# Official Journal C 297E/2006

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 497 December 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 297E

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 497 December 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | European Parliament |
| | Monday, 15 May 2006 |
| 2006/C 297E/1 | MINUTES | 1 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING | 1 |
| Resumption of session | 1 |
| Tribute | 1 |
| Approval of Minutes of previous sitting | 1 |
| Documents received | 1 |
| Petitions | 7 |
| Membership of Parliament | 8 |
| Membership of political groups | 9 |
| Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity | 9 |
| Declaration of financial interests | 9 |
| Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council | 9 |
| Signature of acts adopted under codecision | 9 |
| Order of business | 10 |
| Formal sitting — Bolivia | 11 |
| One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | 11 |
| Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (debate) | 11 |
| Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II — Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II (debate) | 12 |
| Recovery of the stock of European Eel * (debate) | 12 |
| EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement * (debate) | 13 |
| Agenda for next sitting | 13 |
| Closure of sitting | 13 |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 14 |
| | Tuesday, 16 May 2006 |
| 2006/C 297E/2 | MINUTES | 16 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING | 16 |
| Opening of sitting | 16 |
| Documents received | 16 |
| Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled) | 16 |
| Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council (debate) | 17 |
| Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) ***I (debate) | 17 |
| Agenda | 18 |
| Membership of political groups | 18 |
| Voting time | 18 |
| Arrangements for importing rice * (Rule 131) (vote) | 18 |
| Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre * (Rule 131) (vote) | 18 |
| EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote) | 19 |
| EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote) | 19 |
| EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote) | 19 |
| EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote) | 19 |
| EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote) | 20 |
| EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote) | 20 |
| Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe * (Rule 131) (vote) | 20 |
| EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries * (Rule 131) (vote) | 20 |
| Place of supply of services (VAT) * (Rule 131) (vote) | 21 |
| Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (Rule 131) (vote) | 21 |
| Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II (vote) | 21 |
| Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II (vote) | 21 |
| Recovery of the stock of European Eel * (vote) | 22 |
| EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement * (vote) | 22 |
| Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004) (vote) | 22 |
| Better lawmaking 2004 (vote) | 22 |
| Formal sitting — Palestinian Authority | 23 |
| Voting time (continuation) | 23 |
| The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force (vote) | 23 |
| Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environment (vote) | 23 |
| Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (vote) | 23 |
| Explanations of vote | 24 |
| Corrections to votes and voting intentions | 24 |
| Approval of Minutes of previous sitting | 25 |
| Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate) | 25 |
| Question Time (Commission) | 26 |
| Membership of committees and delegations | 27 |
| Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I (debate) | 27 |
| Financing of European standardisation ***I (debate) | 27 |
| Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank * (debate) | 27 |
| Public finances in the EMU (debate) | 28 |
| Agenda for next sitting | 28 |
| Closure of sitting | 28 |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 29 |
| ANNEX I | 31 |
| ANNEX II | 39 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 66 |
| P6_TA(2006)0186Arrangements for importing rice *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as regards the arrangements for importing rice (COM(2006)0098 — C6-0085/2006 — 2006/0028(CNS)) | 66 |
| P6_TA(2006)0187Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the Single Payment Scheme (COM(2006)0125 — C6-0119/2006 — 2006/0043(CNS)) | 66 |
| P6_TA(2006)0188EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0349 — C6-0113/2006 — 2005/0143(CNS)) | 67 |
| P6_TA(2006)0189EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0353 — C6-0114/2006 — 2005/0141(CNS)) | 67 |
| P6_TA(2006)0190EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0355 — C6-0115/2006 — 2005/0146(CNS)) | 68 |
| P6_TA(2006)0191EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0369 — C6-0116/2006 — 2005/0148(CNS)) | 68 |
| P6_TA(2006)0192EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0371 — C6-0117/2006 — 2005/0151(CNS)) | 69 |
| P6_TA(2006)0193EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0393 — C6-0118/2006 — 2005/0161(CNS)) | 69 |
| P6_TA(2006)0194Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe (COM(2005)0630 — C6-0045/2006 — 2005/0249(CNS)) | 70 |
| P6_TA(2006)0195EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fisheries off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (COM(2005)0677 — C6-0035/2006 — 2005/0262(CNS)) | 72 |
| P6_TA(2006)0196Place of supply of services (VAT) *European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the place of supply of services (COM(2005)0334 — C6-0322/2005 — 2003/0329(CNS)) | 72 |
| P6_TA(2006)0197Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias PflügerEuropean Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (2006/2030(IMM)) | 74 |
| P6_TA(2006)0198Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods (9858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006 — 2003/0165(COD)) | 75 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2003)0165Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods | 76 |
| ANNEXNUTRITION CLAIMS AND CONDITIONS APPLYING TO THEM | 95 |
| P6_TA(2006)0199Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (9857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006 — 2003/0262(COD)) | 98 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2003)0262Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods | 98 |
| ANNEX IVITAMINS AND MINERALS WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO FOODS | 109 |
| ANNEX IIVITAMIN FORMULATIONS AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO FOODS | 109 |
| ANNEX IIISUBSTANCES WHOSE USE IN FOODS IS PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED OR UNDER COMMUNITY SCRUTINY | 112 |
| P6_TA(2006)0200Recovery of the stock of European Eel *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European Eel (COM(2005)0472 — C6-0326/2005 — 2005/0201(CNS)) | 113 |
| P6_TA(2006)0201EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2005)0692 — C6-0040/2006 — 2005/0280(CNS)) | 119 |
| P6_TA(2006)0202Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004)European Parliament resolution on the Commission's 21st and 22nd Annual reports on monitoring the application of Community law (2003 and 2004) (2005/2150(INI)) | 122 |
| P6_TA(2006)0203Better lawmaking 2004European Parliament resolution on Better lawmaking 2004: application of the principle of subsidiarity — 12th annual report (2005/2055(INI)) | 128 |
| P6_TA(2006)0204The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in forceEuropean Parliament resolution on the implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force (2004/2224(INI)) | 132 |
| P6_TA(2006)0205Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environmentEuropean Parliament resolution on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (2006/2006(INI)) | 136 |
| P6_TA(2006)0206Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the LegislatorEuropean Parliament resolution on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (2005/2214(INI)) | 140 |
| | Wednesday, 17 May 2006 |
| 2006/C 297E/3 | MINUTES | 144 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING | 144 |
| Opening of sitting | 144 |
| Announcement by the President | 144 |
| IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management — Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (debate) | 144 |
| Voting time | 145 |
| Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (Rule 131) (vote) | 145 |
| Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs * (Rule 131) (vote) | 145 |
| Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act * (Rule 131) (vote) | 146 |
| Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (vote) | 146 |
| IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (vote) | 146 |
| Formal sitting — Greece | 147 |
| Voting time (continuation) | 147 |
| Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) ***I (vote) | 147 |
| Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I (vote) | 147 |
| Financing of European standardisation ***I (vote) | 147 |
| Public finances in the EMU (vote) | 148 |
| Explanations of vote | 148 |
| Corrections to votes and voting intentions | 148 |
| Approval of Minutes of previous sitting | 149 |
| Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (debate) | 149 |
| Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I — European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument ***I — Instrument for Stability ***I — Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) * (debate) | 150 |
| Question Time (Council) | 151 |
| Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty *** — Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (debate) | 151 |
| Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (debate) | 152 |
| Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (debate) | 152 |
| Agenda for next sitting | 153 |
| Closure of sitting | 153 |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 154 |
| ANNEX I | 156 |
| ANNEX II | 162 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 180 |
| P6_TA(2006)0207Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank *European Parliament decision on the Council recommendation for the appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (C6-0071/2006 — 2006/0801(CNS)) | 180 |
| P6_TA(2006)0208Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999 (COM(2005)0687 — C6-0061/2006 — 2005/0273(CNS)) | 180 |
| P6_TA(2006)0209Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 6/2002 and (EC) No 40/94 to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs (COM(2005)0689 — C6-0058/2006 — 2005/0274(CNS)) | 181 |
| P6_TA(2006)0210IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial managementEuropean Parliament decision on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2004/2099(ACI) — 2006/2028(ACI)) | 182 |
| ANNEX | 185 |
| ANNEX I | 196 |
| ANNEX IIINTERINSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE BUDGETARY SECTOR | 196 |
| ANNEX IIICLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE | 198 |
| ANNEX IVFINANCING OF EXPENDITURE DERIVING FROM FISHERIES AGREEMENTS | 199 |
| DECLARATIONS | 199 |
| P6_TA(2006)0211Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a 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) (COM(2004)0478 — C6-0088/2004 — 2004/0157(COD)) | 202 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2004)0157Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council on 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 | 203 |
| ANNEX IFUNDING CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 5(2) | 211 |
| ANNEX IIFUNDING CONDITIONS FOR ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 2(H) AND 5(2) | 218 |
| P6_TA(2006)0212Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270B(COD)) | 218 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2004)0270BPosition of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies | 219 |
| P6_TA(2006)0213Financing of European standardisation ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation (COM(2005)0377 — C6-0252/2005 — 2005/0157(COD)) | 227 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2005)0157Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation | 228 |
| P6_TA(2006)0214Public finances in the EMUEuropean Parliament resolution on public finances in the economic and monetary union (EMU) (2005/2166(INI)) | 233 |
| | Thursday, 18 May 2006 |
| 2006/C 297E/4 | MINUTES | 237 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING | 237 |
| Opening of sitting | 237 |
| Documents received | 237 |
| Transfers of appropriations | 237 |
| Natural disasters — agricultural aspects — Natural disasters — regional development aspects — Natural disasters — environmental aspects — EU Solidarity Fund ***I (debate) | 238 |
| Voting time | 239 |
| Draft amending budget No 2/2006 (Rule 131) (vote) | 239 |
| Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (Rule 131) (vote) | 239 |
| Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I (vote) | 239 |
| EU Solidarity Fund ***I (vote) | 239 |
| Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty *** (vote) | 240 |
| Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (vote) | 240 |
| Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (vote) | 240 |
| Natural disasters — agricultural aspects (vote) | 240 |
| Natural disasters — regional development aspects (vote) | 241 |
| Natural disasters — environmental aspects (vote) | 241 |
| Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (vote) | 241 |
| Explanations of vote | 241 |
| Corrections to votes and voting intentions | 241 |
| Approval of Minutes of previous sitting | 242 |
| Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate) | 243 |
| Nepal | 243 |
| Sri Lanka | 243 |
| Taiwan | 243 |
| Agenda | 243 |
| Membership of Parliament | 244 |
| Membership of political groups | 244 |
| Membership of committees and delegations | 244 |
| Voting time | 244 |
| Nepal (vote) | 244 |
| Sri Lanka (vote) | 245 |
| Taiwan (vote) | 245 |
| Corrections to votes and voting intentions | 245 |
| Decisions concerning certain documents | 246 |
| Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116) | 248 |
| Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting | 248 |
| Dates for next sittings | 249 |
| Adjournment of session | 249 |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 250 |
| ANNEX I | 252 |
| ANNEX II | 266 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 305 |
| P6_TA(2006)0215Draft amending budget No 2/2006European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (8513/2006 — C6-0127/2006 — 2006/2098(BUD)) | 305 |
| P6_TA(2006)0216Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobsEuropean Parliament resolution on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs) (2006/2086(INI)) | 306 |
| P6_TA(2006)0217Financing Instrument for development and economic cooperation ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development and economic cooperation (COM(2004)0629 — C6-0128/2004 — 2004/0220(COD)) | 312 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2004)0220Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation | 313 |
| P6_TA(2006)0218EU Solidarity Fund ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (COM(2005)0108 — C6-0093/2005 — 2005/0033(COD)) | 331 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2005)0033Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund | 331 |
| P6_TA(2006)0219Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty ***European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (13886/1/2005 — COM(2005)0435 — C6-0435/2005 — 2005/0178(AVC)) | 340 |
| P6_TA(2006)0220Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matterEuropean Parliament resolution on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matter (2005/2203(INI)) | 341 |
| P6_TA(2006)0221Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007European Parliament resolution on the 2007 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) (2006/2020(BUD)) | 357 |
| P6_TA(2006)0222Natural disasters — agricultural aspectsEuropean Parliament resolution on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects (2005/2195(INI)) | 363 |
| P6_TA(2006)0223Natural disasters — regional development aspectsEuropean Parliament resolution on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — regional development aspects (2005/2193(INI)) | 369 |
| P6_TA(2006)0224Natural Disasters — environmental aspectsEuropean Parliament resolution on Natural Disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — environmental aspects (2005/2192(INI)) | 375 |
| P6_TA(2006)0225Treaty establishing the Energy CommunityEuropean Parliament resolution on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty | 379 |
| P6_TA(2006)0226NepalEuropean Parliament resolution on Nepal | 381 |
| P6_TA(2006)0227Sri LankaEuropean Parliament resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka | 384 |
| P6_TA(2006)0228TaiwanEuropean Parliament resolution on Taiwan | 387 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

European Parliament

Monday, 15 May 2006

2006/C 297E/1

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

1

Resumption of session

1

Tribute

1

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

1

Documents received

1

Petitions

7

Membership of Parliament

8

Membership of political groups

9

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

9

Declaration of financial interests

9

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

9

Signature of acts adopted under codecision

9

Order of business

10

Formal sitting — Bolivia

11

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

11

Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (debate)

11

Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II — Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II (debate)

12

Recovery of the stock of European Eel * (debate)

12

EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement * (debate)

13

Agenda for next sitting

13

Closure of sitting

13

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

14

Tuesday, 16 May 2006

2006/C 297E/2

MINUTES

16

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

16

Opening of sitting

16

Documents received

16

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

16

Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council (debate)

17

Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) ***I (debate)

17

Agenda

18

Membership of political groups

18

Voting time

18

Arrangements for importing rice * (Rule 131) (vote)

18

Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre * (Rule 131) (vote)

18

EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

Place of supply of services (VAT) * (Rule 131) (vote)

21

Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (Rule 131) (vote)

21

Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II (vote)

21

Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II (vote)

21

Recovery of the stock of European Eel * (vote)

22

EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement * (vote)

22

Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004) (vote)

22

Better lawmaking 2004 (vote)

22

Formal sitting — Palestinian Authority

23

Voting time (continuation)

23

The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force (vote)

23

Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environment (vote)

23

Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (vote)

23

Explanations of vote

24

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

24

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

25

Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate)

25

Question Time (Commission)

26

Membership of committees and delegations

27

Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I (debate)

27

Financing of European standardisation ***I (debate)

27

Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank * (debate)

27

Public finances in the EMU (debate)

28

Agenda for next sitting

28

Closure of sitting

28

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

29

ANNEX I

31

ANNEX II

39

TEXTS ADOPTED

66

P6_TA(2006)0186Arrangements for importing rice *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as regards the arrangements for importing rice (COM(2006)0098 — C6-0085/2006 — 2006/0028(CNS))

66

P6_TA(2006)0187Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the Single Payment Scheme (COM(2006)0125 — C6-0119/2006 — 2006/0043(CNS))

66

P6_TA(2006)0188EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0349 — C6-0113/2006 — 2005/0143(CNS))

67

P6_TA(2006)0189EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0353 — C6-0114/2006 — 2005/0141(CNS))

67

P6_TA(2006)0190EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0355 — C6-0115/2006 — 2005/0146(CNS))

68

P6_TA(2006)0191EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0369 — C6-0116/2006 — 2005/0148(CNS))

68

P6_TA(2006)0192EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0371 — C6-0117/2006 — 2005/0151(CNS))

69

P6_TA(2006)0193EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0393 — C6-0118/2006 — 2005/0161(CNS))

69

P6_TA(2006)0194Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe (COM(2005)0630 — C6-0045/2006 — 2005/0249(CNS))

70

P6_TA(2006)0195EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fisheries off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (COM(2005)0677 — C6-0035/2006 — 2005/0262(CNS))

72

P6_TA(2006)0196Place of supply of services (VAT) *European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the place of supply of services (COM(2005)0334 — C6-0322/2005 — 2003/0329(CNS))

72

P6_TA(2006)0197Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias PflügerEuropean Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (2006/2030(IMM))

74

P6_TA(2006)0198Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods (9858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006 — 2003/0165(COD))

75

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0165Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods

2006

76

ANNEXNUTRITION CLAIMS AND CONDITIONS APPLYING TO THEM

95

P6_TA(2006)0199Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (9857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006 — 2003/0262(COD))

98

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0262Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods

(EC) No .../2006

98

ANNEX IVITAMINS AND MINERALS WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO FOODS

109

ANNEX IIVITAMIN FORMULATIONS AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO FOODS

109

ANNEX IIISUBSTANCES WHOSE USE IN FOODS IS PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED OR UNDER COMMUNITY SCRUTINY

112

P6_TA(2006)0200Recovery of the stock of European Eel *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European Eel (COM(2005)0472 — C6-0326/2005 — 2005/0201(CNS))

113

P6_TA(2006)0201EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2005)0692 — C6-0040/2006 — 2005/0280(CNS))

119

P6_TA(2006)0202Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004)European Parliament resolution on the Commission's 21st and 22nd Annual reports on monitoring the application of Community law (2003 and 2004) (2005/2150(INI))

122

P6_TA(2006)0203Better lawmaking 2004European Parliament resolution on Better lawmaking 2004: application of the principle of subsidiarity — 12th annual report (2005/2055(INI))

128

P6_TA(2006)0204The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in forceEuropean Parliament resolution on the implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force (2004/2224(INI))

132

P6_TA(2006)0205Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environmentEuropean Parliament resolution on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (2006/2006(INI))

136

P6_TA(2006)0206Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the LegislatorEuropean Parliament resolution on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (2005/2214(INI))

140

Wednesday, 17 May 2006

2006/C 297E/3

MINUTES

144

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

144

Opening of sitting

144

Announcement by the President

144

IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management — Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (debate)

144

Voting time

145

Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (Rule 131) (vote)

145

Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs * (Rule 131) (vote)

145

Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act * (Rule 131) (vote)

146

Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (vote)

146

IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (vote)

146

Formal sitting — Greece

147

Voting time (continuation)

147

Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) ***I (vote)

147

Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I (vote)

147

Financing of European standardisation ***I (vote)

147

Public finances in the EMU (vote)

148

Explanations of vote

148

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

148

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

149

Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (debate)

149

Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I — European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument ***I — Instrument for Stability ***I — Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) * (debate)

150

Question Time (Council)

151

Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty *** — Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (debate)

151

Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (debate)

152

Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (debate)

152

Agenda for next sitting

153

Closure of sitting

153

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

154

ANNEX I

156

ANNEX II

162

TEXTS ADOPTED

180

P6_TA(2006)0207Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank *European Parliament decision on the Council recommendation for the appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (C6-0071/2006 — 2006/0801(CNS))

180

P6_TA(2006)0208Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999 (COM(2005)0687 — C6-0061/2006 — 2005/0273(CNS))

180

P6_TA(2006)0209Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 6/2002 and (EC) No 40/94 to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs (COM(2005)0689 — C6-0058/2006 — 2005/0274(CNS))

181

P6_TA(2006)0210IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial managementEuropean Parliament decision on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2004/2099(ACI) — 2006/2028(ACI))

182

ANNEX

185

ANNEX I

196

ANNEX IIINTERINSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE BUDGETARY SECTOR

196

ANNEX IIICLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE

198

ANNEX IVFINANCING OF EXPENDITURE DERIVING FROM FISHERIES AGREEMENTS

199

DECLARATIONS

199

P6_TA(2006)0211Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a 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) (COM(2004)0478 — C6-0088/2004 — 2004/0157(COD))

202

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0157Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council on 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

203

ANNEX IFUNDING CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 5(2)

211

ANNEX IIFUNDING CONDITIONS FOR ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 2(H) AND 5(2)

218

P6_TA(2006)0212Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270B(COD))

218

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0270BPosition of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

219

P6_TA(2006)0213Financing of European standardisation ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation (COM(2005)0377 — C6-0252/2005 — 2005/0157(COD))

227

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0157Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation

No .../2006/EC

228

P6_TA(2006)0214Public finances in the EMUEuropean Parliament resolution on public finances in the economic and monetary union (EMU) (2005/2166(INI))

233

Thursday, 18 May 2006

2006/C 297E/4

MINUTES

237

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

237

Opening of sitting

237

Documents received

237

Transfers of appropriations

237

Natural disasters — agricultural aspects — Natural disasters — regional development aspects — Natural disasters — environmental aspects — EU Solidarity Fund ***I (debate)

238

Voting time

239

Draft amending budget No 2/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

239

Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (Rule 131) (vote)

239

Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I (vote)

239

EU Solidarity Fund ***I (vote)

239

Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty *** (vote)

240

Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (vote)

240

Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (vote)

240

Natural disasters — agricultural aspects (vote)

240

Natural disasters — regional development aspects (vote)

241

Natural disasters — environmental aspects (vote)

241

Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (vote)

241

Explanations of vote

241

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

241

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

242

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

243

Nepal

243

Sri Lanka

243

Taiwan

243

Agenda

243

Membership of Parliament

244

Membership of political groups

244

Membership of committees and delegations

244

Voting time

244

Nepal (vote)

244

Sri Lanka (vote)

245

Taiwan (vote)

245

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

245

Decisions concerning certain documents

246

Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

248

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

248

Dates for next sittings

249

Adjournment of session

249

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

250

ANNEX I

252

ANNEX II

266

TEXTS ADOPTED

305

P6_TA(2006)0215Draft amending budget No 2/2006European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (8513/2006 — C6-0127/2006 — 2006/2098(BUD))

305

P6_TA(2006)0216Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobsEuropean Parliament resolution on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs) (2006/2086(INI))

306

P6_TA(2006)0217Financing Instrument for development and economic cooperation ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development and economic cooperation (COM(2004)0629 — C6-0128/2004 — 2004/0220(COD))

312

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0220Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation

(EC)

2006

cooperation

313

P6_TA(2006)0218EU Solidarity Fund ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (COM(2005)0108 — C6-0093/2005 — 2005/0033(COD))

331

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0033Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund

(EC) No .../2006

331

P6_TA(2006)0219Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty ***European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (13886/1/2005 — COM(2005)0435 — C6-0435/2005 — 2005/0178(AVC))

340

P6_TA(2006)0220Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matterEuropean Parliament resolution on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matter (2005/2203(INI))

341

P6_TA(2006)0221Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007European Parliament resolution on the 2007 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) (2006/2020(BUD))

357

P6_TA(2006)0222Natural disasters — agricultural aspectsEuropean Parliament resolution on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects (2005/2195(INI))

363

P6_TA(2006)0223Natural disasters — regional development aspectsEuropean Parliament resolution on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — regional development aspects (2005/2193(INI))

369

P6_TA(2006)0224Natural Disasters — environmental aspectsEuropean Parliament resolution on Natural Disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — environmental aspects (2005/2192(INI))

375

P6_TA(2006)0225Treaty establishing the Energy CommunityEuropean Parliament resolution on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty

379

P6_TA(2006)0226NepalEuropean Parliament resolution on Nepal

381

P6_TA(2006)0227Sri LankaEuropean Parliament resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka

384

P6_TA(2006)0228TaiwanEuropean Parliament resolution on Taiwan

387

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MINUTES

(2006/C 297 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Tribute

On behalf of Parliament, the President paid tribute to the memory of Rolandas Pavilionis, who had died on 10.05.2006.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

3.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Jean-Louis Bourlanges and Michael Gahler had informed the Presidency that they had been present at the sitting of 27.04.2006 but that their names were not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

4.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission






  — | Amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (COM(2005)0503 [01] — C6-0129/2006 — 2003/0196(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | LIBE |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opinion | : | FEMM |

1)

from the Council and Commission

—

Amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (COM(2005)0503 [01] — C6-0129/2006 — 2003/0196(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

LIBE

opinion

:

FEMM

| — | Amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women And Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (COM(2005)0503 [02] — C6-0130/2006 — 2003/0197(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | LIBE |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opinion | : | FEMM |

—

Amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women And Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (COM(2005)0503 [02] — C6-0130/2006 — 2003/0197(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

LIBE

opinion

:

FEMM

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the system of the European Communities' own resources (COM(2006)0099 — C6-0132/2006 — 2006/0039(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opinion | : | INTA, CONT, ECON, REGI |

—

Proposal for a Council decision on the system of the European Communities' own resources (COM(2006)0099 — C6-0132/2006 — 2006/0039(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

BUDG

opinion

:

INTA, CONT, ECON, REGI

| — | Proposal for a Council decision adapting the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards rural development (COM(2006)0152 [01] — C6-0133/2006 — 2006/0053(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | AGRI |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opinion | : | AFET, BUDG |

—

Proposal for a Council decision adapting the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards rural development (COM(2006)0152 [01] — C6-0133/2006 — 2006/0053(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

AGRI

opinion

:

AFET, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision adapting Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (COM(2006)0152 [02] — C6-0134/2006 — 2006/0054(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | AGRI |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opinion | : | AFET, BUDG |

—

Proposal for a Council decision adapting Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (COM(2006)0152 [02] — C6-0134/2006 — 2006/0054(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

AGRI

opinion

:

AFET, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on glucose and lactose (Codified version) (COM(2006)0116 — C6-0135/2006 — 2006/0038(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | JURI |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a Council regulation on glucose and lactose (Codified version) (COM(2006)0116 — C6-0135/2006 — 2006/0038(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

JURI

| — | Proposal for a Council directive on control of San José Scale (Codified version) (COM(2006)0123 — C6-0136/2006 — 2006/0040(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | JURI |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a Council directive on control of San José Scale (Codified version) (COM(2006)0123 — C6-0136/2006 — 2006/0040(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

JURI

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture (COM(2006)0154 — C6-0137/2006 — 2006/0056(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | PECH |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opinion | : | ENVI |

—

Proposal for a Council regulation concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture (COM(2006)0154 — C6-0137/2006 — 2006/0056(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

PECH

opinion

:

ENVI

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (07591/2006 — C6-0138/2006 — 2005/0251(AVC))






  referred to | responsible | : | JURI |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opinion | : | ECON, LIBE |

—

Proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (07591/2006 — C6-0138/2006 — 2005/0251(AVC))

referred to

responsible

:

JURI

opinion

:

ECON, LIBE

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0351 — C6-0139/2006 — 2005/0140(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | TRAN |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0351 — C6-0139/2006 — 2005/0140(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

TRAN

| — | 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))






  referred to | responsible | : | LIBE |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

—

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))

referred to

responsible

:

LIBE

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 12/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0470 — C6-0143/2006 — 2006/2100(GBD))






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

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 12/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0470 — C6-0143/2006 — 2006/2100(GBD))

referred to

responsible

:

BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol on Mountain Farming attached to the Alpine Convention (COM(2006)0170 — C6-0144/2006 — 2006/0059(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | AGRI |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opinion | : | ENVI |

—

Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol on Mountain Farming attached to the Alpine Convention (COM(2006)0170 — C6-0144/2006 — 2006/0059(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

AGRI

opinion

:

ENVI

| 2) | from committees






  2.1) | reports






  — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0393 — C6-0118/2006 — 2005/0161(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism
  Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0125/2006). |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

2)

from committees

2.1)

reports

—

- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0393 — C6-0118/2006 — 2005/0161(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0125/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0353 — C6-0114/2006 — 2005/0141(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism
  Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0126/2006). |
| --- | --- |

—

- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0353 — C6-0114/2006 — 2005/0141(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0126/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0371 — C6-0117/2006 — 2005/0151(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism
  Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0127/2006). |
| --- | --- |

—

- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0371 — C6-0117/2006 — 2005/0151(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0127/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0369 — C6-0116/2006 — 2005/0148(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism
  Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0128/2006). |
| --- | --- |

—

- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0369 — C6-0116/2006 — 2005/0148(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0128/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0349 — C6-0113/2006 — 2005/0143(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism
  Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0129/2006). |
| --- | --- |

—

- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0349 — C6-0113/2006 — 2005/0143(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0129/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0355 — C6-0115/2006 — 2005/0146(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism
  Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0130/2006). |
| --- | --- |

—

- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0355 — C6-0115/2006 — 2005/0146(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Costa Paolo (A6-0130/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe (COM(2005)0630 — C6-0045/2006 — 2005/0249(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries
  Rapporteur: Freitas Duarte (A6-0132/2006). |
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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe (COM(2005)0630 — C6-0045/2006 — 2005/0249(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Freitas Duarte (A6-0132/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fisheries off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (COM(2005)0677 — C6-0035/2006 — 2005/0262(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries
  Rapporteur: Guerreiro Pedro (A6-0133/2006). |
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—

- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fisheries off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (COM(2005)0677 — C6-0035/2006 — 2005/0262(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Guerreiro Pedro (A6-0133/2006).

| — | *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (13886/1/2005 — COM(2005)0435 — C6-0435/2005 — 2005/0178(AVC)) — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
  Rapporteur: Chichester Giles (A6-0134/2006). |
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*** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (13886/1/2005 — COM(2005)0435 — C6-0435/2005 — 2005/0178(AVC)) — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Chichester Giles (A6-0134/2006).

| — | * Report on the Council recommendation for appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (N6-0015/2006 — C6-0071/2006 — 2006/0801(CNS)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
  Rapporteur: Berès Pervenche (A6-0136/2006). |
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- Report on the Council recommendation for appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (N6-0015/2006 — C6-0071/2006 — 2006/0801(CNS)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Berès Pervenche (A6-0136/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European Eel (COM(2005)0472 — C6-0326/2005 — 2005/0201(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries
  Rapporteur: Maat Albert Jan (A6-0140/2006). |
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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European Eel (COM(2005)0472 — C6-0326/2005 — 2005/0201(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Maat Albert Jan (A6-0140/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as regards the arrangements for importing rice (COM(2006)0098 — C6-0085/2006 — 2006/0028(CNS)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  Rapporteur: Daul Joseph (A6-0142/2006). |
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—

- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as regards the arrangements for importing rice (COM(2006)0098 — C6-0085/2006 — 2006/0028(CNS)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Daul Joseph (A6-0142/2006).

| — | Report on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (2005/2214(INI)) — Committee on Constitutional Affairs
  Rapporteur: Kaufmann Sylvia-Yvonne (A6-0143/2006). |
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—

Report on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (2005/2214(INI)) — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Kaufmann Sylvia-Yvonne (A6-0143/2006).

| — | Report on the conclusion of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2006/2028(ACI)) — Committee on Constitutional Affairs
  Rapporteur: Sousa Pinto Sérgio (A6-0144/2006). |
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Report on the conclusion of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2006/2028(ACI)) — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Sousa Pinto Sérgio (A6-0144/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the Single Payment Scheme (COM(2006)0125 — C6-0119/2006 — 2006/0043(CNS)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  Rapporteur: Daul Joseph (A6-0145/2006). |
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—

- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the Single Payment Scheme (COM(2006)0125 — C6-0119/2006 — 2006/0043(CNS)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Daul Joseph (A6-0145/2006).

| — | Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — regional development aspects (2005/2193(INI)) — Committee on Regional Development
  Rapporteur: Galeote Quecedo Gerardo (A6-0147/2006). |
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Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — regional development aspects (2005/2193(INI)) — Committee on Regional Development

Rapporteur: Galeote Quecedo Gerardo (A6-0147/2006).

| — | Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — environmental aspects (2005/2192(INI)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  Rapporteur: Estrela Edite (A6-0149/2006). |
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Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — environmental aspects (2005/2192(INI)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Estrela Edite (A6-0149/2006).

| — | Report on the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2006)0036 — 2004/2099(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets
  Rapporteur: Böge Reimer (A6-0150/2006). |
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Report on the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2006)0036 — 2004/2099(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Böge Reimer (A6-0150/2006).

| — | Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects (2005/2195(INI)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  Rapporteur: Capoulas Santos Luis Manuel (A6-0152/2006). |
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—

Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects (2005/2195(INI)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Capoulas Santos Luis Manuel (A6-0152/2006).

| — | * Report on the amended proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the place of supply of services (COM(2005)0334 — C6-0322/2005 — 2003/0329(CNS)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
  Rapporteur: Karas Othmar (A6-0153/2006). |
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—

- Report on the amended proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the place of supply of services (COM(2005)0334 — C6-0322/2005 — 2003/0329(CNS)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Karas Othmar (A6-0153/2006).

| — | Report on the 2007 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) (2006/2020(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets
  Rapporteur: Elles James (A6-0154/2006). |
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—

Report on the 2007 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) (2006/2020(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Elles James (A6-0154/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (COM(2004)0627 — C6-0047/2005 — 2004/0222(CNS)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
  Rapporteur: Szent-Iványi István (A6-0155/2006). |
| --- | --- |

—

- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (COM(2004)0627 — C6-0047/2005 — 2004/0222(CNS)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur: Szent-Iványi István (A6-0155/2006).

| — | Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (2006/2030(IMM)) — Committee on Legal Affairs
  Rapporteur: Speroni Francesco Enrico (A6-0156/2006). |
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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (2006/2030(IMM)) — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Speroni Francesco Enrico (A6-0156/2006).

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability (COM(2004)0630 — C6-0251/2004 — 2004/0223(COD)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
  Rapporteur: Beer Angelika (A6-0157/2006). |
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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability (COM(2004)0630 — C6-0251/2004 — 2004/0223(COD)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur: Beer Angelika (A6-0157/2006).

| — | Report on the Annual Report on Human rights in the World 2005 and the EU's Policy on the matter (2005/2203(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
  Rapporteur: Howitt Richard (A6-0158/2006). |
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Report on the Annual Report on Human rights in the World 2005 and the EU's Policy on the matter (2005/2203(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur: Howitt Richard (A6-0158/2006).

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270B(COD)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  Rapporteur: Roth-Behrendt Dagmar (A6-0161/2006). |
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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270B(COD)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Roth-Behrendt Dagmar (A6-0161/2006).

| — | Report on public finances in economic and monetary Union (EMU) (2005/2166(INI)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
  Rapporteur: Rosati Dariusz (A6-0162/2006). |
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—

Report on public finances in economic and monetary Union (EMU) (2005/2166(INI)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Rosati Dariusz (A6-0162/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2005)0692 — C6-0040/2006 — 2005/0280(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries
  Rapporteur: Varela Suanzes-Carpegna Daniel (A6-0163/2006). |
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—

- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2005)0692 — C6-0040/2006 — 2005/0280(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Varela Suanzes-Carpegna Daniel (A6-0163/2006).

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM(2004)0628 — C6-0129/2004 — 2004/0219(COD)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
  Rapporteurs: Szymański Konrad, Fotyga Anna Elzbieta (A6-0164/2006). |
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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM(2004)0628 — C6-0129/2004 — 2004/0219(COD)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteurs: Szymański Konrad, Fotyga Anna Elzbieta (A6-0164/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999 (COM(2005)0687 — C6-0061/2006 — 2005/0273(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs
  Rapporteur: Rocard Michel (A6-0166/2006). |
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—

- Report on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999 (COM(2005)0687 — C6-0061/2006 — 2005/0273(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Rocard Michel (A6-0166/2006).

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 6/2002 and (EC) No 40/94 to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs (COM(2005)0689 — C6-0058/2006 — 2005/0274(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs
  Rapporteur: Rocard Michel (A6-0167/2006). |
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—

- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 6/2002 and (EC) No 40/94 to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs (COM(2005)0689 — C6-0058/2006 — 2005/0274(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Rocard Michel (A6-0167/2006).

| — | Report on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs) (2006/2086(INI)) — Committee on Regional Development
  Rapporteur: Krehl Constanze Angela (A6-0175/2006). |
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Report on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs) (2006/2086(INI)) — Committee on Regional Development

Rapporteur: Krehl Constanze Angela (A6-0175/2006).

| 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 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (09857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006 — 2003/0262(COD)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  Rapporteur: Scheele Karin (A6-0078/2006). |
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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 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (09857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006 — 2003/0262(COD)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Scheele Karin (A6-0078/2006).

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods (09858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006 — 2003/0165(COD)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  Rapporteur: Poli Bortone Adriana (A6-0122/2006). |
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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 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (09858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006 — 2003/0165(COD)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Poli Bortone Adriana (A6-0122/2006).

| 3) | from Members






  3.1) | oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0207/2006)






  — | Posselt Bernd, Casaca Paulo, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco Elena, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, McGuinness Mairead, Batzeli Katerina, Ryan Eoin, Evans Robert, Mitchell Gay, Karas Othmar, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Mölzer Andreas, Hennicot-Schoepges Erna, Ó Neachtain Seán, Pirker Hubert, Budreikaitė Danutė, Gentvilas Eugenijus, Seeber Richard, Aylward Liam, Medina Ortega Manuel, Davies Chris, Crowley Brian, Rübig Paul, Rack Reinhard, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Moraes Claude, Koch Dieter-Lebrecht, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Karatzaferis Georgios, Trakatellis Antonios, Newton Dunn Bill, De Rossa Proinsias, Beglitis Panagiotis, Isler Béguin Marie Anne, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Czarnecki Ryszard, Pafilis Athanasios, Sakalas Aloyzas, Schierhuber Agnes, Zappalà Stefano, Manolakou Diamanto, Sjöstedt Jonas, Lundgren Nils, Martin Hans-Peter, Kallenbach Gisela, Adamou Adamos, Ebner Michl, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Gill Neena, Badia I Cutchet Maria, Ó Neachtain Seán, Mitchell Gay, Crowley Brian, Guardans Cambó Ignasi, McGuinness Mairead, Weber Manfred, Alvaro Alexander, Davies Chris, Starkevičiūtė Margarita, Staes Bart, Posselt Bernd, Vakalis Nikolaos, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Doyle Avril, Karim Sajjad, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Evans Robert, Aylward Liam, De Rossa Proinsias, Montoro Romero Cristobal, Lundgren Nils, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Medina Ortega Manuel, Herczog Edit, Sjöstedt Jonas, Mavrommatis Manolis, Higgins Jim, Beglitis Panagiotis, Mayer Hans-Peter, Liberadzki Bogusław, Moraes Claude, Martin David, Ryan Eoin, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Podkański Zdzisław Zbigniew, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Matsis Yiannakis, Karatzaferis Georgios, Markov Helmuth, Casaca Paulo, Belohorská Irena, Kinnock Glenys, Vanhecke Frank, Sakalas Aloyzas, Zappalà Stefano, Bowis John, Belet Ivo, Evans Jill, Toussas Georgios, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Manolakou Diamanto, Christensen Ole, Czarnecki Ryszard, Pafilis Athanasios, Martin Hans-Peter, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Jordan Cizelj Romana, Adamou Adamos |
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3)

from Members

3.1)

oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0207/2006)

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Posselt Bernd, Casaca Paulo, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco Elena, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, McGuinness Mairead, Batzeli Katerina, Ryan Eoin, Evans Robert, Mitchell Gay, Karas Othmar, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Mölzer Andreas, Hennicot-Schoepges Erna, Ó Neachtain Seán, Pirker Hubert, Budreikaitė Danutė, Gentvilas Eugenijus, Seeber Richard, Aylward Liam, Medina Ortega Manuel, Davies Chris, Crowley Brian, Rübig Paul, Rack Reinhard, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Moraes Claude, Koch Dieter-Lebrecht, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Karatzaferis Georgios, Trakatellis Antonios, Newton Dunn Bill, De Rossa Proinsias, Beglitis Panagiotis, Isler Béguin Marie Anne, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Czarnecki Ryszard, Pafilis Athanasios, Sakalas Aloyzas, Schierhuber Agnes, Zappalà Stefano, Manolakou Diamanto, Sjöstedt Jonas, Lundgren Nils, Martin Hans-Peter, Kallenbach Gisela, Adamou Adamos, Ebner Michl, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Gill Neena, Badia I Cutchet Maria, Ó Neachtain Seán, Mitchell Gay, Crowley Brian, Guardans Cambó Ignasi, McGuinness Mairead, Weber Manfred, Alvaro Alexander, Davies Chris, Starkevičiūtė Margarita, Staes Bart, Posselt Bernd, Vakalis Nikolaos, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Doyle Avril, Karim Sajjad, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Evans Robert, Aylward Liam, De Rossa Proinsias, Montoro Romero Cristobal, Lundgren Nils, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Medina Ortega Manuel, Herczog Edit, Sjöstedt Jonas, Mavrommatis Manolis, Higgins Jim, Beglitis Panagiotis, Mayer Hans-Peter, Liberadzki Bogusław, Moraes Claude, Martin David, Ryan Eoin, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Podkański Zdzisław Zbigniew, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Matsis Yiannakis, Karatzaferis Georgios, Markov Helmuth, Casaca Paulo, Belohorská Irena, Kinnock Glenys, Vanhecke Frank, Sakalas Aloyzas, Zappalà Stefano, Bowis John, Belet Ivo, Evans Jill, Toussas Georgios, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Manolakou Diamanto, Christensen Ole, Czarnecki Ryszard, Pafilis Athanasios, Martin Hans-Peter, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Jordan Cizelj Romana, Adamou Adamos

| 3.2) | motions for resolutions (Rule 113)






  — | Corbett Richard — Motion for a resolution concerning European Parliament sessions in Brussels and European Council meetings in Strasbourg (B6-0277/2006)






  referred to | responsible | : | AFCO |
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3.2)

motions for resolutions (Rule 113)

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Corbett Richard — Motion for a resolution concerning European Parliament sessions in Brussels and European Council meetings in Strasbourg (B6-0277/2006)

referred to

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CONT

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






  — | Carl Schlyter, Paulo Casaca, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Mojca Drčar Murko and Caroline Lucas, on banning seal products in the European Union (38/2006); |
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3.3)

written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116)

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Carl Schlyter, Paulo Casaca, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Mojca Drčar Murko and Caroline Lucas, on banning seal products in the European Union (38/2006);

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, on the Differentiated Browsing system for the protection of minors on the Internet (39/2006); |
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Cristiana Muscardini, on the Differentiated Browsing system for the protection of minors on the Internet (39/2006);

| — | Margrietus van den Berg, Jean-Marie Cavada, Harlem Désir and Caroline Lucas, on forced labour in Chinese prisons (40/2006); |
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Margrietus van den Berg, Jean-Marie Cavada, Harlem Désir and Caroline Lucas, on forced labour in Chinese prisons (40/2006);

| — | Feleknas Uca, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Karin Scheele, Jürgen Schröder and Nicholson of Winterbourne, on Female Genital Mutilation (41/2006). |
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Feleknas Uca, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Karin Scheele, Jürgen Schröder and Nicholson of Winterbourne, on Female Genital Mutilation (41/2006).

5.   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):

20.04.2006

| | Robert Buxton (Kensington Red Route Action Group) (with 800 signatures) (No 131/2006); |
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Robert Buxton (Kensington Red Route Action Group) (with 800 signatures) (No 131/2006);

| | Fred Krieger (No 132/2006); |
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Fred Krieger (No 132/2006);

| | Philipp Hummer (Nathan: Network: Netzkunst & Kultur) (No 133/2006); |
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Philipp Hummer (Nathan: Network: Netzkunst & Kultur) (No 133/2006);

| | Philipp Lampel (No 134/2006); |
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Philipp Lampel (No 134/2006);

| | Christian Vach (No 135/2006); |
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Christian Vach (No 135/2006);

| | Hans-Dieter Ripperger (No 136/2006); |
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Hans-Dieter Ripperger (No 136/2006);

| | Hans Werner Schulz (No 137/2006); |
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Hans Werner Schulz (No 137/2006);

| | Ulrich Sczech (No 138/2006); |
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Ulrich Sczech (No 138/2006);

| | Julia Ovchinski (RAe Engelmann Gorev-Drozd) (No 139/2006); |
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Julia Ovchinski (RAe Engelmann Gorev-Drozd) (No 139/2006);

| | Hans-Helmut Zimmermann (No 140/2006); |
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Hans-Helmut Zimmermann (No 140/2006);

| | Jean-Nöel and Gaby Hantscher (No 141/2006); |
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Jean-Nöel and Gaby Hantscher (No 141/2006);

| | Wasilios Katsioulis (No 142/2006); |
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Wasilios Katsioulis (No 142/2006);

| | Charalampos Psarros (No 143/2006); |
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Charalampos Psarros (No 143/2006);

| | Elissabet Angelidou (No 144/2006); |
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Elissabet Angelidou (No 144/2006);

| | S. Efstratiadis (No 145/2006); |
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S. Efstratiadis (No 145/2006);

| | Georgios Klonaris (No 146/2006); |
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Georgios Klonaris (No 146/2006);

| | Athanassios Tsiokos Plapoutas (with 233 signatures) (No 147/2006); |
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Athanassios Tsiokos Plapoutas (with 233 signatures) (No 147/2006);

| | Andreas Papamihail (No 148/2006); |
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Andreas Papamihail (No 148/2006);

| | Anthony Craven (National Support Group For Victims of Failed Home Income Plans) (No 149/2006); |
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Anthony Craven (National Support Group For Victims of Failed Home Income Plans) (No 149/2006);

| | Jean-Claude Ruppert (Parents for Fair School Fees) (No 150/2006); |
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Jean-Claude Ruppert (Parents for Fair School Fees) (No 150/2006);

| | Stefanos Samakas (Center for the protection of the classic vehicle — Skaraveos Athens Volkswagen Club) (No 151/2006); |
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Stefanos Samakas (Center for the protection of the classic vehicle — Skaraveos Athens Volkswagen Club) (No 151/2006);

| | Christina Karlsson (No 152/2006); |
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Christina Karlsson (No 152/2006);

| | Dimitris Nikolakis (No 153/2006); |
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Dimitris Nikolakis (No 153/2006);

| | Edward McGarr (No 154/2006); |
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Edward McGarr (No 154/2006);

| | Robert Twiss (Purcellsinch Business & Residents Group) (No 155/2006); |
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Robert Twiss (Purcellsinch Business & Residents Group) (No 155/2006);

| | Teodor Vallo (No 156/2006); |
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Teodor Vallo (No 156/2006);

| | Reg Fraser (Plymouth Senior Citizens Forum) (No 157/2006); |
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Reg Fraser (Plymouth Senior Citizens Forum) (No 157/2006);

| | Amir Ripon (No 158/2006); |
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Amir Ripon (No 158/2006);

| | Ashley Binamungu (Brides without borders) (No 159/2006); |
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Ashley Binamungu (Brides without borders) (No 159/2006);

| | Raimundas Kubilius (Board of the Community of Old Citizens of Palanga Town) (No 160/2006); |
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Raimundas Kubilius (Board of the Community of Old Citizens of Palanga Town) (No 160/2006);

| | Dan Brennan (No 161/2006); |
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Dan Brennan (No 161/2006);

| | Pedro Nieto Iglesia (No 162/2006); |
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Pedro Nieto Iglesia (No 162/2006);

| | Rosa Dolores Valles Martinez (Foro Social contra el Trasvase Fuensanta-Taibilla) (No 163/2006); |
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Rosa Dolores Valles Martinez (Foro Social contra el Trasvase Fuensanta-Taibilla) (No 163/2006);

| | Liene Apine (Latvian National Front) (No 164/2006); |
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Liene Apine (Latvian National Front) (No 164/2006);

| | Ángel Arozamena Sierra (No 165/2006); |
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Ángel Arozamena Sierra (No 165/2006);

| | Iñaki Reyero Castro (No 166/2006); |
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Iñaki Reyero Castro (No 166/2006);

| | Manuel Munoz Carrasco (No 167/2006); |
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Manuel Munoz Carrasco (No 167/2006);

| | Abdelkrim Qassoui (HEMROD, S.L.) (No 168/2006); |
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Abdelkrim Qassoui (HEMROD, S.L.) (No 168/2006);

| | María Eugenia Callejón de la Sal (Plataforma en defensa de agua amarga) (No 169/2006); |
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María Eugenia Callejón de la Sal (Plataforma en defensa de agua amarga) (No 169/2006);

| | Pedro Pablo Herrero Ruiz (with 311 signatures) (No 170/2006); |
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Pedro Pablo Herrero Ruiz (with 311 signatures) (No 170/2006);

| | Miguel García Cacho (No 171/2006); |
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Miguel García Cacho (No 171/2006);

| | Zainib Ben Aissa (No 172/2006); |
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Zainib Ben Aissa (No 172/2006);

| | Raymond di Mascio (No 173/2006); |
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Raymond di Mascio (No 173/2006);

| | Jean-Claude Pasquier (No 174/2006); |
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Jean-Claude Pasquier (No 174/2006);

| | Etienne Triau (SCEA TRIAU) (No 175/2006); |
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Etienne Triau (SCEA TRIAU) (No 175/2006);

| | Elsa Villa (No 176/2006); |
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Elsa Villa (No 176/2006);

| | Claude Karsenti (Défense des Citoyens) (No 177/2006); |
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Claude Karsenti (Défense des Citoyens) (No 177/2006);

| | Xavier Dirand (No 178/2006); |
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Xavier Dirand (No 178/2006);

| | Giuseppe De Simone (Comitato MOSAICO — Movimento Spontaneo d'Autotutela Intercomunale) (with 15 signatures) (No 179/2006); |
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Giuseppe De Simone (Comitato MOSAICO — Movimento Spontaneo d'Autotutela Intercomunale) (with 15 signatures) (No 179/2006);

| | Adriana Palleni (Comitati Cittadini Indipendenti) (No 180/2006); |
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Adriana Palleni (Comitati Cittadini Indipendenti) (No 180/2006);

| | Matteo Ugliola (No 181/2006); |
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Matteo Ugliola (No 181/2006);

| | Edmondo Infantino (No 182/2006); |
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Edmondo Infantino (No 182/2006);

| | Salvatore Maio (CISL — Struttura transfrontaliera Eurazur) (No 183/2006); |
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Salvatore Maio (CISL — Struttura transfrontaliera Eurazur) (No 183/2006);

| | Remo Mortara (Gruppo di Medici) (with 62 signatures) (No 184/2006); |
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Remo Mortara (Gruppo di Medici) (with 62 signatures) (No 184/2006);

| | Özcan Kaldoyo (ACSA) (No 185/2006); |
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Özcan Kaldoyo (ACSA) (No 185/2006);

| | Zorica Grujič (LIFS- Jugoslavisk-Svenska Föreningen ‘Jedinstvo-Enighet ’Lunds Invandrarföreningars Samarbetsorganisation) (with 166 signatures) (No 186/2006); |
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Zorica Grujič (LIFS- Jugoslavisk-Svenska Föreningen ‘Jedinstvo-Enighet ’Lunds Invandrarföreningars Samarbetsorganisation) (with 166 signatures) (No 186/2006);

| | Antonín Zelenka (No 187/2006); |
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Antonín Zelenka (No 187/2006);

| | Anna Krazucka (Izba Pracodawców Polskich) (No 188/2006); |
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Anna Krazucka (Izba Pracodawców Polskich) (No 188/2006);

| | Marian Grzywnowicz (Zakład Usługowo-Handlowy ‘Marionex’) (No 189/2006); |
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Marian Grzywnowicz (Zakład Usługowo-Handlowy ‘Marionex’) (No 189/2006);

| | Michal Szyszka (No 190/2006); |
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Michal Szyszka (No 190/2006);

| | Manfred Zippel (No 191/2006). |
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Manfred Zippel (No 191/2006).

28.04.2006

| | Rosemarie Hennecke-Gramatzki (No 192/2006); |
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Rosemarie Hennecke-Gramatzki (No 192/2006);

| | Peter Hagspiel (No 193/2006); |
| --- | --- |

Peter Hagspiel (No 193/2006);

| | Martin Mieschendahl (No 194/2006); |
| --- | --- |

Martin Mieschendahl (No 194/2006);

| | Tobias Neubacher (No 195/2006); |
| --- | --- |

Tobias Neubacher (No 195/2006);

| | Martina Liepert (No 196/2006); |
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Martina Liepert (No 196/2006);

| | (Name confidential) (No 197/2006); |
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(Name confidential) (No 197/2006);

| | Michael Stolz (No 198/2006); |
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Michael Stolz (No 198/2006);

| | Rainer Lorenz (No 199/2006); |
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Rainer Lorenz (No 199/2006);

| | Peter Bergelt (No 200/2006); |
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Peter Bergelt (No 200/2006);

| | Bodo Staron (No 201/2006); |
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Bodo Staron (No 201/2006);

| | Denitsa Dimitrova Göbel (No 202/2006); |
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Denitsa Dimitrova Göbel (No 202/2006);

| | Frank Bergmann (No 203/2006); |
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Frank Bergmann (No 203/2006);

| | Brigitte Honig (No 204/2006); |
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Brigitte Honig (No 204/2006);

| | Mihail Selish (RAe Engelmann-Gorev-Drozd) (No 205/2006); |
| --- | --- |

Mihail Selish (RAe Engelmann-Gorev-Drozd) (No 205/2006);

| | John Kaufman (No 206/2006); |
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John Kaufman (No 206/2006);

| | Kelly Welch (No 207/2006); |
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Kelly Welch (No 207/2006);

| | Ade Adeyanju (No 208/2006); |
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Ade Adeyanju (No 208/2006);

| | Roberto Pereira Moreira (No 209/2006); |
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Roberto Pereira Moreira (No 209/2006);

| | Edward Creighton (No 210/2006); |
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Edward Creighton (No 210/2006);

| | Sebastián Gómez Marfil (No 211/2006); |
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Sebastián Gómez Marfil (No 211/2006);

| | Rafael Olabe (Nafarroako Erret Etxea) (No 212/2006); |
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Rafael Olabe (Nafarroako Erret Etxea) (No 212/2006);

| | Javier Escudero Gonzalez (Plataforma en defensa de San Glorio) (No 213/2006); |
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Javier Escudero Gonzalez (Plataforma en defensa de San Glorio) (No 213/2006);

| | Danilo Cavallero (No 214/2006); |
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Danilo Cavallero (No 214/2006);

| | Aurelio Taddeo (No 215/2006); |
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Aurelio Taddeo (No 215/2006);

| | Antonio Gerolamo Giungato (No 216/2006); |
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Antonio Gerolamo Giungato (No 216/2006);

| | Rob Jansen (No 217/2006); |
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Rob Jansen (No 217/2006);

| | Constant Verbraeken (No 218/2006); |
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Constant Verbraeken (No 218/2006);

| | Constant Verbraeken (No 219/2006); |
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Constant Verbraeken (No 219/2006);

| | Edward Szatanik (No 220/2006). |
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Edward Szatanik (No 220/2006).

6.   Membership of Parliament

Pier Luigi Bersani, Paolo Cirino Pomicino, Massimo D'Alema and Armando Dionisi had notified Parliament that they had been elected to the Italian Parliament and had accepted their national mandates as of 28.04.2006.

As this office was incompatible with that of a Member of the European Parliament under Article 7(2) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament, under Rule 4(4), established the vacancies with effect from 28.04.2006 and informed the Member State concerned thereof.

The Italian authorities had notified Parliament that the following had been designated as Members of the European Parliament with effect from 08.05.2006:

| | Marco Cappato to replace Emma Bonino; |
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Marco Cappato to replace Emma Bonino;

| | Carlo Casini to replace Armando Dionisi; |
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Carlo Casini to replace Armando Dionisi;

| | Corrado Gabriele to replace Fausto Bertinotti; |
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Corrado Gabriele to replace Fausto Bertinotti;

| | Donata Gottardi to replace Enrico Letta; |
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Donata Gottardi to replace Enrico Letta;

| | Andrea Losco to replace Massimo D'Alema; |
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Andrea Losco to replace Massimo D'Alema;

| | Achille Occhetto to replace Antonio Di Pietro; |
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Achille Occhetto to replace Antonio Di Pietro;

| | Aldo Patriciello to replace Lorenzo Cesa; |
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Aldo Patriciello to replace Lorenzo Cesa;

| | Gianluca Susta to replace Pier Luigi Bersani; |
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Gianluca Susta to replace Pier Luigi Bersani;

| | Armando Veneto to replace Paolo Cirino Pomicino; |
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Armando Veneto to replace Paolo Cirino Pomicino;

| | Donato Tommaso Veraldi to replace Giovanni Procacci. |
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Donato Tommaso Veraldi to replace Giovanni Procacci.

Josep Borrell Fontelles (President) drew attention to the provisions of Rule 3(5).

7.   Membership of political groups

Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski had sat as a non-attached Member as of 01.05.2006.

The co-chairmen of the IND/DEM Group had given notice that Mario Borghezio, Umberto Bossi, Matteo Salvini and Francesco Enrico Speroni were no longer members of that group and had sat as non-attached Members as of 27.04.2006.

8.   Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Gabriele Albertini had sent the Presidency a request for the defence of his parliamentary immunity in case No 8629/05 R.G., pending before a court in Milan.

Under Rule 6(3), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

9.   Declaration of financial interests

The following Members had not yet submitted a declaration of financial interests for 2005 in accordance with Annex I, Article 2(5) of the Rules of Procedure:

| | Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt and Roger Knapman. |
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Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt and Roger Knapman.

10.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

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

| — | Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services. |
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Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services.

11.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, on Wednesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:

| — | Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) (3680/4/2005 — C6-0149/2006 — 2001/0004(COD)) |
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Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) (3680/4/2005 — C6-0149/2006 — 2001/0004(COD))

| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (3682/9/2005 — C6-0147/2006 — 2003/0175(COD)) |
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (3682/9/2005 — C6-0147/2006 — 2003/0175(COD))

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (3604/2/2006 — C6-0145/2006 — 2003/0189A(COD)) |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (3604/2/2006 — C6-0145/2006 — 2003/0189A(COD))

| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to emissions from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (3605/2/2006 — C6-0146/2006 — 2003/0189B(COD)) |
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to emissions from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (3605/2/2006 — C6-0146/2006 — 2003/0189B(COD))

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (3674/3/2005 — C6-0150/2006 — 2004/0258(COD)) |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (3674/3/2005 — C6-0150/2006 — 2004/0258(COD))

| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (3667/5/2005 — C6-0148/2006 — 2004/0065(COD)) |
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (3667/5/2005 — C6-0148/2006 — 2004/0065(COD))

| — | Decision of the European Parliament establishing the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) Towards a Just Society (3676/2/2005 — C6-0151/2006 — 2005/0107(COD)). |
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Decision of the European Parliament establishing the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) Towards a Just Society (3676/2/2005 — C6-0151/2006 — 2005/0107(COD)).

12.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

Hans-Peter Martin spoke.

The final draft agenda for the May I and II sittings (PE 373.210/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Sittings of 15.05.2006 to 18.05.2006

Sittings of 15.05.2006 to 18.05.2006

Monday

Monday

| — | no changes |
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no changes

Tuesday

Tuesday

| — | Request from the GUE/NGL Group to refer back to committee the Speroni report on the request for the waiver of Tobias Pflüger's immunity (A6-0156/2006), which was due to be put to the vote on Tuesday (Item 2 on the final draft agenda). |
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Request from the GUE/NGL Group to refer back to committee the Speroni report on the request for the waiver of Tobias Pflüger's immunity (A6-0156/2006), which was due to be put to the vote on Tuesday (Item 2 on the final draft agenda).

(Item 2 on the final draft agenda).

Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann moved the request.

The following spoke on the request: Klaus-Heiner Lehne, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who asked that the Conference of Presidents no longer be called upon to deal with matters relating to parliamentary immunity, and that such matters be dealt with in plenary and by the JURI Committee, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Martin Schulz.

Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (72 in favour, 102 against, 50 abstentions).

| — | Request from the PSE Group to hold over until Wednesday the vote on the Rack report on improving the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) (A6-0408/2005) (Item 11 on the final draft agenda). |
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Request from the PSE Group to hold over until Wednesday the vote on the Rack report on improving the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) (A6-0408/2005) (Item 11 on the final draft agenda).

(Item 11 on the final draft agenda).

Parliament approved the request.

Wednesday

Wednesday

As the Presidency-in-Office of the Council had notified Parliament that it could not stay after 19.00, Council Question Time would be cut to one hour.

The following spoke against that statement: Martin Schulz, Giles Chichester, Hans-Gert Poettering and Hans-Peter Martin (the President pointed out that he would pass the comments on to the Council).

Thursday

Thursday

Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115)

| — | Request from the ALDE Group to add an item on Taiwan to the debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. |
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Request from the ALDE Group to add an item on Taiwan to the debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

Graham Watson moved the request on behalf of the ALDE Group.

The following spoke on the request: Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Astrid Lulling, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

Parliament approved the request.

Sittings of 31.05.2006 and 01.06.2006

Sittings of 31.05.2006 and 01.06.2006

| — | no changes |
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no changes

The order of business was thus established.

13.   Formal sitting — Bolivia

From 17.30 to 18.05, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the visit by Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Republic of Bolivia.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

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, Maria Badia I Cutchet, Eugenijus Gentvilas, Milan Horáček, Bairbre de Brún, Georgios Karatzaferis, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Ryszard Czarnecki, Mairead McGuinness, Katerina Batzeli, Diana Wallis, Erik Meijer, Urszula Krupa, Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Martine Roure, Brian Crowley, Pedro Guerreiro, Thomas Wise, Alexander Stubb, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Arūnas Degutis, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Karin Scheele, Hélène Flautre, James Nicholson, Jörg Leichtfried, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Ana Maria Gomes and Margrietus van den Berg.

15.   Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (debate)

(debate)

Report on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator [2005/2214(INI)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A6-0143/2006).

Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Maria Berger (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Alexander Stubb, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Richard Corbett, on behalf of the PSE Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jo Leinen and Genowefa Grabowska.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 10.3.

Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 10.3

16.   Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II — Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II (debate)

(debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods [09858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006 — 2003/0165(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Adriana Poli Bortone (A6-0122/2006).

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods [09857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006 — 2003/0262(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Karin Scheele (A6-0078/2006).

Karin Scheele introduced the recommendation for second reading (A6-0078/2006).

Adriana Poli Bortone introduced the recommendation for second reading (A6-0122/2006).

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Renate Sommer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mojca Drčar Murko, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jill Evans, 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, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, María del Pilar Ayuso González and Åsa Westlund.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Frédérique Ries, Hiltrud Breyer, Adamos Adamou, Kathy Sinnott, Roberta Angelilli, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, John Bowis, Linda McAvan, Holger Krahmer, Thomas Wise, Horst Schnellhardt, Marios Matsakis, Péter Olajos, Ivo Strejček, Avril Doyle, Thomas Ulmer, Astrid Lulling, Zuzana Roithová and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 8.13 and Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 8.14.

Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 8.13 and Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 8.14

17.   Recovery of the stock of European Eel * (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European Eel [COM(2005)0472 — C6-0326/2005 — 2005/0201(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Albert Jan Maat (A6-0140/2006).

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Albert Jan Maat introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Henrik Dam Kristensen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Ioannis Gklavakis, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Jean-Claude Martinez, Zdzisław Kazimierz Chmielewski, Neil Parish and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 8.15.

Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 8.15

18.   EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement * (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco [COM(2005)0692 — C6-0040/2006 — 2005/0280(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (A6-0163/2006).

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna introduced the report.

The following spoke: Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, María Isabel Salinas García, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elspeth Attwooll, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, Non-attached Member, Margie Sudre, Henrik Dam Kristensen, Cecilia Malmström, Ian Hudghton, Vittorio Agnoletto, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Jonas Sjöstedt, Dorette Corbey, Manuel Medina Ortega, Paulo Casaca and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 8.16.

Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 8.16

19.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda ’PE 373.210/OJMA).

20.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 22.25.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Allister, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badia I Cutchet, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Booth, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, Buitenweg, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Catania, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Gabriele, Correia, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, de Brún, Degutis, De Keyser, Demetriou, 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, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ek, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jill Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Farage, Fava, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Elisa Ferreira, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Harbour, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Ilves, in't Veld, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Kamiński, Karas, Karatzaferis, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lavarra, Lax, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Louis, Ludford, Lulling, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Mantovani, Markov, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgantini, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscat, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Achille Occhetto, Olajos, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Patrie, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Prets, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rizzo, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savi, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Siwiec, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Veraldi, Vidal-Quadras, de Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Wieland, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Ždanoka, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zwiefka

Observers:

Abadjiev Dimitar, Ali Nedzhmi, Anastase Roberta Alma, Arabadjiev Alexander, Athanasiu Alexandru, Bărbuleţiu Tiberiu, Bliznashki Georgi, Buruiană Aprodu Daniela, Cappone Maria, Ciornei Silvia, Cioroianu Adrian Mihai, Corlăţean Titus, Coşea Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Dimitrov Martin, Duca Viorel, Dumitrescu Cristian, Ganţ Ovidiu Victor, Hogea Vlad Gabriel, Husmenova Filiz, Iacob Ridzi Monica Maria, Ivanova Iglika, Kazak Tchetin, Kelemen Atilla Béla Ladislau, Kirilov Evgeni, Kónya-Hamar Sándor, Marinescu Marian-Jean, Mihăescu Eugen, Morţun Alexandru Ioan, Muscă Monica Octavia, Paparizov Atanas Atanassov, Parvanova Antonyia, Paşcu Ioan Mircea, Petre Maria, Podgorean Radu, Popa Nicolae Vlad, Popeangă Petre, Sârbu Daciana Octavia, Severin Adrian, Shouleva Lydia, Silaghi Ovidiu Ioan, Sofianski Stefan, Stoyanov Dimitar, Szabó Károly Ferenc, Ţicău Silvia Adriana, Tîrle Radu, Vigenin Kristian, Zgonea Valeriu Ştefan

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Tuesday, 16 May 2006

| 7.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 297/16 |
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7.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 297/16

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MINUTES

(2006/C 297 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

Giles Chichester, referring to the remarks he had made the previous day (Minutes of 15.05.2006, Item 12), asked the President to gain assurance from the Council that it would be present on Wednesday evening for the debate on the Energy Community Treaty. If it could not be present, he would move that the item be deferred until the next part-session (the President replied that he would bring the matter up with the Council).

(Minutes of 15.05.2006, Item 12)

2.   Documents received

The following report had been received from the Committee on Budgets:

| — | Report on Draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (08513/2006 — C6-0127/2006 — 2006/2098(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets
  Rapporteur: Pittella Giovanni (A6-0181/2006). |
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Report on Draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (08513/2006 — C6-0127/2006 — 2006/2098(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Pittella Giovanni (A6-0181/2006).

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

(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. | Nepal







  — | Vittorio Agnoletto and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Nepal (B6-0282/2006); |
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I.

Nepal

Nepal

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Vittorio Agnoletto and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Nepal (B6-0282/2006);

| — | Thomas Mann and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Nepal (B6-0287/2006); |
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Thomas Mann and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Nepal (B6-0287/2006);

| — | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Nepal (B6-0288/2006); |
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Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Nepal (B6-0288/2006);

| — | Elizabeth Lynne and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Nepal (B6-0289/2006); |
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Elizabeth Lynne and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Nepal (B6-0289/2006);

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Neena Gill, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Nepal (B6-0292/2006); |
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Pasqualina Napoletano and Neena Gill, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Nepal (B6-0292/2006);

| — | Hélène Flautre, Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Nepal (B6-0294/2006). |
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Hélène Flautre, Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Nepal (B6-0294/2006).

| II. | Sri Lanka







  — | Frithjof Schmidt, Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B6-0281/2006); |
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II.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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Frithjof Schmidt, Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B6-0281/2006);

| — | André Brie and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Sri Lanka (B6-0283/2006); |
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André Brie and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Sri Lanka (B6-0283/2006);

| — | Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock, Thomas Mann and Philip Bradbourn, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B6-0286/2006); |
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Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock, Thomas Mann and Philip Bradbourn, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B6-0286/2006);

| — | Elizabeth Lynne, Sajjad Karim and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B6-0290/2006); |
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Elizabeth Lynne, Sajjad Karim and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B6-0290/2006);

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans, Neena Gill and Emilio Menéndez del Valle, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Sri Lanka (B6-0293/2006). |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans, Neena Gill and Emilio Menéndez del Valle, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Sri Lanka (B6-0293/2006).

| III. | Taiwan







  — | Graham Watson, Alexander Lambsdorff, Cecilia Malmström and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Taiwan (B6-0284/2006); |
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III.

Taiwan

Taiwan

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Graham Watson, Alexander Lambsdorff, Cecilia Malmström and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Taiwan (B6-0284/2006);

| — | Raül Romeva i Rueda and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the observer status of Taiwan in the World Health Organisation (B6-0285/2006). |
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Raül Romeva i Rueda and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the observer status of Taiwan in the World Health Organisation (B6-0285/2006).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

4.   Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council (debate)

(debate)

Commission statement: Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council — A project for citizens: producing results for Europe — Period of reflection and ‘Plan D’

Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Timothy Kirkhope, Hannes Swoboda, Cecilia Malmström, Bastiaan Belder, Alexander Stubb and Jan Marinus Wiersma.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Sarah Ludford, Georgios Karatzaferis, Elmar Brok, Richard Corbett, Alexander Lambsdorff, Jens-Peter Bonde, Stavros Lambrinidis, Jo Leinen, Carlos Carnero González, Brian Crowley and Margot Wallström.

The debate closed.

5.   Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) ***I (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a 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’) [COM(2004)0478 — C6-0088/2004 — 2004/0157(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Reinhard Rack (A6-0408/2005).

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Reinhard Rack introduced the report.

The following spoke: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jörg Leichtfried, on behalf of the PSE Group, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, on behalf of the ALDE 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, Fernand Le Rachinel, Non-attached Member, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Ulrich Stockmann, Jacky Henin, Luca Romagnoli, Luís Queiró, Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, Bogusław Liberadzki, Inés Ayala Sender, Robert Navarro, Nikolaos Sifunakis and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 6.1.

Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 6.1

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

6.   Agenda

The President announced that the Council would be present until 19.30 for Question Time on 17.05.2006.

He also stated that Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) would be in attendance to reply to the oral question on the Treaty establishing the Energy Community for south-east Europe. As a result, the President made the following proposal:

| — | (to take the joint debate on the Treaty establishing the Energy Community Items 63 and 64 on the agenda) first at 21.00; |
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(to take the joint debate on the Treaty establishing the Energy Community Items 63 and 64 on the agenda) first at 21.00;

Items 63 and 64 on the agenda

| — | (to take the report by James Elles on the Commission's annual policy strategy (A6-0154/2006) Item 19 on the agenda) immediately afterwards. |
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(to take the report by James Elles on the Commission's annual policy strategy (A6-0154/2006) Item 19 on the agenda) immediately afterwards.

Item 19 on the agenda

Parliament agreed to the proposal.

*

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At its meeting of 15.05.2006, the Committee on Budgets had adopted the report by Giovanni Pittella on draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (08513/2006 — C6-0127/2006 — 2006/2098(BUD) (A6-0181/2006).

The report would be put to the vote under Rule 131 at noon on 18.05.2006.

7.   Membership of political groups

Giulietto Chiesa had joined the PSE Group with effect from 15.05.2006.

8.   Voting time

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

8.1.   Arrangements for importing rice * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as regards the arrangements for importing rice [COM(2006)0098 — C6-0085/2006 — 2006/0028(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0142/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0186)

(P6_TA(2006)0186)

8.2.   Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the Single Payment Scheme [COM(2006)0125 — C6-0119/2006 — 2006/0043(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0145/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0187)

(P6_TA(2006)0187)

8.3.   EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0349 — C6-0113/2006 — 2005/0143(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0129/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0188)

(P6_TA(2006)0188)

8.4.   EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0353 — C6-0114/2006 — 2005/0141(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0126/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0189)

(P6_TA(2006)0189)

8.5.   EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0355 — C6-0115/2006 — 2005/0146(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0130/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0190)

(P6_TA(2006)0190)

8.6.   EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0369 — C6-0116/2006 — 2005/0148(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0128/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0191)

(P6_TA(2006)0191)

8.7.   EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0371 — C6-0117/2006 — 2005/0151(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0127/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0192)

(P6_TA(2006)0192)

8.8.   EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0393 — C6-0118/2006 — 2005/0161(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0125/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0193)

(P6_TA(2006)0193)

8.9.   Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe [COM(2005)0630 — C6-0045/2006 — 2005/0249(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Duarte Freitas (A6-0132/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0194)

(P6_TA(2006)0194)

8.10.   EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fisheries off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 [COM(2005)0677 — C6-0035/2006 — 2005/0262(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Pedro Guerreiro (A6-0133/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0195)

(P6_TA(2006)0195)

8.11.   Place of supply of services (VAT) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the amended proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the place of supply of services [COM(2005)0334 — C6-0322/2005 — 2003/0329(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Othmar Karas (A6-0153/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0196)

(P6_TA(2006)0196)

8.12.   Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger [2006/2030(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A6-0156/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0197)

(P6_TA(2006)0197)

8.13.   Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II (vote)

(vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods [09858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006 — 2003/0165(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Adriana Poli Bortone (A6-0122/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

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

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0198)

(P6_TA(2006)0198)

8.14.   Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II (vote)

(vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods [09857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006 — 2003/0262(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Karin Scheele (A6-0078/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

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

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0199)

(P6_TA(2006)0199)

8.15.   Recovery of the stock of European Eel * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European Eel [COM(2005)0472 — C6-0326/2005 — 2005/0201(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Albert Jan Maat (A6-0140/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0200)

(P6_TA(2006)0200)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0200)

(P6_TA(2006)0200)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

Albert Jan Maat (rapporteur) on the Commission proposal.

8.16.   EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco [COM(2005)0692 — C6-0040/2006 — 2005/0280(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (A6-0163/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0201)

(P6_TA(2006)0201)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0201)

(P6_TA(2006)0201)

8.17.   Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004) (vote)

(vote)

Report on the Commission's 21st and 22nd Annual reports on monitoring the application of Community law (2003 and 2004) [2005/2150(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Monica Frassoni (A6-0089/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0202)

(P6_TA(2006)0202)

8.18.   Better lawmaking 2004 (vote)

(vote)

Report on Better lawmaking 2004: application of the principle of subsidiarity — 12th annual report [2005/2055(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Bert Doorn (A6-0082/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0203)

(P6_TA(2006)0203)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

Godfrey Bloom, on the admissibility of amendments 8 and 16.

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

9.   Formal sitting — Palestinian Authority

From 12.00 to 12.30, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the visit by Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

10.   Voting time (continuation)

(continuation)

10.1.   The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force (vote)

(vote)

Report on the implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force [2004/2224(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0083/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0204)

(P6_TA(2006)0204)

10.2.   Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environment (vote)

(vote)

Report on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment [2006/2006(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0080/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0205)

(P6_TA(2006)0205)

10.3.   Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (vote)

(vote)

Report on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator [2005/2214(INI)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A6-0143/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0206)

(P6_TA(2006)0206)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

Jacek Protasiewicz on amendment 1.

11.   Explanations of vote

Written 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.

Verbatim Report of Proceedings

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Othmar Karas — A6-0153/2006

| — | Othmar Karas |
| --- | --- |

—

Othmar Karas

Report: Francesco Enrico Speroni — A6-0156/2006

| — | Esko Seppänen |
| --- | --- |

—

Esko Seppänen

Report: Adriana Poli Bortone — A6-0122/2006

| — | Richard Seeber and Andreas Mölzer |
| --- | --- |

—

Richard Seeber and Andreas Mölzer

Report: Bert Doorn — A6-0082/2006

| — | Francesco Enrico Speroni |
| --- | --- |

—

Francesco Enrico Speroni

12.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes 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 will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

Voting intentions:

Voting intentions:

The Presidency had been notified of the following voting intentions (in respect of votes that had not been cast):

Report: Joseph Daul — A6-0142/2006

| — | in favour: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Edite Estrela, Othmar Karas |
| --- | --- |

—

in favour: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Edite Estrela, Othmar Karas

Report: Joseph Daul — A6-0145/2006

| — | in favour: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Edite Estrela, Othmar Karas |
| --- | --- |

—

in favour: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Edite Estrela, Othmar Karas

Report: Duarte Freitas — A6-0132/2006

| — | in favour: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Elmar Brok |
| --- | --- |

—

in favour: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Elmar Brok

Report: Adriana Poli Bortone — A6-0122/2006

| — | amendments 50-68 and 68-85 (Block 1)
  in favour: Hiltrud Breyer |
| --- | --- |

—

amendments 50-68 and 68-85 (Block 1)

in favour: Hiltrud Breyer

| — | amendment 91
  in favour: Hiltrud Breyer |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 91

in favour: Hiltrud Breyer

| — | amendment 66

  against: Marc Tarabella
  abstentions: Hiltrud Breyer |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 66

against: Marc Tarabella

against:

abstentions: Hiltrud Breyer

| — | amendment 67
  in favour: Hiltrud Breyer

  against: Spanish members of the PSE Group |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 67

in favour: Hiltrud Breyer

against: Spanish members of the PSE Group

against:

Report: Karin Scheele — A6-0078/2006

| — | amendment 13

  against: Frédérique Ries |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 13

against: Frédérique Ries

against:

Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Nirj Deva, Edite Estrela and Othmar Karas had informed the Presidency that they had been present but had not taken part in the first few votes because they did not have their voting cards.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.05.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

13.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

14.   Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate)

(debate)

Commission statement: Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

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, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, Pierre Moscovici, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Joost Lagendijk and Erik Meijer.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Nils Lundgren, Konrad Szymański, Ryszard Czarnecki, Geoffrey Van Orden, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Alexander Lambsdorff, Milan Horáček, Vladimír Remek, Nigel Farage, Hans-Peter Martin, Francisco José Millán Mon, Alexandra Dobolyi, Cecilia Malmström, Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Jean-Claude Martinez, Guido Podestà, Hannes Swoboda, Bronisław Geremek, Hartmut Nassauer, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Sophia in 't Veld, Kinga Gál and Helmut Kuhne.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Viktória Mohácsi, Camiel Eurlings, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Charles Tannock, Catherine Guy-Quint, David Casa, Józef Pinior, Zbigniew Zaleski, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Fernand Le Rachinel, Anna Ibrisagic, Arlene McCarthy, Olli Rehn, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Mia De Vits, Georgios Papastamkos, Panagiotis Beglitis, Ari Vatanen, Pia Elda Locatelli, Jacek Protasiewicz, Mairead McGuinness and Panayiotis Demetriou.

The debate closed.

15.   Question Time (Commission)

(Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0207/2006).

Part one

Part one

Question 48 (Michl Ebner): Anti-competitive nature of mobile phone ringtone advertising.

Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Michl Ebner.

Question 49 (Nicholson of Winterbourne): The need for a common minimum standard for children in Europe.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Nicholson of Winterbourne, Richard Seeber, Andreas Mölzer and Elizabeth Lynne.

Question 50 (Neena Gill): Consumer information and consultation on the issue of GMO.

Mariann Fischer Boel answered the question and supplementaries by Neena Gill, John Purvis and Andreas Mölzer.

Part two

Part two

Question 51 (Maria Badia I Cutchet): Community regulation to reduce international roaming mobile telephone charges.

Question 52 (Seán Ó Neachtain): Reduction in roaming charges in Europe.

Question 53 (Gay Mitchell): International roaming charges.

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) answered the questions and supplementaries by Maria Badia I Cutchet, Seán Ó Neachtain, Gay Mitchell, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Sajjad Karim and Malcolm Harbour.

Question 54 (Brian Crowley): The safest use of the Internet.

Viviane Reding answered the questions and supplementaries by Agnes Schierhuber (deputising for the author), Seán Ó Neachtain and Gay Mitchell.

Questions 55 to 58 would receive written answers.

Question 59 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 60 (Margarita Starkevičiūtė): Financial services in WTO Doha round.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Margarita Starkevičiūtė, David Martin and Georgios Papastamkos.

Question 61 (Bart Staes): Biofuels.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and supplementaries by Bart Staes, David Martin and Agnes Schierhuber.

Question 62 (Bernd Posselt): Energy dependence.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Laima Liucija Andrikienė.

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

(see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings)

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 19.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Vice-President

16.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the ALDE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

Delegation for relations with South Africa: Lapo Pistelli

17.   Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies [COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270B(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (A6-0161/2006).

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

Karl-Heinz Florenz, deputising for the rapporteur, introduced the report.

The following spoke: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mojca Drčar Murko, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Avril Doyle, Linda McAvan, Marios Matsakis, Thomas Ulmer, Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Richard Seeber and Mairead McGuinness.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 6.2.

Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 6.2

18.   Financing of European standardisation ***I (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation [COM(2005)0377 — C6-0252/2005 — 2005/0157(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Rapporteur: Zita Pleštinská (A6-0107/2006).

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

Zita Pleštinská introduced the report.

The following spoke: Yannick Vaugrenard (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Paul Rübig (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Malcolm Harbour, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edit Herczog, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zuzana Roithová, Andreas Schwab, Milan Gaľa, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi and Günter Verheugen.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 6.3.

Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 6.3

19.   Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank * (debate)

(debate)

Report on the Council recommendation for the appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank [C6-0071/2006 — 2006/0801(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0136/2006).

Pervenche Berès introduced the report.

The following spoke: Alexander Radwan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Othmar Karas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 4.1.

Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 4.1

20.   Public finances in the EMU (debate)

(debate)

Report on public finances in the economic and monetary union (EMU) [2005/2166(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0162/2006).

Dariusz Rosati introduced the report.

Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Othmar Karas, Pervenche Berès, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Cristobal Montoro Romero, Elisa Ferreira, Andreas Schwab, Antolín Sánchez Presedo and Joaquín Almunia.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 6.4.

Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 6.4

21.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda ’PE 373.210/OJME).

22.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.45.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Luigi Cocilovo

Vice-President

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Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Kamiński, Karas, Karatzaferis, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Locatelli, Losco, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Mantovani, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, 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, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Polfer, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Siwiec, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, de Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Abadjiev Dimitar, Ali Nedzhmi, Anastase Roberta Alma, Arabadjiev Alexander, Athanasiu Alexandru, Bărbuleţiu Tiberiu, Becşenescu Dumitru, Bliznashki Georgi, Buruiană Aprodu Daniela, Cappone Maria, Christova Christina Velcheva, Ciornei Silvia, Cioroianu Adrian Mihai, Corlăţean Titus, Coşea Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Dimitrov Martin, Dîncu Vasile, Duca Viorel, Dumitrescu Cristian, Ganţ Ovidiu Victor, Hogea Vlad Gabriel, Husmenova Filiz, Iacob Ridzi Monica Maria, Ilchev Stanimir, Ivanova Iglika, Kazak Tchetin, Kelemen Atilla Béla Ladislau, Kirilov Evgeni, Kónya-Hamar Sándor, Marinescu Marian-Jean, Mihăescu Eugen, Morţun Alexandru Ioan, Muscă Monica Octavia, Paparizov Atanas Atanassov, Parvanova Antonyia, Paşcu Ioan Mircea, Petre Maria, Podgorean Radu, Popa Nicolae Vlad, Popeangă Petre, Sârbu Daciana Octavia, Severin Adrian, Shouleva Lydia, Silaghi Ovidiu Ioan, Sofianski Stefan, Stoyanov Dimitar, Szabó Károly Ferenc, Ţicău Silvia Adriana, Tîrle Radu, Vigenin Kristian, Zgonea Valeriu Ştefan

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (for, 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 (for, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (for, 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.   Arrangements for importing rice *

Report: Joseph DAUL (A6-0142/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 516, 13, 11 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

516, 13, 11

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

2.   Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre *

Report: Joseph DAUL (A6-0145/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 545, 17, 8 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

545, 17, 8

Request for roll-call vote

IND/DEM: final vote

3.   EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0129/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0126/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

5.   EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0130/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

6.   EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0128/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

7.   EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0127/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

8.   EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0125/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

9.   Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe *

Report: Duarte FREITAS (A6-0132/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 482, 67, 70 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

482, 67, 70

Request for split vote

IND/DEM: final vote

10.   EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries *

Report: Pedro GUERREIRO (A6-0133/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

11.   Place of supply of services (VAT) *

Report: Othmar KARAS (A6-0153/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

12.   Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger *

Report: Francesco Enrico SPERONI (A6-0156/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

13.   Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II

Recommendation for second reading: (qualified majority)

Adriana POLI BORTONE (A6-0122/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Block 1 — compromise | 50-65
  68-89 | UEN, PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, GUE/NGL + Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 614, 8, 16 |
| Block 2 | 1-16
  19-46 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| Article 1, § 1 | 91 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 135, 490, 14 |
| Article 4, § 2 | 90 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 66 | UEN, PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, GUE/NGL + Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 513, 85, 43 |
| 17 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| Article 4, § 3 | 18 | Committee | | - | |
| 67 | UEN, PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, GUE/NGL + Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 602, 24, 16 |
| 49 | KLAß et al | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Block 1 — compromise

50-65

68-89

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

RCV

+

614, 8, 16

Block 2

1-16

19-46

Committee

↓

Article 1, § 1

91

IND/DEM

RCV

-

135, 490, 14

Article 4, § 2

90

PPE-DE

-

66

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

RCV

+

513, 85, 43

17

Committee

↓

Article 4, § 3

18

Committee

-

67

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

RCV

+

602, 24, 16

49

KLAß et al

↓

Amendments 47 and 48 had been declared inadmissible under Rule 151(1).

Amendments 74 and 75 had been merged.

Requests for roll-call votes

UEN: Block 1, ams 66 and 67

IND/DEM: am 91

GUE/NGL: Block 1

14.   Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II

Recommendation for second reading: (qualified majority)

Karin SCHEELE (A6-0078/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Block 1 — compromise package | 1
  5
  11
  14-18 | committee


  PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE + UEN | | + | |
| Block 2 | 3
  6-8 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| 12 | Committee | sep | ↓ | |
| Block 3 | 2
  4
  9
  10 | Committee | | - | |
| Article 1, § 1 | 19 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 130, 508, 9 |
| Annex 1 | 13 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 112, 506, 22 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Block 1 — compromise package

1

5

11

14-18

committee

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

+

Block 2

3

6-8

Committee

↓

12

Committee

sep

↓

Block 3

2

4

9

10

Committee

-

Article 1, § 1

19

IND/DEM

RCV

-

130, 508, 9

Annex 1

13

IND/DEM

RCV

-

112, 506, 22

Request for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: ams 13 and 19

Request for separate vote

GUE/NGL: am 12

15.   Recovery of the stock of European eel *

Report: Albert Jan MAAT (A6-0140/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-29 | Committee | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-29

Committee

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

16.   EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement *

Report: Daniel Varela SUANZES-CARPEGNA (A6-0163/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-3
  5-7
  10
  13 | Committee | | + | |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 4
  8-9
  11-12 | Committee | | + | |
| After Article 1 | 18 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 184, 390, 73 |
| 15 | Verts/ALE et al | RCV | - | 190, 379, 78 |
| 16 | Verts/ALE et al | RCV | - | 193, 390, 66 |
| Recital 1 | 17 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 186, 391, 73 |
| After recital 1 | 14 | Verts/ALE et al | RCV | - | 195, 386, 66 |
| vote: amended proposal | EV | + | 404, 175, 72 |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 409, 167, 79 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-3

5-7

10

13

Committee

+

Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

4

8-9

11-12

Committee

+

After Article 1

18

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

184, 390, 73

15

Verts/ALE et al

RCV

-

190, 379, 78

16

Verts/ALE et al

RCV

-

193, 390, 66

Recital 1

17

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

186, 391, 73

After recital 1

14

Verts/ALE et al

RCV

-

195, 386, 66

vote: amended proposal

EV

+

404, 175, 72

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

409, 167, 79

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 17 and 18

IND/DEM: am 15 and final vote

Verts/ALE: ams 14, 15, 16 and final vote

Request for separate votes

Verts/ALE: ams 4, 8, 9, 11 and 12 (block vote)

17.   Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004)

Report: Monica FRASSONI (A6-0089/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 4 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 7 | 3 | Verts/ALE, ALDE | | + | |
| After § 18 | 1 | ALDE, PSE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 39 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| After § 39 | 2 | ALDE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

4

PPE-DE

+

§ 7

3

Verts/ALE, ALDE

+

After § 18

1

ALDE, PSE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL

+

§ 39

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

After § 39

2

ALDE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for split votes

PSE

§ 39

First part: everything except ‘such as those raised in the “Equitable Life ”and “Lloyds of London ”petitions’

Second part: those words

18.   Better lawmaking 2004

Report: Bert DOORN (A6-0082/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 8 | 3D | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 336, 288, 10 |
| § 12 | 15=
  19= | PSE
  PPE-DE + PSE + ALDE | | + | |
| § 16 | 4D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 17 | 10D=
  20D= | ALDE, PPE-DE
  - PSE + ALDE
  - Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 18 | 21 | PPE-DE + PSE + ALDE
  - Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 19 | 22D | PPE-DE + PSE + ALDE
  - Verts/ALE | | + | |
| 11 | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| § 20 | 23 | PPE-DE + PSE + ALDE
  - Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 22 | 18 | ALDE | | - | |
| § 27 | 5D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 30 | 6 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 340, 297, 8 |
| After citation 12 | 8=
  16= | ALDE
  ALDE | | + | |
| Rec I | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 8

3D

Verts/ALE

EV

+

336, 288, 10

§ 12

15=

19=

PSE

PPE-DE + PSE + ALDE

+

§ 16

4D

Verts/ALE

-

§ 17

10D=

20D=

ALDE, PPE-DE

- PSE + ALDE

- Verts/ALE

+

§ 18

21

PPE-DE + PSE + ALDE

- Verts/ALE

+

§ 19

22D

PPE-DE + PSE + ALDE

- Verts/ALE

+

11

ALDE

↓

§ 20

23

PPE-DE + PSE + ALDE

- Verts/ALE

+

§ 22

18

ALDE

-

§ 27

5D

Verts/ALE

-

§ 30

6

Verts/ALE

EV

+

340, 297, 8

After citation 12

8=

16=

ALDE

ALDE

+

Rec I

1

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

19.   The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force

Report: Arlene McCARTHY (A6-0083/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 3 | 17 | PSE | | + | |
| § 4 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 279, 250, 18 |
| § 6 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 7 | 19 | ALDE | | - | |
| 21 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | - | |
| § 8 | 18 | PSE | EV | + | 392, 160, 7 |
| § 9 | § | original text | sep | - | |
| § 15 | 22 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | sep/EV | + | 369, 188, 11 |
| § 17 | 15 | PSE | | - | |
| § 19 | 23 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| After § 19 | 16 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| Recital C | 1=
  20=
  24= | Verts/ALE
  GUE/NGL
  Verts/ALE + PSE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep/EV | + | 344, 218, 10 |
| Recital M | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 316, 247, 7 |
| Recital N | 14 | PSE | | - | |
| Recital Q | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 3

17

PSE

+

§ 4

§

original text

sep

+

§ 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

279, 250, 18

§ 6

§

original text

sep

+

§ 7

19

ALDE

-

21

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

sep

-

§ 8

18

PSE

EV

+

392, 160, 7

§ 9

§

original text

sep

-

§ 15

22

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

sep/EV

+

369, 188, 11

§ 17

15

PSE

-

§ 19

23

GUE/NGL

-

After § 19

16

PPE-DE

+

Recital C

1=

20=

24=

Verts/ALE

GUE/NGL

Verts/ALE + PSE

-

§

original text

sep/EV

+

344, 218, 10

Recital M

§

original text

sep/EV

+

316, 247, 7

Recital N

14

PSE

-

Recital Q

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

The Verts/ALE Group had withdrawn its amendments 2 to 13 inclusive.

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE

§ 5

First part: up to ‘effective way;’

Second part: remainder

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: recital C

PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE: §§ 4, 6, 7, 9, 15 and recitals Q and M

20.   Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environment

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0080/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | 8 | PSE | | - | |
| § 6 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| After § 6 | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 9 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| After § 11 | 9 | PSE | | + | |
| § 21 | 3 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| 10 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| After § 21 | 4 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| 5 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 327, 252, 5 |
| After § 22 | 11 | PSE | | W | |
| After § 23 | 6 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| 7 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 157, 424, 2 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 546, 10, 21 |

Subject

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Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

8

PSE

-

§ 6

2

Verts/ALE

+

After § 6

1

PPE-DE

+

§ 9

§

original text

sep

+

After § 11

9

PSE

+

§ 21

3

Verts/ALE

+

10

PSE

↓

After § 21

4

Verts/ALE

+

5

Verts/ALE

EV

+

327, 252, 5

After § 22

11

PSE

W

After § 23

6

Verts/ALE

+

7

Verts/ALE

EV

-

157, 424, 2

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

546, 10, 21

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Request for separate vote

IND/DEM: § 9

21.   Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator

Report: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN (A6-0143/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
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| After § 3 | 1 | PSE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

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Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

After § 3

1

PSE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Report: Daul A6-0142/2006

Resolution

For: 516

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Watson

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

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

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Lang, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, 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, Patriciello, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 13

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Nattrass, Titford, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Mote

PPE-DE: Ribeiro e Castro

Abstention: 11

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Gollnisch, Helmer, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mölzer, Schenardi, Speroni

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

2.   Report: Daul A6-0145/2006

Resolution

For: 545

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

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

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

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, 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, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 17

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Nattrass, Titford, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Mote

PSE: Christensen, Jørgensen, Kristensen

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Sjöstedt

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Speroni

PPE-DE: Mathieu

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

Against

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

3.   Report: Freitas A6-0132/2006

Resolution

For: 482

ALDE: Bourlanges, Cavada, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Morillon, Ortuondo Larrea, Takkula, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Against: 67

ALDE: Hall, Malmström, Nicholson of Winterbourne

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Liotard, Meijer, Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Kilroy-Silk, Mote

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Wijkman

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 70

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, in't Veld, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Borghezio, Kozlík, Speroni

PSE: Scheele

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

Against

Charlotte Cederschiöld

Abstention

Graham Watson

4.   Recommendation: Poli Bortone A6-0122/2006

Block 1

For: 614

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, 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, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, 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, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, 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, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 8

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

Abstention: 16

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Mote

PPE-DE: Reul, Roithová

PSE: Kindermann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

5.   Recommendation: Poli Bortone A6-0122/2006

Amendment 91

For: 135

ALDE: De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Ek, Malmström, Samuelsen

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

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

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Bauer, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gewalt, Hannan, Hoppenstedt, Klaß, McMillan-Scott, Mauro, Oomen-Ruijten, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Wijkman, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Berlinguer, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Rothe, Segelström, Weiler, Westlund, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 490

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Gabriele

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Borghezio, Helmer, Kozlík, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, 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, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

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

Abstention: 14

GUE/NGL: Krarup

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

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Kilroy-Silk, Mote

PSE: Kindermann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lichtenberger

Corrections to votes

Against

Marielle De Sarnez

6.   Recommendation: Poli Bortone A6-0122/2006

Amendment 66

For: 513

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, Markov, Ransdorf, Uca, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, 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, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, 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, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Against: 85

ALDE: Busk, Jensen, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Roithová

PSE: Arif, Berlinguer, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Christensen, Désir, Fruteau, Grech, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lienemann, Locatelli, Muscat, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Rasmussen, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Trautmann, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 43

ALDE: Drčar Murko, Ries

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Manolakou, Toussas

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

PPE-DE: Reul

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, van Buitenen, 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, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Corrections to votes

Against

Pervenche Berès, Yannick Vaugrenard, Brigitte Douay, Nathalie Griesbeck

7.   Recommendation: Poli Bortone A6-0122/2006

Amendment 67

For: 602

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

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

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

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, 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, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Moraes, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Zani

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

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Against: 24

ALDE: Ortuondo Larrea

IND/DEM: Bonde, Rogalski

PSE: Ayala Sender, Calabuig Rull, Cercas, Dobolyi, Fruteau, García Pérez, Kuhne, Lienemann, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Szejna, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

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

NI: Claeys, Kilroy-Silk, Mote

PPE-DE: Reul

PSE: Kindermann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Marie-Noëlle Lienemann

Against

Carlos Carnero González, Maria Badia I Cutchet, Rosa Díez González, Raimon Obiols i Germà

8.   Recommendation: Scheele A6-0078/2006

Amendment 19

For: 130

ALDE: Ek, Malmström, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Dehaene

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

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 508

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Borghezio, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Piskorski, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Brie

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Mote, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Doyle

UEN: Libicki, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Hans-Peter Martin, Anders Wijkman

9.   Recommendation: Scheele A6-0078/2006

Amendment 13

For: 112

ALDE: Attwooll, Davies, Duff, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Resetarits, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

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

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Itälä, Kauppi, Korhola, Lulling

UEN: Camre, Kuźmiuk

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

Against: 506

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Watson

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

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Helmer, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, 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, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

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

Abstention: 22

ALDE: Bowles, Toia

GUE/NGL: Brie

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Allister, Baco, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Doyle, Wijkman

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

10.   Report: Varela Suanzes-Carpegna A6-0163/2006

Amendment 18

For: 184

ALDE: Ek, Maaten, Malmström, Ortuondo Larrea, Van Hecke

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

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Speroni

PPE-DE: Bowis, Doyle, Fjellner, Handzlik, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Lewandowski, Rübig, Seeberg, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Carlotti, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, Douay, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gill, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kristensen, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Moraes, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Paasilinna, Pahor, Pinior, Poignant, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Skinner, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Westlund, Willmott, Wynn

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 390

ALDE: Birutis, Bourlanges, Cappato, Cavada, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon

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

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cercas, Chiesa, Correia, De Keyser, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Tzampazi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Abstention: 73

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Grech, Ilves, Muscat, Piecyk, Sacconi, Swoboda

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Christa Prets, Charlotte Cederschiöld

Against

Alain Hutchinson

Abstention

Eija-Riitta Korhola

11.   Report: Varela Suanzes-Carpegna A6-0163/2006

Amendment 15

For: 190

ALDE: Ek, Maaten, Malmström, Ortuondo Larrea, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Bowis, Cederschiöld, Doyle, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Seeberg, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Carlotti, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gill, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kristensen, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Moraes, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Rocard, Rothe, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Skinner, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Wynn

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 379

ALDE: Birutis, Bourlanges, Cappato, Cavada, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cercas, Chiesa, Correia, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Herczog, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rouček, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Abstention: 78

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Belohorská, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Attard-Montalto, van den Burg, Gebhardt, Grech, Muscat, Piecyk, Sacconi, Swoboda

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Henri Weber

Against

Alain Hutchinson

Abstention

Eija-Riitta Korhola

12.   Report: Varela Suanzes-Carpegna A6-0163/2006

Amendment 16

For: 193

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bowles, Carlshamre, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Hall, in't Veld, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Resetarits, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Bowis, Cederschiöld, Doyle, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Seeberg, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Carlotti, Castex, Christensen, Corbey, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, Douay, Ettl, Falbr, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Madeira, Mastenbroek, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Sacconi, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Skinner, Thomsen, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 390

ALDE: Birutis, Bourlanges, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Klinz, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Prodi, Staniszewska

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

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cercas, Chiesa, Correia, De Keyser, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Pinior, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Abstention: 66

ALDE: Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Busk, Davies, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Lax, Losco, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Onyszkiewicz, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Susta, Takkula, Väyrynen

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

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Attard-Montalto, van den Burg, Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Gill, Grech, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Moraes, Morgan, Muscat, Piecyk, Swoboda, Titley, Willmott, Wynn

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Henri Weber

Abstention

Eija-Riitta Korhola

13.   Report: Varela Suanzes-Carpegna A6-0163/2006

Amendment 17

For: 186

ALDE: Ek, Maaten, Malmström, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Van Hecke

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

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Bowis, Cederschiöld, Doyle, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Seeberg, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Carlotti, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, Douay, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gill, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kristensen, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Moraes, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Poignant, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Sacconi, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Skinner, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Westlund, Willmott, Wynn

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 391

ALDE: Birutis, Bourlanges, Cappato, Cavada, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Correia, De Keyser, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Pinior, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

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

Abstention: 73

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Korhola

PSE: Attard-Montalto, van den Burg, Gebhardt, Grech, Hegyi, Herczog, Muscat, Piecyk, Swoboda, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Henri Weber

14.   Report: Varela Suanzes-Carpegna A6-0163/2006

Amendment 14

For: 195

ALDE: Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Maaten, Malmström, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Van Hecke

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

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Bowis, Cederschiöld, Doyle, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Seeberg, Vlasto, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, Douay, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gill, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kristensen, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Moraes, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Sacconi, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Skinner, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Westlund, Willmott, Wynn

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 386

ALDE: Birutis, Bourlanges, Cappato, Cavada, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Cercas, Chiesa, Correia, De Keyser, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Pinior, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

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

Abstention: 66

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Attard-Montalto, van den Burg, Gebhardt, Grech, Muscat, Piecyk, Swoboda

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Henri Weber

Abstention

Eija-Riitta Korhola

15.   Report: Varela Suanzes-Carpegna A6-0163/2006

Resolution

For: 409

ALDE: Birutis, Bourlanges, Busk, Cavada, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Manders, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Riis-Jørgensen, Takkula

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bono, Bourzai, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Hazan, Hegyi, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Against: 167

ALDE: Duff, Ek, Hall, Maaten, Malmström, Ortuondo Larrea, Samuelsen, Van Hecke

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

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Bowis, Cederschiöld, Doyle, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Parish, Seeberg, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Berger, Bösch, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, De Rossa, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Ford, Gill, Gomes, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kristensen, Leichtfried, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Moraes, Morgan, Myller, Paasilinna, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Scheele, Segelström, Skinner, Thomsen, Titley, Van Lancker, Westlund, Willmott, Wynn

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, 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, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 79

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Drčar Murko, Gentvilas, Geremek, in't Veld, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Karatzaferis

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Callanan, Coveney, Hannan, Hybášková, Kamall, McGuinness

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Castex, Chiesa, Corbey, Ferreira Elisa, Gebhardt, Gottardi, Grech, Haug, Herczog, Mastenbroek, Muscat, Napoletano, Piecyk, Sacconi, Vincenzi

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

16.   Report: Gargani A6-0080/2006

Resolution

For: 546

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Gabriele, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, 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, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Crowley, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 10

GUE/NGL: Henin, Toussas, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Wise

NI: Mote, Mussolini

Abstention: 21

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Guidoni, Musacchio, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Schenardi

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0186

Arrangements for importing rice *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as regards the arrangements for importing rice (COM(2006)0098 — C6-0085/2006 — 2006/0028(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0098) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0098) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 36 and Article 37(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0085/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 36 and Article 37(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0085/2006),

| — | 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 Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0142/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0142/2006);

| 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; |
| --- | --- |

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 Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0187

Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the Single Payment Scheme (COM(2006)0125 — C6-0119/2006 — 2006/0043(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0125) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0125) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0119/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0119/2006),

| — | 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 Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0145/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0145/2006);

| 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; |
| --- | --- |

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 Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0188

EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0349 — C6-0113/2006 — 2005/0143(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0349) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0349) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0113/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0113/2006),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism (A6-0129/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0129/2006);

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Albania. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Albania.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0189

EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0353 — C6-0114/2006 — 2005/0141(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0353) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0353) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0114/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0114/2006),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism (A6-0126/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0126/2006);

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Serbia and Montenegro. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Serbia and Montenegro.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0190

EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0355 — C6-0115/2006 — 2005/0146(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0355) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0355) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0115/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0115/2006),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism (A6-0130/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0130/2006);

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0191

EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0369 — C6-0116/2006 — 2005/0148(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0369) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0369) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0116/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0116/2006),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism (A6-0128/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0128/2006);

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Romania. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Romania.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0192

EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0371 — C6-0117/2006 — 2005/0151(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0371) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0371) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 80(2) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 80(2) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0117/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0117/2006),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism (A6-0127/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0127/2006);

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Moldova. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Moldova.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0193

EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0393 — C6-0118/2006 — 2005/0161(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0393) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0393) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 80(2) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 80(2) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0118/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0118/2006),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism (A6-0125/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0125/2006);

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0194

Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe (COM(2005)0630 — C6-0045/2006 — 2005/0249(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0630) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0630) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 and Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 and Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0045/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0045/2006),

| — | 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 Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development (A6-0132/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development (A6-0132/2006);

| 1. | Approves the proposal for a Council regulation as amended and approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the proposal for a Council regulation as amended and 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 Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe. |
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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 Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe.

| (2a) | The Community financial contribution should also be used for the development of coastal communities living on fisheries and the creation of small local fish-canning and processing firms. |
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(2a)

The Community financial contribution should also be used for the development of coastal communities living on fisheries and the creation of small local fish-canning and processing firms.

