arrested in an attempt to hide the truth; whereas those in detention are at serious risk of being subjected to torture and other ill-treatment; and whereas no observers have been allowed to follow the trials of many of those charged with capital offences, |
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F.

whereas according to international human rights organisations there has been no news over the past year of the thousands of people arrested in an attempt to hide the truth; whereas those in detention are at serious risk of being subjected to torture and other ill-treatment; and whereas no observers have been allowed to follow the trials of many of those charged with capital offences,

| G. | whereas, according to the report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture published in March 2006, there has been no fundamental change in the widespread use of torture or in policies and practices that could effectively combat it; whereas no meaningful steps have been taken by the Uzbek government to end the culture of impunity, |
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G.

whereas, according to the report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture published in March 2006, there has been no fundamental change in the widespread use of torture or in policies and practices that could effectively combat it; whereas no meaningful steps have been taken by the Uzbek government to end the culture of impunity,

| H. | whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Tashkent was closed on 17 March 2006, |
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H.

whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Tashkent was closed on 17 March 2006,

| I. | whereas after the events in Andijan hundreds of Uzbek citizens were obliged to flee to the Kyrgyz Republic and other neighbouring countries; and whereas Uzbek refugees have been extradited to Uzbekistan in flagrant violation of the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, |
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I.

whereas after the events in Andijan hundreds of Uzbek citizens were obliged to flee to the Kyrgyz Republic and other neighbouring countries; and whereas Uzbek refugees have been extradited to Uzbekistan in flagrant violation of the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees,

| J. | whereas Uzbek society is largely secular and the limited religious extremism which exists is essentially fuelled by social injustice; and whereas the fight against religious extremism can only be conducted through legal means and not through oppression, |
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J.

whereas Uzbek society is largely secular and the limited religious extremism which exists is essentially fuelled by social injustice; and whereas the fight against religious extremism can only be conducted through legal means and not through oppression,

| K. | whereas civil society in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, is increasingly calling for a more open society in which individual freedoms and human rights are fully respected, as well as for democratic change, |
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K.

whereas civil society in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, is increasingly calling for a more open society in which individual freedoms and human rights are fully respected, as well as for democratic change,

| 1. | Reiterates the importance of EU-Uzbekistan relations and acknowledges Uzbekistan's crucial role in the Central Asia region, but stresses that those relations must be based on mutual respect for the principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights, as is clearly laid down in the EU-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; |
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1.

Reiterates the importance of EU-Uzbekistan relations and acknowledges Uzbekistan's crucial role in the Central Asia region, but stresses that those relations must be based on mutual respect for the principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights, as is clearly laid down in the EU-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to make a considered decision with a view to improved future relations, on 13 November 2006, on the possible extension of sanctions, based on commitments by the Uzbekistan side during the EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council on 8 November 2006 and on information obtained by European diplomats based in the area; |
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2.

Calls on the Council to make a considered decision with a view to improved future relations, on 13 November 2006, on the possible extension of sanctions, based on commitments by the Uzbekistan side during the EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council on 8 November 2006 and on information obtained by European diplomats based in the area;

| 3. | Points out that the policy of targeted sanctions has not produced positive results so far, and therefore calls on the Commission and Council to review the situation carefully in order to find ways and means of achieving the political objectives set; |
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3.

Points out that the policy of targeted sanctions has not produced positive results so far, and therefore calls on the Commission and Council to review the situation carefully in order to find ways and means of achieving the political objectives set;

| 4. | Insists that the embargo on arms sales and military transfers be continued; |
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4.

Insists that the embargo on arms sales and military transfers be continued;

| 5. | Calls on Uzbekistan to cooperate fully with the OSCE and with the UN, especially with regard to the call for a credible and transparent independent enquiry, to comply with international law and to be receptive to any of the UN special procedures for which invitations have been requested and open to OSCE monitors and independent observers; |
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5.

Calls on Uzbekistan to cooperate fully with the OSCE and with the UN, especially with regard to the call for a credible and transparent independent enquiry, to comply with international law and to be receptive to any of the UN special procedures for which invitations have been requested and open to OSCE monitors and independent observers;

| 6. | Calls on the Council to take all necessary measures within the UN Human Rights Council to ensure the confidential ‘1503’ procedure does not continue to apply to Uzbekistan and to subject this country to a public mechanism of scrutiny as recommended by Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in her July 2005 report on the Andijan massacre; |
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6.

Calls on the Council to take all necessary measures within the UN Human Rights Council to ensure the confidential ‘1503’ procedure does not continue to apply to Uzbekistan and to subject this country to a public mechanism of scrutiny as recommended by Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in her July 2005 report on the Andijan massacre;

| 7. | Urges the Government of Uzbekistan to release all human rights defenders, journalists and political opposition members who are still in detention and to allow them to work freely and without fear of persecution, and to put an end to the harassment of NGOs; |
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7.

Urges the Government of Uzbekistan to release all human rights defenders, journalists and political opposition members who are still in detention and to allow them to work freely and without fear of persecution, and to put an end to the harassment of NGOs;

| 8. | Urges the Uzbekistan authorities to permit the reopening of the UNHCR Office in Tashkent; |
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8.

Urges the Uzbekistan authorities to permit the reopening of the UNHCR Office in Tashkent;

| 9. | Calls on the Kyrgyz Republic and the other neighbouring countries to fully respect the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, under which no refugees should be forcibly returned to their country of origin, and thus not to extradite Uzbek refugees to Uzbekistan; urges, in this regard, the Council and the Commission to closely follow the situation of all Uzbek refugees who have already been extradited to Uzbekistan; |
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9.

Calls on the Kyrgyz Republic and the other neighbouring countries to fully respect the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, under which no refugees should be forcibly returned to their country of origin, and thus not to extradite Uzbek refugees to Uzbekistan; urges, in this regard, the Council and the Commission to closely follow the situation of all Uzbek refugees who have already been extradited to Uzbekistan;

| 10. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the EU Special Representative for Central Asia, the Presidents, Governments and Parliaments of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary General of the OSCE. |
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10.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the EU Special Representative for Central Asia, the Presidents, Governments and Parliaments of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary General of the OSCE.

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(1)  OJ C 124 E, 25.5.2006, p. 560.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0415.

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