Article 1a

The European Parliament's opinion on the extension or conclusion of fisheries partnership agreements shall be sought as swiftly as possible, so that such an opinion is not requested after the date of payment of any financial compensation.

Article 3a

During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before any agreement is concluded on its renewal, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented.

Article 3b

The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the targeted actions described in Article 4 of the Protocol.

Article 3c

The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament a copy of the report relating to the evaluation study on ‘deep-water crab’ stocks scheduled for 2006.

Article 3d

Before concluding negotiations on the renewal of this agreement, the Commission shall forward to the European Parliament the positions of the Member States which have an interest in its renewal.

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P6_TA(2006)0195

EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fisheries off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (COM(2005)0677 — C6-0035/2006 — 2005/0262(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0677) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0677) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Article 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 (C6-0035/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0035/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development (A6-0133/2006); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development (A6-0133/2006);

| 1. | Approves the proposal for a Council regulation and denunciation of the Agreement; |
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1.

Approves the proposal for a Council regulation and denunciation of the Agreement;

| 2. | Approves the derogations from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 contained in the regulation now approved; |
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2.

Approves the derogations from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 contained in the regulation now approved;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Angola. |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Angola.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0196

Place of supply of services (VAT) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the place of supply of services (COM(2005)0334 — C6-0322/2005 — 2003/0329(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0334) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0334) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0322/2005), |
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—

having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0322/2005),

| — | 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 Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0153/2006); |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0153/2006);

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
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2.

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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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; |
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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.

| (1) | The realisation of the internal market, globalisation, deregulation and technology change have all combined to create enormous changes in the volume and pattern of trade in services. It is increasingly possible for a number of services to be supplied at a distance. In response, piecemeal steps have been taken to address this over the years and many defined services are in fact at present taxed on the basis of the destination principle. |
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(1)

The realisation of the internal market, globalisation, deregulation and technology change have all combined to create enormous changes in the volume and pattern of trade in services. It is increasingly possible for a number of services to be supplied at a distance. In response, piecemeal steps have been taken to address this over the years and many defined services are in fact at present taxed on the basis of the destination principle.

| (1) | The realisation of the internal market, globalisation, deregulation and technology change have all combined to create enormous changes in the volume and pattern of trade in services. It is increasingly possible for a number of services,
  such as electronically delivered services and telecommunication services,
  to be supplied at a distance. In response, piecemeal steps have been taken to address this over the years and many defined services are in fact at present taxed on the basis of the destination principle. |
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(1)

The realisation of the internal market, globalisation, deregulation and technology change have all combined to create enormous changes in the volume and pattern of trade in services. It is increasingly possible for a number of services,
  such as electronically delivered services and telecommunication services,
  to be supplied at a distance. In response, piecemeal steps have been taken to address this over the years and many defined services are in fact at present taxed on the basis of the destination principle.

| (6) | In certain circumstances, the general rules as regards the place of supply of services for both taxable and non-taxable persons are not applicable and specified exclusions apply. These exclusions should be largely based on existing criteria and reflect the principle of taxation at the place of consumption, while not imposing disproportionate administrative burdens upon certain traders. |
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(6)

In certain circumstances, the general rules as regards the place of supply of services for both taxable and non-taxable persons are not applicable and specified exclusions apply. These exclusions should be largely based on existing criteria and reflect the principle of taxation at the place of consumption, while not imposing disproportionate administrative burdens upon certain traders.

| (6) | In certain circumstances, the general rules as regards the place of supply of services for both taxable and non-taxable persons are not applicable and specified exclusions apply. These exclusions should be largely based on existing criteria and reflect the principle of taxation at the place of consumption, while not imposing disproportionate administrative burdens upon certain traders,
  and this requires value added tax obligations to be simplified by measures such as the introduction of a ‘one-stop scheme’. |
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(6)

In certain circumstances, the general rules as regards the place of supply of services for both taxable and non-taxable persons are not applicable and specified exclusions apply. These exclusions should be largely based on existing criteria and reflect the principle of taxation at the place of consumption, while not imposing disproportionate administrative burdens upon certain traders,
  and this requires value added tax obligations to be simplified by measures such as the introduction of a ‘one-stop scheme’.

| (8a) | In order to ensure the proper application of VAT on services that are subject to the reverse charge mechanism, the data collected by the Member State where the supplier is established should be communicated to the Member State where the recipient is established. Council Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 of 7 October 2003 on administrative cooperation in the field of value added tax

   (2)

  should provide for such communication and should be amended accordingly. The adoption of this Directive is closely linked to the necessary amendments of Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003, as well as to the effective modification of the VAT information exchange system (VIES) in order to include services in the exchange of information. |
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(8a)

In order to ensure the proper application of VAT on services that are subject to the reverse charge mechanism, the data collected by the Member State where the supplier is established should be communicated to the Member State where the recipient is established. Council Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 of 7 October 2003 on administrative cooperation in the field of value added tax

   (2)

  should provide for such communication and should be amended accordingly. The adoption of this Directive is closely linked to the necessary amendments of Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003, as well as to the effective modification of the VAT information exchange system (VIES) in order to include services in the exchange of information.

(6)
     
  Where a single legal entity has more than one fixed establishment, services rendered between establishments shall not be treated as supplies.

deleted

3.   For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, where a person is a taxable person who also performs activities or transactions that are not considered to be taxable supplies of goods and services, he shall be deemed to be a taxable person in respect of all services supplied to him
  except where the services are for his own private use or that of his staff.

3.   For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, where a person is a taxable person who also performs activities or transactions that are not considered to be taxable supplies of goods and services, he shall be deemed to be a taxable person in respect of all services supplied to him.

| (c) | radio
  and
  television
  broadcasting
  services; |
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(c)

radio
  and
  television
  broadcasting
  services;

| (c) | linear and non-linear
  radio, television,
  and other audiovisual media
  services; |
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(c)

linear and non-linear
  radio, television,
  and other audiovisual media
  services;

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0197

Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger

European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (2006/2030(IMM))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger, forwarded by the German Federal Ministry of Justice on 29 November 2005, and announced in plenary sitting on 15 December 2005, |
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—

having regard to the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger, forwarded by the German Federal Ministry of Justice on 29 November 2005, and announced in plenary sitting on 15 December 2005,

| — | having heard Tobias Pflüger in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having heard Tobias Pflüger in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | 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 of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (1),

| — | having regard to Article 46 of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 46 of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany,

| — | 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 (A6-0156/2006); |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0156/2006);

| 1. | Decides to waive the immunity of Tobias Pflüger; |
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1.

Decides to waive the immunity of Tobias Pflüger;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the proper German authorities. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the proper German authorities.

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(1)  Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 383, and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and others [1986] ECR 2391.

P6_TA(2006)0198

Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods (9858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006 — 2003/0165(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (9858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006), |
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—

having regard to the Council common position (9858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0424) (2), |
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—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0424) (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 (A6-0122/2006); |
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—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0122/2006);

| 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, 26.5.2005, P6_TA(2005)0201.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0165

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods

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 increasing number of foods labelled and advertised in the Community bear nutrition and health claims. In order to ensure a high level of protection for consumers and to facilitate their choice, products put on the market
  , including imported products,
  must be safe and adequately labelled.
  A varied and balanced diet is a prerequisite for good health and single products have a relative importance in the context of the total diet. |
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(1)

An increasing number of foods labelled and advertised in the Community bear nutrition and health claims. In order to ensure a high level of protection for consumers and to facilitate their choice, products put on the market
  , including imported products,
  must be safe and adequately labelled.
  A varied and balanced diet is a prerequisite for good health and single products have a relative importance in the context of the total diet.

| (2) | Differences between national provisions relating to such claims may impede the free movement of foods and create unequal conditions of competition. They thus have a direct impact on the functioning of the internal market. It is therefore necessary to adopt Community rules on the use of nutrition and health claims on foods. |
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(2)

Differences between national provisions relating to such claims may impede the free movement of foods and create unequal conditions of competition. They thus have a direct impact on the functioning of the internal market. It is therefore necessary to adopt Community rules on the use of nutrition and health claims on foods.

| (3) | General labelling provisions are contained in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (3). Directive 2000/13/EC generally prohibits the use of information that would mislead the purchaser or attribute medicinal properties to food. This Regulation should complement the general principles in Directive 2000/13/EC and lay down specific provisions concerning the use of nutrition and health claims concerning foods to be delivered as such to the consumer. |
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(3)

General labelling provisions are contained in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (3). Directive 2000/13/EC generally prohibits the use of information that would mislead the purchaser or attribute medicinal properties to food. This Regulation should complement the general principles in Directive 2000/13/EC and lay down specific provisions concerning the use of nutrition and health claims concerning foods to be delivered as such to the consumer.

| (4) | This Regulation should apply to all nutrition and health claims made in commercial communications, including inter alia generic advertising of food and promotional campaigns, such as those supported in whole or in part by public authorities. It should not apply to claims which are made in non-commercial communications, such as dietary guidelines or advice issued by public health authorities and bodies, or non-commercial communications and information in the press and in scientific publications. This Regulation should also apply to trade marks and other brand names which may be construed as nutrition or health claims. |
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(4)

This Regulation should apply to all nutrition and health claims made in commercial communications, including inter alia generic advertising of food and promotional campaigns, such as those supported in whole or in part by public authorities. It should not apply to claims which are made in non-commercial communications, such as dietary guidelines or advice issued by public health authorities and bodies, or non-commercial communications and information in the press and in scientific publications. This Regulation should also apply to trade marks and other brand names which may be construed as nutrition or health claims.

| (5) | Generic descriptors (denominations) which have traditionally been used to indicate a particularity of a class of foods or beverages which could imply an effect on human health, such as ‘digestive ’or ‘cough drops’, could be exempted from the application of this Regulation. |
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(5)

Generic descriptors (denominations) which have traditionally been used to indicate a particularity of a class of foods or beverages which could imply an effect on human health, such as ‘digestive ’or ‘cough drops’, could be exempted from the application of this Regulation.

| (6) | Non-beneficial nutrition claims are not covered by the scope of this Regulation; Member States intending to introduce national schemes relating to non-beneficial nutrition claims should notify such schemes to the Commission and to other Member States in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (4). |
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(6)

Non-beneficial nutrition claims are not covered by the scope of this Regulation; Member States intending to introduce national schemes relating to non-beneficial nutrition claims should notify such schemes to the Commission and to other Member States in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (4).

| (7) | At international level the Codex Alimentarius has adopted General Guidelines on Claims in 1991 and Guidelines for the Use of Nutrition Claims in 1997. An amendment to the latter has been adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 2004. That amendment concerns the inclusion of health claims in the 1997 Guidelines. Due consideration is given to the definitions and conditions set in the Codex Guidelines. |
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(7)

At international level the Codex Alimentarius has adopted General Guidelines on Claims in 1991 and Guidelines for the Use of Nutrition Claims in 1997. An amendment to the latter has been adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 2004. That amendment concerns the inclusion of health claims in the 1997 Guidelines. Due consideration is given to the definitions and conditions set in the Codex Guidelines.

| (8) | The possibility of using the claim ‘low fat ’for spreadable fats provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 of 5 December 1994 laying down standards for spreadable fats (5) should be adapted to the provisions of this Regulation as soon as possible. In the meantime, Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 applies for the products it covers. |
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(8)

The possibility of using the claim ‘low fat ’for spreadable fats provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 of 5 December 1994 laying down standards for spreadable fats (5) should be adapted to the provisions of this Regulation as soon as possible. In the meantime, Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 applies for the products it covers.

| (9) | There is a wide range of nutrients and other substances including, but not limited to, vitamins, minerals including trace elements, amino-acids, essential fatty acids, fibre, various plants and herbal extracts with a nutritional or physiological effect that might be present in a food and be the subject of a claim. Therefore, general principles applicable to all claims made on foods should be established in order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, give the consumer the necessary information to make choices in full knowledge of the facts, as well as creating equal conditions of competition for the food industry. |
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(9)

There is a wide range of nutrients and other substances including, but not limited to, vitamins, minerals including trace elements, amino-acids, essential fatty acids, fibre, various plants and herbal extracts with a nutritional or physiological effect that might be present in a food and be the subject of a claim. Therefore, general principles applicable to all claims made on foods should be established in order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, give the consumer the necessary information to make choices in full knowledge of the facts, as well as creating equal conditions of competition for the food industry.

| (10) | Foods promoted with claims may be perceived by consumers as having a nutritional, physiological or other health advantage over similar or other products to which such nutrients and other substances are not added. This may encourage consumers to make choices which directly influence their total intake of individual nutrients or other substances in a way which would run counter to scientific advice. To address this potential undesirable effect, it is appropriate to impose certain restrictions as regards the products bearing claims. In this context, factors such as the presence of certain
  substances, or
  the nutrient profile of
  a
  product, are appropriate criteria for determining whether the product can bear claims. The use of such criteria at national level, whilst justified for the purpose of allowing consumers to make informed nutritional choices, is likely to result in barriers to intra-Community trade and should therefore be harmonised at Community level.
  Health information and communication supporting national authority or Community messages about the dangers of misuse of alcohol should not fall under the scope of this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(10)

Foods promoted with claims may be perceived by consumers as having a nutritional, physiological or other health advantage over similar or other products to which such nutrients and other substances are not added. This may encourage consumers to make choices which directly influence their total intake of individual nutrients or other substances in a way which would run counter to scientific advice. To address this potential undesirable effect, it is appropriate to impose certain restrictions as regards the products bearing claims. In this context, factors such as the presence of certain
  substances, or
  the nutrient profile of
  a
  product, are appropriate criteria for determining whether the product can bear claims. The use of such criteria at national level, whilst justified for the purpose of allowing consumers to make informed nutritional choices, is likely to result in barriers to intra-Community trade and should therefore be harmonised at Community level.
  Health information and communication supporting national authority or Community messages about the dangers of misuse of alcohol should not fall under the scope of this Regulation.

| (11) | The application of nutrient profiles as a criterion would aim to avoid a situation where nutrition or health claims mask the overall nutritional status of a food product, which could mislead consumers when trying to make healthy choices in the context of a balanced diet. Nutrient profiles as provided for in this Regulation would be intended for the sole purpose of governing the circumstances in which claims may be made. They should be based on generally accepted scientific evidence relative to the relationship between diet and health. However, profiles should also allow for product innovation and should take into account the variability of dietary habits and traditions, and the fact that individual products may have an important role in the context of an overall diet. |
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(11)

The application of nutrient profiles as a criterion would aim to avoid a situation where nutrition or health claims mask the overall nutritional status of a food product, which could mislead consumers when trying to make healthy choices in the context of a balanced diet. Nutrient profiles as provided for in this Regulation would be intended for the sole purpose of governing the circumstances in which claims may be made. They should be based on generally accepted scientific evidence relative to the relationship between diet and health. However, profiles should also allow for product innovation and should take into account the variability of dietary habits and traditions, and the fact that individual products may have an important role in the context of an overall diet.

| (12) | The establishment of nutrient profiles should take into account the content of different nutrients and substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, in particular those such as fat, saturated fat, trans-fatty acids, salt/sodium and sugars, excessive intakes of which in the overall diet are not recommended, as well as poly- and mono-unsaturated fats, available carbohydrates other than sugars, vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre. When setting the nutrient profiles, the different categories of foods and the place and role of these foods in the overall diet should be taken into account
  and due regard should be given to the various dietary habits and consumption patterns existing in the Member States
  . Exemptions from the requirement to respect established nutrient profiles may be necessary for certain foods or categories of foods depending on their role and importance in the diet of the population. These would be complex technical tasks and the adoption of the relevant measures should be entrusted to the Commission, taking into account the advice of the European Food Safety Authority. |
| --- | --- |

(12)

The establishment of nutrient profiles should take into account the content of different nutrients and substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, in particular those such as fat, saturated fat, trans-fatty acids, salt/sodium and sugars, excessive intakes of which in the overall diet are not recommended, as well as poly- and mono-unsaturated fats, available carbohydrates other than sugars, vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre. When setting the nutrient profiles, the different categories of foods and the place and role of these foods in the overall diet should be taken into account
  and due regard should be given to the various dietary habits and consumption patterns existing in the Member States
  . Exemptions from the requirement to respect established nutrient profiles may be necessary for certain foods or categories of foods depending on their role and importance in the diet of the population. These would be complex technical tasks and the adoption of the relevant measures should be entrusted to the Commission, taking into account the advice of the European Food Safety Authority.

| (13) | Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (6) presented in a liquid form and containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol are not considered as beverages under this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(13)

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (6) presented in a liquid form and containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol are not considered as beverages under this Regulation.

| (14) | There is a wide variety of claims currently used in the labelling and advertising of foods in some Member States relating to substances that have not been shown to be beneficial or for which at present there is not sufficient scientific agreement. It is necessary to ensure that the substances for which a claim is made have been shown to have a beneficial nutritional or physiological effect. |
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(14)

There is a wide variety of claims currently used in the labelling and advertising of foods in some Member States relating to substances that have not been shown to be beneficial or for which at present there is not sufficient scientific agreement. It is necessary to ensure that the substances for which a claim is made have been shown to have a beneficial nutritional or physiological effect.

| (15) | In order to ensure that the claims made are truthful, it is necessary that the substance that is the subject of the claim is present in the final product in quantities that are sufficient, or that the substance is absent or present in suitably reduced quantities, to produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed. The substance should also be available to be used by the body. In addition, and where appropriate, a significant amount of the substance producing the claimed nutritional or physiological effect should be provided by a quantity of the food that can reasonably be expected to be consumed. |
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(15)

In order to ensure that the claims made are truthful, it is necessary that the substance that is the subject of the claim is present in the final product in quantities that are sufficient, or that the substance is absent or present in suitably reduced quantities, to produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed. The substance should also be available to be used by the body. In addition, and where appropriate, a significant amount of the substance producing the claimed nutritional or physiological effect should be provided by a quantity of the food that can reasonably be expected to be consumed.

| (16) | It is important that claims on foods can be understood by the consumer and it is appropriate to protect all consumers from misleading claims. However, since the enactment of Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (7), the Court of Justice of the European Communities has found it necessary in adjudicating on advertising cases to examine the effect on a notional, typical consumer. In line with the principle of proportionality, and to enable the effective application of the protective measures contained in it, this Regulation takes as a benchmark the average consumer, who is reasonably well-informed and reasonably observant and circumspect, taking into account social, cultural and linguistic factors, as interpreted by the Court of Justice, but makes provision to prevent the exploitation of consumers whose characteristics make them particularly vulnerable to misleading claims. Where a claim is specifically aimed at a particular group of consumers, such as children, it is desirable that the impact of the claim be assessed from the perspective of the average member of that group. The average consumer test is not a statistical test. National courts and authorities will have to exercise their own faculty of judgment, having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice, to determine the typical reaction of the average consumer in a given case. |
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(16)

It is important that claims on foods can be understood by the consumer and it is appropriate to protect all consumers from misleading claims. However, since the enactment of Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (7), the Court of Justice of the European Communities has found it necessary in adjudicating on advertising cases to examine the effect on a notional, typical consumer. In line with the principle of proportionality, and to enable the effective application of the protective measures contained in it, this Regulation takes as a benchmark the average consumer, who is reasonably well-informed and reasonably observant and circumspect, taking into account social, cultural and linguistic factors, as interpreted by the Court of Justice, but makes provision to prevent the exploitation of consumers whose characteristics make them particularly vulnerable to misleading claims. Where a claim is specifically aimed at a particular group of consumers, such as children, it is desirable that the impact of the claim be assessed from the perspective of the average member of that group. The average consumer test is not a statistical test. National courts and authorities will have to exercise their own faculty of judgment, having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice, to determine the typical reaction of the average consumer in a given case.

| (17) | Scientific substantiation should be the main aspect to be taken into account for the use of nutrition and health claims and the food business operators using claims should justify them.
  A claim should be scientifically substantiated by taking into account the totality of the available scientific data, and by weighing the evidence. |
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(17)

Scientific substantiation should be the main aspect to be taken into account for the use of nutrition and health claims and the food business operators using claims should justify them.
  A claim should be scientifically substantiated by taking into account the totality of the available scientific data, and by weighing the evidence.

| (18) | A nutrition or health claim should not be made if it is inconsistent with generally accepted nutrition and health principles or if it encourages or condones excessive consumption of any food or disparages good dietary practice. |
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(18)

A nutrition or health claim should not be made if it is inconsistent with generally accepted nutrition and health principles or if it encourages or condones excessive consumption of any food or disparages good dietary practice.

| (19) | Given the positive image conferred on foods bearing nutrition and health claims and the potential impact these foods may have on dietary habits and overall nutrient intakes, the consumer should be able to evaluate their global nutritional quality. Therefore, nutrition labelling should be compulsory and should be extensive on all foods bearing health claims. |
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(19)

Given the positive image conferred on foods bearing nutrition and health claims and the potential impact these foods may have on dietary habits and overall nutrient intakes, the consumer should be able to evaluate their global nutritional quality. Therefore, nutrition labelling should be compulsory and should be extensive on all foods bearing health claims.

| (20) | General nutritional labelling provisions are contained in Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs (8). According to that Directive, where a nutrition claim appears on labelling, in presentation or in advertising, with the exclusion of generic advertising, nutrition labelling should be compulsory. Where a nutrition claim is made for sugars, saturates, fibre or sodium, the information to be given should be that of Group 2 as defined in Article 4(1) of Directive 90/496/EEC. In order to achieve a high level of consumer protection, this obligation to provide the information of Group 2 should apply mutatis mutandis where any health claim is made, with the exception of generic advertising. |
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(20)

General nutritional labelling provisions are contained in Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs (8). According to that Directive, where a nutrition claim appears on labelling, in presentation or in advertising, with the exclusion of generic advertising, nutrition labelling should be compulsory. Where a nutrition claim is made for sugars, saturates, fibre or sodium, the information to be given should be that of Group 2 as defined in Article 4(1) of Directive 90/496/EEC. In order to achieve a high level of consumer protection, this obligation to provide the information of Group 2 should apply mutatis mutandis where any health claim is made, with the exception of generic advertising.

| (21) | A list of permitted nutrition claims and their specific conditions of use should also be created based on the conditions for the use of such claims that have been agreed at national or international level and laid down in Community legislation. Any claim considered to have the same meaning for consumers as a nutrition claim included in the above-mentioned list should be subject to the same conditions of use indicated therein. For example, claims related to the addition of vitamins and minerals such as ‘with ...’, ‘restored ...’, ‘added ...’, or ‘enriched ... ’should be subject to the conditions set for the claim ‘source of ...’. The list should be regularly updated in order to take into account scientific and technological developments. Furthermore, for comparative claims it is necessary that the products being compared be clearly identified to the final consumer. |
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(21)

A list of permitted nutrition claims and their specific conditions of use should also be created based on the conditions for the use of such claims that have been agreed at national or international level and laid down in Community legislation. Any claim considered to have the same meaning for consumers as a nutrition claim included in the above-mentioned list should be subject to the same conditions of use indicated therein. For example, claims related to the addition of vitamins and minerals such as ‘with ...’, ‘restored ...’, ‘added ...’, or ‘enriched ... ’should be subject to the conditions set for the claim ‘source of ...’. The list should be regularly updated in order to take into account scientific and technological developments. Furthermore, for comparative claims it is necessary that the products being compared be clearly identified to the final consumer.

| (22) | Conditions for claims such as ‘lactose-free ’or ‘gluten-free’, addressed to a group of consumers with specific disorders, should be dealt with in Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (9). In addition, that Directive provides the possibility that foodstuffs for normal consumption can indicate their suitability for use by these groups of consumers if they fulfil the conditions for such statement. Until the conditions for such statements are set at Community level, Member States may maintain or adopt relevant national measures. |
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(22)

Conditions for claims such as ‘lactose-free ’or ‘gluten-free’, addressed to a group of consumers with specific disorders, should be dealt with in Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (9). In addition, that Directive provides the possibility that foodstuffs for normal consumption can indicate their suitability for use by these groups of consumers if they fulfil the conditions for such statement. Until the conditions for such statements are set at Community level, Member States may maintain or adopt relevant national measures.

| (23) | Health claims should only be authorised for use in the Community after a scientific assessment of the highest possible standard. In order to ensure harmonised scientific assessment of these claims, the European Food Safety Authority should carry out such assessments.
  The applicant may have access on request to his file to check the state of the procedure. |
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(23)

Health claims should only be authorised for use in the Community after a scientific assessment of the highest possible standard. In order to ensure harmonised scientific assessment of these claims, the European Food Safety Authority should carry out such assessments.
  The applicant may have access on request to his file to check the state of the procedure.

| (24) | There are many factors, other than dietary ones, that can influence psychological and behavioural functions. Communication on these functions is thus very complex and it is difficult to convey a comprehensive, truthful and meaningful message in a short claim to be used in the labelling and advertising of foods. Therefore, it is appropriate, when using psychological and behavioural claims, to require scientific substantiation. |
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(24)

There are many factors, other than dietary ones, that can influence psychological and behavioural functions. Communication on these functions is thus very complex and it is difficult to convey a comprehensive, truthful and meaningful message in a short claim to be used in the labelling and advertising of foods. Therefore, it is appropriate, when using psychological and behavioural claims, to require scientific substantiation.

| (25) | In the light of Commission Directive 96/8/EC of 26 February 1996 on foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction (10) which prohibits, in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products covered by that Directive, any reference to the rate or amount of weight loss which may result from their use, it is considered appropriate to extend this restriction to all foods. |
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(25)

In the light of Commission Directive 96/8/EC of 26 February 1996 on foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction (10) which prohibits, in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products covered by that Directive, any reference to the rate or amount of weight loss which may result from their use, it is considered appropriate to extend this restriction to all foods.

| (26) | Health claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk
  and to children's development and health
  , based on generally accepted scientific evidence, should undergo a different type of assessment and authorisation. It is therefore necessary to adopt a Community list of such permitted claims after consulting the European Food Safety Authority.
  Furthermore, in order to stimulate innovation, those health claims which are based on newly developed scientific evidence should undergo an accelerated type of authorisation. |
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(26)

Health claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk
  and to children's development and health
  , based on generally accepted scientific evidence, should undergo a different type of assessment and authorisation. It is therefore necessary to adopt a Community list of such permitted claims after consulting the European Food Safety Authority.
  Furthermore, in order to stimulate innovation, those health claims which are based on newly developed scientific evidence should undergo an accelerated type of authorisation.

| (27) | In order to keep up with scientific and technological developments, the list referred to above should be revised promptly whenever necessary. Such revisions are implementing measures of a technical nature and their adoption should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify and expedite the procedure. |
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(27)

In order to keep up with scientific and technological developments, the list referred to above should be revised promptly whenever necessary. Such revisions are implementing measures of a technical nature and their adoption should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify and expedite the procedure.

| (28) | The
  diet is one of the many factors influencing the onset of certain human diseases. Other factors such as age, genetic predisposition, the level of physical activity, the consumption of tobacco and other drugs, environmental exposure and stress may all influence the onset of human diseases. Specific labelling requirements should therefore apply in respect of claims relating to the reduction of a disease risk. |
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(28)

The
  diet is one of the many factors influencing the onset of certain human diseases. Other factors such as age, genetic predisposition, the level of physical activity, the consumption of tobacco and other drugs, environmental exposure and stress may all influence the onset of human diseases. Specific labelling requirements should therefore apply in respect of claims relating to the reduction of a disease risk.

| (29) | In order to ensure that health claims are truthful, clear, reliable and useful to the consumer in choosing a healthy diet, the wording and the presentation of health claims should be taken into account in the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority and
  in subsequent procedures
  . |
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(29)

In order to ensure that health claims are truthful, clear, reliable and useful to the consumer in choosing a healthy diet, the wording and the presentation of health claims should be taken into account in the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority and
  in subsequent procedures
  .

| (30) | In some cases, scientific risk assessment alone cannot provide all the information on which a risk management decision should be based. Other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration should therefore be taken into account. |
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(30)

In some cases, scientific risk assessment alone cannot provide all the information on which a risk management decision should be based. Other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration should therefore be taken into account.

| (31) | For the sake of transparency and in order to avoid multiple applications in respect of claims which have already been assessed, a public Register containing the lists of such claims should be established and updated by the Commission. |
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(31)

For the sake of transparency and in order to avoid multiple applications in respect of claims which have already been assessed, a public Register containing the lists of such claims should be established and updated by the Commission.

| (32) | In order to stimulate research and development within the agri-food industry, it is appropriate to protect the investment made by innovators in gathering the information and data supporting an application under this Regulation. This protection should however be limited in time in order to avoid the unnecessary repetition of studies and trials
  , and to facilitate access to claims by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which rarely have the financial capacity to carry out research activities
  . |
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(32)

In order to stimulate research and development within the agri-food industry, it is appropriate to protect the investment made by innovators in gathering the information and data supporting an application under this Regulation. This protection should however be limited in time in order to avoid the unnecessary repetition of studies and trials
  , and to facilitate access to claims by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which rarely have the financial capacity to carry out research activities
  .

| (33) | SMEs represent an important added value to European food industry in terms of quality and preservation of different dietary habits. In order to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation, the Agency should make available appropriate technical guidance and tools, in due time, especially for SMEs. |
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(33)

SMEs represent an important added value to European food industry in terms of quality and preservation of different dietary habits. In order to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation, the Agency should make available appropriate technical guidance and tools, in due time, especially for SMEs.

| (34) | Given the particular nature of foods bearing claims, additional means to those usually available to monitoring bodies should be available in order to facilitate efficient monitoring of those products. |
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(34)

Given the particular nature of foods bearing claims, additional means to those usually available to monitoring bodies should be available in order to facilitate efficient monitoring of those products.

| (35) | Adequate transitional measures are necessary to enable food business operators to adapt to the requirements of this Regulation. |
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(35)

Adequate transitional measures are necessary to enable food business operators to adapt to the requirements of this Regulation.

| (36) | Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market as regards nutrition and health claims whilst providing a high level of consumer protection, 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 that objective. |
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(36)

Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market as regards nutrition and health claims whilst providing a high level of consumer protection, 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 that objective.

| (37) | 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 (11), |
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(37)

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 (11),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.   This Regulation harmonises the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States which relate to nutrition and health claims in order to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market whilst providing a high level of consumer protection.

2.   This Regulation shall apply to nutrition and health claims made in commercial communications, whether in the labelling, presentation or advertising of foods to be delivered as such to the final
  consumer.

In the case of non-prepackaged foodstuffs (including fresh products such as fruit, vegetables or bread) put up for sale to the final consumer or to mass caterers and foodstuffs packed at the point of sale at the request of the purchaser or pre-packaged with a view to immediate sale, Article 7 and Article 10(2)(a) and (b) shall not apply. National provisions may apply until the eventual adoption of Community measures in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25(2).

It shall also apply in respect of foods intended for supply to restaurants, hospitals, schools, canteens and similar mass caterers.

3.   A trade mark, brand name or fancy name appearing in the labelling, presentation or advertising of a food which may be construed as a nutrition or health claim may be used without undergoing the authorisation procedures provided for in this Regulation, provided that it is accompanied by a related nutrition or health claim in that labelling, presentation or advertising which complies with the provisions of this Regulation.

4.
     
  For generic descriptors (denominations) which have traditionally been used to indicate a particularity of a class of foods or beverages which could imply an effect on human health, a derogation from paragraph 3 may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25(2), on application by the food business operators concerned. The application shall be sent to the national competent authority of a Member State which will forward it to the Commission without delay. The Commission shall adopt and make public the rules for food business operators according to which such applications shall be made, so as to ensure that the application is dealt with transparently and within a reasonable time.

5.   This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the following Community provisions:

| (a) | Directive 89/398/EEC and Directives adopted
  relating to foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; |
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(a)

Directive 89/398/EEC and Directives adopted
  relating to foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses;

| (b) | Council Directive 80/777/EEC of 15 July 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (12); |
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(b)

Council Directive 80/777/EEC of 15 July 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (12);

| (c) | Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (13); |
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(c)

Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (13);

| (d) | Directive 2002/46/EC. |
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(d)

Directive 2002/46/EC.

Article 2

Definitions

1.   For the purposes of this Regulation:

| a) | the definitions of ‘food’, ‘food business operator’, ‘placing on the market’, and ‘final consumer ’set out in Articles 2, 3(3), 3(8) and 3(18) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (14) shall apply; |
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a)

the definitions of ‘food’, ‘food business operator’, ‘placing on the market’, and ‘final consumer ’set out in Articles 2, 3(3), 3(8) and 3(18) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (14) shall apply;

| b) | the definition of ‘food supplement ’set out in Directive 2002/46/EC shall apply; |
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b)

the definition of ‘food supplement ’set out in Directive 2002/46/EC shall apply;

| c) | the definitions of ‘nutrition labelling’, ‘protein’, ‘carbohydrate’, ‘sugars’, ‘fat’, ‘saturates’, ‘mono-unsaturates’, ‘poly-unsaturates’, ‘fibre ’set out in Directive 90/496/EEC shall apply; |
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c)

the definitions of ‘nutrition labelling’, ‘protein’, ‘carbohydrate’, ‘sugars’, ‘fat’, ‘saturates’, ‘mono-unsaturates’, ‘poly-unsaturates’, ‘fibre ’set out in Directive 90/496/EEC shall apply;

| d) | the definition of ‘labelling ’set out in Article 1(3)(a) of Directive 2000/13/EC shall apply. |
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d)

the definition of ‘labelling ’set out in Article 1(3)(a) of Directive 2000/13/EC shall apply.

2.   The following definitions shall also apply:

| 1) | ‘claim ’means any message or representation, which is not mandatory under Community or national legislation, including pictorial, graphic or symbolic representation, in any form, which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular characteristics; |
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1)

‘claim ’means any message or representation, which is not mandatory under Community or national legislation, including pictorial, graphic or symbolic representation, in any form, which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular characteristics;

| 2) | ‘nutrient ’means protein, carbohydrate, fat, fibre, sodium, vitamins and minerals listed in the Annex to Directive 90/496/EEC, and substances which belong to or are components of one of those categories; |
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2)

‘nutrient ’means protein, carbohydrate, fat, fibre, sodium, vitamins and minerals listed in the Annex to Directive 90/496/EEC, and substances which belong to or are components of one of those categories;

| 3) | ‘other substance ’means a substance other than a nutrient that has a nutritional or physiological effect; |
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3)

‘other substance ’means a substance other than a nutrient that has a nutritional or physiological effect;

| 4) | ‘nutrition claim ’means any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties due to:






  a) | the energy (calorific value) it






  i) | provides, |
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4)

‘nutrition claim ’means any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties due to:

a)

the energy (calorific value) it

i)

provides,

| ii) | provides at a reduced or increased rate, or |
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ii)

provides at a reduced or increased rate, or

| iii) | does not provide, and/or |
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iii)

does not provide, and/or

| b) | the nutrients or other substances it






  i) | contains, |
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b)

the nutrients or other substances it

i)

contains,

| ii) | contains in reduced or increased proportions, or |
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ii)

contains in reduced or increased proportions, or

| iii) | does not contain; |
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iii)

does not contain;

| 5) | ‘health claim ’means any claim that states, suggests or implies that a relationship exists between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and health; |
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5)

‘health claim ’means any claim that states, suggests or implies that a relationship exists between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and health;

| 6) | ‘reduction of disease risk claim ’means any health claim that states, suggests or implies that the consumption of a food category, a food or one of its constituents significantly reduces a risk factor in the development of a human disease; |
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6)

‘reduction of disease risk claim ’means any health claim that states, suggests or implies that the consumption of a food category, a food or one of its constituents significantly reduces a risk factor in the development of a human disease;

| 7) | ‘Authority ’means the European Food Safety Authority established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. |
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7)

‘Authority ’means the European Food Safety Authority established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.

CHAPTER II

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article 3

General principles for all claims

Nutrition and health claims may be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of foods placed on the market in the Community only if they comply with the provisions of this Regulation.

Without prejudice to Directives 2000/13/EC and 84/450/EEC, the use of nutrition and health claims shall not:

| a) | be false, ambiguous or misleading; |
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a)

be false, ambiguous or misleading;

| b) | give rise to doubt about the safety and/or the nutritional adequacy of other foods; |
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b)

give rise to doubt about the safety and/or the nutritional adequacy of other foods;

| c) | encourage or condone excess consumption of a food; |
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c)

encourage or condone excess consumption of a food;

| d) | state, suggest or imply that a balanced and varied diet cannot provide appropriate quantities of nutrients in general. Derogations in the case of nutrients for which sufficient quantities cannot be provided by a balanced and varied diet, including the conditions for their application, may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), taking into account the special conditions present in Member States; |
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d)

state, suggest or imply that a balanced and varied diet cannot provide appropriate quantities of nutrients in general. Derogations in the case of nutrients for which sufficient quantities cannot be provided by a balanced and varied diet, including the conditions for their application, may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), taking into account the special conditions present in Member States;

| e) | refer to changes in bodily functions which could give rise to or exploit fear in the consumer, either textually or through pictorial, graphic or symbolic representations. |
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e)

refer to changes in bodily functions which could give rise to or exploit fear in the consumer, either textually or through pictorial, graphic or symbolic representations.

Article 4

Conditions for the use of nutrition and health claims

1.   By ... (15), the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), establish specific nutrient
  profiles, including
  exemptions, which
  food or certain categories of food must comply with in order to bear nutrition or health claims and the conditions for the use of nutrition or health claims for foods or categories of foods with respect to the nutrient profiles
  .

The
  nutrient
  profiles for
  food and/or certain categories of food
  shall be established
  taking into account in particular:

| a) | the quantities of certain nutrients and other substances contained in the food, such as fat, saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, sugars and salt/sodium; |
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a)

the quantities of certain nutrients and other substances contained in the food, such as fat, saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, sugars and salt/sodium;

| b) | the role and importance of the food (or of categories of food)
  and the contribution to
  the diet of the population in general or, as appropriate, of certain risk groups including children; |
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b)

the role and importance of the food (or of categories of food)
  and the contribution to
  the diet of the population in general or, as appropriate, of certain risk groups including children;

| c) | the overall nutritional composition of the food and the presence of nutrients that have been scientifically recognised as having an effect on health. |
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c)

the overall nutritional composition of the food and the presence of nutrients that have been scientifically recognised as having an effect on health.

The nutrient profiles shall be based on scientific knowledge about diet and nutrition, and their relation to health.

In setting the nutrient profiles, the Commission shall request the Authority to provide within 12 months relevant scientific advice, focusing in particular on:

| i) | whether profiles should be set for food in general and/or categories of food; |
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i)

whether profiles should be set for food in general and/or categories of food;

| ii) | the choice and balance of nutrients to be taken into account; |
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ii)

the choice and balance of nutrients to be taken into account;

| iii) | the choice of reference quantity/basis for profiles; |
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iii)

the choice of reference quantity/basis for profiles;

| iv) | the approach to the calculation of the profiles, and |
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iv)

the approach to the calculation of the profiles, and

| v) | the feasibility and
  testing of a proposed system. |
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v)

the feasibility and
  testing of a proposed system.

In setting the nutrient profiles, the Commission shall carry out consultations with interested parties, in particular food business operators and consumer groups.

Nutrient profiles and their conditions of use shall be updated to take into account relevant scientific developments in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2)
  and after consultation of interested parties, in particular food business operators and consumer groups
  .

2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, nutrition claims

| a) | referring to the reduction of fat, saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, sugars and salt/sodium shall be allowed without reference to a profile for the specific nutrient/s for which the claim is made, provided they comply with the conditions laid down in this Regulation; |
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a)

referring to the reduction of fat, saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, sugars and salt/sodium shall be allowed without reference to a profile for the specific nutrient/s for which the claim is made, provided they comply with the conditions laid down in this Regulation;

| b) | shall be allowed, where a single nutrient exceeds the nutrient profile provided that a statement about the specific nutrient appears in close proximity to, on the same side and with the same prominence as the claim. This statement shall read as follows: ‘High [

   (16)

  ] content’. |
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b)

shall be allowed, where a single nutrient exceeds the nutrient profile provided that a statement about the specific nutrient appears in close proximity to, on the same side and with the same prominence as the claim. This statement shall read as follows: ‘High [

   (16)

  ] content’.

3.   Beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol shall not
  bear health
  claims.

As far as
  nutrition claims
  are concerned, only nutrition claims referring to low alcohol levels, or the reduction of the alcohol content, or the reduction of the energy content for beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol, shall be permitted.

4.   In the absence of specific Community rules regarding nutrition claims referring to
  low alcohol levels, or
  the reduction or absence of alcohol or energy in beverages which normally contain alcohol, relevant national rules may apply in compliance with the provisions of the Treaty.

5.   Foods or categories of foods other than those referred to in paragraph 3, for which nutrition or health claims are to be restricted or prohibited, may be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2) and in the light of scientific evidence.

Article 5

General conditions

1.   The use of nutrition and health claims shall only be permitted if the following conditions are fulfilled:

| a) | the presence, absence or reduced content in a food or category of food of a nutrient or other substance in respect of which the claim is made has been shown to have a beneficial nutritional or physiological effect, as established by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  ; |
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a)

the presence, absence or reduced content in a food or category of food of a nutrient or other substance in respect of which the claim is made has been shown to have a beneficial nutritional or physiological effect, as established by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  ;

| b) | the nutrient or other substance for which the claim is made:






  i) | is contained in the final product in a significant quantity as defined in Community legislation or, where such rules do not exist, in a quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  ; or |
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b)

the nutrient or other substance for which the claim is made:

i)

is contained in the final product in a significant quantity as defined in Community legislation or, where such rules do not exist, in a quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  ; or

| ii) | is not present or is present in a reduced quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  ; |
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ii)

is not present or is present in a reduced quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  ;

| c) | where applicable, the nutrient or other substance for which the claim is made is in a form that is available to be used by the body; |
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c)

where applicable, the nutrient or other substance for which the claim is made is in a form that is available to be used by the body;

| d) | the quantity of the product that can reasonably be expected to be consumed provides a significant quantity of the nutrient or other substance to which the claim relates, as defined in Community legislation or, where such rules do not exist, a significant quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  ; |
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d)

the quantity of the product that can reasonably be expected to be consumed provides a significant quantity of the nutrient or other substance to which the claim relates, as defined in Community legislation or, where such rules do not exist, a significant quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  ;

| e) | compliance with the specific conditions set out in Chapter III or Chapter IV as the case may be. |
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e)

compliance with the specific conditions set out in Chapter III or Chapter IV as the case may be.

2.   The use of nutrition and health claims shall only be permitted if the average consumer can be expected to understand the beneficial effects as expressed in the claim.

3.   Nutrition and health claims shall refer to the food ready for consumption in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Article 6

Scientific substantiation for claims

1.   Nutrition and health claims shall be based on and substantiated by generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  .

2.   A food business operator making a nutrition or health claim shall justify the use of the claim.

3.   The competent authorities of the Member States may request a food business operator or a person placing a product on the market to produce all relevant elements and data establishing compliance with this Regulation.

Article 7

Nutrition information

The obligation and the modalities for providing information pursuant to Directive 90/496/EEC where a nutrition claim is made shall apply mutatis mutandis where a health claim is made, with the exception of generic advertising. However, the information to be provided shall consist of information in Group 2 as defined in Article 4(1) of Directive 90/496/EEC.

In addition and as the case may be, the amount(s) of the substance(s) to which a nutrition or health claim relates that does not appear in the nutrition labelling shall also be stated in the same field of vision as the nutrition information and be expressed in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 90/496/EEC.

In the case of food supplements, the nutrition information shall be provided in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2002/46/EC.

CHAPTER III

NUTRITION CLAIMS

Article 8

Specific conditions

1.   Nutrition claims shall only be permitted if they are listed in the Annex and are in conformity with the conditions set out in this Regulation.

2.   Amendments to the Annex shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2) and, where appropriate, after consulting the Authority.
  Where appropriate, the Commission shall involve interested parties, in particular food business operators and consumer groups, in order to evaluate the perception and understanding of the claims in question.

Article 9

Comparative claims

1.   Without prejudice to Directive 84/450/EEC, a comparison may only be made between foods of the same category, taking into consideration a range of foods of that category. The difference in the quantity of a nutrient and/or the energy value shall be stated and the comparison shall relate to the same quantity of food.

2.   Comparative nutrition claims shall compare the composition of the food in question with a range of foods of the same category, which do not have a composition which allows them to bear a claim, including foods of other brands.

CHAPTER IV

HEALTH CLAIMS

Article 10

Specific conditions

1.   Health claims shall be prohibited unless they comply with the general requirements in Chapter II and the specific requirements in this Chapter and are authorised in accordance with this Regulation and included in the lists of authorised claims provided for in Articles 13 and 14.

2.   Health claims shall only be permitted if the following information is included in the labelling, or if no such labelling exists, in the presentation and advertising:

| a) | a statement indicating the importance of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle; |
| --- | --- |

a)

a statement indicating the importance of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle;

| b) | the quantity of the food and pattern of consumption required to obtain the claimed beneficial effect; |
| --- | --- |

b)

the quantity of the food and pattern of consumption required to obtain the claimed beneficial effect;

| c) | where appropriate, a statement addressed to persons who should avoid using the food; and |
| --- | --- |

c)

where appropriate, a statement addressed to persons who should avoid using the food; and

| d) | an appropriate warning for products that are likely to present a health risk if consumed to excess. |
| --- | --- |

d)

an appropriate warning for products that are likely to present a health risk if consumed to excess.

3.   Reference to general, non-specific benefits of the nutrient or food for overall good health or health-related well-being may only be made if accompanied by a specific health claim included in the lists provided for in Article 13 or 14.

4.   Where appropriate, guidelines on the implementation of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2) and, if necessary, in consultation with interested parties, in particular food business operators and consumer groups.

Article 11

National medical associations and health-related charities

In the absence of specific Community rules concerning recommendations of or endorsements by
  national associations of medical, nutrition or dietetic professionals
  and health-related charities, relevant national rules may apply in compliance with the provisions of the Treaty.

Article 12

Restrictions on the use of certain health claims

The following health claims shall not be allowed:

| a) | claims which suggest that health could be affected by not consuming the food; |
| --- | --- |

a)

claims which suggest that health could be affected by not consuming the food;

| b) | claims which make reference to the rate or amount of weight loss; |
| --- | --- |

b)

claims which make reference to the rate or amount of weight loss;

| c) | claims which make reference to recommendations of individual doctors or health professionals and other associations not referred to in Article 11. |
| --- | --- |

c)

claims which make reference to recommendations of individual doctors or health professionals and other associations not referred to in Article 11.

Article 13

Health claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk
  and to children's development and health

1.   Health claims describing or referring to:

| a) | the role of a nutrient or other substance in growth, development and the functions of the body, or |
| --- | --- |

a)

the role of a nutrient or other substance in growth, development and the functions of the body, or

| b) | psychological and behavioural functions, or |
| --- | --- |

b)

psychological and behavioural functions, or

| c) | without prejudice to Directive 96/8/EC, slimming or weight-control or a reduction in the sense of hunger or an increase in the sense of satiety or to the reduction of the available energy from the diet, |
| --- | --- |

c)

without prejudice to Directive 96/8/EC, slimming or weight-control or a reduction in the sense of hunger or an increase in the sense of satiety or to the reduction of the available energy from the diet,

which are
  indicated
  in the list provided for in paragraph 3 may be made without undergoing the
  procedures
  laid down in Articles 15 to 19, if they are:

| i) | based on generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  , and |
| --- | --- |

i)

based on generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  , and

| ii) | well understood by the average consumer. |
| --- | --- |

ii)

well understood by the average consumer.

2.   Member States shall provide the Commission with lists of claims as referred to in paragraph 1 by ... (17) at the latest accompanied by the conditions applying to them and by references to the relevant scientific justification.

3.   After consulting the Authority, the Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), a Community list of permitted claims as referred to in paragraph 1, and all necessary conditions for the use of these claims by ... (18) at the latest.

4.   Any changes to the list referred to in paragraph 3, based on generally accepted scientific
  evidence
  , shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), after consulting the Authority, on the Commission's own initiative or following a request by a Member State.

5.   Any additions of claims to the list referred to in paragraph 3 based on newly developed scientific
  evidence
  and/or which include a request for the protection of proprietary data shall be adopted following the procedure laid down in
  Article 18, except claims referring to children's development and health, which should be authorised in accordance with the procedure laid down in
  Articles 15
  , 16, 17 and

  19.

Article 14

Reduction of disease risk claims
  and claims referring to children's development and health

1.   Notwithstanding Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 2000/13/EC, reduction of disease risk claims
  and claims referring to children's development and health
  may be made where they have been authorised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 15
  , 16, 17 and

  19 of this Regulation for inclusion in a Community list of such permitted claims together with all the necessary conditions for the use of these claims.

2.   In addition to the general requirements laid down in this Regulation and the specific requirements of paragraph 1, for reduction of disease risk claims the labelling or, if no such labelling exists, the presentation or advertising shall also bear a statement indicating that the disease to which the claim is referring has multiple risk factors and that altering one of these risk factors may or may not have a beneficial effect.

Article 15

Application for authorisation

1.   When reference is made to this Article, an application for authorisation shall be submitted in accordance with the following paragraphs.

2.   The application shall be sent to the national competent authority of a Member State.

| (a) | The national competent authority shall:






  i) | acknowledge receipt of an application in writing within 14 days of its receipt. The acknowledgement shall state the date of receipt of the application; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(a)

The national competent authority shall:

i)

acknowledge receipt of an application in writing within 14 days of its receipt. The acknowledgement shall state the date of receipt of the application;

| ii) | inform without delay the Authority; and |
| --- | --- |

ii)

inform without delay the Authority; and

| iii) | make the application and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant available to the Authority; |
| --- | --- |

iii)

make the application and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant available to the Authority;

| (b) | The Authority shall:






  i) | inform without delay the other Member States and the Commission of the application and shall make the application and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant available to them; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

The Authority shall:

i)

inform without delay the other Member States and the Commission of the application and shall make the application and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant available to them;

| ii) | make the summary of the application referred to in paragraph 3(g) available to the public. |
| --- | --- |

ii)

make the summary of the application referred to in paragraph 3(g) available to the public.

3.   The application shall include the following:

| a) | the name and address of the applicant; |
| --- | --- |

a)

the name and address of the applicant;

| b) | the nutrient or other substance, or the food or the category of food, in respect of which the health claim is to be made and its particular characteristics; |
| --- | --- |

b)

the nutrient or other substance, or the food or the category of food, in respect of which the health claim is to be made and its particular characteristics;

| c) | a copy of the studies, including, where available, independent, peer-reviewed studies, which have been carried out with regard to the health claim and any other material which is available to demonstrate that the health claim complies with the criteria provided for in this Regulation; |
| --- | --- |

c)

a copy of the studies, including, where available, independent, peer-reviewed studies, which have been carried out with regard to the health claim and any other material which is available to demonstrate that the health claim complies with the criteria provided for in this Regulation;

| d) | where appropriate, an indication of the information which should be regarded as proprietary accompanied by verifiable justification; |
| --- | --- |

d)

where appropriate, an indication of the information which should be regarded as proprietary accompanied by verifiable justification;

| e) | a copy of other scientific studies which are relevant to that health claim; |
| --- | --- |

e)

a copy of other scientific studies which are relevant to that health claim;

| f) | a proposal for the wording of the health claim for which authorisation is sought including, as the case may be, specific conditions for use; |
| --- | --- |

f)

a proposal for the wording of the health claim for which authorisation is sought including, as the case may be, specific conditions for use;

| g) | a summary of the application. |
| --- | --- |

g)

a summary of the application.

4.   The Commission, having first consulted the Authority, shall establish in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2) implementing rules for the application of this Article, including rules concerning the preparation and presentation of the application.

5.   
  The Commission, in close cooperation with the Authority, shall make available appropriate technical guidance and tools to assist food business operators, in particular SMEs, in the preparation and the presentation of the application for scientific assessment.

Article 16

Opinion of the Authority

1.   In giving its opinion, the Authority
  shall respect
  a time limit of
  five months
  from the date of receipt of a valid application.
  Whenever
  the Authority seeks supplementary information from the applicant as provided for in paragraph 2
  , such time limit shall be extended by up to two months following the date of receipt of the requested information submitted by the applicant
  .

2.   The Authority or a national competent authority through the Authority may, where appropriate, request the applicant to supplement the particulars accompanying the application within a specified time limit.

3.   In order to prepare its opinion, the Authority shall
  verify
  :

| a) | that the
  health claim is substantiated by scientific evidence; |
| --- | --- |

a)

that the
  health claim is substantiated by scientific evidence;

| b) | that
  the wording of the health claim complies with the criteria laid down in this
  Regulation
  . |
| --- | --- |

b)

that
  the wording of the health claim complies with the criteria laid down in this
  Regulation
  .

4.   In the event of an opinion in favour of authorising the health claim, the opinion shall include the following particulars:

| a) | the name and address of the applicant; |
| --- | --- |

a)

the name and address of the applicant;

| b) | the nutrient or other substance, or the food or the category of food, in respect of which a claim is to be made and its particular characteristics; |
| --- | --- |

b)

the nutrient or other substance, or the food or the category of food, in respect of which a claim is to be made and its particular characteristics;

| c) | a proposal for the wording of the
  health claim, including, as the case may be, the specific conditions of use; |
| --- | --- |

c)

a proposal for the wording of the
  health claim, including, as the case may be, the specific conditions of use;

| d) | where applicable, conditions or restrictions of use of the food and/or an additional statement or warning that should accompany the health claim on the label and in advertising. |
| --- | --- |

d)

where applicable, conditions or restrictions of use of the food and/or an additional statement or warning that should accompany the health claim on the label and in advertising.

5.   The Authority shall forward its opinion to the Commission, the Member States and the applicant, including a report describing its assessment of the health claim and stating the reasons for its opinion and the information on which its opinion was based.

6.   The Authority, in accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, shall make its opinion public.

The applicant or members of the public may make comments to the Commission within 30 days from such publication.

Article 17

Community authorisation

1.   Within
  two months
  after receiving the opinion of the Authority, the Commission shall submit to the Committee referred to in Article 23(2) a draft decision on the lists of permitted health claims, taking into account the opinion of the Authority, any relevant provisions of Community law and other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration. Where the draft decision is not in accordance with the opinion of the Authority, the Commission shall provide an explanation for the differences.

2.   Any draft decision to amend the lists of permitted health claims shall include the particulars referred to in Article 16(4).

3.   A final decision on the application shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2).

4.   The Commission shall without delay inform the applicant of the decision taken and publish details of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.   Health claims included in the lists provided for in Articles 13 and 14 may be used, in conformity with the conditions applying to them, by any food business operator, if they are not restricted for use in accordance with the provisions of Article 21.

6.   The granting of authorisation shall not lessen the general civil and criminal liability of any food business operator in respect of the food concerned.

Article 18

Claims referred to in Article 13(5)

1.
     
  A food business operator intending to use a health claim not included in the list provided for in Article 13(3) may apply for the inclusion of the claim in that list.

2.
     
  The application for this inclusion shall be submitted to the national competent authority of a Member State which shall acknowledge receipt of the application in writing within 14 days of its receipt. The acknowledgement shall state the date of receipt of the application. The application shall include the data provided for in Article 15(3) and the reasons for the request.

3.
     
  The valid application, in line with the guidance referred to in Article 15(5), and any information supplied by the applicant shall be sent without delay to the Authority for a scientific assessment as well as to the Commission and the Member States for information. The Authority shall issue its opinion within a time limit of five months from the date of receipt of the request. Such time limit may be extended by up to one month if the Authority considers it necessary to seek supplementary information from the applicant. In such a case the applicant shall submit the requested information within 15 days from the date of receipt of the Authority's request.

The procedure laid down in Article 16(3)(a) and (b), (5) and (6) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

4.
     
  Where the Authority, following scientific assessment, issues an opinion in favour of the inclusion of the claim in the list provided for in Article 13(3), the Commission shall take a decision on the application, taking into account the opinion of the Authority, any relevant provisions of Community law and other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration, after having consulted the Member States and within two months of receiving the opinion of the Authority.

Where the Authority issues an opinion that would not support the inclusion of the claim in that list, a decision on the application shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2).

Article 19

Modification, suspension and revocation of authorisations

1.   The applicant/user of a claim included in one of the lists provided for in Articles 13 and 14 may apply for a modification of the relevant list. The procedures laid down in Articles 15 to 18 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

2.   On its own initiative or following a request from a Member State or from the Commission, the Authority shall issue an opinion on whether a health claim included in the lists provided for in Articles 13 and 14 still meets the conditions laid down in this Regulation.

It shall forthwith transmit its opinion to the Commission, the Member States and, where relevant, to the original applicant of the claim in question. The Authority, in accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, shall make its opinion public.

The applicant/user or a member of the public may make comments to the Commission within 30 days of such publication.

The Commission shall examine the opinion of the Authority and any comments received as soon as possible. If appropriate, the authorisation shall be modified, suspended or revoked in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 17 and 18.

CHAPTER V

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 20

Community Register

1.   The Commission shall establish and maintain a Community Register of nutrition and health claims made on food, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Register’.

2.   The Register shall include the following:

| a) | the nutrition claims and the conditions applying to them as set out in the Annex; |
| --- | --- |

a)

the nutrition claims and the conditions applying to them as set out in the Annex;

| b) | restrictions adopted in accordance with Article 4(5); |
| --- | --- |

b)

restrictions adopted in accordance with Article 4(5);

| c) | the authorised health claims and the conditions applying to them provided for in Articles 13(3)
  and (5),
  14(1), 19(2), 21, 24(2) and 28(6) and the national measures referred to in Article 23(3); |
| --- | --- |

c)

the authorised health claims and the conditions applying to them provided for in Articles 13(3)
  and (5),
  14(1), 19(2), 21, 24(2) and 28(6) and the national measures referred to in Article 23(3);

| d) | a list of rejected health claims and the reasons for their rejection. |
| --- | --- |

d)

a list of rejected health claims and the reasons for their rejection.

Health claims authorised on the basis of proprietary data shall be recorded in a separate Annex to the Register together with the following information:

| 1) | the date the Commission authorised the health claim and the name of the original applicant that was granted authorisation; |
| --- | --- |

1)

the date the Commission authorised the health claim and the name of the original applicant that was granted authorisation;

| 2) | the fact that the Commission authorised the health claim on the basis of proprietary data; |
| --- | --- |

2)

the fact that the Commission authorised the health claim on the basis of proprietary data;

| 3) | the fact that the health claim is restricted for use unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for the claim without reference to the proprietary data of the original applicant. |
| --- | --- |

3)

the fact that the health claim is restricted for use unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for the claim without reference to the proprietary data of the original applicant.

3.   The Register shall be made available to the public.

Article 21

Data protection

1.   The scientific data and other information in the application required under Article 15(3) may not be used for the benefit of a subsequent applicant for a period of
  five
  years from the date of authorisation, unless the subsequent applicant has agreed with the prior applicant that such data and information may be used, where:

| a) | the scientific data and other information has been designated as proprietary by the prior applicant at the time the prior application was made; and |
| --- | --- |

a)

the scientific data and other information has been designated as proprietary by the prior applicant at the time the prior application was made; and

| b) | the prior applicant had exclusive right of reference to the proprietary data at the time the prior application was made; and |
| --- | --- |

b)

the prior applicant had exclusive right of reference to the proprietary data at the time the prior application was made; and

| c) | the health claim could not have been authorised without the submission of the proprietary data by the prior applicant. |
| --- | --- |

c)

the health claim could not have been authorised without the submission of the proprietary data by the prior applicant.

2.   Until the end of the
  five-year
  period specified in paragraph 1, no subsequent applicant shall have the right to refer to data designated as proprietary by a prior applicant unless and until the Commission takes a decision on whether a claim could be or could have been included in the list provided for in Article 14 or, where appropriate, Article 13 without the submission of data designated as proprietary by the prior applicant.

Article 22

National provisions

Without prejudice to the Treaty, in particular Articles 28 and 30 thereof, Member States may not restrict or forbid trade in or advertising of foods which comply with this Regulation by the application of non-harmonised national provisions governing claims made on certain foods or on foods in general.

Article 23

Notification procedure

1.   If a Member State considers it necessary to adopt new legislation, it shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the envisaged measures and give the reasons justifying them.

2.   The Commission shall consult the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health instituted by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’) if it considers such consultation to be useful or if a Member State so requests, and shall give an opinion on the envisaged measures.

3.   The Member State concerned may take the envisaged measures six months after the notification referred to in paragraph 1, provided that the Commission's opinion is not negative.

If the Commission's opinion is negative, it shall determine, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2) and before the expiry of the period referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, whether the envisaged measures may be implemented. The Commission may require certain amendments to be made to the envisaged measures.

Article 24

Safeguard measures

1.   Where a Member State has serious grounds for considering that a claim does not comply with this Regulation, or that the scientific substantiation provided for in Article 6 is insufficient, that Member State may temporarily suspend the use of that claim within its territory.

It shall inform the other Member States and the Commission and give reasons for the suspension.

2.   In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), a decision shall be taken, where appropriate after obtaining an opinion from the Authority.

The Commission may initiate this procedure on its own initiative.

3.   The Member State referred to in paragraph 1 may maintain the suspension until the decision referred to in paragraph 2 has been notified to it.

Article 25

Committee procedure

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the 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 three months.

3.   The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 26

Monitoring

To facilitate efficient monitoring of foods bearing nutrition or health claims, Member States may require the manufacturer or the person placing such foods on the market in their territory to notify the competent authority of that placing on the market by forwarding to it a model of the label used for the product.

Article 27

Evaluation

By ... (19) at the latest, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application of this Regulation, in particular on the evolution of the market in foods in respect of which nutrition or health claims are made and on the consumers' understanding of claims, together with a proposal for amendments if necessary.
  The report shall also include an evaluation of the impact of this Regulation on dietary choices and the potential impact on obesity and non-communicable diseases.

Article 28

Transitional measures

1.   Foods placed on the market or labelled prior to the date of application of this Regulation which do not comply with this Regulation may be marketed until their expiry date, but not later than ... (20). With regard to the provisions in Article 4(1), foods may be marketed until
  twenty-four
  months following adoption of the relevant nutrient profiles and their conditions of use.

2.   Products bearing trade marks or brand names existing before 1 January 2005 which do not comply with this Regulation may continue to be marketed until ... (21) after which time the provisions of this Regulation shall apply.

3.   Nutrition claims which have been used in a Member State before 1 January
  2006
  in compliance with national provisions applicable to them and which are not included in the Annex, may continue to be used until ... (22) under the responsibility of food business operators and without prejudice to the adoption of safeguard measures as referred to in Article 24.

4.   Nutrition claims in the form of pictorial, graphic or symbolic representation, complying with the general principles of this Regulation, which are not included in the Annex and are used according to specific conditions and criteria elaborated by national provisions or rules, shall be subject to the following:

| (a) | Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by ... (23) at the latest, such nutrition claims and the national provisions or rules applicable, accompanied by scientific data in support of such provisions or rules; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by ... (23) at the latest, such nutrition claims and the national provisions or rules applicable, accompanied by scientific data in support of such provisions or rules;

| b) | the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), adopt a Decision concerning the use of such claims. |
| --- | --- |

b)

the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), adopt a Decision concerning the use of such claims.

Nutrition claims not authorised under this procedure may continue to be used for twelve months following the adoption of the Decision.

5.   Health claims as referred to in Article 13(1)(a) may be made from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until the adoption of the list referred to in Article 13(3), under the responsibility of food business operators provided that they comply with this Regulation and with existing national provisions applicable to them, and without prejudice to the adoption of safeguard measures as referred to in Article 24.

6.   Health claims other than those referred to in Articles 13(1)(a) and 14, which have been used in compliance with national provisions before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall be subject to the following:

| a) | health claims which have been the subject of evaluation and authorisation in a Member State shall be authorised as follows:






  (i) | Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by ... (24) at the latest, such claims accompanied by a report evaluating the scientific data in support of the claim; |
| --- | --- | --- |

a)

health claims which have been the subject of evaluation and authorisation in a Member State shall be authorised as follows:

(i)

Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by ... (24) at the latest, such claims accompanied by a report evaluating the scientific data in support of the claim;

| (ii) | after consulting the Authority, the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), adopt a Decision concerning the health claims authorised in this way. |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

after consulting the Authority, the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), adopt a Decision concerning the health claims authorised in this way.

Health claims not authorised under this procedure may continue to be used for six months following the adoption of the Decision;

| b) | health claims which have not been the subject of evaluation and authorisation in a Member State: such claims may continue to be used provided an application is made pursuant to this Regulation before ...
   (25); health claims not authorised under this procedure may continue to be used for six months after a decision is taken pursuant to Article 17(3). |
| --- | --- |

b)

health claims which have not been the subject of evaluation and authorisation in a Member State: such claims may continue to be used provided an application is made pursuant to this Regulation before ...
   (25); health claims not authorised under this procedure may continue to be used for six months after a decision is taken pursuant to Article 17(3).

Article 29

Entry into force

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 ... (26).

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 110, 30.4.2004, p. 18.

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 26 May 2005 (
  OJ C 117 E, 18.5.2006, p. 187
  ), Council common position of 8 December 2005 (

  OJ C 80 E, 4.4.2006, p. 43
  ) and Position of the European Parliament of 16 May 2006.

2

Position

OJ C 117 E, 18.5.2006, p. 187

8 December 2005 (

OJ C 80 E, 4.4.2006, p. 43

16 May 2006

(3)  OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/89/EC (OJ L 308, 25.11.2003, p. 15).

3

(4)  OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

4

(5)  OJ L 316, 9.12.1994, p. 2.

5

(6)  OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 51.

6

(7)  OJ L 250, 19.9.1984, p. 17. Directive as last amended by Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22).

7

(8)  OJ L 276, 6.10.1990, p. 40. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/120/EC (OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 51).

8

(9)  OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27. 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).

9

(10)  OJ L 55, 6.3.1996, p. 22.

10

(11)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

11

(12)  OJ L 229, 30.8.1980, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

12

(13)  OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

13

(14)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1642/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 4).

14

(15)  24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

15

(16)  
  The name of the nutrient exceeding the nutrient profile.

16

The name of the nutrient exceeding the nutrient profile.

(17)  Last day of the month of entry into force of this Regulation, plus one year.

17

Last

one

(18)  Last day of the month of entry into force of this Regulation, plus three years.

18

Last

three

(19)  
  Six years after
  the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

19

Six years after

(20)  Last day of the
  thirtieth
  month following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

20

Last

thirtieth

(21)  Date of entry into force of this Regulation, plus
  15
  years.

21

Date

15

(22)  
  Three years
  after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

22

Three years

(23)  Last day of the month of entry into force of this Regulation, plus one year.

23

Last

(24)  Last day of the month of entry into force of this Regulation, plus one year.

24

Last

(25)  12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

25

12

(26)  First day of the sixth month following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

26

First

ANNEX

NUTRITION CLAIMS AND CONDITIONS APPLYING TO THEM

LOW ENERGY

A claim that a food is low in energy, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product does not contain more than 40 kcal (170 kJ)/100 g for solids or more than 20 kcal (80 kJ)/100 ml for liquids. For table-top sweeteners the limit of 4 kcal (17 kJ)/portion, with equivalent sweetening properties to 6 g of sucrose (approximately 1 teaspoon of sucrose), applies.

ENERGY-REDUCED

A claim that a food is energy-reduced, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the energy value is reduced by at least 30 %, with an indication of the characteristic(s) which make(s) the food reduced in its total energy value.

ENERGY-FREE

A claim that a food is energy-free, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product does not contain more than 4 kcal (17 kJ)/100 ml. For table-top sweeteners the limit of 0,4 kcal (1,7 kJ)/portion, with equivalent sweetening properties to 6 g of sucrose (approximately 1 teaspoon of sucrose), applies.

LOW FAT

A claim that a food is low in fat, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains no more than 3 g of fat per 100 g for solids or 1,5 g of fat per 100 ml for liquids (1,8 g of fat per 100 ml for semi-skimmed milk).

FAT-FREE

A claim that a food is fat-free, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains no more than 0,5 g of fat per 100 g or 100 ml. However, claims expressed as ‘X % fat-free ’shall be prohibited.

LOW SATURATED FAT

A claim that a food is low in saturated fat, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made if the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans-fatty acids in the product does not exceed 1,5 g per 100 g for solids or 0,75 g/100 ml for liquids and in either case the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans-fatty acids must not provide more than 10 % of energy.

SATURATED FAT-FREE

A claim that a food does not contain saturated fat, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the sum of saturated fat and trans-fatty acids does not exceed 0,1 g of saturated fat per 100 g or 100 ml.

LOW SUGARS

A claim that a food is low in sugars, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains no more than 5 g of sugars per 100 g for solids or 2,5 g of sugars per 100 ml for liquids.

SUGARS-FREE

A claim that a food is sugars-free, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains no more than 0,5 g of sugars per 100 g or 100 ml.

WITH NO ADDED SUGARS

A claim stating that sugars have not been added to a food, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product does not contain any added mono- or disaccharides or any other food used for its sweetening properties. If sugars are naturally present in the food, the following indication should also appear on the label: ‘CONTAINS NATURALLY OCCURRING SUGARS’.

LOW SODIUM/SALT

A claim that a food is low in sodium/salt, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains no more than 0,12 g of sodium, or the equivalent value for salt, per 100 g or per 100 ml. For waters, other than natural mineral waters falling within the scope of Directive 80/777/EEC, this value should not exceed 2 mg of sodium per 100 ml.

VERY LOW SODIUM/SALT

A claim that a food is very low in sodium/salt, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains no more than 0,04 g of sodium, or the equivalent value for salt, per 100 g or per 100 ml. This claim shall not be used for natural mineral waters and other waters.

SODIUM-FREE or SALT-FREE

A claim that a food is sodium-free or salt-free, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains no more than 0,005 g of sodium, or the equivalent value for salt, per 100 g.

SOURCE OF FIBRE

A claim that a food is a source of fibre, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains at least 3 g of fibre per 100 g or at least 1,5 g of fibre per 100 kcal.

HIGH FIBRE

A claim that a food is high in fibre, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains at least 6 g of fibre per 100 g or at least 3 g of fibre per 100 kcal.

SOURCE OF PROTEIN

A claim that a food is a source of protein, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where at least 12 % of the energy value of the food is provided by protein.

HIGH PROTEIN

A claim that a food is high in protein, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where at least 20 % of the energy value of the food is provided by protein.

SOURCE OF [NAME OF VITAMIN/S] AND/OR [NAME OF MINERAL/S]

A claim that a food is a source of vitamins and/or minerals, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains at least a significant amount as defined in the Annex to Directive 90/496/EEC or an amount provided for by derogations granted according to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No .../... [of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods].

HIGH [NAME OF VITAMIN/S] AND/OR [NAME OF MINERAL/S]

A claim that a food is high in vitamins and/or minerals, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains at least twice the value of ‘source of [NAME OF VITAMIN/S] and/or [NAME OF MINERAL/S]’.

CONTAINS [NAME OF THE NUTRIENT OR OTHER SUBSTANCE]

A claim that a food contains a nutrient or another substance, for which specific conditions are not laid down in this Regulation, or any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product complies with all the applicable provisions of this Regulation, and in particular Article 5. For vitamins and minerals the conditions of the claim ‘source of ’shall apply.

INCREASED [NAME OF THE NUTRIENT]

A claim stating that the content in one or more nutrients, other than vitamins and minerals, has been increased, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product meets the conditions for the claim ‘source of ’and the increase in content is at least 30 % compared to a similar product.

REDUCED [NAME OF THE NUTRIENT]

A claim stating that the content in one or more nutrients has been reduced, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the reduction in content is at least 30 % compared to a similar product, except for micronutrients, where a 10 % difference in the reference values as set in Directive 90/496/EEC shall be acceptable, and for sodium, or the equivalent value for salt, where a 25 % difference shall be acceptable.

LIGHT/LITE

A claim stating that a product is ‘light ’or ‘lite’, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, shall follow the same conditions as those set for the term ‘reduced’; the claim shall also be accompanied by an indication of the characteristic(s) which make(s) the food ‘light ’or ‘lite’.

NATURALLY/NATURAL

Where a food naturally meets the condition(s) laid down in this Annex for the use of a nutritional claim, the term ‘naturally/natural ’may be used as a prefix to the claim.

P6_TA(2006)0199

Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (9857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006 — 2003/0262(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (9857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Council common position (9857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006) (1),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0671) (3), |
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—

having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0671) (3),

| — | 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 (A6-0078/2006); |
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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0078/2006);

| 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)  OJ C 80 E, 4.4.2006, p. 27.

(2)  Texts Adopted,26.5.2005, P6_TA(2005)0202.

(3)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0262

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods

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) | There is a wide range of nutrients and other ingredients that might be used in food manufacturing, including, but not limited to, vitamins, minerals including trace elements, amino acids, essential fatty acids, fibre, various plants and herbal extracts. Their addition to foods is regulated in Member States by differing national rules that impede the free movement of these products, create unequal conditions of competition and thus have a direct impact on the functioning of the internal market. It is therefore necessary to adopt Community rules harmonising national provisions relating to the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods. |
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(1)

There is a wide range of nutrients and other ingredients that might be used in food manufacturing, including, but not limited to, vitamins, minerals including trace elements, amino acids, essential fatty acids, fibre, various plants and herbal extracts. Their addition to foods is regulated in Member States by differing national rules that impede the free movement of these products, create unequal conditions of competition and thus have a direct impact on the functioning of the internal market. It is therefore necessary to adopt Community rules harmonising national provisions relating to the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods.

| (2) | This Regulation aims to regulate the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods and the use of certain other substances or ingredients containing substances other than vitamins or minerals that are added to foods or used in the manufacture of foods under conditions that result in the ingestion of amounts greatly exceeding those reasonably expected to be ingested under normal conditions of consumption of a balanced and varied diet and/or would otherwise represent a potential risk to consumers. In the absence of specific Community rules regarding prohibition or restriction of use of substances or ingredients containing substances other than vitamins or minerals under this Regulation or under other specific Community provisions, relevant national rules may apply without prejudice to the provisions of the Treaty. |
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(2)

This Regulation aims to regulate the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods and the use of certain other substances or ingredients containing substances other than vitamins or minerals that are added to foods or used in the manufacture of foods under conditions that result in the ingestion of amounts greatly exceeding those reasonably expected to be ingested under normal conditions of consumption of a balanced and varied diet and/or would otherwise represent a potential risk to consumers. In the absence of specific Community rules regarding prohibition or restriction of use of substances or ingredients containing substances other than vitamins or minerals under this Regulation or under other specific Community provisions, relevant national rules may apply without prejudice to the provisions of the Treaty.

| (3) | Some Member States require the mandatory addition of some vitamins and minerals to certain ordinary foods, for reasons dictated by public health considerations. These reasons may be pertinent at national or even regional level, but would not currently justify harmonisation of the mandatory addition of nutrients across the Community. However, if and when this became appropriate, such provisions could be adopted at Community level. Meanwhile, it would be useful for information on such national measures to be compiled. |
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(3)

Some Member States require the mandatory addition of some vitamins and minerals to certain ordinary foods, for reasons dictated by public health considerations. These reasons may be pertinent at national or even regional level, but would not currently justify harmonisation of the mandatory addition of nutrients across the Community. However, if and when this became appropriate, such provisions could be adopted at Community level. Meanwhile, it would be useful for information on such national measures to be compiled.

| (4) | Vitamins and minerals may be added to foods voluntarily by food manufacturers or must be added as nutritional substances as provided for by specific Community legislation. They may also be added for technological purposes as additives, colourings, flavourings or other such uses including authorised oenological practices and processes provided for by relevant Community legislation. This Regulation should apply without prejudice to the specific Community rules concerning the addition or use of vitamins and minerals in specific products or groups of products or their addition for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation. |
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(4)

Vitamins and minerals may be added to foods voluntarily by food manufacturers or must be added as nutritional substances as provided for by specific Community legislation. They may also be added for technological purposes as additives, colourings, flavourings or other such uses including authorised oenological practices and processes provided for by relevant Community legislation. This Regulation should apply without prejudice to the specific Community rules concerning the addition or use of vitamins and minerals in specific products or groups of products or their addition for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation.

| (5) | Given that detailed rules on food supplements containing vitamins and minerals have been adopted by Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (3), provisions of this Regulation regarding vitamins and minerals should not apply to food supplements. |
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(5)

Given that detailed rules on food supplements containing vitamins and minerals have been adopted by Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (3), provisions of this Regulation regarding vitamins and minerals should not apply to food supplements.

| (6) | Vitamins and minerals are added to foods by manufacturers for a number of purposes including to restore their content where this has been reduced during manufacturing, storage or handling procedures or to provide a similar nutritional value to foods for which they are intended as alternatives. |
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(6)

Vitamins and minerals are added to foods by manufacturers for a number of purposes including to restore their content where this has been reduced during manufacturing, storage or handling procedures or to provide a similar nutritional value to foods for which they are intended as alternatives.

| (7) | An adequate and varied diet can, under normal circumstances, provide all necessary nutrients for normal development and maintenance of a healthy life in quantities such as those established and recommended by generally acceptable scientific data. However, surveys show that this ideal situation is being achieved neither for all vitamins and minerals nor by all groups of the population across the Community. Foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added appear to make an appreciable contribution to the intake of these nutrients and as such may be considered to make a positive contribution to overall intakes. |
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(7)

An adequate and varied diet can, under normal circumstances, provide all necessary nutrients for normal development and maintenance of a healthy life in quantities such as those established and recommended by generally acceptable scientific data. However, surveys show that this ideal situation is being achieved neither for all vitamins and minerals nor by all groups of the population across the Community. Foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added appear to make an appreciable contribution to the intake of these nutrients and as such may be considered to make a positive contribution to overall intakes.

| (8) | Some nutrient deficiencies, although not very frequent, can be demonstrated to exist at present in the Community. Changes in the socio-economic situation prevailing in the Community and the life styles of different groups of the population have led to different nutritional requirements and to changing dietary habits. This in turn has led to changes in the energy and nutrient requirements of various groups of the population and to intakes of certain vitamins and minerals for these groups that would be below those recommended in different Member States. In addition, progress in scientific knowledge indicates that intakes of some nutrients for maintaining optimal health and well-being could be higher than those currently recommended. |
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(8)

Some nutrient deficiencies, although not very frequent, can be demonstrated to exist at present in the Community. Changes in the socio-economic situation prevailing in the Community and the life styles of different groups of the population have led to different nutritional requirements and to changing dietary habits. This in turn has led to changes in the energy and nutrient requirements of various groups of the population and to intakes of certain vitamins and minerals for these groups that would be below those recommended in different Member States. In addition, progress in scientific knowledge indicates that intakes of some nutrients for maintaining optimal health and well-being could be higher than those currently recommended.

| (9) | Only vitamins and minerals normally found in and consumed as part of the diet and considered essential nutrients should be allowed to be added to foods although this does not mean that their addition thereto is necessary. Controversy as to the identity of these essential nutrients that could potentially arise should be avoided. It is therefore appropriate to establish a positive list of these vitamins and minerals. |
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(9)

Only vitamins and minerals normally found in and consumed as part of the diet and considered essential nutrients should be allowed to be added to foods although this does not mean that their addition thereto is necessary. Controversy as to the identity of these essential nutrients that could potentially arise should be avoided. It is therefore appropriate to establish a positive list of these vitamins and minerals.

| (10) | The chemical substances used as sources of vitamins and minerals which may be added to foods should be safe and also be bio-available i.e. available to be used by the body. For this reason a positive list of these substances should also be established. Such substances that have been approved by the Scientific Committee on Food in an Opinion expressed on 12 May 1999, on the basis of the above criteria of safety and bio-availability, and can be used in the manufacture of foods intended for infants and young children, other foods for particular nutritional uses or food supplements should appear in this positive list. Although sodium chloride (common salt) does not appear among the substances in this list, it may continue to be used as an ingredient in the preparation of food. |
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(10)

The chemical substances used as sources of vitamins and minerals which may be added to foods should be safe and also be bio-available i.e. available to be used by the body. For this reason a positive list of these substances should also be established. Such substances that have been approved by the Scientific Committee on Food in an Opinion expressed on 12 May 1999, on the basis of the above criteria of safety and bio-availability, and can be used in the manufacture of foods intended for infants and young children, other foods for particular nutritional uses or food supplements should appear in this positive list. Although sodium chloride (common salt) does not appear among the substances in this list, it may continue to be used as an ingredient in the preparation of food.

| (11) | In order to keep up with scientific and technological developments, it is important to revise the above lists promptly, when necessary. Such revisions would be implementing measures of a technical nature and their adoption should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify and expedite the procedure. |
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(11)

In order to keep up with scientific and technological developments, it is important to revise the above lists promptly, when necessary. Such revisions would be implementing measures of a technical nature and their adoption should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify and expedite the procedure.

| (12) | Foods to which vitamins and minerals are added are in most cases promoted by manufacturers and may be perceived by consumers as products having a nutritional, physiological or other health advantage over similar or other products without such nutrients added. This may induce consumer choices that may be otherwise undesirable. To counter this potential undesirable effect, it is considered appropriate to impose some restrictions on the products to which vitamins and minerals can be added, in addition to those that would result naturally from technological considerations or become necessary for safety reasons when maximum limits of vitamins and minerals in such products are set. The content in the product of certain substances, such as alcohol, would, in this context, be an appropriate criterion for not allowing vitamins and minerals to be added to it. Any derogation from banning the addition of vitamins and minerals to alcoholic beverages should be limited to protecting traditional wine recipes, with the relevant products being notified to the Commission. No claims about any nutritional or health benefits of the additions should be made. Moreover, in order to avoid any confusion for the consumer as to the natural nutritional value of fresh foods, the addition of vitamins and minerals thereto should not be allowed. |
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(12)

Foods to which vitamins and minerals are added are in most cases promoted by manufacturers and may be perceived by consumers as products having a nutritional, physiological or other health advantage over similar or other products without such nutrients added. This may induce consumer choices that may be otherwise undesirable. To counter this potential undesirable effect, it is considered appropriate to impose some restrictions on the products to which vitamins and minerals can be added, in addition to those that would result naturally from technological considerations or become necessary for safety reasons when maximum limits of vitamins and minerals in such products are set. The content in the product of certain substances, such as alcohol, would, in this context, be an appropriate criterion for not allowing vitamins and minerals to be added to it. Any derogation from banning the addition of vitamins and minerals to alcoholic beverages should be limited to protecting traditional wine recipes, with the relevant products being notified to the Commission. No claims about any nutritional or health benefits of the additions should be made. Moreover, in order to avoid any confusion for the consumer as to the natural nutritional value of fresh foods, the addition of vitamins and minerals thereto should not be allowed.

| (13) | This Regulation is not intended to cover the use of vitamins and minerals in trace quantities as authenticity markers used with the objective of combating fraud. |
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(13)

This Regulation is not intended to cover the use of vitamins and minerals in trace quantities as authenticity markers used with the objective of combating fraud.

| (14) | Excessive intakes of vitamins and minerals may result in adverse effects and it is therefore necessary to set maximum amounts for them when they are added to foods, as the case may be. These amounts must ensure that the normal use of the products, under the instructions for use provided by the manufacturer and in the context of a diversified diet, will be safe for the consumer. Therefore those amounts should be total upper safe levels for the vitamins and minerals present in the food naturally and/or added to the food for whatever purpose, including for technological uses. |
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(14)

Excessive intakes of vitamins and minerals may result in adverse effects and it is therefore necessary to set maximum amounts for them when they are added to foods, as the case may be. These amounts must ensure that the normal use of the products, under the instructions for use provided by the manufacturer and in the context of a diversified diet, will be safe for the consumer. Therefore those amounts should be total upper safe levels for the vitamins and minerals present in the food naturally and/or added to the food for whatever purpose, including for technological uses.

| (15) | For that reason those maximum amounts and any other conditions restricting their addition to foods, where necessary, should be adopted taking into account their upper safe levels established by scientific risk assessment based on generally acceptable scientific data and their potential intake from other foods. Due account should also be taken of the population reference intakes of vitamins and minerals. Where it is necessary, for certain vitamins and minerals, to establish restrictions regarding the foods to which they can be added
  (e.g. the addition of iodine to salt)
  , priority should be given to the purposes of restoring their content where this has been reduced during manufacturing, storage or handling procedures and of providing a similar nutritional value to foods for which those foods are intended as alternatives. |
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(15)

For that reason those maximum amounts and any other conditions restricting their addition to foods, where necessary, should be adopted taking into account their upper safe levels established by scientific risk assessment based on generally acceptable scientific data and their potential intake from other foods. Due account should also be taken of the population reference intakes of vitamins and minerals. Where it is necessary, for certain vitamins and minerals, to establish restrictions regarding the foods to which they can be added
  (e.g. the addition of iodine to salt)
  , priority should be given to the purposes of restoring their content where this has been reduced during manufacturing, storage or handling procedures and of providing a similar nutritional value to foods for which those foods are intended as alternatives.

| (16) | Vitamins and minerals added to foods should result in a minimum amount being present in the food. Otherwise the presence of too small and insignificant amounts in these fortified foods would not offer any benefit to consumers and would be misleading. The same principle underlies the requirement that these nutrients should be present in a significant amount in the food in order to be allowed to be declared in nutrition labelling. Therefore it would be appropriate that the minimum amounts of vitamins and minerals in foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added should be the same as those significant amounts that should be present for those nutrients to be declared in nutrition labelling unless otherwise provided for by appropriate derogations. |
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(16)

Vitamins and minerals added to foods should result in a minimum amount being present in the food. Otherwise the presence of too small and insignificant amounts in these fortified foods would not offer any benefit to consumers and would be misleading. The same principle underlies the requirement that these nutrients should be present in a significant amount in the food in order to be allowed to be declared in nutrition labelling. Therefore it would be appropriate that the minimum amounts of vitamins and minerals in foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added should be the same as those significant amounts that should be present for those nutrients to be declared in nutrition labelling unless otherwise provided for by appropriate derogations.

| (17) | The adoption of maximum amounts and any conditions of use based on the application of the principles and criteria stipulated in this Regulation and the adoption of minimum amounts would be implementing measures of a technical nature and their adoption should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify and expedite the procedure. |
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(17)

The adoption of maximum amounts and any conditions of use based on the application of the principles and criteria stipulated in this Regulation and the adoption of minimum amounts would be implementing measures of a technical nature and their adoption should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify and expedite the procedure.

| (18) | General labelling provisions and definitions are contained in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (4). This Regulation should therefore be confined to the necessary additional provisions. Those additional provisions should also apply without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of .... [on nutrition and health claims made on foods]
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(18)

General labelling provisions and definitions are contained in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (4). This Regulation should therefore be confined to the necessary additional provisions. Those additional provisions should also apply without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of .... [on nutrition and health claims made on foods]
   (5).

| (19) | Given the nutritional importance of products to which vitamins and minerals have been added and their potential impact on dietary habits and overall nutrient intakes, the consumer should be able to evaluate the global nutritional quality of those products. Therefore, by derogation from Article 2 of Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs (6), nutrition labelling should be compulsory. |
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(19)

Given the nutritional importance of products to which vitamins and minerals have been added and their potential impact on dietary habits and overall nutrient intakes, the consumer should be able to evaluate the global nutritional quality of those products. Therefore, by derogation from Article 2 of Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs (6), nutrition labelling should be compulsory.

| (20) | A normal and varied diet contains many ingredients, which in turn contain many substances. The intake of these substances or ingredients resulting from their normal and traditional use in current diets would not cause concern and does not need to be regulated. Some substances other than vitamins and minerals or ingredients containing them are added to foods as extracts or concentrates and may result in intakes that are significantly higher than those that could be ingested through eating an adequate and varied diet. The safety of such practices is in some cases seriously contested and the benefits are unclear; therefore they should be regulated. It is appropriate, in such cases, that food operators, responsible for the safety of the foods they place on the market, assume the burden of proof in relation to their safety. |
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(20)

A normal and varied diet contains many ingredients, which in turn contain many substances. The intake of these substances or ingredients resulting from their normal and traditional use in current diets would not cause concern and does not need to be regulated. Some substances other than vitamins and minerals or ingredients containing them are added to foods as extracts or concentrates and may result in intakes that are significantly higher than those that could be ingested through eating an adequate and varied diet. The safety of such practices is in some cases seriously contested and the benefits are unclear; therefore they should be regulated. It is appropriate, in such cases, that food operators, responsible for the safety of the foods they place on the market, assume the burden of proof in relation to their safety.

| (21) | Given the particular nature of foods to which vitamins and minerals are added, means additional to those usually available to monitoring bodies should be available in order to facilitate efficient monitoring of those products. |
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(21)

Given the particular nature of foods to which vitamins and minerals are added, means additional to those usually available to monitoring bodies should be available in order to facilitate efficient monitoring of those products.

| (22) | Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market as regards the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to foods whilst providing a high level of consumer protection, 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 that objective. |
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(22)

Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market as regards the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to foods whilst providing a high level of consumer protection, 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 that objective.

| (23) | 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 (7), |
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(23)

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 (7),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.   This Regulation harmonises the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States which relate to the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods, with the purpose of ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market, whilst providing a high level of consumer protection.

2.   The provisions of this Regulation regarding vitamins and minerals shall not apply to food supplements covered by Directive 2002/46/EC.

3.   This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to specific provisions laid down in Community legislation concerning:

| a) | foods for particular nutritional uses and, in the absence of specific provisions, compositional requirements of such products rendered necessary by the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom they are intended; |
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a)

foods for particular nutritional uses and, in the absence of specific provisions, compositional requirements of such products rendered necessary by the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom they are intended;

| b) | novel foods and novel food ingredients; |
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b)

novel foods and novel food ingredients;

| c) | genetically modified food; |
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c)

genetically modified food;

| d) | food additives and flavourings; |
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d)

food additives and flavourings;

| e) | authorised oenological practices and processes. |
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e)

authorised oenological practices and processes.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

| (1) | ‘Authority ’means the European Food Safety Authority established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (8); |
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(1)

‘Authority ’means the European Food Safety Authority established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (8);

| 2) | ‘other substance ’means a substance other than a vitamin or a mineral that has a nutritional or physiological effect. |
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2)

‘other substance ’means a substance other than a vitamin or a mineral that has a nutritional or physiological effect.

CHAPTER II

ADDITION OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS

Article 3

Requirements for the addition of vitamins and minerals

1.   Only vitamins and/or minerals listed in Annex I, in the forms listed in Annex II, may be added to foods, subject to the rules laid down in this Regulation.

2.   Vitamins and minerals
  in a form that is bio-available to the human body
  may be added to foods, whether or not they are usually contained therein, in order to take into account,
  in particular
  :

| a) | a deficiency of one or more vitamins and/or minerals in the population or specific population groups that can be demonstrated by clinical or sub-clinical evidence of deficiency or indicated by estimated low levels of intake of nutrients; or |
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a)

a deficiency of one or more vitamins and/or minerals in the population or specific population groups that can be demonstrated by clinical or sub-clinical evidence of deficiency or indicated by estimated low levels of intake of nutrients; or

| b) | the potential to improve the nutritional status of the population or specific population groups and/or correct possible deficiencies in dietary intakes of vitamins or minerals due to changes in dietary habits; or |
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b)

the potential to improve the nutritional status of the population or specific population groups and/or correct possible deficiencies in dietary intakes of vitamins or minerals due to changes in dietary habits; or

| c) | evolving generally acceptable scientific knowledge on the role of vitamins and minerals in nutrition and consequent effects on health. |
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c)

evolving generally acceptable scientific knowledge on the role of vitamins and minerals in nutrition and consequent effects on health.

3.   Modifications to the lists referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), taking account of the opinion of the Authority.

Prior to making these modifications, the Commission shall carry out consultations with interested parties, in particular food business operators and consumer groups.

Article 4

Restrictions on the addition of vitamins and minerals

Vitamins and minerals may not be added to:

| a) | unprocessed foodstuffs, including, but not limited to, fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish; |
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a)

unprocessed foodstuffs, including, but not limited to, fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish;

| b) | beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol, except and by way of derogation from Article 3(2), to products:






  i) | referred to in Article 44(6) and (13) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (9); and |
| --- | --- | --- |

b)

beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol, except and by way of derogation from Article 3(2), to products:

i)

referred to in Article 44(6) and (13) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (9); and

| ii) | which were marketed prior to the adoption of this Regulation; and |
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ii)

which were marketed prior to the adoption of this Regulation; and

| iii) | which have been notified to the Commission by a Member State in accordance with Article 11, |
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iii)

which have been notified to the Commission by a Member State in accordance with Article 11,

and provided that no nutrition or health claim is made.

Additional foods or categories of foods to which
  particular
  vitamins and minerals may not be added may be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2) in the light of scientific evidence and taking into account their nutritional value.

Article 5

Purity criteria

1.   The purity criteria for vitamin formulations and mineral substances listed in Annex II shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), except where they apply pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article.

2.   Purity criteria for vitamin formulations and mineral substances listed in Annex II, specified by Community legislation for their use in the manufacture of foodstuffs for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation, shall apply.

3.   For those vitamin formulations and mineral substances listed in Annex II for which purity criteria are not specified by Community legislation, and until such specifications are adopted, generally acceptable purity criteria recommended by international bodies shall be applicable and national rules setting stricter purity criteria may be maintained.

Article 6

Conditions for the addition of vitamins and minerals

1.   When a vitamin or a mineral is added to foods, the total amount of the vitamin or mineral present, for whatever purpose, in the food as sold shall not exceed maximum amounts that shall be set in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2).
  The Commission may, to this end, submit proposals for the maximum amounts by ...

   (10). For concentrated and dehydrated products, the maximum amounts set shall be those present in the foods when prepared for consumption according to the manufacturer's instructions.

2.   Any conditions restricting or prohibiting the addition of a specific vitamin or mineral to a food or a category of foods shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

3.   The maximum amounts referred to in paragraph 1 and the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 shall be set taking the following into account:

| a) | upper safe levels of vitamins and minerals established by scientific risk assessment based on generally acceptable scientific data, taking into account, as appropriate, the varying degrees of sensitivity of different groups of consumers; |
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a)

upper safe levels of vitamins and minerals established by scientific risk assessment based on generally acceptable scientific data, taking into account, as appropriate, the varying degrees of sensitivity of different groups of consumers;

| b) | intakes of vitamins and minerals from other dietary sources. |
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b)

intakes of vitamins and minerals from other dietary sources.

4.   When the maximum amounts referred to in paragraph 1 and the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 are set, due account shall also be taken of reference intakes of vitamins and minerals for the population.

5.   When the maximum amounts referred to in paragraph 1 and the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 are set for vitamins and minerals whose reference intakes for the population are close to the upper safe levels, the following shall also be taken into account, as necessary:

| a) | the contribution of individual products to the overall diet of the population in general or of sub-groups of the population; |
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a)

the contribution of individual products to the overall diet of the population in general or of sub-groups of the population;

| b) | the nutrient profile of the product established as provided for by Regulation (EC) No .../... [on nutrition and health claims made on foods]. |
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b)

the nutrient profile of the product established as provided for by Regulation (EC) No .../... [on nutrition and health claims made on foods].

6.   The addition of a vitamin or a mineral to a food shall result in the presence of that vitamin or mineral in the food in at least a significant amount where this is defined according to the Annex to Directive 90/496/EEC. The minimum amounts, including any lower amounts, by derogation from the significant amounts mentioned above, for specific foods or categories of foods shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

Article 7

Labelling, presentation and advertising

1.   The labelling, presentation and advertising of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added shall not include any mention stating or implying that a balanced and varied diet cannot provide appropriate quantities of nutrients. Where appropriate, a derogation concerning a specific nutrient may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

2.   The labelling, presentation and advertising of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added shall not mislead or deceive the consumer as to the nutritional merit of a food that may result from the addition of these nutrients.

3.   Nutrition labelling of products to which vitamins and minerals have been added and which are covered by this Regulation shall be compulsory. The information to be provided shall consist of that specified in Article 4(1), Group 2 of Directive 90/496/EEC and of the total amounts present of the vitamins and minerals when added to the food.

4.   The labelling of products to which vitamins and minerals have been added may bear a statement indicating such addition under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No .../... [on nutrition and health claims made on foods].

5.   This Article shall apply without prejudice to other provisions of food law applicable to specified categories of foods.

6.   Rules for implementing this Article may be specified in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

CHAPTER III

ADDITION OF CERTAIN OTHER SUBSTANCES

Article 8

Substances prohibited, restricted or under Community scrutiny

1.   The procedure provided for in this Article shall be followed where a substance other than vitamins or minerals, or an ingredient containing a substance other than vitamins or minerals, is added to foods or used in the manufacture of foods under conditions that would result in the ingestion of amounts of this substance greatly exceeding those reasonably expected to be ingested under normal conditions of consumption of a balanced and varied diet and/or would otherwise represent a potential risk to consumers.

2.   On its own initiative or on the basis of information provided by Member States, the Commission may take a decision, following in each case an assessment of available information by the Authority and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), to include, if necessary, the substance or ingredient in Annex III. In particular:

| a) | if a harmful effect on health has been identified, the substance and/or the ingredient containing the substance shall:






  i) | be placed in Annex III, Part A, and its addition to foods or its use in the manufacture of foods shall be prohibited; or |
| --- | --- | --- |

a)

if a harmful effect on health has been identified, the substance and/or the ingredient containing the substance shall:

i)

be placed in Annex III, Part A, and its addition to foods or its use in the manufacture of foods shall be prohibited; or

| ii) | be placed in Annex III, Part B, and its addition to foods or its use in the manufacture of foods shall only be allowed under the conditions specified therein; |
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ii)

be placed in Annex III, Part B, and its addition to foods or its use in the manufacture of foods shall only be allowed under the conditions specified therein;

| b) | if the possibility of harmful effects on health is identified but scientific uncertainty persists, the substance shall be placed in Annex III, Part C. |
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b)

if the possibility of harmful effects on health is identified but scientific uncertainty persists, the substance shall be placed in Annex III, Part C.

3.   Community provisions applicable to specified foods may provide for restrictions or prohibitions on the use of certain substances in addition to those laid down in this Regulation.

4.   Food business operators, or any other interested parties, may at any time submit for evaluation to the Authority a file containing the scientific data demonstrating the safety of a substance listed in Annex III, Part C, under the conditions of its use in a food or in a category of foods and explaining the purpose of that use. The Authority shall inform without delay the Member States and the Commission of the submission and shall make the file available to them.

5.   Within four years from the date a substance has been listed in Annex III, Part C, a decision shall be taken, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2) and taking into account the opinion of the Authority on any files submitted for evaluation as mentioned in paragraph 4 of this Article, to generally allow the use of a substance listed in Annex III, Part C, or to list it in Annex III, Part A or B, as appropriate.

6.   The Commission shall establish, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), implementing rules for the application of this Article, including rules concerning the submission referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article.

CHAPTER IV

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 9

Community Register

1.   The Commission shall establish and maintain a Community Register on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Register’.

2.   The Register shall include the following:

| a) | the vitamins and minerals which may be added to foods as listed in Annex I; |
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a)

the vitamins and minerals which may be added to foods as listed in Annex I;

| b) | the vitamin formulations and mineral substances which may be added to foods as listed in Annex II; |
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b)

the vitamin formulations and mineral substances which may be added to foods as listed in Annex II;

| c) | the maximum and minimum amounts of vitamins and minerals which may be added to foods and any associated conditions set in accordance with Article 6; |
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c)

the maximum and minimum amounts of vitamins and minerals which may be added to foods and any associated conditions set in accordance with Article 6;

| d) | the information regarding national provisions on the mandatory addition of vitamins and minerals referred to in Article 11; |
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d)

the information regarding national provisions on the mandatory addition of vitamins and minerals referred to in Article 11;

| e) | any restrictions on the addition of vitamins and minerals as set out in Article 4; |
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e)

any restrictions on the addition of vitamins and minerals as set out in Article 4;

| f) | the substances for which dossiers have been submitted as provided for in Article 17(1)(b); |
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f)

the substances for which dossiers have been submitted as provided for in Article 17(1)(b);

| g) | information about the substances referred to in Annex III and the reasons for their inclusion therein; |
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g)

information about the substances referred to in Annex III and the reasons for their inclusion therein;

| h) | information about the substances listed in Annex III, Part C, whose use is generally allowed as referred to in Article 8(5). |
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h)

information about the substances listed in Annex III, Part C, whose use is generally allowed as referred to in Article 8(5).

3.   The Register shall be made available to the public.

Article 10

Free movement of goods

Without prejudice to the Treaty, in particular Articles 28 and 30 thereof, Member States may not restrict or forbid trade in foods which comply with this Regulation and Community acts adopted for its implementation by the application of non-harmonised national provisions governing the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods.

Article 11

National provisions

1.   By ... (11), Member States shall inform the Commission of existing national provisions on the mandatory addition of vitamins and minerals and of products covered by the derogation provided for in Article 4(b).

2.   If a Member State, in the absence of Community provisions, considers it necessary to adopt new legislation:

| a) | on the mandatory addition of vitamins and minerals to specified foods or categories of foods; or |
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a)

on the mandatory addition of vitamins and minerals to specified foods or categories of foods; or

| b) | on the prohibition or restriction on the use of certain other substances in the manufacture of specified foods, |
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b)

on the prohibition or restriction on the use of certain other substances in the manufacture of specified foods,

it shall notify the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12.

Article 12

Notification procedure

1.   If a Member State considers it necessary to adopt new legislation, it shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the envisaged measures and give the reasons justifying them.

2.   The Commission shall consult the Committee referred to in Article 14, if it considers such consultation to be useful or if a Member State so requests, and shall give an opinion on the envisaged measures.

3.   The Member State concerned may take the envisaged measures only six months after the notification referred to in paragraph 1, and provided that the Commission's opinion is not negative.

If the Commission's opinion is negative, it shall determine, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2) and before the expiry of the period referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, whether the envisaged measures may be implemented. The Commission may require certain amendments to be made to the envisaged measures.

Article 13

Safeguard measures

1.   Where a Member State has serious grounds for considering that a product endangers human health despite complying with this Regulation, that Member State may temporarily suspend or restrict application of the provisions in question within its territory.

It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof and give reasons for its decision.

2.   In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), a decision shall be taken, where appropriate after obtaining an opinion from the Authority.

The Commission may initiate this procedure on its own initiative.

3.   The Member State referred to in paragraph 1 may maintain the suspension or restriction until the decision referred to in paragraph 2 has been notified to it.

Article 14

Committee procedure

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, hereinafter referred to as ‘the 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.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 15

Monitoring

To facilitate efficient monitoring of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added, and of foods containing substances listed in Annex III, Parts B and C, Member States may require the manufacturer or the person placing such foods on the market in their territory to notify the competent authority of that placing on the market by providing a model of the label used for the product. In such cases, information on the withdrawal of the product from the market may also be required.

Article 16

Evaluation

By ... (12), the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the effects of implementing this Regulation, in particular concerning the evolution of the market in foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added, their consumption, nutrient intakes for the population and changes in dietary habits, and the addition of certain other substances, accompanied by any proposals for amendment of this Regulation which the Commission deems necessary. In this context Member States shall provide the necessary relevant information to the Commission by ... (13). Rules for implementing this Article shall be specified in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

Article 17

Transitional measures

1.   By way of derogation from Article 3(1) and until ... (14), Member States may allow in their territory the use of vitamins and minerals not listed in Annex I, or in forms not listed in Annex II, provided that:

| a) | the substance in question is used for addition to foods marketed in the Community on ... (15); and |
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a)

the substance in question is used for addition to foods marketed in the Community on ... (15); and

| b) | the Authority has not given an unfavourable opinion in respect of the use of that substance, or its use in that form, in the manufacture of food, on the basis of a dossier supporting use of the substance in question to be submitted to the Commission by the Member State not later than ... (16). |
| --- | --- |

b)

the Authority has not given an unfavourable opinion in respect of the use of that substance, or its use in that form, in the manufacture of food, on the basis of a dossier supporting use of the substance in question to be submitted to the Commission by the Member State not later than ... (16).

2.   Until ... (14), Member States may, in compliance with the rules of the Treaty, continue to apply existing national restrictions or bans on trade in foods to which vitamins and minerals not included in the list in Annex I or in the forms not listed in Annex II are added.

3.   Member States may, in compliance with the rules of the Treaty, continue to apply existing national provisions on maximum and minimum amounts of vitamins and minerals listed in Annex I added to foods and on the conditions applicable to this addition until the adoption of corresponding Community measures in accordance with Article 6 or under other specific Community provisions.

Article 18

Entry into force

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 ... (17).

Foods placed on the market or labelled prior to ... (17) which do not comply with this Regulation may be marketed until
  their expiry date, but not later than ...

   (18).

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

---

(1)  OJ C 112, 30.4.2004, p. 44.

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 26 May 2005 (
  OJ C 117 E, 18.5.2006, p. 206
  ), Council Common Position of 8 December 2005 (
  OJ C 80 E, 4.4.2006, p. 27
  ) and Position of the European Parliament of 16 May 2006.

2

Position

OJ C 117 E, 18.5.2006, p. 206

8 December 2005

OJ C 80 E, 4.4.2006, p. 27

16 May 2006

(3)  OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 51. Directive as amended by Commission Directive 2006/37/EC (
  OJ L 94, 1.4.2006, p. 32
  ).

3

Directive as amended by Commission Directive 2006/37/EC

OJ L 94, 1.4.2006, p. 32

(4)  OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/89/EC (OJ L 308, 25.11.2003, p. 15).

4

(5)  OJ ...

5

(6)  OJ L 276, 6.10.1990, p. 40. 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 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

7

(8)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 3
  ).

8

Commission

575/2006

100, 8.4.2006, p. 3

(9)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1
  ).

9

by Regulation

2165/2005

345, 28.12.2005, p. 1

(10)  
  Two years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

10

Two years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

(11)  Six months from the entry into force of this Regulation.

11

Six

(12)  The first day of the sixth month following the date of entry into force of this Regulation + six years.

12

The

six

(13)  The first day of the sixth month following the date of entry into force of this Regulation + five years.

13

The

five

(14)  Seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

14

Seven

(15)  The date of entry into force of this Regulation.

15

The

(16)  Three years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

16

Three

(17)  The first day of the sixth month following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

17

The

(18)  The last day of the

  thirty-fifth month
  following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

18

The

the

thirty-fifth month

ANNEX I

VITAMINS AND MINERALS WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO FOODS

| 1. | Vitamins
  Vitamin A
  Vitamin D
  Vitamin E
  Vitamin K
  Vitamin B1
  Vitamin B2
  Niacin
  Pantothenic acid
  Vitamin B6
  Folic acid
  Vitamin B12
  Biotin
  Vitamin C |
| --- | --- |

1.

Vitamins

Vitamin A

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

Vitamin K

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B2

Niacin

Pantothenic acid

Vitamin B6

Folic acid

Vitamin B12

Biotin

Vitamin C

| 2. | Minerals
  Calcium
  Magnesium
  Iron
  Copper
  Iodine
  Zinc
  Manganese
  Sodium
  Potassium
  Selenium
  Chromium
  Molybdenum
  Fluoride
  Chloride
  Phosphorus |
| --- | --- |

2.

Minerals

Calcium

Magnesium

Iron

Copper

Iodine

Zinc

Manganese

Sodium

Potassium

Selenium

Chromium

Molybdenum

Fluoride

Chloride

Phosphorus

ANNEX II

VITAMIN FORMULATIONS AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO FOODS

| 1. | Vitamin formulations
  VITAMIN A
  retinol
  retinyl acetate
  retinyl palmitate
  beta-carotene
  VITAMIN D
  cholecalciferol
  ergocalciferol
  VITAMIN E
  D-alpha-tocopherol
  DL-alpha-tocopherol
  D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate
  DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate
  D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate
  VITAMIN K
  phylloquinone (phytomenadione)
  VITAMIN B1
  thiamin hydrochloride
  thiamin mononitrate
  VITAMIN B2
  riboflavin
  riboflavin 5'-phosphate, sodium
  NIACIN
  nicotinic acid
  nicotinamide
  PANTOTHENIC ACID
  D-pantothenate, calcium
  D-pantothenate, sodium
  dexpanthenol
  VITAMIN B6
  pyridoxine hydrochloride
  pyridoxine 5'-phosphate
  pyridoxine dipalmitate
  FOLIC ACID
  pteroylmonoglutamic acid
  VITAMIN B12
  cyanocobalamin
  hydroxocobalamin
  BIOTIN
  D-biotin
  VITAMIN C
  L-ascorbic acid
  sodium-L-ascorbate
  calcium-L-ascorbate
  potassium-L-ascorbate
  L-ascorbyl 6-palmitate |
| --- | --- |

1.

Vitamin formulations

VITAMIN A

retinol

retinyl acetate

retinyl palmitate

beta-carotene

VITAMIN D

cholecalciferol

ergocalciferol

VITAMIN E

D-alpha-tocopherol

DL-alpha-tocopherol

D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate

DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate

D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate

VITAMIN K

phylloquinone (phytomenadione)

VITAMIN B1

thiamin hydrochloride

thiamin mononitrate

VITAMIN B2

riboflavin

riboflavin 5'-phosphate, sodium

NIACIN

nicotinic acid

nicotinamide

PANTOTHENIC ACID

D-pantothenate, calcium

D-pantothenate, sodium

dexpanthenol

VITAMIN B6

pyridoxine hydrochloride

pyridoxine 5'-phosphate

pyridoxine dipalmitate

FOLIC ACID

pteroylmonoglutamic acid

VITAMIN B12

cyanocobalamin

hydroxocobalamin

BIOTIN

D-biotin

VITAMIN C

L-ascorbic acid

sodium-L-ascorbate

calcium-L-ascorbate

potassium-L-ascorbate

L-ascorbyl 6-palmitate

| 2. | Mineral substances
  calcium carbonate
  calcium chloride
  calcium salts of citric acid
  calcium gluconate
  calcium glycerophosphate
  calcium lactate
  calcium salts of orthophosphoric acid
  calcium hydroxide
  calcium oxide
  calcium sulphate
  magnesium acetate
  magnesium carbonate
  magnesium chloride
  magnesium salts of citric acid
  magnesium gluconate
  magnesium glycerophosphate
  magnesium salts of orthophosphoric acid
  magnesium lactate
  magnesium hydroxide
  magnesium oxide
  magnesium sulphate
  ferrous carbonate
  ferrous citrate
  ferric ammonium citrate
  ferrous gluconate
  ferrous fumarate
  ferric sodium diphosphate
  ferrous lactate
  ferrous sulphate
  ferric diphosphate (ferric pyrophosphate)
  ferric saccharate
  elemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic + hydrogen reduced)
  cupric carbonate
  cupric citrate
  cupric gluconate
  cupric sulphate
  copper lysine complex
  sodium iodide
  sodium iodate
  potassium iodide
  potassium iodate
  zinc acetate
  zinc chloride
  zinc citrate
  zinc gluconate
  zinc lactate
  zinc oxide
  zinc carbonate
  zinc sulphate
  manganese carbonate
  manganese chloride
  manganese citrate
  manganese gluconate
  manganese glycerophosphate
  manganese sulphate
  sodium bicarbonate
  sodium carbonate
  sodium citrate
  sodium gluconate
  sodium lactate
  sodium hydroxide
  sodium salts of orthophosphoric acid
  sodium selenate
  sodium hydrogen selenite
  sodium selenite
  sodium fluoride
  potassium fluoride
  potassium bicarbonate
  potassium carbonate
  potassium chloride
  potassium citrate
  potassium gluconate
  potassium glycerophosphate
  potassium lactate
  potassium hydroxide
  potassium salts of orthophosphoric acid
  chromium (III) chloride and its hexahydrate
  chromium (III) sulphate and its hexahydrate
  ammonium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))
  sodium molybdate (molybdenum (VI)) |
| --- | --- |

2.

Mineral substances

calcium carbonate

calcium chloride

calcium salts of citric acid

calcium gluconate

calcium glycerophosphate

calcium lactate

calcium salts of orthophosphoric acid

calcium hydroxide

calcium oxide

calcium sulphate

magnesium acetate

magnesium carbonate

magnesium chloride

magnesium salts of citric acid

magnesium gluconate

magnesium glycerophosphate

magnesium salts of orthophosphoric acid

magnesium lactate

magnesium hydroxide

magnesium oxide

magnesium sulphate

ferrous carbonate

ferrous citrate

ferric ammonium citrate

ferrous gluconate

ferrous fumarate

ferric sodium diphosphate

ferrous lactate

ferrous sulphate

ferric diphosphate (ferric pyrophosphate)

ferric saccharate

elemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic + hydrogen reduced)

cupric carbonate

cupric citrate

cupric gluconate

cupric sulphate

copper lysine complex

sodium iodide

sodium iodate

potassium iodide

potassium iodate

zinc acetate

zinc chloride

zinc citrate

zinc gluconate

zinc lactate

zinc oxide

zinc carbonate

zinc sulphate

manganese carbonate

manganese chloride

manganese citrate

manganese gluconate

manganese glycerophosphate

manganese sulphate

sodium bicarbonate

sodium carbonate

sodium citrate

sodium gluconate

sodium lactate

sodium hydroxide

sodium salts of orthophosphoric acid

sodium selenate

sodium hydrogen selenite

sodium selenite

sodium fluoride

potassium fluoride

potassium bicarbonate

potassium carbonate

potassium chloride

potassium citrate

potassium gluconate

potassium glycerophosphate

potassium lactate

potassium hydroxide

potassium salts of orthophosphoric acid

chromium (III) chloride and its hexahydrate

chromium (III) sulphate and its hexahydrate

ammonium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))

sodium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))

ANNEX III

SUBSTANCES WHOSE USE IN FOODS IS PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED OR UNDER COMMUNITY SCRUTINY

Part A — Prohibited substances

Part B — Restricted substances

Part C — Substances under Community scrutiny

P6_TA(2006)0200

Recovery of the stock of European Eel *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European Eel (COM(2005)0472 — C6-0326/2005 — 2005/0201(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0472) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0472) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0326/2005), |
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—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0326/2005),

| — | 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 Fisheries (A6-0140/2006); |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0140/2006);

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
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2.

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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3.

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

| 4. | 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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4.

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;

| 5. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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5.

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

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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6.

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

| (4a) | On 15 November 2005 the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the development of a Community Action Plan for the recovery of European eels

   (2)

  calling on the Commission to immediately submit a proposal for a regulation for the recovery of European eel stocks. |
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(4a)

On 15 November 2005 the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the development of a Community Action Plan for the recovery of European eels

   (2)

  calling on the Commission to immediately submit a proposal for a regulation for the recovery of European eel stocks.

| (8) | The success of measures for the recovery of the European eel stock depends on close cooperation and coherent action at Community, Member State and local level as well as on information, consultation and involvement of the public sectors involved. |
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(8)

The success of measures for the recovery of the European eel stock depends on close cooperation and coherent action at Community, Member State and local level as well as on information, consultation and involvement of the public sectors involved.

| (8) | The success of measures for the recovery of the European eel stock depends on close cooperation and coherent action at Community, Member State and local
  and regional
  level as well as on information, consultation and involvement of the public sectors involved. |
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(8)

The success of measures for the recovery of the European eel stock depends on close cooperation and coherent action at Community, Member State and local
  and regional
  level as well as on information, consultation and involvement of the public sectors involved.

| (10) | Within a river basin where fisheries and other human activities affecting eels may have transboundary effects, all programmes and measures should be coordinated for the whole of the relevant river basin. For river basins extending beyond the boundaries of the Community, the Community should endeavour to ensure appropriate coordination with the third countries concerned. However, the need for such coordination should not prevent urgent action being taken by Member States. |
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(10)

Within a river basin where fisheries and other human activities affecting eels may have transboundary effects, all programmes and measures should be coordinated for the whole of the relevant river basin. For river basins extending beyond the boundaries of the Community, the Community should endeavour to ensure appropriate coordination with the third countries concerned. However, the need for such coordination should not prevent urgent action being taken by Member States.

| (10) | Within a river basin where fisheries and other human activities affecting eels may have transboundary effects, all programmes and measures should be coordinated for the whole of the relevant river basin.
  However, coordination must not take place at the expense of the rapid introduction of the national parts of Eel Management Plans.
  For river basins extending beyond the boundaries of the Community, the Community should endeavour to ensure appropriate coordination with the third countries concerned.
  In the context of international coordination, both within the Community and outside it, special attention should be devoted to the Baltic Sea and European coastal waters falling outside the scope of Directive 2000/60/EC.
  However, the need for such coordination should not prevent urgent action being taken by Member States. |
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(10)

Within a river basin where fisheries and other human activities affecting eels may have transboundary effects, all programmes and measures should be coordinated for the whole of the relevant river basin.
  However, coordination must not take place at the expense of the rapid introduction of the national parts of Eel Management Plans.
  For river basins extending beyond the boundaries of the Community, the Community should endeavour to ensure appropriate coordination with the third countries concerned.
  In the context of international coordination, both within the Community and outside it, special attention should be devoted to the Baltic Sea and European coastal waters falling outside the scope of Directive 2000/60/EC.
  However, the need for such coordination should not prevent urgent action being taken by Member States.

| (10a) | As, naturally, many of the arriving glass eels are lost, the Commission should without delay investigate how Europe's aquaculture could be involved in the recovery of European eel stocks, inter alia by means of continued rearing of glass eels which have been caught, until they develop into yellow eels and are used to restock European inland waters communicating with the sea. |
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(10a)

As, naturally, many of the arriving glass eels are lost, the Commission should without delay investigate how Europe's aquaculture could be involved in the recovery of European eel stocks, inter alia by means of continued rearing of glass eels which have been caught, until they develop into yellow eels and are used to restock European inland waters communicating with the sea.

| (10b) | In the context of the recovery of the European eel stock, it is noted that the glass eel is particularly vulnerable because large quantities of glass eels are exported. Special measures to increase the numbers of glass eels released into European waters should therefore be implemented. |
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(10b)

In the context of the recovery of the European eel stock, it is noted that the glass eel is particularly vulnerable because large quantities of glass eels are exported. Special measures to increase the numbers of glass eels released into European waters should therefore be implemented.

From the first to the fifteenth day of each month it shall be prohibited to fish for, land or retain eel of the species Anguilla anguilla.

The fishing season shall be shortened so that fishing effort is reduced by half.

By way of derogation from Article 2, until 30 June 2007 it shall be permitted to fish for, to retain and to land eel of the species Anguilla anguilla

  from the first to the fifteenth day of each month
  provided that:

By way of derogation from Article 2, until 30 June 2007 it shall be permitted to fish for, to retain and to land eel of the species Anguilla anguilla

  outside the fishing season laid down
  provided that:

| (b) | all the eel captured are released into European inland waters having access to the sea for the purpose of increasing the escapement levels of adult silver eels |
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(b)

all the eel captured are released into European inland waters having access to the sea for the purpose of increasing the escapement levels of adult silver eels

| (b) | all the eel captured:






  — | are released into European inland waters having access to the sea for the purpose of increasing the escapement levels of adult silver eels
  or |
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(b)

all the eel captured:

—

are released into European inland waters having access to the sea for the purpose of increasing the escapement levels of adult silver eels
  or

| — | are used for aquaculture in the European Union, subject to the condition that a percentage, to be determined by the Commission, of the eel used in aquaculture is used for the breeding of and restocking with yellow eels in European inland waters communicating with the sea, in order to increase the escape rate of mature silver eels; and |
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—

are used for aquaculture in the European Union, subject to the condition that a percentage, to be determined by the Commission, of the eel used in aquaculture is used for the breeding of and restocking with yellow eels in European inland waters communicating with the sea, in order to increase the escape rate of mature silver eels; and

| (ba) | Member States adopt extra measures to obstruct as little as possible the natural migration of glass eels during certain periods. |
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(ba)

Member States adopt extra measures to obstruct as little as possible the natural migration of glass eels during certain periods.

1.   If existing national measures already ensure, for specified river basins, that the objective referred to in Article 6(4) is met, the Member State concerned may submit a request for exemption until 30 June
  2007
  from the measures provided for in Article 2 for those basins.

1.   If existing national measures already ensure, for specified river basins, that the objective referred to in Article 6(4) is met, the Member State concerned may submit a request for exemption until 30 June
  2008
  from the measures provided for in Article 2 for those basins.

Article 4a

Additional protection for glass eels

Fishing for eels less than 12 cm long is allowed, providing one of the following requirements is fulfilled:

| (a) | most of the eels caught are used to restock European inland waters communicating with the sea, in order to increase the escape rate of mature silver eels; |
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(a)

most of the eels caught are used to restock European inland waters communicating with the sea, in order to increase the escape rate of mature silver eels;

| (b) | eels caught for aquaculture in the European Union are subject to the condition that a percentage, to be determined by the Commission, of the eel used in aquaculture is used for rearing eel fry and restocking European inland waters communicating with the sea, in order to increase the escape rate of mature silver eels. |
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(b)

eels caught for aquaculture in the European Union are subject to the condition that a percentage, to be determined by the Commission, of the eel used in aquaculture is used for rearing eel fry and restocking European inland waters communicating with the sea, in order to increase the escape rate of mature silver eels.

If a Member State so wishes, the Commission may also institute a quota for exports of glass eels, provided that this does not violate the sustainability criterion or the recovery of the stock of European eel.

If in a Member State or region the catch of glass eel is used for consumption, the Commission may allow this provided that this does not violate the sustainability criterion.

By way of derogation from Article 2, from 1 July
  2007


  it shall be permitted to fish for, to retain and to land eel of the species Anguilla anguilla from the first to the fifteenth day of each month provided that such
  fisheries conform to the specifications and restrictions set out in an Eel Management Plan.

By way of derogation from Article 2, from 1 July
  2008
  fisheries
  shall
  conform to the specifications and restrictions set out in an Eel Management Plan.

For Member States which, before 31 December 2006, have submitted an Eel Management Plan to the Commission for approval, the effect of Article 2 shall be suspended until the Commission takes a definitive decision.

1.   Member States shall identify and define the individual river basins lying within their national territory that, prior to human intervention, constituted natural habitats for the European eel (‘eel river basins’).

1.   Member States shall identify and define the individual river basins lying within their national territory that, prior to human intervention, constituted natural habitats for the European eel (‘eel river basins’).
  A Member State may opt justifiably to designate the whole of its national territory or an existing regional administrative unit as one river basin.

2.   In defining eel river basins, Member States shall have
  due
  regard to the administrative arrangements referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2000/60/EC.

2.   In defining eel river basins, Member States shall have
  the maximum possible
  regard to the administrative arrangements referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2000/60/EC.

3a.
     
  Member States shall implement in river basins an Eel Management Plan which will ensure the effective recovery of eel stocks. The Member States shall propose the river basins which are to be the subject of those intervention plans.

3b.
     
  Management plans for river basins shared between one or more Member States shall be drawn up jointly and submitted to the Commission.

4.   The objective of each Eel Management Plan shall be, for each eel river basin, to permit with high probability the escapement to the sea of
  at least 40 %
  of the biomass of adult eel relative to the best estimate of the potential escapement from the river basin
  in the absence of
  human activities affecting the fishing area or the stock.

4.   The objective of each Eel Management Plan shall be, for each eel river basin, to permit with high probability the escapement to the sea of
  a high percentage
  of the biomass of adult eel relative to the best estimate of the potential escapement from the river basin
  , taking into account all the
  human activities affecting the fishing area or the stock.

5a.
     
  The European Union shall support measures allowing the restocking of river basins in the various Member States.

5b.
     
  The European Union shall support measures to aid the construction and/or adaptation of barrier-crossing mechanisms to prevent migration along rivers from being compromised.

1.   Member States shall communicate by
  31 December 2006
  to the Commission all individual Eel Management Plans prepared in accordance with Article 6.

1.   Member States shall communicate by
  30 June 2007
  to the Commission all individual Eel Management Plans prepared in accordance with Article 6.

3.   Member States shall implement the Eel Management Plans approved under paragraph 2 from 1 July
  2007
  .

3.   Member States shall implement the Eel Management Plans approved under paragraph 2 from 1 July
  2008


  , or from the earliest feasible time before that date
  .

1.   For eel river basins extending to the territory of more than one Member State, the Member States involved shall jointly prepare an Eel Management Plan.

1.   For eel river basins extending to the territory of more than one Member State, the Member States involved shall jointly prepare an Eel Management Plan.
  If coordination is in danger of resulting in such a delay that it will become impossible to submit the Management Plan on time, Member States may submit Management Plans for their national part of the river basin.

2.   Where an eel river basin extends beyond the territory of the Community, the Member States involved shall endeavour to develop an Eel Management Plan in coordination with the relevant third countries.

2.   Where an eel river basin extends beyond the territory of the Community, the Member States involved shall endeavour to develop an Eel Management Plan in coordination with the relevant third countries.
  In this connection, special attention shall be devoted to the Baltic Sea and European coastal waters falling outside the scope of Directive 2000/60/EC.

Article 8a

Special measures in respect of glass eels

As part of the plan for recovery of the European eel stock, the Commission shall draw up special measures to ensure an increase in the number of glass eels released, focusing on the problems caused by large-scale exports of glass eels.

1.   For each Eel Management Plan, each Member State shall report to the Commission by 31 December 2009 on the monitoring, effectiveness and outcome of the plan
  , and in particular shall estimate for each river basin that proportion of the biomass of the eel that escape to the sea to spawn relative to the escapement achieved in the absence of fishing or other human activities affecting the fishery or the stock
  .

1.   For each Eel Management Plan, each Member State shall report to the Commission by 31 December 2009 on the monitoring, effectiveness and outcome of the plan.

2.   The Commission shall, by 1 July
  2010
  , present a report to the European Parliament and the Council with a statistical and scientific evaluation of the outcome of the implementation of the Eel Management Plans accompanied by the opinion of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries.

2.   The Commission shall, by 1 July
  2011
  , present a report to the European Parliament and the Council with a statistical and scientific evaluation of the outcome of the implementation of the Eel Management Plans accompanied by the opinion of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries.

3a.
     
  The Commission shall before 1 January 2007 determine, in consultation with the ICES, the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission, the Member States and the fishing industry, whether the norm laid down in Article 6(4) is sufficiently measurable and applicable in practice, after which the Commission shall, if necessary, submit a modified or adjusted proposal.

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 enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union

  , but not before 1 January 2007
  .

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P6_TA(2006)0201

EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2005)0692 — C6-0040/2006 — 2005/0280(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0692) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0692) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0040/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0040/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the opinion issued by its Legal Service (SJ-0085-06), |
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—

having regard to the opinion issued by its Legal Service (SJ-0085-06),

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0163/2006); |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0163/2006);

| 1. | Approves the proposal for a Council regulation as amended and approves conclusion of the agreement; |
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1.

Approves the proposal for a Council regulation as amended and approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco.

| (2a) | The Community financial contribution should also be used for the development of coastal populations living on fishing in Morocco and Western Sahara and the creation of small and medium-sized local firms in the fisheries sector. |
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(2a)

The Community financial contribution should also be used for the development of coastal populations living on fishing in Morocco and Western Sahara and the creation of small and medium-sized local firms in the fisheries sector.

| (3a) | The quality of the information made available to the European Parliament should be improved — hence the Commission should draw up an annual report on the implementation of the Agreement which covers each and every one of the fishing methods to which the Agreement applies and which includes any favourable opinions issued by the Commission pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Agreement. |
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(3a)

The quality of the information made available to the European Parliament should be improved — hence the Commission should draw up an annual report on the implementation of the Agreement which covers each and every one of the fishing methods to which the Agreement applies and which includes any favourable opinions issued by the Commission pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Agreement.

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of the Community,
  subject to its implementation in accordance with international law
  .

The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement
  and determined in accordance with the principles which enable relative stability to be maintained
  shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

On the basis of those notifications and of information supplied by the Joint Committee established under Article 10 of the Agreement, the Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Council on its implementation.

In the event of evidence that the use to which the Agreement is being put is in contravention of international obligations, the Commission shall take immediate steps to suspend the Agreement as provided for in Article 15 of the Agreement.

Article 3a

In its annual report to the European Parliament the Commission shall also include information relating to any changes in the state of the fish resources, to measures designed to manage and conserve those resources and to the outcome of exploratory fishing trips conducted in respect of new species pursuant to Article 5 of the Protocol.

Article 3b

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Protocol the Commission shall — in the event of an improvement in the biological situation of cephalopod and crustacean stocks as confirmed by favourable scientific reports — endeavour to incorporate possible new fishing opportunities for those two categories into the Agreement.

Article 3c

The technical and fisheries-management measures adopted by the Moroccan authorities for the benefit of local fleets shall also apply to the Community fleet operating under the terms of this Agreement.

Article 3d

In the course of the final year of the Protocol's validity and before any agreement to renew the Protocol is concluded, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the implementation of the Agreement.

Article 3e

On the basis of the report referred to in Article 3d and after consulting the European Parliament, the Council shall, if appropriate, confer upon the Commission a negotiating mandate with a view to the adoption of a new Protocol.

Article 3f

The meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement may be attended by a Member of the European Parliament in an observer capacity, and also by representatives of the fisheries sector operating under the Agreement.

Article 3g

The Commission shall inform the European Parliament of any initiative to amend the substance of the Agreement, including the Protocol, the datasheets and the appendices.

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P6_TA(2006)0202

Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004)

European Parliament resolution on the Commission's 21st and 22nd Annual reports on monitoring the application of Community law (2003 and 2004) (2005/2150(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission's 21st and 22nd annual reports (COM(2004)0839 and COM(2005)0570), |
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—

having regard to the Commission's 21st and 22nd annual reports (COM(2004)0839 and COM(2005)0570),

| — | having regard to the Commission's staff working papers (SEC(2004)1638 and SEC(2005)1446 and 1447), |
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—

having regard to the Commission's staff working papers (SEC(2004)1638 and SEC(2005)1446 and 1447),

| — | 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 Legal Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Petitions (A6-0089/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Petitions (A6-0089/2006),

| A. | whereas the Commission's annual reports establish the state of transposition of directives by the Member States in order to ensure that the application of legislation is efficiently monitored; whereas according to the 21st report, 3 927 infringement cases were ongoing on 31 December 2003, including 1 855 cases for which proceedings had commenced, 999 cases for which a reasoned opinion had been issued, 411 cases which had been referred to the Court of Justice and only 69 cases (of which 40 concerned the environmental sector) for which proceedings under Article 228 of the EC Treaty had begun, |
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A.

whereas the Commission's annual reports establish the state of transposition of directives by the Member States in order to ensure that the application of legislation is efficiently monitored; whereas according to the 21st report, 3 927 infringement cases were ongoing on 31 December 2003, including 1 855 cases for which proceedings had commenced, 999 cases for which a reasoned opinion had been issued, 411 cases which had been referred to the Court of Justice and only 69 cases (of which 40 concerned the environmental sector) for which proceedings under Article 228 of the EC Treaty had begun,

| B. | whereas proper monitoring of the application of Community law involves not merely assessing transposition in quantitative terms but also evaluating the quality of transposition and of the practices adopted in actually applying Community law, |
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B.

whereas proper monitoring of the application of Community law involves not merely assessing transposition in quantitative terms but also evaluating the quality of transposition and of the practices adopted in actually applying Community law,

| C. | whereas correct and swift implementation of Community legislation is an integral and essential part of ‘better regulation’; whereas clear and well-written legislation is an indispensable condition for the good application of Community law throughout the European Union; whereas the quality of legislation and the clarity of the obligations incumbent on Member States are not always satisfactory owing to the fact that the legislation is often the result of difficult political compromises, |
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C.

whereas correct and swift implementation of Community legislation is an integral and essential part of ‘better regulation’; whereas clear and well-written legislation is an indispensable condition for the good application of Community law throughout the European Union; whereas the quality of legislation and the clarity of the obligations incumbent on Member States are not always satisfactory owing to the fact that the legislation is often the result of difficult political compromises,

| D. | whereas the Commission may adapt the means it uses to carry out its mission effectively and make innovations designed to improve the application of Community law, |
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D.

whereas the Commission may adapt the means it uses to carry out its mission effectively and make innovations designed to improve the application of Community law,

| E. | whereas the Commission is currently working on the adaptation of existing procedures and on ways of making them faster and more efficient; whereas, however, this is not a sufficient reason for failing to transmit on time the information requested as to the total resources allocated to infringements in the relevant Directorates-General and the General Secretariat, |
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E.

whereas the Commission is currently working on the adaptation of existing procedures and on ways of making them faster and more efficient; whereas, however, this is not a sufficient reason for failing to transmit on time the information requested as to the total resources allocated to infringements in the relevant Directorates-General and the General Secretariat,

| F. | whereas the number of complaints relating to infringements of Community law shows that European citizens play a vital role in its application, and that the capability properly to address their concerns is important for the credibility of the European Union, |
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F.

whereas the number of complaints relating to infringements of Community law shows that European citizens play a vital role in its application, and that the capability properly to address their concerns is important for the credibility of the European Union,

| G. | whereas citizens' complaints are not merely symbolic in building a ‘people's Europe ’but constitute a cost-effective and efficient tool for monitoring the application of Community law, |
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G.

whereas citizens' complaints are not merely symbolic in building a ‘people's Europe ’but constitute a cost-effective and efficient tool for monitoring the application of Community law,

| H. | whereas effective legal protection and uniform application and interpretation are essential elements of Community law, |
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H.

whereas effective legal protection and uniform application and interpretation are essential elements of Community law,

| I. | whereas Parliament received the Commission's 22nd annual report only in January 2006 and whereas, because of this consistent delay, only partial reference to that report is made in the present resolution, the core analysis being of the Commission's 21st annual report dealing with the application of Community law in 2003, |
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I.

whereas Parliament received the Commission's 22nd annual report only in January 2006 and whereas, because of this consistent delay, only partial reference to that report is made in the present resolution, the core analysis being of the Commission's 21st annual report dealing with the application of Community law in 2003,

| 1. | Is convinced of the real need for all European institutions to give serious, visible consideration and more convinced priority to the question of monitoring implementation, especially in view of the emphasis which has latterly been placed on the urgency of reducing the amount of Community legislation and legislative initiatives; |
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1.

Is convinced of the real need for all European institutions to give serious, visible consideration and more convinced priority to the question of monitoring implementation, especially in view of the emphasis which has latterly been placed on the urgency of reducing the amount of Community legislation and legislative initiatives;

| 2. | Insists that any reduction in the amount of legislation must be off-set by more emphasis on implementation; stresses that complaints are a cost-effective and efficient tool for monitoring the application of Community law and calls on the Commission to make sure that at least some of the resources previously allocated to the drafting and follow-up of legislation are dedicated to the effective and correct implementation of existing Community legislation in the various units dealing with individual complaints and infringement cases; |
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2.

Insists that any reduction in the amount of legislation must be off-set by more emphasis on implementation; stresses that complaints are a cost-effective and efficient tool for monitoring the application of Community law and calls on the Commission to make sure that at least some of the resources previously allocated to the drafting and follow-up of legislation are dedicated to the effective and correct implementation of existing Community legislation in the various units dealing with individual complaints and infringement cases;

| 3. | Is convinced that Parliament's committees should also pay attention to the issue of the application of Community legislation, and in particular that the rapporteur responsible should play a more active role in monitoring the implementation of Community legislation in the Member States, whereby the regular sessions on implementation organised by the Committee for the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety can serve as an example; |
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3.

Is convinced that Parliament's committees should also pay attention to the issue of the application of Community legislation, and in particular that the rapporteur responsible should play a more active role in monitoring the implementation of Community legislation in the Member States, whereby the regular sessions on implementation organised by the Committee for the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety can serve as an example;

| 4. | Understands that comitology is not the subject of this resolution and maintains that the matter accordingly needs to be dealt with in a separate resolution; |
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4.

Understands that comitology is not the subject of this resolution and maintains that the matter accordingly needs to be dealt with in a separate resolution;

| 5. | Stresses that Article 211 of the EC Treaty assigns to the Commission institutional responsibility for ensuring the application of the provisions of the Treaty and of the measures taken by the institutions pursuant thereto, and that Article 226 of the EC Treaty empowers the Commission to take action against Member States for any failure to fulfil their obligations under the Treaty; |
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5.

Stresses that Article 211 of the EC Treaty assigns to the Commission institutional responsibility for ensuring the application of the provisions of the Treaty and of the measures taken by the institutions pursuant thereto, and that Article 226 of the EC Treaty empowers the Commission to take action against Member States for any failure to fulfil their obligations under the Treaty;

| 6. | Notes that the main problems with the infringement procedure (Articles 226 and 228 of the EC Treaty) are its length (54 months elapsing on average from registration of the complaint to referral to the Court) and the limited use of Article 228; |
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6.

Notes that the main problems with the infringement procedure (Articles 226 and 228 of the EC Treaty) are its length (54 months elapsing on average from registration of the complaint to referral to the Court) and the limited use of Article 228;

| 7. | Notes that the Commission organises four meetings a year to decide on infringement procedures and that all decisions (from the first letter of formal notice, aimed at obtaining information from the Member State concerned, to the decision to seise the Court of Justice) are taken by the College of Commissioners; whilst appreciating the relevance of, and the need for, collective intervention for the infringement phases, proposes that careful thought be given to the possibility of the internal procedure being shortened in the initial stage of proceedings by authorising each Member of the Commission to send letters of formal notice to the Member States within the field of his or her responsibility, as is already the practice in cases where a Member State has not transposed Community law into its national legislation within the set deadline; |
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7.

Notes that the Commission organises four meetings a year to decide on infringement procedures and that all decisions (from the first letter of formal notice, aimed at obtaining information from the Member State concerned, to the decision to seise the Court of Justice) are taken by the College of Commissioners; whilst appreciating the relevance of, and the need for, collective intervention for the infringement phases, proposes that careful thought be given to the possibility of the internal procedure being shortened in the initial stage of proceedings by authorising each Member of the Commission to send letters of formal notice to the Member States within the field of his or her responsibility, as is already the practice in cases where a Member State has not transposed Community law into its national legislation within the set deadline;

| 8. | Notes the insufficient level of cooperation by the national courts in most Member States, which are still reluctant to apply the principle of the primacy of Community law; |
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8.

Notes the insufficient level of cooperation by the national courts in most Member States, which are still reluctant to apply the principle of the primacy of Community law;

| 9. | Welcomes the Commission's Communication entitled ‘Better Monitoring of the application of Community law ’(COM(2002)0725), which sets out various actions to achieve its aim; |
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9.

Welcomes the Commission's Communication entitled ‘Better Monitoring of the application of Community law ’(COM(2002)0725), which sets out various actions to achieve its aim;

| 10. | Regrets nevertheless that the Commission has not presented any structured, detailed follow-up to some of the commitments announced in the above-mentioned Communications, such as the commitment that ‘the application of the priority criteria will be assessed annually, when the report on the monitoring of the application of Community law is discussed’; |
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10.

Regrets nevertheless that the Commission has not presented any structured, detailed follow-up to some of the commitments announced in the above-mentioned Communications, such as the commitment that ‘the application of the priority criteria will be assessed annually, when the report on the monitoring of the application of Community law is discussed’;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission to conduct a specific evaluation of the application of the priority criteria listed in the above-mentioned Communication, with the aim of assessing whether such an exercise is really needed and whether it may not risk reducing excessively the scope of infringement procedures, for which the Treaty does not provide any hierarchy; calls on the Commission to assess whether a simple increase in the available resources in the most exposed Directorates-General would not be a preferable solution with a view to improving the capacity to follow up complaints; points out that legal experts are needed in the Commission departments responsible for transposition to analyse whether legislation has been transposed in all its complexity; notes that it is not possible to rely solely on an automatic concordance system in order to analyse transpositions; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission to conduct a specific evaluation of the application of the priority criteria listed in the above-mentioned Communication, with the aim of assessing whether such an exercise is really needed and whether it may not risk reducing excessively the scope of infringement procedures, for which the Treaty does not provide any hierarchy; calls on the Commission to assess whether a simple increase in the available resources in the most exposed Directorates-General would not be a preferable solution with a view to improving the capacity to follow up complaints; points out that legal experts are needed in the Commission departments responsible for transposition to analyse whether legislation has been transposed in all its complexity; notes that it is not possible to rely solely on an automatic concordance system in order to analyse transpositions;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament informed of the results of such evaluations; insists that the definition of priorities should not lead to a decreased response to citizens' complaints and urges the Commission to consult Parliament on any possible change in the priority criteria; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament informed of the results of such evaluations; insists that the definition of priorities should not lead to a decreased response to citizens' complaints and urges the Commission to consult Parliament on any possible change in the priority criteria;

| 13. | Calls on the Commission to place the principle of the rule of law and citizens' experience above purely economic criteria and evaluations; urges the Commission to monitor carefully the respect of the fundamental freedoms and general principles of the Treaty as well as the respect of regulations and framework directives; invites the Commission to use secondary legislation as a criterion for determining whether there has been an infringement of fundamental freedoms; |
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13.

Calls on the Commission to place the principle of the rule of law and citizens' experience above purely economic criteria and evaluations; urges the Commission to monitor carefully the respect of the fundamental freedoms and general principles of the Treaty as well as the respect of regulations and framework directives; invites the Commission to use secondary legislation as a criterion for determining whether there has been an infringement of fundamental freedoms;

| 14. | Urges the Commission to re-evaluate cooperation with the Member States within the meaning of Article 10 of the EC Treaty, in light of the fact that most Member States are not prepared to do much to improve the implementation of Community law as was confirmed during the negotiations on the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2003 on better law-making (1), when the Council refused to make any commitment in matters concerning transposition and implementation; declares its support for re-opening negotiations with the Council on this issue, with a view to amending the Interinstitutional Agreement; |
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14.

Urges the Commission to re-evaluate cooperation with the Member States within the meaning of Article 10 of the EC Treaty, in light of the fact that most Member States are not prepared to do much to improve the implementation of Community law as was confirmed during the negotiations on the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2003 on better law-making (1), when the Council refused to make any commitment in matters concerning transposition and implementation; declares its support for re-opening negotiations with the Council on this issue, with a view to amending the Interinstitutional Agreement;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission seriously to reassess its indulgence of Member States when it comes to meeting deadlines for submitting requested information to the Commission, adopting and communicating national implementing measures and correctly applying Community legislation at national, regional and local levels; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission seriously to reassess its indulgence of Member States when it comes to meeting deadlines for submitting requested information to the Commission, adopting and communicating national implementing measures and correctly applying Community legislation at national, regional and local levels;

| 16. | Notes that the Member States have decided to set up specific structures dealing with implementation; welcomes the Commission's efforts in supporting the setting-up of appropriate coordination points in each Member State, with the aim of improving the entire transposition and implementation policy and the efficiency of the pre-litigation stage of infringement proceedings; suggests that the Member States should not only establish technical structures but also appoint political figure(s) responsible at national level for infringement policy; |
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16.

Notes that the Member States have decided to set up specific structures dealing with implementation; welcomes the Commission's efforts in supporting the setting-up of appropriate coordination points in each Member State, with the aim of improving the entire transposition and implementation policy and the efficiency of the pre-litigation stage of infringement proceedings; suggests that the Member States should not only establish technical structures but also appoint political figure(s) responsible at national level for infringement policy;

| 17. | Points out that emphasis on organisational issues and communication flows should not hide the fact that many cases of incorrect implementation are the result of poor-quality legislation and reflect Member States' deliberate efforts to undermine Community legislation for political, administrative and economic reasons; in this connection, notes that the Commission is in the habit of accepting late intervention by the Member States in order to close infringement proceedings; calls on the Commission to ask the Member States to guarantee retroactive application of the Community provisions which have been infringed, in order to remove all effects of the infringement, with an immediate recourse to Article 228 of the EC Treaty in the event of persistent failure to comply; |
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17.

Points out that emphasis on organisational issues and communication flows should not hide the fact that many cases of incorrect implementation are the result of poor-quality legislation and reflect Member States' deliberate efforts to undermine Community legislation for political, administrative and economic reasons; in this connection, notes that the Commission is in the habit of accepting late intervention by the Member States in order to close infringement proceedings; calls on the Commission to ask the Member States to guarantee retroactive application of the Community provisions which have been infringed, in order to remove all effects of the infringement, with an immediate recourse to Article 228 of the EC Treaty in the event of persistent failure to comply;

| 18. | Notes that the Internal Market Problem Solving System (SOLVIT network) has proved its effectiveness in the internal market as a complementary non-judicial mechanism which has increased voluntary cooperation among Member States, but considers that such mechanisms should not be regarded as a substitute for infringement proceedings which are designed to oblige the Member States to apply Community legislation; calls on the Member States to make allocate greater human and financial resources to their national contact points for the SOLVIT network; |
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18.

Notes that the Internal Market Problem Solving System (SOLVIT network) has proved its effectiveness in the internal market as a complementary non-judicial mechanism which has increased voluntary cooperation among Member States, but considers that such mechanisms should not be regarded as a substitute for infringement proceedings which are designed to oblige the Member States to apply Community legislation; calls on the Member States to make allocate greater human and financial resources to their national contact points for the SOLVIT network;

| 19. | Considers it essential for legislation to be drafted in a way that is more enforcement-friendly; considers it equally important to improve citizens' understanding of Community legislation and therefore proposes that a citizen's summary be included in the form of a non-legalistic explanatory statement accompanying all legislative acts; |
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19.

Considers it essential for legislation to be drafted in a way that is more enforcement-friendly; considers it equally important to improve citizens' understanding of Community legislation and therefore proposes that a citizen's summary be included in the form of a non-legalistic explanatory statement accompanying all legislative acts;

| 20. | Is convinced that, while it is important to devote time and effort to developing dialogue with Member States and improving the assistance afforded to them in order to facilitate swift, correct transposition of Community legislation, tighter discipline is necessary, notably after enlargement, in order to avoid excessive delays and persistent differences in the quality of national transposition; |
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20.

Is convinced that, while it is important to devote time and effort to developing dialogue with Member States and improving the assistance afforded to them in order to facilitate swift, correct transposition of Community legislation, tighter discipline is necessary, notably after enlargement, in order to avoid excessive delays and persistent differences in the quality of national transposition;

| 21. | Believes that a specific clause obliging Member States to draft a concordance table when transposing directives should be inserted systematically into each newly adopted directive; |
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21.

Believes that a specific clause obliging Member States to draft a concordance table when transposing directives should be inserted systematically into each newly adopted directive;

| 22. | Notes that in 2004 about 41 % of new directives included provision for a concordance table; believes that the European Parliament, as co-legislator, should support proposals to introduce into directives provisions obliging the Member States to use the concordance table for notification; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on the application of such provisions; |
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22.

Notes that in 2004 about 41 % of new directives included provision for a concordance table; believes that the European Parliament, as co-legislator, should support proposals to introduce into directives provisions obliging the Member States to use the concordance table for notification; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on the application of such provisions;

| 23. | Welcomes the effort made by some Directorates-General of the Commission — and notably DG Environment — to improve the conformity checks on the relevant directives, in particular following enlargement; calls on the Commission to publish on its website the studies requested by the various Directorates-General on the evaluation of the conformity of national implementation measures with Community legislation; |
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23.

Welcomes the effort made by some Directorates-General of the Commission — and notably DG Environment — to improve the conformity checks on the relevant directives, in particular following enlargement; calls on the Commission to publish on its website the studies requested by the various Directorates-General on the evaluation of the conformity of national implementation measures with Community legislation;

| 24. | Notes that there are several procedures available for dealing with non-conformity and that such procedures are sometimes repeated without attaining the objective of persuading the Member States to modify their transposition acts; stresses that in such cases delays in the procedure can be highly detrimental to citizens, because the focus is not on individual cases but rather reflects a general problem; therefore calls on the Commission to take a tough stance on cases of non-communication and non-conformity of national implementing measures with Community legislation and to move through the various stages of the procedure laid down by Article 226 of the EC Treaty in accordance with fixed, non-negotiable time-limits, laid down in appropriate soft-law instruments (communications, guidelines), in order to arrive as soon as possible at the imposition of fines pursuant to Article 228 of the EC Treaty; |
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24.

Notes that there are several procedures available for dealing with non-conformity and that such procedures are sometimes repeated without attaining the objective of persuading the Member States to modify their transposition acts; stresses that in such cases delays in the procedure can be highly detrimental to citizens, because the focus is not on individual cases but rather reflects a general problem; therefore calls on the Commission to take a tough stance on cases of non-communication and non-conformity of national implementing measures with Community legislation and to move through the various stages of the procedure laid down by Article 226 of the EC Treaty in accordance with fixed, non-negotiable time-limits, laid down in appropriate soft-law instruments (communications, guidelines), in order to arrive as soon as possible at the imposition of fines pursuant to Article 228 of the EC Treaty;

| 25. | Invites the Commission to present a list of those directives which have the worst record in terms of their implementation and to explain what it considers the underlying reasons for this to be; points out that, under the case-law of the Court of Justice and Article 10 of the EC Treaty, the Member States are required to ensure that an adequate system is in place for effective and proportionate sanctions, to act as a deterrent against infringement of Community provisions; considers that failure to adopt an effective system of sanctions should be pursued with due severity under the infringement procedure; |
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25.

Invites the Commission to present a list of those directives which have the worst record in terms of their implementation and to explain what it considers the underlying reasons for this to be; points out that, under the case-law of the Court of Justice and Article 10 of the EC Treaty, the Member States are required to ensure that an adequate system is in place for effective and proportionate sanctions, to act as a deterrent against infringement of Community provisions; considers that failure to adopt an effective system of sanctions should be pursued with due severity under the infringement procedure;

| 26. | Notes that the present procedures give citizens no rights beyond lodging a complaint and that the Commission, in its role as guardian of the Treaty, has a broad discretion as to whether to register a complaint and start proceedings; considers that there is nothing in the Treaty or the case-law of the Court of Justice to prevent the use of appropriate legislative instruments to give further rights to complainants, and therefore calls on the Commission to take steps to adopt such instruments; is convinced that this important and exclusive prerogative should correspond to a duty of transparency and accountability as to the reasons why decisions are taken, notably decisions not to pursue complaints; |
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26.

Notes that the present procedures give citizens no rights beyond lodging a complaint and that the Commission, in its role as guardian of the Treaty, has a broad discretion as to whether to register a complaint and start proceedings; considers that there is nothing in the Treaty or the case-law of the Court of Justice to prevent the use of appropriate legislative instruments to give further rights to complainants, and therefore calls on the Commission to take steps to adopt such instruments; is convinced that this important and exclusive prerogative should correspond to a duty of transparency and accountability as to the reasons why decisions are taken, notably decisions not to pursue complaints;

| 27. | Welcomes the Commission's Communication to the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman on ‘Relations with the complainant in respect of infringements of Community law ’(COM(2002)0141); |
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27.

Welcomes the Commission's Communication to the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman on ‘Relations with the complainant in respect of infringements of Community law ’(COM(2002)0141);

| 28. | Urges the Commission to respect the principles stated in that Communication to the effect that all complaints likely to denounce a real violation of Community law that are received by the Commission should be registered, without any selection, unless they fall within the exceptional circumstances referred to in point 3 of the Annex to the Communication; notes that the European Ombudsman has recently received specific complaints denouncing the non-registration of complaints and is currently investigating them; calls on the Commission to submit a regular report to Parliament on cases of non-registration of complaints in line with the above-mentioned Communication; |
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28.

Urges the Commission to respect the principles stated in that Communication to the effect that all complaints likely to denounce a real violation of Community law that are received by the Commission should be registered, without any selection, unless they fall within the exceptional circumstances referred to in point 3 of the Annex to the Communication; notes that the European Ombudsman has recently received specific complaints denouncing the non-registration of complaints and is currently investigating them; calls on the Commission to submit a regular report to Parliament on cases of non-registration of complaints in line with the above-mentioned Communication;

| 29. | Notes that the time-limit of one year laid down in the Communication between the registration of a complaint and the actual sending of a letter of formal notice or the decision to shelve the case is too long; notes furthermore that this deadline is not always met, leaving the complainant in a state of unacceptable uncertainty; therefore calls on the Commission to send letters of formal notice, which do not imply any ‘negotiations ’yet with the Member States, within a short period of the registration of the complaint and to strive to move ahead quickly with the procedure on the basis of prompt deadlines from which exemption is possible only in exceptional cases; |
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29.

Notes that the time-limit of one year laid down in the Communication between the registration of a complaint and the actual sending of a letter of formal notice or the decision to shelve the case is too long; notes furthermore that this deadline is not always met, leaving the complainant in a state of unacceptable uncertainty; therefore calls on the Commission to send letters of formal notice, which do not imply any ‘negotiations ’yet with the Member States, within a short period of the registration of the complaint and to strive to move ahead quickly with the procedure on the basis of prompt deadlines from which exemption is possible only in exceptional cases;

| 30. | Urges all services of the Commission to keep complainants — and where appropriate also the MEP involved — fully informed of the progress of their complaints at the expiry of each pre-defined deadline (letter of formal notice, reasoned opinion, referral to the Court), to provide reasons for their decisions and to communicate them in full detail to the complainant in accordance with the principles stated in its Communication of 2002, which should allow the complainant to make further observations (such information should include, notably in the cases in which the Commission envisages shelving the complaint, the arguments presented by the Member State involved); |
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30.

Urges all services of the Commission to keep complainants — and where appropriate also the MEP involved — fully informed of the progress of their complaints at the expiry of each pre-defined deadline (letter of formal notice, reasoned opinion, referral to the Court), to provide reasons for their decisions and to communicate them in full detail to the complainant in accordance with the principles stated in its Communication of 2002, which should allow the complainant to make further observations (such information should include, notably in the cases in which the Commission envisages shelving the complaint, the arguments presented by the Member State involved);

| 31. | Calls on the Commission to adopt a specific procedure which would allow the complainant and the MEP involved to have access to the documentation and to the substance of the correspondence exchanged with the Member State; |
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31.

Calls on the Commission to adopt a specific procedure which would allow the complainant and the MEP involved to have access to the documentation and to the substance of the correspondence exchanged with the Member State;

| 32. | Calls on the Commission to provide specific data on compliance with time-limits as set out in its internal Manual of Operational Procedures, which could only be obtained informally; reiterates the importance of setting deadlines from the date of registration of a complaint for providing the complainant with an answer and for sending out a letter of formal notice; |
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32.

Calls on the Commission to provide specific data on compliance with time-limits as set out in its internal Manual of Operational Procedures, which could only be obtained informally; reiterates the importance of setting deadlines from the date of registration of a complaint for providing the complainant with an answer and for sending out a letter of formal notice;

| 33. | Notes that, since their inception, proceedings under Article 228 of the EC Treaty have led to judgments of the Court of Justice in only three cases; welcomes the Commission's Communication on the Application of Article 228 of the EC Treaty (SEC (2005)1658), which clarifies and develops the policy of the Commission in asking the Court of Justice to impose a periodic payment order and a lump sum payment order on a Member State which fails to comply with the judgment of the Court; |
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33.

Notes that, since their inception, proceedings under Article 228 of the EC Treaty have led to judgments of the Court of Justice in only three cases; welcomes the Commission's Communication on the Application of Article 228 of the EC Treaty (SEC (2005)1658), which clarifies and develops the policy of the Commission in asking the Court of Justice to impose a periodic payment order and a lump sum payment order on a Member State which fails to comply with the judgment of the Court;

| 34. | Asks the Commission formally to specify that, in accordance with its Communication of 2005, all cases already subject to letters of formal notice and reasoned opinions under Article 228, as well as cases currently subject to Article 226 proceedings, will be subject to the new policy (if not resolved before referral to the Court); |
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34.

Asks the Commission formally to specify that, in accordance with its Communication of 2005, all cases already subject to letters of formal notice and reasoned opinions under Article 228, as well as cases currently subject to Article 226 proceedings, will be subject to the new policy (if not resolved before referral to the Court);

| 35. | Recalls that petitions forwarded by individuals to the Commission, to the European Ombudsman and to the relevant parliamentary committees should encourage the European Institutions to assess the way in which Community law is being implemented at national and European level; |
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35.

Recalls that petitions forwarded by individuals to the Commission, to the European Ombudsman and to the relevant parliamentary committees should encourage the European Institutions to assess the way in which Community law is being implemented at national and European level;

| 36. | Reiterates its belief that close cooperation and monitoring arrangements between the Commission, the Council, the European Ombudsman and the relevant parliamentary committees are essential in order to ensure effective intervention in all cases where the petitioner has justifiably complained of an infringement of Community law; |
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36.

Reiterates its belief that close cooperation and monitoring arrangements between the Commission, the Council, the European Ombudsman and the relevant parliamentary committees are essential in order to ensure effective intervention in all cases where the petitioner has justifiably complained of an infringement of Community law;

| 37. | Insists that, in its future annual reports, the Commission must present data that accurately reflect the important and distinct contribution made by petitions to the monitoring of the application of Community law, and reiterates the request made in its resolution of 9 March 2004 (2) for the inclusion of a chapter devoted exclusively to petitions; |
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37.

Insists that, in its future annual reports, the Commission must present data that accurately reflect the important and distinct contribution made by petitions to the monitoring of the application of Community law, and reiterates the request made in its resolution of 9 March 2004 (2) for the inclusion of a chapter devoted exclusively to petitions;

| 38. | Considers it necessary for the procedural rights of petitioners to be defined in a similar way to the rights of complainants, which were set out in the Commission's Communication of 2002; considers that procedural questions related to the parallel treatment of complaints and petitions need to be clarified and that coordination between the services concerned must be further improved so that the Committee on Petitions can ensure that the rights of petitioners are respected; |
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38.

Considers it necessary for the procedural rights of petitioners to be defined in a similar way to the rights of complainants, which were set out in the Commission's Communication of 2002; considers that procedural questions related to the parallel treatment of complaints and petitions need to be clarified and that coordination between the services concerned must be further improved so that the Committee on Petitions can ensure that the rights of petitioners are respected;

| 39. | Notes from its experience that it is difficult for citizens petitioning Parliament to invoke rights derived from Community law before national courts and to obtain reparation for loss or damage sustained on account of breaches of Community law by Member States; |
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39.

Notes from its experience that it is difficult for citizens petitioning Parliament to invoke rights derived from Community law before national courts and to obtain reparation for loss or damage sustained on account of breaches of Community law by Member States;

| 40. | Deplores the Commission's unwillingness to investigate alleged violations of Community law that lie in the past and have since been remedied, such as those raised in the ‘Equitable Life ’and ‘Lloyd's of London ’petitions; urges the Commission to investigate such cases when the alleged failures are said to have caused significant damage to individuals, since the outcome of such investigations could be immensely helpful to citizens in obtaining compensation through the appropriate legal channels; |
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40.

Deplores the Commission's unwillingness to investigate alleged violations of Community law that lie in the past and have since been remedied, such as those raised in the ‘Equitable Life ’and ‘Lloyd's of London ’petitions; urges the Commission to investigate such cases when the alleged failures are said to have caused significant damage to individuals, since the outcome of such investigations could be immensely helpful to citizens in obtaining compensation through the appropriate legal channels;

| 41. | Considers it necessary to examine ways of improving procedures at an inter-institutional level in order to provide more effective non-judicial means of redress for European citizens, as a corollary to the right of petition contained in the Treaty; suggests in this regard that consideration might be given to the setting-up of a ‘SOLVIT’-type organisation within the European Parliament whose function it would be to assist Members with casework of a legal nature; |
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41.

Considers it necessary to examine ways of improving procedures at an inter-institutional level in order to provide more effective non-judicial means of redress for European citizens, as a corollary to the right of petition contained in the Treaty; suggests in this regard that consideration might be given to the setting-up of a ‘SOLVIT’-type organisation within the European Parliament whose function it would be to assist Members with casework of a legal nature;

| 42. | Calls for increased cooperation between national parliaments and the European Parliament and their respective parliamentarians, so as to promote and increase effective scrutiny of European matters at national level; considers that national parliaments have a valuable role to play in monitoring the application of Community law, thus helping to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Union and bring it closer to the citizens; |
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42.

Calls for increased cooperation between national parliaments and the European Parliament and their respective parliamentarians, so as to promote and increase effective scrutiny of European matters at national level; considers that national parliaments have a valuable role to play in monitoring the application of Community law, thus helping to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Union and bring it closer to the citizens;

| 43. | Urges the Commission to send its annual reports on monitoring the application of Community law to the national parliaments, so that they are better able to monitor such application by the national authorities; |
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43.

Urges the Commission to send its annual reports on monitoring the application of Community law to the national parliaments, so that they are better able to monitor such application by the national authorities;

| 44. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the European Ombudsman and the parliaments of the Member States. |
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44.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the European Ombudsman and the parliaments of the Member States.

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

(2)  OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 512.

P6_TA(2006)0203

Better lawmaking 2004

European Parliament resolution on Better lawmaking 2004: application of the principle of subsidiarity — 12th annual report (2005/2055(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on impact assessment (COM(2002)0276), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on impact assessment (COM(2002)0276),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on the Action plan ‘Simplifying and improving the regulatory environment ’(COM(2002)0278), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on the Action plan ‘Simplifying and improving the regulatory environment ’(COM(2002)0278),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional agreement of 16 December 2003 on better lawmaking (1) concluded between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional agreement of 16 December 2003 on better lawmaking (1) concluded between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2004 on assessment of the impact of Community legislation and the consultation procedures (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2004 on assessment of the impact of Community legislation and the consultation procedures (2),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Competitiveness Council of 25-26 November 2004, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Competitiveness Council of 25-26 November 2004,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Better Regulation for Growth and Jobs in the European Union ’of 16 March 2005 (COM(2005)0097), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Better Regulation for Growth and Jobs in the European Union ’of 16 March 2005 (COM(2005)0097),

| — | having regard to the Commission report entitled ‘Better lawmaking 2004 ’of 21 March 2005 (COM(2005)0098), |
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having regard to the Commission report entitled ‘Better lawmaking 2004 ’of 21 March 2005 (COM(2005)0098),

| — | having regard to the Commission's Impact Assessment guidelines of 15 June 2005 and the annexes thereto (SEC(2005)0791), |
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having regard to the Commission's Impact Assessment guidelines of 15 June 2005 and the annexes thereto (SEC(2005)0791),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator ’of 27 September 2005 (COM(2005)0462), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator ’of 27 September 2005 (COM(2005)0462),

| — | having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee opinions on ‘Better lawmaking ’and on ‘How to improve the implementation and enforcement of EU legislation ’of 28 September 2005 (3), |
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having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee opinions on ‘Better lawmaking ’and on ‘How to improve the implementation and enforcement of EU legislation ’of 28 September 2005 (3),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication ‘on an EU common methodology for assessing administrative costs imposed by legislation ’of 21 October 2005 (COM(2005)0518), |
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having regard to the Commission communication ‘on an EU common methodology for assessing administrative costs imposed by legislation ’of 21 October 2005 (COM(2005)0518),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 December 2005 on the legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2006 (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 December 2005 on the legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2006 (4),

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, |
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having regard to 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 Legal Affairs (A6-0082/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0082/2006),

| A. | whereas, in its Communication on better regulation for growth and jobs in the European Union, the Commission establishes a clear link between achieving the Lisbon objectives and better regulation, |
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A.

whereas, in its Communication on better regulation for growth and jobs in the European Union, the Commission establishes a clear link between achieving the Lisbon objectives and better regulation,

| B. | whereas establishing a transparent, clear, effective and high-quality regulatory environment should be a priority objective of European Union policy, |
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B.

whereas establishing a transparent, clear, effective and high-quality regulatory environment should be a priority objective of European Union policy,

| C. | whereas the regulatory environment in which businesses operate is a determining factor for their competitiveness, for sustainable growth and, consequently, for their employment performance, |
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C.

whereas the regulatory environment in which businesses operate is a determining factor for their competitiveness, for sustainable growth and, consequently, for their employment performance,

| D. | whereas impact assessment in the context of new legislation and simplification of existing legislation could contribute to a better evaluation of its social, economic, environmental and health effects and could reduce the administrative burden that undermines the competitiveness of European businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), |
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D.

whereas impact assessment in the context of new legislation and simplification of existing legislation could contribute to a better evaluation of its social, economic, environmental and health effects and could reduce the administrative burden that undermines the competitiveness of European businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),

| E. | whereas the reputation of the European legislature among citizens and businesses in the EU leaves much to be desired, notably because the legislation, being often a result of difficult political compromise, lacks clarity and Member States are unable or unwilling to implement it correctly, |
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E.

whereas the reputation of the European legislature among citizens and businesses in the EU leaves much to be desired, notably because the legislation, being often a result of difficult political compromise, lacks clarity and Member States are unable or unwilling to implement it correctly,

| F. | whereas, in the drafting of legislation, the Commission gives some interested parties the opportunity to react, through consultations and various working groups, but whereas there is insufficient transparency concerning the substance of those consultations, the participants and the manner in which the Commission takes the results thereof into account, |
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F.

whereas, in the drafting of legislation, the Commission gives some interested parties the opportunity to react, through consultations and various working groups, but whereas there is insufficient transparency concerning the substance of those consultations, the participants and the manner in which the Commission takes the results thereof into account,

| G. | whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 20 April 2004 the Parliament declared itself, by a large majority, in favour of the use of impact assessment in the EU in order to improve legislation, and whereas the Council and the Commission have underlined the importance of impact assessment in numerous documents, |
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G.

whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 20 April 2004 the Parliament declared itself, by a large majority, in favour of the use of impact assessment in the EU in order to improve legislation, and whereas the Council and the Commission have underlined the importance of impact assessment in numerous documents,

| H. | whereas the impact assessment carried out by the Commission does not consistently follow the same methodology and is therefore of varying quality, and whereas the impact assessment often resembles a justification of the proposal rather than an actual objective assessment, |
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H.

whereas the impact assessment carried out by the Commission does not consistently follow the same methodology and is therefore of varying quality, and whereas the impact assessment often resembles a justification of the proposal rather than an actual objective assessment,

| I. | whereas a great deal of implementing (or secondary) legislation is adopted through the comitology procedure, without proper parliamentary control or impact assessment, |
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I.

whereas a great deal of implementing (or secondary) legislation is adopted through the comitology procedure, without proper parliamentary control or impact assessment,

| J. | whereas legislation is partly a learning process in which it is possible to learn from mistakes made; whereas the impact of legislation is not made sufficiently transparent and whereas reports by the Commission on the implementation of Community legislation are confined to implementation in the Member States and do not give an insight into whether, in practice, the legislation has met the objectives set, |
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J.

whereas legislation is partly a learning process in which it is possible to learn from mistakes made; whereas the impact of legislation is not made sufficiently transparent and whereas reports by the Commission on the implementation of Community legislation are confined to implementation in the Member States and do not give an insight into whether, in practice, the legislation has met the objectives set,

| 1. | Stresses the need for any Community legislation adopted to comply fully with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; |
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1.

Stresses the need for any Community legislation adopted to comply fully with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

| 2. | Supports the ambition of improving European legislation with a view to enhancing growth and jobs, and stresses the need for an integrated and consistent approach to initiatives on ‘better regulation’, supporting the three Lisbon pillars in case the market fails; stresses that initiatives on ‘better regulation ’must be implemented in a transparent and democratic way; |
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2.

Supports the ambition of improving European legislation with a view to enhancing growth and jobs, and stresses the need for an integrated and consistent approach to initiatives on ‘better regulation’, supporting the three Lisbon pillars in case the market fails; stresses that initiatives on ‘better regulation ’must be implemented in a transparent and democratic way;

| 3. | Promotes legislation based on principles and focused on quality rather than quantity; sees the ‘better regulation ’debate as an occasion for reflection on legislation as a process designed to achieve clearly defined policy goals by committing and involving all stakeholders during all phases of the process, from preparation to enforcement; |
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3.

Promotes legislation based on principles and focused on quality rather than quantity; sees the ‘better regulation ’debate as an occasion for reflection on legislation as a process designed to achieve clearly defined policy goals by committing and involving all stakeholders during all phases of the process, from preparation to enforcement;

| 4. | Recommends that the ‘better regulation ’programme be piloted in certain fields and be carefully assessed before wider use; considers the experience with the Lamfalussy procedure in financial markets legislation, and the dialogue between regulators and market participants, in particular, to be a valuable test case for a dynamic legislative process; |
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4.

Recommends that the ‘better regulation ’programme be piloted in certain fields and be carefully assessed before wider use; considers the experience with the Lamfalussy procedure in financial markets legislation, and the dialogue between regulators and market participants, in particular, to be a valuable test case for a dynamic legislative process;

| 5. | Is of the opinion that the Lamfalussy procedure is a useful mechanism; regards the convergence of supervisory practices as crucial; welcomes the work of the Level 3 committees in this respect and supports the call for an adequate toolbox; believes that, where supervisors are given room for manoeuvre, this removes much of the need for technical detail in legislation and is likely to produce more appropriate rules for a dynamic market; stresses, however, that this can never erode political responsibility for the final objectives of the legislation in question; insists that legislators should carefully monitor the process and reiterates that the legislative rights of Parliament should be fully respected; |
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5.

Is of the opinion that the Lamfalussy procedure is a useful mechanism; regards the convergence of supervisory practices as crucial; welcomes the work of the Level 3 committees in this respect and supports the call for an adequate toolbox; believes that, where supervisors are given room for manoeuvre, this removes much of the need for technical detail in legislation and is likely to produce more appropriate rules for a dynamic market; stresses, however, that this can never erode political responsibility for the final objectives of the legislation in question; insists that legislators should carefully monitor the process and reiterates that the legislative rights of Parliament should be fully respected;

| 6. | Notes the need for every legislative proposal to be accompanied by an impact assessment, which is defined in its above-mentioned resolution of 20 April 2004 as a straightforward mapping-out of the consequences in social, economic and environmental terms, as well as a mapping-out of the policy alternatives that are available to the legislature in that scenario; |
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6.

Notes the need for every legislative proposal to be accompanied by an impact assessment, which is defined in its above-mentioned resolution of 20 April 2004 as a straightforward mapping-out of the consequences in social, economic and environmental terms, as well as a mapping-out of the policy alternatives that are available to the legislature in that scenario;

| 7. | Is of the opinion that, when a draft proposal is presented by the Commission at the request of one or more Member States, this should be mentioned; |
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7.

Is of the opinion that, when a draft proposal is presented by the Commission at the request of one or more Member States, this should be mentioned;

| 8. | Stresses the need for the clear guidelines and structures for impact assessment, published by the Commission in June 2005, to be implemented uniformly in all DGs without delay; |
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8.

Stresses the need for the clear guidelines and structures for impact assessment, published by the Commission in June 2005, to be implemented uniformly in all DGs without delay;

| 9. | Welcomes the development of impact assessments in the preparatory phase but warns that they cannot replace political debates about the advantages and disadvantages of laws; emphasises that the interests of consumers, companies and citizens cannot be reduced to a mere cost-benefit analysis; is of the opinion that laws should be executed under the full responsibility of the institutions themselves, in accordance with their political priorities; asks for full transparency during the preparatory phase, for justifications based on the results sought, and for further precision where necessary; insists on the importance of common guidelines in full respect of the three Lisbon pillars; and insists on a proper budget; |
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9.

Welcomes the development of impact assessments in the preparatory phase but warns that they cannot replace political debates about the advantages and disadvantages of laws; emphasises that the interests of consumers, companies and citizens cannot be reduced to a mere cost-benefit analysis; is of the opinion that laws should be executed under the full responsibility of the institutions themselves, in accordance with their political priorities; asks for full transparency during the preparatory phase, for justifications based on the results sought, and for further precision where necessary; insists on the importance of common guidelines in full respect of the three Lisbon pillars; and insists on a proper budget;

| 10. | Stresses that the Commission should include in the impact assessment, in a more precise way and in accordance with precise guidelines, the consequences of an absence of legislation in terms of lost benefits, notably as regards health, welfare and sustainability; insists that it must also put into operation as quickly as possible the method it has developed for calculating administrative burdens in quantitative terms as part of the impact assessment; notes that such a method is needed in order to gain an understanding of the costs associated with applying and implementing legislation; considers that a definitive methodology must be incorporated into the impact assessment by 2006 at the latest; |
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10.

Stresses that the Commission should include in the impact assessment, in a more precise way and in accordance with precise guidelines, the consequences of an absence of legislation in terms of lost benefits, notably as regards health, welfare and sustainability; insists that it must also put into operation as quickly as possible the method it has developed for calculating administrative burdens in quantitative terms as part of the impact assessment; notes that such a method is needed in order to gain an understanding of the costs associated with applying and implementing legislation; considers that a definitive methodology must be incorporated into the impact assessment by 2006 at the latest;

| 11. | Considers it essential, in the interests of a uniform application by the Commission of the impact assessment, that the quality of the latter be submitted to independent scrutiny; will not consider any proposals without their being accompanied by an independently scrutinised impact assessment, unless, exceptionally, this requirement is waived by Parliament in individual cases; |
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11.

Considers it essential, in the interests of a uniform application by the Commission of the impact assessment, that the quality of the latter be submitted to independent scrutiny; will not consider any proposals without their being accompanied by an independently scrutinised impact assessment, unless, exceptionally, this requirement is waived by Parliament in individual cases;

| 12. | Wants ‘better regulation ’to follow a global approach, fully involving the Parliament, the Council and the Commission as well as the Member States, and consulting all stakeholders in order to involve citizens who have recently shown, in some Member States, their lack of trust in the European project; recommends an increase in the input and involvement of consumers and workers' representatives in the consultation processes; |
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12.

Wants ‘better regulation ’to follow a global approach, fully involving the Parliament, the Council and the Commission as well as the Member States, and consulting all stakeholders in order to involve citizens who have recently shown, in some Member States, their lack of trust in the European project; recommends an increase in the input and involvement of consumers and workers' representatives in the consultation processes;

| 13. | Stresses that consulting stakeholders during the preparatory phase is distinct from negotiating with stakeholders during the legislative process, and expresses its concern about the Commission's tendency to hold bilateral negotiations with individual Member States before presenting legislative proposals, which sometimes leads to odd, inconsistent or contradictory provisions, opt-outs or exemptions in favour of particular Member States, distorting the level playing-field; |
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13.

Stresses that consulting stakeholders during the preparatory phase is distinct from negotiating with stakeholders during the legislative process, and expresses its concern about the Commission's tendency to hold bilateral negotiations with individual Member States before presenting legislative proposals, which sometimes leads to odd, inconsistent or contradictory provisions, opt-outs or exemptions in favour of particular Member States, distorting the level playing-field;

| 14. | Considers it necessary that, during the preparation of legislation and the impact assessment, interested parties should be given the opportunity, and adequate time, to make their reactions known, and that the Commission should inform interested parties in what way their reactions have been processed in the proposal; takes the view that, in this connection, the Commission must observe maximum transparency by publishing the reactions of interested parties and the impact assessment in a publicly accessible register; |
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14.

Considers it necessary that, during the preparation of legislation and the impact assessment, interested parties should be given the opportunity, and adequate time, to make their reactions known, and that the Commission should inform interested parties in what way their reactions have been processed in the proposal; takes the view that, in this connection, the Commission must observe maximum transparency by publishing the reactions of interested parties and the impact assessment in a publicly accessible register;

| 15. | Notes that much implementing legislation comes into being via the comitology procedure; considers that such legislation must meet the same quality requirements as implemented legislation and will therefore be subject to impact assessment, once the necessary know-how and tools have been developed; |
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15.

Notes that much implementing legislation comes into being via the comitology procedure; considers that such legislation must meet the same quality requirements as implemented legislation and will therefore be subject to impact assessment, once the necessary know-how and tools have been developed;

| 16. | Is convinced that, if the Parliament's legislative powers are respected in the context of comitology, it will be more willing to focus on general principles and support legislative simplification and innovation; |
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16.

Is convinced that, if the Parliament's legislative powers are respected in the context of comitology, it will be more willing to focus on general principles and support legislative simplification and innovation;

| 17. | Reiterates that Parliament and the Council may also make their significant amendments to Commission proposals subject to an impact assessment and stresses that such an impact assessment makes sense only if the same methodology is used as in the case of the Commission; |
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17.

Reiterates that Parliament and the Council may also make their significant amendments to Commission proposals subject to an impact assessment and stresses that such an impact assessment makes sense only if the same methodology is used as in the case of the Commission;

| 18. | Calls on the Council and the Commission, in the context of interinstitutional consultation, to develop in the near future a Community method and procedure for the application of impact assessment within the European policy process, and to arrive at concrete agreements by September 2006; |
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18.

Calls on the Council and the Commission, in the context of interinstitutional consultation, to develop in the near future a Community method and procedure for the application of impact assessment within the European policy process, and to arrive at concrete agreements by September 2006;

| 19. | Warns that ‘better regulation ’methods should respect the balance of power between and the respective roles of the Parliament, the Council and the Commission; wants the Parliament to make a wise and integrated contribution, building on previous experience; stresses the need for the political endorsement of innovations in the legislative process; |
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Warns that ‘better regulation ’methods should respect the balance of power between and the respective roles of the Parliament, the Council and the Commission; wants the Parliament to make a wise and integrated contribution, building on previous experience; stresses the need for the political endorsement of innovations in the legislative process;

| 20. | Opines that highly technical legislation should not lead to the disengagement of co-legislators from the democratic process of lawmaking but should rather encourage them to concentrate on core political principles and objectives and on how to apply the process of putting them into practice, changing from a prescriptive to a responsive and participative approach and making use of the technical know-how and capacities of the regulatory authorities that have to apply the law; |
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20.

Opines that highly technical legislation should not lead to the disengagement of co-legislators from the democratic process of lawmaking but should rather encourage them to concentrate on core political principles and objectives and on how to apply the process of putting them into practice, changing from a prescriptive to a responsive and participative approach and making use of the technical know-how and capacities of the regulatory authorities that have to apply the law;

| 21. | Calls on the Member States to exchange experiences in the use of impact assessment, and also to apply such assessments to national legislation; |
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21.

Calls on the Member States to exchange experiences in the use of impact assessment, and also to apply such assessments to national legislation;

| 22. | Welcomes the increased involvement of national parliaments in the work programme of the Commission, but warns against random cherry-picking of proposals on the basis of subsidiarity and proportionality; asks that all new proposals contain a summary of existing legislation in the relevant field and an explanation as to how the new legislation is to fit into the scheme; asks for different options to be proposed to the Council and Parliament, with a sound analysis of their respective implications as regards citizens' expectations, the three Lisbon pillars, costs, and the administrative burden, especially for SMEs; |
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22.

Welcomes the increased involvement of national parliaments in the work programme of the Commission, but warns against random cherry-picking of proposals on the basis of subsidiarity and proportionality; asks that all new proposals contain a summary of existing legislation in the relevant field and an explanation as to how the new legislation is to fit into the scheme; asks for different options to be proposed to the Council and Parliament, with a sound analysis of their respective implications as regards citizens' expectations, the three Lisbon pillars, costs, and the administrative burden, especially for SMEs;

| 23. | In order to guarantee an EU-wide uniform lawmaking framework, urges the Commission to ensure that this framework is not undermined by the Council through a proliferation of derogatory provisions in favour of individual Member States; |
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23.

In order to guarantee an EU-wide uniform lawmaking framework, urges the Commission to ensure that this framework is not undermined by the Council through a proliferation of derogatory provisions in favour of individual Member States;

| 24. | Calls on the Commission to report to Parliament, no later than three years after the entry into force of new legislation, on the impact of the legislation in practice; is above all interested in the question whether the legislation has fulfilled the original purpose, what effects it has had on the international competitiveness of the relevant sector, not least in the light of different regulations (or the absence of regulation) in competing countries, and how the legislation is complied with in practice; also calls on the Commission to subject the quantitative results of the impact assessment to a regular critical analysis with a view to ascertaining whether the methodology used produces reliable predictions, and to report to Parliament on the results; |
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24.

Calls on the Commission to report to Parliament, no later than three years after the entry into force of new legislation, on the impact of the legislation in practice; is above all interested in the question whether the legislation has fulfilled the original purpose, what effects it has had on the international competitiveness of the relevant sector, not least in the light of different regulations (or the absence of regulation) in competing countries, and how the legislation is complied with in practice; also calls on the Commission to subject the quantitative results of the impact assessment to a regular critical analysis with a view to ascertaining whether the methodology used produces reliable predictions, and to report to Parliament on the results;

| 25. | Stresses the need for Parliament, and in particular the rapporteur responsible, to play a more active role in monitoring the implementation of European legislation in the Member States, and to make use of the network between the European Parliament and the national and/or regional parliaments; |
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25.

Stresses the need for Parliament, and in particular the rapporteur responsible, to play a more active role in monitoring the implementation of European legislation in the Member States, and to make use of the network between the European Parliament and the national and/or regional parliaments;

| 26. | Is of the opinion that transposition of EC legislation should be monitored seriously and proactively in order to avoid diverging interpretations and gold-plating; wants the Commission to play an active role in transposition, together with supervisors and expert groups, at both EU and national level, since early analysis of potential pitfalls may prevent delays and unnecessary burdens on companies; suggests that Parliament should set up a proper transposition-monitoring procedure in close cooperation with its national partners; |
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26.

Is of the opinion that transposition of EC legislation should be monitored seriously and proactively in order to avoid diverging interpretations and gold-plating; wants the Commission to play an active role in transposition, together with supervisors and expert groups, at both EU and national level, since early analysis of potential pitfalls may prevent delays and unnecessary burdens on companies; suggests that Parliament should set up a proper transposition-monitoring procedure in close cooperation with its national partners;

| 27. | Acknowledges that the ‘open method of coordination ’is an important policy tool in the context of the Lisbon Strategy; stresses, however, that this method cannot be seen as a general substitute for more formal coordination and common policy measures in this context; insists that the European Parliament be fully informed on the development of OMC practices and calls on the Commission to submit an evaluationreport on this method; insists that the open method of coordination must not evolve into a parallel, non-transparent legislative procedure which undermines the procedures laid down in the EC Treaty and compromises parliamentary scrutiny; |
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27.

Acknowledges that the ‘open method of coordination ’is an important policy tool in the context of the Lisbon Strategy; stresses, however, that this method cannot be seen as a general substitute for more formal coordination and common policy measures in this context; insists that the European Parliament be fully informed on the development of OMC practices and calls on the Commission to submit an evaluationreport on this method; insists that the open method of coordination must not evolve into a parallel, non-transparent legislative procedure which undermines the procedures laid down in the EC Treaty and compromises parliamentary scrutiny;

| 28. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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28.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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

(2)  OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 146.

(3)  OJ C 24, 31.1.2006, p. 39 and p. 52.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0524.

P6_TA(2006)0204

The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force

European Parliament resolution on the implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force (2004/2224(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on impact assessment (COM(2002)0276), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on impact assessment (COM(2002)0276),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 entitled ‘Action plan “Simplifying and improving the regulatory environment”’(COM(2002)0278), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 entitled ‘Action plan “Simplifying and improving the regulatory environment”’(COM(2002)0278),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2002 on better monitoring of the application of Community law (COM(2002)0725), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2002 on better monitoring of the application of Community law (COM(2002)0725),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2003 on better law-making (1) concluded between Parliament, the Council and the Commission, |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2003 on better law-making (1) concluded between Parliament, the Council and the Commission,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2004 on the impact of Community legislation and the consultation procedure (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2004 on the impact of Community legislation and the consultation procedure (2),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Competitiveness Council of 25 and 26 November 2004, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Competitiveness Council of 25 and 26 November 2004,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 16 March 2005 entitled ‘Better Regulation for Growth and Jobs in the European Union ’(COM(2005)0097), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 16 March 2005 entitled ‘Better Regulation for Growth and Jobs in the European Union ’(COM(2005)0097),

| — | having regard to the Commission report of 21 March 2005 entitled ‘Better lawmaking 2004 ’(COM(2005)0098), |
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having regard to the Commission report of 21 March 2005 entitled ‘Better lawmaking 2004 ’(COM(2005)0098),

| — | having regard to the Commission's Impact Assessment Guidelines of 15 June 2005, and the annexes thereto (SEC(2005)0791), |
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having regard to the Commission's Impact Assessment Guidelines of 15 June 2005, and the annexes thereto (SEC(2005)0791),

| — | having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee opinions on ‘Better lawmaking ’and on ‘How to improve the implementation and enforcement of EU legislation ’of 28 September 2005 (3), |
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having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee opinions on ‘Better lawmaking ’and on ‘How to improve the implementation and enforcement of EU legislation ’of 28 September 2005 (3),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 27 January 2005 entitled ‘Second Implementation Report of the Internal Market Strategy 2003-2006 ’(COM(2005)0011), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 27 January 2005 entitled ‘Second Implementation Report of the Internal Market Strategy 2003-2006 ’(COM(2005)0011),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 25 October 2005 entitled ‘Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: A strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment ’(COM(2005)0535), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 25 October 2005 entitled ‘Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: A strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment ’(COM(2005)0535),

| — | having regard to the relaunching of the Lisbon Strategy on 22 and 23 March 2005, |
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having regard to the relaunching of the Lisbon Strategy on 22 and 23 March 2005,

| — | having regard to the internal market scoreboard reports, |
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having regard to the internal market scoreboard reports,

| — | 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 opinion of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0083/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinion of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0083/2006),

| A. | whereas in the above mentioned Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2003 Parliament, the Council and the Commission gave a commitment to the better regulation agenda, |
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A.

whereas in the above mentioned Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2003 Parliament, the Council and the Commission gave a commitment to the better regulation agenda,

| B. | whereas in the relaunched Lisbon Agenda the Commission put better regulation at the heart of the drive for jobs and growth in the European Union, |
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B.

whereas in the relaunched Lisbon Agenda the Commission put better regulation at the heart of the drive for jobs and growth in the European Union,

| C. | whereas deregulation and reducing the amount of red tape arising from EU legislation are vital preconditions for attaining the Lisbon objectives, |
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C.

whereas deregulation and reducing the amount of red tape arising from EU legislation are vital preconditions for attaining the Lisbon objectives,

| D. | whereas improved European lawmaking should lead to a more competitive edge in the global economy, fair competitive conditions between companies, the stimulation of growth and the strengthening of social cohesion, |
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D.

whereas improved European lawmaking should lead to a more competitive edge in the global economy, fair competitive conditions between companies, the stimulation of growth and the strengthening of social cohesion,

| E. | whereas pursuit of the objective of better regulation must not lead to the undermining of environmental, social or consumer standards, |
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E.

whereas pursuit of the objective of better regulation must not lead to the undermining of environmental, social or consumer standards,

| F. | whereas citizens and businesses will benefit from good, clear and simple internal market laws, which will facilitate implementation and enforcement, |
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F.

whereas citizens and businesses will benefit from good, clear and simple internal market laws, which will facilitate implementation and enforcement,

| G. | whereas stakeholders have raised concerns regarding difficulties experienced as a result of unclear or incomplete concepts, definitions or provisions in Community legislation, |
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G.

whereas stakeholders have raised concerns regarding difficulties experienced as a result of unclear or incomplete concepts, definitions or provisions in Community legislation,

| H. | whereas problems of transposition and implementation often result from poorly drafted legislative texts; whereas the European legislative bodies have an important responsibility in this matter and should therefore avoid complicated and unclear compromises in negotiations, |
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H.

whereas problems of transposition and implementation often result from poorly drafted legislative texts; whereas the European legislative bodies have an important responsibility in this matter and should therefore avoid complicated and unclear compromises in negotiations,

| I. | whereas textual ambiguities generate legal uncertainties and discrepancies when texts are transposed into national law, with the potential for distortion of competition and fragmentation of the internal market, |
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I.

whereas textual ambiguities generate legal uncertainties and discrepancies when texts are transposed into national law, with the potential for distortion of competition and fragmentation of the internal market,

| J. | whereas successive internal market scoreboard reports indicate that, despite improvements in some Member States, transposition and implementation of Community legislation continue to be a problem, |
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J.

whereas successive internal market scoreboard reports indicate that, despite improvements in some Member States, transposition and implementation of Community legislation continue to be a problem,

| K. | whereas the better regulation agenda must prioritise the implementation and transposition of existing legislation in order to avoid discrepancies undermining Europe's competitiveness, employees' and consumers' rights and consumers' and businesses' ability to take full advantage of the internal market, |
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K.

whereas the better regulation agenda must prioritise the implementation and transposition of existing legislation in order to avoid discrepancies undermining Europe's competitiveness, employees' and consumers' rights and consumers' and businesses' ability to take full advantage of the internal market,

| L. | whereas successive internal market scoreboard reports show that transposition continues to be a serious problem in several Member States, |
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L.

whereas successive internal market scoreboard reports show that transposition continues to be a serious problem in several Member States,

| M. | whereas better regulation requires both ex ante and ex post impact assessments to test whether objectives can be or have been achieved, |
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M.

whereas better regulation requires both ex ante and ex post impact assessments to test whether objectives can be or have been achieved,

| N. | whereas Parliament, Council and the Commission have recognised the need to use alternative means of regulation in suitable cases and in cases where the EC Treaty does not specifically require the use of a legal instrument, |
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N.

whereas Parliament, Council and the Commission have recognised the need to use alternative means of regulation in suitable cases and in cases where the EC Treaty does not specifically require the use of a legal instrument,

| O. | whereas under the above mentioned Interinstitutional Agreement, such means of regulation will not be applicable where fundamental rights or important political options are at stake or in situations where the rules must be applied in a uniform fashion in all Member States, |
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O.

whereas under the above mentioned Interinstitutional Agreement, such means of regulation will not be applicable where fundamental rights or important political options are at stake or in situations where the rules must be applied in a uniform fashion in all Member States,

| P. | whereas no formal mechanism exists to inform Parliament before it is proposed to use alternatives to legislation or to consult Parliament on the results that will be delivered by alternative regulation; whereas, this absence of checks and balances undermines the democratic prerogative of Parliament, |
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P.

whereas no formal mechanism exists to inform Parliament before it is proposed to use alternatives to legislation or to consult Parliament on the results that will be delivered by alternative regulation; whereas, this absence of checks and balances undermines the democratic prerogative of Parliament,

| Q. | whereas it is vital that all three institutions invest resources and staff in establishing ‘better regulation ’task forces, |
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Q.

whereas it is vital that all three institutions invest resources and staff in establishing ‘better regulation ’task forces,

| 1. | Stresses the need for a common approach to better regulation, based on a core set of regulatory principles, namely subsidiarity, proportionality, accountability, consistency, transparency and targeting; stresses that this approach cannot bypass the rights of social consultation and must respect the principles of participative democracy; |
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1.

Stresses the need for a common approach to better regulation, based on a core set of regulatory principles, namely subsidiarity, proportionality, accountability, consistency, transparency and targeting; stresses that this approach cannot bypass the rights of social consultation and must respect the principles of participative democracy;

| 2. | Stresses the need for Parliament, Council and the Commission to establish ‘better regulation ’task forces, to set up an interinstitutional working group to develop training, skills and quality control and to share and benchmark better regulation best practice; |
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2.

Stresses the need for Parliament, Council and the Commission to establish ‘better regulation ’task forces, to set up an interinstitutional working group to develop training, skills and quality control and to share and benchmark better regulation best practice;

| 3. | Urges the Commission to produce a short, clear guide to the better regulation process, outlining the key appraisal steps that should take place in the evolution, development and implementation of Community legislation including an ex-post evaluation on important issues, in cooperation with Parliament; |
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3.

Urges the Commission to produce a short, clear guide to the better regulation process, outlining the key appraisal steps that should take place in the evolution, development and implementation of Community legislation including an ex-post evaluation on important issues, in cooperation with Parliament;

| 4. | Insists that all Commission proposals be accompanied by a ‘Better Regulation Check List ’summarising the steps through which the proposal should proceed, and that this check list should be updated as each stage is completed, with cross-references to any relevant studies or impact assessments; |
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4.

Insists that all Commission proposals be accompanied by a ‘Better Regulation Check List ’summarising the steps through which the proposal should proceed, and that this check list should be updated as each stage is completed, with cross-references to any relevant studies or impact assessments;

| 5. | Emphasises the fact that a strategic regulatory approach and stable framework will produce optimal results by enabling the affected sectors to plan and implement legislation in the most effective way; commends the Commission for the CARS 21 initiative, which is a good example of a strategic approach to regulation; |
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5.

Emphasises the fact that a strategic regulatory approach and stable framework will produce optimal results by enabling the affected sectors to plan and implement legislation in the most effective way; commends the Commission for the CARS 21 initiative, which is a good example of a strategic approach to regulation;

| 6. | Requests that the Commission carry out both ex ante and ex post impact assessments on legislation to assist in identifying whether key policy objectives have been met and to assist with the regulatory review process; |
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6.

Requests that the Commission carry out both ex ante and ex post impact assessments on legislation to assist in identifying whether key policy objectives have been met and to assist with the regulatory review process;

| 7. | Considers it essential, in the interests of the consistent use by the Commission of impact assessments, in particular in relation to internal market legislation, that their quality be monitored by a dedicated quality control function; |
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7.

Considers it essential, in the interests of the consistent use by the Commission of impact assessments, in particular in relation to internal market legislation, that their quality be monitored by a dedicated quality control function;

| 8. | Insists that all legislative proposals forwarded to Parliament include an executive summary of the impact assessment; |
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8.

Insists that all legislative proposals forwarded to Parliament include an executive summary of the impact assessment;

| 9. | Stresses that Member States must ensure that they are not causing new implementation problems by imposing additional requirements at national level when transposing Community legislation (‘gold-plating’), and confirm this by means of a formal declaration to the Commission; |
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9.

Stresses that Member States must ensure that they are not causing new implementation problems by imposing additional requirements at national level when transposing Community legislation (‘gold-plating’), and confirm this by means of a formal declaration to the Commission;

| 10. | Insists that the Commission must continue to consolidate, simplify and codify Community legislation so as to improve accessibility and legibility; |
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10.

Insists that the Commission must continue to consolidate, simplify and codify Community legislation so as to improve accessibility and legibility;

| 11. | Requests that the Commission come forward with new proposals for more transparent and effective stakeholder consultation; takes the view that the social partners must be involved in this on an equal footing and that consumer and environmental organisations must be consulted; |
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11.

Requests that the Commission come forward with new proposals for more transparent and effective stakeholder consultation; takes the view that the social partners must be involved in this on an equal footing and that consumer and environmental organisations must be consulted;

| 12. | Urges the Commission to improve the effectiveness of the ex ante scrutiny of national draft technical regulations under Directive 98/34/EC on the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (4), inter alia by increasing public access to objections raised by the Commission and other Member States; |
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12.

Urges the Commission to improve the effectiveness of the ex ante scrutiny of national draft technical regulations under Directive 98/34/EC on the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (4), inter alia by increasing public access to objections raised by the Commission and other Member States;

| 13. | Insists that the Commission establish a transparent fast-track infringement procedure for internal market test cases and that it inform Parliament on how its priority criteria for infringement handling, as announced in its above mentioned communication on better monitoring of the application of Community law, are in practice screened and brought to the attention of complainants; |
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13.

Insists that the Commission establish a transparent fast-track infringement procedure for internal market test cases and that it inform Parliament on how its priority criteria for infringement handling, as announced in its above mentioned communication on better monitoring of the application of Community law, are in practice screened and brought to the attention of complainants;

| 14. | Urges the Council and the Commission to improve monitoring of the implementation of and compliance with Community law; is of the opinion that this is likely to assist in improving transposition rates and the sharing of best practice between the Member States, as well as in introducing sanctions for non-compliance; insists that the Commission's reports on implementation must not be confined to a legal analysis of the implementing instruments but must also evaluate the application of the legislation in question in practice; |
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14.

Urges the Council and the Commission to improve monitoring of the implementation of and compliance with Community law; is of the opinion that this is likely to assist in improving transposition rates and the sharing of best practice between the Member States, as well as in introducing sanctions for non-compliance; insists that the Commission's reports on implementation must not be confined to a legal analysis of the implementing instruments but must also evaluate the application of the legislation in question in practice;

| 15. | Insists that Parliament be provided with a list of policy measures in which the Commission has used alternative means of regulation that includes an evaluation of the failure or success of such means of regulation, their impact on the situation in practice — and more specifically on employees' and consumers' rights, social cohesion, fair competition, the stimulation of growth and the EU's competitive position — and on best practice, and lessons learned from the process; insists that this information be incorporated in the Commission annual report on better law-making; |
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15.

Insists that Parliament be provided with a list of policy measures in which the Commission has used alternative means of regulation that includes an evaluation of the failure or success of such means of regulation, their impact on the situation in practice — and more specifically on employees' and consumers' rights, social cohesion, fair competition, the stimulation of growth and the EU's competitive position — and on best practice, and lessons learned from the process; insists that this information be incorporated in the Commission annual report on better law-making;

| 16. | Recognises that the classic method of regulation is not always the appropriate way to achieve a policy objective; |
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16.

Recognises that the classic method of regulation is not always the appropriate way to achieve a policy objective;

| 17. | Insists on the central role of Parliament, and particularly of the rapporteur responsible, in monitoring Member States' implementation of and compliance with Community law and the supervision thereof by the Commission; |
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17.

Insists on the central role of Parliament, and particularly of the rapporteur responsible, in monitoring Member States' implementation of and compliance with Community law and the supervision thereof by the Commission;

| 18. | Recognizes the potential of the Lamfalussy process to achieve a single market in financial services, but regrets the slow progress in reaching an interinstitutional agreement which fully recognises the Parliament's role in the implementation process; |
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18.

Recognizes the potential of the Lamfalussy process to achieve a single market in financial services, but regrets the slow progress in reaching an interinstitutional agreement which fully recognises the Parliament's role in the implementation process;

| 19. | Insists that, in the Annual Work Programme, the Commission provide a list of those proposals which may be the subject of alternative regulation; |
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19.

Insists that, in the Annual Work Programme, the Commission provide a list of those proposals which may be the subject of alternative regulation;

| 20. | Insists that alternative regulatory proposals include clear objectives and defined deadlines for action, as well as sanctions for non-compliance; |
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20.

Insists that alternative regulatory proposals include clear objectives and defined deadlines for action, as well as sanctions for non-compliance;

| 21. | Proposes that Parliament's committees set up robust review mechanisms to evaluate and monitor the implementation and use of alternative means of regulation with a view to ensuring legal redress for consumers where operators fail to meet their commitments under such alternative regulatory proposals; |
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21.

Proposes that Parliament's committees set up robust review mechanisms to evaluate and monitor the implementation and use of alternative means of regulation with a view to ensuring legal redress for consumers where operators fail to meet their commitments under such alternative regulatory proposals;

| 22. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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22.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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

(2)  OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 146.

(3)  OJ C 24, 31.1.2006, p. 39 and p. 52.

(4)  OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

P6_TA(2006)0205

Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environment

European Parliament resolution on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (2006/2006(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2000 on the Commission reports to the European Council entitled ‘Better lawmaking 1998 — A shared responsibility ’and ‘Better lawmaking 1999’ (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2000 on the Commission reports to the European Council entitled ‘Better lawmaking 1998 — A shared responsibility ’and ‘Better lawmaking 1999’ (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 29 November 2001 on the Commission White Paper on European governance (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 29 November 2001 on the Commission White Paper on European governance (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 8 April 2003 on the Commission reports to the European Council entitled ‘Better lawmaking 2000 ’and ‘Better lawmaking 2001’ (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 8 April 2003 on the Commission reports to the European Council entitled ‘Better lawmaking 2000 ’and ‘Better lawmaking 2001’ (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 February 2004 on the Commission report entitled ‘Better Lawmaking 2002’ (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 26 February 2004 on the Commission report entitled ‘Better Lawmaking 2002’ (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on the Commission communication on simplifying and improving the Community's regulatory activity (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on the Commission communication on simplifying and improving the Community's regulatory activity (5),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2004 on assessment of the impact of Community legislation and the consultation procedures (6), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2004 on assessment of the impact of Community legislation and the consultation procedures (6),

| — | 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 Legal Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0080/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0080/2006),

| A. | whereas simplifying the legislative environment and ensuring the clarity, efficacy and quality of both existing and future legislation are essential prerequisites for attaining the objective of ‘better lawmaking’, which constitutes a priority for the Union in the context of boosting growth and employment, |
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A.

whereas simplifying the legislative environment and ensuring the clarity, efficacy and quality of both existing and future legislation are essential prerequisites for attaining the objective of ‘better lawmaking’, which constitutes a priority for the Union in the context of boosting growth and employment,

| B. | having regard to the obligations and aims laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making of 16 December 2003 (7), especially those intended to simplify, and reduce the volume of, Community legislation and those relating to the impact of Community legislation in the Member States, |
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B.

having regard to the obligations and aims laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making of 16 December 2003 (7), especially those intended to simplify, and reduce the volume of, Community legislation and those relating to the impact of Community legislation in the Member States,

| C. | whereas the Commission, in its communication of 25 October 2005 entitled ‘Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment ’(COM(2005)0535), rightly presents simplification not as a distinct legislative technique involving codification, recasting or straightforward repeal but as an overall approach including those tools and aimed at making Community and national legislation easier to apply and hence less costly, |
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C.

whereas the Commission, in its communication of 25 October 2005 entitled ‘Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment ’(COM(2005)0535), rightly presents simplification not as a distinct legislative technique involving codification, recasting or straightforward repeal but as an overall approach including those tools and aimed at making Community and national legislation easier to apply and hence less costly,

| D. | whereas this approach, is for the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, a tool for use in achieving the aims of the Lisbon strategy, |
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D.

whereas this approach, is for the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, a tool for use in achieving the aims of the Lisbon strategy,

| E. | whereas such an approach requires a close partnership in this area, first between the European institutions and then between the latter and the national authorities, |
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E.

whereas such an approach requires a close partnership in this area, first between the European institutions and then between the latter and the national authorities,

| F. | having regard to the unstinting efforts by the Commission, the Council and Parliament in recent years to bring about, define and improve the application of legislative simplification tools, |
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F.

having regard to the unstinting efforts by the Commission, the Council and Parliament in recent years to bring about, define and improve the application of legislative simplification tools,

| G. | whereas the simplification initiatives undertaken since the second simplification programme was launched in February 2003 following the Communication from the Commission to the Council entitled ‘Updating and simplifying the Community acquis ’(COM(2003)0071, 11 February 2003) have varied widely in nature and scope, ranging from the review of specific directives to overhauling the legislation of an entire sector, thus hampering a standardised procedural approach, |
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G.

whereas the simplification initiatives undertaken since the second simplification programme was launched in February 2003 following the Communication from the Commission to the Council entitled ‘Updating and simplifying the Community acquis ’(COM(2003)0071, 11 February 2003) have varied widely in nature and scope, ranging from the review of specific directives to overhauling the legislation of an entire sector, thus hampering a standardised procedural approach,

| H. | having regard to the experience acquired in the implementation of the Interinstitutional Agreements of 20 December 1994 (8) on codification and of 28 November 2001 (9) on recasting, and considering those instruments to be essential in order to simplify the acquis communautaire, |
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H.

having regard to the experience acquired in the implementation of the Interinstitutional Agreements of 20 December 1994 (8) on codification and of 28 November 2001 (9) on recasting, and considering those instruments to be essential in order to simplify the acquis communautaire,

| I. | whereas since the Interinstitutional Agreement on recasting entered into force, only 12 recasting proposals have been submitted, of which 2 led ultimately to publication of the resulting acts, 2 have been withdrawn, and 8 are still pending; and whereas, compared to somewhere in the region of 2 400 families of legislative acts to which the procedure might be applicable, only 49 codification proposals have to date been submitted to Parliament, |
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I.

whereas since the Interinstitutional Agreement on recasting entered into force, only 12 recasting proposals have been submitted, of which 2 led ultimately to publication of the resulting acts, 2 have been withdrawn, and 8 are still pending; and whereas, compared to somewhere in the region of 2 400 families of legislative acts to which the procedure might be applicable, only 49 codification proposals have to date been submitted to Parliament,

| J. | whereas the above-mentioned Commission Communication of 2005 contains, in its ‘Simplification Rolling Programme ’(Annex II), thirty proposals which cannot easily be classified, dealing generically with cases for ‘review’, ‘revision’, ‘modernisation’, ‘simplification ’and the like, |
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J.

whereas the above-mentioned Commission Communication of 2005 contains, in its ‘Simplification Rolling Programme ’(Annex II), thirty proposals which cannot easily be classified, dealing generically with cases for ‘review’, ‘revision’, ‘modernisation’, ‘simplification ’and the like,

| 1. | Strongly supports the process of simplification of the Union's regulatory environment, as well as the objective of ensuring that the regulatory environment is appropriate, simple and effective; stresses, however, that such a process must be based on a number of preconditions:






  a) | full involvement of the European Parliament both in the interinstitutional debate on simplification and, as co-legislator, in the adoption of the legislation subject to the ‘simplification process’; |
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1.

Strongly supports the process of simplification of the Union's regulatory environment, as well as the objective of ensuring that the regulatory environment is appropriate, simple and effective; stresses, however, that such a process must be based on a number of preconditions:

a)

full involvement of the European Parliament both in the interinstitutional debate on simplification and, as co-legislator, in the adoption of the legislation subject to the ‘simplification process’;

| b) | wide and transparent consultation of all relevant stakeholders, thus including not only Member States and business but also non-governmental organisations; |
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b)

wide and transparent consultation of all relevant stakeholders, thus including not only Member States and business but also non-governmental organisations;

| c) | strengthening of the general transparency of the regulatory process, in particular by opening Council discussions to the public when the Council is acting in its legislative capacity; |
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c)

strengthening of the general transparency of the regulatory process, in particular by opening Council discussions to the public when the Council is acting in its legislative capacity;

| 2. | Encourages the Commission to adopt, under the aegis of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making, specifically targeted and well thought-out legislation the effects of which can be foreseen, and which will help to establish favourable conditions for boosting growth and employment by reducing unnecessary administrative costs and procedures, eliminating obstacles to adaptability and innovation and generally ensuring legal certainty; |
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2.

Encourages the Commission to adopt, under the aegis of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making, specifically targeted and well thought-out legislation the effects of which can be foreseen, and which will help to establish favourable conditions for boosting growth and employment by reducing unnecessary administrative costs and procedures, eliminating obstacles to adaptability and innovation and generally ensuring legal certainty;

| 3. | Welcomes the above-mentioned Commission communication of 2005, the commitment to submitting a programme to simplify legislative acts, and the methods and targets laid down for translating that programme into reality; |
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3.

Welcomes the above-mentioned Commission communication of 2005, the commitment to submitting a programme to simplify legislative acts, and the methods and targets laid down for translating that programme into reality;

| 4. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission intends to include major simplification initiatives in its annual legislative programmes and the announcement that the Commission will submit additional communications to cover the different sectors of the Community economy; stresses the importance of close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission for the purpose of identifying the legislation which should be simplified; |
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4.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission intends to include major simplification initiatives in its annual legislative programmes and the announcement that the Commission will submit additional communications to cover the different sectors of the Community economy; stresses the importance of close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission for the purpose of identifying the legislation which should be simplified;

| 5. | Welcomes the intention to reduce the unnecessary burden on SMEs and to reinforce the use of information technology; considers that one of the objectives of simplifying the Union's regulatory environment should be to make legislation simpler and more effective, and thus more ‘user-oriented’; |
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5.

Welcomes the intention to reduce the unnecessary burden on SMEs and to reinforce the use of information technology; considers that one of the objectives of simplifying the Union's regulatory environment should be to make legislation simpler and more effective, and thus more ‘user-oriented’;

| 6. | Considers that the simplification process should in no circumstances entail lowering the standards set by current legislation; warns, for example, against an excessively narrow and exclusively financial and administrative analysis of the costs and benefits of the legislation concerned; is convinced that any assessment with a view to simplification must take account equally of economic, social, environmental and health aspects, and should not restrict itself to short-term considerations; |
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6.

Considers that the simplification process should in no circumstances entail lowering the standards set by current legislation; warns, for example, against an excessively narrow and exclusively financial and administrative analysis of the costs and benefits of the legislation concerned; is convinced that any assessment with a view to simplification must take account equally of economic, social, environmental and health aspects, and should not restrict itself to short-term considerations;

| 7. | Invites the Commission to give priority to the simplification of regulations; considers that directives should be simplified only in exceptional and duly justified cases, when they are not dealing with very sensitive matters or are not the result of difficult compromises, as in the case of EC company law; |
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7.

Invites the Commission to give priority to the simplification of regulations; considers that directives should be simplified only in exceptional and duly justified cases, when they are not dealing with very sensitive matters or are not the result of difficult compromises, as in the case of EC company law;

| 8. | Notes that the success rate of the simplification initiatives undertaken since 2003 is not disappointing and that the average length of procedures is not excessive given the complexity of the subject-matter; observes, nevertheless, that the number of simplification initiatives launched since that date has been very limited and that the targets originally set for reducing the volume of the Community acquis are far from being achieved; |
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8.

Notes that the success rate of the simplification initiatives undertaken since 2003 is not disappointing and that the average length of procedures is not excessive given the complexity of the subject-matter; observes, nevertheless, that the number of simplification initiatives launched since that date has been very limited and that the targets originally set for reducing the volume of the Community acquis are far from being achieved;

| 9. | Takes the view that the repeal of irrelevant and obsolete acts is a priority requirement with which the Commission must comply without delay; considers, however, that when Community legislation is repealed on those grounds, a Community act must be put in place at the same time to prevent Member States from regulating matters that have been deregulated at Community level; |
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9.

Takes the view that the repeal of irrelevant and obsolete acts is a priority requirement with which the Commission must comply without delay; considers, however, that when Community legislation is repealed on those grounds, a Community act must be put in place at the same time to prevent Member States from regulating matters that have been deregulated at Community level;

| 10. | Points out that, while there may be over-regulation in some areas, this state of affairs is due in large measure to the lawmaking activity of the Member States and that, therefore, if Community legislation is to be repealed, this must be followed by repeal of the corresponding national provisions; |
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10.

Points out that, while there may be over-regulation in some areas, this state of affairs is due in large measure to the lawmaking activity of the Member States and that, therefore, if Community legislation is to be repealed, this must be followed by repeal of the corresponding national provisions;

| 11. | Proposes that the Commission constantly monitor such national legislation as might remain in force after the Community legislation that gave rise to it has been repealed; considers that the Commission should add appropriate review clauses to its proposals; |
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11.

Proposes that the Commission constantly monitor such national legislation as might remain in force after the Community legislation that gave rise to it has been repealed; considers that the Commission should add appropriate review clauses to its proposals;

| 12. | Considers codification and recasting to be the primary means of simplifying the acquis communautaire and urges that they be used more widely; believes that recasting has been used only to a limited extent and that this is due to both lack of interest on the part of the Commission and a failure to gear the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure closely enough to the Interinstitutional Agreement on recasting; |
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12.

Considers codification and recasting to be the primary means of simplifying the acquis communautaire and urges that they be used more widely; believes that recasting has been used only to a limited extent and that this is due to both lack of interest on the part of the Commission and a failure to gear the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure closely enough to the Interinstitutional Agreement on recasting;

| 13. | Supports the codification of the acquis communitaire but is sceptical about its total recasting, as this may well lead to diverging interpretations among the EU institutions; warns that simplification should not lead to a re-writing of the acquis outside democratic control; |
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13.

Supports the codification of the acquis communitaire but is sceptical about its total recasting, as this may well lead to diverging interpretations among the EU institutions; warns that simplification should not lead to a re-writing of the acquis outside democratic control;

| 14. | Applauds the results achieved so far through codification of Community legislation and hopes that the Commission units concerned will draw up new, and more ambitious, codification proposals extending also to sectors other than those covered to date, in particular company law, intellectual property, and consumer protection; |
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14.

Applauds the results achieved so far through codification of Community legislation and hopes that the Commission units concerned will draw up new, and more ambitious, codification proposals extending also to sectors other than those covered to date, in particular company law, intellectual property, and consumer protection;

| 15. | Considers that if the institutions genuinely wish to simplify legislation and employ recasting to that end, the Interinstitutional Agreement on recasting should be applied more rigorously; |
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15.

Considers that if the institutions genuinely wish to simplify legislation and employ recasting to that end, the Interinstitutional Agreement on recasting should be applied more rigorously;

| 16. | Understands that, if the intention is to make recasting effective, the European Parliament and the Council will, as a matter of principle, have to refrain from amending the codified parts of acts; believes that, if the institutions genuinely wish to simplify legislation and employ recasting to that end, the codified parts of an act should, as a rule, be subject to the provisions laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on codification; recognises, however, that there should be a special procedure to enable the codified part to be amended whenever this is essential in order to make it consistent with, or to link it to, the part that can be altered; |
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16.

Understands that, if the intention is to make recasting effective, the European Parliament and the Council will, as a matter of principle, have to refrain from amending the codified parts of acts; believes that, if the institutions genuinely wish to simplify legislation and employ recasting to that end, the codified parts of an act should, as a rule, be subject to the provisions laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on codification; recognises, however, that there should be a special procedure to enable the codified part to be amended whenever this is essential in order to make it consistent with, or to link it to, the part that can be altered;

| 17. | Considers that the institutions might usefully determine whether a third type of operation might be provided for, alongside codification and recasting, so as to afford the most appropriate means of simplifying Community legal acts; considers, however, that to date, in those cases in which the Commission has drawn up generic simplification proposals which cannot be classified as involving repeal, codification or recasting, the European Parliament cannot embark on any procedure other than the customary one and that therefore, in such cases, point 36 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making cannot be applied; |
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17.

Considers that the institutions might usefully determine whether a third type of operation might be provided for, alongside codification and recasting, so as to afford the most appropriate means of simplifying Community legal acts; considers, however, that to date, in those cases in which the Commission has drawn up generic simplification proposals which cannot be classified as involving repeal, codification or recasting, the European Parliament cannot embark on any procedure other than the customary one and that therefore, in such cases, point 36 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making cannot be applied;

| 18. | Considers that the Interinstitutional Agreement on recasting should spell out the procedure to follow in cases where, during a legislative procedure, it proves necessary to alter the codified parts of the act; |
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18.

Considers that the Interinstitutional Agreement on recasting should spell out the procedure to follow in cases where, during a legislative procedure, it proves necessary to alter the codified parts of the act;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission, taking into account the guidelines set out above, to submit a proposal without delay with a view to recasting the interinstitutional agreements governing the quality of Union legislation; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission, taking into account the guidelines set out above, to submit a proposal without delay with a view to recasting the interinstitutional agreements governing the quality of Union legislation;

| 20. | Is ready to make a larger contribution to the work that needs to be done jointly by the three institutions to relaunch the simplification process; |
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20.

Is ready to make a larger contribution to the work that needs to be done jointly by the three institutions to relaunch the simplification process;

| 21. | Undertakes for its part to give thought to the improvement of its procedures and its internal legislative techniques in order to speed up the simplification dossiers, while complying with the procedures laid down in primary law, in this particular case the EC Treaty; |
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21.

Undertakes for its part to give thought to the improvement of its procedures and its internal legislative techniques in order to speed up the simplification dossiers, while complying with the procedures laid down in primary law, in this particular case the EC Treaty;

| 22. | Instructs the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to determine what amendments might be made to the Rules of Procedure to enable the agreement on recasting to be effectively implemented, not least with a view to making greater use of the simplified procedures laid down in the Rules of Procedure; |
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22.

Instructs the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to determine what amendments might be made to the Rules of Procedure to enable the agreement on recasting to be effectively implemented, not least with a view to making greater use of the simplified procedures laid down in the Rules of Procedure;

| 23. | Emphasises the fact that traditional legislative instruments must continue to be used as a general rule to attain the objectives laid down in the Treaties; takes the view that the use of alternative regulatory methods such as co-regulation and self-regulation could usefully supplement legislative measures where these methods make improvements of equivalent or broader scope than legislation can provide; stresses that any use of alternative regulatory methods must comply with the interinstitutional agreement on ‘better law-making’; points out that the Commission has to lay down the conditions and limits which the parties must observe when employing such regulatory methods, and that these should in any event be used under Commission supervision and without prejudice to Parliament's right to object to their use; |
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23.

Emphasises the fact that traditional legislative instruments must continue to be used as a general rule to attain the objectives laid down in the Treaties; takes the view that the use of alternative regulatory methods such as co-regulation and self-regulation could usefully supplement legislative measures where these methods make improvements of equivalent or broader scope than legislation can provide; stresses that any use of alternative regulatory methods must comply with the interinstitutional agreement on ‘better law-making’; points out that the Commission has to lay down the conditions and limits which the parties must observe when employing such regulatory methods, and that these should in any event be used under Commission supervision and without prejudice to Parliament's right to object to their use;

| 24. | Asks the Commission to present a report assessing whether the current practice of standardisation as a form of co-regulation meets the requirements of the Inter-Institutional agreement on better law-making and Article 6 of the EC Treaty; |
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24.

Asks the Commission to present a report assessing whether the current practice of standardisation as a form of co-regulation meets the requirements of the Inter-Institutional agreement on better law-making and Article 6 of the EC Treaty;

| 25. | Takes the view that standardisation could lead to less transparency and accountability, since the elected representatives would not be involved in decision making, and participation of non-governmental organisations and other interested parties would not be guaranteed in the same way; takes the view, therefore, that standardisation should be strictly limited to harmonising measures of a purely technical nature; |
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25.

Takes the view that standardisation could lead to less transparency and accountability, since the elected representatives would not be involved in decision making, and participation of non-governmental organisations and other interested parties would not be guaranteed in the same way; takes the view, therefore, that standardisation should be strictly limited to harmonising measures of a purely technical nature;

| 26. | Is surprised that the issue of reforming the current system of delegating rule-making (‘comitology’) receives only a brief mention in passing — towards the end of point 3.d — in the above-mentioned Commission communication of 2005, even though such a reform could make a major contribution to simplifying secondary Community law by allowing the Commission to adopt implementing provisions using faster procedures; |
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26.

Is surprised that the issue of reforming the current system of delegating rule-making (‘comitology’) receives only a brief mention in passing — towards the end of point 3.d — in the above-mentioned Commission communication of 2005, even though such a reform could make a major contribution to simplifying secondary Community law by allowing the Commission to adopt implementing provisions using faster procedures;

| 27. | Is of the opinion that the legislature could also contribute to simplification through agreement on less detailed legal acts and the use of a wider range of implementing measures by the Commission, provided that effective control by the legislature as to the substance of those implementing measures is guaranteed; |
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27.

Is of the opinion that the legislature could also contribute to simplification through agreement on less detailed legal acts and the use of a wider range of implementing measures by the Commission, provided that effective control by the legislature as to the substance of those implementing measures is guaranteed;

| 28. | Reaffirms in this context that any recourse to the ‘comitology ’procedure would necessitate a complete revision 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:






  a) | guarantee greater openness, |
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28.

Reaffirms in this context that any recourse to the ‘comitology ’procedure would necessitate a complete revision 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:

a)

guarantee greater openness,

| b) | ensure that any conferral of implementing powers on the Commission was limited to non-essential or implementing measures and was conditional upon a clear definition of the objective, content, scope and duration of the delegation of powers, including, where appropriate, ‘sunset clauses’, |
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b)

ensure that any conferral of implementing powers on the Commission was limited to non-essential or implementing measures and was conditional upon a clear definition of the objective, content, scope and duration of the delegation of powers, including, where appropriate, ‘sunset clauses’,

| c) | guarantee the introduction of formal equality between the powers of the European Parliament and those of the Council in considering these measures, through the introduction of call-back procedures; |
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c)

guarantee the introduction of formal equality between the powers of the European Parliament and those of the Council in considering these measures, through the introduction of call-back procedures;

| 29. | Takes note of the list of actions contained in the Commission simplification rolling programme and will actively cooperate in the achievement of the objective of simplifying pieces of legislation, if appropriate, in the context of the forthcoming legislative process; |
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29.

Takes note of the list of actions contained in the Commission simplification rolling programme and will actively cooperate in the achievement of the objective of simplifying pieces of legislation, if appropriate, in the context of the forthcoming legislative process;

| 30. | Expects that the various recasting and review proposals emanating from the Commission will contribute to improving the Union's level of economic and social development in the context of the sustainable development policy, as well as the level of citizens' health protection and the quality of their environment, in conformity with the objectives laid down in Article 2 of the EC Treaty; |
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30.

Expects that the various recasting and review proposals emanating from the Commission will contribute to improving the Union's level of economic and social development in the context of the sustainable development policy, as well as the level of citizens' health protection and the quality of their environment, in conformity with the objectives laid down in Article 2 of the EC Treaty;

| 31. | 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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31.

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 197, 12.7.2001, p. 433.

(2)  OJ C 153 E, 27.6.2002, p. 314.

(3)  OJ C 64 E, 12.3.2004, p. 135.

(4)  OJ C 98 E, 23.4.2004, p. 155.

(5)  OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 512.

(6)  OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 146.

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

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

(9)  OJ C 77, 28.3.2002, p. 1.

(10)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

P6_TA(2006)0206

Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator

European Parliament resolution on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (2005/2214(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 27 September 2005 to the Council and the European Parliament on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (COM(2005)0462), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 27 September 2005 to the Council and the European Parliament on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (COM(2005)0462),

| — | having regard to the letter from its President to the President of the Commission dated 23 January 2006 (1), |
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having regard to the letter from its President to the President of the Commission dated 23 January 2006 (1),

| — | having regard to the letter from the President of the Commission to the President of the Parliament dated 8 March 2006, |
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having regard to the letter from the President of the Commission to the President of the Parliament dated 8 March 2006,

| — | 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 Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0143/2006), whereas |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0143/2006), whereas

| A. | in its above-mentioned communication, the Commission announced its intention to withdraw 68 proposals that it considers inconsistent with the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy and the principles of better regulation, while others will be subject to a reviewed economic impact assessment and, if appropriate, modified, |
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A.

in its above-mentioned communication, the Commission announced its intention to withdraw 68 proposals that it considers inconsistent with the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy and the principles of better regulation, while others will be subject to a reviewed economic impact assessment and, if appropriate, modified,

| B. | the letter sent by the President of the Parliament to the President of the Commission at the outcome of the analysis of that communication by the parliamentary committees generally welcomes the intentions of the Commission, but specifically asks it not to withdraw several of those proposals and objects to the possible modification of some other proposals, |
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B.

the letter sent by the President of the Parliament to the President of the Commission at the outcome of the analysis of that communication by the parliamentary committees generally welcomes the intentions of the Commission, but specifically asks it not to withdraw several of those proposals and objects to the possible modification of some other proposals,

| C. | the reply sent by the President of the Commission to the President of the Parliament states that the Commission took into due consideration the position of Parliament before adopting its final position and indicates the specific reasons why the Commission did not follow some of the requests of Parliament, as well as the possible initiatives that the Commission plans to undertake, in the future, to address some of those requests, |
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C.

the reply sent by the President of the Commission to the President of the Parliament states that the Commission took into due consideration the position of Parliament before adopting its final position and indicates the specific reasons why the Commission did not follow some of the requests of Parliament, as well as the possible initiatives that the Commission plans to undertake, in the future, to address some of those requests,

| D. | that communication provides an excellent opportunity for a more thorough analysis of the problems connected with the withdrawal or the modification of legislative proposals by the Commission, |
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D.

that communication provides an excellent opportunity for a more thorough analysis of the problems connected with the withdrawal or the modification of legislative proposals by the Commission,

| E. | with a few exceptions, most of the Community's legislative acts can only be adopted on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, which enjoys a quasi-monopoly over the legislative initiative, |
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E.

with a few exceptions, most of the Community's legislative acts can only be adopted on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, which enjoys a quasi-monopoly over the legislative initiative,

| F. | Article 250(2), of the EC Treaty stipulates that the Commission ‘may alter its proposal ’at any moment of the procedure leading to the adoption of a Community act, ‘as long as the Council has not acted’, |
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F.

Article 250(2), of the EC Treaty stipulates that the Commission ‘may alter its proposal ’at any moment of the procedure leading to the adoption of a Community act, ‘as long as the Council has not acted’,

| G. | although, for historical reasons, the role of Parliament is not mentioned in Article 250(2), that provision must be interpreted in conjunction with Article 251 as concerns its application to the codecision procedure, and with Article 252 as concerns the cooperation procedure, |
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G.

although, for historical reasons, the role of Parliament is not mentioned in Article 250(2), that provision must be interpreted in conjunction with Article 251 as concerns its application to the codecision procedure, and with Article 252 as concerns the cooperation procedure,

| H. | whenever a common position is adopted after the first reading, the third indent of the second subparagraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty only allows the Commission to inform Parliament of its own position and if the common position is subsequently amended by Parliament, point (c) of the third subparagraph of Article 251(2) only allows the Commission to deliver an opinion, thus making it clear that the Commission is no longer the ‘owner ’of its proposals, |
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H.

whenever a common position is adopted after the first reading, the third indent of the second subparagraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty only allows the Commission to inform Parliament of its own position and if the common position is subsequently amended by Parliament, point (c) of the third subparagraph of Article 251(2) only allows the Commission to deliver an opinion, thus making it clear that the Commission is no longer the ‘owner ’of its proposals,

| I. | the Treaties are silent as to the possibility of the Commission withdrawing a legislative proposal, |
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I.

the Treaties are silent as to the possibility of the Commission withdrawing a legislative proposal,

| J. | this absence of provisions concerning the withdrawal of legislative proposals has not prevented the Commission from regularly withdrawing legislative proposals, |
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J.

this absence of provisions concerning the withdrawal of legislative proposals has not prevented the Commission from regularly withdrawing legislative proposals,

| K. | Parliament, Council and the Commission seem not to agree on the exact extent to which the Commission is entitled to withdraw its legislative proposals, |
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K.

Parliament, Council and the Commission seem not to agree on the exact extent to which the Commission is entitled to withdraw its legislative proposals,

| L. | despite these disagreements, the withdrawal of legislative proposals has been a regular practice of the Commission, without ever having given rise to a case brought before the Court, |
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L.

despite these disagreements, the withdrawal of legislative proposals has been a regular practice of the Commission, without ever having given rise to a case brought before the Court,

| M. | Parliament itself has sometimes in the past asked the Commission to withdraw its proposals, |
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M.

Parliament itself has sometimes in the past asked the Commission to withdraw its proposals,

| N. | the Framework Agreement (2) on relations between Parliament and the Commission of 26 May 2005 stipulates that:






  — | in all legislative procedures, ‘the Commission undertakes to carefully examine amendments to its legislative proposals adopted by Parliament, with a view to taking them into account in any amended proposal ’(point 31), |
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N.

the Framework Agreement (2) on relations between Parliament and the Commission of 26 May 2005 stipulates that:

—

in all legislative procedures, ‘the Commission undertakes to carefully examine amendments to its legislative proposals adopted by Parliament, with a view to taking them into account in any amended proposal ’(point 31),

| — | in all legislative procedures, ‘the Commission shall give Parliament and the Council prior notification before withdrawing its proposals ’(point 32), |
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—

in all legislative procedures, ‘the Commission shall give Parliament and the Council prior notification before withdrawing its proposals ’(point 32),

| — | in legislative procedures not entailing codecision, the Commission undertakes to withdraw legislative proposals that have been rejected by Parliament, ‘if appropriate’, and also to explain the reasons for not doing so if it decides to maintain the proposal (point 33), |
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—

in legislative procedures not entailing codecision, the Commission undertakes to withdraw legislative proposals that have been rejected by Parliament, ‘if appropriate’, and also to explain the reasons for not doing so if it decides to maintain the proposal (point 33),

| O. | an understanding, based on common guidelines between the three institutions, regarding the withdrawal and, to the extent necessary, the modification of legislative proposals by the Commission would positively contribute to the smooth running of legislative procedures, |
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O.

an understanding, based on common guidelines between the three institutions, regarding the withdrawal and, to the extent necessary, the modification of legislative proposals by the Commission would positively contribute to the smooth running of legislative procedures,

| 1. | Welcomes the above-mentioned Commission communication, and considers that the withdrawal or modification of the great majority of the proposals mentioned in it will in fact contribute to a simplification of the Community legislative environment, but insists that the Commission should take into proper consideration the objections raised by the President of the Parliament in his letter of 23 January 2006; |
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1.

Welcomes the above-mentioned Commission communication, and considers that the withdrawal or modification of the great majority of the proposals mentioned in it will in fact contribute to a simplification of the Community legislative environment, but insists that the Commission should take into proper consideration the objections raised by the President of the Parliament in his letter of 23 January 2006;

| 2. | Welcomes the fact that, before adopting its final position, the Commission has again reviewed its proposals in the light of Parliament's objections; acknowledges that, in every case in which the Commission has not accepted those objections, it has stated reasons for not doing so and that in some cases it has also indicated possible initiatives by means of which Parliament's wishes could be met; |
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2.

Welcomes the fact that, before adopting its final position, the Commission has again reviewed its proposals in the light of Parliament's objections; acknowledges that, in every case in which the Commission has not accepted those objections, it has stated reasons for not doing so and that in some cases it has also indicated possible initiatives by means of which Parliament's wishes could be met;

| 3. | Stresses that in future proceedings of this nature, the Commission should present specific reasons for the withdrawal or the modification of each proposal, and not confine itself to invoking general principles that do not clearly explain the reasons why the Commission believes that a specific proposal should be withdrawn or modified; |
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3.

Stresses that in future proceedings of this nature, the Commission should present specific reasons for the withdrawal or the modification of each proposal, and not confine itself to invoking general principles that do not clearly explain the reasons why the Commission believes that a specific proposal should be withdrawn or modified;

| 4. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission takes account of the objectives of the Lisbon Agenda before proposing that a legislative proposal should be withdrawn; regrets therefore that the Commission has withdrawn the proposal for a directive on the Statute for a European mutual society despite the fact that it is one of the key elements of the Lisbon Strategy; expresses its surprise that the Commission adduces the diversity of national legislations as an argument against Community initiatives; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adopt an initiative before the end of the year to enable a Statute for a European mutual society and a European association to be drafted; |
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4.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission takes account of the objectives of the Lisbon Agenda before proposing that a legislative proposal should be withdrawn; regrets therefore that the Commission has withdrawn the proposal for a directive on the Statute for a European mutual society despite the fact that it is one of the key elements of the Lisbon Strategy; expresses its surprise that the Commission adduces the diversity of national legislations as an argument against Community initiatives; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adopt an initiative before the end of the year to enable a Statute for a European mutual society and a European association to be drafted;

| 5. | Asks the Commission, immediately after it has been appointed, to draw up and submit to Parliament and the Council a list stating which of its predecessor's legislative proposals it intends to retain; |
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5.

Asks the Commission, immediately after it has been appointed, to draw up and submit to Parliament and the Council a list stating which of its predecessor's legislative proposals it intends to retain;

| 6. | Asks the Commission to include in its annual legislative and working programme a list of the proposals it intends to withdraw or modify, in order to allow Parliament to express its point of view in accordance with its prerogatives under the Treaties and the procedures laid down in the above-mentioned Framework Agreement; |
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6.

Asks the Commission to include in its annual legislative and working programme a list of the proposals it intends to withdraw or modify, in order to allow Parliament to express its point of view in accordance with its prerogatives under the Treaties and the procedures laid down in the above-mentioned Framework Agreement;

| 7. | Takes note of the fact that the possibility of withdrawing a legislative proposal by the Commission is not mentioned in any provision of the existing Treaties, while the possibility of modifying a legislative proposal is covered by the principle that the Commission may modify its proposal during the procedure leading to the adoption of a Community act, as expressly provided in Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; acknowledges that that principle is also applicable to the codecision procedure, provided for in Article 251, and the cooperation procedure, provided for in Article 252; |
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7.

Takes note of the fact that the possibility of withdrawing a legislative proposal by the Commission is not mentioned in any provision of the existing Treaties, while the possibility of modifying a legislative proposal is covered by the principle that the Commission may modify its proposal during the procedure leading to the adoption of a Community act, as expressly provided in Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; acknowledges that that principle is also applicable to the codecision procedure, provided for in Article 251, and the cooperation procedure, provided for in Article 252;

| 8. | Recognises, however, that, within clear limits, the ability of the Commission to withdraw a legislative proposal during a procedure leading to its adoption






  — | flows from its right of legislative initiative and constitutes a logical complement to its ability to modify a proposal, |
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8.

Recognises, however, that, within clear limits, the ability of the Commission to withdraw a legislative proposal during a procedure leading to its adoption

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flows from its right of legislative initiative and constitutes a logical complement to its ability to modify a proposal,

| — | may contribute to enhancing the role of the Commission in the legislative procedure, and |
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—

may contribute to enhancing the role of the Commission in the legislative procedure, and

| — | can be considered as a positive element in ensuring that the procedures leading to the adoption of a Community act and the interinstitutional dialogue are aimed at promoting the ‘Community interest’; |
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—

can be considered as a positive element in ensuring that the procedures leading to the adoption of a Community act and the interinstitutional dialogue are aimed at promoting the ‘Community interest’;

| 9. | Maintains, however, that this possibility must be viewed in the light of the prerogatives of the various institutions in the legislative process, as defined in the Treaties, and in compliance with the principle of loyal cooperation among the institutions; |
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9.

Maintains, however, that this possibility must be viewed in the light of the prerogatives of the various institutions in the legislative process, as defined in the Treaties, and in compliance with the principle of loyal cooperation among the institutions;

| 10. | Stresses that the possibilities of withdrawal or modification must not alter the role of each institution in the legislative process in a way which would endanger the institutional balance, and that the possibility of withdrawing proposals does not signify recognition of some kind of ‘right of veto ’by the Commission; |
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10.

Stresses that the possibilities of withdrawal or modification must not alter the role of each institution in the legislative process in a way which would endanger the institutional balance, and that the possibility of withdrawing proposals does not signify recognition of some kind of ‘right of veto ’by the Commission;

| 11. | Stresses that the withdrawal or modification of legislative proposals must be subject to the same general principles that guide the presentation of proposals by the Commission, namely, it must be guided by the Community interest and must be duly justified; |
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11.

Stresses that the withdrawal or modification of legislative proposals must be subject to the same general principles that guide the presentation of proposals by the Commission, namely, it must be guided by the Community interest and must be duly justified;

| 12. | Considers, without prejudging the competence of the Court of Justice to define the exact scope and boundaries of the prerogatives vested in the institutions by the Treaties, that the definition of common guidelines by the institutions concerning the withdrawal or the modification of legislative proposals by the Commission, as a complement to the relevant principles already laid down in the Framework Agreement on relations between Parliament and the Commission and the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, would constitute a positive step towards facilitating the legislative process and the dialogue between the institutions; |
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12.

Considers, without prejudging the competence of the Court of Justice to define the exact scope and boundaries of the prerogatives vested in the institutions by the Treaties, that the definition of common guidelines by the institutions concerning the withdrawal or the modification of legislative proposals by the Commission, as a complement to the relevant principles already laid down in the Framework Agreement on relations between Parliament and the Commission and the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, would constitute a positive step towards facilitating the legislative process and the dialogue between the institutions;

| 13. | Puts forward the following guidelines on the withdrawal and the modification of legislative proposals by the Commission:






  a) | the Commission may, in principle, withdraw or modify a legislative proposal at any time during the procedures leading to its adoption as long as the Council has not acted. This means that in codecision and cooperation procedures the Commission may no longer do so after the adoption of the common position by the Council unless, in its decision on the common position, the Council has exceeded its powers to amend the Commission proposal, so that the decision in reality constitutes a legislative initiative by the Council itself, for which the Treaty does not provide, |
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13.

Puts forward the following guidelines on the withdrawal and the modification of legislative proposals by the Commission:

a)

the Commission may, in principle, withdraw or modify a legislative proposal at any time during the procedures leading to its adoption as long as the Council has not acted. This means that in codecision and cooperation procedures the Commission may no longer do so after the adoption of the common position by the Council unless, in its decision on the common position, the Council has exceeded its powers to amend the Commission proposal, so that the decision in reality constitutes a legislative initiative by the Council itself, for which the Treaty does not provide,

| b) | where Parliament has rejected a legislative proposal or has suggested substantial amendments to it, or where Parliament has in some other way asked the Commission to withdraw or substantially modify a legislative proposal, the Commission shall take this position into proper consideration. If, for important reasons, the Commission decides not to follow the position expressed by Parliament, it shall explain the reasons for that decision in a statement to Parliament, |
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b)

where Parliament has rejected a legislative proposal or has suggested substantial amendments to it, or where Parliament has in some other way asked the Commission to withdraw or substantially modify a legislative proposal, the Commission shall take this position into proper consideration. If, for important reasons, the Commission decides not to follow the position expressed by Parliament, it shall explain the reasons for that decision in a statement to Parliament,

| c) | where the Commission intends to withdraw or modify a legislative proposal on its own initiative, it shall give Parliament prior notification of its intention. This notification shall be given in good time, allowing Parliament the opportunity to give its view on the matter, and shall include a clear explanation of the reasons for which the Commission believes that a specific proposal should be withdrawn or modified. The Commission shall take the view of Parliament into proper consideration. If, for important reasons, the Commission decides to withdraw or modify its proposal, against the wishes of Parliament, it shall explain the reasons for that decision in a statement to Parliament; |
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c)

where the Commission intends to withdraw or modify a legislative proposal on its own initiative, it shall give Parliament prior notification of its intention. This notification shall be given in good time, allowing Parliament the opportunity to give its view on the matter, and shall include a clear explanation of the reasons for which the Commission believes that a specific proposal should be withdrawn or modified. The Commission shall take the view of Parliament into proper consideration. If, for important reasons, the Commission decides to withdraw or modify its proposal, against the wishes of Parliament, it shall explain the reasons for that decision in a statement to Parliament;

| 14. | Stresses that the extent to which the Commission takes into consideration the views of Parliament in so far as concerns the withdrawal or the modification of legislative proposals constitutes an essential element of the political trust that forms the basis of sound cooperation between the two institutions; |
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14.

Stresses that the extent to which the Commission takes into consideration the views of Parliament in so far as concerns the withdrawal or the modification of legislative proposals constitutes an essential element of the political trust that forms the basis of sound cooperation between the two institutions;

| 15. | Considers that, should the Commission withdraw or substantially modify a legislative proposal in a way that affects the legislative prerogatives of Parliament, the question should be referred to the appropriate political bodies of Parliament for political consideration; furthermore, considers that, should the Commission withdraw a legislative proposal in a way that affects the prerogatives of the two branches of the legislative authority, these could consider this withdrawal as non-effective and continue the procedure as provided for in the Treaties up to the eventual adoption of the act in question; |
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15.

Considers that, should the Commission withdraw or substantially modify a legislative proposal in a way that affects the legislative prerogatives of Parliament, the question should be referred to the appropriate political bodies of Parliament for political consideration; furthermore, considers that, should the Commission withdraw a legislative proposal in a way that affects the prerogatives of the two branches of the legislative authority, these could consider this withdrawal as non-effective and continue the procedure as provided for in the Treaties up to the eventual adoption of the act in question;

| 16. | Considers that, where a legislative proposal has been formulated in accordance with Article 138 of the Treaty, the Commission should duly inform the European social partners about its intention to withdraw or substantially modify the legislative proposal; |
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16.

Considers that, where a legislative proposal has been formulated in accordance with Article 138 of the Treaty, the Commission should duly inform the European social partners about its intention to withdraw or substantially modify the legislative proposal;

| 17. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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17.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Ref. Pres-A-Courrier D(2006)300689).

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0194, Annex.

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Wednesday, 17 May 2006

| 7.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 297/144 |
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7.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 297/144

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MINUTES

(2006/C 297 E/03)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2.   Announcement by the President

On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, the President pointed out that the LIBE Committee would be organising a seminar that evening entitled ‘Ending the hate ’and encouraged MEPs to attend.

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The following spoke: Agnes Schierhuber, who voiced her objection to the fact that since the previous day she had been harassed by a television crew that she believed to be accompanying Hans-Peter Martin (the President replied that Parliament's security services would be informed with a view to taking the appropriate action), Reinhard Rack, on Mrs Schierhuber's remarks, Hans-Peter Martin, who made a personal statement in response to Agnes Schierhuber's remarks, and Agnes Schierhuber, on Hans-Peter Martin's comments.

Javier Moreno Sánchez voiced his displeasure at certain remarks made about a Spanish Government Minister during the one-minute speeches the previous Monday.

3.   IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management — Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (debate)

(debate)

Report on the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [2004/2099(ACI)] — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0150/2006).

Report on the conclusion of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [2006/2028(ACI)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Sérgio Sousa Pinto (A6-0144/2006).

Reimer Böge introduced the report (A6-0150/2006).

Sérgio Sousa Pinto introduced the report (A6-0144/2006).

The following spoke: Karl-Heinz Grasser (President-in-Office of the Council) and Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Glenys Kinnock (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Karl von Wogau (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Jan Mulder (draftsman of the opinion of the CONT Committee), Constanze Angela Krehl (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Bernadette Bourzai (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Rosa Miguélez Ramos (draftsman of the opinion of the PECH Committee), Ruth Hieronymi (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Gérard Deprez (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Jean-Luc Dehaene, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ralf Walter, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

The following spoke: 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, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Janusz Lewandowski, Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop, Kyösti Virrankoski, Johannes Voggenhuber, Pedro Guerreiro, Witold Tomczak, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Hans-Peter Martin, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Richard Corbett, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Alyn Smith, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Jeffrey Titford, Sergej Kozlík, Ville Itälä, Szabolcs Fazakas, Jean Marie Beaupuy, Jens-Peter Bonde, Philip Claeys, Alain Lamassoure, Jo Leinen, Nathalie Griesbeck, Valdis Dombrovskis, Herbert Bösch, Markus Ferber, Neena Gill, Françoise Grossetête, Genowefa Grabowska, Mario Mauro, Yannick Vaugrenard, Othmar Karas, Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou, Antonis Samaras, Giovanni Pittella, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Karl-Heinz Grasser and Dalia Grybauskaitė.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 4.5 and Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 4.4.

Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 4.5 and Minutes of 17.05.2006, Item 4.4

(The sitting was suspended at 11.25 pending voting time and resumed at 11.35.)

(The sitting was suspended at 11.25 pending voting time and resumed at 11.35.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

4.   Voting time

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

4.1.   Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the Council recommendation for the appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank [C6-0071/2006 — 2006/0801(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0136/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

Secret ballot (Rule 162(1))

Secret ballot (Rule 162(1))

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

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0207)

(P6_TA(2006)0207)

4.2.   Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999 [COM(2005)0687 — C6-0061/2006 — 2005/0273(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (A6-0166/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0208)

(P6_TA(2006)0208)

4.3.   Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 6/2002 and (EC) No 40/94 to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs [COM(2005)0689 — C6-0058/2006 — 2005/0274(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (A6-0167/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0209)

(P6_TA(2006)0209)

4.4.   Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (vote)

(vote)

Report on the conclusion of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [2006/2028(ACI)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Sérgio Sousa Pinto (A6-0144/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0210)

(P6_TA(2006)0210)

4.5.   IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (vote)

(vote)

Report on the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [2004/2099(ACI)] — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0150/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0210)

(P6_TA(2006)0210)

*

- *

The following made brief statements: Wolfgang Schüssel (President-in-Office of the Council) and Josep Borrell Fontelles (President of Parliament).

Josep Borrell Fontelles, Wolfgang Schüssel and Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaitė — who were joined by the Chairman of the BUDG Committee, Janusz Lewandowski, the Chairman of the AFCO Committee, Jo Leinen, and negotiators and rapporteurs Reimer Böge and Sérgio Sousa Pinto — then signed the interinstitutional agreement.

5.   Formal sitting — Greece

From 12.00 to 12.35, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the visit by Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

6.   Voting time (continuation)

(continuation)

6.1.   Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a 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’) [COM(2004)0478 — C6-0088/2004 — 2004/0157(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Reinhard Rack (A6-0408/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0211)

(P6_TA(2006)0211)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0211)

(P6_TA(2006)0211)

6.2.   Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies [COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270B(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (A6-0161/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0212)

(P6_TA(2006)0212)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0212)

(P6_TA(2006)0212)

6.3.   Financing of European standardisation ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation [COM(2005)0377 — C6-0252/2005 — 2005/0157(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Rapporteur: Zita Pleštinská (A6-0107/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0213)

(P6_TA(2006)0213)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0213)

(P6_TA(2006)0213)

6.4.   Public finances in the EMU (vote)

(vote)

Report on public finances in the economic and monetary union (EMU) [2005/2166(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0162/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0214)

(P6_TA(2006)0214)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

Dariusz Rosati (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to amendment 10, to which the House agreed (amendment 10 was then rejected).

7.   Explanations of vote

Written 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.

Verbatim Report of Proceedings

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Reimer Böge — A6-0150/2006

| — | Hubert Pirker |
| --- | --- |

—

Hubert Pirker

Report: Reinhard Rack — A6-0408/2005

| — | Andreas Mölzer |
| --- | --- |

—

Andreas Mölzer

8.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes 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 will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

Voting intentions:

Voting intentions:

The Presidency had been notified of the following voting intentions (in respect of votes that had not been cast):

Report: Sérgio Sousa Pinto — A6-0144/2006

| — | amendment 1

  against: Richard Corbett, Lívia Járóka |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 1

against: Richard Corbett, Lívia Járóka

against:

| — | final vote
  in favour: Martin Schulz |
| --- | --- |

—

final vote

in favour: Martin Schulz

Report: Reimer Böge — A6-0150/2006

| — | paragraph 5
  in favour: Emilio Menéndez del Valle

  against: Holger Krahmer, Brigitte Douay |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 5

in favour: Emilio Menéndez del Valle

against: Holger Krahmer, Brigitte Douay

against:

| — | amendment 2

  against: Holger Krahmer, Emilio Menéndez del Valle |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 2

against: Holger Krahmer, Emilio Menéndez del Valle

against:

| — | amendment 3

  abstention: Holger Krahmer |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 3

abstention: Holger Krahmer

abstention:

| — | paragraph 10

  abstention: Holger Krahmer |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 10

abstention: Holger Krahmer

abstention:

| — | amendment 11
  in favour: Holger Krahmer |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 11

in favour: Holger Krahmer

| — | decision (as a whole)

  abstention: Holger Krahmer |
| --- | --- |

—

decision (as a whole)

abstention: Holger Krahmer

abstention:

Report: Zita Pleštinská — A6-0107/2006

| — | legislative resolution
  in favour: Othmar Karas |
| --- | --- |

—

legislative resolution

in favour: Othmar Karas

Hannu Takkula had informed the Chair that he had not been able to vote on amendment 1 to the Sousa Pinto report as his voting machine was not working.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

9.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Jules Maaten, Jean-Louis Bourlanges and Den Dover had informed the Presidency that they had been present but that their names were not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10.   Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (debate)

(debate)

Report on the report on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matter [2005/2203(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur: Richard Howitt (A6-0158/2006).

Richard Howitt introduced the report.

The following spoke: Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Raül Romeva i Rueda (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Józef Pinior, Elizabeth Lynne, Feleknas Uca, James Hugh Allister, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Aloyzas Sakalas, Sajjad Karim, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Maria da Assunção Esteves, John Attard-Montalto and Anneli Jäätteenmäki.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Bogusław Sonik, Zita Gurmai, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Hans Winkler.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.6.

Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.6

11.   Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I — European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument ***I — Instrument for Stability ***I — Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) * (debate)

(debate)

Second report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development and economic cooperation [COM(2004)0629 — C6-0128/2004 — 2004/0220(COD)] — Committee on Development

Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0109/2006).

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument [COM(2004)0628 — C6-0129/2004 — 2004/0219(COD)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur: Konrad Szymański (A6-0164/2006).

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability [COM(2004)0630 — C6-0251/2004 — 2004/0223(COD)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur: Angelika Beer (A6-0157/2006).

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) [COM(2004)0627 — C6-0047/2005 — 2004/0222(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur: István Szent-Iványi (A6-0155/2006).

The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) and Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council).

Gay Mitchell introduced the report (A6-0109/2006).

Konrad Szymański introduced the report (A6-0164/2006).

Angelika Beer introduced the report (A6-0157/2006).

Paavo Väyrynen (deputising for the rapporteur) introduced the report (A6-0155/2006).

The following spoke: Irena Belohorská (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee) (A6-0109/2006), Mauro Zani (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee) (A6-0164/2006), Ignasi Guardans Cambó (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee) (A6-0164/2006), Elisabeth Schroedter (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee) (A6-0164/2006), László Surján (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee) (A6-0164/2006), Andres Tarand (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee) (A6-0164/2006), Barbara Kudrycka (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee) (A6-0164/2006), Tokia Saïfi (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee) (A6-0164/2006), Lambert van Nistelrooij (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee) (A6-0164/2006), Zbigniew Zaleski (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee) (A6-0155/2006), Gábor Harangozó (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee) (A6-0155/2006), Pierre Schapira (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee) (A6-0157/2006), Antonis Samaras (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee) (A6-0157/2006), David Martin (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee) ((A6-0109/2006) (A6-0157/2006)), Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, on behalf of the PSE Group, Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Paul Marie Coûteaux, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Tunne Kelam, Margrietus van den Berg, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Tobias Pflüger, Derek Roland Clark, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Ana Maria Gomes, Gisela Kallenbach, Nirj Deva, Marianne Mikko, Elmar Brok, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Hubert Pirker, Alexandra Dobolyi, Panagiotis Beglitis, Libor Rouček, Riitta Myller, Hans Winkler and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

Vote: A6-0109/2006: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.3; A6-0164/2006, A6-0157/2006 and A6-0155/2006: a later part-session.

A6-0109/2006: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.3; A6-0164/2006, A6-0157/2006 and A6-0155/2006: a later part-session.

12.   Question Time (Council)

(Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0207/2006).

Part one

Part one

Question 1 (Bernd Posselt): Croatian accession.

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Richard Corbett and Reinhard Rack.

Question 2 (Paulo Casaca): Expulsion of European families from Canada.

Hans Winkler answered the question and a supplementary by Paulo Casaca.

Question 3 (Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco): Detention of women and children in Iran.

Hans Winkler answered the question and supplementaries by Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Philip Bushill-Matthews and Hubert Pirker.

Question 4 (Laima Liucija Andrikienė): Need for effectively coordinated/common EU energy policy.

Hans Winkler answered the question and supplementaries by Paul Rübig and Richard Seeber.

Part two

Part two

Question 5 (Mairead McGuinness): Direct taxation.

Alfred Finz (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Gay Mitchell (deputising for the author) and Andreas Mölzer.

Question 6 (Katerina Batzeli): Greater uniformity of rules on taxation.

Question 10 (Othmar Karas): Uniform assessment basis for corporation tax.

Alfred Finz (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the questions and supplementaries by Stavros Arnaoutakis (deputising for the author) and Othmar Karas.

Question 7 (Eoin Ryan): Tax harmonisation.

Alfred Finz answered the question and supplementaries by Eoin Ryan and Eugenijus Gentvilas.

Question 8 (Robert Evans): Tax havens.

Alfred Finz answered the question and supplementaries by Robert Evans and Hubert Pirker.

Question 9 (Gay Mitchell): Economic and fiscal framework.

Alfred Finz answered the question and supplementaries by Gay Mitchell and Andreas Mölzer.

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

(see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings)

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 19.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

13.   Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty *** — Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (debate)

(debate)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty [13886/1/2005 — C6-0435/2005 — 2005/0178(AVC)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0134/2006).

Oral question (O-0024/2006) by Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Council: Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (B6-0020/2006)

Oral question (O-0025/2006) by Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (B6-0206/2006)

Giles Chichester introduced the recommendation and moved the oral questions.

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) and Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) answered the oral questions.

The following spoke: Jerzy Buzek, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, András Gyürk, Britta Thomsen, Derek Roland Clark, Paul Rübig, Hans Winkler and Andris Piebalgs.

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

| — | Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (B6-0279/2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (B6-0279/2006)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.5 and Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.11.

Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.5 and Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.11

14.   Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (debate)

(debate)

Report on the 2007 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) [2006/2020(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0154/2006).

James Elles introduced the report.

Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Jürgen Schröder (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), David Martin (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Janusz Lewandowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Guy-Quint, on behalf of the PSE Group, Kyösti Virrankoski, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gérard Onesta, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Neena Gill, Anne E. Jensen, Ingeborg Gräßle, Paulo Casaca, Gérard Deprez, László Surján, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Agnes Schierhuber, Brigitte Douay, Antonis Samaras and Albert Jan Maat.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.7.

Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.7

15.   Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (debate)

(debate)

Report on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs) [2006/2086(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development

Rapporteur: Constanze Angela Krehl (A6-0175/2006).

Constanze Angela Krehl introduced the report.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Zsolt László Becsey (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Jan Olbrycht, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Riitta Myller, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rolf Berend, Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, Jan Březina, Inés Ayala Sender, Ambroise Guellec, Gábor Harangozó, Sérgio Marques and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.2.

Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.2

16.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda ’PE 373.210/OJJE).

17.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.55.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Miroslav Ouzký

Vice-President

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The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Albertini, Allister, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badia I Cutchet, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, 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, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, 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, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, de Brún, Degutis, 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, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jill Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gabriele, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, 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, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, Ilves, in't Veld, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karatzaferis, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Lucas, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, 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, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Achille Occhetto, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Patrie, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Polfer, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Siwiec, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Ali Nedzhmi, Anastase Roberta Alma, Arabadjiev Alexander, Athanasiu Alexandru, Bărbuleţiu Tiberiu, Becşenescu Dumitru, Bliznashki Georgi, Buruiană Aprodu Daniela, Christova Christina Velcheva, Ciornei Silvia, Cioroianu Adrian Mihai, Corlăţean Titus, Coşea Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Dimitrov Martin, Dîncu Vasile, Duca Viorel, Dumitrescu Cristian, Ganţ Ovidiu Victor, Hogea Vlad Gabriel, Husmenova Filiz, Iacob Ridzi Monica Maria, Ilchev Stanimir, Ivanova Iglika, Kazak Tchetin, Kelemen Atilla Béla Ladislau, Kirilov Evgeni, Kónya-Hamar Sándor, Marinescu Marian-Jean, Mihăescu Eugen, Morţun Alexandru Ioan, Muscă Monica Octavia, Parvanova Antonyia, Paşcu Ioan Mircea, Petre Maria, Podgorean Radu, Popa Nicolae Vlad, Popeangă Petre, Severin Adrian, Shouleva Lydia, Silaghi Ovidiu Ioan, Sofianski Stefan, Stoyanov Dimitar, Szabó Károly Ferenc, Ţicău Silvia Adriana, Tîrle Radu, Vigenin Kristian, Zgonea Valeriu Ştefan

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (for, 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 (for, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (for, 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.   Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank

Report: Pervenche BERÈS (A6-0136/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | 359, 110, 35 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

359, 110, 35

Secret ballot (Rule 162(1))

2.   Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs *

Report: Michel ROCARD (A6-0166/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act *

Report: Michel ROCARD (A6-0167/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

Report: Sérgio SOUSA PINTO (A6-0144/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 1 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 122, 451, 14 |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 453, 119, 35 |
| After § 1 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: decision (as a whole) | RCV | + | 418, 187, 15 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

1

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

122, 451, 14

§

original text

RCV

+

453, 119, 35

After § 1

2

Verts/ALE

-

3

Verts/ALE

-

4

Verts/ALE

-

vote: decision (as a whole)

RCV

+

418, 187, 15

Amendments 2, 3 and 4 had mistakenly been attributed to the Böge report (A6-0150/2006).

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE § 1

GUE/NGL am 1 and final vote

5.   IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

Report: Reimer BÖGE (A6-0150/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 5 | § | original text | RCV | + | 445, 167, 15 |
| § 6 | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 7 | 2 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 115, 502, 13 |
| § 10 | 3 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 158, 458, 13 |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 455, 173, 10 |
| § 11 | § | original text | RCV | + | 478, 142, 15 |
| Recital D | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: decision (as a whole) | RCV | + | 440, 190, 14 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 5

§

original text

RCV

+

445, 167, 15

§ 6

1

Verts/ALE

-

§ 7

2

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

115, 502, 13

§ 10

3

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

158, 458, 13

§

original text

RCV

+

455, 173, 10

§ 11

§

original text

RCV

+

478, 142, 15

Recital D

§

original text

sep

+

vote: decision (as a whole)

RCV

+

440, 190, 14

Amendments 4, 5 and 6 had mistakenly been attributed to the Böge report (A6-0150/2006). They actually applied to the Sousa Pinto report (A6-0144/2006).

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE §§ 5, 10, 11 and final vote

GUE/NGL final vote

IND/DEM final vote

Verts/ALE ams 2, 3 and final vote

PPE-DE § 10

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE recital D, §§ 5, 11

6.   Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) ***I

Report: Reinhard RACK (A6-0408/2005)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Block No 1 —




  compromise amendments | 38-61
  63-66
  68-69
  71
  74-80 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN | | + | |
| Block No 1 —




  compromise amendments —




  separate votes | 62 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN | sep | + | |
| 67 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN | sep | + | |
| 70 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN | sep | + | |
| 72 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN | sep | + | |
| Block No 2 —




  amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-14
  16-24
  26-27
  29-30
  32-33
  35-37 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| Block No 2 —




  amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes | 15 | Committee | sep | ↓ | |
| 25 | Committee | sep | ↓ | |
| 28 | Committee | sep | ↓ | |
| 31 | Committee | sep | ↓ | |
| 34 | Committee | sep | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Block No 1 —

compromise amendments

38-61

63-66

68-69

71

74-80

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN

+

Block No 1 —

compromise amendments —

separate votes

62

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN

sep

+

67

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN

sep

+

70

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN

sep

+

72

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE + UEN

sep

+

Block No 2 —

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-14

16-24

26-27

29-30

32-33

35-37

Committee

↓

Block No 2 —

amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes

15

Committee

sep

↓

25

Committee

sep

↓

28

Committee

sep

↓

31

Committee

sep

↓

34

Committee

sep

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Amendment 80 cancelled and replaced amendment 73.

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL ams 15, 25, 28, 31, 34, 62, 67, 70, 72

7.   Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I

Report: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT (A6-0161/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Block 1 — compromise package | 1-3
  9-11
  13
  16-19
  22-23
  26-29
  31-33
  35
  42-47
  49
  51-56 | Committee




  PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, Verts/ALE +




  GUE/NGL | | + | |
| 41 | PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE + Verts/ALE | sep | + | |
| 48 | PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE + Verts/ALE | sep | + | |
| Block 2 | 5
  12
  14-15
  20-21
  24
  30
  34
  38-39 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| Block 3 | 4
  6-8
  36
  37
  40 | Committee | | - | |
| Article 1, after point 5 | 57 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 215, 346, 6 |
| 50 | PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, Verts/ALE +
  GUE/NGL | | + | |
| 25 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Block 1 — compromise package

1-3

9-11

13

16-19

22-23

26-29

31-33

35

42-47

49

51-56

Committee

PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, Verts/ALE +

GUE/NGL

+

41

PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE + Verts/ALE

sep

+

48

PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE + Verts/ALE

sep

+

Block 2

5

12

14-15

20-21

24

30

34

38-39

Committee

↓

Block 3

4

6-8

36

37

40

Committee

-

Article 1, after point 5

57

PPE-DE

EV

-

215, 346, 6

50

PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, Verts/ALE +

GUE/NGL

+

25

Committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Miscellaneous

Amendments 41 and 48 had not been signed by the GUE/NGL Group.

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL ams 41 and 48

8.   Financing of European standardisation ***I

Report: Zita PLĚSTINSKÁ (A6-0107/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 2-3
  5-18
  20-21
  23-26 | Committee | | + | |
| Article 3, § 2 | 27 | PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE | | + | |
| Article 5, § 1 | 28 | PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE | | + | |
| 19 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| Article 5, after § 3 | 29 | PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE | | + | |
| Recital 5 | 30 | PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE | | + | |
| 4 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| After recital 7 | 31 | PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 535, 25, 14 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

2-3

5-18

20-21

23-26

Committee

+

Article 3, § 2

27

PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE

+

Article 5, § 1

28

PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE

+

19

Committee

↓

Article 5, after § 3

29

PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE

+

Recital 5

30

PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE

+

4

Committee

↓

After recital 7

31

PPE-DE, PSE + ALDE

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

535, 25, 14

Amendments 1 and 22 did not concern all language versions and were therefore not put to the vote (Rule 151(1)(d)).

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM final vote

9.   Public finances in the EMU

Report: Dariusz ROSATI (A6-0162/2006)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 3 | 4 | PSE | | - | |
| § 6 | 5 | PSE | | + | |
| 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| After § 6 | 6 | PSE | | - | |
| § 7 | 13 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 8 | 7 | PSE | split | | |
| 1/EV | - | 264, 267, 15 |
| 2 | + | |
| After § 8 | 14 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 15 | GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | ↓ | |
| § 10 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 8 | PSE | EV | + | 266, 245, 37 |
| 16 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| After § 10 | 9 | PSE | | - | |
| 10 | PSE | EV | - | 263, 273, 8 |
| § 11 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 13 | 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 17 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 19 | 11 | PSE | | + | |
| After § 22 | 12 | PSE | | - | |
| After § 24 | 18 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 3

4

PSE

-

§ 6

5

PSE

+

1

Verts/ALE

-

After § 6

6

PSE

-

§ 7

13

GUE/NGL

-

§ 8

7

PSE

split

1/EV

-

264, 267, 15

2

+

After § 8

14

GUE/NGL

-

15

GUE/NGL

split

1

-

2

↓

§ 10

2

Verts/ALE

-

8

PSE

EV

+

266, 245, 37

16

GUE/NGL

-

After § 10

9

PSE

-

10

PSE

EV

-

263, 273, 8

§ 11

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 13

3

Verts/ALE

-

17

GUE/NGL

-

§ 19

11

PSE

+

After § 22

12

PSE

-

After § 24

18

GUE/NGL

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

§ 11

First part:‘Stresses that in the context ... public finances’

Second part: remainder

am 15

First part:‘Asks for a combined ... objective of price stability’

Second part: remainder

PPE-DE

am 7

First part: Everything except the second ‘
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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Report: Berès A6-0136/2006

Secret ballot

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Correia, Cottigny, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Maňka, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarabella, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

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Amendment 1

For: 122

ALDE: Ek, Nicholson of Winterbourne

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Grabowski, Knapman, Nattrass, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini

PSE: Barón Crespo, Berès, Berger, Bösch, Bourzai, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Douay, Ettl, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Krehl, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Medina Ortega, Morgan, Patrie, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 451

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Krupa, Wohlin

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, 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, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Correia, Cottigny, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 14

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Liotard, Meijer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Baco, Borghezio, Helmer, Kozlík, Rivera

PSE: Hutchinson, Moscovici

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Johannes Voggenhuber

Against

Carlos Carnero González, Constanze Angela Krehl

Abstention

Jonas Sjöstedt, Eva-Britt Svensson

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Paragraph 1

For: 453

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas, Uca

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Kozlík, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, 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, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, Hammerstein Mintz, Voggenhuber

Against: 119

ALDE: Manders

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Iturgaiz Angulo, Quisthoudt-Rowohl

PSE: Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Ettl, Falbr, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Laignel, Leichtfried, Moscovici, Navarro, Patrie, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Sakalas, Savary, Schapira, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

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

Abstention: 35

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Liotard

IND/DEM: Lundgren

NI: Borghezio, Helmer, Mote

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Veneto

PSE: Busquin, Hutchinson, Tarabella

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl

Against

Johannes Voggenhuber, Feleknas Uca, Diamanto Manolakou, Georgios Toussas, Brigitte Douay

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Decision

For: 418

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Kozlík, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill

Against: 187

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fraga Estévez, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, de Grandes Pascual, Hannan, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Kamall, Kirkhope, López-Istúriz White, McMillan-Scott, Mato Adrover, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nicholson, Parish, Pomés Ruiz, Purvis, Rudi Ubeda, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca

PSE: Arif, Berès, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Douay, Ettl, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Moscovici, Navarro, Patrie, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

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

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Liotard, Meijer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Busquin, Cottigny, Hutchinson, Le Foll, Occhetto, Poignant

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

Against

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra

5.   Report: Böge A6-0150/2006

Paragraph 5

For: 445

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Wohlin

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Piskorski, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, 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, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, 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, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 167

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Hannan, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Mathieu, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Veneto

PSE: Arif, Berès, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Ettl, Falbr, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Moscovici, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Patrie, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

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

Abstention: 15

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

NI: Baco, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Kozlík, Mote, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Busquin, Hutchinson

UEN: Berlato, Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

6.   Report: Böge A6-0150/2006

Amendment 2

For: 115

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Giertych, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Liese

PSE: Arif, Berès, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Ettl, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Moscovici, Navarro, Occhetto, Patrie, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Kuźmiuk

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

Against: 502

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, 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, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, 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, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

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

PSE: Busquin, Hutchinson, Tarabella

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Corrections to votes

Abstention

Eva-Britt Svensson, Jonas Sjöstedt

7.   Report: Böge A6-0150/2006

Amendment 3

For: 158

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Nattrass, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Ayuso González, del Castillo Vera, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, de Grandes Pascual, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Iturgaiz Angulo, López-Istúriz White, Mato Adrover, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Pomés Ruiz, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras Roca

PSE: Arif, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Cashman, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Ettl, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Navarro, Occhetto, Patrie, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

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

Against: 458

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Giertych, Helmer, Mölzer, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, Rühle

Abstention: 13

IND/DEM: Krupa, Pęk

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Busquin, Hutchinson, Moscovici, Tarabella

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

Against

Michael Cashman

Abstention

Eva-Britt Svensson, Jonas Sjöstedt

8.   Report: Böge A6-0150/2006

Paragraph 10

For: 455

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Gabriele, Morgantini

IND/DEM: Blokland

NI: Bobošíková, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berman, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Didžiokas, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Kusstatscher

Against: 173

ALDE: Duff

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

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

PPE-DE: Ayuso González, Bushill-Matthews, del Castillo Vera, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, de Grandes Pascual, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Iturgaiz Angulo, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Mato Adrover, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nicholson, Pomés Ruiz, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Arif, Berès, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Douay, Ettl, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Moraes, Moscovici, Navarro, Occhetto, Patrie, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka, Krasts, Pirilli, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 10

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Busquin, Hutchinson

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For

Jo Leinen, Andrew Duff

9.   Report: Böge A6-0150/2006

Paragraph 11

For: 478

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Helmer, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, 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, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 142

ALDE: Neyts-Uyttebroeck

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Deva, Duchoň, Škottová, Vlasák, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Berès, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Ettl, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Moscovici, Navarro, Patrie, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Camre

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

Abstention: 15

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Baco, Borghezio, Kozlík, Mote, Speroni

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Busquin, Hutchinson

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

10.   Report: Böge A6-0150/2006

Decision

For: 440

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kułakowski, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Giertych, Kozlík, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill

Against: 190

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Gabriele, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dover, Elles, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, de Grandes Pascual, Hannan, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Iturgaiz Angulo, Kamall, Kirkhope, López-Istúriz White, McMillan-Scott, Mato Adrover, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nicholson, Parish, Pomés Ruiz, Purvis, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras Roca

PSE: Arif, Berès, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Douay, Ettl, Fruteau, Goebbels, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Moscovici, Navarro, Patrie, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Camre

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

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis, Klinz, Lambsdorff, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Adamou

PPE-DE: Belet, Brepoels

PSE: Busquin, Cottigny, Désir, Hutchinson, Occhetto, Poignant

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

11.   Report: Pleštinská A6-0107/2006

Resolution

For: 535

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Gabriele, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Kozlík, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, 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, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, 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, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, McAvan, 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, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

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

Against: 25

GUE/NGL: Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Titford, Wohlin

NI: Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

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

UEN: Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 14

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

NI: Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Schenardi

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0207

Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank *

European Parliament decision on the Council recommendation for the appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (C6-0071/2006 — 2006/0801(CNS))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council recommendation of 14 February 2006 (1), |
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having regard to the Council recommendation of 14 February 2006 (1),

| — | having regard to Article 112(2)(b) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0071/2006), |
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having regard to Article 112(2)(b) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0071/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 102 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 102 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0136/2006); |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0136/2006);

| 1. | Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council recommendation to appoint Jürgen Stark as Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank; |
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1.

Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council recommendation to appoint Jürgen Stark as Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the governments of the Member States. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the governments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 47, 17.2.2006, p. 58.

P6_TA(2006)0208

Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999 (COM(2005)0687 — C6-0061/2006 — 2005/0273(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0687) (1), |
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having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0687) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 308 and 300(2), first subparagraph, second sentence, of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 308 and 300(2), first subparagraph, second sentence, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0061/2006), |
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having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0061/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0166/2006); |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0166/2006);

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

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0209

Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 6/2002 and (EC) No 40/94 to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs (COM(2005)0689 — C6-0058/2006 — 2005/0274(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0689) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0689) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0058/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0058/2006),

| — | 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 Legal Affairs (A6-0167/2006); |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0167/2006);

| 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. | 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, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0210

IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

European Parliament decision on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2004/2099(ACI) — 2006/2028(ACI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 272 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 272 thereof,

| — | 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 (1), 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 (1), and in particular point 26 thereof,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 8 June 2005 on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 8 June 2005 on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 1 December 2005 on the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 1 December 2005 on the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2006 on the European Council's position on the Financial Perspective and the renewal of the Interinstitutional Agreement 2007-2013 (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2006 on the European Council's position on the Financial Perspective and the renewal of the Interinstitutional Agreement 2007-2013 (4),

| — | having regard to the Commission working document: Proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2004)0498), |
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having regard to the Commission working document: Proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2004)0498),

| — | having regard to the Commission working document: Contribution to the Interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2006)0075), |
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having regard to the Commission working document: Contribution to the Interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2006)0075),

| — | having regard to the Commission working document: Revised proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2006)0036), |
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having regard to the Commission working document: Revised proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2006)0036),

| — | having regard to the Communications from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of entitled ‘Building our common future: Policy challenges and budgetary means of the Enlarged Union 2007-2013 ’(COM(2004)0101), and of entitled ‘Financial Perspectives 2007-2013 ’(COM(2004)0487) and to the Commission working document entitled ‘Technical adjustments to the Commission proposal for the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013 ’(SEC(2005)0494), |
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—

having regard to the Communications from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of entitled ‘Building our common future: Policy challenges and budgetary means of the Enlarged Union 2007-2013 ’(COM(2004)0101), and of entitled ‘Financial Perspectives 2007-2013 ’(COM(2004)0487) and to the Commission working document entitled ‘Technical adjustments to the Commission proposal for the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013 ’(SEC(2005)0494),

| — | having regard to the joint declaration on guidelines for legislative proposals related to the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial framework agreed on 18 October 2005, |
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having regard to the joint declaration on guidelines for legislative proposals related to the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial framework agreed on 18 October 2005,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 15-16 December 2005 (doc. 15915/05, CADREFIN 268), |
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having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 15-16 December 2005 (doc. 15915/05, CADREFIN 268),

| — | having regard to the trilogues of 23 January 2006, 21 February 2006, 21 March 2006 and 4 April 2006, |
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having regard to the trilogues of 23 January 2006, 21 February 2006, 21 March 2006 and 4 April 2006,

| — | having regard to the draft Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management annexed to this decision, |
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having regard to the draft Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management annexed to this decision,

| — | having regard to Rule 120(1) and Section IV, points (1) and (2), and Section XVIII, point (4), of Annex VI thereto, |
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having regard to Rule 120(1) and Section IV, points (1) and (2), and Section XVIII, point (4), of Annex VI thereto,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Fisheries, the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0150/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Fisheries, the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0150/2006),

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0144/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0144/2006),

| A. | whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have concluded negotiations on a new Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management for the period 2007-2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the draft agreement’), |
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A.

whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have concluded negotiations on a new Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management for the period 2007-2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the draft agreement’),

| B. | whereas, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999, the Commission initiated the process of preparing the new Financial Perspective and the new Interinstitutional Agreement by presenting proposals on 10 February and 14 July 2004, |
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B.

whereas, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999, the Commission initiated the process of preparing the new Financial Perspective and the new Interinstitutional Agreement by presenting proposals on 10 February and 14 July 2004,

| C. | whereas, following the adoption by Parliament of its negotiating position on 8 June 2005 and following the agreement achieved by the Member States in December 2005, the Commission presented a revised proposal for the new Interinstitutional Agreement and technical documents on the impact of the European Council conclusions, allowing the negotiations to start on a fair basis, |
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C.

whereas, following the adoption by Parliament of its negotiating position on 8 June 2005 and following the agreement achieved by the Member States in December 2005, the Commission presented a revised proposal for the new Interinstitutional Agreement and technical documents on the impact of the European Council conclusions, allowing the negotiations to start on a fair basis,

| D. | whereas Parliament was determined to achieve a sustainable multi-annual financial framework reflecting adequate means for policy requirements for the years to come and appropriate instruments and reforms to improve implementation, |
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D.

whereas Parliament was determined to achieve a sustainable multi-annual financial framework reflecting adequate means for policy requirements for the years to come and appropriate instruments and reforms to improve implementation,

| E. | whereas implementation of the multi-annual programmes to their full amounts is conditional upon an accurately timed conclusion of the Interinstitutional Agreement and the financial framework, |
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E.

whereas implementation of the multi-annual programmes to their full amounts is conditional upon an accurately timed conclusion of the Interinstitutional Agreement and the financial framework,

| F. | whereas Parliament was the only institution which developed an overall strategy and carried out a complete and in-depth analysis of the needs in order to identify political priorities compared to the Council's approach based on ceilings and percentages, |
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F.

whereas Parliament was the only institution which developed an overall strategy and carried out a complete and in-depth analysis of the needs in order to identify political priorities compared to the Council's approach based on ceilings and percentages,

| G. | whereas the report of the Committee on Budgets gives a positive assessment of the political and financial choices made in the draft agreement, |
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G.

whereas the report of the Committee on Budgets gives a positive assessment of the political and financial choices made in the draft agreement,

| H. | whereas the draft agreement does not seem to raise any problems of incompatibility with primary European law and fully respects the budgetary prerogatives of Parliament, |
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H.

whereas the draft agreement does not seem to raise any problems of incompatibility with primary European law and fully respects the budgetary prerogatives of Parliament,

| I. | whereas the draft agreement does not seem to conflict in any respect with Parliament's Rule of Procedure; however, the question may be raised as to whether it would not be prudent to make some amendments to the Rules of Procedure, in particular to Annex IV thereto, in order to allow Parliament's involvement in a number of specific procedures provided for in the draft agreement to take place under the best possible conditions; this could in particular be the case as regards the procedures concerning:






  — | adjustments connected with excessive government deficits, |
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I.

whereas the draft agreement does not seem to conflict in any respect with Parliament's Rule of Procedure; however, the question may be raised as to whether it would not be prudent to make some amendments to the Rules of Procedure, in particular to Annex IV thereto, in order to allow Parliament's involvement in a number of specific procedures provided for in the draft agreement to take place under the best possible conditions; this could in particular be the case as regards the procedures concerning:

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adjustments connected with excessive government deficits,

| — | revision of the financial framework, |
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revision of the financial framework,

| — | mobilisation of the Emergency Aid Reserve, |
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mobilisation of the Emergency Aid Reserve,

| — | mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, |
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mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund,

| — | mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument, |
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mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument,

| — | mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, |
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mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund,

| — | adjustment of the financial framework to cater for enlargement; |
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—

adjustment of the financial framework to cater for enlargement;

| 1. | Recalls that for the first time since the Financial Perspective came into existence, Parliament has carried out over eight months of deliberations within a temporary committee set up for this purpose and adopted a comprehensive negotiating position based on three pillars aimed at:






  — | matching political priorities and financial needs; |
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1.

Recalls that for the first time since the Financial Perspective came into existence, Parliament has carried out over eight months of deliberations within a temporary committee set up for this purpose and adopted a comprehensive negotiating position based on three pillars aimed at:

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matching political priorities and financial needs;

| — | modernising the budget structure; |
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modernising the budget structure;

| — | improving the quality of implementation of the EU budget; |
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improving the quality of implementation of the EU budget;

| 2. | Recalls that it rejected the European Council's conclusions of December 2005 in their current form, considering that they do not provide the EU with the quantitative and qualitative means to face future challenges, and called on the Council to secure a real mandate to negotiate with Parliament; |
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2.

Recalls that it rejected the European Council's conclusions of December 2005 in their current form, considering that they do not provide the EU with the quantitative and qualitative means to face future challenges, and called on the Council to secure a real mandate to negotiate with Parliament;

| 3. | Recalls its disappointment at the manner in which the agreement in the European Council was achieved, with individual national interests, rather than the common European objectives, becoming the central point of negotiations; |
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3.

Recalls its disappointment at the manner in which the agreement in the European Council was achieved, with individual national interests, rather than the common European objectives, becoming the central point of negotiations;

| 4. | Points out that it indicated on many occasions its willingness to enter into constructive negotiations with the Council on the basis of respective positions with a view to reaching an agreement based on acceptable quantitative and qualitative improvements within a realistic timeframe; |
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4.

Points out that it indicated on many occasions its willingness to enter into constructive negotiations with the Council on the basis of respective positions with a view to reaching an agreement based on acceptable quantitative and qualitative improvements within a realistic timeframe;

| 5. | Considers that the agreement reached by the three institutions on 4 April 2006 was the only possible compromise that Parliament could achieve, within the magnitude of the negotiations, for a multi-annual Budget with a view to guaranteeing the continuity of EU legislation, ensuring sound financial management of EU funding and maintaining Parliament's legislative and budgetary powers over the next period; |
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5.

Considers that the agreement reached by the three institutions on 4 April 2006 was the only possible compromise that Parliament could achieve, within the magnitude of the negotiations, for a multi-annual Budget with a view to guaranteeing the continuity of EU legislation, ensuring sound financial management of EU funding and maintaining Parliament's legislative and budgetary powers over the next period;

| 6. | Welcomes the decision of the European Council to invite the Commission to undertake a full, wide-ranging review of all aspects of EU spending and resources; insists that, as the budgetary partner of the Council, it intends to participate in this review with the aim of reaching agreement on a new, comprehensive financial system which is fair, buoyant, progressive and transparent and which equips the Union with the ability to match its aspirations with own resources rather than contributions by the Member States; |
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6.

Welcomes the decision of the European Council to invite the Commission to undertake a full, wide-ranging review of all aspects of EU spending and resources; insists that, as the budgetary partner of the Council, it intends to participate in this review with the aim of reaching agreement on a new, comprehensive financial system which is fair, buoyant, progressive and transparent and which equips the Union with the ability to match its aspirations with own resources rather than contributions by the Member States;

| 7. | Welcomes the agreement reached, and in particular the progress achieved under the three pillars of its negotiating position: | Matching political priorities and financial needs through:







  — | an increase of 4 billion Euro for policies agreed by the European Council of December 2005, to be directly allocated to programmes in Headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3b and 4, |
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7.

Welcomes the agreement reached, and in particular the progress achieved under the three pillars of its negotiating position:

Matching political priorities and financial needs through:

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an increase of 4 billion Euro for policies agreed by the European Council of December 2005, to be directly allocated to programmes in Headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3b and 4,

| — | a substantial increase in the EIB reserve of 2,5 billion Euro to be made available by the Member States under a new scheme of co-financing between the EIB and the EU Budget with a view to reinforcing the leverage effect of the EU budget in the areas of Research and Development, TENs and SMEs up to a total of 60 billion Euro, |
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a substantial increase in the EIB reserve of 2,5 billion Euro to be made available by the Member States under a new scheme of co-financing between the EIB and the EU Budget with a view to reinforcing the leverage effect of the EU budget in the areas of Research and Development, TENs and SMEs up to a total of 60 billion Euro,

| — | the financing of non-programmed needs such as the Emergency Aid Reserve (1,5 billion Euro) and the EU Solidarity Fund (up to 7 billion Euro) outside the financial framework by supplementary resources called from the Member States, if needed, |
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the financing of non-programmed needs such as the Emergency Aid Reserve (1,5 billion Euro) and the EU Solidarity Fund (up to 7 billion Euro) outside the financial framework by supplementary resources called from the Member States, if needed,

| — | the financing of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (up to 3,5 billion Euro) by re-use of cancelled appropriations, outside the financial framework; |
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the financing of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (up to 3,5 billion Euro) by re-use of cancelled appropriations, outside the financial framework;

| | Improving the budget structure by more flexibility through:







  — | maintenance of an overall amount of 1,4 billion Euro for flexibility over the period, financed, in case of utilisation, by supplementary resources to be called from the Member States, with the possibility to carry over the annual amount (200 million Euro) in case of non-utilisation to the next two years and a new possibility to use the instrument for the same needs for more than one year, |
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Improving the budget structure by more flexibility through:

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maintenance of an overall amount of 1,4 billion Euro for flexibility over the period, financed, in case of utilisation, by supplementary resources to be called from the Member States, with the possibility to carry over the annual amount (200 million Euro) in case of non-utilisation to the next two years and a new possibility to use the instrument for the same needs for more than one year,

| — | the possibility for the newly elected Parliament to assess the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement and the financial framework by the end of 2009 on the basis of a report which the Commission unilaterally undertook to present, accompanied where necessary by proposals; |
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the possibility for the newly elected Parliament to assess the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement and the financial framework by the end of 2009 on the basis of a report which the Commission unilaterally undertook to present, accompanied where necessary by proposals;

| | Improving the quality of implementation of EU funding and preserving Parliament's prerogatives through:







  — | inclusion of principles of proportionality and user-friendly procedures in the revised Financial Regulation, the responsibility of Member States in shared management activities for a better internal control of EU funding, the requirement to introduce a co-financing mechanism with the EIB to reinforce the leverage effect of EU policies, the involvement of Parliament in the financial programming and the financing of new agencies without prejudicing operational programmes, |
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Improving the quality of implementation of EU funding and preserving Parliament's prerogatives through:

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inclusion of principles of proportionality and user-friendly procedures in the revised Financial Regulation, the responsibility of Member States in shared management activities for a better internal control of EU funding, the requirement to introduce a co-financing mechanism with the EIB to reinforce the leverage effect of EU policies, the involvement of Parliament in the financial programming and the financing of new agencies without prejudicing operational programmes,

| — | the full participation of Parliament in the wide-ranging review, an increased participation of Parliament in the CFSP decision-making process and more democratic scrutiny in external actions; |
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the full participation of Parliament in the wide-ranging review, an increased participation of Parliament in the CFSP decision-making process and more democratic scrutiny in external actions;

| 8. | Is nevertheless aware of the fact that a number of deficits are still unresolved in the outcome of the negotiations; considers that these deficits should be addressed in the 2008-2009 review and, where possible, in the course of the annual budgetary procedures; points out that in particular the system of own resources as well as the expenditure side need to be reformed urgently in order to avoid the same painful experience of national bargaining for the next financial framework; |
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8.

Is nevertheless aware of the fact that a number of deficits are still unresolved in the outcome of the negotiations; considers that these deficits should be addressed in the 2008-2009 review and, where possible, in the course of the annual budgetary procedures; points out that in particular the system of own resources as well as the expenditure side need to be reformed urgently in order to avoid the same painful experience of national bargaining for the next financial framework;

| 9. | Confirms its opinion that all future financial frameworks should be established for a period of five years compatible with the mandates of the Parliament and the Commission; |
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9.

Confirms its opinion that all future financial frameworks should be established for a period of five years compatible with the mandates of the Parliament and the Commission;

| 10. | Recalls that its position, as laid down in its aforementioned resolution of 8 June 2005, remains the objective which would guarantee an optimal level of funding and further reforms in order to fulfil the ambitions of the European Union; |
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10.

Recalls that its position, as laid down in its aforementioned resolution of 8 June 2005, remains the objective which would guarantee an optimal level of funding and further reforms in order to fulfil the ambitions of the European Union;

| 11. | Recalls that it will be necessary to introduce secure transitional arrangements in the event that the Constitutional Treaty comes into force before the end of the new financial framework; |
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11.

Recalls that it will be necessary to introduce secure transitional arrangements in the event that the Constitutional Treaty comes into force before the end of the new financial framework;

| 12. | Expects the reforms set down in the next Interinstitutional Agreement to have a rapid effect on the qualitative implementation of the Budget, including the reduction of the administrative burden, as well as a visible impact for European citizens by facilitating their access to EU funding; |
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12.

Expects the reforms set down in the next Interinstitutional Agreement to have a rapid effect on the qualitative implementation of the Budget, including the reduction of the administrative burden, as well as a visible impact for European citizens by facilitating their access to EU funding;

| 13. | Accepts the budgetary and financial implications of the new Interinstitutional Agreement; |
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13.

Accepts the budgetary and financial implications of the new Interinstitutional Agreement;

| 14. | Stresses that the opinions of the specialised committees have provided useful support during the negotiations; considers that the IIA, as agreed, addresses most of the requests of the specialised committees in qualitative and/or quantitative terms; |
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14.

Stresses that the opinions of the specialised committees have provided useful support during the negotiations; considers that the IIA, as agreed, addresses most of the requests of the specialised committees in qualitative and/or quantitative terms;

| 15. | Approves the text of the draft agreement annexed to this decision; |
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15.

Approves the text of the draft agreement annexed to this decision;

| 16. | Asks its competent committee to examine the extent to which it would be appropriate to modify the Rules of Procedure, and in particular Annex IV thereto, so as to enable Parliament to participate in the specific procedures provided for in the draft agreement under the best possible conditions; |
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16.

Asks its competent committee to examine the extent to which it would be appropriate to modify the Rules of Procedure, and in particular Annex IV thereto, so as to enable Parliament to participate in the specific procedures provided for in the draft agreement under the best possible conditions;

| 17. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information. |
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17.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.

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(1)  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).

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0224.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0453.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0010.

ANNEX

INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION ON BUDGETARY DISCIPLINE AND SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

hereinafter referred to as the ‘institutions’,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

| 1. | The purpose of this Agreement is to implement budgetary discipline and to improve the functioning of the annual budgetary procedure and cooperation between the institutions on budgetary matters as well as to ensure sound financial management. |
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1.

The purpose of this Agreement is to implement budgetary discipline and to improve the functioning of the annual budgetary procedure and cooperation between the institutions on budgetary matters as well as to ensure sound financial management.

| 2. | Budgetary discipline under this Agreement covers all expenditure. It is binding on all the institutions for as long as this Agreement is in force. |
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2.

Budgetary discipline under this Agreement covers all expenditure. It is binding on all the institutions for as long as this Agreement is in force.

| 3. | This Agreement does not alter the respective budgetary powers of the institutions, as laid down in the Treaties. Where reference is made to this Point, the Council will act by a qualified majority and the European Parliament by a majority of its members and three fifths of the votes cast, in compliance with the voting rules laid down in the fifth subparagraph of Article 272(9) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the ‘EC Treaty’). |
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3.

This Agreement does not alter the respective budgetary powers of the institutions, as laid down in the Treaties. Where reference is made to this Point, the Council will act by a qualified majority and the European Parliament by a majority of its members and three fifths of the votes cast, in compliance with the voting rules laid down in the fifth subparagraph of Article 272(9) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the ‘EC Treaty’).

| 4. | Should a Treaty revision with budgetary implications occur during the multiannual financial framework 2007 to 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the financial framework’), the necessary adjustments will be made accordingly. |
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4.

Should a Treaty revision with budgetary implications occur during the multiannual financial framework 2007 to 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the financial framework’), the necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.

| 5. | Any amendment of this Agreement requires the consent of all the institutions. Changes to the financial framework must be made in accordance with the procedures laid down for that purpose in this Agreement. |
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5.

Any amendment of this Agreement requires the consent of all the institutions. Changes to the financial framework must be made in accordance with the procedures laid down for that purpose in this Agreement.

| 6. | This Agreement is in three parts:






  — | Part I contains a definition and implementing provisions for the financial framework and applies for the duration of that financial framework. |
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6.

This Agreement is in three parts:

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Part I contains a definition and implementing provisions for the financial framework and applies for the duration of that financial framework.

| — | Part II relates to improvement of interinstitutional collaboration during the budgetary procedure. |
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Part II relates to improvement of interinstitutional collaboration during the budgetary procedure.

| — | Part III contains provisions related to sound financial management of EU funds. |
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Part III contains provisions related to sound financial management of EU funds.

| 7. | The Commission will, whenever it considers it necessary and in any event at the same time as it presents a proposal for a new financial framework pursuant to Point 30, submit a report on the application of this Agreement, accompanied where necessary by a proposal for amendments. |
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7.

The Commission will, whenever it considers it necessary and in any event at the same time as it presents a proposal for a new financial framework pursuant to Point 30, submit a report on the application of this Agreement, accompanied where necessary by a proposal for amendments.

| 8. | This Agreement enters into force on 1 January 2007 and replaces:






  — | 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 (1), |
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8.

This Agreement enters into force on 1 January 2007 and replaces:

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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 (1),

| — | the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (2). |
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the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (2).

PART I — FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK: DEFINITION AND IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

A.   Contents and scope of the financial framework

| 9. | The financial framework is set out in Annex I. It constitutes the reference framework for interinstitutional budgetary discipline. |
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9.

The financial framework is set out in Annex I. It constitutes the reference framework for interinstitutional budgetary discipline.

| 10. | The financial framework is intended to ensure that, in the medium term, European Union expenditure, broken down by broad category, develops in an orderly manner and within the limits of own resources. |
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10.

The financial framework is intended to ensure that, in the medium term, European Union expenditure, broken down by broad category, develops in an orderly manner and within the limits of own resources.

| 11. | The financial framework establishes, for each of the years 2007 to 2013 and for each heading or subheading, amounts of expenditure in terms of appropriations for commitments. Overall annual totals of expenditure are also shown in terms of both appropriations for commitments and appropriations for payments.
  All those amounts are expressed in 2004 prices.
  The financial framework does not take account of budget items financed by revenue earmarked within the meaning of Article 18 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), hereinafter referred to as the ‘Financial Regulation’
  Information relating to operations not included in the general budget of the European Union and the foreseeable development of the various categories of Community own resources is set out, by way of indication, in separate tables. This information will be updated annually when the technical adjustment is made to the financial framework. |
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11.

The financial framework establishes, for each of the years 2007 to 2013 and for each heading or subheading, amounts of expenditure in terms of appropriations for commitments. Overall annual totals of expenditure are also shown in terms of both appropriations for commitments and appropriations for payments.

All those amounts are expressed in 2004 prices.

The financial framework does not take account of budget items financed by revenue earmarked within the meaning of Article 18 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), hereinafter referred to as the ‘Financial Regulation’

Information relating to operations not included in the general budget of the European Union and the foreseeable development of the various categories of Community own resources is set out, by way of indication, in separate tables. This information will be updated annually when the technical adjustment is made to the financial framework.

| 12. | The institutions acknowledge that each of the absolute amounts shown in the financial framework represents an annual ceiling on expenditure under the general budget of the European Union. Without prejudice to any changes in those ceilings in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the institutions undertake to use their respective powers in such a way as to comply with the various annual expenditure ceilings during each budgetary procedure and when implementing the budget for the year concerned. |
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12.

The institutions acknowledge that each of the absolute amounts shown in the financial framework represents an annual ceiling on expenditure under the general budget of the European Union. Without prejudice to any changes in those ceilings in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the institutions undertake to use their respective powers in such a way as to comply with the various annual expenditure ceilings during each budgetary procedure and when implementing the budget for the year concerned.

| 13. | By concluding this Agreement, the two arms of the budgetary authority agree to accept the rates of increase for non-compulsory expenditure deriving from the budgets established within the ceilings set by the financial framework for its entire duration.
  Except in sub-heading 1B ‘Cohesion for growth and employment ’of the financial framework, for the purposes of sound financial management, the institutions will ensure as far as possible during the budgetary procedure and at the time of the budget's adoption that sufficient margins are left available beneath the ceilings for the various headings. |
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13.

By concluding this Agreement, the two arms of the budgetary authority agree to accept the rates of increase for non-compulsory expenditure deriving from the budgets established within the ceilings set by the financial framework for its entire duration.

Except in sub-heading 1B ‘Cohesion for growth and employment ’of the financial framework, for the purposes of sound financial management, the institutions will ensure as far as possible during the budgetary procedure and at the time of the budget's adoption that sufficient margins are left available beneath the ceilings for the various headings.

| 14. | No act adopted under the codecision procedure by the European Parliament and the Council nor any act adopted by the Council which involves exceeding the appropriations available in the budget or the allocations available in the financial framework in accordance with Point 12 may be implemented in financial terms until the budget has been amended and, if necessary, the financial framework has been appropriately revised in accordance with the relevant procedure for each of these cases. |
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14.

No act adopted under the codecision procedure by the European Parliament and the Council nor any act adopted by the Council which involves exceeding the appropriations available in the budget or the allocations available in the financial framework in accordance with Point 12 may be implemented in financial terms until the budget has been amended and, if necessary, the financial framework has been appropriately revised in accordance with the relevant procedure for each of these cases.

| 15. | For each of the years covered by the financial framework, the total appropriations for payments required, after annual adjustment and taking account of any other adjustments or revisions, must not be such as to produce a call-in rate for own resources that exceeds the own resources ceiling.
  If need be, the two arms of the budgetary authority will decide, in accordance with Point 3, to lower the ceilings set in the financial framework in order to ensure compliance with the own resources ceiling. |
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15.

For each of the years covered by the financial framework, the total appropriations for payments required, after annual adjustment and taking account of any other adjustments or revisions, must not be such as to produce a call-in rate for own resources that exceeds the own resources ceiling.

If need be, the two arms of the budgetary authority will decide, in accordance with Point 3, to lower the ceilings set in the financial framework in order to ensure compliance with the own resources ceiling.

B.   Annual adjustments of the financial framework

Technical adjustments

| 16. | Each year the Commission, acting ahead of the budgetary procedure for year n + 1, will make the following technical adjustments to the financial framework:






  a) | revaluation, at year n + 1 prices, of the ceilings and of the overall figures for appropriations for commitments and appropriations for payments; |
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16.

Each year the Commission, acting ahead of the budgetary procedure for year n + 1, will make the following technical adjustments to the financial framework:

a)

revaluation, at year n + 1 prices, of the ceilings and of the overall figures for appropriations for commitments and appropriations for payments;

| b) | calculation of the margin available under the own resources ceiling. |
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b)

calculation of the margin available under the own resources ceiling.

The Commission will make those technical adjustments on the basis of a fixed deflator of 2 % a year.

The results of those technical adjustments and the underlying economic forecasts will be communicated to the two arms of the budgetary authority.

No further technical adjustments will be made in respect of the year concerned, either during the year or as ex-post corrections during subsequent years.

| 17. | In its technical adjustment for the year 2011, if it is established that any Member State's cumulated GDP for the years 2007-2009 has diverged by more than +/- 5 % from the cumulated GDP estimated when drawing up this Agreement, the Commission will adjust the amounts allocated from funds supporting cohesion to the Member State concerned for that period. The total net effect, whether positive or negative, of those adjustments may not exceed 3 billion Euro. If the net effect is positive, total additional resources shall be limited to the level of under-spending against the ceilings for sub-heading 1B for the years 2007-2010. The required adjustments will be spread in equal proportions over the years 2011-2013 and the corresponding ceilings will be modified accordingly. |
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17.

In its technical adjustment for the year 2011, if it is established that any Member State's cumulated GDP for the years 2007-2009 has diverged by more than +/- 5 % from the cumulated GDP estimated when drawing up this Agreement, the Commission will adjust the amounts allocated from funds supporting cohesion to the Member State concerned for that period. The total net effect, whether positive or negative, of those adjustments may not exceed 3 billion Euro. If the net effect is positive, total additional resources shall be limited to the level of under-spending against the ceilings for sub-heading 1B for the years 2007-2010. The required adjustments will be spread in equal proportions over the years 2011-2013 and the corresponding ceilings will be modified accordingly.

Adjustments connected with implementation

| 18. | When notifying the two arms of the budgetary authority of the technical adjustments to the financial framework, the Commission will present any proposals for adjustments to the total appropriations for payments which it considers necessary, in the light of implementation, to ensure an orderly progression in relation to the appropriations for commitments. The European Parliament and the Council will take decisions on those proposals before 1 May of year n, in accordance with Point 3. |
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18.

When notifying the two arms of the budgetary authority of the technical adjustments to the financial framework, the Commission will present any proposals for adjustments to the total appropriations for payments which it considers necessary, in the light of implementation, to ensure an orderly progression in relation to the appropriations for commitments. The European Parliament and the Council will take decisions on those proposals before 1 May of year n, in accordance with Point 3.

Updating of forecasts for payment appropriations after 2013

| 19. | In 2010, the Commission will update the forecasts for payment appropriations after 2013. That update will take into account the real implementation of budget appropriations for commitments and budget appropriations for payments, as well as the implementation forecasts. It will also consider the rules defined to ensure that payment appropriations develop in an orderly manner compared to commitment appropriations and the growth forecasts of the European Union Gross National Income (GNI). |
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19.

In 2010, the Commission will update the forecasts for payment appropriations after 2013. That update will take into account the real implementation of budget appropriations for commitments and budget appropriations for payments, as well as the implementation forecasts. It will also consider the rules defined to ensure that payment appropriations develop in an orderly manner compared to commitment appropriations and the growth forecasts of the European Union Gross National Income (GNI).

Adjustments connected with excessive government deficit

| 20. | In the case of the lifting of a suspension of budgetary commitments concerning the Cohesion Fund in the context of an excessive government deficit procedure, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and in compliance with the relevant basic act, will decide on a transfer of suspended commitments to the following years. Suspended commitments of year n cannot be re-budgeted beyond year n + 2. |
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20.

In the case of the lifting of a suspension of budgetary commitments concerning the Cohesion Fund in the context of an excessive government deficit procedure, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and in compliance with the relevant basic act, will decide on a transfer of suspended commitments to the following years. Suspended commitments of year n cannot be re-budgeted beyond year n + 2.

C.   Revision of the financial framework

| 21. | In addition to the regular technical adjustments and adjustments in line with the conditions of implementation, in the event of unforeseen circumstances the financial framework may, on a proposal from the Commission, be revised in compliance with the own resources ceiling. |
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21.

In addition to the regular technical adjustments and adjustments in line with the conditions of implementation, in the event of unforeseen circumstances the financial framework may, on a proposal from the Commission, be revised in compliance with the own resources ceiling.

| 22. | As a general rule, any proposal for revision under Point 21 must be presented and adopted before the start of the budgetary procedure for the year or the first of the years concerned.
  Any decision to revise the financial framework by up to 0,03 % of the European Union GNI within the margin for unforeseen expenditure will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority acting in accordance with Point 3.
  Any revision of the financial framework above 0,03 % of the European Union GNI within the margin for unforeseen expenditure will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority, with the Council acting unanimously. |
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22.

As a general rule, any proposal for revision under Point 21 must be presented and adopted before the start of the budgetary procedure for the year or the first of the years concerned.

Any decision to revise the financial framework by up to 0,03 % of the European Union GNI within the margin for unforeseen expenditure will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority acting in accordance with Point 3.

Any revision of the financial framework above 0,03 % of the European Union GNI within the margin for unforeseen expenditure will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority, with the Council acting unanimously.

| 23. | Without prejudice to Point 40, the institutions will examine the scope for reallocating expenditure between the programmes covered by the heading concerned by the revision, with particular reference to any expected under-utilisation of appropriations. The objective should be that a significant amount, in absolute terms and as a percentage of the new expenditure planned, should be within the existing ceiling for the heading.
  The institutions will examine the scope for offsetting any raising of the ceiling for one heading by the lowering of the ceiling for another.
  Any revision of the compulsory expenditure in the financial framework must not lead to a reduction in the amount available for non-compulsory expenditure.
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23.

Without prejudice to Point 40, the institutions will examine the scope for reallocating expenditure between the programmes covered by the heading concerned by the revision, with particular reference to any expected under-utilisation of appropriations. The objective should be that a significant amount, in absolute terms and as a percentage of the new expenditure planned, should be within the existing ceiling for the heading.

The institutions will examine the scope for offsetting any raising of the ceiling for one heading by the lowering of the ceiling for another.

Any revision of the compulsory expenditure in the financial framework must not lead to a reduction in the amount available for non-compulsory expenditure.

Any revision must maintain an appropriate relationship between commitments and payments.

D.   Consequences of the absence of a joint decision on the adjustment or revision of the financial framework

| 24. | If the European Parliament and the Council fail to agree on any adjustment or revision of the financial framework proposed by the Commission, the amounts set previously will, after the annual technical adjustment, continue to apply as the expenditure ceilings for the year in question. |
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24.

If the European Parliament and the Council fail to agree on any adjustment or revision of the financial framework proposed by the Commission, the amounts set previously will, after the annual technical adjustment, continue to apply as the expenditure ceilings for the year in question.

E.   Emergency Aid Reserve

| 25. | The Emergency Aid Reserve is intended to allow a rapid response to the specific aid requirements of third countries following events which could not be foreseen when the budget was established, first and foremost for humanitarian operations, but also for civil crisis management and protection where circumstances so require. The annual amount of the Reserve is fixed at 221 million Euro for the duration of the financial framework, in constant prices.
  The Reserve is entered in the general budget of the European Union as a provision. The corresponding commitment appropriations will be entered in the budget, if necessary, over and above the ceilings laid down in Annex I.
  When the Commission considers that the Reserve needs to be called on, it will present to the two arms of the budgetary authority a proposal for a transfer from the Reserve to the corresponding budgetary lines.
  Any Commission proposal for a transfer to draw on the Reserve must, however, be preceded by an examination of the scope for reallocating appropriations.
  At the same time as it presents its proposal for a transfer, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Reserve and on the amount required. The transfers will be made in accordance with Article 26 of the Financial Regulation. |
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25.

The Emergency Aid Reserve is intended to allow a rapid response to the specific aid requirements of third countries following events which could not be foreseen when the budget was established, first and foremost for humanitarian operations, but also for civil crisis management and protection where circumstances so require. The annual amount of the Reserve is fixed at 221 million Euro for the duration of the financial framework, in constant prices.

The Reserve is entered in the general budget of the European Union as a provision. The corresponding commitment appropriations will be entered in the budget, if necessary, over and above the ceilings laid down in Annex I.

When the Commission considers that the Reserve needs to be called on, it will present to the two arms of the budgetary authority a proposal for a transfer from the Reserve to the corresponding budgetary lines.

Any Commission proposal for a transfer to draw on the Reserve must, however, be preceded by an examination of the scope for reallocating appropriations.

At the same time as it presents its proposal for a transfer, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Reserve and on the amount required. The transfers will be made in accordance with Article 26 of the Financial Regulation.

F.   European Union Solidarity Fund

| 26. | The European Union Solidarity Fund is intended to allow rapid financial assistance in the event of major disasters occurring on the territory of a Member State or of a candidate country, as defined in the relevant basic act. There will be a ceiling on the annual amount available for the Fund of 1 billion Euro (current prices). On 1 October each year, at least one quarter of the annual amount will remain available in order to cover needs arising until the end of the year. The portion of the annual amount not entered in the budget may not be rolled over in the following years.
  In exceptional cases and if the remaining financial resources available in the Fund in the year of occurrence of the disaster, as defined in the relevant basic act, are not sufficient to cover the amount of assistance considered necessary by the budgetary authority, the Commission may propose that the difference be financed through the annual amounts available for the following year. The annual amount of the Fund to be budgeted in each year may not, under any circumstances, exceed 1 billion Euro.
  When the conditions for mobilising the Fund as set out in the relevant basic act are met, the Commission will make a proposal to deploy it. Where there is scope for reallocating appropriations under the heading requiring additional expenditure, the Commission shall take this into account when making the necessary proposal, in accordance with the Financial Regulation, by means of the appropriate budgetary instrument. The decision to deploy the Fund will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3.
  The corresponding commitment appropriations will be entered in the budget, if necessary, over and above the ceilings of the relevant headings laid down in Annex I.
  At the same time as it presents its proposal for a decision to deploy the Fund, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Fund and on the amount required. |
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26.

The European Union Solidarity Fund is intended to allow rapid financial assistance in the event of major disasters occurring on the territory of a Member State or of a candidate country, as defined in the relevant basic act. There will be a ceiling on the annual amount available for the Fund of 1 billion Euro (current prices). On 1 October each year, at least one quarter of the annual amount will remain available in order to cover needs arising until the end of the year. The portion of the annual amount not entered in the budget may not be rolled over in the following years.

In exceptional cases and if the remaining financial resources available in the Fund in the year of occurrence of the disaster, as defined in the relevant basic act, are not sufficient to cover the amount of assistance considered necessary by the budgetary authority, the Commission may propose that the difference be financed through the annual amounts available for the following year. The annual amount of the Fund to be budgeted in each year may not, under any circumstances, exceed 1 billion Euro.

When the conditions for mobilising the Fund as set out in the relevant basic act are met, the Commission will make a proposal to deploy it. Where there is scope for reallocating appropriations under the heading requiring additional expenditure, the Commission shall take this into account when making the necessary proposal, in accordance with the Financial Regulation, by means of the appropriate budgetary instrument. The decision to deploy the Fund will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3.

The corresponding commitment appropriations will be entered in the budget, if necessary, over and above the ceilings of the relevant headings laid down in Annex I.

At the same time as it presents its proposal for a decision to deploy the Fund, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Fund and on the amount required.

G.   Flexibility Instrument

| 27. | The Flexibility Instrument with an annual ceiling of 200 million Euro (current prices) is intended to allow the financing, for a given financial year and up to the amount indicated, of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more other headings.
  The portion of the annual amount which is not used may be carried over up to year n + 2. If the Flexibility Instrument is mobilised, any carryovers will be drawn on first, in order of age. The portion of the annual amount from year n which is not used in year n + 2 will lapse.
  The Commission will make a proposal for the Flexibility Instrument to be used after it has examined all possibilities for re-allocating appropriations under the heading requiring additional expenditure.
  The proposal will concern the principle of making use of the Flexibility Instrument and will identify the needs to be covered and the amount. It may be presented, for any given financial year, during the budgetary procedure. The Commission proposal will be included in the preliminary draft budget or accompanied, in accordance with the Financial Regulation, by the appropriate budgetary instrument.
  The decision to deploy the Flexibility Instrument will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3. Agreement will be reached by means of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C. |
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27.

The Flexibility Instrument with an annual ceiling of 200 million Euro (current prices) is intended to allow the financing, for a given financial year and up to the amount indicated, of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more other headings.

The portion of the annual amount which is not used may be carried over up to year n + 2. If the Flexibility Instrument is mobilised, any carryovers will be drawn on first, in order of age. The portion of the annual amount from year n which is not used in year n + 2 will lapse.

The Commission will make a proposal for the Flexibility Instrument to be used after it has examined all possibilities for re-allocating appropriations under the heading requiring additional expenditure.

The proposal will concern the principle of making use of the Flexibility Instrument and will identify the needs to be covered and the amount. It may be presented, for any given financial year, during the budgetary procedure. The Commission proposal will be included in the preliminary draft budget or accompanied, in accordance with the Financial Regulation, by the appropriate budgetary instrument.

The decision to deploy the Flexibility Instrument will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3. Agreement will be reached by means of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C.

H.   European Globalisation Adjustment Fund

| 28. | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is intended to provide additional support for workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns, to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
  The Fund may not exceed a maximum annual amount of 500 million Euro (current prices) which can be drawn from any margin existing under the global expenditure ceiling of the previous year, and/or from cancelled commitment appropriations from the previous two years, excluding those related to heading 1B of the financial framework.
  The appropriations will be entered in the general budget of the European Union as a provision through the normal budgetary procedure as soon as the Commission has identified the sufficient margins and/or cancelled commitments, in accordance with the second paragraph.
  When the conditions for mobilising the Fund, as set out in the relevant basic act, are met, the Commission will make a proposal to deploy it. The decision to deploy the Fund will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3.
  At the same time as it presents its proposal for a decision to deploy the Fund, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Fund and on the amount required, and will present to the two arms of the budgetary authority a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary lines.
  Transfers related to the Fund will be made in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation.
  The corresponding commitment appropriations will be entered in the budget under the relevant heading, if necessary over and above the ceilings laid down in Annex I. |
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28.

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is intended to provide additional support for workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns, to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

The Fund may not exceed a maximum annual amount of 500 million Euro (current prices) which can be drawn from any margin existing under the global expenditure ceiling of the previous year, and/or from cancelled commitment appropriations from the previous two years, excluding those related to heading 1B of the financial framework.

The appropriations will be entered in the general budget of the European Union as a provision through the normal budgetary procedure as soon as the Commission has identified the sufficient margins and/or cancelled commitments, in accordance with the second paragraph.

When the conditions for mobilising the Fund, as set out in the relevant basic act, are met, the Commission will make a proposal to deploy it. The decision to deploy the Fund will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3.

At the same time as it presents its proposal for a decision to deploy the Fund, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Fund and on the amount required, and will present to the two arms of the budgetary authority a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary lines.

Transfers related to the Fund will be made in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation.

The corresponding commitment appropriations will be entered in the budget under the relevant heading, if necessary over and above the ceilings laid down in Annex I.

I.   Adjustment of the financial framework to cater for enlargement

| 29. | If new Member States accede to the European Union during the period covered by the financial framework, the European Parliament and the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and in accordance with Point 3, will jointly adjust the financial framework to take account of the expenditure requirements resulting from the outcome of the accession negotiations. |
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29.

If new Member States accede to the European Union during the period covered by the financial framework, the European Parliament and the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and in accordance with Point 3, will jointly adjust the financial framework to take account of the expenditure requirements resulting from the outcome of the accession negotiations.

J.   Duration of the financial framework and consequences of the absence of a financial framework

| 30. | Before 1 July 2011, the Commission will present proposals for a new medium-term financial framework.
  Should the two arms of the budgetary authority fail to agree on a new financial framework, and unless the existing financial framework is expressly terminated by one of the institutions, the ceilings for the last year covered by the existing financial framework will be adjusted in accordance with Point 16 so that the 2013 ceilings are maintained in constant prices. If new Member States accede to the European Union after 2013, and if deemed necessary, the extended financial framework will be adjusted in order to take into account the results of accession negotiations. |
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30.

Before 1 July 2011, the Commission will present proposals for a new medium-term financial framework.

Should the two arms of the budgetary authority fail to agree on a new financial framework, and unless the existing financial framework is expressly terminated by one of the institutions, the ceilings for the last year covered by the existing financial framework will be adjusted in accordance with Point 16 so that the 2013 ceilings are maintained in constant prices. If new Member States accede to the European Union after 2013, and if deemed necessary, the extended financial framework will be adjusted in order to take into account the results of accession negotiations.

PART II — IMPROVEMENT OF INTERINSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION DURING THE BUDGETARY PROCEDURE

A.   The interinstitutional collaboration procedure

| 31. | The institutions agree to set up a procedure for interinstitutional collaboration in budgetary matters. The details of this collaboration are set out in Annex II. |
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31.

The institutions agree to set up a procedure for interinstitutional collaboration in budgetary matters. The details of this collaboration are set out in Annex II.

B.   Establishment of the budget

| 32. | The Commission will present each year a preliminary draft budget showing the Community's actual financing requirements.
  It will take into account:






  a) | forecasts in relation to the Structural Funds provided by the Member States, |
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32.

The Commission will present each year a preliminary draft budget showing the Community's actual financing requirements.

It will take into account:

a)

forecasts in relation to the Structural Funds provided by the Member States,

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b)

the capacity for utilising appropriations, endeavouring to maintain a strict relationship between appropriations for commitments and appropriations for payments,

| c) | the possibilities for starting up new policies through pilot projects and/or new preparatory actions or continuing multiannual actions which are coming to an end, after assessing whether it will be possible to secure a basic act, within the meaning of Article 49 of the Financial Regulation (definition of a basic act, necessity of a basic act for implementation and exceptions), |
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c)

the possibilities for starting up new policies through pilot projects and/or new preparatory actions or continuing multiannual actions which are coming to an end, after assessing whether it will be possible to secure a basic act, within the meaning of Article 49 of the Financial Regulation (definition of a basic act, necessity of a basic act for implementation and exceptions),

| d) | the need to ensure that any change in expenditure in relation to the previous year is in accordance with the constraints of budgetary discipline. |
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d)

the need to ensure that any change in expenditure in relation to the previous year is in accordance with the constraints of budgetary discipline.

The preliminary draft budget will be accompanied by Activity Statements including such information as required under Article 27(3) and Article 33(2)(d) of the Financial Regulation (objectives, indicators and evaluation information).

| 33. | The institutions will, as far as possible, avoid entering items in the budget involving insignificant amounts of expenditure on operations.
  The two arms of the budgetary authority also undertake to bear in mind the assessment of the possibilities for implementing the budget made by the Commission in its preliminary drafts and in connection with implementation of the current budget.
  Before the Council's second reading, the Commission will send a letter to the Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets, with a copy to the other arm of the budgetary authority, containing its comments on the executability of the amendments to the draft budget adopted by the European Parliament at first reading.
  The two arms of the budgetary authority will take those comments into account in the context of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C.
  In the interest of sound financial management and owing to the effect of major changes in the budget nomenclature in the titles and chapters on the management reporting responsibilities of Commission departments, the two arms of the budgetary authority undertake to discuss any such major changes with the Commission during the conciliation procedure. |
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33.

The institutions will, as far as possible, avoid entering items in the budget involving insignificant amounts of expenditure on operations.

The two arms of the budgetary authority also undertake to bear in mind the assessment of the possibilities for implementing the budget made by the Commission in its preliminary drafts and in connection with implementation of the current budget.

Before the Council's second reading, the Commission will send a letter to the Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets, with a copy to the other arm of the budgetary authority, containing its comments on the executability of the amendments to the draft budget adopted by the European Parliament at first reading.

The two arms of the budgetary authority will take those comments into account in the context of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C.

In the interest of sound financial management and owing to the effect of major changes in the budget nomenclature in the titles and chapters on the management reporting responsibilities of Commission departments, the two arms of the budgetary authority undertake to discuss any such major changes with the Commission during the conciliation procedure.

C.   Classification of expenditure

| 34. | The institutions consider compulsory expenditure to be expenditure necessarily resulting from the Treaties or from acts adopted in accordance therewith. |
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34.

The institutions consider compulsory expenditure to be expenditure necessarily resulting from the Treaties or from acts adopted in accordance therewith.

| 35. | The preliminary draft budget is to contain a proposal for the classification of each new budget item and of each budget item with an amended legal base.
  If they do not accept the classification proposed in the preliminary draft budget, the European Parliament and the Council will examine the classification of the budget item concerned on the basis of Annex III. Agreement will be sought by means of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C. |
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35.

The preliminary draft budget is to contain a proposal for the classification of each new budget item and of each budget item with an amended legal base.

If they do not accept the classification proposed in the preliminary draft budget, the European Parliament and the Council will examine the classification of the budget item concerned on the basis of Annex III. Agreement will be sought by means of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C.

D.   Maximum rate of increase of non-compulsory expenditure in the absence of a financial framework

| 36. | Without prejudice to the first paragraph of Point 13, the institutions agree on the following provisions:






  a) | the European Parliament's autonomous margin for manoeuvre for the purposes of the fourth subparagraph of Article 272(9) of the EC Treaty — which is to be half the maximum rate — applies as from the establishment of the draft budget by the Council at first reading, including any letters of amendment.
  The maximum rate is to be observed in respect of the annual budget, including amending budgets. Without prejudice to the setting of a new rate, any portion of the maximum rate which has not been utilised will remain available for use and may be used when draft amending budgets are considered; |
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36.

Without prejudice to the first paragraph of Point 13, the institutions agree on the following provisions:

a)

the European Parliament's autonomous margin for manoeuvre for the purposes of the fourth subparagraph of Article 272(9) of the EC Treaty — which is to be half the maximum rate — applies as from the establishment of the draft budget by the Council at first reading, including any letters of amendment.

The maximum rate is to be observed in respect of the annual budget, including amending budgets. Without prejudice to the setting of a new rate, any portion of the maximum rate which has not been utilised will remain available for use and may be used when draft amending budgets are considered;

| b) | without prejudice to paragraph (a), if it appears in the course of the budgetary procedure that completion of the procedure might require agreement on the setting of a new rate of increase for non-compulsory expenditure to apply to appropriations for payments and/or a new rate to apply to appropriations for commitments (the latter rate may be at a level different from the former), the institutions will endeavour to secure agreement between the two arms of the budgetary authority by means of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C. |
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b)

without prejudice to paragraph (a), if it appears in the course of the budgetary procedure that completion of the procedure might require agreement on the setting of a new rate of increase for non-compulsory expenditure to apply to appropriations for payments and/or a new rate to apply to appropriations for commitments (the latter rate may be at a level different from the former), the institutions will endeavour to secure agreement between the two arms of the budgetary authority by means of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C.

E.   Incorporation of financial provisions in legislative acts

| 37. | Each legislative act concerning a multiannual programme adopted under the codecision procedure will contain a provision in which the legislative authority lays down the financial envelope for the programme.
  That amount will constitute the prime reference for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.
  The budgetary authority and the Commission, when it draws up the preliminary draft budget, undertake not to depart by more than 5 % from that amount for the entire duration of the programme concerned, unless new, objective, long-term circumstances arise for which explicit and precise reasons are given, with account being taken of the results obtained from implementing the programme, in particular on the basis of assessments. Any increase resulting from such variation must remain within the existing ceiling for the heading concerned, without prejudice to the use of instruments mentioned in this Agreement.
  This Point does not apply to appropriations for cohesion adopted under the codecision procedure and pre-allocated by Member States which contain a financial envelope for the entire duration of the programme. |
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37.

Each legislative act concerning a multiannual programme adopted under the codecision procedure will contain a provision in which the legislative authority lays down the financial envelope for the programme.

That amount will constitute the prime reference for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.

The budgetary authority and the Commission, when it draws up the preliminary draft budget, undertake not to depart by more than 5 % from that amount for the entire duration of the programme concerned, unless new, objective, long-term circumstances arise for which explicit and precise reasons are given, with account being taken of the results obtained from implementing the programme, in particular on the basis of assessments. Any increase resulting from such variation must remain within the existing ceiling for the heading concerned, without prejudice to the use of instruments mentioned in this Agreement.

This Point does not apply to appropriations for cohesion adopted under the codecision procedure and pre-allocated by Member States which contain a financial envelope for the entire duration of the programme.

| 38. | Legislative acts concerning multiannual programmes not subject to the codecision procedure will not contain an ‘amount deemed necessary’.
  Should the Council wish to include a financial reference, this will be taken as illustrating the will of the legislative authority and will not affect the powers of the budgetary authority as defined by the EC Treaty. This provision will be mentioned in all legislative acts which include such a financial reference.
  If the amount concerned has been the subject of an agreement pursuant to the conciliation procedure provided for in the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 4 March 1975 (4), it will be considered a reference amount within the meaning of Point 37 of this Agreement. |
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38.

Legislative acts concerning multiannual programmes not subject to the codecision procedure will not contain an ‘amount deemed necessary’.

Should the Council wish to include a financial reference, this will be taken as illustrating the will of the legislative authority and will not affect the powers of the budgetary authority as defined by the EC Treaty. This provision will be mentioned in all legislative acts which include such a financial reference.

If the amount concerned has been the subject of an agreement pursuant to the conciliation procedure provided for in the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 4 March 1975 (4), it will be considered a reference amount within the meaning of Point 37 of this Agreement.

| 39. | The financial statement provided for in Article 28 of the Financial Regulation will reflect in financial terms the objectives of the proposed programme and include a schedule covering the duration of the programme. It will be revised, where necessary, when the preliminary draft budget is drawn up, taking account of the extent of implementation of the programme. The revised statement will be forwarded to the budgetary authority when the preliminary draft budget is presented and after the budget is adopted. |
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39.

The financial statement provided for in Article 28 of the Financial Regulation will reflect in financial terms the objectives of the proposed programme and include a schedule covering the duration of the programme. It will be revised, where necessary, when the preliminary draft budget is drawn up, taking account of the extent of implementation of the programme. The revised statement will be forwarded to the budgetary authority when the preliminary draft budget is presented and after the budget is adopted.

| 40. | Within the maximum rates of increase for non-compulsory expenditure specified in the first paragraph of Point 13, the two arms of the budgetary authority undertake to respect the allocations of commitment appropriations provided for in the relevant basic acts for structural operations, rural development and the European Fund for fisheries. |
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40.

Within the maximum rates of increase for non-compulsory expenditure specified in the first paragraph of Point 13, the two arms of the budgetary authority undertake to respect the allocations of commitment appropriations provided for in the relevant basic acts for structural operations, rural development and the European Fund for fisheries.

F.   Expenditure relating to fisheries agreements

| 41. | The institutions agree to finance expenditure on fisheries agreements in accordance with the arrangements set out in Annex IV. |
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41.

The institutions agree to finance expenditure on fisheries agreements in accordance with the arrangements set out in Annex IV.

G.   Financing of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP)

| 42. | As regards CFSP expenditure which is charged to the general budget of the European Communities in accordance with Article 28 of the Treaty on European Union, the institutions will endeavour, in the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C, and on the basis of the preliminary draft budget established by the Commission, to secure agreement each year on the amount of the operating expenditure to be charged to the Community budget and on the distribution of this amount between the articles of the CFSP budget chapter suggested in the fourth paragraph of this Point. In the absence of agreement, it is understood that the European Parliament and the Council will enter in the budget the amount contained in the previous budget or the amount proposed in the preliminary draft budget, whichever is the lower.
  The total amount of operating CFSP expenditure will be entered entirely in one budget chapter (CFSP) and distributed between the articles of that chapter as suggested in the fourth paragraph of this Point. That amount is to cover the real predictable needs, assessed in the framework of the establishment of the preliminary draft budget, on the basis of forecasts drawn up annually by the Council, and a reasonable margin for unforeseen actions. No funds will be entered in a reserve. Each article will cover instruments already adopted, instruments which are foreseen but not yet adopted and all future — that is unforeseen — instruments to be adopted by the Council during the financial year concerned.
  Since, under the Financial Regulation, the Commission has the authority to transfer appropriations autonomously between articles within the CFSP budget chapter, the flexibility deemed necessary for speedy implementation of CFSP actions will accordingly be assured. In the event of the amount of the CFSP budget chapter during the financial year being insufficient to cover the necessary expenses, the European Parliament and the Council will seek a solution as a matter of urgency, on a proposal from the Commission, taking into account Point 25.
  Within the CFSP budget chapter, the articles into which the CFSP actions are to be entered could read along the following lines:






  — | crisis management operations, conflict prevention, resolution and stabilisation, monitoring and implementation of peace and security processes, |
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42.

As regards CFSP expenditure which is charged to the general budget of the European Communities in accordance with Article 28 of the Treaty on European Union, the institutions will endeavour, in the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C, and on the basis of the preliminary draft budget established by the Commission, to secure agreement each year on the amount of the operating expenditure to be charged to the Community budget and on the distribution of this amount between the articles of the CFSP budget chapter suggested in the fourth paragraph of this Point. In the absence of agreement, it is understood that the European Parliament and the Council will enter in the budget the amount contained in the previous budget or the amount proposed in the preliminary draft budget, whichever is the lower.

The total amount of operating CFSP expenditure will be entered entirely in one budget chapter (CFSP) and distributed between the articles of that chapter as suggested in the fourth paragraph of this Point. That amount is to cover the real predictable needs, assessed in the framework of the establishment of the preliminary draft budget, on the basis of forecasts drawn up annually by the Council, and a reasonable margin for unforeseen actions. No funds will be entered in a reserve. Each article will cover instruments already adopted, instruments which are foreseen but not yet adopted and all future — that is unforeseen — instruments to be adopted by the Council during the financial year concerned.

Since, under the Financial Regulation, the Commission has the authority to transfer appropriations autonomously between articles within the CFSP budget chapter, the flexibility deemed necessary for speedy implementation of CFSP actions will accordingly be assured. In the event of the amount of the CFSP budget chapter during the financial year being insufficient to cover the necessary expenses, the European Parliament and the Council will seek a solution as a matter of urgency, on a proposal from the Commission, taking into account Point 25.

Within the CFSP budget chapter, the articles into which the CFSP actions are to be entered could read along the following lines:

—

crisis management operations, conflict prevention, resolution and stabilisation, monitoring and implementation of peace and security processes,

| — | non-proliferation and disarmament, |
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—

non-proliferation and disarmament,

| — | emergency measures, |
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—

emergency measures,

| — | preparatory and follow-up measures, |
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—

preparatory and follow-up measures,

| — | European Union Special Representatives. |
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—

European Union Special Representatives.

The institutions agree that at least 1 740 million Euro will be available for the CFSP over the period 2007-2013 and that the amount for measures entered under the article mentioned in the third indent may not exceed 20 % of the overall amount of the CFSP budget chapter.

| 43. | Each year, the Council Presidency will consult the European Parliament on a forward-looking Council document, which will be transmitted by June 15 for the year in question, setting out the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP, including the financial implications for the general budget of the European Union and an evaluation of the measures launched in the year n-1. Furthermore, the Council Presidency will keep the European Parliament informed by holding joint consultation meetings at least five times a year, in the framework of the regular political dialogue on the CFSP, to be agreed at the latest at the conciliation meeting to be held before the Council's second reading. Participation in these meetings shall be as follows:






  — | European Parliament: the bureaux of the two Committees concerned, |
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43.

Each year, the Council Presidency will consult the European Parliament on a forward-looking Council document, which will be transmitted by June 15 for the year in question, setting out the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP, including the financial implications for the general budget of the European Union and an evaluation of the measures launched in the year n-1. Furthermore, the Council Presidency will keep the European Parliament informed by holding joint consultation meetings at least five times a year, in the framework of the regular political dialogue on the CFSP, to be agreed at the latest at the conciliation meeting to be held before the Council's second reading. Participation in these meetings shall be as follows:

—

European Parliament: the bureaux of the two Committees concerned,

| — | Council: Ambassador (Chairman of the Political and Security Committee), |
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—

Council: Ambassador (Chairman of the Political and Security Committee),

| — | The Commission will be associated and participate at these meetings. |
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—

The Commission will be associated and participate at these meetings.

Whenever it adopts a decision in the field of the CFSP entailing expenditure, the Council will immediately, and in any event no later than five working days following the final decision, send the European Parliament an estimate of the costs envisaged (‘financial statement’), in particular those regarding time-frame, staff employed, use of premises and other infrastructure, transport facilities, training requirements and security arrangements.

Once a quarter the Commission will inform the budgetary authority about the implementation of CFSP actions and the financial forecasts for the remaining period of the year.

PART III — SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF EU FUNDS

A.   Ensuring effective and integrated internal control of Community funds

| 44. | The institutions agree on the importance of strengthening internal control without adding to the administrative burden for which the simplification of the underlying legislation is a prerequisite. In this context, priority will be given to sound financial management aiming at a positive Statement of Assurance, for funds under shared management. Provisions to this end could be laid down, as appropriate, in the basic legislative acts concerned. As part of their enhanced responsibilities for structural funds and in accordance with national constitutional requirements, the relevant audit authorities in Member States will produce an assessment concerning the compliance of management and control systems with the regulations of the Community.
  Member States therefore undertake to produce an annual summary at the appropriate national level of the available audits and declarations. |
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44.

The institutions agree on the importance of strengthening internal control without adding to the administrative burden for which the simplification of the underlying legislation is a prerequisite. In this context, priority will be given to sound financial management aiming at a positive Statement of Assurance, for funds under shared management. Provisions to this end could be laid down, as appropriate, in the basic legislative acts concerned. As part of their enhanced responsibilities for structural funds and in accordance with national constitutional requirements, the relevant audit authorities in Member States will produce an assessment concerning the compliance of management and control systems with the regulations of the Community.

Member States therefore undertake to produce an annual summary at the appropriate national level of the available audits and declarations.

B.   Financial Regulation

| 45. | The institutions agree that this Agreement and the budget will be implemented in a context of sound financial management based on the principles of economy, efficiency, effectiveness, protection of financial interests, proportionality of administrative costs, and user-friendly procedures. The institutions will take appropriate measures, in particular in the Financial Regulation, that should be adopted in accordance with the conciliation procedure established by the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 4 March 1975, in the spirit which enabled agreement in 2002. |
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45.

The institutions agree that this Agreement and the budget will be implemented in a context of sound financial management based on the principles of economy, efficiency, effectiveness, protection of financial interests, proportionality of administrative costs, and user-friendly procedures. The institutions will take appropriate measures, in particular in the Financial Regulation, that should be adopted in accordance with the conciliation procedure established by the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 4 March 1975, in the spirit which enabled agreement in 2002.

C.   Financial Programming

| 46. | The Commission will submit twice a year, the first time in May/June (together with the documents accompanying the preliminary draft budget) and the second time in December/January (after the adoption of the budget), a complete financial programming for Headings 1A, 2 (for environment and fisheries), 3A, 3B and 4 of the financial framework. This document, structured by heading, policy area and budget line, should identify:






  a) | the legislation in force, with a distinction being drawn between multiannual programmes and annual actions:






  — | for multiannual programmes the Commission should indicate the procedure under which they were adopted (codecision and consultation), their duration, the reference amounts, the share allocated to administrative expenditure; |
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46.

The Commission will submit twice a year, the first time in May/June (together with the documents accompanying the preliminary draft budget) and the second time in December/January (after the adoption of the budget), a complete financial programming for Headings 1A, 2 (for environment and fisheries), 3A, 3B and 4 of the financial framework. This document, structured by heading, policy area and budget line, should identify:

a)

the legislation in force, with a distinction being drawn between multiannual programmes and annual actions:

—

for multiannual programmes the Commission should indicate the procedure under which they were adopted (codecision and consultation), their duration, the reference amounts, the share allocated to administrative expenditure;

| — | for annual actions (pilot projects, preparatory actions, Agencies) and actions financed under the prerogatives of the Commission, the Commission should provide multiannual estimates and (for pilot projects and preparatory actions) the margins left under the authorised ceilings fixed in Annex II, Part D; |
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—

for annual actions (pilot projects, preparatory actions, Agencies) and actions financed under the prerogatives of the Commission, the Commission should provide multiannual estimates and (for pilot projects and preparatory actions) the margins left under the authorised ceilings fixed in Annex II, Part D;

| b) | pending legislative proposals: ongoing Commission proposals referenced by budget line (lower level), chapter and policy area. A mechanism should be found to update the tables each time a new proposal is adopted in order to evaluate the financial consequences. |
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b)

pending legislative proposals: ongoing Commission proposals referenced by budget line (lower level), chapter and policy area. A mechanism should be found to update the tables each time a new proposal is adopted in order to evaluate the financial consequences.

The Commission should consider ways of cross-referencing the financial programming with its legislative programming to provide more precise and reliable forecasts. For each legislative proposal, the Commission should indicate whether or not it is included in the May-December programme. The budgetary authority should in particular be informed of:

| a) | all new legislative acts adopted but not included in the May-December document (with the corresponding amounts); |
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a)

all new legislative acts adopted but not included in the May-December document (with the corresponding amounts);

| b) | all pending legislative proposals presented but not included in the May-December document (with the corresponding amounts); |
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b)

all pending legislative proposals presented but not included in the May-December document (with the corresponding amounts);

| c) | legislation foreseen in the Commission's annual legislative work programme with an indication of actions likely to have a financial impact (yes/no). |
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c)

legislation foreseen in the Commission's annual legislative work programme with an indication of actions likely to have a financial impact (yes/no).

Whenever necessary, the Commission should indicate the reprogramming entailed by new legislative proposals.

On the basis of the data supplied by the Commission, stocktaking should be carried out at each trilogue as provided for in this Agreement.

D.   Agencies and European Schools

| 47. | When drawing up its proposal for the creation of any new agency, the Commission will assess the budgetary implications for the expenditure heading concerned. On the basis of that information and without prejudice to the legislative procedures governing the setting up of the agency, the two arms of the budgetary authority commit themselves, in the framework of budgetary cooperation, to arrive at a timely agreement on the financing of the agency.
  A similar procedure is to be applied when the creation of a new European school is envisaged. |
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47.

When drawing up its proposal for the creation of any new agency, the Commission will assess the budgetary implications for the expenditure heading concerned. On the basis of that information and without prejudice to the legislative procedures governing the setting up of the agency, the two arms of the budgetary authority commit themselves, in the framework of budgetary cooperation, to arrive at a timely agreement on the financing of the agency.

A similar procedure is to be applied when the creation of a new European school is envisaged.

E.   Adjustment of Structural Funds, Cohesion Fund, Rural Development and the European Fund for Fisheries in the light of the circumstances of their implementation

| 48. | In the event of the adoption after 1 January 2007 of new rules or programmes governing the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund, Rural Development and the European Fund for Fisheries, the two arms of the budgetary authority undertake to authorise, on a proposal from the Commission, the transfer to subsequent years, in excess of the corresponding expenditure ceilings, of allocations not used in 2007.
  The European Parliament and the Council will take decisions on Commission proposals concerning the transfer of unused allocations for the year 2007 before 1 May 2008, in accordance with Point 3. |
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48.

In the event of the adoption after 1 January 2007 of new rules or programmes governing the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund, Rural Development and the European Fund for Fisheries, the two arms of the budgetary authority undertake to authorise, on a proposal from the Commission, the transfer to subsequent years, in excess of the corresponding expenditure ceilings, of allocations not used in 2007.

The European Parliament and the Council will take decisions on Commission proposals concerning the transfer of unused allocations for the year 2007 before 1 May 2008, in accordance with Point 3.

F.   New financial instruments

| 49. | The institutions agree that the introduction of co-financing mechanisms is necessary to reinforce the leverage effect of the European Union budget by increasing the funding incentive.
  They agree to encourage the development of appropriate multiannual financial instruments acting as catalysts for public and private investors.
  When presenting the preliminary draft budget, the Commission will report to the budgetary authority on the activities financed by the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support investment in research and development, trans-European networks and small and medium-sized enterprises. |
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49.

The institutions agree that the introduction of co-financing mechanisms is necessary to reinforce the leverage effect of the European Union budget by increasing the funding incentive.

They agree to encourage the development of appropriate multiannual financial instruments acting as catalysts for public and private investors.

When presenting the preliminary draft budget, the Commission will report to the budgetary authority on the activities financed by the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support investment in research and development, trans-European networks and small and medium-sized enterprises.

ANNEX I

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2007-2013

| (Euro million — 2004 prices) |
| --- |
| COMMITTMENT APPROPRIATIONS | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total
  2007-2013 |
| 1. | Sustainable Growth |

(Euro million — 2004 prices)

COMMITTMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

2007-2013

1.

51 267

52 415

53 616

54 294

55 368

56 876

58 303

382 139

| 1a. | Competitiveness for Growth and Employment |
| --- | --- |

1a.

Competitiveness for Growth and Employment

8 404

9 097

9 754

10 434

11 295

12 153

12 961

74 098

| 1b. | Cohesion for Growth and Employment |
| --- | --- |

1b.

Cohesion for Growth and Employment

42 863

43 318

43 862

43 860

44 073

44 723

45 342

308 041

| 2. | Preservation and Management of Natural Resources |
| --- | --- |

2.

54 985

54 322

53 666

53 035

52 400

51 775

51 161

371 344

of which: market related expenditure and direct payments

43 120

42 697

42 279

41 864

41 453

41 047

40 645

293 105

| 3. | Citizenship, freedom, security and justice |
| --- | --- |

3.

1 199

1 258

1 380

1 503

1 645

1 797

1 988

10 770

| 3a. | Freedom, Security and Justice |
| --- | --- |

3a.

Freedom, Security and Justice

600

690

790

910

1 050

1 200

1 390

6 630

| 3b. | Citizenship |
| --- | --- |

3b.

Citizenship

599

568

590

593

595

597

598

4 140

| 4. | EU as a global player |
| --- | --- |

4.

6 199

6 469

6 739

7 009

7 339

7 679

8 029

49 463

| 5. | Administration (5) |
| --- | --- |

5.

6 633

6 818

6 973

7 111

7 255

7 400

7 610

49 800

| 6. | Compensations |
| --- | --- |

6.

419

191

190

800

TOTAL COMMITTMENT APPROPRIATIONS

120 702

121 473

122 564

122 952

124 007

125 527

127 091

864 316

as a percentage of GNI

1,10 %

1,08 %

1,07 %

1,04 %

1,03 %

1,02 %

1,01 %

1,048 %

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS

116 650

119 620

111 990

118 280

115 860

119 410

118 970

820 780

as a percentage of GNI

1,06 %

1,06 %

0,97 %

1,00 %

0,96 %

0,97 %

0,94 %

1,00 %

Margin available

0,18 %

0,18 %

0,27 %

0,24 %

0,28 %

0,27 %

0,30 %

0,24 %

Own Resources Ceiling as a percentage of GNI

1,24 %

1,24 %

1,24 %

1,24 %

1,24 %

1,24 %

1,24 %

1,24 %

ANNEX II

INTERINSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE BUDGETARY SECTOR

| A. | After the technical adjustment of the financial framework for the forthcoming financial year, taking into account the Annual Policy Strategy presented by the Commission and prior to its decision on the preliminary draft budget, a meeting of the trilogue will be convened to discuss the possible priorities for the budget of that year. Due account will be taken of the institutions' powers as well as the foreseeable development of the needs for the financial year to come and for the following years covered by the financial framework. Account will also be taken of new elements which have arisen since the establishment of the initial financial framework and which are likely to have a significant and lasting financial impact on the budget of the European Union. |
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A.

After the technical adjustment of the financial framework for the forthcoming financial year, taking into account the Annual Policy Strategy presented by the Commission and prior to its decision on the preliminary draft budget, a meeting of the trilogue will be convened to discuss the possible priorities for the budget of that year. Due account will be taken of the institutions' powers as well as the foreseeable development of the needs for the financial year to come and for the following years covered by the financial framework. Account will also be taken of new elements which have arisen since the establishment of the initial financial framework and which are likely to have a significant and lasting financial impact on the budget of the European Union.

| B. | As regards compulsory expenditure, the Commission, in presenting its preliminary draft budget, will identify:






  a) | appropriations connected with new or planned legislation; |
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B.

As regards compulsory expenditure, the Commission, in presenting its preliminary draft budget, will identify:

a)

appropriations connected with new or planned legislation;

| b) | appropriations arising from the application of legislation existing when the previous budget was adopted. |
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b)

appropriations arising from the application of legislation existing when the previous budget was adopted.

The Commission will make a careful estimate of the financial implications of the Community's obligations based on the rules. If necessary, it will update its estimates in the course of the budgetary procedure. It will supply the budgetary authority with all the duly justified reasons it may require.

If it considers it necessary, the Commission may present to the two arms of the budgetary authority an ad hoc letter of amendment to update the figures underlying the estimate of agricultural expenditure in the preliminary draft budget and/or to correct, on the basis of the most recent information available concerning fisheries agreements in force on 1 January of the financial year concerned, the amounts and their breakdown between the appropriations entered in the operational items for international fisheries agreements and those entered in reserve.

That letter of amendment must be sent to the budgetary authority before the end of October.

If it is presented to the Council less than one month before the European Parliament's first reading, the Council will, as a rule, consider the ad hoc letter of amendment when giving the draft budget its second reading.

As a consequence, before the Council's second reading of the budget, the two arms of the budgetary authority will try to meet the conditions necessary for the letter of amendment to be adopted on a single reading by each of the institutions concerned.

| C. | 1. | A conciliation procedure is set up for all expenditure. |
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C.

1.

A conciliation procedure is set up for all expenditure.

| 2. | The purpose of the conciliation procedure is to:






  a) | continue discussions on the general trend of expenditure and, in this framework, on the broad lines of the budget for the coming year in the light of the Commission's preliminary draft budget; |
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2.

The purpose of the conciliation procedure is to:

a)

continue discussions on the general trend of expenditure and, in this framework, on the broad lines of the budget for the coming year in the light of the Commission's preliminary draft budget;

| b) | secure agreement between the two arms of the budgetary authority on:






  — | the appropriations referred to in Points (a) and (b) of Part B, including those proposed in the ad hoc letter of amendment referred to that Part, |
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b)

secure agreement between the two arms of the budgetary authority on:

—

the appropriations referred to in Points (a) and (b) of Part B, including those proposed in the ad hoc letter of amendment referred to that Part,

| — | the amounts to be entered in the budget for non-compulsory expenditure, in accordance with Point 40 of this Agreement, and |
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—

the amounts to be entered in the budget for non-compulsory expenditure, in accordance with Point 40 of this Agreement, and

| — | in particular, matters for which reference to this procedure is made in this Agreement. |
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—

in particular, matters for which reference to this procedure is made in this Agreement.

| 3. | The procedure will begin with a trilogue meeting convened in time to allow the institutions to seek an agreement by no later than the date set by the Council for establishing its draft budget.
  There will be conciliation on the results of this trilogue between the Council and a European Parliament delegation, with the Commission also taking part.
  Unless decided otherwise during the trilogue, the conciliation meeting will be held at the traditional meeting between the same participants on the date set by the Council for establishing the draft budget. |
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3.

The procedure will begin with a trilogue meeting convened in time to allow the institutions to seek an agreement by no later than the date set by the Council for establishing its draft budget.

There will be conciliation on the results of this trilogue between the Council and a European Parliament delegation, with the Commission also taking part.

Unless decided otherwise during the trilogue, the conciliation meeting will be held at the traditional meeting between the same participants on the date set by the Council for establishing the draft budget.

| 4. | If necessary, a new trilogue meeting could be held before the European Parliament's first reading on a written proposal by the Commission or a written request by either the chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets or the President of the Council (Budgets). The decision whether to hold this trilogue will be agreed between the institutions after the adoption of the Council draft budget and prior to the vote on the amendments at first reading by the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets. |
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4.

If necessary, a new trilogue meeting could be held before the European Parliament's first reading on a written proposal by the Commission or a written request by either the chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets or the President of the Council (Budgets). The decision whether to hold this trilogue will be agreed between the institutions after the adoption of the Council draft budget and prior to the vote on the amendments at first reading by the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.

| 5. | The institutions will continue the conciliation after the first reading of the budget by each of the two arms of the budgetary authority in order to secure agreement on compulsory and non-compulsory expenditure and, in particular, to discuss the ad hoc letter of amendment referred to in Part B.
  A trilogue meeting will be held for this purpose after the European Parliament's first reading.
  The results of the trilogue will be discussed at a second conciliation meeting to be held on the day of the Council's second reading.
  If necessary, the institutions will continue their discussions on non-compulsory expenditure after the Council's second reading. |
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5.

The institutions will continue the conciliation after the first reading of the budget by each of the two arms of the budgetary authority in order to secure agreement on compulsory and non-compulsory expenditure and, in particular, to discuss the ad hoc letter of amendment referred to in Part B.

A trilogue meeting will be held for this purpose after the European Parliament's first reading.

The results of the trilogue will be discussed at a second conciliation meeting to be held on the day of the Council's second reading.

If necessary, the institutions will continue their discussions on non-compulsory expenditure after the Council's second reading.

| 6. | At those trilogue meetings, the institutions' delegations will be led by the President of the Council (Budgets), the Chairman of the European Parliament Committee's on Budgets and the Member of the Commission responsible for the budget. |
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6.

At those trilogue meetings, the institutions' delegations will be led by the President of the Council (Budgets), the Chairman of the European Parliament Committee's on Budgets and the Member of the Commission responsible for the budget.

| 7. | Each arm of the budgetary authority will take whatever steps are required to ensure that the results which may be secured in the conciliation process are respected throughout the budgetary procedure. |
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7.

Each arm of the budgetary authority will take whatever steps are required to ensure that the results which may be secured in the conciliation process are respected throughout the budgetary procedure.

| D. | In order for the Commission to be able to assess in due time the implementability of amendments envisaged by the budgetary authority which create new preparatory actions/pilot projects or prolong existing ones, both arms of the budgetary authority will inform the Commission by mid-June of their intentions in this regard, so that a first discussion may already take place at the conciliation meeting of the Council's first reading. The next steps of the conciliation procedure provided for in Part C will also apply, as well as the provisions on implementability mentioned in Point 36 of this Agreement.
  Furthermore, the institutions agree to limit the total amount of appropriations for pilot schemes to 40 million Euro in any budget year. They also agree to limit to 50 million Euro the total amount of appropriations for new preparatory actions in any budget year, and to 100 million Euro the total amount of appropriations actually committed for preparatory actions. |
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D.

In order for the Commission to be able to assess in due time the implementability of amendments envisaged by the budgetary authority which create new preparatory actions/pilot projects or prolong existing ones, both arms of the budgetary authority will inform the Commission by mid-June of their intentions in this regard, so that a first discussion may already take place at the conciliation meeting of the Council's first reading. The next steps of the conciliation procedure provided for in Part C will also apply, as well as the provisions on implementability mentioned in Point 36 of this Agreement.

Furthermore, the institutions agree to limit the total amount of appropriations for pilot schemes to 40 million Euro in any budget year. They also agree to limit to 50 million Euro the total amount of appropriations for new preparatory actions in any budget year, and to 100 million Euro the total amount of appropriations actually committed for preparatory actions.

ANNEX III

CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE

| HEADING 1 | Sustainable growth | |
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| 1A | Competitiveness for growth and employment | Non-compulsory expenditure (NCE) |
| 1B | Cohesion for growth and employment | NCE |
| HEADING 2 | Preservation and management of natural resources | NCE |
| Except: | |
| — | Expenditure of the common agricultural policy concerning market measures and direct aids, including market measures for fisheries and fisheries agreements concluded with third parties |

HEADING 1

Sustainable growth

1A

Competitiveness for growth and employment

Non-compulsory expenditure (NCE)

1B

Cohesion for growth and employment

NCE

HEADING 2

Preservation and management of natural resources

NCE

Except:

—

Expenditure of the common agricultural policy concerning market measures and direct aids, including market measures for fisheries and fisheries agreements concluded with third parties

Compulsory expenditure (CE)

HEADING 3

Citizenship, freedom, security and justice

NCE

3A

Freedom, Security and Justice

NCE

3B

Citizenship

NCE

HEADING 4

EU as a global player

NCE

Except:

| — | Expenditure resulting from international agreements which the European Union concluded with third parties |
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—

Expenditure resulting from international agreements which the European Union concluded with third parties

CE

| — | Contributions to international organisations or institutions |
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—

Contributions to international organisations or institutions

CE

| — | Contributions provisioning the loan guarantee fund |
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—

Contributions provisioning the loan guarantee fund

CE

HEADING 5

Administration

NCE

Except:

| — | Pensions and severance grants |
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—

Pensions and severance grants

CE

| — | Allowances and miscellaneous contributions on termination of service |
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—

Allowances and miscellaneous contributions on termination of service

CE

| — | Legal expenses |
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—

Legal expenses

CE

| — | Damages |
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—

Damages

CE

HEADING 6

Compensations

CE

ANNEX IV

FINANCING OF EXPENDITURE DERIVING FROM FISHERIES AGREEMENTS

| A. | Expenditure relating to fisheries agreements is financed by two items belonging to the ‘fisheries ’policy area (by reference to the activity based budget nomenclature):






  a) | international fisheries agreements (11 03 01); |
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A.

Expenditure relating to fisheries agreements is financed by two items belonging to the ‘fisheries ’policy area (by reference to the activity based budget nomenclature):

a)

international fisheries agreements (11 03 01);

| b) | contributions to international organisations (11 03 02). |
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b)

contributions to international organisations (11 03 02).

All the amounts relating to agreements and protocols which are in force on 1 January of the year in question will be entered under heading 11 03 01. Amounts relating to all new or renewable agreements which come into force after 1 January of the year in question will be assigned to heading 40 02 41 02 – Reserves/Differentiated appropriations (compulsory expenditure).

| B. | In the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C, the European Parliament and the Council will seek to agree on the amount to be entered in the budget headings and in the reserve on the basis of the proposal made by the Commission. |
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B.

In the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C, the European Parliament and the Council will seek to agree on the amount to be entered in the budget headings and in the reserve on the basis of the proposal made by the Commission.

| C. | The Commission undertakes to keep the European Parliament regularly informed about the preparation and conduct of the negotiations, including the budgetary implications.
  In the course of the legislative process relating to fisheries agreements, the institutions undertake to make every effort to ensure that all procedures are carried out as quickly as possible.
  If appropriations relating to fisheries agreements (including the reserve) prove insufficient, the Commission will provide the budgetary authority with the necessary information for an exchange of views in the form of a trilogue, possibly simplified, on the causes of the situation, and on the measures which might be adopted under established procedures. Where necessary, the Commission will propose appropriate measures.
  Each quarter the Commission will present to the budgetary authority detailed information about the implementation of agreements in force and financial forecasts for the remainder of the year. |
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C.

The Commission undertakes to keep the European Parliament regularly informed about the preparation and conduct of the negotiations, including the budgetary implications.

In the course of the legislative process relating to fisheries agreements, the institutions undertake to make every effort to ensure that all procedures are carried out as quickly as possible.

If appropriations relating to fisheries agreements (including the reserve) prove insufficient, the Commission will provide the budgetary authority with the necessary information for an exchange of views in the form of a trilogue, possibly simplified, on the causes of the situation, and on the measures which might be adopted under established procedures. Where necessary, the Commission will propose appropriate measures.

Each quarter the Commission will present to the budgetary authority detailed information about the implementation of agreements in force and financial forecasts for the remainder of the year.

DECLARATIONS

1.   DECLARATION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT

In relation to Point 7 of the Interinstitutional Agreement, the Commission will prepare a report on the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement by the end of 2009 accompanied, if necessary, by relevant proposals.

2.   DECLARATION ON POINT 27 OF THE INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT

Within the framework of the annual budgetary procedure, the Commission will inform the budgetary authority of the amount available for the Flexibility Instrument referred to in Point 27 of the Interinstitutional Agreement.

Any decision to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument for an amount exceeding 200 million Euro will imply a carry-forward decision.

3.   DECLARATION ON THE REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

| 1. | In accordance with the conclusions of the European Council, the Commission has been invited to undertake a full, wide-ranging review covering all aspects of EU spending, including the Common Agricultural Policy, and of resources, including the United Kingdom rebate, and to report in 2008/2009. That review should be accompanied by an assessment of the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement. The European Parliament will be associated with the review at all stages of the procedure on the basis of the following provisions:






  — | during the examination phase following the presentation of the review by the Commission, it will be ensured that appropriate discussions take place with the European Parliament on the basis of the normal political dialogue between the institutions and that the positions of the European Parliament are duly taken into account, |
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1.

In accordance with the conclusions of the European Council, the Commission has been invited to undertake a full, wide-ranging review covering all aspects of EU spending, including the Common Agricultural Policy, and of resources, including the United Kingdom rebate, and to report in 2008/2009. That review should be accompanied by an assessment of the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement. The European Parliament will be associated with the review at all stages of the procedure on the basis of the following provisions:

—

during the examination phase following the presentation of the review by the Commission, it will be ensured that appropriate discussions take place with the European Parliament on the basis of the normal political dialogue between the institutions and that the positions of the European Parliament are duly taken into account,

| — | in accordance with its conclusions of December 2005, the European Council ‘can take decisions on all the subjects covered by the review’. The European Parliament will be part of any formal follow-up steps, in accordance with the relevant procedures and in full respect of its established rights. |
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—

in accordance with its conclusions of December 2005, the European Council ‘can take decisions on all the subjects covered by the review’. The European Parliament will be part of any formal follow-up steps, in accordance with the relevant procedures and in full respect of its established rights.

| 2. | The Commission undertakes, as part of the process of consultation and reflection leading up to the establishment of the review, to draw on the in-depth exchange of views it will conduct with European Parliament when analysing the situation. The Commission also takes note of the European Parliament's intention to call for a conference involving the European Parliament and the national parliaments to review the own-resources system. It will consider the outcome of any such conference as a contribution in the framework of that consultation process. It is understood that the Commission's proposals will be put forward entirely under its own responsibility. |
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2.

The Commission undertakes, as part of the process of consultation and reflection leading up to the establishment of the review, to draw on the in-depth exchange of views it will conduct with European Parliament when analysing the situation. The Commission also takes note of the European Parliament's intention to call for a conference involving the European Parliament and the national parliaments to review the own-resources system. It will consider the outcome of any such conference as a contribution in the framework of that consultation process. It is understood that the Commission's proposals will be put forward entirely under its own responsibility.

4.   DECLARATION ON DEMOCRATIC SCRUTINY AND COHERENCE OF EXTERNAL ACTIONS

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission acknowledge the need for rationalisation of the various instruments for external actions. They agree that such rationalisation of instruments, while enhancing the coherence and the responsiveness of European Union action, should not affect the powers of either the legislative authority –notably in its political control of strategic choices — or the budgetary authority. The text of the relevant regulations should reflect those principles and include where appropriate the necessary policy content and an indicative breakdown of resources and, where necessary, a review clause aiming at evaluating the implementation of the regulation, after three years at the latest.

Under the basic legislative acts adopted under the codecision procedure, the Commission will systematically inform and consult the European Parliament and the Council by sending draft country, regional and thematic strategy papers.

Where the Council decides on the transition of potential candidates to pre-accession status during the period covered by the Interinstitutional Agreement, the Commission will revise and communicate to the European Parliament and the Council an indicative multi-annual framework according to Article 4 of the Regulation establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) to take account of the expenditure requirements resulting from such a transition.

The Commission will provide in the preliminary draft budget a nomenclature which ensures the prerogatives of the budgetary authority for external actions.

5.   DECLARATION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE DEMOCRATIC SCRUTINY AND COHERENCE OF EXTERNAL ACTIONS

The Commission undertakes to enter into a regular dialogue with the European Parliament on the content of the draft country, regional and thematic strategy papers and to take due account of the position of the European Parliament when implementing the strategies.

That dialogue will include a discussion on the transition of potential candidates to pre-accession status during the period covered by the Interinstitutional Agreement.

6.   DECLARATION ON THE REVISION OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION

Within the framework of the revision of the Financial Regulation the institutions commit themselves to improve implementation of the budget and increase the visibility and the benefit of Community funding towards the citizens without calling in question the progress achieved in the 2002 recasting of the Financial Regulation. They will also seek, as far as possible, during the final stage of the negotiations on the revision of the Financial Regulation and its Implementing Rules, the right balance between the protection of financial interests, the principle of proportionality of administrative costs, and user-friendly procedures.

The revision of the Financial Regulation will be carried out on the basis of a modified proposal from the Commission in accordance with the conciliation procedure established by the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 4 March 1975, in the spirit which enabled agreement in 2002. The institutions will also seek close and constructive interinstitutional cooperation for the swift adoption of the Implementing Rules in order to simplify procedures for funding whilst ensuring a high level of protection of the Community's financial interests.

The European Parliament and the Council are firmly committed to concluding the negotiations on the Financial Regulation so as to allow its entry into force, if possible, on 1 January 2007.

7.   DECLARATION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE REVISION OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION

Within the framework of revision of the Financial Regulation, the Commission commits itself:

| — | to inform the European Parliament and the Council if, in a proposal for a legal act, it considers it necessary to depart from the provisions of the Financial Regulation, and to state the specific reasons for it; |
| --- | --- |

—

to inform the European Parliament and the Council if, in a proposal for a legal act, it considers it necessary to depart from the provisions of the Financial Regulation, and to state the specific reasons for it;

| — | to ensure that regular legislative impact assessments, having due regard to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, are conducted on important legislative proposals and any substantive amendments thereof. |
| --- | --- |

—

to ensure that regular legislative impact assessments, having due regard to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, are conducted on important legislative proposals and any substantive amendments thereof.

8.   DECLARATION ON NEW FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The European Parliament and the Council invite the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB), in their respective spheres of competence, to make proposals:

| — | in accordance with the conclusions of the European Council of December 2005, to increase the EIB's capacity for research and development loans and guarantees up to 10 billion Euro in the period 2007-2013, with an EIB contribution of up to 1 billion Euro from reserves for risk-sharing financing; |
| --- | --- |

—

in accordance with the conclusions of the European Council of December 2005, to increase the EIB's capacity for research and development loans and guarantees up to 10 billion Euro in the period 2007-2013, with an EIB contribution of up to 1 billion Euro from reserves for risk-sharing financing;

| — | to reinforce the instruments in favour of Trans-European Networks (TENs) and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises up to an approximate amount of loans and guarantees of 20 billion Euro and 30 billion Euro, respectively, with an EIB contribution of up to 0,5 billion Euro from reserves (TENs) and up to 1 billion Euro (Competitiveness and Innovation) respectively. |
| --- | --- |

—

to reinforce the instruments in favour of Trans-European Networks (TENs) and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises up to an approximate amount of loans and guarantees of 20 billion Euro and 30 billion Euro, respectively, with an EIB contribution of up to 0,5 billion Euro from reserves (TENs) and up to 1 billion Euro (Competitiveness and Innovation) respectively.

9.   DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON VOLUNTARY MODULATION

The European Parliament takes note of the conclusions of the European Council of December 2005 concerning voluntary modulation from market-related expenditure and direct payments of the Common Agricultural Policy to rural development up to a maximum of 20 % and the reductions for market-related expenditure. When the modalities of this modulation are laid down in the relevant legal acts, the European Parliament will evaluate the feasibility of these provisions in respect of EU principles, such as competition rules and others; the European Parliament currently reserves its position on the outcome of the procedure. It considers it would be useful to assess the issue of co-financing of agriculture in the context of the 2008-09 review.

10.   DECLARATION OF THE COMMISSION ON VOLUNTARY MODULATION

The Commission takes note of Point 62 of the conclusions of the European Council of December 2005 whereby Member States may transfer additional sums from market-related expenditure and direct payments of the Common Agricultural Policy to Rural Development up to a maximum of 20 % of the amounts that accrue to them from market-related expenditure and direct payments.

When laying down the modalities of this modulation in the relevant legal acts, the Commission will endeavour to make voluntary modulation possible whilst making all efforts to ensure that such a mechanism reflects as closely as possible the basic rules governing the rural development policy.

11.   DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON NATURA 2000

The European Parliament expresses its concern about the conclusions of the European Council of December 2005 relating to the reduction of the rural development expenditure of the Common Agricultural Policy and its consequences on Community co-financing of Natura 2000. It invites the Commission to evaluate the consequences of these provisions before making new proposals. It considers that appropriate priority should be given to the integration of Natura 2000 in Structural Funds and Rural Development. As part of the legislative authority, it currently reserves it position on the outcome of the procedure.

12.   DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON PRIVATE CO-FINANCING AND VAT FOR COHESION FOR GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT

The European Parliament takes note of the conclusion of the European Council of December 2005 on the application of the N + 3 automatic decommitment rule on a transitional basis; the European Parliament invites the Commission, when the latter lays down in the relevant legal acts the modalities for the application of this rule, to ensure common rules for private co-financing and VAT for cohesion for growth and employment.

13.   DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON FINANCING THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE

The European Parliament considers that when presenting the preliminary draft budget the Commission should give a careful estimate of planned activities for Freedom, Security and Justice, and that the financing of these activities should be discussed in the framework of the procedures provided for in Annex II to the Interinstitutional Agreement.

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(1)  OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.

2

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

3

(4)  OJ C 89, 22.4.1975, p. 1.

4

(5)  The expenditure on pensions included under the ceiling for this heading is calculated net of the staff contributions to the relevant scheme, within the limit of 500 million Euro at 2004 prices for the period 2007-2013.

5

P6_TA(2006)0211

Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a 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’) (COM(2004)0478 — C6-0088/2004 — 2004/0157(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0478) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0478) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0088/2004), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0088/2004),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0408/2005); |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0408/2005);

| 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(2004)0157

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council on 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

(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 Articles 71(1) and 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

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

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

Whereas:

| (1) | The Commission White Paper on the Common Transport Policy of September 2001 stresses the development of intermodality as a practical and effective means to achieve a balanced transport system, and proposes not only the development of Motorways of the Sea, high-quality integrated intermodal maritime options, but also the more intensive use of rail and inland waterway transport as key elements in this strategy. At its meeting in Gothenburg on 15 and 16 June 2001 the European Council declared that shifting the balance between the modes of transport is at the heart of the sustainable development strategy. Furthermore, at its meeting in Barcelona on 15 and 16 March 2002 the European Council stressed the necessity of reducing congestion in the traffic bottlenecks in several regions, mentioning in particular the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Baltic Sea — an indication that the maritime lines of the Motorways of the Sea are an integral and important part of the Trans-European Transport Network. A market-driven funding programme for intermodality is a central instrument to further develop intermodality and should specifically support the set-up of Motorways of the Sea, ensuring, inter alia, an improvement in economic, social and territorial cohesion, and in rail and inland waterway transport. |
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(1)

The Commission White Paper on the Common Transport Policy of September 2001 stresses the development of intermodality as a practical and effective means to achieve a balanced transport system, and proposes not only the development of Motorways of the Sea, high-quality integrated intermodal maritime options, but also the more intensive use of rail and inland waterway transport as key elements in this strategy. At its meeting in Gothenburg on 15 and 16 June 2001 the European Council declared that shifting the balance between the modes of transport is at the heart of the sustainable development strategy. Furthermore, at its meeting in Barcelona on 15 and 16 March 2002 the European Council stressed the necessity of reducing congestion in the traffic bottlenecks in several regions, mentioning in particular the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Baltic Sea — an indication that the maritime lines of the Motorways of the Sea are an integral and important part of the Trans-European Transport Network. A market-driven funding programme for intermodality is a central instrument to further develop intermodality and should specifically support the set-up of Motorways of the Sea, ensuring, inter alia, an improvement in economic, social and territorial cohesion, and in rail and inland waterway transport.

| (2) | If no decisive action is taken, total road freight transport in Europe is set to grow by more than 60 % by 2013. The effect would be an estimated growth in international road freight for the period 2007-2013 of 20,5 billion tonne-kilometres per year for the 25 Member States of the European Union, with negative consequences in terms of additional road infrastructure costs, accidents, congestion, local and global pollution, the reliability of the supply chain and of logistics processes and environmental damage. |
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(2)

If no decisive action is taken, total road freight transport in Europe is set to grow by more than 60 % by 2013. The effect would be an estimated growth in international road freight for the period 2007-2013 of 20,5 billion tonne-kilometres per year for the 25 Member States of the European Union, with negative consequences in terms of additional road infrastructure costs, accidents, congestion, local and global pollution, the reliability of the supply chain and of logistics processes and environmental damage.

| (3) | In order to cope with this growth in road freight transport, short sea shipping, rail and inland waterways must be used even more than today, and it is necessary to stimulate further powerful initiatives from the transport and logistics sector, for instance the development of technical innovations in rolling stock, to decrease road congestion. |
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(3)

In order to cope with this growth in road freight transport, short sea shipping, rail and inland waterways must be used even more than today, and it is necessary to stimulate further powerful initiatives from the transport and logistics sector, for instance the development of technical innovations in rolling stock, to decrease road congestion.

| (4) | The programme established by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 on the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (the Marco Polo Programme) (4) should therefore be enhanced by new actions, aimed at an actual reduction in international road transport. The Commission therefore has proposed a stronger programme, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Marco Polo II Programme’, or ‘the Programme’, to enhance intermodality, reduce road congestion and improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system within the Community. To achieve this objective, the Programme should support actions in the freight transport, logistics and other relevant markets, taking into account the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It should help to shift at least the expected aggregate increase in international road freight traffic, but preferably more, to short sea shipping, rail and inland waterway transport or to a combination of modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible. The Marco Polo Programme established by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 should therefore be replaced. |
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(4)

The programme established by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 on the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (the Marco Polo Programme) (4) should therefore be enhanced by new actions, aimed at an actual reduction in international road transport. The Commission therefore has proposed a stronger programme, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Marco Polo II Programme’, or ‘the Programme’, to enhance intermodality, reduce road congestion and improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system within the Community. To achieve this objective, the Programme should support actions in the freight transport, logistics and other relevant markets, taking into account the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It should help to shift at least the expected aggregate increase in international road freight traffic, but preferably more, to short sea shipping, rail and inland waterway transport or to a combination of modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible. The Marco Polo Programme established by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 should therefore be replaced.

| (5) | The Marco Polo II Programme features different types of action which should contribute to a measurable and sustained modal shift and better cooperation in the intermodal market. Furthermore, actions under the Marco Polo II Programme should also contribute to an actual reduction in international road freight transport. |
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(5)

The Marco Polo II Programme features different types of action which should contribute to a measurable and sustained modal shift and better cooperation in the intermodal market. Furthermore, actions under the Marco Polo II Programme should also contribute to an actual reduction in international road freight transport.

| (6) | Actions to be funded under the Marco Polo II Programme should be international in geographic scope. In order to reflect the European dimension of the actions, projects should be submitted by undertakings established in different countries, in the form of a consortium submitting an action. Public law entities should be entitled to participate in such a consortium, when engaging in economic activities, in accordance with their national laws. |
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(6)

Actions to be funded under the Marco Polo II Programme should be international in geographic scope. In order to reflect the European dimension of the actions, projects should be submitted by undertakings established in different countries, in the form of a consortium submitting an action. Public law entities should be entitled to participate in such a consortium, when engaging in economic activities, in accordance with their national laws.

| (7) | Applicants should be able to submit new or, where appropriate, existing projects which best match current market needs. Suitable projects, in particular those taking into account the needs of SMEs, should not be discouraged by any over-rigid definition of eligible actions. |
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(7)

Applicants should be able to submit new or, where appropriate, existing projects which best match current market needs. Suitable projects, in particular those taking into account the needs of SMEs, should not be discouraged by any over-rigid definition of eligible actions.

| (8) | There may be cases in which the benefits of developing an existing service are at least equal in terms of additional modal shift, quality and environmental and viability advantages to those of starting up a new service involving considerable expense. |
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(8)

There may be cases in which the benefits of developing an existing service are at least equal in terms of additional modal shift, quality and environmental and viability advantages to those of starting up a new service involving considerable expense.

| (9) | To be transparent, objective and clearly delimited, aid for the launch of modal shift actions, for example, should be based on cost savings for society brought about by the use of short sea shipping, rail and inland waterway transport instead of road transport alone. For this reason, this Regulation should provide for an indicative amount of financial assistance by reference to tonne-kilometres of road freight shifted. |
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(9)

To be transparent, objective and clearly delimited, aid for the launch of modal shift actions, for example, should be based on cost savings for society brought about by the use of short sea shipping, rail and inland waterway transport instead of road transport alone. For this reason, this Regulation should provide for an indicative amount of financial assistance by reference to tonne-kilometres of road freight shifted.

| (10) | Community financial assistance based on tonne-kilometres shifted from road to short sea shipping, rail or inland waterways or based on the avoidance of tonne-kilometres or vehicle-kilometres of road freight should be adjustable so as to reward high quality projects or projects demonstrating a real environmental benefit. |
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(10)

Community financial assistance based on tonne-kilometres shifted from road to short sea shipping, rail or inland waterways or based on the avoidance of tonne-kilometres or vehicle-kilometres of road freight should be adjustable so as to reward high quality projects or projects demonstrating a real environmental benefit.

| (11) | Special attention should also be paid to sensitive and metropolitan areas within the geographic scope of the Programme when allocating funding. |
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(11)

Special attention should also be paid to sensitive and metropolitan areas within the geographic scope of the Programme when allocating funding.

| (12) | The results of all actions of the Programme should be adequately disseminated, in order to ensure publicity and transparency and the exchange of best practices. |
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(12)

The results of all actions of the Programme should be adequately disseminated, in order to ensure publicity and transparency and the exchange of best practices.

| (13) | During the selection procedure and during the lifetime of actions, it is necessary to ensure that the actions chosen make real contributions to the common transport policy and do not cause distortions of competition contrary to the common interest. The Commission should therefore evaluate the implementation of both Programmes. It should present the evaluation report on the results achieved by the Marco Polo Programme for the period 2003-2006 not later than 30 June 2007. |
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(13)

During the selection procedure and during the lifetime of actions, it is necessary to ensure that the actions chosen make real contributions to the common transport policy and do not cause distortions of competition contrary to the common interest. The Commission should therefore evaluate the implementation of both Programmes. It should present the evaluation report on the results achieved by the Marco Polo Programme for the period 2003-2006 not later than 30 June 2007.

| (14) | Actions should not cause distortions of competition, in particular, between modes of transport other than road transport or within each alternative mode, to an extent contrary to the common interest. Special care should be taken to avoid such distortions, so that actions contribute to shifting freight from road transport to alternative modes, rather than withdrawing freight from an existing rail, short sea shipping or inland waterway service. |
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(14)

Actions should not cause distortions of competition, in particular, between modes of transport other than road transport or within each alternative mode, to an extent contrary to the common interest. Special care should be taken to avoid such distortions, so that actions contribute to shifting freight from road transport to alternative modes, rather than withdrawing freight from an existing rail, short sea shipping or inland waterway service.

| (15) | Since the objective of the Marco Polo II Programme cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scope of the Programme, 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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(15)

Since the objective of the Marco Polo II Programme cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scope of the Programme, 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.

| (16) | 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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(16)

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).

| (17) | 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 (6), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure. |
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(17)

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 (6), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.

| (18) | In order to safeguard the continuity and transparency of the Marco Polo Programme, transitional provisions should be laid down concerning contracts and the selection procedure, |
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(18)

In order to safeguard the continuity and transparency of the Marco Polo Programme, transitional provisions should be laid down concerning contracts and the selection procedure,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes a financing instrument, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Marco Polo II Programme ’or ‘the Programme ’in order to reduce congestion, to improve the environmental performance of the transport system and to enhance intermodal transport, thereby contributing to an efficient and sustainable transport system which provides EU added value without having a negative impact on economic, social or territorial cohesion. The duration of the Programme shall be from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 in order to achieve, by the end of the Programme, a traffic shift that is a substantial part of the expected yearly aggregate increase in international road freight traffic, measured in tonne-kilometres, to short sea shipping, rail and inland waterway transport or to a combination of modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

| a) | ‘action ’means any project executed by undertakings which contributes to reducing congestion in the road freight transport system and/or to improving the environmental performance of the transport system in the territories of the Member States or participating countries; catalyst actions, modal shift actions and common learning actions may comprise several coordinated projects; |
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a)

‘action ’means any project executed by undertakings which contributes to reducing congestion in the road freight transport system and/or to improving the environmental performance of the transport system in the territories of the Member States or participating countries; catalyst actions, modal shift actions and common learning actions may comprise several coordinated projects;

| b) | ‘catalyst action ’means any innovative action aimed at overcoming significant structural barriers in the Community freight transport market which impede the efficient functioning of the markets, the competitiveness of short sea shipping, rail, or inland waterway transport, and/or the efficiency of transport chains making use of these modes, including the modification or creation of ancillary infrastructure; for the purpose of this definition, such structural barriers shall mean any non-regulatory, factual and non-temporary impediment to the proper functioning of the freight transport chain; |
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b)

‘catalyst action ’means any innovative action aimed at overcoming significant structural barriers in the Community freight transport market which impede the efficient functioning of the markets, the competitiveness of short sea shipping, rail, or inland waterway transport, and/or the efficiency of transport chains making use of these modes, including the modification or creation of ancillary infrastructure; for the purpose of this definition, such structural barriers shall mean any non-regulatory, factual and non-temporary impediment to the proper functioning of the freight transport chain;

| (c) | ‘Motorways of the Sea action ’means any innovative action directly shifting freight from road to short sea shipping or a combination of short sea shipping with other modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible; actions of this kind may include the modification or creation of the ancillary infrastructure required in order to implement a very large-volume, high-frequency intermodal maritime transport service, including, preferably, the use of the most environmentally-friendly transport modes, such as inland waterways and rail, for hinterland freight transport and integrated door-to-door services; if possible, the resources of the outermost regions should also be integrated; |
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(c)

‘Motorways of the Sea action ’means any innovative action directly shifting freight from road to short sea shipping or a combination of short sea shipping with other modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible; actions of this kind may include the modification or creation of the ancillary infrastructure required in order to implement a very large-volume, high-frequency intermodal maritime transport service, including, preferably, the use of the most environmentally-friendly transport modes, such as inland waterways and rail, for hinterland freight transport and integrated door-to-door services; if possible, the resources of the outermost regions should also be integrated;

| d) | ‘modal shift action ’means any action directly, measurably, substantially and immediately shifting freight from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways or a combination of modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible, without being a catalyst action; this includes, where appropriate, actions where modal shift is brought about by the development of an existing service; the Commission shall examine the possibility of supporting ancillary infrastructure projects; |
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d)

‘modal shift action ’means any action directly, measurably, substantially and immediately shifting freight from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways or a combination of modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible, without being a catalyst action; this includes, where appropriate, actions where modal shift is brought about by the development of an existing service; the Commission shall examine the possibility of supporting ancillary infrastructure projects;

| e) | ‘traffic avoidance action ’means any innovative action integrating transport into production logistics to avoid a large percentage of freight transport by road without adversely affecting production output or workforce; actions of this kind may include the modification or creation of ancillary infrastructure and equipment; |
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e)

‘traffic avoidance action ’means any innovative action integrating transport into production logistics to avoid a large percentage of freight transport by road without adversely affecting production output or workforce; actions of this kind may include the modification or creation of ancillary infrastructure and equipment;

| f) | ‘common learning action ’means any action aimed at improving cooperation for structurally optimising working methods and procedures in the freight transport chain, taking into account the requirements of logistics; |
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f)

‘common learning action ’means any action aimed at improving cooperation for structurally optimising working methods and procedures in the freight transport chain, taking into account the requirements of logistics;

| g) | ‘innovative action ’means any action which features elements which have hitherto not existed in a given market; |
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g)

‘innovative action ’means any action which features elements which have hitherto not existed in a given market;

| h) | ‘ancillary infrastructure ’means the necessary and sufficient infrastructure to achieve the goals of actions, including freight-passenger installations; |
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h)

‘ancillary infrastructure ’means the necessary and sufficient infrastructure to achieve the goals of actions, including freight-passenger installations;

| i) | ‘accompanying measure ’means any measure which seeks to prepare for or to support current or future actions, including dissemination activities and project monitoring and evaluation, and the collection and analysis of statistical data; measures devoted to the commercialisation of products, processes or services, marketing activities and sales promotion are not accompanying measures; |
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i)

‘accompanying measure ’means any measure which seeks to prepare for or to support current or future actions, including dissemination activities and project monitoring and evaluation, and the collection and analysis of statistical data; measures devoted to the commercialisation of products, processes or services, marketing activities and sales promotion are not accompanying measures;

| j) | ‘preparatory measure ’means any measure taken in preparation for a catalyst, Motorways of the Sea or traffic avoidance action, such as technical, operational or financial feasibility studies and equipment tests; |
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j)

‘preparatory measure ’means any measure taken in preparation for a catalyst, Motorways of the Sea or traffic avoidance action, such as technical, operational or financial feasibility studies and equipment tests;

| k) | ‘undertaking ’means any entity engaged in an economic activity, regardless of the legal status of the entity and the way in which it is financed; |
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k)

‘undertaking ’means any entity engaged in an economic activity, regardless of the legal status of the entity and the way in which it is financed;

| l) | ‘consortium ’means any arrangement by which at least two undertakings execute together and share the risk relating to an action; |
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l)

‘consortium ’means any arrangement by which at least two undertakings execute together and share the risk relating to an action;

| m) | ‘tonne-kilometre ’means the transport of a tonne of freight, or its volumetric equivalent, over a distance of one kilometre; |
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m)

‘tonne-kilometre ’means the transport of a tonne of freight, or its volumetric equivalent, over a distance of one kilometre;

| n) | ‘vehicle-kilometre ’means the movement of a truck, loaded or empty, over a distance of one kilometre; |
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n)

‘vehicle-kilometre ’means the movement of a truck, loaded or empty, over a distance of one kilometre;

| o) | ‘close third country ’means any country not a member of the European Union with a common border with the European Union or with a coastline on a closed or semi-closed sea neighbouring the European Union. |
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o)

‘close third country ’means any country not a member of the European Union with a common border with the European Union or with a coastline on a closed or semi-closed sea neighbouring the European Union.

Article 3

Scope

1.   The Programme shall cover actions:

| a) | involving the territory of at least two Member States, or |
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a)

involving the territory of at least two Member States, or

| b) | involving the territory of at least one Member State and the territory of a close third country. |
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b)

involving the territory of at least one Member State and the territory of a close third country.

2.   Where an action involves the territory of a third country, costs arising in the territory of that country shall not be covered by the Programme, except in the circumstances set out in paragraphs 3 and 4.

3.   The Programme shall be open to participation by countries which are candidates for accession to the European Union. Participation shall be governed by the conditions laid down in the Association Agreements with those countries, and on the basis of the rules laid down in the decision of the Association Council for each country concerned.

4.   The Programme shall also be open to participation by EFTA and EEA countries and close third countries, on the basis of supplementary appropriations in accordance with procedures to be agreed with those countries.

CHAPTER II

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS AND ACTIONS

Article 4

Eligible applicants

1.   Actions shall be submitted by a consortium of two or more undertakings, established in at least two different Member States or in at least one Member State and one close third country, or may in the case of a transport link with a close third country, in exceptional cases, be submitted by a single undertaking established in a Member State.

2.   Undertakings established outside the participating countries referred to in Article 3(3) and (4) may be associated with a project, but may under no circumstances receive Community funding under the Programme.

Article 5

Eligible actions and funding conditions

1.   The following actions shall be eligible for funding under the Programme:

| a) | catalyst actions; those aimed at improving synergies in the rail, inland waterways and short sea shipping, including Motorways of the Sea, sectors by better use of existing infrastructures in particular deserve specific attention; |
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a)

catalyst actions; those aimed at improving synergies in the rail, inland waterways and short sea shipping, including Motorways of the Sea, sectors by better use of existing infrastructures in particular deserve specific attention;

| (b) | Motorways of the Sea actions; within the European Union such actions shall use the trans-European networks defined in Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (7); |
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(b)

Motorways of the Sea actions; within the European Union such actions shall use the trans-European networks defined in Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (7);

| c) | modal shift actions; |
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c)

modal shift actions;

| d) | traffic avoidance actions; |
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d)

traffic avoidance actions;

| e) | common learning actions. |
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e)

common learning actions.

2.   The specific funding conditions and other requirements for the various actions are set out in Annex I. The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructures within the meaning of Article 2(h) are set out in Annex II.

3.   Community financial assistance shall be based on contracts to be negotiated by the Commission and the beneficiary. The terms and conditions of those contracts shall, as far as possible, keep financial and administrative burdens to a minimum, for example by facilitating business-friendly bank guarantees, as contemplated by applicable rules and regulations, especially Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), so as to achieve maximum administrative efficiency and flexibility.

4.   Without prejudice to the overall policy objectives referred to in Article 1, annual priorities in the call for applications relating to catalyst actions and common learning actions shall be established and, if necessary, reviewed, by the Commission, assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 10 and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2).

Article 6

Detailed rules

Detailed rules concerning the procedure for submission and selection of actions under the Programme shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2).

Article 7

State Aid

Community financial assistance for the actions covered by the Programme shall not prevent those actions from being granted State aid at national, regional or local level, insofar as such aid is compatible with the State-aid arrangements laid down in the Treaty and within the cumulative limits established for each type of action set out in Annex I. The total aid granted in the form of State aid and Community financial assistance in respect of ancillary infrastructure shall not exceed 50 % of eligible costs.

CHAPTER III

SUBMISSION AND SELECTION OF ACTIONS

Article 8

Submission of actions

Actions shall be submitted to the Commission in accordance with the detailed rules issued under Article 6. Submissions shall contain all the information necessary to enable the Commission to make its selection in accordance with Article 9.

Article 9

Selection of actions for financial assistance

Submitted actions shall be evaluated by the Commission. When selecting actions for financial assistance under the Programme, the Commission shall take account of the following:

| a) | the objectives referred to in Article 1; |
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a)

the objectives referred to in Article 1;

| b) | the conditions set out in Annexes I and II, as appropriate; |
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b)

the conditions set out in Annexes I and II, as appropriate;

| c) | the contribution of the actions to reducing road congestion; |
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c)

the contribution of the actions to reducing road congestion;

| d) | the relative environmental merits of the actions, including their contribution to reducing negative environmental effects caused by short sea shipping, rail and inland waterway transport. Specific attention will be paid to projects going beyond legally binding environmental requirements; |
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d)

the relative environmental merits of the actions, including their contribution to reducing negative environmental effects caused by short sea shipping, rail and inland waterway transport. Specific attention will be paid to projects going beyond legally binding environmental requirements;

| e) | the overall sustainability of the actions. |
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e)

the overall sustainability of the actions.

The decision to grant financial assistance shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2).

The Commission shall inform the beneficiaries of its decision.

Chapter IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 10

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 three months.

3.   The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 11

Budget

The financial envelope for the implementation of the Marco Polo II Programme, for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, shall be 400 million Euro (9).

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

Article 12

Reserve for accompanying measures and Programme evaluation

Up to 5 % of the budget provided for in this Regulation shall be set aside for accompanying measures and independent evaluation of the implementation of Article 5.

Article 13

Protection of the European Communities' financial interests

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, when actions financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the European Communities are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by means of effective checks and the recovery of any amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by means 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 (10), 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 (11), 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) (12).

2.   For the actions financed under this Regulation, the notion of irregularity referred to in Article 1 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 might have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Union or budgets managed by it, by an unjustified item of expenditure.

3.   Contracts and agreements as well as agreements with participating third countries resulting from this Regulation shall provide in particular for supervision and financial control by the Commission or any representative authorised by it and audits by the Court of Auditors, if necessary on-the-spot.

Article 14

Evaluation

1.   The Commission shall inform the Committee at least twice a year concerning the financial execution of the Programme and give an update of the status of all actions financed under the Programme.

The Commission shall carry out both mid-term and final evaluations of the Programme in order to assess its contribution to the objectives of Community transport policy and the effective use made of the appropriations.

2.   The Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions an evaluation report on the results achieved by the Marco Polo Programme for the period 2003-2006 by 30 June 2007. If this report reveals a need to adjust the Marco Polo II Programme, the Commission shall submit proposals accordingly.

Article 15

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 is hereby repealed, with effect from ... (13).

Contracts relating to actions within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 shall continue to be governed by that Regulation until their operational and financial closure. The entire evaluation and selection procedure for the year 2006 shall also be governed by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003, even if that procedure ends in the year 2007.

Article 16

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on ... (13).

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 234, 22.9.2005, p. 19.

1

(2)  Opinion delivered on ...(not yet published in the Official Journal).

2

(3)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 17 May 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the Council of.

3

(4)  OJ L 196, 2.8.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 788/2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 17).

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

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

6

(7)  OJ L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision No 884/2004/EC (OJ L 167, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

7

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

8

(9)  This amount is based on 2004 figures and shall be subject to technical adjustment to take account of inflation.

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

(13)  20 days after the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal.

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ANNEX I

FUNDING CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 5(2)

| Type of Action | A. Catalyst | B. Motorways of the Sea | C. Modal shift | D. Traffic avoidance | E. Common learning |
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| | Art. 5(1)(a) | Art. 5(1)(b) | Art. 5(1)(c) | Art. 5(1)(d) | Art. 5(1)(e) |
| 1. | Funding conditions |

Type of Action

A. Catalyst

B. Motorways of the Sea

C. Modal shift

D. Traffic avoidance

E. Common learning

Art. 5(1)(a)

Art. 5(1)(b)

Art. 5(1)(c)

Art. 5(1)(d)

Art. 5(1)(e)

1.

Funding conditions

| (a) | the catalyst action will achieve its objectives within a period of a maximum of 60 months, and stay viable after that period, as forecast by a realistic business plan; |
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(a)

the catalyst action will achieve its objectives within a period of a maximum of 60 months, and stay viable after that period, as forecast by a realistic business plan;

| (a) | the motorways of the sea (MoS) action will achieve its objectives within a period of a maximum of 60 months, and stay viable after that period, as forecast by a realistic business plan; |
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(a)

the motorways of the sea (MoS) action will achieve its objectives within a period of a maximum of 60 months, and stay viable after that period, as forecast by a realistic business plan;

| (a) | the modal shift action will achieve its objectives within a period of a maximum of 36 months, and stay viable after that period, as forecast by a realistic business plan; |
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(a)

the modal shift action will achieve its objectives within a period of a maximum of 36 months, and stay viable after that period, as forecast by a realistic business plan;

| (a) | the traffic avoidance action will achieve its objectives within a period of a maximum of 60 months, and stay viable after that period, as forecast by a realistic business plan; |
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(a)

the traffic avoidance action will achieve its objectives within a period of a maximum of 60 months, and stay viable after that period, as forecast by a realistic business plan;

| (a) | the common learning action will lead to the improvement of commercial services in the market, and in particular promote and/or facilitate road traffic avoidance or modal shift off the road to short sea shipping, rail and inland waterways, through improving cooperation and sharing of know-how; it will last for a maximum of 24 months; |
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(a)

the common learning action will lead to the improvement of commercial services in the market, and in particular promote and/or facilitate road traffic avoidance or modal shift off the road to short sea shipping, rail and inland waterways, through improving cooperation and sharing of know-how; it will last for a maximum of 24 months;

| (b) | the catalyst action is innovative on a European level, in terms of logistics, technology, methods, equipment, products, infrastructure or services rendered; |
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(b)

the catalyst action is innovative on a European level, in terms of logistics, technology, methods, equipment, products, infrastructure or services rendered;

| (b) | the MoS action is innovative on a European level, in terms of logistics, technology, methods, equipment, products, infrastructure or services rendered; account will also be taken of high quality of service, simplified procedures and inspections, meeting safety and security standards, good access to the ports, efficient hinterland connections, and flexible and efficient port services; |
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(b)

the MoS action is innovative on a European level, in terms of logistics, technology, methods, equipment, products, infrastructure or services rendered; account will also be taken of high quality of service, simplified procedures and inspections, meeting safety and security standards, good access to the ports, efficient hinterland connections, and flexible and efficient port services;

| (b) | the modal shift action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular between alternative modes of transport to road transport alone or within each mode, contrary to the common interest; |
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(b)

the modal shift action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular between alternative modes of transport to road transport alone or within each mode, contrary to the common interest;

| (b) | the traffic avoidance action is innovative on a European level, in terms of integration of production logistics into transport logistics; |
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(b)

the traffic avoidance action is innovative on a European level, in terms of integration of production logistics into transport logistics;

| (b) | the action is innovative on a European level; |
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(b)

the action is innovative on a European level;

| (c) | the catalyst action is expected to lead to an actual, measurable and sustainable modal shift from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways; |
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(c)

the catalyst action is expected to lead to an actual, measurable and sustainable modal shift from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways;

| (c) | the MoS action aims at encouraging very large volume, high frequency intermodal services for freight transport by short sea shipping, including combined freight-passenger services as appropriate, or a combination of short sea shipping with other modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible; the action should preferably include integrated hinterland freight transport services by rail and/or inland waterways; |
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(c)

the MoS action aims at encouraging very large volume, high frequency intermodal services for freight transport by short sea shipping, including combined freight-passenger services as appropriate, or a combination of short sea shipping with other modes of transport in which road journeys are as short as possible; the action should preferably include integrated hinterland freight transport services by rail and/or inland waterways;

| (c) | the modal shift action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives; |
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(c)

the modal shift action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives;

| (c) | the traffic avoidance action aims at encouraging higher efficiency in international freight transport in the European markets without impeding economic growth by focusing on modification of the production and/or distribution processes, thereby achieving shorter distances, higher loading factors, less empty runs, reduction of waste flows, reduction of volume and/or weight or any other effect leading to a significant reduction of freight traffic on the road, but not adversely affecting production output or workforce; |
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(c)

the traffic avoidance action aims at encouraging higher efficiency in international freight transport in the European markets without impeding economic growth by focusing on modification of the production and/or distribution processes, thereby achieving shorter distances, higher loading factors, less empty runs, reduction of waste flows, reduction of volume and/or weight or any other effect leading to a significant reduction of freight traffic on the road, but not adversely affecting production output or workforce;

| (c) | the action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular between modes of transport alternative to road transport alone or within each mode to an extent contrary to the common interest; |
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(c)

the action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular between modes of transport alternative to road transport alone or within each mode to an extent contrary to the common interest;

| (d) | the catalyst action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives and identifies the need for Commission steering assistance; |
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(d)

the catalyst action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives and identifies the need for Commission steering assistance;

| (d) | the MoS action is expected to lead to an actual, measurable and sustainable modal shift higher than the predicted growth rate of freight transport on the road route, from road to short sea shipping, inland waterways or rail; |
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(d)

the MoS action is expected to lead to an actual, measurable and sustainable modal shift higher than the predicted growth rate of freight transport on the road route, from road to short sea shipping, inland waterways or rail;

| (d) | when the action requires reliance on services provided by third parties not part of the consortium, the applicant submits proof of a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procedure for selection of the relevant services. |
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(d)

when the action requires reliance on services provided by third parties not part of the consortium, the applicant submits proof of a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procedure for selection of the relevant services.

| (d) | the traffic avoidance action is expected to lead to an actual, measurable and sustainable traffic avoidance of at least 10 percent of the freight volume measured in tonnes-kilometres or vehicle-kilometres; |
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(d)

the traffic avoidance action is expected to lead to an actual, measurable and sustainable traffic avoidance of at least 10 percent of the freight volume measured in tonnes-kilometres or vehicle-kilometres;

| (d) | the common learning action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives and identifies the need for Commission steering assistance. |
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(d)

the common learning action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives and identifies the need for Commission steering assistance.

| (e) | the catalyst action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular between modes of transport alternative to road transport alone or within each mode, to an extent contrary to the common interest; |
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(e)

the catalyst action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular between modes of transport alternative to road transport alone or within each mode, to an extent contrary to the common interest;

| (e) | the MoS action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives and identifies the need for Commission steering assistance; |
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(e)

the MoS action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives and identifies the need for Commission steering assistance;

| (e) | the traffic avoidance action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives and identifies the need for Commission steering assistance; |
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(e)

the traffic avoidance action proposes a realistic plan setting out the specific stages by which it seeks to achieve its objectives and identifies the need for Commission steering assistance;

| (f) | when the action requires reliance on services provided by third parties not part of the consortium, the applicant submits proof of a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procedure for selection of the relevant services. |
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(f)

when the action requires reliance on services provided by third parties not part of the consortium, the applicant submits proof of a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procedure for selection of the relevant services.

| (f) | the MoS action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular between modes of transport alternative to road transport alone or within each mode, to an extent contrary to the common interest; |
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(f)

the MoS action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular between modes of transport alternative to road transport alone or within each mode, to an extent contrary to the common interest;

| (f) | the traffic avoidance action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular concerning modes of transport alternative to road transport, to an extent contrary to the common interest; |
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(f)

the traffic avoidance action will not lead to distortions of competition in the relevant markets, in particular concerning modes of transport alternative to road transport, to an extent contrary to the common interest;

| (g) | when the MoS action requires reliance on services provided by third parties not part of the consortium, the applicant submits proof of a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procedure for selection of the relevant services. |
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(g)

when the MoS action requires reliance on services provided by third parties not part of the consortium, the applicant submits proof of a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procedure for selection of the relevant services.

| (g) | When the traffic avoidance action requires reliance on services provided by third parties not part of the consortium, the applicant submits proof of a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procedure for selection of the relevant services. |
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(g)

When the traffic avoidance action requires reliance on services provided by third parties not part of the consortium, the applicant submits proof of a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procedure for selection of the relevant services.

| 2. | Funding intensity and scope |
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2.

Funding intensity and scope

| (a) | Community financial assistance for catalyst actions shall be limited to a maximum of 35 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action, including preparatory measures and ancillary infrastructure. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance, to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action. |
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(a)

Community financial assistance for catalyst actions shall be limited to a maximum of 35 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action, including preparatory measures and ancillary infrastructure. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance, to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action.

| (a) | Community financial assistance for MoS actions shall be limited to a maximum of 35 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action, including preparatory measures and ancillary infrastructure. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance, to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action. |
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(a)

Community financial assistance for MoS actions shall be limited to a maximum of 35 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action, including preparatory measures and ancillary infrastructure. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance, to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action.

| (a) | Community financial assistance for modal shift actions shall be limited to a maximum of 35 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action. |
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(a)

Community financial assistance for modal shift actions shall be limited to a maximum of 35 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action.

| (a) | Community financial assistance for traffic avoidance actions shall be limited to a maximum of 35 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action, including preparatory measures and ancillary infrastructure and equipment. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance, to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action. |
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(a)

Community financial assistance for traffic avoidance actions shall be limited to a maximum of 35 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action, including preparatory measures and ancillary infrastructure and equipment. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance, to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action.

| (a) | Community financial assistance for common learning actions shall be limited to a maximum of 50 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance, to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action. |
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(a)

Community financial assistance for common learning actions shall be limited to a maximum of 50 % of the total expenditure necessary to achieve the objectives of the action and incurred as a result of the action. Such expenditure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance, to the extent to which it relates directly to the implementation of the action.

Expenditure incurred on or after the date of the submission of an application under the selection procedure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance provided that final approval for Community funding is given. A contribution towards the costs of movable assets shall be contingent on the obligation to use such assets for the duration of the assistance, principally for the action, as defined by the subsidy agreement.

Expenditure incurred on or after the date of the submission of an application under the selection procedure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance provided that final approval for Community funding is given. A contribution towards the costs of movable assets shall be contingent on the obligation to use such assets for the duration of the assistance, principally for the action, as defined by the subsidy agreement.

Expenditure incurred on or after the date of the submission of an application under the selection procedure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance provided that final approval for Community funding is given. A contribution towards the costs of movable assets shall be contingent on the obligation to use such assets for the duration of the assistance, principally for the action, as defined by the subsidy agreement.

Expenditure incurred on or after the date of the submission of an application under the selection procedure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance provided that final approval for Community funding is given. A contribution towards the costs of movable assets shall be contingent on the obligation to use such assets for the duration of the assistance, principally for the action, as defined by the subsidy agreement.

Expenditure incurred on or after the date of the submission of an application under the selection procedure shall be eligible for Community financial assistance provided that final approval for Community funding is given.

| (b) | Community financial assistance for traffic avoidance actions must not be used to support business or production activities which bear no direct relation to transport or distribution. |
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(b)

Community financial assistance for traffic avoidance actions must not be used to support business or production activities which bear no direct relation to transport or distribution.

| (b) | The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure are set out in Annex II |
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(b)

The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure are set out in Annex II

| (b) | The Community financial assistance, except for preparatory measures and ancillary infrastructure, determined by the Commission on the basis of the tonne-kilometres shifted from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways, shall initially be set at 1 Euro for each shift of 500 tonne-kilometres of road freight. This indicative amount could be adjusted, in particular, in accordance with the quality of the project or the real environmental benefit obtained. |
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(b)

The Community financial assistance, except for preparatory measures and ancillary infrastructure, determined by the Commission on the basis of the tonne-kilometres shifted from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways, shall initially be set at 1 Euro for each shift of 500 tonne-kilometres of road freight. This indicative amount could be adjusted, in particular, in accordance with the quality of the project or the real environmental benefit obtained.

| (b) | The Community financial assistance, except for ancillary infrastructure, determined by the Commission on the basis of the tonne-kilometres shifted from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways shall initially be set at 1 Euro for each shift of 500 tonne-kilometres of road freight. This indicative amount could be adjusted, in particular, in accordance with the quality of the project or the real environmental benefit obtained. |
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(b)

The Community financial assistance, except for ancillary infrastructure, determined by the Commission on the basis of the tonne-kilometres shifted from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways shall initially be set at 1 Euro for each shift of 500 tonne-kilometres of road freight. This indicative amount could be adjusted, in particular, in accordance with the quality of the project or the real environmental benefit obtained.

| (c) | The Community financial assistance, except for preparatory measures, ancillary infrastructure and equipment, shall initially be set at 1 Euro for every avoidance of 500 tonne-kilometres or 25 vehicle-kilometres of road freight. This indicative amount could be adjusted, in particular, in accordance with the quality of the project or the real environmental benefit obtained. |
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(c)

The Community financial assistance, except for preparatory measures, ancillary infrastructure and equipment, shall initially be set at 1 Euro for every avoidance of 500 tonne-kilometres or 25 vehicle-kilometres of road freight. This indicative amount could be adjusted, in particular, in accordance with the quality of the project or the real environmental benefit obtained.

| (b) | The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure: not applicable. |
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(b)

The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure: not applicable.

| (c) | In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2), the Commission may re-examine, from time to time as necessary, the developments concerning the items on which this calculation is based and, if necessary, adapt the amount of Community financial assistance accordingly. |
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(c)

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2), the Commission may re-examine, from time to time as necessary, the developments concerning the items on which this calculation is based and, if necessary, adapt the amount of Community financial assistance accordingly.

| (c) | In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2), the Commission may re-examine, from time to time as necessary, the developments concerning the items on which this calculation is based and, if necessary, adapt the amount of Community financial assistance accordingly. |
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(c)

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2), the Commission may re-examine, from time to time as necessary, the developments concerning the items on which this calculation is based and, if necessary, adapt the amount of Community financial assistance accordingly.

| (d) | In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2), the Commission may re-examine, from time to time as necessary, the developments concerning the items on which this calculation is based and, if necessary, adapt the amount of Community financial assistance accordingly. |
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(d)

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2), the Commission may re-examine, from time to time as necessary, the developments concerning the items on which this calculation is based and, if necessary, adapt the amount of Community financial assistance accordingly.

| (d) | The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure are set out in Annex II. |
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(d)

The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure are set out in Annex II.

| (d) | The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure, insofar as they are applicable, are set out in Annex II. |
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(d)

The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure, insofar as they are applicable, are set out in Annex II.

| (e) | The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure are set out in Annex II. |
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(e)

The funding conditions for ancillary infrastructure are set out in Annex II.

| 3. | Form and duration of subsidy agreement |
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3.

Form and duration of subsidy agreement

Community financial assistance for catalyst actions shall be granted on the basis of subsidy agreements, with appropriate provisions for steering and monitoring. As a rule, the maximum duration of these agreements shall be 62 months.

Community financial assistance for MoS actions shall be granted on the basis of subsidy agreements, with appropriate provisions for steering and monitoring. As a rule, the maximum duration of these agreements shall be 62 months.

Community financial assistance for modal shift actions shall be granted on the basis of subsidy agreements. As a rule, the maximum duration of these agreements shall be 38 months.

Community financial assistance for traffic avoidance actions shall be granted on the basis of subsidy agreements, with appropriate provisions for steering and monitoring. As a rule, the maximum duration of these agreements shall be 62 months.

Community financial assistance for common learning actions shall be granted on the basis of subsidy agreements, with appropriate provisions for steering and monitoring. As a rule, the maximum duration of these agreements shall be 26 months.

Community financial assistance shall not be renewable beyond the stipulated maximum period of 62 months.

Community financial assistance shall not be renewable beyond the stipulated maximum period of 62 months.

Community financial assistance shall not be renewable beyond the stipulated maximum period of 38 months.

Community financial assistance shall not be renewable beyond the stipulated maximum period of 62 months.

Community financial assistance shall not be renewable beyond the stipulated maximum period of 26 months.

| 4. | Contract value threshold |
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4.

Contract value threshold

The minimum indicative subsidy threshold per catalyst action shall be 2 000 000 Euro.

The minimum indicative subsidy threshold per MoS action shall be 1,25 billion tonne-kilometres or its volumetric equivalent of modal shift or, in proportion to the indicative amount per euro of financial assistance, 2 500 000 Euro.

The minimum indicative subsidy threshold per modal shift action shall be 250 million tonne-kilometres or its volumetric equivalent of modal shift or, in proportion to the indicative amount per euro of financial assistance, 500 000 Euro.

The minimum indicative subsidy threshold per traffic avoidance action shall be 500 million tonne-kilometres or 25 million vehicle-kilometres of freight traffic avoided or, in proportion to the indicative amount per euro of financial assistance, 1 000 000 Euro.

The minimum indicative subsidy threshold per common learning action shall be 250 000 Euro.

| 5. | Dissemination |
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5.

Dissemination

The results and methods of catalyst actions shall be disseminated, and the exchange of best practices shall be encouraged, as specified in a dissemination plan, in order to help achieve the objectives of this Regulation.

The results and methods of MoS actions shall be disseminated, and the exchange of best practices shall be encouraged, as specified in a dissemination plan, in order to help achieve the objectives of this Regulation.

Specific dissemination activities for modal shift actions are not foreseen.

The results and methods of traffic avoidance actions shall be disseminated and the exchange of best practices shall be encouraged, as specified in a dissemination plan, in order to help achieve the objectives of this Regulation.

The results and methods of common learning actions shall be disseminated and the exchange of best practices shall be encouraged, as specified in a dissemination plan, in order to help achieve the objectives of this Regulation.

ANNEX II

FUNDING CONDITIONS FOR ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 2(H) AND 5(2)

| 1. | Ancillary infrastructure shall be eligible for funding under the Programme provided that the following conditions are satisfied:






  a) | the action requires infrastructure works for the timely implementation of a transport service shifting freight off the road, or, avoiding freight traffic on the road; |
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1.

Ancillary infrastructure shall be eligible for funding under the Programme provided that the following conditions are satisfied:

a)

the action requires infrastructure works for the timely implementation of a transport service shifting freight off the road, or, avoiding freight traffic on the road;

| b) | the infrastructure works are completed within 24 months from the starting date of the action; |
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b)

the infrastructure works are completed within 24 months from the starting date of the action;

| c) | the transport service or traffic avoidance starts within 3 months from the completion of the infrastructure works; additionally for traffic avoidance actions the agreed total avoidance is achieved within the duration of the subsidy agreement; |
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c)

the transport service or traffic avoidance starts within 3 months from the completion of the infrastructure works; additionally for traffic avoidance actions the agreed total avoidance is achieved within the duration of the subsidy agreement;

| d) | the respect of relevant Community legislation, in particular concerning the environment. |
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d)

the respect of relevant Community legislation, in particular concerning the environment.

| 2. | The maximum duration of the contract established for each type of action referred to in Article 5 may be extended by the time required to complete the infrastructure works, but in any case not longer than a total period of 74 months. |
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2.

The maximum duration of the contract established for each type of action referred to in Article 5 may be extended by the time required to complete the infrastructure works, but in any case not longer than a total period of 74 months.

| 3. | Where funding for infrastructure has been requested under the Programme, funding from other Community programmes, and specifically funding under Decision No 1692/96/EC, for the same infrastructure item is excluded. |
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3.

Where funding for infrastructure has been requested under the Programme, funding from other Community programmes, and specifically funding under Decision No 1692/96/EC, for the same infrastructure item is excluded.

P6_TA(2006)0212

Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270B(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0775) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0775) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 152(4)(b) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0223/2004), |
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having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 152(4)(b) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0223/2004),

| — | 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 and the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0161/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0161/2006),

| 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(2004)0270B

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

(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 152(4)(b) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 (3) is intended to provide a single legal framework for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in the Community. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 (3) is intended to provide a single legal framework for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in the Community.

| (2) | Regulation (EC) No 932/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the extension of the period for transitional measures (4) prolonged the period of application of the transitional measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 until 1 July 2007 at the latest. |
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(2)

Regulation (EC) No 932/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the extension of the period for transitional measures (4) prolonged the period of application of the transitional measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 until 1 July 2007 at the latest.

| (3) | During the General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health in May 2003, a Resolution was adopted to simplify the current international criteria for the classification of countries according to their Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk. A proposal was adopted at the General Session in May 2005. The Articles of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should be adapted to reflect the new internationally agreed categorisation system. |
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(3)

During the General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health in May 2003, a Resolution was adopted to simplify the current international criteria for the classification of countries according to their Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk. A proposal was adopted at the General Session in May 2005. The Articles of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should be adapted to reflect the new internationally agreed categorisation system.

| (4) | New developments concerning sampling and analysis will require comprehensive amendments to Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. It is therefore necessary to make certain technical amendments to the existing definition of ‘rapid tests ’in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 in order to facilitate amendment of the structure of that Annex at a later stage. |
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(4)

New developments concerning sampling and analysis will require comprehensive amendments to Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. It is therefore necessary to make certain technical amendments to the existing definition of ‘rapid tests ’in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 in order to facilitate amendment of the structure of that Annex at a later stage.

| (5) | In the interests of clarity of Community legislation, it is appropriate to clarify that the definition of ‘mechanically separated meat ’provided for in other Community legislation on food safety should be applicable in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 in the context of TSE eradication measures. |
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(5)

In the interests of clarity of Community legislation, it is appropriate to clarify that the definition of ‘mechanically separated meat ’provided for in other Community legislation on food safety should be applicable in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 in the context of TSE eradication measures.

| (6) | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 establishes a monitoring programme for BSE and scrapie. In its opinion of 6-7 March 2003, the Scientific Steering Committee recommended the introduction of a monitoring programme for TSEs in cervids. Therefore the monitoring system provided for in that Regulation should be extended to other TSEs, with the possibility to adopt further measures to implement that system at a later stage. |
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(6)

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 establishes a monitoring programme for BSE and scrapie. In its opinion of 6-7 March 2003, the Scientific Steering Committee recommended the introduction of a monitoring programme for TSEs in cervids. Therefore the monitoring system provided for in that Regulation should be extended to other TSEs, with the possibility to adopt further measures to implement that system at a later stage.

| (7) | A harmonised breeding programme to select for resistance to TSEs in ovine animals has been put in place as a transitional measure by Commission Decision 2003/100/EC of 13 February 2003 laying down minimum requirements for the establishment of breeding programmes for resistance to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in sheep (5). Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should be amended to provide a permanent legal basis for that programme, as well as the possibility of amending such programmes to take account of the evaluated scientific results and overall consequences of their implementation. |
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(7)

A harmonised breeding programme to select for resistance to TSEs in ovine animals has been put in place as a transitional measure by Commission Decision 2003/100/EC of 13 February 2003 laying down minimum requirements for the establishment of breeding programmes for resistance to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in sheep (5). Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should be amended to provide a permanent legal basis for that programme, as well as the possibility of amending such programmes to take account of the evaluated scientific results and overall consequences of their implementation.

| (8) | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 prohibits the feeding of certain processed animal proteins to certain animals, with the possibility to provide for derogations. New developments concerning prohibitions on animal feeding may require amendments to be made to Annex IV to that Regulation. It is necessary to make certain technical amendments to the existing wording of the corresponding Article in order to facilitate amendment of the structure of that Annex at a later stage. |
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(8)

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 prohibits the feeding of certain processed animal proteins to certain animals, with the possibility to provide for derogations. New developments concerning prohibitions on animal feeding may require amendments to be made to Annex IV to that Regulation. It is necessary to make certain technical amendments to the existing wording of the corresponding Article in order to facilitate amendment of the structure of that Annex at a later stage.

| (9) | Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (6) establishes rules for the disposal of specified risk materials and animals infected by TSEs. Rules on transit through the Community of products of animal origin have now been adopted. Accordingly, in the interests of consistency of Community legislation, the existing rules in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 on the disposal of such materials and animals should be replaced by a reference to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and the reference to rules on transit in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should be deleted. |
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(9)

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (6) establishes rules for the disposal of specified risk materials and animals infected by TSEs. Rules on transit through the Community of products of animal origin have now been adopted. Accordingly, in the interests of consistency of Community legislation, the existing rules in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 on the disposal of such materials and animals should be replaced by a reference to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and the reference to rules on transit in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should be deleted.

| (10) | New developments concerning specified risk materials will also require comprehensive amendments to Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. It is necessary to make certain technical amendments to the existing wording of the corresponding provisions of that Regulation in order to facilitate amendment of the structure of that Annex at a later stage. |
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(10)

New developments concerning specified risk materials will also require comprehensive amendments to Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. It is necessary to make certain technical amendments to the existing wording of the corresponding provisions of that Regulation in order to facilitate amendment of the structure of that Annex at a later stage.

| (11) | Although stunning by injection of gas in the cranial cavity is prohibited within the Community, injection of gas may also occur after stunning. It is therefore necessary to amend the relevant provisions on slaughter methods in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 with a view to prohibiting gas injection into the cranial cavity after stunning. |
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(11)

Although stunning by injection of gas in the cranial cavity is prohibited within the Community, injection of gas may also occur after stunning. It is therefore necessary to amend the relevant provisions on slaughter methods in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 with a view to prohibiting gas injection into the cranial cavity after stunning.

| (12) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1915/2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 (7) sets out new provisions on eradication of scrapie in ovine and caprine animals. Accordingly, it is necessary to prohibit the movement of ovine and caprine animals from holdings where scrapie is officially suspected. |
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(12)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1915/2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 (7) sets out new provisions on eradication of scrapie in ovine and caprine animals. Accordingly, it is necessary to prohibit the movement of ovine and caprine animals from holdings where scrapie is officially suspected.

| (13) | Based on evolving scientific knowledge, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should allow the extension to other species of the scope of the rules concerning the placing on the market and export of bovine, ovine and caprine animals, their semen, embryos and ova. |
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(13)

Based on evolving scientific knowledge, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should allow the extension to other species of the scope of the rules concerning the placing on the market and export of bovine, ovine and caprine animals, their semen, embryos and ova.

| (14) | The opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of 26 June 1998 indicates that certain restrictions regarding sourcing of raw material for the manufacture of di-calcium phosphate should be observed. Accordingly, di-calcium phosphate should be removed from the list of products which are not subject to restrictions on placing on the market under Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. The absence of restrictions applicable to milk and dairy products should be clarified. |
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(14)

The opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of 26 June 1998 indicates that certain restrictions regarding sourcing of raw material for the manufacture of di-calcium phosphate should be observed. Accordingly, di-calcium phosphate should be removed from the list of products which are not subject to restrictions on placing on the market under Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. The absence of restrictions applicable to milk and dairy products should be clarified.

| (15) | Based on evolving scientific knowledge and risk classification, and notwithstanding the possibility to adopt safeguard measures, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should permit the adoption in accordance with the comitology procedure of more specific requirements for the placing on the market and export of products of animal origin originating from Member States or third countries with a controlled or undetermined risk of TSE. |
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(15)

Based on evolving scientific knowledge and risk classification, and notwithstanding the possibility to adopt safeguard measures, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should permit the adoption in accordance with the comitology procedure of more specific requirements for the placing on the market and export of products of animal origin originating from Member States or third countries with a controlled or undetermined risk of TSE.

| (16) | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(16)

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

| 1) | the following recital shall be inserted:






  ‘(8a) | The feeding to non-ruminants of certain processed animal proteins originating from non-ruminants should be allowed taking into account the prohibition on intra-species recycling as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (8) and the control aspects in particular linked to the differentiation of processed animal proteins specific to certain species as laid down in the Communication on the TSE Road map adopted by the Commission on 15 July 2005. |
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1)

the following recital shall be inserted:

‘(8a)

The feeding to non-ruminants of certain processed animal proteins originating from non-ruminants should be allowed taking into account the prohibition on intra-species recycling as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (8) and the control aspects in particular linked to the differentiation of processed animal proteins specific to certain species as laid down in the Communication on the TSE Road map adopted by the Commission on 15 July 2005.

(8)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2006 (OJ L 36, 8.2.2006, p. 25).’."

| 2) | the following recitals shall be inserted:






  ‘(11a) | In its resolution of 28 October 2004 (9), the European Parliament expressed concerns about feeding animal proteins to ruminants as they do not form part of the natural nutrition of adult cattle. In the wake of the BSE crisis and the foot-and-mouth disease crisis it has increasingly become accepted that the best way to ensure human and animal health is to keep and nourish animals in a way that respects the particularities of each species. Pursuant to the precautionary principle and in keeping with the natural diet and living conditions of ruminants, it is therefore necessary to maintain the prohibition on the feeding of animal proteins to ruminants in forms not normally constituting part of their natural diet. |
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2)

the following recitals shall be inserted:

‘(11a)

In its resolution of 28 October 2004 (9), the European Parliament expressed concerns about feeding animal proteins to ruminants as they do not form part of the natural nutrition of adult cattle. In the wake of the BSE crisis and the foot-and-mouth disease crisis it has increasingly become accepted that the best way to ensure human and animal health is to keep and nourish animals in a way that respects the particularities of each species. Pursuant to the precautionary principle and in keeping with the natural diet and living conditions of ruminants, it is therefore necessary to maintain the prohibition on the feeding of animal proteins to ruminants in forms not normally constituting part of their natural diet.

| (11b) | Mechanically separated meat is obtained by removing meat from bones in such a way that the muscle fibre structure is destroyed or modified. It can contain parts of the bones and the periosteum (bone skin). Thus, mechanically separated meat is not comparable with regular meat. Consequently its use for human consumption should be reviewed. |
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(11b)

Mechanically separated meat is obtained by removing meat from bones in such a way that the muscle fibre structure is destroyed or modified. It can contain parts of the bones and the periosteum (bone skin). Thus, mechanically separated meat is not comparable with regular meat. Consequently its use for human consumption should be reviewed.

(9)  OJ C 174 E, 14.7.2005, p. 178.’."

| 3) | in Article 3, paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows:






  (a) | point (l) shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘(l) | rapid tests: the screening methods listed in Annex X, for which the results are known within 24 hours;’; |
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3)

in Article 3, paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows:

(a)

point (l) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(l)

rapid tests: the screening methods listed in Annex X, for which the results are known within 24 hours;’;

| (b) | the following points shall be added:






  ‘(n) | mechanically separated meat or “MSM”: the product obtained by removing meat from flesh-bearing bones after boning, using mechanical means resulting in the loss or modification of the muscle fibre structure; |
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(b)

the following points shall be added:

‘(n)

mechanically separated meat or “MSM”: the product obtained by removing meat from flesh-bearing bones after boning, using mechanical means resulting in the loss or modification of the muscle fibre structure;

| (o) | passive surveillance: the reporting of all animals suspected of being infected by a TSE and, where TSE cannot be excluded by clinical investigation, the laboratory testing of such animals; |
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(o)

passive surveillance: the reporting of all animals suspected of being infected by a TSE and, where TSE cannot be excluded by clinical investigation, the laboratory testing of such animals;

| (p) | active surveillance: the testing of animals not reported as suspected of being infected by a TSE, such as emergency slaughtered animals, animals with observations at ante mortem inspection, fallen stock, healthy slaughtered animals and animals culled in connection with a TSE case, in particular in order to determine the evolution and prevalence of TSE in a country or region thereof.’; |
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(p)

active surveillance: the testing of animals not reported as suspected of being infected by a TSE, such as emergency slaughtered animals, animals with observations at ante mortem inspection, fallen stock, healthy slaughtered animals and animals culled in connection with a TSE case, in particular in order to determine the evolution and prevalence of TSE in a country or region thereof.’;

| 4) | Article 5 is hereby amended as follows:






  (a) | paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   The BSE status of Member States or third countries or regions thereof (hereinafter referred to as “countries or regions”) shall be determined by classification into one of the following three categories:






  — | negligible BSE risk as defined in Annex II, |
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4)

Article 5 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The BSE status of Member States or third countries or regions thereof (hereinafter referred to as “countries or regions”) shall be determined by classification into one of the following three categories:

—

negligible BSE risk as defined in Annex II,

| — | controlled BSE risk as defined in Annex II, |
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—

controlled BSE risk as defined in Annex II,

| — | undetermined BSE risk as defined in Annex II.; |
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—

undetermined BSE risk as defined in Annex II.;

The BSE status of countries or regions may be determined only on the basis of the criteria set out in Annex II, Chapter A. These criteria shall include the outcome of a risk analysis on the basis of all the potential factors for the appearance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy as defined in Annex II, Chapter B, and their development over time, as well as comprehensive active and passive surveillance measures taking into account the risk category of the country or region.

Member States, and third countries wishing to be retained on the list of third countries approved for the export to the Community of the live animals or of the products covered by this Regulation, shall submit to the Commission an application for their BSE status to be determined, accompanied by the relevant information on the criteria set out in Annex II, Chapter A, and on the potential risk factors specified in Annex II, Chapter B, and their development over time.’;

| (b) | paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘4.   Member States and third countries which have not submitted an application in accordance with the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall, with respect to the dispatch from their territory of live animals and products of animal origin, comply with the import requirements applicable to countries with an undetermined BSE risk, until they have submitted such an application and a final decision has been taken on their BSE status.’; |
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(b)

paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘4.   Member States and third countries which have not submitted an application in accordance with the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall, with respect to the dispatch from their territory of live animals and products of animal origin, comply with the import requirements applicable to countries with an undetermined BSE risk, until they have submitted such an application and a final decision has been taken on their BSE status.’;

| 5) | Article 6 is hereby amended as follows:






  (a) | paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   Each Member State shall carry out an annual monitoring programme for TSEs based on active and passive surveillance in accordance with Annex III. If available for the animal species, that programme shall include a screening procedure using rapid tests.
  Rapid tests shall be approved for that purpose in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) and listed in Annex X.’; |
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5)

Article 6 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   Each Member State shall carry out an annual monitoring programme for TSEs based on active and passive surveillance in accordance with Annex III. If available for the animal species, that programme shall include a screening procedure using rapid tests.

Rapid tests shall be approved for that purpose in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) and listed in Annex X.’;

| (b) | the following paragraphs shall be inserted:
  ‘1a.   The annual monitoring programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover as a minimum the following subpopulations:






  (a) | all bovine animals above 24 months of age sent for emergency slaughter or with observations at ante mortem inspections; |
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(b)

the following paragraphs shall be inserted:

‘1a.   The annual monitoring programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover as a minimum the following subpopulations:

(a)

all bovine animals above 24 months of age sent for emergency slaughter or with observations at ante mortem inspections;

| (b) | all bovine animals above 30 months of age slaughtered normally for human consumption; |
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(b)

all bovine animals above 30 months of age slaughtered normally for human consumption;

| (c) | all bovine animals above 24 months of age not slaughtered for human consumption, which have died or been killed on the farm, during transport or in an abattoir (fallen stock). |
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(c)

all bovine animals above 24 months of age not slaughtered for human consumption, which have died or been killed on the farm, during transport or in an abattoir (fallen stock).

Member States may decide to derogate from the provision under point (c) in remote areas with a low animal density, where no collection of dead animals is organised. Member States making use of this possibility shall inform the Commission and submit a list of the areas concerned together with a justification for the derogation. The derogation shall not cover more than 10 % of the bovine population in a Member State.

1b.   After consultation of the appropriate scientific committee, the age laid down in paragraph 1a(a) and (c) may be adapted according to scientific progress in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).

At the request of a Member State which can demonstrate the improvement of the epidemiological situation of the country, according to certain criteria to be laid down in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), the annual monitoring programmes for that particular Member State may be revised.

The Member State concerned shall provide proof of its capability to determine the effectiveness of the measures in place and ensure protection of human and animal health based on a comprehensive risk analysis. In particular, the Member State shall demonstrate:

| (a) | a clearly declining or consistently low BSE prevalence, based on up-to-date testing results; |
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(a)

a clearly declining or consistently low BSE prevalence, based on up-to-date testing results;

| (b) | that it has implemented and enforced for at least six years a full BSE testing scheme (Community legislation on traceability and identification of live animals and BSE surveillance); |
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(b)

that it has implemented and enforced for at least six years a full BSE testing scheme (Community legislation on traceability and identification of live animals and BSE surveillance);

| (c) | that it has implemented and enforced for at least six years Community legislation on total feed ban for farmed animals.’; |
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(c)

that it has implemented and enforced for at least six years Community legislation on total feed ban for farmed animals.’;

| (c) | the following paragraph shall be added:
  ‘5.   Rules for the implementation of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).’; |
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(c)

the following paragraph shall be added:

‘5.   Rules for the implementation of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).’;

| 6) | the following Article shall be inserted:
  ‘Article 6a
  Breeding Programmes
  1.   Member States may introduce breeding programmes to select for resistance to TSEs in their ovine populations. Those programmes shall include a framework to recognise the TSE-resistant status of certain flocks and may be extended to include other animal species based on scientific evidence corroborating the resistance to TSE of particular genotypes of those species.
  2.   Specific rules for the programmes provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).
  3.   Member States which introduce breeding programmes shall submit regular reports to the Commission in order to enable the programmes to be scientifically evaluated, in particular with regard to their impact on the incidence of TSEs but also on genetic diversity and variability and on the maintenance of old or rare ovine breeds or of those that are well-adapted to a particular region. The scientific results and overall consequences of the breeding programmes shall be evaluated regularly, and where necessary, those programmes shall be amended accordingly.’; |
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6)

the following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 6a

Breeding Programmes

1.   Member States may introduce breeding programmes to select for resistance to TSEs in their ovine populations. Those programmes shall include a framework to recognise the TSE-resistant status of certain flocks and may be extended to include other animal species based on scientific evidence corroborating the resistance to TSE of particular genotypes of those species.

2.   Specific rules for the programmes provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).

3.   Member States which introduce breeding programmes shall submit regular reports to the Commission in order to enable the programmes to be scientifically evaluated, in particular with regard to their impact on the incidence of TSEs but also on genetic diversity and variability and on the maintenance of old or rare ovine breeds or of those that are well-adapted to a particular region. The scientific results and overall consequences of the breeding programmes shall be evaluated regularly, and where necessary, those programmes shall be amended accordingly.’;

| 7) | Article 7 is hereby amended as follows:






  (a) | paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   The feeding to ruminants of protein derived from animals shall be prohibited.
  2.   The prohibition provided for in paragraph 1 shall be extended to animals other than ruminants and restricted, as regards the feeding of those animals, to products of animal origin in accordance with Annex IV.
  3.   Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Annex IV setting out the derogations from the prohibition contained in those paragraphs.
  The Commission may decide in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), based on a scientific assessment of the dietary needs of young ruminants and subject to the rules adopted for the implementation of this Article provided for in paragraph 5, and following an assessment of the control aspects of this derogation, to allow the feeding of young animals of ruminant species with proteins derived from fish.
  4.   Member States, or regions thereof, with an undetermined BSE risk shall not be permitted to export or store feed intended for farmed animals which contains protein derived from mammals or feed intended for mammals, except feed for dogs, cats and fur animals, which contains processed protein derived from mammals.
  Third countries, or regions thereof, with an undetermined BSE risk shall not be permitted to export to the Community feed intended for farmed animals which contains protein derived from mammals or feed intended for mammals, except feed for dogs, cats and fur animals, which contains processed protein derived from mammals.
  At the request of a Member State or third country a decision may be taken, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), to grant individual exemptions from the restrictions in this paragraph. Any exemption shall take account of the provisions provided for in paragraph 3.’; |
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7)

Article 7 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)

paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The feeding to ruminants of protein derived from animals shall be prohibited.

2.   The prohibition provided for in paragraph 1 shall be extended to animals other than ruminants and restricted, as regards the feeding of those animals, to products of animal origin in accordance with Annex IV.

3.   Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Annex IV setting out the derogations from the prohibition contained in those paragraphs.

The Commission may decide in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), based on a scientific assessment of the dietary needs of young ruminants and subject to the rules adopted for the implementation of this Article provided for in paragraph 5, and following an assessment of the control aspects of this derogation, to allow the feeding of young animals of ruminant species with proteins derived from fish.

4.   Member States, or regions thereof, with an undetermined BSE risk shall not be permitted to export or store feed intended for farmed animals which contains protein derived from mammals or feed intended for mammals, except feed for dogs, cats and fur animals, which contains processed protein derived from mammals.

Third countries, or regions thereof, with an undetermined BSE risk shall not be permitted to export to the Community feed intended for farmed animals which contains protein derived from mammals or feed intended for mammals, except feed for dogs, cats and fur animals, which contains processed protein derived from mammals.

At the request of a Member State or third country a decision may be taken, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), to grant individual exemptions from the restrictions in this paragraph. Any exemption shall take account of the provisions provided for in paragraph 3.’;

| (b) | the following paragraph shall be inserted:
  ‘4a.   Based on a favourable risk assessment taking into account at least the amount and possible source of contamination and the final destination of the consignment, a decision may be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) to introduce a tolerance level for insignificant amounts of animal proteins in feedingstuffs caused through adventitious and technically unavoidable contamination.’; |
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(b)

the following paragraph shall be inserted:

‘4a.   Based on a favourable risk assessment taking into account at least the amount and possible source of contamination and the final destination of the consignment, a decision may be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) to introduce a tolerance level for insignificant amounts of animal proteins in feedingstuffs caused through adventitious and technically unavoidable contamination.’;

| (c) | paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘5.   Rules for the implementation of this Article, in particular rules on the prevention of cross-contamination and on the methods of sampling and analysis required to check compliance with this Article, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2). Those rules shall be based on a report of the Commission covering sourcing, processing, control and traceability of feedingstuffs of animal origin.’; |
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(c)

paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘5.   Rules for the implementation of this Article, in particular rules on the prevention of cross-contamination and on the methods of sampling and analysis required to check compliance with this Article, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2). Those rules shall be based on a report of the Commission covering sourcing, processing, control and traceability of feedingstuffs of animal origin.’;

| 8) | in Article 8, paragraphs 1 to 5 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   The specified risk material shall be removed and disposed of in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation and with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. It shall not be imported into the Community. The list of specified risk material referred to in Annex V shall include at least the brain, spinal cord, eyes and tonsils of bovine animals aged over 12 months and the vertebral column of bovine animals above an age to be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2). Taking into account the different risk categories laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 5(1) and the requirements of Article 6(1a) and (1b) (b), the list of specified risk material in Annex V shall be amended accordingly.
  2.   Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to tissues from animals which have undergone an alternative test approved for that distinct purpose in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) provided that this test is listed in Annex X, is applied under the conditions provided for in Annex V and the test results are negative.
  The Member States which authorise the use of an alternative test pursuant to this paragraph shall inform the other Member States and the Commission.
  3.   In Member States, or regions thereof, with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk, the laceration, after stunning, of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity, or by means of gas injection into the cranial cavity in connection with stunning, shall not be used on bovine, ovine or caprine animals whose meat is intended for human or animal consumption.
  4.   The data relating to age set out in Annex V may be adjusted. Such adjustments shall be based on the latest proven scientific findings concerning the statistical probability of the occurrence of a TSE in the relevant age groups of the Community's bovine, ovine and caprine population.
  5.   In specific cases, exemptions from paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), with regard to the date of the effective enforcement of the feeding prohibition provided for in Article 7(1) or, as appropriate for a third country or region thereof with a controlled BSE risk, the date of the effective enforcement of the ban of mammalian protein in feed for ruminants with a view to limiting individual requirements to remove and destroy specified risk material to animals born before that date in those countries or regions.’; |
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8)

in Article 8, paragraphs 1 to 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The specified risk material shall be removed and disposed of in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation and with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. It shall not be imported into the Community. The list of specified risk material referred to in Annex V shall include at least the brain, spinal cord, eyes and tonsils of bovine animals aged over 12 months and the vertebral column of bovine animals above an age to be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2). Taking into account the different risk categories laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 5(1) and the requirements of Article 6(1a) and (1b) (b), the list of specified risk material in Annex V shall be amended accordingly.

2.   Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to tissues from animals which have undergone an alternative test approved for that distinct purpose in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) provided that this test is listed in Annex X, is applied under the conditions provided for in Annex V and the test results are negative.

The Member States which authorise the use of an alternative test pursuant to this paragraph shall inform the other Member States and the Commission.

3.   In Member States, or regions thereof, with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk, the laceration, after stunning, of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity, or by means of gas injection into the cranial cavity in connection with stunning, shall not be used on bovine, ovine or caprine animals whose meat is intended for human or animal consumption.

4.   The data relating to age set out in Annex V may be adjusted. Such adjustments shall be based on the latest proven scientific findings concerning the statistical probability of the occurrence of a TSE in the relevant age groups of the Community's bovine, ovine and caprine population.

5.   In specific cases, exemptions from paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), with regard to the date of the effective enforcement of the feeding prohibition provided for in Article 7(1) or, as appropriate for a third country or region thereof with a controlled BSE risk, the date of the effective enforcement of the ban of mammalian protein in feed for ruminants with a view to limiting individual requirements to remove and destroy specified risk material to animals born before that date in those countries or regions.’;

| 9) | in Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   The products of animal origin listed in Annex VI shall be produced using production processes approved in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).
  2.   Bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals from countries or regions with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk shall not be used for the production of mechanically separated meat (MSM). Before 1 July 2008, the Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on the use and the production method of MSM in their territory. This report shall include a statement as to whether the Member State intends to continue with the production of MSM.
  The Commission shall thereupon present a communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the future necessity and use of MSM in the Community, including the information policy towards consumers.’; |
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9)

in Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The products of animal origin listed in Annex VI shall be produced using production processes approved in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).

2.   Bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals from countries or regions with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk shall not be used for the production of mechanically separated meat (MSM). Before 1 July 2008, the Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on the use and the production method of MSM in their territory. This report shall include a statement as to whether the Member State intends to continue with the production of MSM.

The Commission shall thereupon present a communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the future necessity and use of MSM in the Community, including the information policy towards consumers.’;

| 10) | Article 12 is hereby amended as follows:






  (a) | paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   Any animal suspected of being infected by a TSE shall be either placed under an official movement restriction until the results of a clinical and epidemiological examination carried out by the competent authority are known, or killed for laboratory examination under official control.
  If a TSE is officially suspected in a bovine animal at a holding in a Member State, all other bovine animals at that holding shall be placed under an official movement restriction until the results of the examination are available. If a TSE is officially suspected in an ovine or caprine animal at a holding in a Member State, all other ovine and caprine animals at that holding shall be placed under an official movement restriction until the results are available.
  However, if there is evidence that the holding where the animal was present when the TSE was suspected is unlikely to be the holding where the animal could have been exposed to the TSE, the competent authority may decide that only the animal suspected of being infected shall be placed under an official movement restriction.
  If considered necessary, the competent authority may also decide that other holdings or only the holding of exposure shall be placed under official control depending on the epidemiological information available.
  In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) and by way of derogation from the official movement restrictions provided for in this paragraph, a Member State may be exempted from implementing such restrictions if it applies measures offering equivalent safeguards based on an appropriate assessment of the possible risks for human and animal health.’; |
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10)

Article 12 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   Any animal suspected of being infected by a TSE shall be either placed under an official movement restriction until the results of a clinical and epidemiological examination carried out by the competent authority are known, or killed for laboratory examination under official control.

If a TSE is officially suspected in a bovine animal at a holding in a Member State, all other bovine animals at that holding shall be placed under an official movement restriction until the results of the examination are available. If a TSE is officially suspected in an ovine or caprine animal at a holding in a Member State, all other ovine and caprine animals at that holding shall be placed under an official movement restriction until the results are available.

However, if there is evidence that the holding where the animal was present when the TSE was suspected is unlikely to be the holding where the animal could have been exposed to the TSE, the competent authority may decide that only the animal suspected of being infected shall be placed under an official movement restriction.

If considered necessary, the competent authority may also decide that other holdings or only the holding of exposure shall be placed under official control depending on the epidemiological information available.

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) and by way of derogation from the official movement restrictions provided for in this paragraph, a Member State may be exempted from implementing such restrictions if it applies measures offering equivalent safeguards based on an appropriate assessment of the possible risks for human and animal health.’;

| (b) | paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘3.   All parts of the body of the suspect animal shall be either retained under official control until a negative diagnosis has been made, or disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.’; |
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(b)

paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.   All parts of the body of the suspect animal shall be either retained under official control until a negative diagnosis has been made, or disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.’;

| 11) | in Article 13, paragraph 1 is hereby amended as follows:






  (a) | point (a) of the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘(a) | all parts of the body of the animal shall be disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 except for material retained for records in accordance with Annex III, Chapter B, of this Regulation.’; |
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11)

in Article 13, paragraph 1 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)

point (a) of the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘(a)

all parts of the body of the animal shall be disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 except for material retained for records in accordance with Annex III, Chapter B, of this Regulation.’;

| (b) | point (c) of the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘(c) | all animals and products thereof at risk, as listed in Annex VII, point 2, of this Regulation, identified by the inquiry referred to in point (b) of this paragraph shall be killed and disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.’; |
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(b)

point (c) of the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘(c)

all animals and products thereof at risk, as listed in Annex VII, point 2, of this Regulation, identified by the inquiry referred to in point (b) of this paragraph shall be killed and disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.’;

| (c) | after the first subparagraph, the following subparagraph shall be inserted:
  ‘At the request of a Member State and based on a favourable risk assessment taking particularly into account the control measures in that Member State, a decision may be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) to allow the use of bovine animals referred to in this paragraph until the end of their productive lives.’; |
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(c)

after the first subparagraph, the following subparagraph shall be inserted:

‘At the request of a Member State and based on a favourable risk assessment taking particularly into account the control measures in that Member State, a decision may be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) to allow the use of bovine animals referred to in this paragraph until the end of their productive lives.’;

| 12) | in Article 15, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘3.   In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2):






  (a) | the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 may be extended to other animal species, and |
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12)

in Article 15, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.   In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2):

(a)

the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 may be extended to other animal species, and

| (b) | rules for implementing this Article may be adopted.’; |
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(b)

rules for implementing this Article may be adopted.’;

| 13) | Article 16 is hereby amended as follows:






  (a) | in paragraph 1, point (b) shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘(b) | milk and dairy products, hides and skins, and gelatine and collagen derived from hides and skins.’; |
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13)

Article 16 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1, point (b) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(b)

milk and dairy products, hides and skins, and gelatine and collagen derived from hides and skins.’;

| (b) | paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘2.   Products of animal origin imported from a third country with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk shall come from healthy bovine, ovine and caprine animals which have not been subjected to a laceration of the central nervous tissue or gas injection into the cranial cavity as referred to in Article 8(3).
  3.   Food products of animal origin containing material obtained from bovine animals originating in a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk shall not be placed on the market unless they come from animals which:






  (a) | were born eight years after the date from which the prohibition on the feeding to ruminants of animal protein derived from mammals was effectively enforced; and |
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(b)

paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.   Products of animal origin imported from a third country with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk shall come from healthy bovine, ovine and caprine animals which have not been subjected to a laceration of the central nervous tissue or gas injection into the cranial cavity as referred to in Article 8(3).

3.   Food products of animal origin containing material obtained from bovine animals originating in a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk shall not be placed on the market unless they come from animals which:

(a)

were born eight years after the date from which the prohibition on the feeding to ruminants of animal protein derived from mammals was effectively enforced; and

| (b) | were born, raised and have stayed in herds with a certified history of freedom from BSE for at least seven years. |
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(b)

were born, raised and have stayed in herds with a certified history of freedom from BSE for at least seven years.

Furthermore, food products of ruminant origin shall not be dispatched from a Member State or a region thereof with an undetermined BSE risk to another Member State or be imported from a third country with an undetermined BSE risk.

This prohibition shall not apply to products of animal origin listed in Annex VIII, Chapter C, and fulfilling the requirements of Annex VIII, Chapter C.

They must be accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by an official veterinarian certifying that they have been produced in conformity with this Regulation.’;

| 14) | in Article 24, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. However, concerning Article 6a, the Standing Committee on Zootechnics shall also be consulted by the Commission.’; |
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14)

in Article 24, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. However, concerning Article 6a, the Standing Committee on Zootechnics shall also be consulted by the Commission.’;

| 15) | the following Article shall be inserted:
  ‘Article 24a
  Decisions to be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) shall be based on an appropriate assessment of the possible risks for human and animal health and shall, taking into account existing scientific evidence, maintain, or if scientifically justified increase, the level of protection of human and animal health ensured in the Community.’. |
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15)

the following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 24a

Decisions to be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) shall be based on an appropriate assessment of the possible risks for human and animal health and shall, taking into account existing scientific evidence, maintain, or if scientifically justified increase, the level of protection of human and animal health ensured in the Community.’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 234, 22.9.2005, p. 26.

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(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 17 May 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of ...

2

(3)  OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1041/2006 (OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 10).

3

(4)  OJ L 163, 23.6.2005, p. 1.

4

(5)  OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 41.

5

(6)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2006 (OJ L 36, 8.2.2006, p. 25).

6

(7)  OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 29.

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P6_TA(2006)0213

Financing of European standardisation ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation (COM(2005)0377 — C6-0252/2005 — 2005/0157(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0377) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0377) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 95 and 157(3) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0252/2005), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 95 and 157(3) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0252/2005),

| — | 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 Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0107/2006), |
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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 Budgets and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0107/2006),

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Points out that the appropriations indicated in the legislative proposal beyond 2006 are subject to the decision on the next multiannual financial framework; |
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2.

Points out that the appropriations indicated in the legislative proposal beyond 2006 are subject to the decision on the next multiannual financial framework;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission, once the next multiannual framework is adopted, to present, if appropriate, a proposal to adjust the financial reference amount for this project; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission, once the next multiannual framework is adopted, to present, if appropriate, a proposal to adjust the financial reference amount for this project;

| 4. | 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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4.

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;

| 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)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0157

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Articles 95 and 157(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

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

Whereas:

| (1) | European standardisation is a voluntary activity performed by and on behalf of parties interested in establishing standards and other standardisation products in response to their needs. These standardisation products are drawn up by CEN — Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardisation), CENELEC — Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) and ETSI — European Telecommunications Standards Institute, bodies listed in Annex I to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (3), hereinafter called European standards organisations. |
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(1)

European standardisation is a voluntary activity performed by and on behalf of parties interested in establishing standards and other standardisation products in response to their needs. These standardisation products are drawn up by CEN — Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardisation), CENELEC — Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) and ETSI — European Telecommunications Standards Institute, bodies listed in Annex I to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (3), hereinafter called European standards organisations.

| (2) | Directive 98/34/EC allows the Commission, after consulting the committee set up by the Directive, to submit requests for standardisation to the European standards organisations. General guidelines on cooperation (4) set out the partnership relationships between these bodies and the Community and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which also provides support for European standardisation. |
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(2)

Directive 98/34/EC allows the Commission, after consulting the committee set up by the Directive, to submit requests for standardisation to the European standards organisations. General guidelines on cooperation (4) set out the partnership relationships between these bodies and the Community and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which also provides support for European standardisation.

| (3) | It is necessary for the Community to contribute to the financing of European standardisation in view of the latter's
  useful
  role in supporting its legislation and policies. On the one hand, European standardisation contributes to the functioning and strengthening of the internal market, thanks especially to the ‘New Approach ’Directives in the fields of health, safety, environmental and consumer protection, and to ensuring interoperability in fields such as transport. On the other hand, European standardisation
  helps
  to boost the competitiveness of firms by facilitating in particular the free movement of products and services, network interoperability, means of communication, technological development and innovation in activities such as information technology. It is therefore a good idea to include in this Decision the financing of European standardisation activities in the field of information technologies and telecommunications which is also governed, in particular, by Council Decision 87/95/EEC of 22 December 1986 on standardisation in the field of information technology and telecommunications (5). |
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(3)

It is necessary for the Community to contribute to the financing of European standardisation in view of the latter's
  useful
  role in supporting its legislation and policies. On the one hand, European standardisation contributes to the functioning and strengthening of the internal market, thanks especially to the ‘New Approach ’Directives in the fields of health, safety, environmental and consumer protection, and to ensuring interoperability in fields such as transport. On the other hand, European standardisation
  helps
  to boost the competitiveness of firms by facilitating in particular the free movement of products and services, network interoperability, means of communication, technological development and innovation in activities such as information technology. It is therefore a good idea to include in this Decision the financing of European standardisation activities in the field of information technologies and telecommunications which is also governed, in particular, by Council Decision 87/95/EEC of 22 December 1986 on standardisation in the field of information technology and telecommunications (5).

| (4) | This Decision must provide an explicit, complete and detailed legal basis for the Community's financing of all the European standardisation activities required to implement its policies and legislation. |
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(4)

This Decision must provide an explicit, complete and detailed legal basis for the Community's financing of all the European standardisation activities required to implement its policies and legislation.

| (5) | It is necessary to ensure that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly small, micro and craft enterprises, are effectively able to apply European standards. These standards should therefore be designed and adapted to take account of the characteristics and environment of such enterprises. |
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(5)

It is necessary to ensure that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly small, micro and craft enterprises, are effectively able to apply European standards. These standards should therefore be designed and adapted to take account of the characteristics and environment of such enterprises.

| (6) | Community financing must seek to establish standards or other standardisation products, to facilitate their use by
  enterprises through
  their translation into the various Community languages, to strengthen the cohesion of the European standardisation system
  and to
  ensure
  fair and transparent access to European standards for all market players throughout the Union. This is especially important in cases where the use of standards enables compliance with Community legislation
  . |
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(6)

Community financing must seek to establish standards or other standardisation products, to facilitate their use by
  enterprises through
  their translation into the various Community languages, to strengthen the cohesion of the European standardisation system
  and to
  ensure
  fair and transparent access to European standards for all market players throughout the Union. This is especially important in cases where the use of standards enables compliance with Community legislation
  .

| (7) | The appropriations allocated to European standardisation activities must be fixed every year by the budgetary authority within the limits of
  an indicative financial envelope for a period of the relevant
  financial
  framework
  and must be the subject of an annual Commission Decision fixing amounts and, where necessary, the maximum co-financing rates by type of activity. |
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(7)

The appropriations allocated to European standardisation activities must be fixed every year by the budgetary authority within the limits of
  an indicative financial envelope for a period of the relevant
  financial
  framework
  and must be the subject of an annual Commission Decision fixing amounts and, where necessary, the maximum co-financing rates by type of activity.

| (8) | In view of the very broad field of involvement of European standardisation in support of Community policies and legislation and the various types of standardisation activity, there should be provision for various financing arrangements. In the main, this concerns grants without calls for proposals to the European standards organisations in accordance with the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 110(1) of 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), hereinafter the‘Financial Regulation’, and Article 168(1)(d) of 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 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7). |
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(8)

In view of the very broad field of involvement of European standardisation in support of Community policies and legislation and the various types of standardisation activity, there should be provision for various financing arrangements. In the main, this concerns grants without calls for proposals to the European standards organisations in accordance with the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 110(1) of 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), hereinafter the‘Financial Regulation’, and Article 168(1)(d) of 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 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7).

| (9) | Furthermore, the same should apply to those bodies which, whilst not recognised as European standards organisations in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC, have been mandated in a basic act and are charged with carrying out preliminary work in support of European standardisation in cooperation with the European standards organisations. |
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(9)

Furthermore, the same should apply to those bodies which, whilst not recognised as European standards organisations in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC, have been mandated in a basic act and are charged with carrying out preliminary work in support of European standardisation in cooperation with the European standards organisations.

| (10) | Member States are encouraged to ensure proper national financing for standardisation tasks. |
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(10)

Member States are encouraged to ensure proper national financing for standardisation tasks.

| (11) | In addition, inasmuch as the European standards organisations provide ongoing support for Community activities, they should have effective and efficient central secretariats. The Commission must therefore be in a position to provide grants to these bodies pursuing a goal of general European interest without applying, in the case of operating grants, the principle of annual reductions referred to in Article 113(2) of the Financial Regulation. The effective operation of the European standards organisations also requires that the national members of these organisations fulfil their obligations of contributing financially to the European standardisation system. |
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(11)

In addition, inasmuch as the European standards organisations provide ongoing support for Community activities, they should have effective and efficient central secretariats. The Commission must therefore be in a position to provide grants to these bodies pursuing a goal of general European interest without applying, in the case of operating grants, the principle of annual reductions referred to in Article 113(2) of the Financial Regulation. The effective operation of the European standards organisations also requires that the national members of these organisations fulfil their obligations of contributing financially to the European standardisation system.

| (12) | The financing of standardisation activities must also be able to cover preliminary or ancillary activities in connection with the establishment of standards or other standardisation products. This refers primarily to work involving research, the preparation of preliminary documents for legislation, inter-laboratory tests and the validation or evaluation of standards. In addition, the promotion of standardisation at European and international level should include carrying out programmes of technical assistance and cooperation with non-member countries. With a view to improving market access and boosting the competitiveness of
  EU enterprises
  , there should consequently be provision for giving grants to other bodies through calls for proposals or, where necessary, by awarding contracts. |
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(12)

The financing of standardisation activities must also be able to cover preliminary or ancillary activities in connection with the establishment of standards or other standardisation products. This refers primarily to work involving research, the preparation of preliminary documents for legislation, inter-laboratory tests and the validation or evaluation of standards. In addition, the promotion of standardisation at European and international level should include carrying out programmes of technical assistance and cooperation with non-member countries. With a view to improving market access and boosting the competitiveness of
  EU enterprises
  , there should consequently be provision for giving grants to other bodies through calls for proposals or, where necessary, by awarding contracts.

| (13) | Partnership agreements are regularly signed between the Commission and the European standards organisations in order to fix the administrative and financial rules on financing standardisation activities in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Regulation
  . The European Parliament and the Council should be informed of the content of these agreements
  . |
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(13)

Partnership agreements are regularly signed between the Commission and the European standards organisations in order to fix the administrative and financial rules on financing standardisation activities in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Regulation
  . The European Parliament and the Council should be informed of the content of these agreements
  .

| (14) | In view of the specific nature of standardisation work and especially the involvement in the standardisation process of various
  stakeholders
  , it should be acknowledged that the co-financing of the activities of producing European standards or other standardisation products covered by a Community grant could be
  provided by
  contributions in kind
  , for instance by making experts available
  . |
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(14)

In view of the specific nature of standardisation work and especially the involvement in the standardisation process of various
  stakeholders
  , it should be acknowledged that the co-financing of the activities of producing European standards or other standardisation products covered by a Community grant could be
  provided by
  contributions in kind
  , for instance by making experts available
  .

| (15) | In order to ensure the effective implementation of this Decision, there should be the possibility of using the requisite expertise, particularly with regard to auditing and financial management, as well as administrative support resources capable of facilitating implementation, and of evaluating on a regular basis the relevance of the activities receiving Community financing to ensure their usefulness and impact. |
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(15)

In order to ensure the effective implementation of this Decision, there should be the possibility of using the requisite expertise, particularly with regard to auditing and financial management, as well as administrative support resources capable of facilitating implementation, and of evaluating on a regular basis the relevance of the activities receiving Community financing to ensure their usefulness and impact.

| (16) | Appropriate measures
  should also be taken to avoid fraud and irregularities and to recover
  funds unduly paid in
  accordance with Council Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (8)
  and (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 (9) 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) (10). |
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(16)

Appropriate measures
  should also be taken to avoid fraud and irregularities and to recover
  funds unduly paid in
  accordance with Council Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (8)
  and (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 (9) 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) (10).

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject

This Decision establishes the rules concerning the Community's contribution to the financing of European standardisation in order to support the implementation of
  specific
  policies
  , measures, actions
  and Community legislation.

Article 2

Bodies eligible for Community financing

Community financing may be granted to the recognised European standards organisations listed in Annex I to Directive 98/34/EC, hereinafter ‘the European standards organisations’, for the implementation of the activities listed in Article 3 of this Decision.

However, Community financing may also be granted to other bodies for the implementation of the preliminary and ancillary work in connection with European standardisation referred to in Article 3(1)(b), as well as for the programmes referred to in
  Article 3(1)(f)
  .

Article 3

Standardisation activities eligible for Community financing

1.   The Community may finance the following European standardisation activities:

| a) | the production and revision of European standards or any other standardisation product which is necessary and suitable for the implementation of Community policies and legislation; |
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a)

the production and revision of European standards or any other standardisation product which is necessary and suitable for the implementation of Community policies and legislation;

| b) | the performance of preliminary or ancillary work in connection with European standardisation, such as studies, programmes, evaluations, comparative analyses, research work, laboratory work, inter-laboratory tests and conformity evaluation work; |
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b)

the performance of preliminary or ancillary work in connection with European standardisation, such as studies, programmes, evaluations, comparative analyses, research work, laboratory work, inter-laboratory tests and conformity evaluation work;

| c) | the activities of the central secretariats of the European standards organisations
  , such as policy development, the coordination of standardisation activities, the processing of technical work and the provision of information to interested parties
  ; |
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c)

the activities of the central secretariats of the European standards organisations
  , such as policy development, the coordination of standardisation activities, the processing of technical work and the provision of information to interested parties
  ;

| d) | the verification of the quality and conformity
  to the corresponding Community policies and legislation
  of European standards or any other standardisation product; |
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d)

the verification of the quality and conformity
  to the corresponding Community policies and legislation
  of European standards or any other standardisation product;

| e) | the translation, where required, of European standards or any other
  European
  standardisation product used in support of Community policies and legislation into Community languages other than the working languages of the European standards organisations;
  the drawing up of documents to explain, interpret and simplify standards, as well as the drawing up of user guides and best practice documents; |
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e)

the translation, where required, of European standards or any other
  European
  standardisation product used in support of Community policies and legislation into Community languages other than the working languages of the European standards organisations;
  the drawing up of documents to explain, interpret and simplify standards, as well as the drawing up of user guides and best practice documents;

| f) | activities seeking to carry out programmes of technical assistance, cooperation with non-member countries and
  the promotion and enhancement of the European standardisation system and of European standards among interested parties in the Community and at international
  level. |
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f)

activities seeking to carry out programmes of technical assistance, cooperation with non-member countries and
  the promotion and enhancement of the European standardisation system and of European standards among interested parties in the Community and at international
  level.

2.   
  The
  activities referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be eligible
  for Community financing
  only if the committee set up by Article 5 of Directive 98/34/EC has been consulted on the requests to be submitted to the European standards organisations.

Article 4

Financing

The appropriations allocated to the activities referred to in
  this Decision
  shall be
  determined
  each year by the budgetary authority within the limits of
  the current financial framework
  .

Article 5

Financing arrangements

1.   Community financing shall be
  provided:

| a) | in the form of grants without a call for proposals,
  to the European standards organisations to carry out the activities referred to in Article 3
  and to the bodies mandated in a basic act pursuant to Article 49 of the Financial Regulation to carry out, in collaboration with the European standards organisations, the work referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of this Decision; |
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a)

in the form of grants without a call for proposals,
  to the European standards organisations to carry out the activities referred to in Article 3
  and to the bodies mandated in a basic act pursuant to Article 49 of the Financial Regulation to carry out, in collaboration with the European standards organisations, the work referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of this Decision;

| b) | in the form of grants after a call for proposals, or by public procurement procedures, to other bodies
  to carry out, in collaboration with the European standards organisations, the
  standardisation
  work referred to in Article 3(1)(b)
  or the programmes referred to in Article 3(1)(f)
  . |
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b)

in the form of grants after a call for proposals, or by public procurement procedures, to other bodies
  to carry out, in collaboration with the European standards organisations, the
  standardisation
  work referred to in Article 3(1)(b)
  or the programmes referred to in Article 3(1)(f)
  .

2.   The activities of the central secretariats of the European standards organisations referred to in Article (3)(1)(c) may be financed on the basis either of grants for actions or of operating grants. In the event of renewal, the operating grants
  shall
  not be
  decreased automatically.

3.   The Commission shall decide on the financing arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, on the amounts and, where necessary, on the maximum percentage of financing by type of activity.
  The decision of the Commission in this regard will be made public.

4.
     
  Grant agreements may authorise flat-rate cover of the beneficiary's overheads up to a maximum of 30 % of total eligible direct costs for actions, except where indirect costs of the beneficiary are covered through an operating grant financed from the Community budget.

5.   Co-financing in the form of contributions in kind shall be acceptable. The evaluation of contributions in kind shall be performed in accordance with Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002.

6.   The common cooperation objectives and the administrative and financial conditions relating to the grants awarded to the European standards organisations shall be defined in the framework partnership agreements signed by the Commission and the organisations, in accordance with the Financial Regulation and Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002.
  The European Parliament and the Council shall be informed of the conclusion of these agreements.

Article 6

Management and monitoring

1.   The appropriations
  determined
  by the budgetary authority for the financing of standardisation activities may also cover the administrative expenses relating to actions involving preparation, monitoring, inspection, auditing and evaluation which are directly necessary for achieving the objectives of this Decision, and particularly studies, meetings, information and publication activities, expenses relating to informatics networks for the exchange of information and any other expenditure on administrative and technical assistance which the Commission may use for standardisation activities.

2.   The Commission shall
  evaluate the
  relevance of the standardisation activities receiving Community financing in the light of the requirements of Community policies and legislation
  and inform the European Parliament and the Council about the outcome of such activities at least every five years
  .

Article 7

Protection of the Community's financial interests

1.   The Commission shall ensure that, when the activities financed under this Decision are implemented, the Community's financial interests are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and 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 Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95, (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 and (EC) No 1073/1999.

2.   For the Community activities financed under this Decision, 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 European Communities or budgets managed by them by an unjustified item of expenditure.

3.   Any agreements and contracts resulting from this Decision shall provide for monitoring and financial control by the Commission or any representative which it authorises and for audits by the Court of Auditors, which if necessary may be conducted on the spot.

Article 8

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 110, 9.5.2006, p. 14
  .

1

110, 9.5.2006, p. 14

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 17 May 2006.

2

Position of the European Parliament of 17 May 2006

(3)  OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37. Directive last amended by the Act of Accession of 2003.

3

L 204, 21.7.1998

(4)  OJ C 91, 16.4.2003, p. 7.

4

C 91, 16.4.2003

(5)  OJ L 36, 7.2.1987, p. 31. Decision amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).

5

L 36, 7.2.1987

L 122, 16.5.2003

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

6

L 248, 16.9.2002

(7)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (
  OJ L 201, 2.8.2005, p. 3).

7

L 357, 31.12.2002

Regulation amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (

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

8

L 312, 23.12.1995

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

9

L 292, 15.11.1996

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

10

L 136, 31.5.1999

P6_TA(2006)0214

Public finances in the EMU

European Parliament resolution on public finances in the economic and monetary union (EMU) (2005/2166(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on Public finances in EMU — 2005 (COM(2005)0231), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication on Public finances in EMU — 2005 (COM(2005)0231),

| — | having regard to the Commission's integrated guidelines for growth and jobs (2005-2008) (COM(2005)0141), |
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—

having regard to the Commission's integrated guidelines for growth and jobs (2005-2008) (COM(2005)0141),

| — | having regard to the Commission's Economic forecasts of Autumn 2005 (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission's Economic forecasts of Autumn 2005 (1),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1056/2005 of 27 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (2), |
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—

having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1056/2005 of 27 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (2),

| — | having regard to the Council Recommendation to Italy of 12 July 2005, with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive government deficit (3), |
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—

having regard to the Council Recommendation to Italy of 12 July 2005, with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive government deficit (3),

| — | having regard to the Council Decision 2005/729/EC of 7 June 2005 abrogating Decision 2005/136/EC on the existence of an excessive deficit in the Netherlands (4), |
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—

having regard to the Council Decision 2005/729/EC of 7 June 2005 abrogating Decision 2005/136/EC on the existence of an excessive deficit in the Netherlands (4),

| — | having regard to the Council Recommendation of 7 October 2005 with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive government deficit in Portugal (5), |
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—

having regard to the Council Recommendation of 7 October 2005 with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive government deficit in Portugal (5),

| — | having regard to the Council Decision 2005/843/EC of 8 November 2005 establishing, in accordance with Article 104(8) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, that the action taken by Hungary in response to the Council recommendation of 8 March 2005 pursuant to Article 104(7) of the Treaty is proving to be inadequate (6), |
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—

having regard to the Council Decision 2005/843/EC of 8 November 2005 establishing, in accordance with Article 104(8) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, that the action taken by Hungary in response to the Council recommendation of 8 March 2005 pursuant to Article 104(7) of the Treaty is proving to be inadequate (6),

| — | having regard to the Council Decision of 24 January 2006 on the existence of an excessive deficit in the United Kingdom (7), |
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—

having regard to the Council Decision of 24 January 2006 on the existence of an excessive deficit in the United Kingdom (7),

| — | having regard to the European Trade Union Institute 2005 Annual Report on the Coordination of Collective Bargaining in Europe, |
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—

having regard to the European Trade Union Institute 2005 Annual Report on the Coordination of Collective Bargaining in Europe,

| — | having regard to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook on Globalization and External Imbalances of April 2005, |
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—

having regard to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook on Globalization and External Imbalances of April 2005,

| — | 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 Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0162/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0162/2006),

| 1. | Expresses its concern about, first, the persistently slow growth in Europe since 2002, accelerating, in the euro zone, only gradually from 0,6 % in 2003 to 1,3 % in 2005, in contrast with the US growth rate of 3,5 % in 2005 and the rebound of Japan's economy driven by private final domestic demand; second, the persistently high unemployment of 9 % in EU-25 and 8,1 % in EU-15; and, third, about the output gap, currently at -1 % of GDP, demonstrating that EU economic growth remains substantially below long-term potential, constrained by structural rigidities, weak internal demand, and a lack of proper balance in the macroeconomic policy mix; stresses that the European economy's potential for growth remains excessively low, at about 2 %, which is much lower than that registered elsewhere in the world; considers that this potential for growth is insufficient for job creation and reducing unemployment rates or for the development of EU-25; |
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1.

Expresses its concern about, first, the persistently slow growth in Europe since 2002, accelerating, in the euro zone, only gradually from 0,6 % in 2003 to 1,3 % in 2005, in contrast with the US growth rate of 3,5 % in 2005 and the rebound of Japan's economy driven by private final domestic demand; second, the persistently high unemployment of 9 % in EU-25 and 8,1 % in EU-15; and, third, about the output gap, currently at -1 % of GDP, demonstrating that EU economic growth remains substantially below long-term potential, constrained by structural rigidities, weak internal demand, and a lack of proper balance in the macroeconomic policy mix; stresses that the European economy's potential for growth remains excessively low, at about 2 %, which is much lower than that registered elsewhere in the world; considers that this potential for growth is insufficient for job creation and reducing unemployment rates or for the development of EU-25;

| 2. | Stresses the risk of rapid adjustments to global imbalances, which could lead to a decrease in demand in the US thus resulting in lower exports and weaker growth in the EU, and stresses that this effect could be further magnified by fluctuations in the euro exchange rate against the US dollar; |
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2.

Stresses the risk of rapid adjustments to global imbalances, which could lead to a decrease in demand in the US thus resulting in lower exports and weaker growth in the EU, and stresses that this effect could be further magnified by fluctuations in the euro exchange rate against the US dollar;

| 3. | Notes the adverse implications of oil-price volatility and increases on internal demand and growth in the EU and the threat of its secondary effects; welcomes the responsible behaviour of social and economic actors to prevent these implications, notwithstanding weak household consumption; points out that stable, outward-looking and competitive macro-economic policy-setting is a necessary precondition for a sustainable public finance policy; |
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3.

Notes the adverse implications of oil-price volatility and increases on internal demand and growth in the EU and the threat of its secondary effects; welcomes the responsible behaviour of social and economic actors to prevent these implications, notwithstanding weak household consumption; points out that stable, outward-looking and competitive macro-economic policy-setting is a necessary precondition for a sustainable public finance policy;

| 4. | Expresses its concern in regard to weak private consumption, especially in certain Member States, which has contributed to low growth rates in the EU and thus to the current global imbalances, and which is due to the prevailing climate of uncertainty about jobs and pensions, the persistent high level of unemployment, and the slow growth of real wages; recalls the commitment to promote nominal wages and labour cost developments consistent with price stability and the trend in productivity over the medium term in Integrated guideline No 4; |
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4.

Expresses its concern in regard to weak private consumption, especially in certain Member States, which has contributed to low growth rates in the EU and thus to the current global imbalances, and which is due to the prevailing climate of uncertainty about jobs and pensions, the persistent high level of unemployment, and the slow growth of real wages; recalls the commitment to promote nominal wages and labour cost developments consistent with price stability and the trend in productivity over the medium term in Integrated guideline No 4;

| 5. | Welcomes the upturn in the pace of investment expenditure due to the revival of confidence among entrepreneurs and current stabilised profit margins, as referred to in the Autumn 2005 economic outlooks of both the IMF and the Commission; considers that there is still room and need for further acceleration in investment activity and thus calls for structural reforms and additional measures that would permanently improve the investment climate and boost investments; |
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5.

Welcomes the upturn in the pace of investment expenditure due to the revival of confidence among entrepreneurs and current stabilised profit margins, as referred to in the Autumn 2005 economic outlooks of both the IMF and the Commission; considers that there is still room and need for further acceleration in investment activity and thus calls for structural reforms and additional measures that would permanently improve the investment climate and boost investments;

| 6. | Supports the reorientation of public policies and expenditure towards innovation, renewable energies, education and training, research, information technologies, telecommunication, and transportation networks etc; |
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6.

Supports the reorientation of public policies and expenditure towards innovation, renewable energies, education and training, research, information technologies, telecommunication, and transportation networks etc;

| 7. | Regrets that the EU Financial Framework for 2007-2013 does not reflect sufficiently the priority given to the expenditures in the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy; stresses that the contributions to the EU budget should be considered against future benefits, taking into account their positive spill-over and leverage effects, providing that the EU budget is sufficiently orientated towards expenditures bringing clear added value; |
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7.

Regrets that the EU Financial Framework for 2007-2013 does not reflect sufficiently the priority given to the expenditures in the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy; stresses that the contributions to the EU budget should be considered against future benefits, taking into account their positive spill-over and leverage effects, providing that the EU budget is sufficiently orientated towards expenditures bringing clear added value;

| 8. | Notes that healthy public finances is not a goal in itself but a means by which Member States meet their public duties; stresses the importance of healthier fiscal positions for qualitative growth, job creation and the Lisbon Strategy but notes that, owing to the incorrect application of the Stability and Growth Pact in spite of the fiscal framework, no significant improvement regarding the Member States' fiscal positions has been achieved since last year; notes that most Member States have not yet achieved the medium-term objectives as regards their balance of payments; notes that the deficit for 2005 reached 2.9 % of GDP in the euro zone and 2.7 % across the EU, and that eleven Member States have deficits exceeding 3 % of their GDP, among which are the four largest EU economies, namely, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK, and that since summer 2004, ten Member States have been subject to the excessive deficit procedure; |
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8.

Notes that healthy public finances is not a goal in itself but a means by which Member States meet their public duties; stresses the importance of healthier fiscal positions for qualitative growth, job creation and the Lisbon Strategy but notes that, owing to the incorrect application of the Stability and Growth Pact in spite of the fiscal framework, no significant improvement regarding the Member States' fiscal positions has been achieved since last year; notes that most Member States have not yet achieved the medium-term objectives as regards their balance of payments; notes that the deficit for 2005 reached 2.9 % of GDP in the euro zone and 2.7 % across the EU, and that eleven Member States have deficits exceeding 3 % of their GDP, among which are the four largest EU economies, namely, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK, and that since summer 2004, ten Member States have been subject to the excessive deficit procedure;

| 9. | Stresses the importance of actions to address persistent fiscal pressures; welcomes Member State authorities' articulation of policies and public commitments to reduce fiscal deficits; |
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9.

Stresses the importance of actions to address persistent fiscal pressures; welcomes Member State authorities' articulation of policies and public commitments to reduce fiscal deficits;

| 10. | Expresses its concern about the prospects of long-term budgetary sustainability considering the increase of public debt ratios from 69,2 % in 2002 to 71,7 % in 2005 in the euro zone and from 61,4 % in 2002 to 64,1 % in 2005 in EU-25, due to the weak growth of GDP, short-term policies of deficit control and the lack of a determined effort to reduce budgetary imbalances through structural reforms; |
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10.

Expresses its concern about the prospects of long-term budgetary sustainability considering the increase of public debt ratios from 69,2 % in 2002 to 71,7 % in 2005 in the euro zone and from 61,4 % in 2002 to 64,1 % in 2005 in EU-25, due to the weak growth of GDP, short-term policies of deficit control and the lack of a determined effort to reduce budgetary imbalances through structural reforms;

| 11. | Stresses that, in the context of an EU with low consumer and investor confidence, it is vital to correct public deficits; is disappointed by the recent trends in public finances, noting that the Member States' deficits remain much higher than required by the European economy; notes that governments are using the low growth argument to justify the deficits, despite the fact that the deficits are impeding economic recovery and making the cycle more acute; calls for a more ambitious reduction in public deficits in 2006 than a mere economic adjustment made in anticipation of higher European growth; |
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11.

Stresses that, in the context of an EU with low consumer and investor confidence, it is vital to correct public deficits; is disappointed by the recent trends in public finances, noting that the Member States' deficits remain much higher than required by the European economy; notes that governments are using the low growth argument to justify the deficits, despite the fact that the deficits are impeding economic recovery and making the cycle more acute; calls for a more ambitious reduction in public deficits in 2006 than a mere economic adjustment made in anticipation of higher European growth;

| 12. | Calls for more transparency in the public finances of individual Member States, including as regards implicit liabilities such as public sector pension commitments, which will significantly raise the burden of debt of the public sector over the coming years; |
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12.

Calls for more transparency in the public finances of individual Member States, including as regards implicit liabilities such as public sector pension commitments, which will significantly raise the burden of debt of the public sector over the coming years;

| 13. | Recalls its demand to avoid pro-cyclical policies; stresses the importance of undertaking structural and tax reforms and simultaneously underlines that due attention should be paid to their proper timing; |
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13.

Recalls its demand to avoid pro-cyclical policies; stresses the importance of undertaking structural and tax reforms and simultaneously underlines that due attention should be paid to their proper timing;

| 14. | Encourages further research into the different kinds and measures of structural and macroeconomic reforms and their interaction and mutual impact at different phases of the economic cycle in order to identify the best possible means of strengthening public finances while at the same time realising the Lisbon Strategy; |
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14.

Encourages further research into the different kinds and measures of structural and macroeconomic reforms and their interaction and mutual impact at different phases of the economic cycle in order to identify the best possible means of strengthening public finances while at the same time realising the Lisbon Strategy;

| 15. | Underlines that the lack of political will to contain public spending, overoptimistic revenue projections, creative accounting, and fiscal consolidation based mainly on one-off measures, have largely contributed to budgetary slippage and the weakness of the fiscal framework; |
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15.

Underlines that the lack of political will to contain public spending, overoptimistic revenue projections, creative accounting, and fiscal consolidation based mainly on one-off measures, have largely contributed to budgetary slippage and the weakness of the fiscal framework;

| 16. | Recommends exploring whether to set a uniform calendar for budgetary procedures across the EU, possibly on a biannual basis; takes the view that the Member States' budget planning must be based on uniform assumptions regarding key economic parameters such as trends in oil prices and exchange rates; thus calls for key economic parameters to be uniformly assessed and established across the EU; |
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16.

Recommends exploring whether to set a uniform calendar for budgetary procedures across the EU, possibly on a biannual basis; takes the view that the Member States' budget planning must be based on uniform assumptions regarding key economic parameters such as trends in oil prices and exchange rates; thus calls for key economic parameters to be uniformly assessed and established across the EU;

| 17. | Calls upon the Member States to address urgently the challenge of an ageing society and to cope with the debt dynamics in particular in the Member States facing serious risks to their long-term sustainability; |
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17.

Calls upon the Member States to address urgently the challenge of an ageing society and to cope with the debt dynamics in particular in the Member States facing serious risks to their long-term sustainability;

| 18. | Encourages a stronger focus on sustainability in budgetary reforms, as regards both expenditure and revenue measures, preserving sustainable public finance positions and the adequate provision of public services including fiscal discipline and the risks of explicit and implicit contingent liabilities; |
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18.

Encourages a stronger focus on sustainability in budgetary reforms, as regards both expenditure and revenue measures, preserving sustainable public finance positions and the adequate provision of public services including fiscal discipline and the risks of explicit and implicit contingent liabilities;

| 19. | Underlines the importance of the efforts of the Commission and the Council to improve statistical governance improving the reporting of fiscal data with a recommendation to Member States on EU-wide standards concerning statistical institutes, including principles on professional independence, the confidentiality, reliability, and timeliness of data and the adequacy of resources of statistical institutes and improved monitoring by the Commission; |
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19.

Underlines the importance of the efforts of the Commission and the Council to improve statistical governance improving the reporting of fiscal data with a recommendation to Member States on EU-wide standards concerning statistical institutes, including principles on professional independence, the confidentiality, reliability, and timeliness of data and the adequacy of resources of statistical institutes and improved monitoring by the Commission;

| 20. | Considers that there is room for improvement in the accounting of public assets and implicit liabilities in order to increase transparency and comparability and to provide a sounder basis for taking decisions; considers that the Commission should launch an initiative in this field; |
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20.

Considers that there is room for improvement in the accounting of public assets and implicit liabilities in order to increase transparency and comparability and to provide a sounder basis for taking decisions; considers that the Commission should launch an initiative in this field;

| 21. | Recommends that the Commission prepare a study on best practices concerning the statistical governance of fiscal data reporting and the accounting of public assets and liabilities in Member States; |
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21.

Recommends that the Commission prepare a study on best practices concerning the statistical governance of fiscal data reporting and the accounting of public assets and liabilities in Member States;

| 22. | Encourages the production of national reports on the long-term sustainability of public finances in order to increase awareness and credibility of national commitments and deems that national parliaments should be involved in such an exercise; |
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22.

Encourages the production of national reports on the long-term sustainability of public finances in order to increase awareness and credibility of national commitments and deems that national parliaments should be involved in such an exercise;

| 23. | Stresses the importance for the new Member States' fiscal policies to catch up with average EU income levels and financial development through tax and expenditure policies characterised by efficiency, transparency and reliability and geared towards increased growth, sustainability, and towards both modernising and stabilising the economy; |
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23.

Stresses the importance for the new Member States' fiscal policies to catch up with average EU income levels and financial development through tax and expenditure policies characterised by efficiency, transparency and reliability and geared towards increased growth, sustainability, and towards both modernising and stabilising the economy;

| 24. | Deplores the lack of policy coordination in the euro zone and draws attention to the divergence in fiscal policies of the Member States in the euro zone and is concerned about possible antagonistic effects of such a lack of coordination; |
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24.

Deplores the lack of policy coordination in the euro zone and draws attention to the divergence in fiscal policies of the Member States in the euro zone and is concerned about possible antagonistic effects of such a lack of coordination;

| 25. | Regrets deficiencies in the current framework of macroeconomic coordination within the ECOFIN Council, as well as the lack of coordination among the Member States; calls on the Commission to carry out a study concerning the economic advantages and limitations of greater economic policy coordination; calls for a more active macro-economic dialogue under the Cologne process between ECOFIN, the European Central Bank, and the European social partners; |
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25.

Regrets deficiencies in the current framework of macroeconomic coordination within the ECOFIN Council, as well as the lack of coordination among the Member States; calls on the Commission to carry out a study concerning the economic advantages and limitations of greater economic policy coordination; calls for a more active macro-economic dialogue under the Cologne process between ECOFIN, the European Central Bank, and the European social partners;

| 26. | Calls on the Council to adjust the timetable for macroeconomic coordination to enable the Parliament to have sufficient time to submit its contribution; |
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26.

Calls on the Council to adjust the timetable for macroeconomic coordination to enable the Parliament to have sufficient time to submit its contribution;

| 27. | Calls on the Eurogroup chairman to propose a detailed action plan for the duration of his term of office, clearly defining his objectives and planned measures; expects regular reports on the level of implementation achieved; |
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27.

Calls on the Eurogroup chairman to propose a detailed action plan for the duration of his term of office, clearly defining his objectives and planned measures; expects regular reports on the level of implementation achieved;

| 28. | Calls upon the Member States to assume their obligation under Article 99 of the Treaty to regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and to coordinate those policies; reminds the Member States that better coordinated policies and a better policy mix could improve the aggregate result of their policies; calls for more awareness of the impact of national economic policy at the EU level and of the obligation to consider economic policy of common interest and to coordinate such policy; |
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28.

Calls upon the Member States to assume their obligation under Article 99 of the Treaty to regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and to coordinate those policies; reminds the Member States that better coordinated policies and a better policy mix could improve the aggregate result of their policies; calls for more awareness of the impact of national economic policy at the EU level and of the obligation to consider economic policy of common interest and to coordinate such policy;

| 29. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the European social partners. |
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29.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the European social partners.

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(1)  European Economy, No 5/2005.

(2)  OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 5.

(3)  11124/05, ECOFIN 242.

(4)  OJ L 274, 20.10.2005, p. 89.

(5)  12401/05, ECOFIN 289.

(6)  OJ L 314, 30.11.2005, p. 18.

(7)  5366/06, ECOFIN 11.

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Thursday, 18 May 2006

| 7.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 297/237 |
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7.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 297/237

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MINUTES

(2006/C 297 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission






  — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (codified version) (COM(2006)0205 — C6-0152/2006 — 2006/0067(COD))






  referred to | responsible | : | JURI |
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1)

from the Council and Commission

—

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (codified version) (COM(2006)0205 — C6-0152/2006 — 2006/0067(COD))

referred to

responsible

:

JURI

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (09037/2006 — C6-0153/2006 — 2006/0802(CNS))






  referred to | responsible | : | ITRE |
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| opinion | : | AFET, DEVE, BUDG, ENVI |

—

Proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (09037/2006 — C6-0153/2006 — 2006/0802(CNS))

referred to

responsible

:

ITRE

opinion

:

AFET, DEVE, BUDG, ENVI

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 13/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0521 — C6-0155/2006 — 2006/2116(GBD))






  referred to | responsible | : | BUDG |
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—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 13/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0521 — C6-0155/2006 — 2006/2116(GBD))

referred to

responsible

:

BUDG

| 2) | from Members






  2.1) | motions for resolutions (Rule 113)






  — | Corbett Richard — Motion for a resolution on European City Guides (B6-0280/2006)






  referred to | responsible | : | IMCO |
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2)

from Members

2.1)

motions for resolutions (Rule 113)

—

Corbett Richard — Motion for a resolution on European City Guides (B6-0280/2006)

referred to

responsible

:

IMCO

3.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 07/2006 (C6-0121/2006 — SEC(2006)0244).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in part 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 08/2006 (C6-0120/2006 — SEC(2006)0356).

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.

*

- *

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 09/2006 (C6-0123/2006 — SEC(2006)0385).

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.

4.   Natural disasters — agricultural aspects — Natural disasters — regional development aspects — Natural disasters — environmental aspects — EU Solidarity Fund ***I (debate)

(debate)

Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects [2005/2195(INI)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (A6-0152/2006).

Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — regional development aspects [2005/2193(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development

Rapporteur: Gerardo Galeote (A6-0147/2006).

Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — environmental aspects [2005/2192(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Edite Estrela (A6-0149/2006).

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund [COM(2005)0108 — C6-0093/2005 — 2005/0033(COD)] — Committee on Regional Development

Rapporteur: Rolf Berend (A6-0123/2006).

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos introduced the report (A6-0152/2006).

Gerardo Galeote introduced the report (A6-0147/2006).

Edite Estrela introduced the report (A6-0149/2006).

Rolf Berend introduced the report (A6-0123/2006).

The following spoke: László Surján (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee) (A6-0123/2006), Jutta D. Haug (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee) (A6-0123/2006), Duarte Freitas, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jamila Madeira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Alojz Peterle, Iratxe García Pérez and Vittorio Prodi.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Elisabeth Schroedter, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Graham Booth, Janusz Wojciechowski, Luca Romagnoli, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Katerina Batzeli, Frédérique Ries, Margie Sudre, Gyula Hegyi, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Jan Březina, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Jim Higgins, Ryszard Czarnecki and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.8, Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.9, Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.10 and Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.4.

Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.8, Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.9, Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.10 and Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 5.4

(The sitting was suspended at 11.45 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

(The sitting was suspended at 11.45 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

5.   Voting time

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

5.1.   Draft amending budget No 2/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III [08513/2006 — C6-0127/2006 — 2006/2098(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0181/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0215)

(P6_TA(2006)0215)

5.2.   Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs) [2006/2086(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development

Rapporteur: Constanze Angela Krehl (A6-0175/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0216)

(P6_TA(2006)0216)

5.3.   Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I (vote)

(vote)

Second report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development and economic cooperation [COM(2004)0629 — C6-0128/2004 — 2004/0220(COD)] — Committee on Development

Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0109/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0217)

(P6_TA(2006)0217)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0217)

(P6_TA(2006)0217)

5.4.   EU Solidarity Fund ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund [COM(2005)0108 — C6-0093/2005 — 2005/0033(COD)] — Committee on Regional Development

Rapporteur: Rolf Berend (A6-0123/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0218)

(P6_TA(2006)0218)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0218)

(P6_TA(2006)0218)

5.5.   Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty *** (vote)

(vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty [13886/1/2005 — C6-0435/2005 — 2005/0178(AVC)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0134/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0219)

(P6_TA(2006)0219)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

5.6.   Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (vote)

(vote)

Report on the report on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matter [2005/2203(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur: Richard Howitt (A6-0158/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0220)

(P6_TA(2006)0220)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 7. |
| --- | --- |

—

Vittorio Agnoletto, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 7.

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

5.7.   Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (vote)

(vote)

Report on the 2007 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) [2006/2020(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0154/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0221)

(P6_TA(2006)0221)

5.8.   Natural disasters — agricultural aspects (vote)

(vote)

Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects [2005/2195(INI)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (A6-0152/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0222)

(P6_TA(2006)0222)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 13, which was incorporated. |
| --- | --- |

—

Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 13, which was incorporated.

5.9.   Natural disasters — regional development aspects (vote)

(vote)

Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — regional development aspects [2005/2193(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development

Rapporteur: Gerardo Galeote (A6-0147/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0223)

(P6_TA(2006)0223)

5.10.   Natural disasters — environmental aspects (vote)

(vote)

Report on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — environmental aspects [2005/2192(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Edite Estrela (A6-0149/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0224)

(P6_TA(2006)0224)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Elisabeth Schroedter, on the conduct of the vote. |
| --- | --- |

—

Elisabeth Schroedter, on the conduct of the vote.

5.11.   Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0279/2006

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0225)

(P6_TA(2006)0225)

6.   Explanations of vote

Written 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.

Verbatim Report of Proceedings

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Rolf Berend — A6-0123/2006

| — | Zsolt László Becsey |
| --- | --- |

—

Zsolt László Becsey

Report: Richard Howitt — A6-0158/2006

| — | Eija-Riitta Korhola |
| --- | --- |

—

Eija-Riitta Korhola

Report: Gerardo Galeote — A6-0147/2006

| — | Michl Ebner, Oldřich Vlasák, Markus Pieper |
| --- | --- |

—

Michl Ebner, Oldřich Vlasák, Markus Pieper

7.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes 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 will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

Voting intentions:

Voting intentions:

The Presidency had been notified of the following voting intentions (in respect of votes that had not been cast):

Report: Richard Howitt — A6-0158/2006

| — | amendment 4

  against: Tobias Pflüger |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 4

against: Tobias Pflüger

against:

| — | amendment 12
  in favour: Françoise Grossetête

  against: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Hartmut Nassauer |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 12

in favour: Françoise Grossetête

against: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Hartmut Nassauer

against:

| — | resolution (as a whole)
  in favour: Alexander Radwan, Anders Wijkman |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

in favour: Alexander Radwan, Anders Wijkman

Report: James Elles — A6-0154/2006

| — | amendment 13

  against: Alexander Radwan, Paul Rübig, Gunnar Hökmark |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 13

against: Alexander Radwan, Paul Rübig, Gunnar Hökmark

against:

Report: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos — A6-0152/2006

| — | amendment 16, first part

  against: Charlotte Cederschiöld |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 16, first part

against: Charlotte Cederschiöld

against:

| — | amendment 16, second part
  in favour: Stéphane Le Foll |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 16, second part

in favour: Stéphane Le Foll

| — | recital M
  in favour: Tobias Pflüger |
| --- | --- |

—

recital M

in favour: Tobias Pflüger

| — | resolution (as a whole)
  in favour: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

in favour: Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Report: Gerardo Galeote — A6-0147/2006

| — | recital M
  in favour: Patrick Gaubert |
| --- | --- |

—

recital M

in favour: Patrick Gaubert

Tobias Pflüger had informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on amendment 4 to the Richard Howitt report (A6-0158/2006).

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

8.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Małgorzata Handzlik had informed the Presidency that she had been present but that her name was not on the attendance register.

Mia De Vits and Véronique De Keyser had pointed out that a technical problem had prevented them from taking part in the first few votes at voting time the previous day.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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

(debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 3)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 16.05.2006, Item 3)

9.1.   Nepal

Motions for resolution B6-0282/2006, B6-0287/2006, B6-0288/2006, B6-0289/2006, B6-0292/2006 and B6-0294/2006

Thomas Mann, Marcin Libicki, Jan Mulder, Neena Gill, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Jaromír Kohlíček introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alyn Smith, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 14.1.

Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 14.1

9.2.   Sri Lanka

Motions for resolution B6-0281/2006, B6-0283/2006, B6-0286/2006, B6-0290/2006 and B6-0293/2006

Carl Schlyter, Tobias Pflüger, Geoffrey Van Orden, Elizabeth Lynne and Robert Evans introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Neena Gill, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 14.2.

Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 14.2

9.3.   Taiwan

Motions for resolution B6-0284/2006 and B6-0285/2006

Marios Matsakis and Raül Romeva i Rueda introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Astrid Lulling, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Maciej Marian Giertych, Non-attached Member, Charles Tannock, Glyn Ford, Kathy Sinnott, Jean-Pierre Audy, Józef Pinior, Paulo Casaca and Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 14.3.

Minutes of 18.05.2006, Item 14.3

10.   Agenda

In the light of the Conference of Presidents' decision of 18.05.2006, the President proposed the following change to the agenda of the sitting of 01.06.2006 in Brussels:

Thursday, 01.06.2006

Thursday, 01.06.2006

Inclusion in voting time of motions for resolution on the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian Territory and the role of the Union.

Deadlines for tabling amendments and motions for resolution:

| — | motions for resolution: Monday, 29.05.2006, 17.00 |
| --- | --- |

—

motions for resolution: Monday, 29.05.2006, 17.00

| — | amendments and joint motions for resolution: Wednesday, 31.05.2006, 15.00. |
| --- | --- |

—

amendments and joint motions for resolution: Wednesday, 31.05.2006, 15.00.

Parliament agreed to the proposal.

11.   Membership of Parliament

The Lithuanian authorities had given notice of the appointment of Eugenijus Maldeikis to replace Rolandas Pavilionis as Member of Parliament with effect from 18.05.2006.

The President drew attention to the provisions of Rule 3(5).

12.   Membership of political groups

Donata Gottardi, elected to the European Parliament in place of Enrico Letta, had joined the PSE Group;

Andrea Losco, elected to the European Parliament in place of Massimo D'Alema, had joined the ALDE Group;

Achille Occhetto, elected to the European Parliament in place of Antonio Di Pietro, had joined the PSE Group;

Gianluca Susta, elected to the European Parliament in place of Pier Luigi Bersani, had joined the ALDE Group.

13.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PSE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

TRAN Committee:

Silvia Adriana Ticaău as an Observer to replace Adrian Severin

AFCO Committee:

Adrian Severin as an Observer.

14.   Voting time

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

14.1.   Nepal (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0282/2006, B6-0287/2006, B6-0288/2006, B6-0289/2006, B6-0292/2006 and B6-0294/2006

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0282/2006

(replacing B6-0282/2006, B6-0287/2006, B6-0288/2006, B6-0289/2006, B6-0292/2006 and B6-0294/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| | Thomas Mann and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Thomas Mann and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| | Pasqualina Napoletano, Neena Gill, Robert Evans and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Pasqualina Napoletano, Neena Gill, Robert Evans and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| | Elizabeth Lynne, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Elizabeth Lynne, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| | Raül Romeva i Rueda, Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta, Hélène Flautre and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Raül Romeva i Rueda, Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta, Hélène Flautre and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| | Jonas Sjöstedt and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
| --- | --- |

Jonas Sjöstedt and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0226)

(P6_TA(2006)0226)

14.2.   Sri Lanka (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0281/2006, B6-0283/2006, B6-0286/2006, B6-0290/2006 and B6-0293/2006

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0281/2006

(replacing B6-0281/2006, B6-0286/2006, B6-0290/2006 and B6-0293/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| | Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock, Thomas Mann, Philip Bradbourn and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock, Thomas Mann, Philip Bradbourn and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| | Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans, Neena Gill, Emilio Menéndez del Valle and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans, Neena Gill, Emilio Menéndez del Valle and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| | Elizabeth Lynne, Sajjad Karim and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group |
| --- | --- |

Elizabeth Lynne, Sajjad Karim and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group

| | Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Gérard Onesta and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group |
| --- | --- |

Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Gérard Onesta and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

| | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0227)

(P6_TA(2006)0227)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

Nirj Deva, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 11, which was incorporated.

(Motion for a resolution B6-0283/2006 fell.)

14.3.   Taiwan (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0284/2006 and B6-0285/2006

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0284/2006

(replacing B6-0284/2006 and B6-0285/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| | Astrid Lulling and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Astrid Lulling and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| | Graham Watson, Alexander Lambsdorff, Cecilia Malmström and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Graham Watson, Alexander Lambsdorff, Cecilia Malmström and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| | Raül Romeva i Rueda and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

Raül Romeva i Rueda and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| | Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, |
| --- | --- |

Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group,

| | Cristiana Muscardini, Konrad Szymański and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

Cristiana Muscardini, Konrad Szymański and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0228)

(P6_TA(2006)0228)

15.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes 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 will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

16.   Decisions concerning certain documents

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

AFET Committee:

| — | Accession of Romania (2006/2115(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Accession of Romania (2006/2115(INI))

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

| — | Accession of Bulgaria (2006/2114(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Accession of Bulgaria (2006/2114(INI))

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

ECON Committee:

| — | Commission White Paper on services of general interest (2006/2101(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, CULT, JURI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Commission White Paper on services of general interest (2006/2101(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, INTA, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, CULT, JURI)

| — | Green Paper on mortgage credit (2006/2102(INI))
  (opinion: EMPL, IMCO, JURI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Green Paper on mortgage credit (2006/2102(INI))

(opinion: EMPL, IMCO, JURI)

| — | Eurozone enlargement (2006/2103(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Eurozone enlargement (2006/2103(INI))

EMPL Committee:

| — | Situation of disabled people in the enlarged European Union: the European Action Plan 2006-2007 (2006/2105(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE, CULT, FEMM) |
| --- | --- |

—

Situation of disabled people in the enlarged European Union: the European Action Plan 2006-2007 (2006/2105(INI))

(opinion: ITRE, CULT, FEMM)

ITRE Committee:

| — | A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green paper (2006/2113(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA, ECON, ENVI, TRAN, REGI) |
| --- | --- |

—

A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green paper (2006/2113(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, INTA, ECON, ENVI, TRAN, REGI)

TRAN Committee:

| — | European road safety action programme, 2003 — Mid-term Review (2006/2112(INI))
  (opinion: ENVI, ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

European road safety action programme, 2003 — Mid-term Review (2006/2112(INI))

(opinion: ENVI, ITRE)

REGI Committee:

| — | The consequences of future enlargements on the effectiveness of cohesion policy (2006/2107(INI))
  (opinion: BUDG) |
| --- | --- |

—

The consequences of future enlargements on the effectiveness of cohesion policy (2006/2107(INI))

(opinion: BUDG)

| — | The islands and natural and economic constraints in the context of the regional policy (2006/2106(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

The islands and natural and economic constraints in the context of the regional policy (2006/2106(INI))

| — | The contributions of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union (2006/2104(INI))
  (opinion: BUDG) |
| --- | --- |

—

The contributions of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union (2006/2104(INI))

(opinion: BUDG)

| — | Housing and regional policy (2006/2108(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Housing and regional policy (2006/2108(INI))

AGRI Committee:

| — | Wine sector: common organisation of the market (2006/2109(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Wine sector: common organisation of the market (2006/2109(INI))

PECH Committee:

| — | Fishing industry: improving the economic situation (2006/2110(INI))
  (opinion: ENVI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Fishing industry: improving the economic situation (2006/2110(INI))

(opinion: ENVI)

LIBE Committee:

| — | Area of freedom, security and justice: strategy for the external dimension, Action Plan implementing the Hague Programme (2006/2111(INI))
  (opinion: AFET) |
| --- | --- |

—

Area of freedom, security and justice: strategy for the external dimension, Action Plan implementing the Hague Programme (2006/2111(INI))

(opinion: AFET)

Referral to committees

AFET and EMPL Committees:

| — | Fighting trafficking in human beings — an integrated approach and proposals for an action plan (2006/2078(INI))
  committee responsible: LIBE
  (opinion: AFET, EMPL, FEMM) |
| --- | --- |

—

Fighting trafficking in human beings — an integrated approach and proposals for an action plan (2006/2078(INI))

committee responsible: LIBE

(opinion: AFET, EMPL, FEMM)

Enhanced cooperation between committees

ECON Committee:

| — | Green Paper on mortgage credit (2006/2102(INI))
  (opinion: EMPL, JURI)
  Enhanced cooperation between committees: ECON, IMCO
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Green Paper on mortgage credit (2006/2102(INI))

(opinion: EMPL, JURI)

Enhanced cooperation between committees: ECON, IMCO

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006)

| — | Commission White Paper on services of general interest (2006/2101(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, CULT, JURI)
  Enhanced cooperation between committees: ECON, IMCO
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Commission White Paper on services of general interest (2006/2101(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, INTA, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, CULT, JURI)

Enhanced cooperation between committees: ECON, IMCO

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006)

ENVI Committee:

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC and Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and the Council as regards the review of the medical device directives (COM(2005)0681 — C6-0006/2006 — 2005/0263(COD))
  (opinion: ITRE)
  Enhanced cooperation between committees ENVI, IMCO
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC and Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and the Council as regards the review of the medical device directives (COM(2005)0681 — C6-0006/2006 — 2005/0263(COD))

(opinion: ITRE)

Enhanced cooperation between committees ENVI, IMCO

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006)

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (COM(2005)0567 — C6-0401/2005 — 2005/0227(COD))
  (opinion: ITRE, IMCO)
  Enhanced cooperation between committees ENVI, JURI
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (COM(2005)0567 — C6-0401/2005 — 2005/0227(COD))

(opinion: ITRE, IMCO)

Enhanced cooperation between committees ENVI, JURI

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006)

ITRE Committee:

| — | Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) (COM(2005)0602 — C6-0002/2006 — 2005/0235(CNS))
  (opinion: BUDG, JURI)
  Enhanced cooperation between committees ITRE, TRAN
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) (COM(2005)0602 — C6-0002/2006 — 2005/0235(CNS))

(opinion: BUDG, JURI)

Enhanced cooperation between committees ITRE, TRAN

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006)

LIBE Committee:

| — | Area of freedom, security and justice: strategy for the external dimension (2006/2111(INI))
  Enhanced cooperation between committees LIBE, AFET
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

Area of freedom, security and justice: strategy for the external dimension (2006/2111(INI))

Enhanced cooperation between committees LIBE, AFET

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.05.2006)

17.   Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

(Rule 116)

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

| Document No | Author | Signatures |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 11/2006 | Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Robert Navarro, Dirk Sterckx and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert | 181 |
| 12/2006 | Jean-Claude Martinez | 15 |
| 13/2006 | Maciej Marian Giertych | 32 |
| 14/2006 | Janusz Wojciechowski, Caroline Lucas, Ioannis Gklavakis and Thijs Berman | 125 |
| 15/2006 | Andreas Mölzer | 17 |
| 16/2006 | Matteo Salvini | 10 |
| 17/2006 | Daniel Strož | 18 |
| 18/2006 | Roger Helmer, Ashley Mote, James Hugh Allister and Anna Záborská | 28 |
| 19/2006 | Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Michael Cashman, Erik Meijer, Alexander Lambsdorff and Geoffrey Van Orden | 65 |
| 20/2006 | Konrad Szymański, Philippe Morillon, Charles Tannock, Ari Vatanen and Bastiaan Belder | 45 |
| 21/2006 | Iles Braghetto and Panayiotis Demetriou | 203 |
| 22/2006 | Daniel Strož | 35 |
| 23/2006 | Claire Gibault, Jean-Marie Cavada, Antoine Duquesne, Charles Tannock and Enrique Barón Crespo | 196 |
| 24/2006 | Robert Navarro, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Luigi Cocilovo and Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann | 64 |
| 25/2006 | Fernand Le Rachinel | 7 |
| 26/2006 | Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Carl Schlyter | 17 |
| 27/2006 | Daniel Strož | 5 |
| 28/2006 | Paul Verges, Margie Sudre and Jean-Claude Fruteau | 81 |
| 29/2006 | Bogdan Golik and Bogusław Sonik | 34 |
| 30/2006 | Caroline Lucas, Jean Lambert and André Brie | 17 |
| 31/2006 | Caroline Lucas, Janusz Wojciechowski, David Hammerstein Mintz and Robert Evans | 31 |
| 32/2006 | Jean Spautz | 34 |
| 33/2006 | Richard Corbett, Alexander Alvaro, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Cecilia Malmström and Cem Özdemir | 89 |
| 34/2006 | Andreas Mölzer | 7 |
| 35/2006 | Anna Záborská, Stephen Hughes and Gérard Deprez | 80 |
| 36/2006 | Anna Záborská, Stephen Hughes and Gérard Deprez | 77 |
| 37/2006 | Anna Záborská, Stephen Hughes and Gérard Deprez | 71 |
| 38/2006 | Carl Schlyter, Paulo Casaca, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Mojca Drčar Murko and Caroline Lucas | 45 |
| 39/2006 | Cristiana Muscardini | 16 |
| 40/2006 | Margrietus van den Berg, Jean-Marie Cavada, Harlem Désir and Caroline Lucas | 55 |
| 41/2006 | Feleknas Uca, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Karin Scheele, Jürgen Schröder and Nicholson of Winterbourne | 73 |

Document No

Author

Signatures

11/2006

Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Robert Navarro, Dirk Sterckx and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert

181

12/2006

Jean-Claude Martinez

15

13/2006

Maciej Marian Giertych

32

14/2006

Janusz Wojciechowski, Caroline Lucas, Ioannis Gklavakis and Thijs Berman

125

15/2006

Andreas Mölzer

17

16/2006

Matteo Salvini

10

17/2006

Daniel Strož

18

18/2006

Roger Helmer, Ashley Mote, James Hugh Allister and Anna Záborská

28

19/2006

Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Michael Cashman, Erik Meijer, Alexander Lambsdorff and Geoffrey Van Orden

65

20/2006

Konrad Szymański, Philippe Morillon, Charles Tannock, Ari Vatanen and Bastiaan Belder

45

21/2006

Iles Braghetto and Panayiotis Demetriou

203

22/2006

Daniel Strož

35

23/2006

Claire Gibault, Jean-Marie Cavada, Antoine Duquesne, Charles Tannock and Enrique Barón Crespo

196

24/2006

Robert Navarro, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Luigi Cocilovo and Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

64

25/2006

Fernand Le Rachinel

7

26/2006

Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Carl Schlyter

17

27/2006

Daniel Strož

5

28/2006

Paul Verges, Margie Sudre and Jean-Claude Fruteau

81

29/2006

Bogdan Golik and Bogusław Sonik

34

30/2006

Caroline Lucas, Jean Lambert and André Brie

17

31/2006

Caroline Lucas, Janusz Wojciechowski, David Hammerstein Mintz and Robert Evans

31

32/2006

Jean Spautz

34

33/2006

Richard Corbett, Alexander Alvaro, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Cecilia Malmström and Cem Özdemir

89

34/2006

Andreas Mölzer

7

35/2006

Anna Záborská, Stephen Hughes and Gérard Deprez

80

36/2006

Anna Záborská, Stephen Hughes and Gérard Deprez

77

37/2006

Anna Záborská, Stephen Hughes and Gérard Deprez

71

38/2006

Carl Schlyter, Paulo Casaca, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Mojca Drčar Murko and Caroline Lucas

45

39/2006

Cristiana Muscardini

16

40/2006

Margrietus van den Berg, Jean-Marie Cavada, Harlem Désir and Caroline Lucas

55

41/2006

Feleknas Uca, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Karin Scheele, Jürgen Schröder and Nicholson of Winterbourne

73

18.   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.

19.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held on 31.05.2006 and 01.06.2006.

20.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.15.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Agnoletto, Allister, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bono, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, 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, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jill Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flautre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Ilves, in't Veld, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Kamiński, Karas, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Klamt, Klaß, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Leichtfried, Leinen, Le Rachinel, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Lucas, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, Madeira, Maldeikis, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgantini, Morillon, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscat, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Achille Occhetto, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Pomés Ruiz, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Siwiec, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Sterckx, Stevenson, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina

Observers:

Arabadjiev Alexander, Athanasiu Alexandru, Bărbuleţiu Tiberiu, Becşenescu Dumitru, Bliznashki Georgi, Buruiană Aprodu Daniela, Christova Christina Velcheva, Ciornei Silvia, Cioroianu Adrian Mihai, Coşea Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Dimitrov Martin, Duca Viorel, Ganţ Ovidiu Victor, Hogea Vlad Gabriel, Ilchev Stanimir, Ivanova Iglika, Kirilov Evgeni, Mihăescu Eugen, Morţun Alexandru Ioan, Parvanova Antonyia, Paşcu Ioan Mircea, Podgorean Radu, Popa Nicolae Vlad, Popeangă Petre, Severin Adrian, Silaghi Ovidiu Ioan, Sofianski Stefan, Stoyanov Dimitar, Ţicău Silvia Adriana, Zgonea Valeriu Ştefan

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (for, 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 (for, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (for, 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 amending budget No 2/2006

Report: Giovanni PITTELLA (A6-0181/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | EV | + | 442, 13, 2


  qualified majority |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

EV

+

442, 13, 2

qualified majority

2.   Cohesion policy in support of growth and jobs

Report: Constanze Angela KREHL (A6-0175/2006)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I

Report: Gay MITCHELL (A6-0109/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-117 | Committee | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-117

Committee

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

4.   EU Solidarity Fund ***I

Report: Rolf BEREND (A6-0123/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-4
  6-21
  23-25
  27-33
  35-38 | Committee | | + | |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 5 | Committee | sep | + | |
| Article 2, after § 1 | 43 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 96, 428, 22 |
| Article 3, after § 2 | 39 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| Article 4, point (a) | 44 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 22cp | Committee | | + | |
| Article 4, points (b) to (g) | 22cp | Committee | | + | |
| 45 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| Article 7, § 1 | 26 | Committee | | + | |
| 46 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 64, 477, 18 |
| After Article 16 | 40 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| Article 17, § 2 | 41 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 34 | Committee | | + | |
| After recital 5 | 42 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 153, 395, 16 |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-4

6-21

23-25

27-33

35-38

Committee

+

Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

5

Committee

sep

+

Article 2, after § 1

43

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

96, 428, 22

Article 3, after § 2

39

Verts/ALE

-

Article 4, point (a)

44

GUE/NGL

-

22cp

Committee

+

Article 4, points (b) to (g)

22cp

Committee

+

45

GUE/NGL

-

Article 7, § 1

26

Committee

+

46

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

64, 477, 18

After Article 16

40

Verts/ALE

+

Article 17, § 2

41

Verts/ALE

-

34

Committee

+

After recital 5

42

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

153, 395, 16

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL ams 42, 43 and 46

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL am 5

5.   Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty ***

Recommendation: Giles CHICHESTER (A6-0134/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: legislative resolution

+

6.   Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy

Report: Richard HOWITT (A6-0158/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 8 | 8 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | + | |
| 1 | PSE, PPE-DE | | + | Addition to am 8 |
| § 17 | 7 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 24 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 29 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 38 | 11 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 61, 470, 26 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| 4 | + | |
| § 40 | 6 | ALDE | | - | |
| § 41 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 46 | 13 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 230, 325, 19 |
| § 50 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 62 | 2 | PSE, PPE-DE | | + | |
| after § 75 | 12 | GUE/NGL | RCV | + | 223, 191, 97 |
| after § 86 | 14 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 87 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 91 | 3 | PSE, PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 96 | 4 | PSE, PPE-DE | RCV | + | 478, 72, 7 |
| § 97 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 111 | 5 | PSE, PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 522, 32, 15 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 8

8

Verts/ALE

split

1

-

2

+

1

PSE, PPE-DE

+

Addition to am 8

§ 17

7

PPE-DE

split

1

+

2

-

§ 24

9

Verts/ALE

+

§ 29

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 38

11

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

61, 470, 26

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

+

§ 40

6

ALDE

-

§ 41

10

Verts/ALE

-

§ 46

13

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

230, 325, 19

§ 50

§

original text

sep

+

§ 62

2

PSE, PPE-DE

+

after § 75

12

GUE/NGL

RCV

+

223, 191, 97

after § 86

14

IND/DEM

-

§ 87

§

original text

sep

+

§ 91

3

PSE, PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 96

4

PSE, PPE-DE

RCV

+

478, 72, 7

§ 97

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 111

5

PSE, PPE-DE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

522, 32, 15

Requests for split votes

PSE

am 8

First part:‘Considers it a positive development ... representative of EU action;’

Second part:‘takes the view that ... parliamentary control’

Verts/ALE:

§ 97

First part:‘reiterates ... with third countries’

Second part:‘and the pilot Regional Protection Programmes ... international solidarity’

GUE/NGL

§ 29

First part:‘Congratulates the Council ... as a weapon of war;’

Second part:‘urges the EU ... in the region’

Third part:‘urges the EU to continue ... various parties’

§ 38

First part:‘Expresses concern ... nevertheless’

Second part:‘welcomes ... in Iraq’

Third part:‘calls for increased ... can be addressed;’

Fourth part:‘calls on the Council ... high standards’

PPE-DE

am 7

First part: the words ‘and in China, Belarus, Cuba and North Korea in particular’

Second part: the ‘deletion’

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: final vote

Verts/ALE: am 4

GUE/NGL: ams 11, 12 and 13

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: §§ 50 and 87

7.   Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007

Report: James ELLES (A6-0154/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 8 | PSE | | + | |
| 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 1 | 16 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 5 | § | original text | RCV | + | 510, 28, 33 |
| § 6 | 5 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 15 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 11 | 9D | PSE | | - | |
| § 15 | 10 | PSE | | - | |
| § 19 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 23 | 11 | PSE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 24 | § | original text | | + | § 24 after § 29 |
| § 25 | 17 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 27 | 14 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 29 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| §§ 30 and 31 | § | original text | | + | §§ 30 and 31 after § 23 |
| § 37 | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 38 | 7 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | + | |
| 12 | PSE | | - | |
| § 40 | 13 | PSE | RCV | - | 189, 339, 42 |
| § 42 | 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| recital F | 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 514, 56, 8 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

8

PSE

+

4

Verts/ALE

-

after § 1

16

GUE/NGL

-

§ 5

§

original text

RCV

+

510, 28, 33

§ 6

5

Verts/ALE

-

15

ALDE

+

§ 11

9D

PSE

-

§ 15

10

PSE

-

§ 19

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

§ 23

11

PSE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 24

§

original text

+

§ 24 after § 29

§ 25

17

GUE/NGL

-

6

Verts/ALE

-

§ 27

14

ALDE

+

§ 29

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§§ 30 and 31

§

original text

+

§§ 30 and 31 after § 23

§ 37

1

PPE-DE

+

§ 38

7

Verts/ALE

split

1

-

2

+

12

PSE

-

§ 40

13

PSE

RCV

-

189, 339, 42

§ 42

2

PPE-DE

+

recital F

3

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

514, 56, 8

The aim of amendment 17 was to replace paragraph 25, not to insert a new paragraph 25a.

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM final vote

PPE-DE: § 5

Verts/ALE: am 13

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 19

First part:‘underlines ... and internally’

Second part:‘including at economic and social level’

§ 29

First part:‘stresses ... years to come’

Second part:‘intends to provide ... Schengen area’

am 7

First part: addition: ‘and Goeteborg’

Second part: addition: ‘and promote democracy and human rights’

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: § 22

8.   Natural disasters — agricultural aspects

Report: Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS (A6-0152/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 13 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| § 16 | 2 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 54, 518, 7 |
| § | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 461, 59, 3 |
| 2 | + | 491, 54, 10 |
| § 25 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 27 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after recital H | 1 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 86, 469, 14 |
| recital I | § | original text | RCV | + | 459, 108, 8 |
| recital M | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 427, 116, 10 |
| recital O | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 398, 70, 26 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 13

§

original text

+

oral amendment

§ 16

2

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

54, 518, 7

§

original text

split/RCV

1

+

461, 59, 3

2

+

491, 54, 10

§ 25

§

original text

sep

+

§ 27

§

original text

sep

+

after recital H

1

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

86, 469, 14

recital I

§

original text

RCV

+

459, 108, 8

recital M

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

427, 116, 10

recital O

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

398, 70, 26

Requests for split votes

IND/DEM

recital M

First part:‘whereas the EU needs ... civil protection and solidarity’

Second part:‘as well as of a specific ... and management for forest fires’

IND/DEM, ALDE

§ 2

First part:‘Believes that an adequate response ... and the new Life+ programme’

Second part: text as a whole without the words ‘that these mechanisms should be endowed with increased financial resources’

Third part: those words

GUE/NGL

§ 16

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘by farmers’

Second part: those words

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: § 25 and recital O

IND/DEM: ams 13, 25 and 27

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: § 16 and recital I

GUE/NGL: ams 1 and 2

rapporteur: resolution as a whole

Miscellaneous

Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to paragraph 13, which then read as follows:

| 13. | Believes that it is essential, in the context of the Financial Framework for 2007-2013, to establish a Community programme for protection against forest fires, with a view to promoting awareness campaigns, risk-prevention, and risk-management measures regarding forest fires, suitably funded and complementing agricultural and structural policy; calls for this programme to lead specifically to the clear identification of financing allocated to appropriate measures aimed at preventing forest fires, either by the establishment of a specific regulation with the corresponding financing or by the creation of a dedicated budget heading for these measures both within the EAFRD Regulation and the draft regulation LIFE+; stresses that such a programme must take account of the specific characteristics of the Mediterranean forests; |
| --- | --- |

13.

Believes that it is essential, in the context of the Financial Framework for 2007-2013, to establish a Community programme for protection against forest fires, with a view to promoting awareness campaigns, risk-prevention, and risk-management measures regarding forest fires, suitably funded and complementing agricultural and structural policy; calls for this programme to lead specifically to the clear identification of financing allocated to appropriate measures aimed at preventing forest fires, either by the establishment of a specific regulation with the corresponding financing or by the creation of a dedicated budget heading for these measures both within the EAFRD Regulation and the draft regulation LIFE+; stresses that such a programme must take account of the specific characteristics of the Mediterranean forests;

9.   Natural disasters — regional development aspects

Report: Gerardo GALEOTE QUECEDO (A6-0147/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 7 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 2 | 8 | IND/DEM | | + | |
| § 7 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 8 | 9 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 57, 500, 12 |
| § 12 | 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 14 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 15 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3/RCV | + | 450, 88, 10 |
| § 16 | 10 | IND/DEM | RCV | + | 357, 193, 8 |
| § 18 | 11 | IND/DEM | EV | + | 290, 233, 12 |
| § 20 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 22 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 29 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 31 | 3 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 33 | 12 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 34 | 13 | IND/DEM | | + | |
| recital M | § | original text | RCV | + | 513, 35, 9 |
| recital S | 4 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| recital U | 5 | IND/DEM | | + | |
| after recital X | 6 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 498, 35, 20 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

7

IND/DEM

-

1

PPE-DE

+

§ 2

8

IND/DEM

+

§ 7

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 8

9

IND/DEM

RCV

-

57, 500, 12

§ 12

2

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 14

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 15

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3/RCV

+

450, 88, 10

§ 16

10

IND/DEM

RCV

+

357, 193, 8

§ 18

11

IND/DEM

EV

+

290, 233, 12

§ 20

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 22

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 29

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 31

3

PPE-DE

+

§ 33

12

IND/DEM

-

§ 34

13

IND/DEM

+

recital M

§

original text

RCV

+

513, 35, 9

recital S

4

IND/DEM

-

recital U

5

IND/DEM

+

after recital X

6

IND/DEM

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

498, 35, 20

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

IND/DEM: ams 9, 10 and recital M

Requests for split votes

IND/DEM

§ 15

First part:‘Considers that the Commission ... management of floods’

Second part:‘also considers ... drought-risk prevention and management’

Third part:‘and asks it to look ... of the seventh framework research programme (2007-2013);’

§ 22

First part:‘Deplores the fact ... in the near future’

Second part:‘and which must contain ... Natura 2000 network’

ALDE

§ 7

First part:‘Stresses the need ... to tackle the disasters’

Second part:‘urges that, in the forthcoming ... in the event of disasters’

§ 14

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘calls on the Commission ... the Interreg programme’

Second part: those words

§ 20

First part:‘Notes the launching ... of natural disasters’

Second part:‘and urges ... within the Member States’

§ 29

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘with the possibility of Community funding for transport expenditure’

Second part: those words

10.   Natural disasters — environmental aspects

Report: Edite ESTRELA (A6-0149/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 4 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 6 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 7 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 9 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 10 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 473, 39, 13 |
| § 12 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 13 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 14 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 343, 153, 27 |
| § 18 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| recital D | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| recital F | § | original text | sep | + | |
| recital K | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 450, 38, 13 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 4

§

original text

sep

+

§ 6

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 7

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 9

§

original text

sep

+

§ 10

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

473, 39, 13

§ 12

§

original text

sep

+

§ 13

§

original text

sep

+

§ 14

§

original text

sep/EV

+

343, 153, 27

§ 18

§

original text

sep

+

recital D

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

recital F

§

original text

sep

+

recital K

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

450, 38, 13

Request for roll-call vote

rapporteur: resolution as a whole

Requests for split votes

ALDE

recital D

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘and greater funding assigned to it’

Second part: those words

§ 7

First part:‘Invites the Commission to set ... the Forest Focus programme,’

Second part:‘increasing funding and making the rules governing application more flexible;’

PSE

recital K

First part:‘whereas the measures ... to natural disasters’

Second part:‘and whereas the diversity ... favour effective action’

IND/DEM

§ 10

First part:‘Believes that the reconstruction ... conservation of species’

Second part:‘urges the Member States ... forest renewal’

ALDE, IND/DEM

§ 2

First part:‘Highlights the need to promote ... as fires and floods’

Second part:‘to be funded by the European Social Fund or within the context of specific programmes such as Forest Focus;’

Third part:‘to be funded ... starting with schoolchildren’

ALDE, Verts/ALE

§ 6

First part:‘Urges the Member States ... Europe's forests’

Second part:‘and particularly the specific nature of Mediterranean forests;’

Third part:‘and particularly ... exercise their responsibilities scrupulously’

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: §§ 4, 9, 10, 13, 14 and recital F

PPE-DE: § 14

IND/DEM: §§ 12, 14 and 18

11.   Treaty establishing the Energy Community

Motion for a resolution: B6-0279/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion for a resolution B6-0279/2006




  ITRE Committee |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Motion for a resolution B6-0279/2006

ITRE Committee

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

12.   Nepal

Motions for resolutions: B6-0282/2006, B6-0287/2006, B6-0288/2006, B6-0289/2006, B6-0292/2006, B6-0294/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0282/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0282/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0287/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0288/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0289/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0292/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0294/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0282/2006

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

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0282/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0287/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0288/2006

UEN

↓

B6-0289/2006

ALDE

↓

B6-0292/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0294/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

13.   Sri Lanka

Motions for resolutions: B6-0281/2006, B6-0283/2006, B6-0286/2006, B6-0290/2006, B6-0293/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0281/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | §11 oral amendment |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0281/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0283/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0286/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0290/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0293/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0281/2006

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

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

§11 oral amendment

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0281/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0283/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0286/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0290/2006

ALDE

↓

B6-0293/2006

PSE

↓

Miscellaneous:

Nirj Deva moved an oral amendment to paragraph 11, which then read as follows:

| 11. | Welcomes therefore the announcement of new members of Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission and stresses the need for an effective independent investigation into all alleged human rights violations by security forces or armed groups, bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international fair trial standards; insists that all parties should subscribe to comprehensive human rights agreements as a key element of future peace negotiations; |
| --- | --- |

11.

Welcomes therefore the announcement of new members of Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission and stresses the need for an effective independent investigation into all alleged human rights violations by security forces or armed groups, bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international fair trial standards; insists that all parties should subscribe to comprehensive human rights agreements as a key element of future peace negotiations;

14.   Taiwan

Motions for resolutions: B6-0284/2006, B6-0285/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0284/2006




  (PPE-DE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, IND/DEM, UEN) |
| § 5 | § | original text | | + | |
| citation 3 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 66, 21, 1 |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0284/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0285/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

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RCV, etc.

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RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0284/2006

(PPE-DE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, IND/DEM, UEN)

§ 5

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citation 3

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vote: resolution (as a whole)

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66, 21, 1

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0284/2006

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B6-0285/2006

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PPE-DE: final vote

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PSE:

recital 3

First part:‘Having regard to its report ... through the WHO’

Second part:‘and therefore believes ... in the WHO’

Requests for separate votes

PSE: § 5

Miscellaneous

The PSE Group had withdrawn its signature from joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0284/2006.

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Report: Berend A6-0123/2006

Amendment 43

For: 96

ALDE: Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Belohorská, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Helmer, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, del Castillo Vera, Dehaene, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Graça Moura, Hannan, Harbour, Kamall, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Parish, Pinheiro, Purvis, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Díez González, Estrela, Fernandes, Guy-Quint, Hasse Ferreira, Hughes, Madeira, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, dos Santos

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Kamiński, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias

Against: 428

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, 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, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Pinior, Poignant, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, Krasts, Kristovskis, Pirilli, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 22

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Schenardi

PSE: Chiesa

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki

Corrections to votes

For

Sérgio Sousa Pinto

2.   Report: Berend A6-0123/2006

Amendment 46

For: 64

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Chruszcz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Coelho, Duchoň, Fajmon, Freitas, Graça Moura, Iturgaiz Angulo, Marques, Ouzký, Pinheiro, Queiró, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Berlinguer, Hughes, dos Santos

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias

Against: 477

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, Pirilli

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 18

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Markov, Seppänen

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PSE: Chiesa

UEN: Camre, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Podkański

3.   Report: Berend A6-0123/2006

Amendment 42

For: 153

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Borghezio, Chruszcz, Helmer, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Coelho, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Freitas, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Graça Moura, Harbour, Kamall, Marques, Nicholson, Ouzký, Purvis, Queiró, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Correia, Estrela, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Gomes, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hughes, Madeira, Martin David, Occhetto, dos Santos, Sousa Pinto

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias

Against: 395

ALDE: Malmström, Toia

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Pirilli, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Morillon

GUE/NGL: Seppänen

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Pinheiro, Siekierski

UEN: Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Szymański

Corrections to votes

For

David Casa; Neil Parish; Charles Tannock

Against

Salvador Garriga Polledo; José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil

4.   Report: Howitt A6-0158/2006

Amendment 11

For: 61

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard

PPE-DE: Dover, Gaľa, Schierhuber, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Bono, Bourzai, Chiesa, Grech, Hazan, Masip Hidalgo, Muscat, Myller, Occhetto, Peillon, Roure, Trautmann, Tzampazi

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, Hassi, Lambert, Lucas, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Ždanoka

Against: 470

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Losco, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, 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, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Frassoni, Horáček, Trüpel

Abstention: 26

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Ventre

PSE: Castex

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Flautre, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Voggenhuber

Corrections to votes

Against

John Attard-Montalto; Louis Grech;

5.   Report: Howitt A6-0158/2006

Amendment 13

For: 230

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Kamiński, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 325

ALDE: Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, 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, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Hegyi, Ilves, Thomsen, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit

Abstention: 19

ALDE: Matsakis

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Fajmon

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Grech, Guy-Quint, Muscat

UEN: Camre

Corrections to votes

For

Britta Thomsen

Against

Eva-Britt Svensson

6.   Report: Howitt A6-0158/2006

Amendment 12

For: 223

ALDE: Malmström, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Mote, Piskorski, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bauer, Becsey, Brepoels, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Dehaene, Deß, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Elles, Esteves, Fjellner, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Glattfelder, Gräßle, Guellec, Gyürk, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Karas, Kauppi, Kudrycka, Langen, Langendries, López-Istúriz White, Maat, Mayor Oreja, Mitchell, Novak, Pleštinská, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Radwan, Roithová, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeberg, Siekierski, Stubb, Sturdy, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zappalà

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, De Rossa, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Leinen, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Mikko, Moraes, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rasmussen, Rothe, Sacconi, Salinas García, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Thomsen, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Hammerstein Mintz, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes

Against: 191

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Sinnott, Wohlin

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Berend, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casini, Coelho, Daul, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Eurlings, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Gomolka, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Martens, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Nicholson, Niebler, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Strejček, Tajani, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Hutchinson, Kuc, Locatelli, Siwiec

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 97

ALDE: Hall, Toia

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Dillen, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Braghetto, Brejc, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Casa, Chichester, Ehler, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Galeote Quecedo, Goepel, Graça Moura, Handzlik, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Kaczmarek, Korhola, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Peterle, Pinheiro, Rudi Ubeda, Silva Peneda, Surján, Szájer, Ventre, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Bono, Busquin, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Fazakas, Fruteau, Geringer de Oedenberg, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Hegyi, Le Foll, Liberadzki, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Patrie, Peillon, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Schapira, Sornosa Martínez, Tarabella, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Zani

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Flautre, Harms, Hassi, Özdemir, Rühle, Trüpel, Voggenhuber

Corrections to votes

For

Camiel Eurlings

Abstention

Sharon Bowles

7.   Report: Howitt A6-0158/2006

Amendment 4

For: 478

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Tomczak, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, 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, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, 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, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Cramer, Schroedter

Against: 72

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise

PSE: Andersson, Christensen, Hedh, Muscat, Occhetto, Segelström, Thomsen

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Staes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 7

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Mölzer, Mote

UEN: Bielan

Corrections to votes

Against

Holger Krahmer; Elisabeth Schroedter;

8.   Report: Howitt A6-0158/2006

Resolution

For: 522

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Tomczak, Wohlin

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, 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, 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, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 32

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Maštálka, Remek, Strož, Toussas

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise

NI: De Michelis, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ehler

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Pflüger

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Pęk, Piotrowski, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Helmer, Romagnoli, Speroni

PPE-DE: Friedrich

PSE: Titley

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Paragraph 5

For: 510

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Musacchio

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Wohlin

NI: Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 28

ALDE: Harkin

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Casini, Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Fontaine, Mayer

UEN: Zīle

Abstention: 33

GUE/NGL: Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Sinnott

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Helmer, Mote

PPE-DE: Podestà

Corrections to votes

For

Christofer Fjellner

10.   Report: Elles A6-0154/2006

Amendment 13

For: 189

ALDE: Busk, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Onyszkiewicz, Riis-Jørgensen

GUE/NGL: Manolakou

IND/DEM: Tomczak

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Brejc

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Podkański, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias

Against: 339

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Bobošíková, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, 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, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Hedh, Segelström, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco

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

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 42

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Martinez, Mussolini, Speroni

UEN: Camre

Corrections to votes

Against

Jonas Sjöstedt

11.   Report: Elles A6-0154/2006

Resolution

For: 514

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, 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, 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, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

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

Against: 56

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise, Wohlin

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

PPE-DE: Herranz García

Abstention: 8

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Coveney, Doyle, Higgins, Mitchell, Nicholson

UEN: Camre

12.   Report: Capoulas Santos A6-0152/2006

Amendment 2

For: 54

ALDE: Neyts-Uyttebroeck

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz

PPE-DE: Becsey, Doorn, Gaľa, Maat, Ouzký, Szájer

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, Douay, Fruteau, Golik, Hamon, Navarro, Poignant, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Sousa Pinto, Tarabella, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: Lipietz

Against: 518

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Pflüger, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, 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, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 7

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Borghezio, Mussolini, Speroni

PSE: Wynn

13.   Report: Capoulas Santos A6-0152/2006

Paragraph 16/1

For: 461

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Podkański, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber

Against: 59

ALDE: Losco, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Mote

PPE-DE: Brok, Coveney, Deß, Fjellner, Gräßle, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Kaczmarek, Langen, Lechner, Nicholson, Olajos, Radwan, Siekierski

PSE: Andersson, Bono, Christensen, Corbey, Hazan, Hedh, Pahor, Pinior, Segelström

UEN: Camre, Pirilli, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Cramer, Isler Béguin, Schlyter, Ždanoka

Abstention: 3

NI: Mussolini, Romagnoli

PSE: Wynn

Corrections to votes

For

Alexander Radwan

Against

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

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Paragraph 16/2

For: 491

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, 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, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, 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, Radwan, 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, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, 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, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber

Against: 54

ALDE: Malmström

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Mote, Rutowicz

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

PSE: Andersson, Christensen, Hedh, Segelström

Abstention: 10

ALDE: Samuelsen

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Borghezio, Mussolini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Reul

PSE: Scheele, Thomsen, Wynn

UEN: Camre

15.   Report: Capoulas Santos A6-0152/2006

Amendment 1

For: 86

ALDE: Cavada

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux

NI: Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Böge, Jałowiecki, Kudrycka

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Chiesa, García Pérez, Golik, Haug, Hazan, McAvan, Paasilinna

UEN: Bielan, Kamiński, Libicki, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 469

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kaufmann, Markov, Uca, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, 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, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Mussolini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Rübig, Ventre

PSE: Thomsen

Corrections to votes

Against

Paul Rübig; John Attard-Montalto

Abstention

Anders Wijkman;

16.   Report: Capoulas Santos A6-0152/2006

Recital I

For: 459

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Maaten, Morillon, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Pistelli, Ries

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Piotrowski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, 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, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, 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, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 108

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Losco, Lynne, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Helmer, Mote

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Hannan, Harbour, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Nassauer, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Christensen, Herczog, Segelström, Tarand

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 8

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux

NI: Mussolini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Reul

PSE: Thomsen, Wynn

Corrections to votes

For

Paul Marie Coûteaux

Against

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Eva-Britt Svensson, Jonas Sjöstedt

Abstention

Anders Wijkman

17.   Report: Capoulas Santos A6-0152/2006

Recital M/2

For: 427

ALDE: Bourlanges, Cavada, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Ries

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Sinnott

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, 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, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 116

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Tomczak, Wise, Wohlin, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Seeberg, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Christensen, Hedh, Ilves, Paasilinna, Segelström

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 10

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Borghezio, Mote, Mussolini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Reul

PSE: Thomsen, Wynn

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin

Corrections to votes

Against

Paul Marie Coûteaux, Jonas Sjöstedt, Eva-Britt Svensson, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

18.   Report: Capoulas Santos A6-0152/2006

Resolution

For: 398

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Manders, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Pistelli, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mölzer, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Klamt, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, 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, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 70

ALDE: Andria, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Resetarits, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Mote

PPE-DE: Brok, Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Klich, Marques, Ouzký, Pomés Ruiz, Strejček, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, Hedh, Segelström

Verts/ALE: Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Abstention: 26

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Borghezio, Helmer, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hybášková, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

PSE: Christensen

Corrections to votes

For

Raül Romeva i Rueda

Against

Alfonso Andria; Feleknas Uca; Karin Riis-Jørgensen; Bill Newton Dunn

19.   Report: Galeote Quecedo A6-0147/2006

Amendment 9

For: 57

ALDE: Krahmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Mote, Romagnoli, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Higgins, Weisgerber, Zvěřina

UEN: Camre

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

Against: 500

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, 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, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 12

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Pieper, Wijkman

Corrections to votes

For

Anders Wijkman

Abstention

Jonas Sjöstedt, Eva-Britt Svensson

20.   Report: Galeote Quecedo A6-0147/2006

Paragraph 15/3

For: 450

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 88

ALDE: Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mulder

GUE/NGL: Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Bobošíková, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Descamps, Fjellner, Gaubert, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Grossetête, Guellec, Hannan, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Pieper, Radwan, Saïfi, Seeberg, Sudre, Surján, Toubon, Vlasto

PSE: Grech, Haug, Myller, Paasilinna, Szejna

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

Abstention: 10

IND/DEM: Bonde, Pęk

NI: Belohorská, Borghezio, Gollnisch, Martinez, Romagnoli, Speroni

PPE-DE: Reul

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka

Corrections to votes

For

Alexander Radwan

Against

Anders Wijkman

21.   Report: Galeote Quecedo A6-0147/2006

Amendment 10

For: 357

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Krupa, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, 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, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Myller, Paasilinna, Pahor

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

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

Against: 193

ALDE: Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mulder

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Wise

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

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Rivera

UEN: Krasts, Zīle

Corrections to votes

Abstention

Jonas Sjöstedt, Eva-Britt Svensson

22.   Report: Galeote Quecedo A6-0147/2006

Recital M

For: 513

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Pęk, Wise

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, 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, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, 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, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 35

ALDE: Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mulder

GUE/NGL: Brie, Zimmer

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

NI: Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Ibrisagic, Klich, Wijkman

PSE: Beglitis, Berger, Jöns, Schapira

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan

Abstention: 9

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Borghezio

PPE-DE: Hybášková, Reul

PSE: Wynn

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Wojciechowski Janusz

Corrections to votes

For

Pierre Schapira

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Resolution

For: 498

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Losco, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Tomczak

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, 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, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Staes, Trüpel, Ždanoka

Against: 35

ALDE: Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mulder

GUE/NGL: Sjöstedt

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Zahradil

PSE: Ilves, Paasilinna

Verts/ALE: Schmidt, Schroedter, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 20

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Svensson

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Hennicot-Schoepges, Hybášková, Reul, Ventre, Vlasák, Zvěřina

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Corrections to votes

Abstention

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

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Paragraph 10/2

For: 473

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Cavada, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Losco, Morillon, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, 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, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 39

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Gentvilas, in't Veld, Lambsdorff, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Resetarits, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė

GUE/NGL: Sjöstedt, Svensson

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

NI: Borghezio, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi

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

PSE: Ilves, Paasilinna

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Harkin, Newton Dunn

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Knapman, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Mussolini, Rivera

PPE-DE: Reul

PSE: Scheele

UEN: Kamiński

Corrections to votes

Against

Lars Wohlin

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Resolution

For: 450

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Matsakis, Morillon, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sterckx, Takkula, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Wohlin

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Esteves, Ferber, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Gomes, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 38

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis, in't Veld, Lambsdorff, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mohácsi, Mulder, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Resetarits, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Tomczak, Wise

NI: Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Newton Dunn, Toia

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux

NI: Borghezio

PPE-DE: Hennicot-Schoepges, Reul, Zvěřina

PSE: Hasse Ferreira, Wynn

UEN: Bielan, Kamiński

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Corrections to votes

Against

Lars Wohlin

26.   RC B6-0284/2006 — Taiwan

Resolution

For: 66

ALDE: Attwooll, Beaupuy, Harkin, Kułakowski, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mulder

IND/DEM: Belder, Krupa, Sinnott

NI: Giertych, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Audy, Bauer, Bowis, Brepoels, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, Deß, Duka-Zólyomi, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gomolka, Grossetête, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Samaras, Sommer, Sonik, Sudre, Tannock, Trakatellis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

PSE: Casaca, Gill, Pinior, Sakalas

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Kusstatscher, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Against: 21

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček, Pflüger, Sjöstedt, Strož, Triantaphyllides

PPE-DE: Deva

PSE: Ayala Sender, Bono, Bourzai, Ettl, Evans Robert, Ford, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Honeyball, Howitt, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Roure, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele

Abstention: 1

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0215

Draft amending budget No 2/2006

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (8513/2006 — C6-0127/2006 — 2006/2098(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 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, which the Commission presented on 12 April 2006 (SEC(2006)0490), |
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having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, which the Commission presented on 12 April 2006 (SEC(2006)0490),

| — | having regard to Draft amending budget No 2/2006, which the Council established on 21 April 2006 (8513/2006 — C6-0127/2006), |
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having regard to Draft amending budget No 2/2006, which the Council established on 21 April 2006 (8513/2006 — C6-0127/2006),

| — | 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 (A6-0181/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0181/2006),

| A. | whereas Draft amending budget No 2/2006 aims to enter in the 2006 budget the surplus from the financial year 2005, amounting to 2 410 million euro; |
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whereas Draft amending budget No 2/2006 aims to enter in the 2006 budget the surplus from the financial year 2005, amounting to 2 410 million euro;

| B. | whereas the two main elements of this surplus are an over-registering in revenue of 1 292 million euro and an under-spending in expenditure of 1 077 million euro; |
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B.

whereas the two main elements of this surplus are an over-registering in revenue of 1 292 million euro and an under-spending in expenditure of 1 077 million euro;

| C. | whereas the under-spending of payment appropriations, compared to the years before, has decreased overall to about 1 % of the budget, i.e. only 1 077 million euro of the total EU 2005 budget of 105 684 048 940 euro were not used; |
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whereas the under-spending of payment appropriations, compared to the years before, has decreased overall to about 1 % of the budget, i.e. only 1 077 million euro of the total EU 2005 budget of 105 684 048 940 euro were not used;

| D. | whereas for agriculture, the sum not spent amounted to 157 million euro, or 0,3 %, of 48 510 million euro, for structural funding it was 58 million euro (0,2 %) of a total 32 641 million euro, for external action it amounted to 181 million (3,5 %) of the total allowance of 5 171 million euro, for administration it was 66 million (1,0 %) of a total 6 292 million euro and for pre-accession strategy it amounted to 463 million euro (13,5 %) of a total of 3 428 million euro; |
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D.

whereas for agriculture, the sum not spent amounted to 157 million euro, or 0,3 %, of 48 510 million euro, for structural funding it was 58 million euro (0,2 %) of a total 32 641 million euro, for external action it amounted to 181 million (3,5 %) of the total allowance of 5 171 million euro, for administration it was 66 million (1,0 %) of a total 6 292 million euro and for pre-accession strategy it amounted to 463 million euro (13,5 %) of a total of 3 428 million euro;

| E. | whereas, compared to 2004, there have been considerable general improvements in the uptake of allocations in the fields of structural funds, where in 2004, 232 million euro or 0,7 % of the total budget of 34 451 million euro were not spent, and internal policies, where an amount of 50 million euro (0,7 %) of a total of 7 432 million euro was left unused in 2004; |
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whereas, compared to 2004, there have been considerable general improvements in the uptake of allocations in the fields of structural funds, where in 2004, 232 million euro or 0,7 % of the total budget of 34 451 million euro were not spent, and internal policies, where an amount of 50 million euro (0,7 %) of a total of 7 432 million euro was left unused in 2004;

| F. | whereas there is still some room for improvement, especially in the field of external action, where 181 million euro equalling 3,5 % of the total allowance were not spent in 2005, and in pre-accession strategy where the amount unused, compared to 2004, has actually gone up to 463 million euro or 13,5 % of the allowance initially planned; |
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F.

whereas there is still some room for improvement, especially in the field of external action, where 181 million euro equalling 3,5 % of the total allowance were not spent in 2005, and in pre-accession strategy where the amount unused, compared to 2004, has actually gone up to 463 million euro or 13,5 % of the allowance initially planned;

| 1. | Welcomes the positive development in budget implementation over the last few years; |
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Welcomes the positive development in budget implementation over the last few years;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to fully implement the budget which is even more important in view of the limited resources that will be available under the new financial framework 2007 — 2013; |
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Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to fully implement the budget which is even more important in view of the limited resources that will be available under the new financial framework 2007 — 2013;

| 3. | Has decided to accept Council's Draft amending budget unamended; |
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Has decided to accept Council's Draft amending budget unamended;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and 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).

P6_TA(2006)0216

Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs

European Parliament resolution on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs) (2006/2086(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication: ‘Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: Community strategic guidelines, 2007-2013 ’(COM(2005)0299), |
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having regard to the Commission communication: ‘Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: Community strategic guidelines, 2007-2013 ’(COM(2005)0299),

| — | having regard to Articles 23 and 24 of the proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2005 (1), |
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having regard to Articles 23 and 24 of the proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2005 (1),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and having regard to the position it took thereon at first reading on 6 July 2005 (2), |
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having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and having regard to the position it took thereon at first reading on 6 July 2005 (2),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund and having regard to its resolution thereon of 6 July 2005 (3), |
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having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund and having regard to its resolution thereon of 6 July 2005 (3),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and having regard to the position it took thereon at first reading on 6 July 2005 (4), |
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having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and having regard to the position it took thereon at first reading on 6 July 2005 (4),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European grouping of cross-border cooperation and having regard to the position it took thereon at first reading on 6 July 2005 (5), |
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having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European grouping of cross-border cooperation and having regard to the position it took thereon at first reading on 6 July 2005 (5),

| — | having regard to Articles 158 and 161 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 158 and 161 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000, of Göteborg of 15 and 16 June 2001 and of Brussels of 22 and 23 March 2005, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000, of Göteborg of 15 and 16 June 2001 and of Brussels of 22 and 23 March 2005,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication to the Spring European Council: ‘Working together for growth and jobs: A new start for the Lisbon Strategy ’(COM(2005)0024), |
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having regard to the Commission communication to the Spring European Council: ‘Working together for growth and jobs: A new start for the Lisbon Strategy ’(COM(2005)0024),

| — | having regard to the integrated guidelines for growth and jobs (2005-2008) (COM(2005)0141), |
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having regard to the integrated guidelines for growth and jobs (2005-2008) (COM(2005)0141),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication: ‘Third progress report on cohesion: Towards a new partnership for growth, jobs and cohesion ’(COM(2005)0192), |
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having regard to the Commission communication: ‘Third progress report on cohesion: Towards a new partnership for growth, jobs and cohesion ’(COM(2005)0192),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005 on the financial perspective, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005 on the financial perspective,

| — | having regard to the European Charter for small enterprises approved by the Santa Maria da Feira European Council of 19 and 20 June 2000, |
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having regard to the European Charter for small enterprises approved by the Santa Maria da Feira European Council of 19 and 20 June 2000,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2003 on Gender Mainstreaming in the European Parliament (6), |
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having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2003 on Gender Mainstreaming in the European Parliament (6),

| — | having regard to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) (COM(2000)0335), the Commission's work programmes for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 (COM(2001)0119, COM(2001)0773, COM(2003)0047, SEC(2004)0911 and SEC(2005)1044) and the annual Commission reports on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the European Union for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 (COM(2001)0179, COM(2002)0258, COM(2003)0098, COM(2004)0115 and COM(2005)0044), |
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having regard to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) (COM(2000)0335), the Commission's work programmes for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 (COM(2001)0119, COM(2001)0773, COM(2003)0047, SEC(2004)0911 and SEC(2005)1044) and the annual Commission reports on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the European Union for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 (COM(2001)0179, COM(2002)0258, COM(2003)0098, COM(2004)0115 and COM(2005)0044),

| — | 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 Regional Development and the opinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0175/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development and the opinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0175/2006),

| A. | whereas the cohesion policy guidelines are an important component of a European policy seeking to address global challenges, |
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whereas the cohesion policy guidelines are an important component of a European policy seeking to address global challenges,

| B. | mindful that the nature of the challenges facing Europe's cohesion policy has completely changed with EU enlargement to include 10 (and later it will be 12) new Member States, |
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B.

mindful that the nature of the challenges facing Europe's cohesion policy has completely changed with EU enlargement to include 10 (and later it will be 12) new Member States,

| C. | pointing out that conducting negotiations on regulations and guidelines in parallel makes it substantially more difficult to include the social partners, NGOs, municipalities and regions in drawing up the programme, but that Parliament wishes to promote their participation, |
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pointing out that conducting negotiations on regulations and guidelines in parallel makes it substantially more difficult to include the social partners, NGOs, municipalities and regions in drawing up the programme, but that Parliament wishes to promote their participation,

| D. | whereas, in view of the depopulation affecting given European regions, new economic and social development strategies need to be drawn up in order to avert the threat of dwindling populations in rural areas, |
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whereas, in view of the depopulation affecting given European regions, new economic and social development strategies need to be drawn up in order to avert the threat of dwindling populations in rural areas,

| E. | whereas the reform of the structural policy for the next programming period 2007-2013 seeks to give it a greater strategic focus in order to avoid a situation in which specific actions are at odds with each other, |
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E.

whereas the reform of the structural policy for the next programming period 2007-2013 seeks to give it a greater strategic focus in order to avoid a situation in which specific actions are at odds with each other,

| F. | whereas more emphasis must be given to the urban dimension of European structural policy in order to ensure both that conurbations are able to play their pivotal role in boosting European competitiveness and employment more effectively and that specific urban problems such as poverty and social marginalisation, including marginalisation in small and medium-sized towns, can be addressed more effectively, |
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whereas more emphasis must be given to the urban dimension of European structural policy in order to ensure both that conurbations are able to play their pivotal role in boosting European competitiveness and employment more effectively and that specific urban problems such as poverty and social marginalisation, including marginalisation in small and medium-sized towns, can be addressed more effectively,

| G. | whereas urban areas and the surrounding countryside should be seen as an integrated economic area forming part of the regional context and need a more integrated and symbiotic development strategy to speed up the process of regional competitiveness, |
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whereas urban areas and the surrounding countryside should be seen as an integrated economic area forming part of the regional context and need a more integrated and symbiotic development strategy to speed up the process of regional competitiveness,

| H. | whereas the social, economic and territorial cohesion of the Union must not be weakened by efforts to implement the Lisbon Strategy, |
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whereas the social, economic and territorial cohesion of the Union must not be weakened by efforts to implement the Lisbon Strategy,

| I. | whereas owing to disparities in prosperity which have become much more pronounced through enlargement, the resources set aside for structural policy are limited and they must therefore be concentrated even more than hitherto on sustainable development concepts and the most necessary and effective measures, |
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whereas owing to disparities in prosperity which have become much more pronounced through enlargement, the resources set aside for structural policy are limited and they must therefore be concentrated even more than hitherto on sustainable development concepts and the most necessary and effective measures,

| J. | welcoming the fact that cohesion and regional policy are being treated as a unity, |
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welcoming the fact that cohesion and regional policy are being treated as a unity,

| K. | pointing to the importance of reducing disparities between Member States, on the one hand, and between European regions, on the other, |
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pointing to the importance of reducing disparities between Member States, on the one hand, and between European regions, on the other,

| L. | whereas territorial cooperation is an important component of cohesion policy and must be endowed with an appropriate level of financial resources and included in overall strategic planning, |
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whereas territorial cooperation is an important component of cohesion policy and must be endowed with an appropriate level of financial resources and included in overall strategic planning,

| 1. | Stresses that the Commission's proposal on the strategic guidelines sets the Community's priorities with a view to promoting balanced, harmonious and sustained development and thereby pursues the Lisbon and Göteborg objectives; |
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Stresses that the Commission's proposal on the strategic guidelines sets the Community's priorities with a view to promoting balanced, harmonious and sustained development and thereby pursues the Lisbon and Göteborg objectives;

| 2. | Maintains, however, that future cohesion policy must help to meet the challenges posed by the most recent enlargement of the European Union by helping to reduce regional disparities and fostering a society based on full employment, equal opportunities, inclusion, and social cohesion; |
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Maintains, however, that future cohesion policy must help to meet the challenges posed by the most recent enlargement of the European Union by helping to reduce regional disparities and fostering a society based on full employment, equal opportunities, inclusion, and social cohesion;

| 3. | Takes the view that the strategic guidelines should not restrict the scope of the regulations on the individual funds, but only clarify the EU's strategic priorities and points in this connection to the need to ensure that the regions have sufficient flexibility to be able to react specifically to requirements in the regions, since there are many ways and means of achieving successful sustainable development, particularly where the regions' and local authorities' experiences concerning their own development potential are fully incorporated into regional strategies; |
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Takes the view that the strategic guidelines should not restrict the scope of the regulations on the individual funds, but only clarify the EU's strategic priorities and points in this connection to the need to ensure that the regions have sufficient flexibility to be able to react specifically to requirements in the regions, since there are many ways and means of achieving successful sustainable development, particularly where the regions' and local authorities' experiences concerning their own development potential are fully incorporated into regional strategies;

| 4. | Refers in this connection to the differing needs of industrial regions, rural areas, cities and urban areas, sparsely populated areas and the and very outermost regions and island, mountain and border regions; |
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4.

Refers in this connection to the differing needs of industrial regions, rural areas, cities and urban areas, sparsely populated areas and the and very outermost regions and island, mountain and border regions;

| 5. | Calls also for aid to be channelled towards areas suffering structural disadvantages such as depopulation, population ageing, or inaccessibility and for the economic and social development of those areas to be boosted; |
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Calls also for aid to be channelled towards areas suffering structural disadvantages such as depopulation, population ageing, or inaccessibility and for the economic and social development of those areas to be boosted;

| 6. | Stresses, however, that the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy is primarily a matter for the Member States and that cohesion policy has to form a unified whole with the Lisbon and Göteborg objectives and become a key factor in their attainment through national and regional development programmes; |
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Stresses, however, that the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy is primarily a matter for the Member States and that cohesion policy has to form a unified whole with the Lisbon and Göteborg objectives and become a key factor in their attainment through national and regional development programmes;

| 7. | Welcomes the evidence of linkage between job growth and an increase in productivity and notes that the essential purpose underlying it is to create high-quality permanent jobs. |
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7.

Welcomes the evidence of linkage between job growth and an increase in productivity and notes that the essential purpose underlying it is to create high-quality permanent jobs.

| 8. | Considers it necessary to concentrate the scant financial resources available in an intelligent and efficient manner in order to achieve maximum European added value instead of scattering funds; |
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8.

Considers it necessary to concentrate the scant financial resources available in an intelligent and efficient manner in order to achieve maximum European added value instead of scattering funds;

| 9. | Stresses once again the importance of a sound partnership between all the parties concerned and calls for this partnership to be clearly enshrined in the regulations and guidelines and thus supports the strengthening of civil society; |
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9.

Stresses once again the importance of a sound partnership between all the parties concerned and calls for this partnership to be clearly enshrined in the regulations and guidelines and thus supports the strengthening of civil society;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission proactively to support public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a funding instrument and not to treat the Member States differently; supports specifically the possibilities offered by JESSICA, JEREMIE and JASPERS in this connection; endorses the Commission proposal regarding the role of the European Investment Bank in helping to finance the implementation of cohesion policy; |
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10.

Calls on the Commission proactively to support public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a funding instrument and not to treat the Member States differently; supports specifically the possibilities offered by JESSICA, JEREMIE and JASPERS in this connection; endorses the Commission proposal regarding the role of the European Investment Bank in helping to finance the implementation of cohesion policy;

| 11. | Points to the importance of laying down rules to govern the formation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and of simplifying programme management and monitoring procedures so as to ensure that projects can be and are implemented rapidly; |
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11.

Points to the importance of laying down rules to govern the formation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and of simplifying programme management and monitoring procedures so as to ensure that projects can be and are implemented rapidly;

| 12. | Stresses how important it is for regions to share information and best practice gained from previous programmes so that they can use them in future programming periods; |
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12.

Stresses how important it is for regions to share information and best practice gained from previous programmes so that they can use them in future programming periods;

| 13. | Welcomes the fact that the guidelines focus on three priorities and specifically requests that active attention be given to equality of opportunities between men and women in all three priorities; |
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13.

Welcomes the fact that the guidelines focus on three priorities and specifically requests that active attention be given to equality of opportunities between men and women in all three priorities;

Making Europe and its regions more attractive to investors and workers

| 14. | Supports the decision to establish a durable transport infrastructure, including the promotion of a railway infrastructure and local public transport services together with sea transport, which also ensures access to these means of transport; asks for support measures to optimise traffic management, taking into account road safety; considers it essential to complete the trans-European transport network so as to enable the advantages of the internal market to be fully exploited; |
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14.

Supports the decision to establish a durable transport infrastructure, including the promotion of a railway infrastructure and local public transport services together with sea transport, which also ensures access to these means of transport; asks for support measures to optimise traffic management, taking into account road safety; considers it essential to complete the trans-European transport network so as to enable the advantages of the internal market to be fully exploited;

| 15. | Calls for an express requirement for and recognition of the principle and practice of accessibility for disabled persons in the strategic guidelines and in the evaluation process required by the strategic guidelines; |
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15.

Calls for an express requirement for and recognition of the principle and practice of accessibility for disabled persons in the strategic guidelines and in the evaluation process required by the strategic guidelines;

| 16. | Believes that transport infrastructures should be developed, particularly at the EU's former external borders with the new Member States and between Member States where they are not yet adequately developed; refers in this respect to particular regional problems and requests that intelligent and sustainable transport concepts be put forward; |
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16.

Believes that transport infrastructures should be developed, particularly at the EU's former external borders with the new Member States and between Member States where they are not yet adequately developed; refers in this respect to particular regional problems and requests that intelligent and sustainable transport concepts be put forward;

| 17. | Calls for a specific reference to the secondary road networks to be included in the Community strategic guidelines, given that support for the construction of regional roads can be of importance in increasing the mobility of workers and thereby in improving access to employment opportunities; |
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17.

Calls for a specific reference to the secondary road networks to be included in the Community strategic guidelines, given that support for the construction of regional roads can be of importance in increasing the mobility of workers and thereby in improving access to employment opportunities;

| 18. | Stresses that sustainable development in all Member States means complying with environmental legislation on water, waste, air, and the protection of the environment and biodiversity and calls for a sustainable use of natural resources, in particular water; further calls for specific support for the implementation of environmental priorities such as Natura 2000, the Water Framework Directive and the sustainable prevention of natural disasters; |
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18.

Stresses that sustainable development in all Member States means complying with environmental legislation on water, waste, air, and the protection of the environment and biodiversity and calls for a sustainable use of natural resources, in particular water; further calls for specific support for the implementation of environmental priorities such as Natura 2000, the Water Framework Directive and the sustainable prevention of natural disasters;

| 19. | Also believes that smaller scale infrastructure projects in all areas should be taken into consideration and strongly supports investment in secondary connections to major networks; |
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19.

Also believes that smaller scale infrastructure projects in all areas should be taken into consideration and strongly supports investment in secondary connections to major networks;

| 20. | Specifically supports the possibility of the funds intervening in the sphere of sustainable energy policy and specifically welcomes the use of all renewable energy in electricity, heating, cooling and transport; calls for support for energy saving and efficiency; stresses the importance and the potential, especially for SMEs, of the use and generation of renewable energy and the development of energy efficiency technologies, with their special role in local and regional development potential; |
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20.

Specifically supports the possibility of the funds intervening in the sphere of sustainable energy policy and specifically welcomes the use of all renewable energy in electricity, heating, cooling and transport; calls for support for energy saving and efficiency; stresses the importance and the potential, especially for SMEs, of the use and generation of renewable energy and the development of energy efficiency technologies, with their special role in local and regional development potential;

| 21. | Refers in this connection to the need to adopt an integrated approach to urban development and to the development of urban areas in order to achieve greater energy efficiency; in this context, investments improving the energy efficiency of large-panel prefabricated housing estates in the new Member States are especially important; |
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21.

Refers in this connection to the need to adopt an integrated approach to urban development and to the development of urban areas in order to achieve greater energy efficiency; in this context, investments improving the energy efficiency of large-panel prefabricated housing estates in the new Member States are especially important;

| 22. | Notes that housing makes a major contribution to the production of greenhouse gases and that an effort must consequently be made in this sector too in order to attain the Kyoto objectives and encourage the process of sustainable urban development; recalls in this connection the above-mentioned positions and resolutions it adopted on 6 July 2005 in connection with the reform of the Structural Funds; |
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22.

Notes that housing makes a major contribution to the production of greenhouse gases and that an effort must consequently be made in this sector too in order to attain the Kyoto objectives and encourage the process of sustainable urban development; recalls in this connection the above-mentioned positions and resolutions it adopted on 6 July 2005 in connection with the reform of the Structural Funds;

| 23. | Demands that sustainable urban development and the specific links between towns and cities and their surrounding areas be strengthened, with account being taken of existing partnerships; further supports the implementation of strategies aimed at complementary development at every level; |
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23.

Demands that sustainable urban development and the specific links between towns and cities and their surrounding areas be strengthened, with account being taken of existing partnerships; further supports the implementation of strategies aimed at complementary development at every level;

| 24. | Notes that there are great opportunities for rural areas in particular to boost their prosperity by stepping up the use of renewable bio-resources both for energy and as materials, and that agriculture too stands to benefit greatly from reinforcing sustainable structures; |
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24.

Notes that there are great opportunities for rural areas in particular to boost their prosperity by stepping up the use of renewable bio-resources both for energy and as materials, and that agriculture too stands to benefit greatly from reinforcing sustainable structures;

Promoting knowledge and innovation for growth

| 25. | Welcomes the specific focus on research and development (R&D), in particular support for the formation of high technology clusters, innovative industrial regions and SMEs in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector; points, however, to the need to reduce the technology divide within and between regions and Member States by strengthening technological cooperation networks; |
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25.

Welcomes the specific focus on research and development (R&D), in particular support for the formation of high technology clusters, innovative industrial regions and SMEs in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector; points, however, to the need to reduce the technology divide within and between regions and Member States by strengthening technological cooperation networks;

| 26. | Urges, firstly, that measures and investments to promote innovation should not be confined to technological innovation but should apply to all types of innovation enabling businesses to carry out economic and social modernisation, and secondly, that specific efforts should be made to develop the innovation potential of small and micro-businesses, particularly in traditional sectors; |
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26.

Urges, firstly, that measures and investments to promote innovation should not be confined to technological innovation but should apply to all types of innovation enabling businesses to carry out economic and social modernisation, and secondly, that specific efforts should be made to develop the innovation potential of small and micro-businesses, particularly in traditional sectors;

| 27. | Urges the Commission to accord special importance to programmes to promote ICT, given that these have far-reaching social, territorial, and cultural implications, and make them fully accessible to citizens; |
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27.

Urges the Commission to accord special importance to programmes to promote ICT, given that these have far-reaching social, territorial, and cultural implications, and make them fully accessible to citizens;

| 28. | Points to the close ties existing between R&D and training and calls on the Commission to make provision for simple and transparent means of joint financing through the funds in the case of integrated projects, for instance by making joint financing more attractive to private investments by fostering cooperation between universities and businesses, and calls on the Member States to use instruments such as risk funds and micro-credits for this purpose; |
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28.

Points to the close ties existing between R&D and training and calls on the Commission to make provision for simple and transparent means of joint financing through the funds in the case of integrated projects, for instance by making joint financing more attractive to private investments by fostering cooperation between universities and businesses, and calls on the Member States to use instruments such as risk funds and micro-credits for this purpose;

| 29. | Stresses the decisive contribution which will be made by the improved access to funding being proposed in terms of promoting research, innovation and entrepreneurship, and establishing new and expanding existing European companies; |
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29.

Stresses the decisive contribution which will be made by the improved access to funding being proposed in terms of promoting research, innovation and entrepreneurship, and establishing new and expanding existing European companies;

| 30. | Repeats its demand that all regions should be able to carry out PPP projects under the same conditions in the R&D, innovation and ICT fields, since this would help to reduce the technology divide; |
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30.

Repeats its demand that all regions should be able to carry out PPP projects under the same conditions in the R&D, innovation and ICT fields, since this would help to reduce the technology divide;

| 31. | Notes that rural areas must not be cut off from the development of the information society; |
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31.

Notes that rural areas must not be cut off from the development of the information society;

| 32. | Supports the principle of developing business support services; considers that information, advice and assistance activities carried out by intermediary organisations, particularly for small and micro-businesses and craft businesses, are essential if these businesses are to achieve the objectives of the cohesion policy; calls, therefore, for support to such activities to be treated as a priority at regional level; |
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32.

Supports the principle of developing business support services; considers that information, advice and assistance activities carried out by intermediary organisations, particularly for small and micro-businesses and craft businesses, are essential if these businesses are to achieve the objectives of the cohesion policy; calls, therefore, for support to such activities to be treated as a priority at regional level;

| 33. | Calls for regions to build their research and innovation capacities by ensuring complementarity and synergy between FP7, CIP and the structural and cohesion funds; |
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33.

Calls for regions to build their research and innovation capacities by ensuring complementarity and synergy between FP7, CIP and the structural and cohesion funds;

More and better jobs

| 34. | Emphasises the importance of investing in human capital, particularly in view of the demographic change facing our society over the next few years, and of focusing particular attention on the full integration of immigrants; |
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34.

Emphasises the importance of investing in human capital, particularly in view of the demographic change facing our society over the next few years, and of focusing particular attention on the full integration of immigrants;

| 35. | Demands that the European Social Fund support those Member State policies which are in line with the integrated guidelines and recommendations within the framework of the European employment strategy and with the relevant Community objectives as regards social inclusion, anti-discrimination, the promotion of equality and general and professional training; |
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35.

Demands that the European Social Fund support those Member State policies which are in line with the integrated guidelines and recommendations within the framework of the European employment strategy and with the relevant Community objectives as regards social inclusion, anti-discrimination, the promotion of equality and general and professional training;

| 36. | Calls for accompanying and support measures seeking to prevent the social exclusion of disadvantaged groups to be incorporated in support measures, with a view to enhancing their employability; |
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36.

Calls for accompanying and support measures seeking to prevent the social exclusion of disadvantaged groups to be incorporated in support measures, with a view to enhancing their employability;

| 37. | Welcomes the three action priorities of the employment policy guidelines and stresses that they must not under any circumstances be accompanied by a deterioration in the situation of workers; |
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37.

Welcomes the three action priorities of the employment policy guidelines and stresses that they must not under any circumstances be accompanied by a deterioration in the situation of workers;

| 38. | Calls on the Commission to explain what it means by ‘an employment policy approach that is geared towards the entire life-cycle’; assumes that it means projects specifically intended to support young people, women and elderly workers; |
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38.

Calls on the Commission to explain what it means by ‘an employment policy approach that is geared towards the entire life-cycle’; assumes that it means projects specifically intended to support young people, women and elderly workers;

| 39. | Welcomes the Commission's commitment to active policies, especially for the purpose of fostering entrepreneurship at every level of education and continuing training; calls, in this connection, for greater support for ‘lifelong learning ’projects involving support both for improvements in educational infrastructures and staff qualifications, and support for new options starting as early as the school and preschool stage; |
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39.

Welcomes the Commission's commitment to active policies, especially for the purpose of fostering entrepreneurship at every level of education and continuing training; calls, in this connection, for greater support for ‘lifelong learning ’projects involving support both for improvements in educational infrastructures and staff qualifications, and support for new options starting as early as the school and preschool stage;

| 40. | Points out that qualified workers are not the product of vocational training alone, but that the foundations are already laid in childhood and adolescence, and therefore expects that access to preschool facilities and school education will be improved; |
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40.

Points out that qualified workers are not the product of vocational training alone, but that the foundations are already laid in childhood and adolescence, and therefore expects that access to preschool facilities and school education will be improved;

| 41. | Expects further training and lifelong learning to be viewed as an investment in people and not therefore considered and registered as a form of assistance to be notified, where appropriate; supports the Commission's approach, as in the past under the Equal programme, of giving all migrants, including asylum seekers, greater access to the labour market, for example through the recognition of qualifications or through language acquisition; |
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41.

Expects further training and lifelong learning to be viewed as an investment in people and not therefore considered and registered as a form of assistance to be notified, where appropriate; supports the Commission's approach, as in the past under the Equal programme, of giving all migrants, including asylum seekers, greater access to the labour market, for example through the recognition of qualifications or through language acquisition;

| 42. | Emphasises the need to improve the matching of training and education actions to labour market needs; |
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42.

Emphasises the need to improve the matching of training and education actions to labour market needs;

| 43. | Calls on the Commission, particularly as regards the development of human capital, to support the cooperation of Member States and to notify cohesion policy players of the most innovative projects in an appropriate manner; points to the special importance of exchanges of information between the old and new Member States; |
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43.

Calls on the Commission, particularly as regards the development of human capital, to support the cooperation of Member States and to notify cohesion policy players of the most innovative projects in an appropriate manner; points to the special importance of exchanges of information between the old and new Member States;

| 44. | Welcomes the possibility of investing in health infrastructures and in averting health risks; |
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44.

Welcomes the possibility of investing in health infrastructures and in averting health risks;

| 45. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that the strategic guidelines only contain items which can be supported through Structural Fund investments; |
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45.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that the strategic guidelines only contain items which can be supported through Structural Fund investments;

| 46. | Calls on the Commission, in the event of a general failure to meet the criteria of:






  — | sustainable development, |
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46.

Calls on the Commission, in the event of a general failure to meet the criteria of:

—

sustainable development,

| — | gender mainstreaming, |
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—

gender mainstreaming,

| — | the rights set out in Article 13 of the EC Treaty (prohibition of discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation), |
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—

the rights set out in Article 13 of the EC Treaty (prohibition of discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation),

| — | environmental law, |
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—

environmental law,

to demand improvements or the repayment of monies already disbursed;

The territorial aspect of cohesion policy

| 47. | Supports, as a matter of principle, the importance of the objective of territorial cohesion as an essential and integral supplement to the objective of economic and social cohesion; |
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47.

Supports, as a matter of principle, the importance of the objective of territorial cohesion as an essential and integral supplement to the objective of economic and social cohesion;

| 48. | Reiterates its demand for an increase in aid for urban areas; supports particularly, in this connection, the need for the flexibility of regions in developing projects, since it is not necessarily clear at the beginning of a subsidy period which urban areas will need support for their projects during that period; stresses the important role cities and their surrounding areas play in realising the objectives of the European Union's regional policy, including their function as motors of economic development in Europe; calls on Member States to foster multi-level governance by including cities, their functional urban areas and rural peripheral areas in both the development and the implementation of national strategic reference frameworks and operational programmes; |
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48.

Reiterates its demand for an increase in aid for urban areas; supports particularly, in this connection, the need for the flexibility of regions in developing projects, since it is not necessarily clear at the beginning of a subsidy period which urban areas will need support for their projects during that period; stresses the important role cities and their surrounding areas play in realising the objectives of the European Union's regional policy, including their function as motors of economic development in Europe; calls on Member States to foster multi-level governance by including cities, their functional urban areas and rural peripheral areas in both the development and the implementation of national strategic reference frameworks and operational programmes;

| 49. | Points to the need to recognise the diverse nature of European local players; notes that Europe is distinguished by a unique multicentric structure consisting of large, medium-sized, and small towns and cities and that most Europeans live in medium-sized and small towns; considers it essential that measures for urban areas should extend beyond traditional metropolises and also allow for the role of the cities, satellite towns, and urban marketplaces linked to the leading urban centres; |
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49.

Points to the need to recognise the diverse nature of European local players; notes that Europe is distinguished by a unique multicentric structure consisting of large, medium-sized, and small towns and cities and that most Europeans live in medium-sized and small towns; considers it essential that measures for urban areas should extend beyond traditional metropolises and also allow for the role of the cities, satellite towns, and urban marketplaces linked to the leading urban centres;

| 50. | Confirms its support for cross-border cooperation as a key instrument of European integration and calls for due attention to be paid, within the framework of this instrument, to the following sectors, inter alia: culture, the environment, R&D, ICT, exchanges between administrative authorities, disaster prevention and health; |
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50.

Confirms its support for cross-border cooperation as a key instrument of European integration and calls for due attention to be paid, within the framework of this instrument, to the following sectors, inter alia: culture, the environment, R&D, ICT, exchanges between administrative authorities, disaster prevention and health;

| 51. | Calls on that Member States to specify a priority for innovative measures and transnational cooperation in their operational programmes; |
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51.

Calls on that Member States to specify a priority for innovative measures and transnational cooperation in their operational programmes;

| 52. | Calls for clear and transparent rules on both resource allocation and spending controls and for Member States to take full responsibility for expenditure of cohesion policy funding;
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  - * |
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52.

Calls for clear and transparent rules on both resource allocation and spending controls and for Member States to take full responsibility for expenditure of cohesion policy funding;

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| 53. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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53.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0277.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0279.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0278.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0281.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0280.

(6)  OJ C 61 E, 10.3.2004, p. 384.

P6_TA(2006)0217

Financing Instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development and economic cooperation (COM(2004)0629 — C6-0128/2004 — 2004/0220(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0629) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0629) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 179(1) and 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0128/2004), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 179(1) and 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0128/2004),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
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—

having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to Rules 51, 168 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 51, 168 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0060/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0060/2006),

| — | having regard to the second report of the Committee on Development and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade (A6-0109/2006); |
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—

having regard to the second report of the Committee on Development and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade (A6-0109/2006);

| 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(2004)0220

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular
  Article 179(1) thereof
  ,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | A new
  procedural
  framework for planning and delivering assistance is proposed in order to make the Community's external assistance more effective. Council Regulation (EC) No .../... of ... establishes an Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) for Community assistance to candidate and potential candidate countries (2). Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... establishes a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) (3). This Regulation is the third general
  procedural
  instrument providing direct support for the European Union's external policies,
  and in particular its development cooperation policy
  . |
| --- | --- |

(1)

A new
  procedural
  framework for planning and delivering assistance is proposed in order to make the Community's external assistance more effective. Council Regulation (EC) No .../... of ... establishes an Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) for Community assistance to candidate and potential candidate countries (2). Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... establishes a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) (3). This Regulation is the third general
  procedural
  instrument providing direct support for the European Union's external policies,
  and in particular its development cooperation policy
  .

| (2) | A new Regulation on [Community assistance to third countries for the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights] is to be proposed. |
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(2)

A new Regulation on [Community assistance to third countries for the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights] is to be proposed.

| (3) | The
  Community pursues a development cooperation
  policy aimed
  at achieving the objectives of poverty reduction, sustainable economic and social development and the smooth and gradual integration of developing countries into the world economy. |
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(3)

The
  Community pursues a development cooperation
  policy aimed
  at achieving the objectives of poverty reduction, sustainable economic and social development and the smooth and gradual integration of developing countries into the world economy.

| (4) | The Community pursues a cooperation policy that fosters cooperation, partnerships and joint undertakings between economic players in the EU and partner countries and regions, and promotes dialogue between political, economic and social partners in relevant sectors. |
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(4)

The Community pursues a cooperation policy that fosters cooperation, partnerships and joint undertakings between economic players in the EU and partner countries and regions, and promotes dialogue between political, economic and social partners in relevant sectors.

| (5) | The Community's development cooperation policy
  and action in international fora
  are
  aimed at achieving
  the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
  in particular
  the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2000, and the main development objectives and principles
  which the Community has approved in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations in the field of development cooperation
  . |
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(5)

The Community's development cooperation policy
  and action in international fora
  are
  aimed at achieving
  the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
  in particular
  the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2000, and the main development objectives and principles
  which the Community has approved in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations in the field of development cooperation
  .

| (6) | A political environment which guarantees
  peace, respect for
  human rights, fundamental freedoms,
  gender equality
  , democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance is fundamental to long-term development. |
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(6)

A political environment which guarantees
  peace, respect for
  human rights, fundamental freedoms,
  gender equality
  , democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance is fundamental to long-term development.

| (7) | Sound and sustainable economic policies are a pre-requisite for development. |
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(7)

Sound and sustainable economic policies are a pre-requisite for development.

| (8) | 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 ’of 20 December 2005

   (4),
  and its subsequent modifications
  , provides the general framework for action by the Community on development matters. |
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(8)

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 ’of 20 December 2005

   (4),
  and its subsequent modifications
  , provides the general framework for action by the Community on development matters.

| (9) | The Community and its Member States have concluded partnership and cooperation agreements aimed at making a significant contribution to the long-term development of the partner countries and the well-being of their people. |
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(9)

The Community and its Member States have concluded partnership and cooperation agreements aimed at making a significant contribution to the long-term development of the partner countries and the well-being of their people.

| (10) | The implementation of
  these partnership and cooperation agreements
  should be based on
  the common and universal values of respect for and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms,
  good governance, democratisation
  , and the rule of law. |
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(10)

The implementation of
  these partnership and cooperation agreements
  should be based on
  the common and universal values of respect for and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms,
  good governance, democratisation
  , and the rule of law.

| (11) | In implementing the Community's development policy,
  more effective aid
  , greater complementarity and
  better harmonisation
  , uniformity and coordination of procedures, both within the European Union and in relations with other donors and development players, are essential to ensuring the consistency and relevance of aid whilst at the same time reducing the costs borne by partner countries. |
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(11)

In implementing the Community's development policy,
  more effective aid
  , greater complementarity and
  better harmonisation
  , uniformity and coordination of procedures, both within the European Union and in relations with other donors and development players, are essential to ensuring the consistency and relevance of aid whilst at the same time reducing the costs borne by partner countries.

| (12) | A crucial objective is to pursue a differentiated approach depending on development contexts and needs, providing partner countries or regions with specific, tailor-made programmes, based on their own needs, strategies, priorities and assets. |
| --- | --- |

(12)

A crucial objective is to pursue a differentiated approach depending on development contexts and needs, providing partner countries or regions with specific, tailor-made programmes, based on their own needs, strategies, priorities and assets.

| (13) | The key to the success of development policies is whether the partner countries take ownership of the development strategies and, to this end, the greatest possible involvement of all sections of society should be encouraged. With a view to ensuring efficiency and transparency and encouraging countries to take ownership, donors' cooperation strategies and implementation procedures
  should be
  aligned on those of the partner countries. |
| --- | --- |

(13)

The key to the success of development policies is whether the partner countries take ownership of the development strategies and, to this end, the greatest possible involvement of all sections of society should be encouraged. With a view to ensuring efficiency and transparency and encouraging countries to take ownership, donors' cooperation strategies and implementation procedures
  should be
  aligned on those of the partner countries.

| (14) | The
  Community's external action
  and its
  internal policies
  should be coherent with the objectives of its development cooperation policy
  . |
| --- | --- |

(14)

The
  Community's external action
  and its
  internal policies
  should be coherent with the objectives of its development cooperation policy
  .

| (15) | The Commission has adopted two communications entitled‘Linking Relief Rehabilitation and Development’
   (5)
  and ‘Linking Relief Rehabilitation and Development — An assessment’
   (6), followed up by resolutions of the European Parliament and conclusions of the Council, emphasising the need to ensure effective bridging between
  humanitarian reconstruction and long-term development assistance
  . |
| --- | --- |

(15)

The Commission has adopted two communications entitled‘Linking Relief Rehabilitation and Development’
   (5)
  and ‘Linking Relief Rehabilitation and Development — An assessment’
   (6), followed up by resolutions of the European Parliament and conclusions of the Council, emphasising the need to ensure effective bridging between
  humanitarian reconstruction and long-term development assistance
  .

| (16) | Untying aid is
  a key factor in adding value to aid and in building local capacity. |
| --- | --- |

(16)

Untying aid is
  a key factor in adding value to aid and in building local capacity.

| (17) | This Regulation lays down for the period 2007-2013 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
   (7), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary

  procedure
  . |
| --- | --- |

(17)

This Regulation lays down for the period 2007-2013 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
   (7), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary

  procedure
  .

| (18) | Since

  the objectives of the proposed action, namely support for development cooperation, economic cooperation, financial cooperation, scientific and technical cooperation and any form of
  development
  cooperation with
  developing countries and
  regions
  comprising more than one developing country
  that are not Community Member States and are not eligible for Community aid under the IPA or the ENPI instruments, cannot
  always
  be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can, by reason of the scale of the action,
  sometimes
  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 these objectives. |
| --- | --- |

(18)

Since

  the objectives of the proposed action, namely support for development cooperation, economic cooperation, financial cooperation, scientific and technical cooperation and any form of
  development
  cooperation with
  developing countries and
  regions
  comprising more than one developing country
  that are not Community Member States and are not eligible for Community aid under the IPA or the ENPI instruments, cannot
  always
  be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can, by reason of the scale of the action,
  sometimes
  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 these objectives.

| (19) | This Regulation makes it necessary to repeal
  or revise
  the following Regulations:






  (a) | Regulation (EC) No 1568/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on aid to fight poverty diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria) in developing countries (8), |
| --- | --- | --- |

(19)

This Regulation makes it necessary to repeal
  or revise
  the following Regulations:

(a)

Regulation (EC) No 1568/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on aid to fight poverty diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria) in developing countries (8),

| (b) | Regulation (EC) No 1567/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on aid for policies and actions on reproductive and sexual health and rights in developing countries (9), |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Regulation (EC) No 1567/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on aid for policies and actions on reproductive and sexual health and rights in developing countries (9),

| (c) | Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries (10), |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries (10),

| (d) | Regulation (EC) No 2494/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the conservation and sustainable management of tropical forests and other forests in developing countries (11), |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Regulation (EC) No 2494/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the conservation and sustainable management of tropical forests and other forests in developing countries (11),

| (e) | Regulation (EC) No 806/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on promoting gender equality in development cooperation (12), |
| --- | --- |

(e)

Regulation (EC) No 806/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on promoting gender equality in development cooperation (12),

| (f) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/98 of 17 July 1998 on decentralised cooperation
   (13), |
| --- | --- |

(f)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/98 of 17 July 1998 on decentralised cooperation
   (13),

| (g) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1658/98 of 17 July 1998 on co-financing operations with European non-governmental development organisations (NGOs) in fields of interest to the developing countries (14), |
| --- | --- |

(g)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1658/98 of 17 July 1998 on co-financing operations with European non-governmental development organisations (NGOs) in fields of interest to the developing countries (14),

| (h) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security (15), amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2001 amending Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security (16), |
| --- | --- |

(h)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security (15), amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2001 amending Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security (16),

| (i) | Regulation (EC) No 1726/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on development cooperation with South Africa (17), |
| --- | --- |

(i)

Regulation (EC) No 1726/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on development cooperation with South Africa (17),

| (j) | Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 of 25 February 1992
  on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America (18), |
| --- | --- |

(j)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 of 25 February 1992
  on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America (18),

| (k) | Council Regulation (EC) No 2258/96 of 22 November 1996 on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries (19), |
| --- | --- |

(k)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2258/96 of 22 November 1996 on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries (19),

| (l) | Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 October 2001 on operations to aid uprooted people in Asian and Latin American developing countries (20), |
| --- | --- |

(l)

Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 October 2001 on operations to aid uprooted people in Asian and Latin American developing countries (20),

| (m) | Council Regulation (EC) No 550/97 of 24 March 1997 on HIV/AIDS-related operations in developing countries (21), |
| --- | --- |

(m)

Council Regulation (EC) No 550/97 of 24 March 1997 on HIV/AIDS-related operations in developing countries (21),

| (n) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1484/97 of 22 July 1997 on aid for population policies and programmes in the developing countries (22)

  and |
| --- | --- |

(n)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1484/97 of 22 July 1997 on aid for population policies and programmes in the developing countries (22)

  and

| (o) | Regulation (EC) No 266/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th February 2006 establishing accompanying measures for Sugar Protocol countries affected by the reform of the EU sugar regime

   (23), |
| --- | --- |

(o)

Regulation (EC) No 266/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th February 2006 establishing accompanying measures for Sugar Protocol countries affected by the reform of the EU sugar regime

   (23),

| (20) | XXX |
| --- | --- |

(20)

XXX

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I

OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES

Article 1

Overall
  purpose and scope

(1)   In accordance with
  Article 179 of
  the Treaty, the Community shall finance measures aimed at supporting cooperation with
  developing

  countries

  included in Part I of the List of Aid Recipients of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC)
  , and regions
  comprising more than one developing country
  , (hereinafter referred to as ‘partner countries and regions’) which are not Member States of the Community or Overseas Countries and Territories, or eligible for Community assistance under the pre-accession instrument or the European Neighbourhood and Partnership
  Instrument
  .

For the purposes of this Regulation, a region is defined as a geographical entity comprising more than one developing country.

(2)   In accordance with
  Article 179 of
  the Treaty, Community assistance shall
  support development
  cooperation,
  being
  economic, financial, scientific and technical cooperation and all other forms of cooperation with partner countries and regions, and international measures to promote the objectives of
  Community development cooperation as defined in paragraph 3
  .

(3)
     
  The primary objective of such cooperation shall be to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty in partner countries and regions, within the framework of the Millennium Declaration adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2000, and particularly to achieve the MDGs. This entails cooperation measures that:

| — | foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of the developing countries, and more particularly the most disadvantaged among them; |
| --- | --- |

—

foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of the developing countries, and more particularly the most disadvantaged among them;

| — | encourage their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy; |
| --- | --- |

—

encourage their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy;

| — | consolidate and support democracy and peace, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality and the principles of international law; and |
| --- | --- |

—

consolidate and support democracy and peace, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality and the principles of international law; and

| — | strengthen the relationship between the Community and partner countries. |
| --- | --- |

—

strengthen the relationship between the Community and partner countries.

(4)
     
  Community cooperation under this Regulation shall comply with the commitments and objectives in the field of development cooperation that the Community has approved in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations in the field of development cooperation.

(5)
     
  Community Development Policy, as laid down in Title XX of the Treaty, shall provide the general framework of cooperation with partner countries and regions. 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’, and its subsequent modifications, shall provide the general framework, orientations and focus to guide the implementation of Community cooperation policy with partner countries and regions under this Regulation.

(6)
     
  Measures financed under this Title shall fulfil the criteria for eligibility as Official Development Assistance established by the OECD/DAC.

(7)
     
  Community assistance under this Regulation shall not be used to finance:

| — | the procurement of arms or ammunition; |
| --- | --- |

—

the procurement of arms or ammunition;

| — | military expenditure, other than training in respect for human rights. |
| --- | --- |

—

military expenditure, other than training in respect for human rights.

(8)
     
  Measures covered by, and eligible for funding under, Council Regulation (EC) No .../... of ... [on the ‘Stability Instrument’]

   (24)

  shall not be funded under this Regulation.

Without prejudice to the need to ensure continuity of cooperation from crisis to stable conditions for development, measures covered by, and eligible for funding under, Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid

   (25)

  shall not be funded under this Regulation.

Article 2

General principles

(1)
     
  The Union is based on the values of peace and democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and shall develop and consolidate a commitment to these values in partner countries and regions through dialogue and cooperation.

(2)
     
  All measures financed under this Regulation shall be subject to an ex-ante development impact assessment, including an assessment of their impact in the fields of human rights, the environment, gender equality, children's rights and effects on other vulnerable or excluded groups.

(3)
     
  In the selection of measures to be financed under this Regulation, a differentiated approach depending on development contexts and needs shall be pursued so that partner countries or regions are provided with specific, tailor-made cooperation, based on their own needs, strategies, priorities and assets.

Priority shall be given to the poorest among partner countries, especially the least developed countries, and to the poorest sectors of society within all partner countries.

(4)   For all measures financed under, and all areas of cooperation covered by, this Regulation the Community shall aim to ensure
  coherence
  between the different areas of external action
  and other
  Community policies
  and its development cooperation policy
  ,
  in conformity with Article 178 of the Treaty
  . Such
  coherence
  shall be ensured in formulating policy, strategic planning and the programming and implementation of measures.

(5)   
  The Community and the Member States shall coordinate their policies on development cooperation. The Commission shall seek regular and frequent exchanges of information with the European Parliament and the Member States as well as with other development players, including other donors, and shall promote shared analyses, a joint programming process, and harmonised implementation and reporting mechanisms.

(6)   
  Within their respective spheres of competence, the Community, through
  the Commission, in consultation with
  the European Parliament and
  the Member States, shall
  promote a multilateral approach to global challenges and foster
  cooperation with multilateral and regional organisations and bodies such as international financial institutions, United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, and bilateral
  donors
  .

(7)   The Community's cooperation activities shall
  promote effective cooperation modalities and instruments, adapted to the particular circumstances of each partner country or region, with a focus on programme-based approaches using budgetary support in specific and clearly justified cases, subject to strict monitoring and conditionality, on delivery of predictable aid funding, and the development and use of country systems based on the MDG targets and indicators.

(8)
     
  The Community shall promote effective cooperation with partner countries and regions in line with international best practice. The following principles shall apply:

| (a) | the promotion of a development process that is partner country led and owned by the local population. The Community shall increasingly align its support with partner countries' national development strategies, reform policies and procedures and shall favour local expertise and local employment; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the promotion of a development process that is partner country led and owned by the local population. The Community shall increasingly align its support with partner countries' national development strategies, reform policies and procedures and shall favour local expertise and local employment;

| (b) | a contribution to the strengthening of the process of accountability, including accountability of donors and partner countries and regions to their parliaments, and mutual accountability between partner countries and donors; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

a contribution to the strengthening of the process of accountability, including accountability of donors and partner countries and regions to their parliaments, and mutual accountability between partner countries and donors;

| (c) | the promotion of inclusive and participatory approaches to development and a broad involvement of all segments of society, especially vulnerable groups, in the development process and in national dialogue; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the promotion of inclusive and participatory approaches to development and a broad involvement of all segments of society, especially vulnerable groups, in the development process and in national dialogue;

| (d) | the promotion of an improved impact of policies and programming through coordination and harmonisation between donors with a view to reducing overlap and duplication, improving complementarity and coherence and supporting donor-wide initiatives and measures taken by donors in consultation with beneficiaries. Coordination shall take place in partner countries using agreed guidelines and principles of best practice on coordination and aid effectiveness. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

the promotion of an improved impact of policies and programming through coordination and harmonisation between donors with a view to reducing overlap and duplication, improving complementarity and coherence and supporting donor-wide initiatives and measures taken by donors in consultation with beneficiaries. Coordination shall take place in partner countries using agreed guidelines and principles of best practice on coordination and aid effectiveness.

TITLE II

POLICY SETTING
  , PROGRAMMING AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

Article 3

General framework for
  policy setting
  , programming, and allocating funds

(1)   Measures shall be financed under geographical or thematic programmes, or in the context of global initiatives.

A geographical programme shall encompass cooperation in all appropriate areas of activity with partner countries and regions determined on a geographical basis.

A thematic programme shall encompass a specific area of activity of interest to a group of partner countries not determined by geography, or cooperation activities addressed to various regions or groups of partner countries, or an international operation that is not geographically specific, including multilateral or global
  initiatives
  .

A global initiative is a partnership and related action whose benefits cut across more than one region of the world, and in which the partners reach express agreements on objectives, agree to establish a new formal or informal organisation or generate new products or services, and contribute dedicated resources to the action.

The Commission shall
  adopt
  the geographical and thematic programmes,
  specifying
  their geographical scope,
  in accordance with the management procedure set out in Article 22(2)
  .

The Commission shall propose a multiannual financial framework allocating funds by global thematic and by regional geographical programmes. The multiannual financial framework shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty.

Spending targets shall be set by the legislative authority within those thematic and regional geographical programmes, and shall be adhered to in the implementation of the programmes.

(2)
     
  Policy priorities for thematic programmes, global initiatives or geographical programmes at regional or continental level shall be established by separate regulations, each of which shall be specific to a broad thematic programme and/or global initiative, or to a geographical programme at regional or continental level. Each regulation shall set down details of the policy to be applied for the broad thematic programme and/or global initiative or geographical programme to which it relates. Each regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty.

(3)   In the case of geographical programmes, the Commission shall
  adopt, with the approval of the European Parliament, in accordance with the management procedure set out in Article 22(2)
  , a strategy paper and a multiannual indicative programme for each partner country or region, as provided for in Article 5, and adopt an action programme for each partner country or region, as provided for in Article 8.

In the case of thematic programmes, the Commission shall
  adopt, in accordance with the management procedure set out in Article 22(2)
  , thematic strategy papers, as provided for in Article 6, and adopt action programmes, as provided for in Article 8.

In exceptional circumstances, Community support may also take the form of special measures not covered in strategy papers or multiannual indicative programmes, as provided for in Article 9.
  The European Parliament and the Council shall be immediately informed of the special measures and may call for the suspension of such special measures if they are not satisfied that the special measures are warranted.

(4)   
  In establishing
  geographical
  programmes
  , the Commission shall determine the multiannual indicative
  financial allocations
  to be used for financing cooperation with each partner country or region
  within each programme
  .
  These allocations shall be coherent with the global allocations set out in the multiannual financial framework and shall be determined using standard, objective and transparent criteria
  , based on the needs and performance of the
  partner
  country or region concerned
  and taking into account the particular difficulties faced by countries or regions in, or having just emerged from, crisis or conflict
  .

Article 4

Policy-setting regulations and the multiannual financial framework

(1)
     
  The regulations setting policy priorities for thematic programmes, global initiatives or geographical programmes at regional or continental level mentioned in Article 3 shall cover no more than the period of validity of this Regulation. Each shall establish details of the policy priorities to be applied for the programme to which it relates, taking into account, where applicable, the principles and procedures laid down in the partnership and cooperation agreements concluded with the partner countries and regions.

All strategy papers and multiannual programmes shall be coherent with the policy priorities established in the corresponding regulation.

If necessary the regulations shall be reviewed on an ad hoc basis prior to their expiry.

(2)
     
  The multiannual financial framework shall be established for an initial period of four years. Before the expiry of this period, a second multiannual financial framework shall be established, based on the mid-term review and covering the remaining period of validity of this Regulation.

Any allocation established in the multiannual financial framework may be increased or decreased by a maximum of 5 %. Any increase or decrease in allocations by more than 5 % shall be subject to the agreement of the European Parliament and the Council.

Article 5

Strategy papers and multiannual programming of geographical programmes

(1)   Strategy papers for partner countries and regions shall cover no more than
  the period of validity of this Regulation and aim
  to provide a coherent framework for
  cooperation
  between the Community and the partner country or region concerned. They
  shall be based on the policy-setting regulations and
  provide the basis for drafting multiannual programmes.

Strategy papers shall be reviewed at mid-term, or ad hoc if necessary, in accordance where
  applicable
  with the principles and procedures laid down in the partnership and cooperation agreements concluded with the partner countries and regions.
  The ad hoc review shall take place at the initiative of the Commission or following a request by the European Parliament or the Council or the partner country or region concerned. In cases of threats to democracy, the rule of law, human rights or fundamental freedoms, the European Parliament may call for an urgent revision of the strategy papers.

(2)   Strategy papers shall
  be based on the provisions of the relevant policy-setting regulations and shall, in principle
  , be based as far as possible on dialogue with the partner country or region which involves civil society
  and regional and local authorities at the initial stage of the procedure
  , so as to ensure that the
  country
  or region concerned takes sufficient ownership of the process and to
  guarantee consistency with
  national
  and local
  development strategies, particularly those for reducing poverty.

(3)   Multiannual indicative programmes shall be drawn up on the basis of the strategy papers for each partner country or region,
  in keeping with a partnership-based approach and on the basis of their proposals
  .
  In principle
  they shall be the subject of an agreement with the country or region,
  unless the political dialogue has been interrupted
  .
  Such programmes shall not be regarded as adopted until the European Parliament has been informed and has had the opportunity fully to debate the proposals
  .

Multiannual indicative programmes shall set out the priority areas selected for Community financing, the specific objectives, the expected results and the performance indicators.

The programmes shall also set out the indicative financial allocation, both overall and per priority area. This may be given in the form of a range, where appropriate.
  These allocations shall be consistent with the global allocations set out in the multiannual financial framework.

The
  programmes shall be adjusted where necessary, taking into account any mid-term or ad hoc reviews of strategy papers.

In exceptional circumstances a multiannual indicative allocation may be increased or decreased
  as a result of reviews and in conformity with the provisions of Article 4
  , particularly in the light of special needs such as those of a post-crisis situation, or where performance has been exceptional
  or unsatisfactory
  .

(4)   In circumstances such as crises, post-conflict situations or threats to democracy, the rule of law, human rights or fundamental freedoms, a special emergency procedure may be used to conduct an ad hoc review of the country's or region's cooperation strategy.
  The ad hoc review shall take place at the initiative of the Commission or following a request by the European Parliament or the Council or the partner country or region concerned
  . Such reviews may propose a country or region strategy to make the transition to long-term cooperation and development. The strategy shall ensure that measures taken under this Regulation are consistent with,
  and avoid duplication with, measures funded under
  other Community instruments, in particular the
  Instrument for Stability
  and
  Regulation (EC) No 1257/96
  . Where partner countries or groups of partner countries are directly involved in, or affected by, a crisis or post-crisis situation, multiannual programming shall place special emphasis on stepping up coordination between relief, rehabilitation and development to help them make the transition from an emergency situation to the development phase; programmes for countries and regions regularly subject to natural disasters shall provide for disaster preparedness and prevention
  and the management of the consequences of such disasters
  .

(5)
     
  To foster regional cooperation, the Commission may decide, when adopting action programmes as referred to in Article 8 or special measures as referred to in Article 9, that other developing countries listed in Part I of the OECD/DAC list are eligible, where the project or programme to be implemented is of regional or cross-border nature. Provision may be made for this in the strategy papers and multiannual indicative programmes referred to in Articles 5 and 6.

(6)   The Commission and the Member States shall consult each other,
  and
  other donors and development players, including
  representatives of
  civil society,
  local authorities and their associations, at the initial stage of the programming procedure in order to ensure that their cooperation activities are taken into account
  .

Article 6

Strategy papers and multiannual programming of thematic programmes

(1)   Thematic strategy papers shall cover no more than
  the period of validity of this Regulation
  . They
  shall be consistent with the provisions of the relevant policy-setting regulations and
  shall set out the Community's strategy for the theme concerned, the Community's priorities, the international situation and the activities of the main partners.

The Commission shall ensure consistency between thematic and geographical programmes by checking that the operations implemented through thematic programmes are consistent with the strategy papers and multiannual indicative programmes drawn up for the partner countries or regions.

Thematic strategy papers
  shall be consistent with the provisions of the relevant policy-setting regulations and
  shall set
  out the
  specific objectives, the expected results and the performance indicators.

The thematic strategy papers shall also give the indicative financial allocation, both overall and per priority area; this
  allocation shall be consistent with the global allocations set out in the multiannual financial framework; it
  may be given in the form of a range, where appropriate.

Strategy papers shall be reviewed at mid-term, or ad hoc if necessary.
  The ad hoc review shall take place at the initiative of the Commission or following a request by the European Parliament or the Council
  .

(2)   The Commission and the Member States shall consult each other,
  and
  other donors and
  development

  players, including
  representatives
  of civil society,
  local authorities and their associations, at the initial stage of the programming procedure
  in order to ensure that their cooperation activities complement each other.

(3)   Resources and intervention priorities shall be laid down for participation in global initiatives.

Article 7

Adoption of
  policy-setting regulations, the multiannual financial framework, strategy papers and
  multiannual programming papers

The regulations establishing policy priorities for each thematic programme, global initiative or geographical programme at regional or continental level and the multiannual financial framework shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty.

Before adopting
  the strategy papers and multiannual indicative programmes referred to in Articles 5 and 6, and any reviews thereof referred to in Article 5(1) and (3) and Article 6(1),
  the Commission shall submit a draft text to the European Parliament and to the Council. Within three months of the submission of the draft text, each institution may either suggest amendments, if it considers that the text does not meet the objectives laid down by the legislative authority, or object to the adoption of the text and, if appropriate, ask the Commission to submit a proposal for a legislative act to be adopted in accordance with Article 251 of the Treaty
  .

The European Parliament and the Council shall both have the right to call for the programmes to be suspended, if they deem it necessary
  .

TITLE III

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 8

Adoption of action
  programmes

For the adoption of action programmes or measures not provided for in an action programme, the management procedure set out in Article 22(2) shall apply.

The Commission shall send
  such
  action programmes
  or measures not provided for in action programmes
  to
  the European Parliament and
  the Member States for their information within one month of adopting its decision.

Article 9

Adoption of special measures not provided for in the strategy papers or multiannual indicative programmes

(1)   In the event of unforeseen needs or circumstances
  relating to natural disasters, civil strife or crises, which cannot be funded under Regulation (EC) No .../... [on the ‘Stability Instrument’] or Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96
  , the Commission shall,
  after consultation with the European Parliament and the Council
  , adopt special measures not provided for in the strategy papers or multiannual indicative programmes (hereinafter referred to as ‘special measures’).

Special measures may also be used to fund measures to ease the transition from emergency aid to long-term development
  operations
  .

Special measures must be based on the policy priorities established in the relevant geographical policy-setting regulation.

(2)   Where the cost of such measures exceeds
  5 000 000
   Euro, the Commission shall adopt them under the consultation procedure referred to in Article 22(3).

(3)   Special measures shall specify the objectives pursued, the intervention areas, the expected results, the management procedures and the total amount of financing. They shall contain a description of the operations to be financed, an indication of the amounts allocated for each operation and the indicative timetable for their implementation.

(4)   
  Where the cost of the special measures remains below 5 000 000
   Euro, the Commission shall
  inform
  the Member States
  and the European Parliament of the measures adopted
  within one month of adopting its decision.

(5)   The procedure laid down in Article 22(3) need not be used for amendments to special measures
  which only make
  technical
  adjustments, provided that those
  amendments do not affect the initial objectives set out in the Commission decision.
  Any such technical adjustments shall be communicated immediately to the European Parliament and the Council
  .

Article 10

Eligibility

(1)   The following, inter alia, shall be eligible for funding under this Regulation for the purposes of implementing the
  measures provided for in the strategy papers or multiannual indicative programmes referred to in Articles 5 and 6
  or
  special
  measures of the kind referred to in Article 9:

| (a) | partner countries and regions, and their institutions; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

partner countries and regions, and their institutions;

| (b) | decentralised bodies in the partner countries, such as
  municipalities, provinces, departments and regions
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

decentralised bodies in the partner countries, such as
  municipalities, provinces, departments and regions
  ;

| (c) | joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions with the Community; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions with the Community;

| (d) | international organisations, including regional organisations, UN bodies, departments and missions, international
  and regional
  financial institutions and development banks, in so far as they contribute to the objectives of this Regulation; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

international organisations, including regional organisations, UN bodies, departments and missions, international
  and regional
  financial institutions and development banks, in so far as they contribute to the objectives of this Regulation;

| (e) | Community institutions and bodies, but only for the purposes of implementing support measures of the type referred to in Article 12; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

Community institutions and bodies, but only for the purposes of implementing support measures of the type referred to in Article 12;

| (f) | European Union agencies; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

European Union agencies;

| (g) | The following entities and bodies of the Member States, partner countries and regions and any other third country complying with the rules on access to the Community's external assistance set out in Article 17, insofar as they are helping to achieve the objectives of this Regulation:






  i. | public or para-Statal bodies, local authorities and consortia
  or representative associations
  thereof; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(g)

The following entities and bodies of the Member States, partner countries and regions and any other third country complying with the rules on access to the Community's external assistance set out in Article 17, insofar as they are helping to achieve the objectives of this Regulation:

i.

public or para-Statal bodies, local authorities and consortia
  or representative associations
  thereof;

| ii. | companies, firms and other private organisations and businesses; |
| --- | --- |

ii.

companies, firms and other private organisations and businesses;

| iii. | financial institutions that grant, promote and finance private investment in partner countries and regions; |
| --- | --- |

iii.

financial institutions that grant, promote and finance private investment in partner countries and regions;

| iv. | non-State actors as defined in paragraph 2; |
| --- | --- |

iv.

non-State actors as defined in paragraph 2;

| v. | natural persons. |
| --- | --- |

v.

natural persons.

(2)   The non-State,
  non-profit-making
  actors eligible for financial support under this Regulation include: non-governmental organisations, organisations representing indigenous peoples,
  organisations representing national and/or ethnic minorities
  , local traders' associations and citizens' groups, cooperatives, trade unions, organisations representing economic and social interests,
  organisations fighting corruption and fraud and promoting good governance, civil rights organisations and organisations combating discrimination
  , local organisations (including networks) involved in decentralised regional cooperation and integration,
  national and international associations of local authorities working in the development sphere
  , consumer organisations, women's and youth organisations, teaching, cultural, research and scientific organisations, universities, churches and religious associations and communities, the media and any non-governmental associations and independent foundations,
  including independent political foundations
  , likely to contribute to
  the attainment of the objectives of this Regulation
  .

Article 11

Types of financing

Community financing may take
  the following forms:

| (a) | projects and programmes; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

projects and programmes;

| (b) | sectoral or general budget support if the partner country's management of public spending is sufficiently transparent,
  reliable, effective and properly controlled by the partner country's supreme audit institution and parliament
  , and where
  the partner country
  has put in place properly formulated sectoral or macroeconomic policies
  positively assessed
  by its principal donors, including, where relevant, the international financial institutions; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

sectoral or general budget support if the partner country's management of public spending is sufficiently transparent,
  reliable, effective and properly controlled by the partner country's supreme audit institution and parliament
  , and where
  the partner country
  has put in place properly formulated sectoral or macroeconomic policies
  positively assessed
  by its principal donors, including, where relevant, the international financial institutions;

| (c) | sectoral support; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

sectoral support;

| (d) | in exceptional cases, sectoral and general import programmes, which may take the form of:








  (i) | sectoral import programmes in kind, |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

in exceptional cases, sectoral and general import programmes, which may take the form of:

(i)

sectoral import programmes in kind,

| (ii) | sectoral import programmes providing foreign exchange to finance imports for the sector in question, or |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

sectoral import programmes providing foreign exchange to finance imports for the sector in question, or

| (iii) | general import programmes providing foreign exchange to finance general imports of a wide range of products; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

general import programmes providing foreign exchange to finance general imports of a wide range of products;

| (e) | funds made available to the European Investment Bank or other financial intermediaries on the basis of Commission programmes for the purpose of providing loans (in particular to support investment in and development of the private sector), risk capital (in the form of subordinated or conditional loans) or other temporary minority holdings in business capital, and contributions to guarantee funds in accordance with Article 19; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

funds made available to the European Investment Bank or other financial intermediaries on the basis of Commission programmes for the purpose of providing loans (in particular to support investment in and development of the private sector), risk capital (in the form of subordinated or conditional loans) or other temporary minority holdings in business capital, and contributions to guarantee funds in accordance with Article 19;

| (f) | interest-rate subsidies, especially for environment-related loans; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

interest-rate subsidies, especially for environment-related loans;

| (g) | debt-relief,
  under internationally agreed debt relief
  programmes; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

debt-relief,
  under internationally agreed debt relief
  programmes;

| (h) | food security measures
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(h)

food security measures
  ;

| (i) | grants to finance projects submitted by entities of the type listed in Article 10(1)(b), (c), (d), (f) and (g)(i) to (v); |
| --- | --- |

(i)

grants to finance projects submitted by entities of the type listed in Article 10(1)(b), (c), (d), (f) and (g)(i) to (v);

| (j) | grants to finance the operating costs of entities of the type listed in Article 10(1)(b), (c), (d), (f) and (g)(i), (iii) and (iv); |
| --- | --- |

(j)

grants to finance the operating costs of entities of the type listed in Article 10(1)(b), (c), (d), (f) and (g)(i), (iii) and (iv);

| (k) | funding for twinning programmes between public institutions,
  local authorities
  , national public bodies or private-law entities entrusted with public service tasks of a Member State and those of a partner country or region; |
| --- | --- |

(k)

funding for twinning programmes between public institutions,
  local authorities
  , national public bodies or private-law entities entrusted with public service tasks of a Member State and those of a partner country or region;

| (l) | contributions to international funds, such as those managed by international or regional organisations; |
| --- | --- |

(l)

contributions to international funds, such as those managed by international or regional organisations;

| (m) | contributions to national funds set up by partner countries and regions to attract joint financing from a number of donors, or contributions to funds set up by one or more donors for the purpose of the joint implementation of projects; |
| --- | --- |

(m)

contributions to national funds set up by partner countries and regions to attract joint financing from a number of donors, or contributions to funds set up by one or more donors for the purpose of the joint implementation of projects;

| (n) | capital investments in international financial institutions and regional development banks; |
| --- | --- |

(n)

capital investments in international financial institutions and regional development banks;

| (o) | human and material resources required for the effective administration and supervision of projects and programmes by partner countries and regions. |
| --- | --- |

(o)

human and material resources required for the effective administration and supervision of projects and programmes by partner countries and regions.

Article 12

Support measures

(1)   Community financing may cover expenditure associated with the preparation, follow-up, monitoring, audit and evaluation activities directly necessary for the implementation of this Regulation and the achievement of its objectives, e.g. studies, meetings, information, awareness-raising, training and publication activities,
  training measures for partner countries and bodies in partner countries mentioned in Article 10
  , expenditure associated with computer networks for the exchange of information, and any other administrative or technical assistance expenditure that the Commission may incur for the management of the programme. It shall also cover expenditure at Commission Delegations on the administrative support needed to manage operations financed under this Regulation.
  It shall further cover the creation or maintenance of a database in which to store all the experience acquired. This database shall be accessible to any player eligible under Article 13 of this Regulation
  .

(2)   These support measures are not necessarily covered by multiannual programming and may therefore be financed outside the scope of strategy papers and multiannual indicative programmes. However, they may also be financed under multiannual indicative programmes.

The Commission shall adopt support measures not covered by the multiannual indicative programmes in accordance with Article 9.

Article 13

Cofinancing

(1)   Measures shall be eligible for cofinancing from the following, inter alia:

| (a) | Member States, and in particular their public and para-Statal agencies
  and their decentralised bodies
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Member States, and in particular their public and para-Statal agencies
  and their decentralised bodies
  ;

| (b) | local and regional administrations or authorities and groupings thereof
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

local and regional administrations or authorities and groupings thereof
  ;

| (c) | other donor countries, and in particular their public and para-Statal agencies; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

other donor countries, and in particular their public and para-Statal agencies;

| (d) | international organisations, including regional organisations, and in particular international and regional financial institutions; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

international organisations, including regional organisations, and in particular international and regional financial institutions;

| (e) | companies, firms, other private organisations and businesses, and other non-State players; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

companies, firms, other private organisations and businesses, and other non-State players;

| (f) | partner countries and regions in receipt of funding. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

partner countries and regions in receipt of funding.

(2)   In the case of parallel cofinancing, the project or programme is split into a number of
  activities
  which
  are financed
  by the different partners providing cofinancing in such a way that the end-use of the financing can always be identified.

In the case of joint cofinancing, the total cost of a project or programme is shared between the partners providing the cofinancing and the resources are pooled in such a way that it is no longer possible to identify the source of financing for any given activity undertaken as part of the project or programme.

(3)   In the case of joint cofinancing, the Commission may receive and manage funds on behalf of the bodies referred to in points 1(a), (b) and (c) for the purpose of implementing joint measures. Such funds shall be treated as assigned revenue, in accordance with Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the financial regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities
   (26).

Article 14

Management procedures

(1)   The measures financed under this Regulation shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002.

(2)   In the event of cofinancing and in other duly justified cases, the Commission may entrust tasks of public authority, and in particular budget implementation tasks, to the bodies referred to in Article 54(2)(c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002
  if such bodies are of recognised international standing, comply with internationally recognised systems of management and control, and are supervised by a public authority
  .

(3)   In the case of decentralised management, the Commission may decide to use the procurement or grant procedures of the beneficiary partner country or region
  after verifying that they respect the basic principles of the Financial Regulation, and
  provided that:

| — | the procedures of the beneficiary partner country or region satisfy the principles of transparency, proportionality, equal treatment and non-discrimination and prevent any conflict of interests; |
| --- | --- |

—

the procedures of the beneficiary partner country or region satisfy the principles of transparency, proportionality, equal treatment and non-discrimination and prevent any conflict of interests;

| — | the beneficiary partner country or region undertakes to check regularly that the operations financed by the Community budget have been properly implemented, to take appropriate measures to prevent irregularities and fraud, and, if necessary, to take legal action to recover
  funds lost, wrongly paid out or incorrectly used
  . |
| --- | --- |

—

the beneficiary partner country or region undertakes to check regularly that the operations financed by the Community budget have been properly implemented, to take appropriate measures to prevent irregularities and fraud, and, if necessary, to take legal action to recover
  funds lost, wrongly paid out or incorrectly used
  .

Article 15

Budget commitments

(1)   Budget commitments shall be made on the basis of decisions taken by the Commission in accordance with Articles 8(1), 9(1) and 12(2).

(2)   Community financing may take one of the following legal forms, inter alia:

| — | financing agreements; |
| --- | --- |

—

financing agreements;

| — | grant agreements; |
| --- | --- |

—

grant agreements;

| — | procurement contracts; |
| --- | --- |

—

procurement contracts;

| — | employment contracts. |
| --- | --- |

—

employment contracts.

Article 16

Protecting the Community's financial interests

(1)   Any agreements resulting from this Regulation shall contain provisions ensuring the protection of the Community's financial interests, in particular with respect to
  irregularities
  , fraud, corruption and any other
  illegal activity
  , in accordance with Council Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 (27), (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 (28) and Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 (29).

(2)   Agreements shall expressly entitle the Commission and the Court of Auditors to perform
  audits, including
  document
  audits

  or on-the-spot

  audits
  of any contractor or subcontractor who has received Community funds,
  including for the purpose of determining whether the implementation of agreements is in accordance with the provisions of the policy-setting regulations mentioned in Article 3, the principles of international law and the international conventions to which the Community and its Member States are party
  . They shall also expressly authorise the Commission to carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections as provided for in Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96.

(3)
     
  For a period of five years following the last payment, the beneficiary of Community funds shall keep available for inspection by the Commission all supporting documents regarding the expenditure.

(4)   All contracts resulting from the implementation of assistance shall ensure the rights of the Commission and the Court of Auditors under paragraph 2 during and after the performance of the contracts.

Article 17

Public procurement procedures, grant award procedures, rules of origin

(1)
     
  The rules on participation and origin applicable to this Regulation shall be those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2110/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2005 on access to Community external assistance

   (30)

  and Council Regulation (EC) No 2112/2005 of 21 November 2005 on access to Community external assistance

   (31).

Documentation pertaining to the realisation of projects under this Regulation should be made available also in the language of the relevant beneficiary.

No contract allowing participation in programmes or measures financed under this Regulation shall be concluded with any authority, public institution or private player directly participating in, actively facilitating, or actively deriving benefit from any violation of international law or international conventions to which Member States are parties.

(2)
     
  The Community shall introduce a simplified, exceptional procedure for calls for proposals and for the conclusion of grant award agreements with a view to facilitating access to funding for micro- and mesoprojects run by small or medium-sized development players.

Article 18

Prefinancing

Interest generated by prefinancing payments to beneficiaries shall be deducted from the final payment.

Article 19

Funds made available to the European Investment Bank or other financial intermediaries

(1)   The funds referred to in Article 11(d) shall be managed by financial intermediaries, the European Investment Bank or any other bank or organisation with the capacity to manage such funds.

(2)   The Commission shall adopt implementing provisions for paragraph 1 on a case-by-case basis to cover risk-sharing, the remuneration of the intermediary responsible for implementation, the use and recovery of profits on funds, and the closure of the operation.

Article 20

Evaluation

(1)   The Commission shall,
  through a transparent and participatory process
  , regularly
  monitor and review its programmes and
  evaluate the results of geographical and thematic policies and programmes and of sectoral policies and the effectiveness of programming in order to ascertain whether the objectives have been met and enable it to formulate recommendations with a view to improving future operations.

In addition to its own internal evaluation, the Commission shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament or the Council, contract, by means of public tender, independent external evaluations to evaluate its multiannual indicative programmes and to assess the quality of its geographical and thematic programmes, and to provide recommendations for the attainment of their objectives.

In the context of such reviews and evaluations, the Commission shall verify that the programmes properly implement the priorities established in the policy-setting regulations referred to in Article 3.

(2)
     
  The Commission, acting on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament or the Council, shall conduct similar internal evaluations and, by drawing on independent bodies selected by means of invitations to tender, have external evaluations conducted in order to assess the results of projects and other actions carried out under this Regulation with a view to determining the effectiveness of those projects and actions, ascertaining whether their objectives have been met and enabling the Commission to draw up recommendations designed to improve the effectiveness of future actions.

In the same way, the Commission shall have regular external audits conducted of its financing procedures and of the organisation of those of its services which carry out work under this Regulation.

(3)   The Commission shall send its evaluation reports to
  the European Parliament and to
  the committee referred to in Article 22 for information.
  Member States may ask to discuss specific evaluations in the Committee referred to in Article 22
  .

The results shall feed back into programme design and resource allocation
  .

(4)
     
  The Commission shall associate non-State players in the evaluation phase of the Community assistance provided under this Regulation
  .

TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 21

Annual report

(1)   The Commission shall examine the progress made in implementing the measures taken under this Regulation and shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council an annual report on the implementation
  and results and, as far as possible, outcomes and impacts
  of the assistance
  it provides
  . This report shall also be submitted to the European Economic and Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions.

(2)   
  The annual report
  shall contain information relating to the previous year on the measures financed, the results of monitoring and evaluation exercises,
  the involvement of the relevant partners
  , and the implementation of budget commitments and payments, broken down by country, region and cooperation sector.
  It shall assess the results of the assistance, using as far as possible specific and measurable indicators, and its role in meeting the objectives of this Regulation
  .

Article 22

Committee

(1)   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee
  on which the European Parliament shall also be represented
  .

(2)   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission
   (32). shall apply, in accordance with Article 8 of that Decision. The period provided for in Article 4(3) of that Decision shall be 30 days.

(3)   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in accordance with Article 8 of that Decision.

The European Parliament's right to be informed on a regular basis, in accordance with Article 7(3) of that Decision, shall be fully respected.

(4)   The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. These rules shall include provision for the Commission to adopt the special measures referred to in Article 9(1).

(5)
     
  The minutes of the committee meetings shall be sent to the European Parliament for information.

(6)   A representative from the European Investment Bank shall be present at the committee's
  proceedings
  .

Article 23

Suspension of assistance

Without prejudice to the provisions on suspension of aid in partnership and cooperation agreements with partner countries and regions, where a partner country fails to observe the principles referred to in
  Article 2(1), and where all attempts at negotiation with the partner country have failed, or if negotiations are refused or in cases of particular urgency
  , the Council, acting by a qualified majority
  and after consulting the European Parliament
  on a proposal from the Commission
  forwarded simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council
  , may take appropriate steps in respect of any assistance granted to the partner country under this Regulation.
  Such measures may include the partial or total suspension of assistance.

If irregularities are detected, a beneficiary of Community funds shall be required to submit a detailed explanation within a specified period; if the beneficiary fails to provide a satisfactory answer, the assistance may be cancelled and repayment of the sums already paid out may be sought.

If a partner country is in serious breach of the principles on which the EU itself is founded and which are expressed in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, Community assistance to the recipient government under this Regulation shall be scaled down. With a view to avoiding such situations, priority should be given to projects in which EU Member States or organisations strive to support democratic institution-building and the development of human rights and the freedom of the media.

The European Parliament or the Council may ask the Commission to submit a proposal to the Council on taking appropriate measures pursuant to paragraph 1 with regard to any assistance granted under this Regulation. The Commission shall submit its proposal to the Council within 3 months of receiving the request, or shall give its reasons for not doing so.

In the case of full suspension of assistance, Community assistance may continue to be made available to local non-governmental organisations located in partner countries which are in serious breach of the principles on which the EU itself is founded and which are expressed in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, to support democratic institution building and the development of human rights and the freedom of the media in the country concerned.

Article 24

Financial provisions

(1)   The financial reference amount for implementation of this Regulation over the period 2007-2013 is
  47 122 000 000 Euro
  , 23 572 000 000 
  Euro
  of which shall be for financing geographical cooperation with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, excluding South
  Africa
  .

(2)   Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspectives.

Article 25

Review

Not later than 31 December 2010
  , the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council
  a report evaluating the implementation of this Regulation in the first three years, together with, if appropriate, a legislative proposal introducing the necessary modifications hereto
  .

Article 26

(1)   The following Regulations shall be repealed as of 1 January 2007:

| (a) | Regulation (EC) No 1568/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on aid to fight poverty diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria) in developing countries; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Regulation (EC) No 1568/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on aid to fight poverty diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria) in developing countries;

| (b) | Regulation (EC) No 1567/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on aid for policies and actions on reproductive and sexual health and rights in developing countries; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Regulation (EC) No 1567/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on aid for policies and actions on reproductive and sexual health and rights in developing countries;

| (c) | Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries;

| (d) | Regulation (EC) No 2494/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the conservation and sustainable management of tropical forests and other forests in developing
  countries
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Regulation (EC) No 2494/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the conservation and sustainable management of tropical forests and other forests in developing
  countries
  ;

| (e) | Regulation
  (EC) No 806/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on promoting gender equality in development cooperation; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

Regulation
  (EC) No 806/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on promoting gender equality in development cooperation;

| (f) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/98 of 17 July 1998 on decentralised cooperation, as amended and extended by Regulations (EC) Nos 955/2002 and 625/2004; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/98 of 17 July 1998 on decentralised cooperation, as amended and extended by Regulations (EC) Nos 955/2002 and 625/2004;

| (g) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1658/98 of 17 July 1998 on cofinancing operations with European non-governmental development organisations (NGOs) in fields of interest to the developing countries; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1658/98 of 17 July 1998 on cofinancing operations with European non-governmental development organisations (NGOs) in fields of interest to the developing countries;

| (h) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2001 amending Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food
  security
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(h)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2001 amending Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food
  security
  ;

| (i) | Regulation
  (EC) No 1726/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on development cooperation with South Africa; |
| --- | --- |

(i)

Regulation
  (EC) No 1726/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on development cooperation with South Africa;

| (j) | Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 of 25 February 1992 on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America; |
| --- | --- |

(j)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 of 25 February 1992 on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America;

| (k) | Council Regulation (EC) No 2258/96 of 22 November 1996 on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries; |
| --- | --- |

(k)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2258/96 of 22 November 1996 on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries;

| (l) | Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 October 2001 on operations to aid uprooted people in Asia and Latin American developing countries; |
| --- | --- |

(l)

Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 October 2001 on operations to aid uprooted people in Asia and Latin American developing countries;

| (m) | Council Regulation (EC) No 550/97 of 24 March 1997 on HIV/AIDS related operations in developing countries; |
| --- | --- |

(m)

Council Regulation (EC) No 550/97 of 24 March 1997 on HIV/AIDS related operations in developing countries;

| (n) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1484/97 of 22 July 1997 on aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries; |
| --- | --- |

(n)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1484/97 of 22 July 1997 on aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries;

| (o) | Regulation (EC) No 266/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 establishing accompanying measures for Sugar Protocol countries affected by the reform of the EU sugar regime. |
| --- | --- |

(o)

Regulation (EC) No 266/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 establishing accompanying measures for Sugar Protocol countries affected by the reform of the EU sugar regime.

(2)   The repealed Regulations shall continue to apply for legal acts and commitments of pre-2007 budget years.

Article 27

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 1 January 2007
  to 31 December 2013
  .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

---

(1)  Position of the European Parliament of 18 May 2006.

1

Position of the European Parliament of 18 May 2006.

(2)  OJ L [...] of [...], p. [...].

2

(3)  OJ L [...] of [...], p. [...].

3

(4)  

  OJ C 46, 24.2.2006, p. 1



  .

4

OJ C 46, 24.2.2006, p. 1

.

(5)  (COM(1996)0153).

5

(COM(1996)0153)

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P6_TA(2006)0218

EU Solidarity Fund ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (COM(2005)0108 — C6-0093/2005 — 2005/0033(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0108) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0108) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2), Article 159(3) and Article 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0093/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2), Article 159(3) and Article 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0093/2005),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its resolution of 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 8 September 2005 on natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe this summer (3), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 8 September 2005 on natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe this summer (3),

| — | 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 Regional Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety(A6-0123/2006); |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety(A6-0123/2006);

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Points out that the appropriations indicated in the legislative proposal beyond 2006 are subject to the decision on the next multi-annual financial framework; |
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2.

Points out that the appropriations indicated in the legislative proposal beyond 2006 are subject to the decision on the next multi-annual financial framework;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission, once the next financial framework is adopted, to present, if appropriate, a proposal to adjust the financial reference amount of the programme; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission, once the next financial framework is adopted, to present, if appropriate, a proposal to adjust the financial reference amount of the programme;

| 4. | 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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4.

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;

| 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.

---

(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 272E, 13.11.2003, p. 471.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0334.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0033

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 159 and the second paragraph of Article 181a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | A ‘disaster ’is any major destructive event that occasions serious harm to the population and the environment, such as a flood, fire or drought.
  In the event of major disasters or crisis situations, the Community should show its solidarity with the Member States
  ,
  and
  above all with
  the population concerned
  ,
  by
  promptly
  providing
  specific
  financial assistance to contribute to a rapid return to normal living conditions in the affected regions and by contributing to financial compensation for the
  direct
  victims
  , without becoming a substitute for the competent public and private authorities
  . |
| --- | --- |

(1)

A ‘disaster ’is any major destructive event that occasions serious harm to the population and the environment, such as a flood, fire or drought.
  In the event of major disasters or crisis situations, the Community should show its solidarity with the Member States
  ,
  and
  above all with
  the population concerned
  ,
  by
  promptly
  providing
  specific
  financial assistance to contribute to a rapid return to normal living conditions in the affected regions and by contributing to financial compensation for the
  direct
  victims
  , without becoming a substitute for the competent public and private authorities
  .

| (2) | The European Union Solidarity Fund (hereinafter ‘the Fund’) enables the Community to intervene in the event of major disasters or crisis situations. It should thus make a substantial contribution to more effective and targeted Community action in areas in which the public expect the Community to act. It is therefore important to ensure that the Fund's financial resources match its field of application, so that in all circumstances the Community can meet public expectations in an enlarged and further enlarging European Union. This means on the one hand that the field of application should not be overstretched, and on the other hand that the Community should be able to mobilise sufficient funds for clearly defined fields of application, even in years of particularly acute crisis. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The European Union Solidarity Fund (hereinafter ‘the Fund’) enables the Community to intervene in the event of major disasters or crisis situations. It should thus make a substantial contribution to more effective and targeted Community action in areas in which the public expect the Community to act. It is therefore important to ensure that the Fund's financial resources match its field of application, so that in all circumstances the Community can meet public expectations in an enlarged and further enlarging European Union. This means on the one hand that the field of application should not be overstretched, and on the other hand that the Community should be able to mobilise sufficient funds for clearly defined fields of application, even in years of particularly acute crisis.

| (3) | The Community should also show solidarity with the countries negotiating their accession to the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The Community should also show solidarity with the countries negotiating their accession to the European Union.

| (4) | Major
  environmental, industrial and technological disasters, including river and
  marine pollution and radiological threats,
  may be caused by people or accidentally or be the consequence of natural events which have immediate, devastating effects, such as floods and forest fires, or long-term effects, such as droughts and frosts, as well as from
  acts of terrorism. Existing economic and social cohesion instruments are able to finance risk-prevention measures and the repair of damaged infrastructure. The Fund established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 (3) enables the Community to help in mobilising emergency services to meet
  the
  immediate needs
  of the persons directly affected
  and contribute to the short-term restoration of damaged key infrastructure so that economic activity can resume in the disaster-stricken regions. That Fund is however mainly
  intended for
  disasters
  resulting from natural causes, and
  provision should also be made to allow the Community to intervene in the event of crisis situations having a non-natural origin
  and for which responsibility cannot be sufficiently identified
  . |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Major
  environmental, industrial and technological disasters, including river and
  marine pollution and radiological threats,
  may be caused by people or accidentally or be the consequence of natural events which have immediate, devastating effects, such as floods and forest fires, or long-term effects, such as droughts and frosts, as well as from
  acts of terrorism. Existing economic and social cohesion instruments are able to finance risk-prevention measures and the repair of damaged infrastructure. The Fund established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 (3) enables the Community to help in mobilising emergency services to meet
  the
  immediate needs
  of the persons directly affected
  and contribute to the short-term restoration of damaged key infrastructure so that economic activity can resume in the disaster-stricken regions. That Fund is however mainly
  intended for
  disasters
  resulting from natural causes, and
  provision should also be made to allow the Community to intervene in the event of crisis situations having a non-natural origin
  and for which responsibility cannot be sufficiently identified
  .

| (5) | The objective of the action to be taken is to complement the efforts of the States concerned in such cases where the effects of a disaster or crisis situation are of such gravity that those States cannot tackle the situation with their own means alone. Since this objective cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale 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 in order to achieve those objectives. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The objective of the action to be taken is to complement the efforts of the States concerned in such cases where the effects of a disaster or crisis situation are of such gravity that those States cannot tackle the situation with their own means alone. Since this objective cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale 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 in order to achieve those objectives.

| (6) | The Solidarity Fund should be financed independently of the financial framework with a maximum amount to be mobilised only when deemed necessary. In order to provide adequate financing, the Fund should be included in the flexibility reserve up to a maximum of 7 billion Euro. |
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(6)

The Solidarity Fund should be financed independently of the financial framework with a maximum amount to be mobilised only when deemed necessary. In order to provide adequate financing, the Fund should be included in the flexibility reserve up to a maximum of 7 billion Euro.

| (7) | In line with the principle of subsidiarity, action under this Regulation should be confined to major disasters. These should be defined depending on the field.
  In cases of terrorist attack, the Community should react
  to events
  even where the material damage does not reach the threshold for mobilisation of the Fund but the
  consequences
  of the attack
  are
  so
  serious
  that Community solidarity becomes imperative
  . Consideration should be given to the specific situation of remote and isolated regions, such as the insular and outermost regions
  , in the context of a reinforced partnership
  . |
| --- | --- |

(7)

In line with the principle of subsidiarity, action under this Regulation should be confined to major disasters. These should be defined depending on the field.
  In cases of terrorist attack, the Community should react
  to events
  even where the material damage does not reach the threshold for mobilisation of the Fund but the
  consequences
  of the attack
  are
  so
  serious
  that Community solidarity becomes imperative
  . Consideration should be given to the specific situation of remote and isolated regions, such as the insular and outermost regions
  , in the context of a reinforced partnership
  .

| (8) | Experience acquired in the first years following the establishment of the previous Fund has highlighted the difficulty of applying it to slowly-evolving disasters. This Regulation therefore needs to include a clear definition of the time from which a request is eligible. It is also necessary, as a matter of urgency, to adapt the eligibility rules to the characteristics, intensity and duration of the event at the root of the problem, in particular by ensuring financial coverage for the specific measures adopted to tackle disasters of this type. |
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(8)

Experience acquired in the first years following the establishment of the previous Fund has highlighted the difficulty of applying it to slowly-evolving disasters. This Regulation therefore needs to include a clear definition of the time from which a request is eligible. It is also necessary, as a matter of urgency, to adapt the eligibility rules to the characteristics, intensity and duration of the event at the root of the problem, in particular by ensuring financial coverage for the specific measures adopted to tackle disasters of this type.

| (9) | Major disasters, particularly those which are of a natural origin, often affect more than one country. Where a major disaster has struck an eligible State, assistance
  may
  also be granted to an eligible neighbouring country affected by the same disaster. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

Major disasters, particularly those which are of a natural origin, often affect more than one country. Where a major disaster has struck an eligible State, assistance
  may
  also be granted to an eligible neighbouring country affected by the same disaster.

| (10) | Community aid should be complementary to the efforts of the States concerned and be used to cover a share of the public expenditure committed to dealing with the most essential emergency operations resulting from a major disaster. |
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(10)

Community aid should be complementary to the efforts of the States concerned and be used to cover a share of the public expenditure committed to dealing with the most essential emergency operations resulting from a major disaster.

| (11) | In line with the principle of subsidiarity, Community aid should only be granted upon the application of an affected State. The Commission should ensure equitable treatment of requests presented by the States. |
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(11)

In line with the principle of subsidiarity, Community aid should only be granted upon the application of an affected State. The Commission should ensure equitable treatment of requests presented by the States.

| (12) | Applicant States may have an immediate need for financial assistance to help cover expenditure relating to the most urgent steps and rescue operations. Where an applicant State so requests, advance funding should therefore be made upon receipt of that application, subject to budgetary availability. |
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(12)

Applicant States may have an immediate need for financial assistance to help cover expenditure relating to the most urgent steps and rescue operations. Where an applicant State so requests, advance funding should therefore be made upon receipt of that application, subject to budgetary availability.

| (13) | Prudent financial management is required to ensure that the Community can be in a position to respond
  where a succession of
  disasters
  occurs within a relatively short period
  . |
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(13)

Prudent financial management is required to ensure that the Community can be in a position to respond
  where a succession of
  disasters
  occurs within a relatively short period
  .

| (14) | It is appropriate to allow a rapid decision to be taken to commit specific financial resources and mobilise them as quickly as possible. Administrative procedures should be adjusted accordingly and confined to the minimum absolutely necessary. To this end, the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on Budgetary Discipline and Sound Financial Management provides for the financing of the Fund
   (4). |
| --- | --- |

(14)

It is appropriate to allow a rapid decision to be taken to commit specific financial resources and mobilise them as quickly as possible. Administrative procedures should be adjusted accordingly and confined to the minimum absolutely necessary. To this end, the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on Budgetary Discipline and Sound Financial Management provides for the financing of the Fund
   (4).

| (15) | The mechanisms for payment and use of grants made under this Regulation should reflect the urgency of the situation. Therefore a
  realistic
  deadline should be laid down for the use of any financial assistance awarded. |
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(15)

The mechanisms for payment and use of grants made under this Regulation should reflect the urgency of the situation. Therefore a
  realistic
  deadline should be laid down for the use of any financial assistance awarded.

| (16) | A
  State which benefits from assistance
  should
  involve, in accordance with its specific constitutional, institutional, legal or financial context, regional or local authorities in the conclusion and application of the implementation agreements. The beneficiary State should nevertheless remain responsible for the implementation of the assistance and for the management and control of the operations supported by Community financing 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) (hereinafter ‘the Financial Regulation’). |
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(16)

A
  State which benefits from assistance
  should
  involve, in accordance with its specific constitutional, institutional, legal or financial context, regional or local authorities in the conclusion and application of the implementation agreements. The beneficiary State should nevertheless remain responsible for the implementation of the assistance and for the management and control of the operations supported by Community financing 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) (hereinafter ‘the Financial Regulation’).

| (17) | An operation funded under this Regulation should not receive financial assistance from other Community financial instruments. Where, in relation to an operation, financial assistance is provided from Community or international instruments relating to the compensation of specific damages, that operation should not, for the same purpose, benefit from assistance under this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(17)

An operation funded under this Regulation should not receive financial assistance from other Community financial instruments. Where, in relation to an operation, financial assistance is provided from Community or international instruments relating to the compensation of specific damages, that operation should not, for the same purpose, benefit from assistance under this Regulation.

| (18) | Community action should not relieve of their responsibility third parties who, under the ‘polluter pays’ principle, are liable in the first instance for the damage caused by them, or discourage preventive measures at both Member State and Community level
  , or be a substitute for public or private insurance provision
  . |
| --- | --- |

(18)

Community action should not relieve of their responsibility third parties who, under the ‘polluter pays’ principle, are liable in the first instance for the damage caused by them, or discourage preventive measures at both Member State and Community level
  , or be a substitute for public or private insurance provision
  .

| (19) | Maximum transparency is required in implementing the Community's financial assistance as well as proper monitoring of the use of resources. |
| --- | --- |

(19)

Maximum transparency is required in implementing the Community's financial assistance as well as proper monitoring of the use of resources.

| (20) | Provision should be made for beneficiary States to justify the use made of any assistance received. |
| --- | --- |

(20)

Provision should be made for beneficiary States to justify the use made of any assistance received.

| (21) | In exceptional cases and depending on the availability of financial resources for solidarity action under this Regulation in the year in which a disaster occurs, provision should be made for supplementary grants under the financial appropriations for the following year. |
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(21)

In exceptional cases and depending on the availability of financial resources for solidarity action under this Regulation in the year in which a disaster occurs, provision should be made for supplementary grants under the financial appropriations for the following year.

| (22) | It is necessary to provide that the competent Community bodies are able to carry out their obligations regarding financial control. |
| --- | --- |

(22)

It is necessary to provide that the competent Community bodies are able to carry out their obligations regarding financial control.

| (23) | Assistance for expenditure which is subsequently recovered from third parties, or assistance which is not used in accordance with this Regulation or which was received in excess of the final valuation of the damages, should be recovered. |
| --- | --- |

(23)

Assistance for expenditure which is subsequently recovered from third parties, or assistance which is not used in accordance with this Regulation or which was received in excess of the final valuation of the damages, should be recovered.

| (24) | Technical assistance for solidarity action under this Regulation should be provided for in order to improve
  the ability of Member States to present the Commission and any other relevant body with a duly completed application for assistance and
  the Commission's ability to assess applications made to it. |
| --- | --- |

(24)

Technical assistance for solidarity action under this Regulation should be provided for in order to improve
  the ability of Member States to present the Commission and any other relevant body with a duly completed application for assistance and
  the Commission's ability to assess applications made to it.

| (25) | Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 should be repealed with effect from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Its provisions should, however, continue to be applicable to any application made before that date, |
| --- | --- |

(25)

Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 should be repealed with effect from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Its provisions should, however, continue to be applicable to any application made before that date,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject-matter and scope

1.   A European Union Solidarity Fund, hereinafter ‘the Fund’, is established to enable the Community to respond to major disasters
  or crisis situations
  affecting Member States
  or regions thereof
  , or candidate countries involved in accession negotiations with the European Union, hereinafter ‘eligible States’.

2.
     
  A candidate country involved in accession negotiations with the European Union may only be awarded assistance from the Fund where a major disaster affects a cross-border land or sea area lying between that country and a Member State.

3.   This Regulation lays down rules concerning operations of the Fund in relation to the following:

| a) | natural disasters; |
| --- | --- |

a)

natural disasters;

| b) | industrial and
  /or
  technological disasters; |
| --- | --- |

b)

industrial and
  /or
  technological disasters;

| c) | public health emergencies; |
| --- | --- |

c)

public health emergencies;

| d) | acts of terrorism. |
| --- | --- |

d)

acts of terrorism.

Article 2

Major disasters

For the purposes of this Regulation, a disaster
  or crisis situation
  shall be considered to be major where it results, in at least one eligible State, in direct damage, the amount of which is estimated as being in excess of 1 billion Euro in 2007 prices or in excess of 0,5 % of the gross national income of the State concerned.

However, even if those quantitative criteria are not met, the Commission may in exceptional and duly justified circumstances, recognise that a major disaster
  or crisis situation
  has occurred on
  a specific part of
  the territory of an eligible State.
  In such a case the Commission shall take all necessary measures under the Fund
  .

Special consideration shall be given to remote or isolated regions, such as the insular and outermost regions defined in Article 299(2) of the Treaty
  .

Article 3

Solidarity operations

1.   At the request of an eligible State, the Commission may award financial assistance from the Fund in the form of a grant, if a major disaster
  or crisis situation
  occurs on the territory of that State.

At the request of an eligible State which shares a border with the State referred to in the first subparagraph and which has been affected by the same major disaster
  or crisis situation
  , the Commission may also grant assistance from the Fund to that State.

2.   For any given disaster, an eligible State may receive a single grant only.

Article 4

Eligible operations

Financial assistance under this Regulation shall be granted only for operations, hereinafter ‘eligible operations’, which are carried out by the public authorities of the State concerned, or by bodies acting in the public interest, and which belong to the following categories:

| a) | essential emergency operations necessary for the immediate restoration to working order of infrastructure and plant
  , and the creation of emergency infrastructure to guarantee immediate supplies,
  in the fields of energy,
  drinking
  water and waste water, telecommunications, transport, health and education
  , in order to satisfy the population's needs
  ; |
| --- | --- |

a)

essential emergency operations necessary for the immediate restoration to working order of infrastructure and plant
  , and the creation of emergency infrastructure to guarantee immediate supplies,
  in the fields of energy,
  drinking
  water and waste water, telecommunications, transport, health and education
  , in order to satisfy the population's needs
  ;

| b) | immediate medical assistance and measures to protect the population
  in the event of a major
  health
  crisis
  ; |
| --- | --- |

b)

immediate medical assistance and measures to protect the population
  in the event of a major
  health
  crisis
  ;

| c) | provision of temporary accommodation and funding of rescue services to meet the immediate needs of the population concerned; |
| --- | --- |

c)

provision of temporary accommodation and funding of rescue services to meet the immediate needs of the population concerned;

| d) | essential emergency operations for the immediate
  tackling
  of
  natural disasters or their immediate impact, as well as the immediate securing of
  preventive infrastructures; |
| --- | --- |

d)

essential emergency operations for the immediate
  tackling
  of
  natural disasters or their immediate impact, as well as the immediate securing of
  preventive infrastructures;

| e) | measures for the immediate protection of the cultural and natural heritage; |
| --- | --- |

e)

measures for the immediate protection of the cultural and natural heritage;

| f) | essential emergency operations for the immediate cleaning up of disaster-stricken areas; |
| --- | --- |

f)

essential emergency operations for the immediate cleaning up of disaster-stricken areas;

| g) | immediate medical assistance
  to the direct victims of
  major disasters and terrorist attacks as well as psychological and social assistance to them
  and their families. |
| --- | --- |

g)

immediate medical assistance
  to the direct victims of
  major disasters and terrorist attacks as well as psychological and social assistance to them
  and their families.

Article 5

Applications

1.   As soon as possible and no later than ten weeks after the date
  on which authorities were
  first
  alerted to the original
  damage caused by the
  major
  disaster
  or crisis situation
  , an eligible State may submit to the Commission an application for assistance from the Fund, providing all available information on at least the following:

| a) | the damage caused by the disaster and its impact on the population
  , the environment
  and the economy concerned
  , and on the cultural and natural heritage
  ; |
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a)

the damage caused by the disaster and its impact on the population
  , the environment
  and the economy concerned
  , and on the cultural and natural heritage
  ;

| b) | a breakdown of the estimated costs of operations in the categories listed in Article 4 as appropriate to the disaster; |
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b)

a breakdown of the estimated costs of operations in the categories listed in Article 4 as appropriate to the disaster;

| c) | any other sources of Community funding which might contribute to making good the effects of the disaster; |
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c)

any other sources of Community funding which might contribute to making good the effects of the disaster;

| d) | any other sources of national or international funding, including public and private insurance coverage, which might contribute to the costs of repairing the damage and in particular to the costs of eligible operations. |
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d)

any other sources of national or international funding, including public and private insurance coverage, which might contribute to the costs of repairing the damage and in particular to the costs of eligible operations.

The information provided under point (a) of the first subparagraph shall include an estimate of the amount of total direct damage caused by the disaster
  or crisis situation
  .
  In view of the difficulty of determining the damage occasioned by disasters whose effects are lasting and ongoing, the Commission may, at the request of the Member State affected, extend the 10-week time-limit set for applying for assistance under the Fund.

2.   The Commission shall assess, on the basis of the information referred to in paragraph 1, and of any additional information, which the Commission may have sought or otherwise obtained, whether the conditions for granting financial assistance under this Regulation are met.

Where, for the purposes of the first subparagraph, additional information is provided by the State concerned on its own initiative, that information must be received by the Commission within two months of the date of the application.

However, where, for the purposes of the first subparagraph, the Commission requests additional information from the State concerned, that information must be received by the Commission within one month of the date of the request.

Article 6

Advance funding

1.   Immediately upon receipt of an application as referred to in Article 5(1), the Commission may, subject to budgetary availability, adopt a decision granting advance funding for the most urgent eligible operations and pay the advance funding to the State concerned in a single instalment without delay.

The first subparagraph shall apply only where the application contains an explicit request for advance funding.

2.   The amount of advance funding paid pursuant to the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall represent
  up to
  5 % of the of the total of the estimated costs referred to in Article 5(1)(b), but shall not exceed 5 million Euro.

3.
     
  Where advance funding is granted a repayment proviso, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(2), shall be expressly mentioned.

Article 7

Determination of financial assistance

1.   The Commission shall, on the basis of the assessment carried out pursuant to Article 5(2), determine as quickly as possible
  and within two weeks
  an appropriate amount of financial assistance, if any, to be granted within the limits of the resources available.

The amount may not exceed 50 % of the total of the estimated costs referred to in Article 5(1)(b).

The accompanying budget proposals, as referred to in Article 8, shall be prepared in parallel with the determination of the appropriate amount and be presented by the Commission at the same time.

The whole procedure for presenting all necessary proposals to mobilise the Fund, in accordance with the deadlines laid down in subparagraphs 1 and 3, shall not exceed a period of 3 months after receipt of the application from the State concerned.

2.   Where, on the basis of the assessment carried out pursuant to Article 5(2), the Commission has concluded that the conditions for granting assistance under this Regulation are not met, it shall notify the State concerned accordingly
  as quickly as possible
  .

Any advance funding paid pursuant to Article 6(1) shall be repaid to the Commission within three months of the date of that notification.

Article 8

Budget procedure

1.   If the Commission has concluded that financial assistance should be granted from the Fund, it shall submit to the budgetary authority
  without delay
  the proposals needed to authorise appropriations corresponding to the amount determined in accordance with Article 7(1).

Those proposals shall include the following:

| a) | the assessment carried out pursuant to Article 5(2), together with a summary of the information on which that assessment is based; |
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a)

the assessment carried out pursuant to Article 5(2), together with a summary of the information on which that assessment is based;

| b) | evidence that the conditions laid down in Article 3(1) are met; |
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b)

evidence that the conditions laid down in Article 3(1) are met;

| c) | the reasons justifying the amounts proposed. |
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c)

the reasons justifying the amounts proposed.

2.   
  Subject to
  the appropriations
  being
  made available by the budgetary authority, the Commission shall adopt a grant decision, taking into account any advance funding paid pursuant to Article 6(1).

Article 9

Payment and use of the grant

1.   Following adoption of the grant decision, the Commission shall,
  within 15 days of
  signature of the agreement referred to in Article 10(1), pay the grant to the beneficiary State in a single instalment.

2.   The beneficiary State shall use the grant, as well as any interest earned thereon, within
  12 months of the date of signature of the agreement referred to in Article 10(1) and in any case within
  18 months of the date of first damage, to finance eligible operations carried out after
  the date on which the disaster or crisis situation occurred
  .

Article 10

Implementation of the grant

1.   The Commission and the beneficiary State shall conclude, in accordance with the specific constitutional, institutional, legal or financial provisions of that State and of the Community, an implementation agreement for the grant decision.

That agreement shall specify in particular the type and location of the operations to be financed.

2.   The Commission shall ensure that the obligations under implementation agreements are the same for all beneficiary States.

3.   The beneficiary State shall select individual operations and implement the grant in accordance with this Regulation, the grant decision and the agreement.

That responsibility shall be without prejudice to the responsibility of the Commission for the implementation of the general budget of the European Communities in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Regulation applicable to shared or decentralised management.

Article 11

Financing of operations

1.   Operations funded, in whole or in part, under an implementation agreement shall not receive funding under any other Community or international instrument.

The beneficiary State shall ensure compliance with the first subparagraph.

2.   
  In particular, in the event of industrial and technological disasters, the ‘polluter pays ’principle shall apply.
  Beneficiary States
  must therefore prove that they are seeking
  all possible compensation from third parties.

Article 12

Compatibility with other Instruments

Operations in receipt of financial assistance from the Fund shall be compatible with the provisions of the Treaty and instruments adopted under it, with Community policies and measures and with pre-accession assistance instruments.

Article 13

Final report and closure

1.   No later than six months after the end of the period specified in Article 9(2), the beneficiary State shall present a report to the Commission on the financial execution of the grant, together with a statement justifying the expenditure and indicating any other source of funding received for the operations concerned.

The report shall detail preventive measures introduced or proposed by the beneficiary State in order to limit damage and to avoid, as far as possible, a recurrence of similar disasters.

2.   No later than six months after the Commission has received all the information required under paragraph 1, it shall wind up the financial assistance from the Fund.

Article 14

Use of the Euro

Applications, grant decisions, implementation agreements and reports under this Regulation, as well as any other related documents, shall express all amounts in Euro.

Article 15

Financial shortfall

1.   Where, at the time when a proposal is submitted under Article 8, the remaining financial resources available for that year for the Fund are not sufficient to cover the amount of financial assistance considered necessary, the Commission may propose
  to the European Parliament, which exercises budgetary control,
  that the difference be financed from the financial appropriations available for the Fund for the following
  two years
  .

2.   The total annual budgetary ceiling for the Fund in the year in which a disaster occurs and the following
  two years
  shall under all circumstances be respected.

Article 16

Financial control by Community bodies

A beneficiary State shall ensure that all financing decisions adopted pursuant to the implementation agreement provided for in Article 10, and all agreements and contracts resulting from those financing decisions provide for checks by the Commission, through the Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), and for on-the-spot checks to be carried out by the Commission or the Court of Auditors, in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Article 17

Publicity

A beneficiary State shall clearly inform the population directly concerned and the general public about assistance received from the Fund.

Article 18

Recovery

1.   In cases where the amount of total direct damage incurred is at least 10 % less than the estimated amount quoted pursuant to Article 5(1)(b), the Commission may require the beneficiary State to reimburse a corresponding amount of the financial assistance received.

2.   Where a beneficiary State has failed to comply with Article 10(3)
  or Article 11(2)
  , the Commission may require the beneficiary State to reimburse all or part of the financial assistance received.

3.
     
  Where a beneficiary State has failed to take preventive measures after the previous major disaster and damage following from a major disaster would have been reduced or prevented had preventive measures been taken, the Commission shall require the beneficiary State to reimburse all or part of the financial assistance received.

4.   Prior to the adoption of a Decision under paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 the Commission shall conduct a suitable examination of the case and shall, in particular, allow the beneficiary State a specified period of time in which to submit its comments.

5.   Any sum received unduly and to be recovered shall be repaid to the Commission. Default interest may be charged on sums not repaid in compliance with the Financial Regulation.

Article 19

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

1.   At the initiative of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 0.20 % of the financial resources available for that year, the Fund may be used to finance preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical support, audit and inspection measures necessary to implement this Regulation.

Those actions shall be executed in accordance with Article 53(2) of the Financial Regulation and any other provisions of that Regulation and of its implementing rules applicable to this form of execution of the budget.

Those actions shall in particular include expert reports to assist the Commission in carrying out the assessment of applications pursuant to Article 5(2).

2.   Where a contribution from the Fund is foreseen to procure external services, the Commission shall adopt a decision for the measures listed in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1.

Article 20

Annual report

Before 1 July of each year, with effect from ... (6)
  , the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the activities carried out under this Regulation in the previous year. That report shall in particular contain information relating to applications submitted, grant decisions adopted, the winding-up of financial assistance granted
  and the operations carried out
  .

Article 21

Review

The European Parliament and the Council shall review this Regulation on the basis of a proposal by the Commission by 31 December 2013 at the latest.

Article 22

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 is
  hereby repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 23

Transitional provision

Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 shall continue to apply to applications received by the Commission
  before the date of entry into force of the present Regulation
  .

Article 24

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European

  Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  
  OJ C 28, 3.2.2006, p. 69

  .

1

OJ C 28, 3.2.2006, p. 69

.

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 18 May 2006.

2

Position of the European Parliament of 18 May 2006.

(3)  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

3

(4)  
  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1

  .

4

OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1

.

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

5

(6)  One year after the entry into force of this Regulation.

6

One year after the entry into force of this Regulation.

P6_TA(2006)0219

Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (13886/1/2005 — COM(2005)0435 — C6-0435/2005 — 2005/0178(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the draft Council decision (13886/1/2005), |
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—

having regard to the draft Council decision (13886/1/2005),

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 47(2), 55, 83, 89, 95, 133 and 175 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 47(2), 55, 83, 89, 95, 133 and 175 thereof,

| — | having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second subparagraph, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty (C6-0435/2005), |
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—

having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second subparagraph, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty (C6-0435/2005),

| — | having regard to Rules 75 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 75 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0134/2006); |
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—

having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0134/2006);

| 1. | Gives its assent to conclusion of the agreement; |
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1.

Gives its assent to conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Contracting Parties to the Energy Community Treaty. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Contracting Parties to the Energy Community Treaty.

P6_TA(2006)0220

Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matter

European Parliament resolution on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matter (2005/2203(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the seventh EU Annual Report on Human Rights (2005) (1), |
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—

having regard to the seventh EU Annual Report on Human Rights (2005) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 3, 6, 11, 13 and 19 of the Treaty on European Union and Articles 177 and 300 of the EC Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Articles 3, 6, 11, 13 and 19 of the Treaty on European Union and Articles 177 and 300 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to all relevant international human rights instruments (2), |
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—

having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to all relevant international human rights instruments (2),

| — | having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its Optional Protocol, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its Optional Protocol,

| — | having regard to the United Nations Charter, |
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—

having regard to the United Nations Charter,

| — | having regard to the entry into force on 1 July 2002 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to its resolutions related to the ICC (3), |
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—

having regard to the entry into force on 1 July 2002 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to its resolutions related to the ICC (3),

| — | having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings and the 2005 Action Plan on trafficking in human beings, developed and adopted by the Council and the Commission in accordance with the Hague Programme, |
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—

having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings and the 2005 Action Plan on trafficking in human beings, developed and adopted by the Council and the Commission in accordance with the Hague Programme,

| — | having regard to Protocol No 13 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, |
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—

having regard to Protocol No 13 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances,

| — | having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (4),

| — | having regard to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (5) and its recent 2005 revision (6), |
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—

having regard to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (5) and its recent 2005 revision (6),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on human rights in the world, |
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—

having regard to its previous resolutions on human rights in the world,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 24 February 2005 on the EU's priorities and recommendations for the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva (14 March to 22 April 2005) (7), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 24 February 2005 on the EU's priorities and recommendations for the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva (14 March to 22 April 2005) (7),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2006 on the human rights and democracy clause in European Union agreements (8), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2006 on the human rights and democracy clause in European Union agreements (8),

| — | having regard to all urgency human rights resolutions adopted by it, |
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—

having regard to all urgency human rights resolutions adopted by it,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Tenth Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: A work programme to meet the challenges of the next five years ’(COM(2005)0139), |
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—

having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Tenth Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: A work programme to meet the challenges of the next five years ’(COM(2005)0139),

| — | having regard to the resolutions of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, and particularly that voted on 21 November 2005 in Rabat, |
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—

having regard to the resolutions of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, and particularly that voted on 21 November 2005 in Rabat,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2005 on the Council's Sixth Annual Report on the European Union's Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (9), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2005 on the Council's Sixth Annual Report on the European Union's Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (9),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the EU Human Rights Discussion Forum, which took place in December 2005, |
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—

having regard to the conclusions of the EU Human Rights Discussion Forum, which took place in December 2005,

| — | having regard to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, |
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—

having regard to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,

| — | 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 Foreign Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0158/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0158/2006),

| A. | whereas the EU Annual Report on Human Rights 2005 is a general overview of activities of the European Union institutions regarding human rights inside and outside the European Union, |
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A.

whereas the EU Annual Report on Human Rights 2005 is a general overview of activities of the European Union institutions regarding human rights inside and outside the European Union,

| B. | whereas this resolution sets out to examine, evaluate and, where appropriate, offer constructive criticism of the human rights activities of the Commission, the Council and the overall activities of the Parliament, |
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B.

whereas this resolution sets out to examine, evaluate and, where appropriate, offer constructive criticism of the human rights activities of the Commission, the Council and the overall activities of the Parliament,

| 1. | Welcomes the fact that the EU is playing an increasingly active role on the world stage to improve human rights globally; considers that the last enlargement of the EU to 25 Member States with 457 million inhabitants (soon to be supplemented by the accession of Bulgaria and Romania) has increased the global importance of the EU and has thus given it greater weight in international human rights politics; |
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1.

Welcomes the fact that the EU is playing an increasingly active role on the world stage to improve human rights globally; considers that the last enlargement of the EU to 25 Member States with 457 million inhabitants (soon to be supplemented by the accession of Bulgaria and Romania) has increased the global importance of the EU and has thus given it greater weight in international human rights politics;

| 2. | Considers that, despite vigorous activities to advocate the promotion of human rights, such efforts are largely confined to specialists and to one-off representations, and that there is a general failure by the European Union systematically and continuously to address human rights concerns with respect to third countries and to mainstream human rights policy with respect to the Union's trade, development and other external policies vis-à-vis such countries; |
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2.

Considers that, despite vigorous activities to advocate the promotion of human rights, such efforts are largely confined to specialists and to one-off representations, and that there is a general failure by the European Union systematically and continuously to address human rights concerns with respect to third countries and to mainstream human rights policy with respect to the Union's trade, development and other external policies vis-à-vis such countries;

| 3. | Emphasises the need for a common, consistent and transparent policy implemented by all Member States in their bilateral relations with third countries having poor human rights records, and calls upon the Member States to conduct their bilateral contacts with those countries in compliance with the common EU position; |
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3.

Emphasises the need for a common, consistent and transparent policy implemented by all Member States in their bilateral relations with third countries having poor human rights records, and calls upon the Member States to conduct their bilateral contacts with those countries in compliance with the common EU position;

| 4. | Considers it essential that the European Union should establish an integrated framework of rules and institutions to confer binding force on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, ensure compliance with the system provided for in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and form the basis of a single European front in the battle for a worldwide culture of rights; calls on European political institutions to mobilise their energies in support of those objectives; |
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4.

Considers it essential that the European Union should establish an integrated framework of rules and institutions to confer binding force on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, ensure compliance with the system provided for in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and form the basis of a single European front in the battle for a worldwide culture of rights; calls on European political institutions to mobilise their energies in support of those objectives;

The Council's Annual Report

| 5. | Underlines the importance of the EU Annual Report on Human Rights in raising the visibility of human rights issues in general; |
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5.

Underlines the importance of the EU Annual Report on Human Rights in raising the visibility of human rights issues in general;

| 6. | Strongly welcomes the Council's public presentation of the 2005 Report at the December 2005 plenary, in parallel with Parliament's award of its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to three joint winners, namely Ladies in White, Reporters without Borders and Hauwa Ibrahim; urges the continuation of this practice in the future so that the December European Parliament plenary session becomes a focal point for the EU's activities in the area of human rights; |
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6.

Strongly welcomes the Council's public presentation of the 2005 Report at the December 2005 plenary, in parallel with Parliament's award of its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to three joint winners, namely Ladies in White, Reporters without Borders and Hauwa Ibrahim; urges the continuation of this practice in the future so that the December European Parliament plenary session becomes a focal point for the EU's activities in the area of human rights;

| 7. | Welcomes the increased clarity and conciseness of the Report; asks the Council, however, to further focus on the assessment of the EU instruments and initiatives in third countries, to deal with the results achieved in this matter and to include impact studies on the activities reported while defining a clear methodology for such work, as well as strategic analyses of key goals for the forthcoming year; |
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7.

Welcomes the increased clarity and conciseness of the Report; asks the Council, however, to further focus on the assessment of the EU instruments and initiatives in third countries, to deal with the results achieved in this matter and to include impact studies on the activities reported while defining a clear methodology for such work, as well as strategic analyses of key goals for the forthcoming year;

| 8. | Considers it a positive development that the Council's report for the first time endeavours to do justice to the activities of the European Parliament, but invites the future Finnish Presidency in its drafting of the Eighth EU Annual Report on Human Rights to consult actively with the European Parliament, to report on the way that Parliament's resolutions have been taken into account by the Council and the Commission, and to include, as a fundamental element, a role for the Parliament in the drafting of the report in some suitable form so that the final version will be a real attempt to reflect the views of the Council, the Commission and the Parliament; takes the view that the European Parliament must continue to issue its own report in order to assess the EU's human rights policy and to exercise parliamentary control; |
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8.

Considers it a positive development that the Council's report for the first time endeavours to do justice to the activities of the European Parliament, but invites the future Finnish Presidency in its drafting of the Eighth EU Annual Report on Human Rights to consult actively with the European Parliament, to report on the way that Parliament's resolutions have been taken into account by the Council and the Commission, and to include, as a fundamental element, a role for the Parliament in the drafting of the report in some suitable form so that the final version will be a real attempt to reflect the views of the Council, the Commission and the Parliament; takes the view that the European Parliament must continue to issue its own report in order to assess the EU's human rights policy and to exercise parliamentary control;

| 9. | Suggests that a key priority for the Council in future human rights reports should be the analysis and implementation of the EU's guidelines, as well as the production of impact assessments for each of the guidelines, weighing up their effectiveness in forging change in third countries; |
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9.

Suggests that a key priority for the Council in future human rights reports should be the analysis and implementation of the EU's guidelines, as well as the production of impact assessments for each of the guidelines, weighing up their effectiveness in forging change in third countries;

| 10. | Asks that future annual reports on human rights should analyse how human rights are dealt with within the external dimension of other EU policies, such as development and trade, including by reporting on the extent to which human rights and democracy clauses have been utilised in the EU's relationships with third countries; calls in addition, in this connection, for future annual reports on human rights to assess actual compliance with the human rights and democracy clause in EU agreements, as endorsed by Parliament in its abovementioned resolution of 14 February 2006; |
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10.

Asks that future annual reports on human rights should analyse how human rights are dealt with within the external dimension of other EU policies, such as development and trade, including by reporting on the extent to which human rights and democracy clauses have been utilised in the EU's relationships with third countries; calls in addition, in this connection, for future annual reports on human rights to assess actual compliance with the human rights and democracy clause in EU agreements, as endorsed by Parliament in its abovementioned resolution of 14 February 2006;

European Union activities during the two Presidencies

| 11. | Welcomes the cooperation-focused approach of the Luxembourg and UK Presidencies and looks forward to seeing this continue during the Austrian and Finnish Presidencies through the adoption of a joint annual programme; considers that such cooperation should increase the coordination and consistency of EU action and hopes that this trend will continue and be further enhanced in the future; |
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11.

Welcomes the cooperation-focused approach of the Luxembourg and UK Presidencies and looks forward to seeing this continue during the Austrian and Finnish Presidencies through the adoption of a joint annual programme; considers that such cooperation should increase the coordination and consistency of EU action and hopes that this trend will continue and be further enhanced in the future;

| 12. | Welcomes the efforts and commitment of the Luxembourg and UK Presidencies to develop a methodology and criteria for more effective implementation of the EU guidelines, including demarches to third countries regarding individual cases, public statements and declarations; and emphasises the importance of setting up a special mechanism for a systematic compilation of practices at local level by the heads of EU missions and Commission delegations, in order to identify examples of ‘best and bad practices ’of implementation on the ground, which could permit an assessment of local implementation; |
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12.

Welcomes the efforts and commitment of the Luxembourg and UK Presidencies to develop a methodology and criteria for more effective implementation of the EU guidelines, including demarches to third countries regarding individual cases, public statements and declarations; and emphasises the importance of setting up a special mechanism for a systematic compilation of practices at local level by the heads of EU missions and Commission delegations, in order to identify examples of ‘best and bad practices ’of implementation on the ground, which could permit an assessment of local implementation;

| 13. | Welcomes the initiatives taken by the Luxembourg Presidency to overcome the problem of limited resources through burden-sharing, early negotiations, the pooling of resources and informal troikas with other Member States on particular issues; calls on the Council to develop this approach during other Presidencies; |
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13.

Welcomes the initiatives taken by the Luxembourg Presidency to overcome the problem of limited resources through burden-sharing, early negotiations, the pooling of resources and informal troikas with other Member States on particular issues; calls on the Council to develop this approach during other Presidencies;

| 14. | Appreciates the approach of the UK Presidency regarding the death penalty, in line with the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty, undertaking demarches in countries where either a moratorium on the death penalty was in danger of being de jure or de facto lifted or where internal steps aimed at introducing a moratorium were under consideration; asks the Austrian Presidency and all future Presidencies to follow this example to demarche such countries regularly; requests all Presidencies to follow up on demarches previously carried out, as appropriate; calls on the Commission to instruct its delegations in third countries which have the death penalty to support the Council's moves to secure a moratorium and to redouble their efforts in cases of European citizens under sentence of death; welcomes the resolution adopted by the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly in Rabat on 21 November 2005, which calls on the Barcelona Process partner countries to support the moratorium on the death penalty; |
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14.

Appreciates the approach of the UK Presidency regarding the death penalty, in line with the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty, undertaking demarches in countries where either a moratorium on the death penalty was in danger of being de jure or de facto lifted or where internal steps aimed at introducing a moratorium were under consideration; asks the Austrian Presidency and all future Presidencies to follow this example to demarche such countries regularly; requests all Presidencies to follow up on demarches previously carried out, as appropriate; calls on the Commission to instruct its delegations in third countries which have the death penalty to support the Council's moves to secure a moratorium and to redouble their efforts in cases of European citizens under sentence of death; welcomes the resolution adopted by the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly in Rabat on 21 November 2005, which calls on the Barcelona Process partner countries to support the moratorium on the death penalty;

| 15. | Welcomes the priority given to compliance with human rights obligations as part of the steps taken during the UK Presidency to open accession negotiations with Turkey and Croatia, to grant the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia candidate-country status and to open negotiations for Stabilisation and Association Agreements with Serbia-Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina; asks the Commission to ensure that real progress is made by the candidate countries in the field of the human rights, and in particular regarding protection of minorities, religious freedom and freedom of expression, displaced and refugee populations, people with mental health problems and/or intellectual disabilities and cooperation with international justice, in accordance with European principles and the Community acquis; urges the Council and the Commission to include compliance with UN Conventions in contractual relationships with candidate countries and countries in the Stabilisation and Association process as a key issue; underlines the importance of the association and accession process in providing the impetus to carry out necessary human rights reforms; |
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Welcomes the priority given to compliance with human rights obligations as part of the steps taken during the UK Presidency to open accession negotiations with Turkey and Croatia, to grant the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia candidate-country status and to open negotiations for Stabilisation and Association Agreements with Serbia-Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina; asks the Commission to ensure that real progress is made by the candidate countries in the field of the human rights, and in particular regarding protection of minorities, religious freedom and freedom of expression, displaced and refugee populations, people with mental health problems and/or intellectual disabilities and cooperation with international justice, in accordance with European principles and the Community acquis; urges the Council and the Commission to include compliance with UN Conventions in contractual relationships with candidate countries and countries in the Stabilisation and Association process as a key issue; underlines the importance of the association and accession process in providing the impetus to carry out necessary human rights reforms;

| 16. | Notes with approval that combating human trafficking is regarded as a priority of the Council's Presidencies; urges the EU to adopt an integrated, human rights-centred approach to tackling this growing phenomenon; |
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Notes with approval that combating human trafficking is regarded as a priority of the Council's Presidencies; urges the EU to adopt an integrated, human rights-centred approach to tackling this growing phenomenon;

| 17. | Welcomes the choice of freedom of expression as a major human rights theme during the UK Presidency; is concerned at the high number of journalists worldwide, and in particular in China, Belarus, Cuba and North Korea, being convicted for alleged defamation of public officials or politicians; asks the Council to advocate a worldwide moratorium on such imprisonment of journalists as a first step; stresses, however, that freedom of expression does not exclude mutual respect and understanding between different civilisations; |
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Welcomes the choice of freedom of expression as a major human rights theme during the UK Presidency; is concerned at the high number of journalists worldwide, and in particular in China, Belarus, Cuba and North Korea, being convicted for alleged defamation of public officials or politicians; asks the Council to advocate a worldwide moratorium on such imprisonment of journalists as a first step; stresses, however, that freedom of expression does not exclude mutual respect and understanding between different civilisations;

| 18. | Expresses dismay at the failure of the UK Presidency to organise a third meeting of the EU Network of contact points for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes (10), which represents an invaluable means of strengthening cooperation among EU Member States in investigations and prosecutions of international crimes at national level; |
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18.

Expresses dismay at the failure of the UK Presidency to organise a third meeting of the EU Network of contact points for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes (10), which represents an invaluable means of strengthening cooperation among EU Member States in investigations and prosecutions of international crimes at national level;

Performance of Council and Commission activities in the area of human rights in international fora

| 19. | Welcomes the active involvement of the EU and its Member States on human rights issues in a variety of international fora in 2005, including the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), the UN General Assembly, the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe and the WTO Ministerial Conference; |
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19.

Welcomes the active involvement of the EU and its Member States on human rights issues in a variety of international fora in 2005, including the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), the UN General Assembly, the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe and the WTO Ministerial Conference;

| 20. | Appreciates the result-oriented approach of the EU Presidency and the Council in the 61st session of the UNCHR; in this context, welcomes the key role played by the EU in securing critical and constructive resolutions on human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, North Korea, Sudan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and on human rights and counter-terrorism and the appointment of Special Rapporteurs to develop principles and guidelines on discrimination based on work and descent; equally welcomes the support given to the appointment of a Special Representative to contribute to the strengthening of standards on human rights at work; |
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20.

Appreciates the result-oriented approach of the EU Presidency and the Council in the 61st session of the UNCHR; in this context, welcomes the key role played by the EU in securing critical and constructive resolutions on human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, North Korea, Sudan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and on human rights and counter-terrorism and the appointment of Special Rapporteurs to develop principles and guidelines on discrimination based on work and descent; equally welcomes the support given to the appointment of a Special Representative to contribute to the strengthening of standards on human rights at work;

| 21. | Reminds the Council, however, of its abovementioned resolution of 24 February 2005, which called on the EU to present resolutions on a certain number of priority issues; regrets, in particular, the EU's refusal to sponsor resolutions on human rights abuses in China, Zimbabwe and Chechnya; recalls, in this regard, the commitments entered into by the Council in the context of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues, which clearly state that a human rights dialogue with a third country cannot prevent the Council from sponsoring a resolution on that specific country in the UN Human Rights Council; in this context, also takes account of the statement in the 2005 Report that the African group in particular has not been cooperative when discussing the human rights situation in specific African countries during the proceedings of the UN General Assembly's Third Committee; therefore calls on the Commission and the Council to use all means at their disposal to persuade the African group to cooperate with the UN General Assembly in the future by conducting dialogue and providing information on the African countries concerned, especially those with whom ACP-EU cooperation is suspended under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement or with whom political dialogue is conducted under Article 8 thereof; suggests that the European Parliament should in future, when submitting its proposals for resolutions to the Council, limit them to those relating to key countries of concern, and that it should support more strongly the Council's work in this regard; |
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21.

Reminds the Council, however, of its abovementioned resolution of 24 February 2005, which called on the EU to present resolutions on a certain number of priority issues; regrets, in particular, the EU's refusal to sponsor resolutions on human rights abuses in China, Zimbabwe and Chechnya; recalls, in this regard, the commitments entered into by the Council in the context of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues, which clearly state that a human rights dialogue with a third country cannot prevent the Council from sponsoring a resolution on that specific country in the UN Human Rights Council; in this context, also takes account of the statement in the 2005 Report that the African group in particular has not been cooperative when discussing the human rights situation in specific African countries during the proceedings of the UN General Assembly's Third Committee; therefore calls on the Commission and the Council to use all means at their disposal to persuade the African group to cooperate with the UN General Assembly in the future by conducting dialogue and providing information on the African countries concerned, especially those with whom ACP-EU cooperation is suspended under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement or with whom political dialogue is conducted under Article 8 thereof; suggests that the European Parliament should in future, when submitting its proposals for resolutions to the Council, limit them to those relating to key countries of concern, and that it should support more strongly the Council's work in this regard;

| 22. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to make significant efforts to continuously link their discussions conducted in international fora with the European Union's bilateral political dialogues, development and trade policy, and to avoid the current situation in which countries opposing EU human rights initiatives in international fora can do so with little expectation that they will suffer any adverse consequences in respect of bilateral relations; |
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22.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to make significant efforts to continuously link their discussions conducted in international fora with the European Union's bilateral political dialogues, development and trade policy, and to avoid the current situation in which countries opposing EU human rights initiatives in international fora can do so with little expectation that they will suffer any adverse consequences in respect of bilateral relations;

| 23. | Specifically reminds the Council and the Commission that most human rights abuses would be impossible in countries with stronger traditions of freedom of speech and press freedom; therefore calls on the Council and the Commission to emphasise this key point as strongly as possible in all political dialogues, as in the case of development and trade policy; |
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23.

Specifically reminds the Council and the Commission that most human rights abuses would be impossible in countries with stronger traditions of freedom of speech and press freedom; therefore calls on the Council and the Commission to emphasise this key point as strongly as possible in all political dialogues, as in the case of development and trade policy;

| 24. | Welcomes the Council's continued support for the establishment of a strong, forceful and effective UN Human Rights Council, with the following essential characteristics: it must be a standing body with a sufficient number of sessions of adequate length to enable it to properly perform its mandate, it must be capable of responding to urgent situations, the system of Special Procedures must be retained and the Committee of NGOs should be reformed so as to permit a strong level of independent NGO participation; asks the Council to continue to take action to set standards for membership of the new UN Human Rights Council, including election procedures, involving direct and individual votes by an absolute majority of members, which seek to guarantee the credibility and efficacy of the future body; in this regard, is concerned that countries with a poor human rights record have been elected as members of the UN Human Rights Council, and therefore stresses the importance of establishing a universal ‘peer review ’with the task of examining the human rights situation in all countries and monitoring the implementation of international conventions and standards; regrets that during the latter months of 2005 EU Member States appear to have been out-manoeuvred in the negotiations by a small group of UN members composed of countries which themselves have suspect human rights records; nevertheless welcomes the final agreement secured in New York and looks forward to a strong and effective EU representation in the agreed UN Human Rights Council; |
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24.

Welcomes the Council's continued support for the establishment of a strong, forceful and effective UN Human Rights Council, with the following essential characteristics: it must be a standing body with a sufficient number of sessions of adequate length to enable it to properly perform its mandate, it must be capable of responding to urgent situations, the system of Special Procedures must be retained and the Committee of NGOs should be reformed so as to permit a strong level of independent NGO participation; asks the Council to continue to take action to set standards for membership of the new UN Human Rights Council, including election procedures, involving direct and individual votes by an absolute majority of members, which seek to guarantee the credibility and efficacy of the future body; in this regard, is concerned that countries with a poor human rights record have been elected as members of the UN Human Rights Council, and therefore stresses the importance of establishing a universal ‘peer review ’with the task of examining the human rights situation in all countries and monitoring the implementation of international conventions and standards; regrets that during the latter months of 2005 EU Member States appear to have been out-manoeuvred in the negotiations by a small group of UN members composed of countries which themselves have suspect human rights records; nevertheless welcomes the final agreement secured in New York and looks forward to a strong and effective EU representation in the agreed UN Human Rights Council;

| 25. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to systematically oppose the conferment of the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council on countries which fail to respect human rights; |
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25.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to systematically oppose the conferment of the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council on countries which fail to respect human rights;

| 26. | Calls for continued support from the Council and the Commission for the speedy agreement of the proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; welcomes the outcome of the 7th Ad Hoc Committee session including agreement on strengthening the draft text in relation to violence against disabled people, the human rights of people with complex dependence needs and the right of deaf people to use sign language; calls on the Member States, the Council and the Commission to support a further strengthening of the existing draft text in relation to the involuntary treatment of people with disabilities and in respect of its implementation; calls for support for current efforts regarding international cooperation aimed at supporting disabled people in developing countries, and for a strong and independent monitoring and enforcement mechanism capable of receiving and handling individual complaints; |
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26.

Calls for continued support from the Council and the Commission for the speedy agreement of the proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; welcomes the outcome of the 7th Ad Hoc Committee session including agreement on strengthening the draft text in relation to violence against disabled people, the human rights of people with complex dependence needs and the right of deaf people to use sign language; calls on the Member States, the Council and the Commission to support a further strengthening of the existing draft text in relation to the involuntary treatment of people with disabilities and in respect of its implementation; calls for support for current efforts regarding international cooperation aimed at supporting disabled people in developing countries, and for a strong and independent monitoring and enforcement mechanism capable of receiving and handling individual complaints;

| 27. | In general, considers that EU activities in the UN with respect to human rights are too introverted; asks the Council to endeavour to speed up the consultation process so as to allow more time for consultation with non-EU partners; asks the Council to consider having its Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) provide only a negotiation framework to EU representatives present at international fora and to delegate to those representatives authority to make ad hoc decisions as necessary; |
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27.

In general, considers that EU activities in the UN with respect to human rights are too introverted; asks the Council to endeavour to speed up the consultation process so as to allow more time for consultation with non-EU partners; asks the Council to consider having its Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) provide only a negotiation framework to EU representatives present at international fora and to delegate to those representatives authority to make ad hoc decisions as necessary;

| 28. | Welcomes the fact that, in general, at International Labour Organization (ILO) meetings, the EU takes a forceful stance in discussions about trade union rights and other fundamental human rights of workers, including under the Luxembourg Presidency, when, for instance, the EU took a strong position concerning alleged violations of human rights in relation to Colombia's trade unionists, which then in a show of consistency translated into a strong EU statement at the June 2005 Session of the International Labour Conference; in this context, is surprised that it was possible for a country such as Belarus to be elected in June 2005 to the Governing Body of the ILO despite the fact that Belarus is not a democracy with free trade unions and four major EU countries are permanent members of the Governing Body; asks the Council to explain its diplomatic demarches prior to that election and whether it considered opposing Belarus' membership; maintains that it is essential to strengthen the EU-backed special programmes to protect vulnerable sectors in third countries; |
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Welcomes the fact that, in general, at International Labour Organization (ILO) meetings, the EU takes a forceful stance in discussions about trade union rights and other fundamental human rights of workers, including under the Luxembourg Presidency, when, for instance, the EU took a strong position concerning alleged violations of human rights in relation to Colombia's trade unionists, which then in a show of consistency translated into a strong EU statement at the June 2005 Session of the International Labour Conference; in this context, is surprised that it was possible for a country such as Belarus to be elected in June 2005 to the Governing Body of the ILO despite the fact that Belarus is not a democracy with free trade unions and four major EU countries are permanent members of the Governing Body; asks the Council to explain its diplomatic demarches prior to that election and whether it considered opposing Belarus' membership; maintains that it is essential to strengthen the EU-backed special programmes to protect vulnerable sectors in third countries;

| 29. | Congratulates the Council and the Commission for the substantial diplomatic success in achieving the referral by the UN Security Council of the case of Darfur in Sudan to the ICC, as called for in Parliament's resolution of 16 September 2004 (11); however, concerned at the deteriorating security situation in Darfur, urges the international community, the UN, the Council and the Commission to act immediately to stop the violence, while providing substantial support to the African Union as well as a sufficient level of humanitarian aid to the population affected; encourages speedy progress in the prosecution of high-ranking officials from the military or civilian hierarchy of the Sudanese government for crimes in this regard, in particular the use of rape as a weapon of war; urges the EU to actively support the transition of the present African Union Mission towards a fully-fledged UN peace-keeping mission in order to provide increased security in the region; urges the EU to continue its support for the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the various parties; |
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29.

Congratulates the Council and the Commission for the substantial diplomatic success in achieving the referral by the UN Security Council of the case of Darfur in Sudan to the ICC, as called for in Parliament's resolution of 16 September 2004 (11); however, concerned at the deteriorating security situation in Darfur, urges the international community, the UN, the Council and the Commission to act immediately to stop the violence, while providing substantial support to the African Union as well as a sufficient level of humanitarian aid to the population affected; encourages speedy progress in the prosecution of high-ranking officials from the military or civilian hierarchy of the Sudanese government for crimes in this regard, in particular the use of rape as a weapon of war; urges the EU to actively support the transition of the present African Union Mission towards a fully-fledged UN peace-keeping mission in order to provide increased security in the region; urges the EU to continue its support for the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the various parties;

| 30. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to continue their vigorous efforts to promote universal ratification of the Rome Statute and the adoption of the implementing legislation relating to the ICC, in conformity with the Council Common Position on the ICC and the Action Plan; calls on the Council and the Commission to redouble their efforts in this regard in their demarches to the United States, a key partner of the EU, notably in the war against terror; requests that each EU Presidency present to Parliament a report concerning actions taken under the Common Position; |
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30.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to continue their vigorous efforts to promote universal ratification of the Rome Statute and the adoption of the implementing legislation relating to the ICC, in conformity with the Council Common Position on the ICC and the Action Plan; calls on the Council and the Commission to redouble their efforts in this regard in their demarches to the United States, a key partner of the EU, notably in the war against terror; requests that each EU Presidency present to Parliament a report concerning actions taken under the Common Position;

| 31. | Welcomes the inclusion, following the recent revision of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, of the promotion and strengthening of peace and international justice, giving due regard to the Rome Statute, as an objective of cooperation between the EU and ACP countries; regrets, therefore, the lack of reference to the ICC in the final UN World Summit outcome document in September 2005; welcomes the fact that references to the ICC have been included in several European Neighbourhood Action Plans, notably those relating to Ukraine and Moldova, and in the draft action plans concerning Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Armenia and Georgia; calls on the EU and its Member States to reaffirm their commitment to the ICC whenever possible; |
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Welcomes the inclusion, following the recent revision of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, of the promotion and strengthening of peace and international justice, giving due regard to the Rome Statute, as an objective of cooperation between the EU and ACP countries; regrets, therefore, the lack of reference to the ICC in the final UN World Summit outcome document in September 2005; welcomes the fact that references to the ICC have been included in several European Neighbourhood Action Plans, notably those relating to Ukraine and Moldova, and in the draft action plans concerning Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Armenia and Georgia; calls on the EU and its Member States to reaffirm their commitment to the ICC whenever possible;

| 32. | Calls on the US Administration and the Congress to end the delay and ratify the Rome Statute establishing the ICC; considers that no legal exception can be made for the United States on this point; condemns the fact that certain countries, including a number of EU Member States, have entered into ‘bilateral agreements ’with the United States granting de facto impunity to US soldiers; |
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32.

Calls on the US Administration and the Congress to end the delay and ratify the Rome Statute establishing the ICC; considers that no legal exception can be made for the United States on this point; condemns the fact that certain countries, including a number of EU Member States, have entered into ‘bilateral agreements ’with the United States granting de facto impunity to US soldiers;

| 33. | Considers it essential to establish a close relationship between the European Union and the Council of Europe and points to the difficulties still posed for such a relationship: the fact that cooperation is of a technical nature instead of being organised at the political level, the lack of communication between the Commission and Council of Europe bodies, overlapping, and the failure to clarify areas of activity; calls on the Austrian and Finnish presidencies to ensure that the memorandum of understanding now being drafted serves to resolve these difficulties; points out that the relationship between the European Union and the Council of Europe is a vitally important ‘meeting-place’, open also to third countries sympathetic to a culture of human rights, and helps to ensure the success of neighbourhood policies and other special relations founded on partnership; |
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33.

Considers it essential to establish a close relationship between the European Union and the Council of Europe and points to the difficulties still posed for such a relationship: the fact that cooperation is of a technical nature instead of being organised at the political level, the lack of communication between the Commission and Council of Europe bodies, overlapping, and the failure to clarify areas of activity; calls on the Austrian and Finnish presidencies to ensure that the memorandum of understanding now being drafted serves to resolve these difficulties; points out that the relationship between the European Union and the Council of Europe is a vitally important ‘meeting-place’, open also to third countries sympathetic to a culture of human rights, and helps to ensure the success of neighbourhood policies and other special relations founded on partnership;

Scrutinising EU political and human rights dialogues and consultations as well as general political dialogue with third countries

| 34. | Welcomes the fact that the Annual Report makes a balanced assessment of the effectiveness of the EU's human rights dialogues; takes note of the evaluation of those dialogues in 2004, and notes that initial moves are being made by the Council to develop an overview document on human rights dialogues and consultations; is looking forward to receiving this document once it has been adopted; asks the Council, in particular, to closely associate the European Parliament in this work as well as in the process of evaluating the dialogues; in this regard, informs the Council that an own-initiative report will be drafted on the evaluation of human rights dialogues and consultations with third countries; |
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34.

Welcomes the fact that the Annual Report makes a balanced assessment of the effectiveness of the EU's human rights dialogues; takes note of the evaluation of those dialogues in 2004, and notes that initial moves are being made by the Council to develop an overview document on human rights dialogues and consultations; is looking forward to receiving this document once it has been adopted; asks the Council, in particular, to closely associate the European Parliament in this work as well as in the process of evaluating the dialogues; in this regard, informs the Council that an own-initiative report will be drafted on the evaluation of human rights dialogues and consultations with third countries;

| 35. | Points to the need for the Union and each and every Member State to act coherently and in accordance with Treaty and acquis obligations where human rights are concerned, in order to avoid inconsistencies that would diminish the moral authority of the Union in the international system; |
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35.

Points to the need for the Union and each and every Member State to act coherently and in accordance with Treaty and acquis obligations where human rights are concerned, in order to avoid inconsistencies that would diminish the moral authority of the Union in the international system;

| 36. | Takes note of the evaluation in the Council's Annual Report of the Human Rights Dialogue with China, with continuing reports of a long list of human rights abuses including political imprisonment, particularly of members of minorities, allegations of torture, widespread use of forced labour, frequent use of the death penalty and systematic repression of freedom of religion, freedom of speech and expression (including in the context of the treatment of people in Tibet) and the freedom of the media including the internet; regrets that no substantial progress was made on the ratification and implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) or the release of prisoners connected with the 1989 events in Tiananmen Square; regards the Dialogue as a valuable instrument and an important element of the overall strategic dialogue between the EU and China, in which human rights must be treated as a priority concern; calls on the Council and the Commission to undertake strenuous efforts even if these can bear fruit only in the medium term; asks China and the Council to consider improving the Dialogue by the simple practical decision to introduce simultaneous interpretation; is hopeful that innovations such as holding the high-level political dialogue and the legislative seminar directly after one another could lead to stronger synergies; stresses that an increasingly positive trade relationship must be contingent on human rights reforms; asks the Council to invite Members of the European Parliament to attend, just as Chinese parliamentarians have been invited; |
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36.

Takes note of the evaluation in the Council's Annual Report of the Human Rights Dialogue with China, with continuing reports of a long list of human rights abuses including political imprisonment, particularly of members of minorities, allegations of torture, widespread use of forced labour, frequent use of the death penalty and systematic repression of freedom of religion, freedom of speech and expression (including in the context of the treatment of people in Tibet) and the freedom of the media including the internet; regrets that no substantial progress was made on the ratification and implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) or the release of prisoners connected with the 1989 events in Tiananmen Square; regards the Dialogue as a valuable instrument and an important element of the overall strategic dialogue between the EU and China, in which human rights must be treated as a priority concern; calls on the Council and the Commission to undertake strenuous efforts even if these can bear fruit only in the medium term; asks China and the Council to consider improving the Dialogue by the simple practical decision to introduce simultaneous interpretation; is hopeful that innovations such as holding the high-level political dialogue and the legislative seminar directly after one another could lead to stronger synergies; stresses that an increasingly positive trade relationship must be contingent on human rights reforms; asks the Council to invite Members of the European Parliament to attend, just as Chinese parliamentarians have been invited;

| 37. | Condemns the Iranian President's call for Israel to be wiped off the map; expresses its concerns about the human rights situation in Iran and the fact that — due to Iran's lack of engagement — the human rights dialogue with Iran has been interrupted since its last round in June 2004; calls on Iran to re-engage in the dialogue and, drawing on input from the EU, to define benchmarks aimed at real improvements in the field; welcomes the clear statement in the Council conclusions of 12 December 2005 to this effect; calls on the Council to continue, in particular, its demarches towards Iran on individual cases and welcomes in this regard the Austrian Presidency's commitment; expresses its regret at Iran's poor human rights record during the first six months of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's term of office and calls upon the Commission to take all necessary measures within the framework of the European human rights initiative to intensify contacts and cooperation with Iranian civil society and further support democracy and human rights; |
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37.

Condemns the Iranian President's call for Israel to be wiped off the map; expresses its concerns about the human rights situation in Iran and the fact that — due to Iran's lack of engagement — the human rights dialogue with Iran has been interrupted since its last round in June 2004; calls on Iran to re-engage in the dialogue and, drawing on input from the EU, to define benchmarks aimed at real improvements in the field; welcomes the clear statement in the Council conclusions of 12 December 2005 to this effect; calls on the Council to continue, in particular, its demarches towards Iran on individual cases and welcomes in this regard the Austrian Presidency's commitment; expresses its regret at Iran's poor human rights record during the first six months of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's term of office and calls upon the Commission to take all necessary measures within the framework of the European human rights initiative to intensify contacts and cooperation with Iranian civil society and further support democracy and human rights;

| 38. | Expresses concern about serious human rights abuses in Iraq, including in Iraqi prisons; nevertheless welcomes EU support for the new government in Iraq; calls for increased EU engagement in bringing about stability in Iraq and for making the Commission Delegation office fully operational, provided that security concerns can be addressed; calls on the Council and the Commission to support the continuing efforts of the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights to uphold high standards; |
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38.

Expresses concern about serious human rights abuses in Iraq, including in Iraqi prisons; nevertheless welcomes EU support for the new government in Iraq; calls for increased EU engagement in bringing about stability in Iraq and for making the Commission Delegation office fully operational, provided that security concerns can be addressed; calls on the Council and the Commission to support the continuing efforts of the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights to uphold high standards;

| 39. | Welcomes the start of the EU human rights consultations with Russia; supports the Council in its aim of developing those consultations into a frank and genuine EU-Russia Human Rights Dialogue and calls for the involvement of the European Parliament in such a process; calls on the Council to continue urging Russia to agree that European and Russian NGOs be associated with the consultations, given the example of other dialogues on human rights issues; welcomes the Council's debriefing of NGOs on the consultations; however, regrets that there are no systematic consultations with the European Parliament; asks the Council to press Russia to agree to have this dialogue also take place in Russia on an alternating basis and not only when the summits take place in the EU; is concerned that the new Russian NGO legislation will inhibit human rights organisations from carrying out their activities properly whenever respect for human rights is at stake or even from functioning at all; asks the Commission and the Council to raise this issue persistently with Russia, not least in international fora and, in particular, in the Council of Europe, of which Russia takes over the chair of the Committee of Ministers on 19 May 2006; asks the Commission and the Council to raise the issue of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and torture in custody in Chechnya, as well as attacks on human rights defenders engaged in investigating and speaking out about human rights violations in Chechnya; |
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39.

Welcomes the start of the EU human rights consultations with Russia; supports the Council in its aim of developing those consultations into a frank and genuine EU-Russia Human Rights Dialogue and calls for the involvement of the European Parliament in such a process; calls on the Council to continue urging Russia to agree that European and Russian NGOs be associated with the consultations, given the example of other dialogues on human rights issues; welcomes the Council's debriefing of NGOs on the consultations; however, regrets that there are no systematic consultations with the European Parliament; asks the Council to press Russia to agree to have this dialogue also take place in Russia on an alternating basis and not only when the summits take place in the EU; is concerned that the new Russian NGO legislation will inhibit human rights organisations from carrying out their activities properly whenever respect for human rights is at stake or even from functioning at all; asks the Commission and the Council to raise this issue persistently with Russia, not least in international fora and, in particular, in the Council of Europe, of which Russia takes over the chair of the Committee of Ministers on 19 May 2006; asks the Commission and the Council to raise the issue of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and torture in custody in Chechnya, as well as attacks on human rights defenders engaged in investigating and speaking out about human rights violations in Chechnya;

| 40. | Welcomes the Joint Action Plan adopted at the sixth India-EU Summit, which includes discussions on human rights issues based on the commitment to work together to uphold human rights in a spirit of equality and mutual respect; expects that these discussions will include the rights of minorities; expects that, within this framework, both sides can also discuss the problematic social situation of the Dalits; calls on the Council and the Commission to emulate such dialogue with the governments of other caste-affected countries; welcomes the fact that the Commission and the Council regularly consult Indian NGOs in the framework of an EU-India civil society roundtable; recommends that discussions in the region also tackle the issue of human rights in Kashmir; |
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40.

Welcomes the Joint Action Plan adopted at the sixth India-EU Summit, which includes discussions on human rights issues based on the commitment to work together to uphold human rights in a spirit of equality and mutual respect; expects that these discussions will include the rights of minorities; expects that, within this framework, both sides can also discuss the problematic social situation of the Dalits; calls on the Council and the Commission to emulate such dialogue with the governments of other caste-affected countries; welcomes the fact that the Commission and the Council regularly consult Indian NGOs in the framework of an EU-India civil society roundtable; recommends that discussions in the region also tackle the issue of human rights in Kashmir;

| 41. | Notes the Council conclusions on Colombia adopted on 3 October 2005; recommends that, for future Council conclusions, consultation with civil society and with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights should be a priority and should also involve debate in COHOM; asks the Council to monitor the ongoing impact of the Justice and Peace Law on human rights defenders; notes that the Justice and Peace Law applies to all illegal armed groups in Colombia (not only the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC) but also the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN)); |
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41.

Notes the Council conclusions on Colombia adopted on 3 October 2005; recommends that, for future Council conclusions, consultation with civil society and with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights should be a priority and should also involve debate in COHOM; asks the Council to monitor the ongoing impact of the Justice and Peace Law on human rights defenders; notes that the Justice and Peace Law applies to all illegal armed groups in Colombia (not only the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC) but also the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN));

| 42. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to consistently raise in all political dialogues with third countries the point that those countries should issue standing invitations to all specialist institutions, Special Rapporteurs and Special Representatives of the United Nations and should submit all outstanding reports to UN treaty bodies; |
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42.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to consistently raise in all political dialogues with third countries the point that those countries should issue standing invitations to all specialist institutions, Special Rapporteurs and Special Representatives of the United Nations and should submit all outstanding reports to UN treaty bodies;

| 43. | Takes note of the policy instrument of an official EU list of ‘prisoners/detainees of concern ’in the policy vis-à-vis one particular country, as mentioned in the Council's Annual Report; encourages the Commission and the Council to establish such an official EU list vis-à-vis each third country where there are human rights concerns and to raise that list at each political dialogue meeting; asks the Commission to inform Parliament on all such existing lists; |
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43.

Takes note of the policy instrument of an official EU list of ‘prisoners/detainees of concern ’in the policy vis-à-vis one particular country, as mentioned in the Council's Annual Report; encourages the Commission and the Council to establish such an official EU list vis-à-vis each third country where there are human rights concerns and to raise that list at each political dialogue meeting; asks the Commission to inform Parliament on all such existing lists;

| 44. | Furthermore, calls on the Council to consider, in the context of its Annual Report each year, adopting the approach taken by governments of some Member States and by certain international NGOs to identify a list of ‘Countries of Particular Concern ’with respect to human rights violations; suggests that those countries should be highlighted in accordance with concrete and transparent criteria, based on the themes of the EU's Human Rights Guidelines, the treaties and commitments they have entered into and the countries selected by Parliament to be the subject of urgency resolutions, in order to draw greater attention to human rights in the implementation of all EU policies with respect to the countries identified, including the imposition of aid or trade sanctions if those breaches persist; considers that criteria such as the independence of the judiciary and the media, and the status of civil society organisations, are essential from the point of view of assessing the state of human rights; |
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44.

Furthermore, calls on the Council to consider, in the context of its Annual Report each year, adopting the approach taken by governments of some Member States and by certain international NGOs to identify a list of ‘Countries of Particular Concern ’with respect to human rights violations; suggests that those countries should be highlighted in accordance with concrete and transparent criteria, based on the themes of the EU's Human Rights Guidelines, the treaties and commitments they have entered into and the countries selected by Parliament to be the subject of urgency resolutions, in order to draw greater attention to human rights in the implementation of all EU policies with respect to the countries identified, including the imposition of aid or trade sanctions if those breaches persist; considers that criteria such as the independence of the judiciary and the media, and the status of civil society organisations, are essential from the point of view of assessing the state of human rights;

| 45. | Welcomes the fact that the Council maintained its Common Position on Burma/Myanmar in 2005; takes particular note of the Haval/Tutu report issued in September 2005, which called for the actions of the State Peace and Development Council to be regarded as a risk to international security and for the regime therefore to be referred to the United Nations Security Council; acknowledges the support of EU Member States for the UN Security Council briefing on ongoing violations; notes with concern that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi continues to be kept under house arrest and that the UN Special Rapporteur, whose mandate will end this year, has been denied access to the country since 2003; encourages the EU to take a more pro-active role in that country (with particular regard to the resolution on Burma/Myanmar adopted by the European Parliament on 17 November 2005 (12)); |
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45.

Welcomes the fact that the Council maintained its Common Position on Burma/Myanmar in 2005; takes particular note of the Haval/Tutu report issued in September 2005, which called for the actions of the State Peace and Development Council to be regarded as a risk to international security and for the regime therefore to be referred to the United Nations Security Council; acknowledges the support of EU Member States for the UN Security Council briefing on ongoing violations; notes with concern that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi continues to be kept under house arrest and that the UN Special Rapporteur, whose mandate will end this year, has been denied access to the country since 2003; encourages the EU to take a more pro-active role in that country (with particular regard to the resolution on Burma/Myanmar adopted by the European Parliament on 17 November 2005 (12));

| 46. | Welcomes the fact that the Council and the Commission have introduced human rights, democracy, the rule of law and good governance concerns with specific benchmarks in all National Action Plans drawn up in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); accepts that, whilst the strength of the Action Plans is that they constitute a binding commitment, this also represent their weakness, because they must be negotiated with the partner country; urges the Council therefore to hold such countries to their commitments and to consider measures to be taken in the event that they do not fulfil them within an agreed timeline; draws specific attention to the weakness of human rights engagements in this respect with Morocco and the Western Sahara, Tunisia, Syria, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Algeria and Egypt, the Action Plans concerning the latter two countries still being under negotiation; looks forward to examining the reports on the first year of implementation of the first seven action plans and the priorities for the ENP set for 2006; calls, in this spirit, for the setting-up of sub-committees on human rights dealing with, inter alia, individual cases so as to further improve the human rights dialogue with all partner countries; |
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46.

Welcomes the fact that the Council and the Commission have introduced human rights, democracy, the rule of law and good governance concerns with specific benchmarks in all National Action Plans drawn up in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); accepts that, whilst the strength of the Action Plans is that they constitute a binding commitment, this also represent their weakness, because they must be negotiated with the partner country; urges the Council therefore to hold such countries to their commitments and to consider measures to be taken in the event that they do not fulfil them within an agreed timeline; draws specific attention to the weakness of human rights engagements in this respect with Morocco and the Western Sahara, Tunisia, Syria, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Algeria and Egypt, the Action Plans concerning the latter two countries still being under negotiation; looks forward to examining the reports on the first year of implementation of the first seven action plans and the priorities for the ENP set for 2006; calls, in this spirit, for the setting-up of sub-committees on human rights dealing with, inter alia, individual cases so as to further improve the human rights dialogue with all partner countries;

| 47. | Calls upon the Council and Commission to incorporate the rights of the child in all their actions, in order effectively to combat child labour, with the main focus on teaching and educating children, this being one of the Millennium Development Goals; |
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47.

Calls upon the Council and Commission to incorporate the rights of the child in all their actions, in order effectively to combat child labour, with the main focus on teaching and educating children, this being one of the Millennium Development Goals;

General scrutiny of Council and Commission activities

| 48. | Takes note of the information that during the UK Presidency the EU made demarches on 26 individual human rights cases and issued 49 statements on human rights issues; |
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48.

Takes note of the information that during the UK Presidency the EU made demarches on 26 individual human rights cases and issued 49 statements on human rights issues;

| 49. | Understands that, especially in the area of human rights, EU activities, such as demarches to third countries, must sometimes be confidential; however, believes that a list of those activities should be included in the Annual Report; |
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49.

Understands that, especially in the area of human rights, EU activities, such as demarches to third countries, must sometimes be confidential; however, believes that a list of those activities should be included in the Annual Report;

| 50. | Therefore asks the Council and the Commission to develop, together with Parliament, a confidential system whereby selected Members of the European Parliament can be kept informed of the demarches of Member States, the Presidency, the High Representative for CFSP, the Personal Representative on Human Rights, the Special Representatives or the Commission regarding individual human rights cases or situations raised in resolutions of the European Parliament; suggests that such a system could be modelled on the system for informing selected MEPs about classified material regarding security and defence; |
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50.

Therefore asks the Council and the Commission to develop, together with Parliament, a confidential system whereby selected Members of the European Parliament can be kept informed of the demarches of Member States, the Presidency, the High Representative for CFSP, the Personal Representative on Human Rights, the Special Representatives or the Commission regarding individual human rights cases or situations raised in resolutions of the European Parliament; suggests that such a system could be modelled on the system for informing selected MEPs about classified material regarding security and defence;

| 51. | Welcomes the fact that the General Affairs Council of 12 December 2005 adopted the provision that the Council's updated EU human rights fact sheets are to be made available to all EU institutions, and looks forward to receiving the current version of these as soon as possible (13); |
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51.

Welcomes the fact that the General Affairs Council of 12 December 2005 adopted the provision that the Council's updated EU human rights fact sheets are to be made available to all EU institutions, and looks forward to receiving the current version of these as soon as possible (13);

| 52. | Asks the Council to consider making COHOM a working group with Brussels-based representatives; considers that this would allow more time for meetings, better coordination and thus, possibly, a tighter grip on EU human rights policies in the wider sense; |
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52.

Asks the Council to consider making COHOM a working group with Brussels-based representatives; considers that this would allow more time for meetings, better coordination and thus, possibly, a tighter grip on EU human rights policies in the wider sense;

| 53. | Welcomes the establishment of working groups on institution building, administrative reform, governance and human rights between the EU and, respectively, Bangladesh, Laos, and Vietnam; subject to an evaluation of their effectiveness, calls on the Council and the Commission to extend this approach to other third countries such as Cambodia and Nepal; |
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53.

Welcomes the establishment of working groups on institution building, administrative reform, governance and human rights between the EU and, respectively, Bangladesh, Laos, and Vietnam; subject to an evaluation of their effectiveness, calls on the Council and the Commission to extend this approach to other third countries such as Cambodia and Nepal;

| 54. | Insists that all human rights instruments, documents and reports including the Annual Reports need to address explicitly discrimination issues including the issues of ethnic minorities, religious freedoms including discriminatory practices towards minority religions, the human rights of women, the rights of children, the rights of indigenous peoples, disabled people including people with intellectual disabilities, and people with all sexual orientations, fully involving their organisations, both within the EU and in third countries where appropriate; |
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54.

Insists that all human rights instruments, documents and reports including the Annual Reports need to address explicitly discrimination issues including the issues of ethnic minorities, religious freedoms including discriminatory practices towards minority religions, the human rights of women, the rights of children, the rights of indigenous peoples, disabled people including people with intellectual disabilities, and people with all sexual orientations, fully involving their organisations, both within the EU and in third countries where appropriate;

| 55. | Given the gender discrimination which still exists, insists that the protection and promotion of women's rights should be a cross-cutting policy in the European Union human rights agenda; |
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55.

Given the gender discrimination which still exists, insists that the protection and promotion of women's rights should be a cross-cutting policy in the European Union human rights agenda;

The Commission's external assistance programmes

The European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)

| 56. | Calls on the Commission to take seriously into consideration the position of the European Parliament seeking a specific human rights instrument for 2007-2013; looks forward to receiving the Commission's communication in this matter; |
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56.

Calls on the Commission to take seriously into consideration the position of the European Parliament seeking a specific human rights instrument for 2007-2013; looks forward to receiving the Commission's communication in this matter;

| 57. | Underlines the importance of the EIDHR as one of the chief instruments which the EU has at its disposal; emphasises in particular the advantage that EIDHR programmes do not require governmental approval in the country of implementation and that the majority of EIDHR funding is available for civil society organisations; |
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57.

Underlines the importance of the EIDHR as one of the chief instruments which the EU has at its disposal; emphasises in particular the advantage that EIDHR programmes do not require governmental approval in the country of implementation and that the majority of EIDHR funding is available for civil society organisations;

| 58. | Underlines its position that human rights must be streamlined throughout the four external action financial instruments and that a fifth specific instrument for human rights needs to be created in order to complement the thematic programming; |
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58.

Underlines its position that human rights must be streamlined throughout the four external action financial instruments and that a fifth specific instrument for human rights needs to be created in order to complement the thematic programming;

| 59. | Asks the Commission to ensure that the current reform of the Financial Regulation (14) and its accompanying implementing rules are sufficiently far-reaching, so as to reduce the excessive administrative burden and the slowness in delivering funds that currently plague the EIDHR, so as to make it easier for smaller, grassroots NGOs to access and manage funds and in turn to enhance the impact of the EIDHR; |
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59.

Asks the Commission to ensure that the current reform of the Financial Regulation (14) and its accompanying implementing rules are sufficiently far-reaching, so as to reduce the excessive administrative burden and the slowness in delivering funds that currently plague the EIDHR, so as to make it easier for smaller, grassroots NGOs to access and manage funds and in turn to enhance the impact of the EIDHR;

| 60. | Welcomes the conclusions of the evaluation report on the campaign against racism, xenophobia and discrimination, stating that the projects funded under EIDHR target the most marginalised communities not reached by governments and that they show substantial results; |
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60.

Welcomes the conclusions of the evaluation report on the campaign against racism, xenophobia and discrimination, stating that the projects funded under EIDHR target the most marginalised communities not reached by governments and that they show substantial results;

| 61. | Is content that in 2005, the Commission was able to make commitments of over 125 000 000 Euro but is concerned about the possibility that not all the projects contracted in 2005 will be implemented fully and thoroughly; |
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61.

Is content that in 2005, the Commission was able to make commitments of over 125 000 000 Euro but is concerned about the possibility that not all the projects contracted in 2005 will be implemented fully and thoroughly;

| 62. | Takes note of the fact that EIDHR funds used for European Union election observation missions in 2005 amounted to more than one fifth of the total and such missions were conducted to 12 countries including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Liberia, Venezuela and the Palestinian Authority; commends the increasing effectiveness of EU electoral observation activities but believes that this cannot be achieved at the expense of decreasing budget commitments to human rights projects at grassroots level in countries worldwide; |
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62.

Takes note of the fact that EIDHR funds used for European Union election observation missions in 2005 amounted to more than one fifth of the total and such missions were conducted to 12 countries including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Liberia, Venezuela and the Palestinian Authority; commends the increasing effectiveness of EU electoral observation activities but believes that this cannot be achieved at the expense of decreasing budget commitments to human rights projects at grassroots level in countries worldwide;

| 63. | Requests the Commission and the Council to systematically follow up the EU election observation missions, closely monitor the post-election situation and take political action if necessary; |
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63.

Requests the Commission and the Council to systematically follow up the EU election observation missions, closely monitor the post-election situation and take political action if necessary;

| 64. | Takes note that a large proportion (50,9 %) of the total EIDHR funding for projects contracted in 2005 went to large projects organised by theme and only a small proportion (27,68 %) went to micro-projects implemented by Commission Delegations; reiterates that a significant proportion should be devoted to smaller, grassroots projects; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to those NGOs which play a key role in the promotion of human rights in their countries but which are not legally recognised by the authorities in those countries; regards it as crucial that the Commission should propose, in this regard, a review of the Financial Regulation including the financing of such NGOs; |
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64.

Takes note that a large proportion (50,9 %) of the total EIDHR funding for projects contracted in 2005 went to large projects organised by theme and only a small proportion (27,68 %) went to micro-projects implemented by Commission Delegations; reiterates that a significant proportion should be devoted to smaller, grassroots projects; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to those NGOs which play a key role in the promotion of human rights in their countries but which are not legally recognised by the authorities in those countries; regards it as crucial that the Commission should propose, in this regard, a review of the Financial Regulation including the financing of such NGOs;

| 65. | Fully supports the EU contribution to intergovernmental organisations, as these organisations can make fundamental contributions to the promotion of democracy and human rights; considers, however, that this contribution should not be to the detriment of NGOs, but should rather take place through strategic long-term partnerships; |
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65.

Fully supports the EU contribution to intergovernmental organisations, as these organisations can make fundamental contributions to the promotion of democracy and human rights; considers, however, that this contribution should not be to the detriment of NGOs, but should rather take place through strategic long-term partnerships;

| 66. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission has changed its procedures regarding new calls for proposals for 2006, in that the new calls, which are based on ‘concept notes’, appear to favour a greater quality assessment of project proposals as a first major criterion; |
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66.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission has changed its procedures regarding new calls for proposals for 2006, in that the new calls, which are based on ‘concept notes’, appear to favour a greater quality assessment of project proposals as a first major criterion;

| 67. | Asks the Commission to make available to Parliament all impact assessment reports regarding projects which are produced by external or internal evaluators, in order to ensure proper scrutiny; asks the Commission to make human rights impact assessments an integral and fully implemented part of all European Union project cycle management, both ex-ante and ex-post, thereby influencing both future policy-making and programmes, as well as the evaluation of ongoing programmes; |
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67.

Asks the Commission to make available to Parliament all impact assessment reports regarding projects which are produced by external or internal evaluators, in order to ensure proper scrutiny; asks the Commission to make human rights impact assessments an integral and fully implemented part of all European Union project cycle management, both ex-ante and ex-post, thereby influencing both future policy-making and programmes, as well as the evaluation of ongoing programmes;

Assistance programmes in general

| 68. | Considers it necessary to develop substantive mainstreaming of issues related to the respecting of human rights, democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance (as expressed in the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement) within actions financed from the European Development Fund (EDF); asks the Commission to produce an annual overview of all the related spending of the EDF across all geographic, regional and thematic programming, in order to increase the visibility of EU activities in this area; |
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68.

Considers it necessary to develop substantive mainstreaming of issues related to the respecting of human rights, democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance (as expressed in the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement) within actions financed from the European Development Fund (EDF); asks the Commission to produce an annual overview of all the related spending of the EDF across all geographic, regional and thematic programming, in order to increase the visibility of EU activities in this area;

| 69. | Asks the Commission in its policy programming to base development objectives, indicators and plans on agreed, universal international human rights instruments, fully involving human rights organisations from the conception of policies and programmes to the stages of implementation, monitoring and evaluation; |
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69.

Asks the Commission in its policy programming to base development objectives, indicators and plans on agreed, universal international human rights instruments, fully involving human rights organisations from the conception of policies and programmes to the stages of implementation, monitoring and evaluation;

| 70. | Calls for follow-up to the June 2005 seminar on human rights in relation to EU humanitarian assistance, including by devoting EU resources to justice issues in the wake of massacres and crimes against humanity; |
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70.

Calls for follow-up to the June 2005 seminar on human rights in relation to EU humanitarian assistance, including by devoting EU resources to justice issues in the wake of massacres and crimes against humanity;

Consideration of the implementation of the human rights and democracy clauses

| 71. | Recalls its abovementioned resolution of 14 February 2006 regarding future EU policy on the application of human rights clauses in all EU agreements, including the setting-up of an effective mechanism for monitoring respect for human rights and the reinforced involvement of the European Parliament in the evaluation and consultation processes in respect of those clauses; is looking forward to the Austrian Presidency responding together with the Commission to Parliament's proposals; |
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71.

Recalls its abovementioned resolution of 14 February 2006 regarding future EU policy on the application of human rights clauses in all EU agreements, including the setting-up of an effective mechanism for monitoring respect for human rights and the reinforced involvement of the European Parliament in the evaluation and consultation processes in respect of those clauses; is looking forward to the Austrian Presidency responding together with the Commission to Parliament's proposals;

| 72. | Takes note of the fact that, as a matter of course, the EU's 4th-generation agreements with third countries include political dialogue as an essential element of the agreement incorporating human rights and democracy issues; emphasises its determination to strengthen ex-ante control of the newest position in such political dialogues; |
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72.

Takes note of the fact that, as a matter of course, the EU's 4th-generation agreements with third countries include political dialogue as an essential element of the agreement incorporating human rights and democracy issues; emphasises its determination to strengthen ex-ante control of the newest position in such political dialogues;

| 73. | Agrees with the position expressed in the 2005 Report that the human rights clause is a basis for positive engagement on human rights and democracy issues with third countries; emphasises, however, that this cannot exclude the possibility of the temporary suspension of cooperation on the grounds of a breach of the clause; reiterates its call for a sliding scale of measures and a clear system of sanctions to be used with respect to violations of the human rights clause by third countries, and calls on the Council to consider extending qualified majority voting to the decision to adopt restrictive measures at a future appropriate time; reiterates its demand for a better monitoring and consultation mechanism with respect to the clause, and calls on the Commission and the Council to report annually on breaches of human rights clauses, including those contained in the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, to the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament; |
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73.

Agrees with the position expressed in the 2005 Report that the human rights clause is a basis for positive engagement on human rights and democracy issues with third countries; emphasises, however, that this cannot exclude the possibility of the temporary suspension of cooperation on the grounds of a breach of the clause; reiterates its call for a sliding scale of measures and a clear system of sanctions to be used with respect to violations of the human rights clause by third countries, and calls on the Council to consider extending qualified majority voting to the decision to adopt restrictive measures at a future appropriate time; reiterates its demand for a better monitoring and consultation mechanism with respect to the clause, and calls on the Commission and the Council to report annually on breaches of human rights clauses, including those contained in the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, to the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament;

| 74. | Reiterates its support for the Council's decision of 3 October 2005 to impose sanctions on Uzbekistan following the events in Andizhan on 13 May 2005, when a very substantial number of civilians were shot dead by government security forces and many people were arrested and afterwards put on trial in a process which did not meet international fair trial standards and sought to cover up the truth; takes this as an example of a coherent EU measure against a government which is bound by commitments on human rights and democracy under a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the EU; regrets that, in the case of Uzbekistan, the sanctions took six months to enact; hopes, however, that this precedent will have the effect of strengthening the human rights clause in all agreements; calls on the Council to roundly condemn the violation of human rights in Turkmenistan; |
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74.

Reiterates its support for the Council's decision of 3 October 2005 to impose sanctions on Uzbekistan following the events in Andizhan on 13 May 2005, when a very substantial number of civilians were shot dead by government security forces and many people were arrested and afterwards put on trial in a process which did not meet international fair trial standards and sought to cover up the truth; takes this as an example of a coherent EU measure against a government which is bound by commitments on human rights and democracy under a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the EU; regrets that, in the case of Uzbekistan, the sanctions took six months to enact; hopes, however, that this precedent will have the effect of strengthening the human rights clause in all agreements; calls on the Council to roundly condemn the violation of human rights in Turkmenistan;

| 75. | Reiterates its resolution of 15 December 2005 on human rights and freedom of the press in Tunisia and evaluation of the World Summit on the Information Society held in Tunisia (15); |
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75.

Reiterates its resolution of 15 December 2005 on human rights and freedom of the press in Tunisia and evaluation of the World Summit on the Information Society held in Tunisia (15);

| 76. | Recalls its resolution of 27 October 2005 on human rights in Western Sahara (16); welcomes the release of Sahrawi political prisoners by the Moroccan authorities but condemns the continuation of human rights violations against the Sahrawi population; calls for the Sahrawi population to be protected and fundamental rights particularly freedom of expression, movement and demonstration to be respected; reiterates its call for a just and lasting solution to the conflict in Western Sahara, based on the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 1495(2003); |
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76.

Recalls its resolution of 27 October 2005 on human rights in Western Sahara (16); welcomes the release of Sahrawi political prisoners by the Moroccan authorities but condemns the continuation of human rights violations against the Sahrawi population; calls for the Sahrawi population to be protected and fundamental rights particularly freedom of expression, movement and demonstration to be respected; reiterates its call for a just and lasting solution to the conflict in Western Sahara, based on the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 1495(2003);

| 77. | Welcomes the monitoring and review of the Guidelines on Implementation and Evaluation of Restrictive Measures in the framework of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (17); |
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77.

Welcomes the monitoring and review of the Guidelines on Implementation and Evaluation of Restrictive Measures in the framework of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (17);

| 78. | Welcomes the role which the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly plays as a platform for open and transparent discussion on human rights issues, and encourages it to continue its work, thus contributing to the political dialogue envisaged by Article 8 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement; |
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78.

Welcomes the role which the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly plays as a platform for open and transparent discussion on human rights issues, and encourages it to continue its work, thus contributing to the political dialogue envisaged by Article 8 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement;

| 79. | Regrets that the human rights clause contained in Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement is too rarely applied in the event of flagrant violations of human rights in the ACP countries, and urges that political dialogue in the spirit of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement be stepped up; |
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79.

Regrets that the human rights clause contained in Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement is too rarely applied in the event of flagrant violations of human rights in the ACP countries, and urges that political dialogue in the spirit of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement be stepped up;

| 80. | Welcomes, as a very positive example, the EU activities in terms of demarches and declarations following violent repression in Ethiopia in June 2005; is concerned that when similar human rights violations occurred in November 2005, the EU appears not to have followed this up sufficiently; considering the high number of opposition leaders and human rights defenders currently in prison and facing the death penalty, believes that the government of Ethiopia is failing to meet its obligations under Article 8 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and calls on the Commission and the Council to respond to the European Parliament's call for a coordinated stance in line with Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement as requested in its abovementioned resolution of 15 December 2005; |
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80.

Welcomes, as a very positive example, the EU activities in terms of demarches and declarations following violent repression in Ethiopia in June 2005; is concerned that when similar human rights violations occurred in November 2005, the EU appears not to have followed this up sufficiently; considering the high number of opposition leaders and human rights defenders currently in prison and facing the death penalty, believes that the government of Ethiopia is failing to meet its obligations under Article 8 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and calls on the Commission and the Council to respond to the European Parliament's call for a coordinated stance in line with Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement as requested in its abovementioned resolution of 15 December 2005;

| 81. | Expresses its concern at the fact that Eritrea, in spite of serious human rights violations, including arbitrary detentions and the torture of thousands of detainees, is not mentioned in the Council's Annual Report on human rights in 2005; regrets that, in spite of its resolution of 18 November 2004 on the human rights situation in Eritrea (18) in which it condemned the human rights situation in Eritrea and called on the Council and the Commission to open the consultation procedure in accordance with Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, little action has been taken by the Council and the Commission on this matter; calls on the Council and the Commission without delay to open the consultation procedure under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Agreement with regard to the human rights situation in Eritrea; |
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81.

Expresses its concern at the fact that Eritrea, in spite of serious human rights violations, including arbitrary detentions and the torture of thousands of detainees, is not mentioned in the Council's Annual Report on human rights in 2005; regrets that, in spite of its resolution of 18 November 2004 on the human rights situation in Eritrea (18) in which it condemned the human rights situation in Eritrea and called on the Council and the Commission to open the consultation procedure in accordance with Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, little action has been taken by the Council and the Commission on this matter; calls on the Council and the Commission without delay to open the consultation procedure under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Agreement with regard to the human rights situation in Eritrea;

Implementation of EU Human Rights Guidelines

| 82. | Takes note of the first biennial review of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict under the UK Presidency; is pleased to note, in particular, that the EU's human rights fact sheets, adopted in July 2005, contain a section on children's rights and a specific requirement to report under these Guidelines where appropriate; notes that the consultation with stakeholders and NGOs has been exemplary in the process of drafting the review and recommendations; regrets, however, that the European Parliament was not involved in the process of evaluation of these Guidelines, that the opportunity for a wide-ranging review was not seized and that the outcome document was disappointing in its scope and ambition; therefore requests the Council systematically to associate the European Parliament in the biennial review of these Guidelines, so that it may be aware of Parliament's position and recommendations in this field; |
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82.

Takes note of the first biennial review of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict under the UK Presidency; is pleased to note, in particular, that the EU's human rights fact sheets, adopted in July 2005, contain a section on children's rights and a specific requirement to report under these Guidelines where appropriate; notes that the consultation with stakeholders and NGOs has been exemplary in the process of drafting the review and recommendations; regrets, however, that the European Parliament was not involved in the process of evaluation of these Guidelines, that the opportunity for a wide-ranging review was not seized and that the outcome document was disappointing in its scope and ambition; therefore requests the Council systematically to associate the European Parliament in the biennial review of these Guidelines, so that it may be aware of Parliament's position and recommendations in this field;

| 83. | Welcomes the commitment of the Austrian Presidency to continue the practice of demarches in respect of all of the EU's international partners regarding the ratification of international conventions banning the use of torture; asks the Council and the Commission to consider new and innovative ways to implement the Guidelines on Torture; emphasises that, although those Guidelines were adopted as long ago as 2001, they are among the least implemented; in view of the current threats facing the absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment in the international context of counter-terrorism; calls on the Council to associate Parliament in the future evaluation process of the Guidelines; in that connection, informs the Council that its sub-committee on Human Rights has asked for a study aimed at optimising the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Torture and improving the means provided for by those Guidelines; recommends to the Austrian and Finnish Presidencies that they conduct demarches on torture in all countries that are signatories to the relevant conventions but appear not to be cooperating; emphasises that the regular presence of the Presidency or the Council Secretariat in the relevant UN Committee on Torture could bring substantial material input into a strategic analysis of which countries to demarche at which point in time; asks the Council to consider whether the European Union could not act more forcefully and more convincingly vis-à-vis third countries if all Member States were to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (19); is also concerned at the allegations of relocation and outsourcing of torture in third countries and calls on the EU to consider the fight against torture as a top priority of its human rights policy, in particular through enhanced implementation of the EU Guidelines and all other EU instruments such as the EIDHR; |
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83.

Welcomes the commitment of the Austrian Presidency to continue the practice of demarches in respect of all of the EU's international partners regarding the ratification of international conventions banning the use of torture; asks the Council and the Commission to consider new and innovative ways to implement the Guidelines on Torture; emphasises that, although those Guidelines were adopted as long ago as 2001, they are among the least implemented; in view of the current threats facing the absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment in the international context of counter-terrorism; calls on the Council to associate Parliament in the future evaluation process of the Guidelines; in that connection, informs the Council that its sub-committee on Human Rights has asked for a study aimed at optimising the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Torture and improving the means provided for by those Guidelines; recommends to the Austrian and Finnish Presidencies that they conduct demarches on torture in all countries that are signatories to the relevant conventions but appear not to be cooperating; emphasises that the regular presence of the Presidency or the Council Secretariat in the relevant UN Committee on Torture could bring substantial material input into a strategic analysis of which countries to demarche at which point in time; asks the Council to consider whether the European Union could not act more forcefully and more convincingly vis-à-vis third countries if all Member States were to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (19); is also concerned at the allegations of relocation and outsourcing of torture in third countries and calls on the EU to consider the fight against torture as a top priority of its human rights policy, in particular through enhanced implementation of the EU Guidelines and all other EU instruments such as the EIDHR;

| 84. | Stresses that high priority must be given to full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders; calls on the Council to take initiatives to protect human rights defenders; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to organise training of their staff in delegations, embassies and consulates on the application of those guidelines; asks the Commission to consider making funds available to cover the expenses of such training; welcomes the fact that a handbook has been drawn up by the EU Dutch Presidency for the implementation of the guidelines; regrets, however, that Parliament has been denied accurate information concerning its content; calls on the Council and the Commission to raise the situation of human rights defenders systematically in all political dialogues; calls on the Commission to organise, on the level of its Delegations, information seminars on the guidelines with all relevant local NGOs; once again calls on the Council to inform Parliament about the implementation of those guidelines on the ground and to involve it fully in the process of evaluating them; |
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84.

Stresses that high priority must be given to full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders; calls on the Council to take initiatives to protect human rights defenders; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to organise training of their staff in delegations, embassies and consulates on the application of those guidelines; asks the Commission to consider making funds available to cover the expenses of such training; welcomes the fact that a handbook has been drawn up by the EU Dutch Presidency for the implementation of the guidelines; regrets, however, that Parliament has been denied accurate information concerning its content; calls on the Council and the Commission to raise the situation of human rights defenders systematically in all political dialogues; calls on the Commission to organise, on the level of its Delegations, information seminars on the guidelines with all relevant local NGOs; once again calls on the Council to inform Parliament about the implementation of those guidelines on the ground and to involve it fully in the process of evaluating them;

| 85. | Supports the Council in its efforts to mainstream human rights throughout the EU's work, in particular by focusing on the regular review and implementation of a particular set of EU human rights guidelines; |
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85.

Supports the Council in its efforts to mainstream human rights throughout the EU's work, in particular by focusing on the regular review and implementation of a particular set of EU human rights guidelines;

Mainstreaming of human rights

| 86. | Welcomes the fact that the Council and the Commission are making efforts to strengthen the coherence between the EU's human rights policy and other international policies; considers it vital for the pursuit of a credible EU human rights policy that these connections be strengthened; |
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86.

Welcomes the fact that the Council and the Commission are making efforts to strengthen the coherence between the EU's human rights policy and other international policies; considers it vital for the pursuit of a credible EU human rights policy that these connections be strengthened;

| 87. | Emphasises the importance of the appointment of Michael Matthiessen as the Personal Representative for Human Rights of the EU High Representative for the CFSP, this being an important step forward in the mainstreaming of human rights; welcomes the activities and the personal commitment of the incumbent; |
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87.

Emphasises the importance of the appointment of Michael Matthiessen as the Personal Representative for Human Rights of the EU High Representative for the CFSP, this being an important step forward in the mainstreaming of human rights; welcomes the activities and the personal commitment of the incumbent;

| 88. | Welcomes the fact that working groups dealing with civil and police operations under the CFSP/ESDP pillar, as well as military operations of the EU, have begun to discuss human rights aspects of their operations and to integrate such concerns, including condemnation of the use of violence against women, into instructions given to EU mission personnel on the ground; welcomes the ‘Generic Standards of Behaviour for ESDP operations ’adopted by the Council on 23 May 2005, which gives comprehensive instructions to all categories of personnel operating in ESDP missions; draws attention, however, to the clear need to see those standards implemented in a scrupulous and consistent fashion in the increasing number of military and civil operations of the EU abroad; considers that, by acting in this way, the EU can prevent abuses of the kind which have occurred in UN peacekeeping missions; asks the Commission to consider making more funds available for training all personnel in the application of those standards; |
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88.

Welcomes the fact that working groups dealing with civil and police operations under the CFSP/ESDP pillar, as well as military operations of the EU, have begun to discuss human rights aspects of their operations and to integrate such concerns, including condemnation of the use of violence against women, into instructions given to EU mission personnel on the ground; welcomes the ‘Generic Standards of Behaviour for ESDP operations ’adopted by the Council on 23 May 2005, which gives comprehensive instructions to all categories of personnel operating in ESDP missions; draws attention, however, to the clear need to see those standards implemented in a scrupulous and consistent fashion in the increasing number of military and civil operations of the EU abroad; considers that, by acting in this way, the EU can prevent abuses of the kind which have occurred in UN peacekeeping missions; asks the Commission to consider making more funds available for training all personnel in the application of those standards;

| 89. | Welcomes the adoption in December 2005 of European Union Guidelines on Promoting Compliance with International Humanitarian Law; urges the Council to apply them to all relevant statements, declarations and demarches; |
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89.

Welcomes the adoption in December 2005 of European Union Guidelines on Promoting Compliance with International Humanitarian Law; urges the Council to apply them to all relevant statements, declarations and demarches;

| 90. | Calls on the European Investment Bank (EIB), as one of the agencies implementing EU development policies through lending and the biggest public financial institution in the world, fully to incorporate human rights concerns in all its project evaluations and to ensure adequate internal capacity to mainstream human rights in its operations; calls in particular for the introduction of clear safeguard procedures, based on international standards, to assess and mitigate the human rights-related impact of its projects; calls for safeguard policies on issues not covered by EU legislation to equal those described in the Equator Principles, as a minimum; calls on the EIB to consult with the Parliament on the matter; |
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90.

Calls on the European Investment Bank (EIB), as one of the agencies implementing EU development policies through lending and the biggest public financial institution in the world, fully to incorporate human rights concerns in all its project evaluations and to ensure adequate internal capacity to mainstream human rights in its operations; calls in particular for the introduction of clear safeguard procedures, based on international standards, to assess and mitigate the human rights-related impact of its projects; calls for safeguard policies on issues not covered by EU legislation to equal those described in the Equator Principles, as a minimum; calls on the EIB to consult with the Parliament on the matter;

| 91. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission regularly considers whether countries should be added to the ‘GSP+’-list of countries which are granted the best customs rates for goods to be imported into the EU; asks the Commission, however, to ensure that, for the purposes of its evaluations, it checks both on the entry into force of international obligations and on the effective implementation and enforcement thereof on the ground; |
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91.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission regularly considers whether countries should be added to the ‘GSP+’-list of countries which are granted the best customs rates for goods to be imported into the EU; asks the Commission, however, to ensure that, for the purposes of its evaluations, it checks both on the entry into force of international obligations and on the effective implementation and enforcement thereof on the ground;

| 92. | Calls on the Commission to apply objective criteria when granting GSP+ benefits to countries which have shown serious flaws in the implementation of the eight ILO conventions relating to Core Labour Standards, and in particular to monitor implementation of the commitments made by Venezuela, Moldova, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Colombia in advance of the Commission decision of December 2005; in general, calls on the Commission regularly to review the implementation of those conventions and, if necessary, to apply the safeguards provisions contemplated in the Regulation. |
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92.

Calls on the Commission to apply objective criteria when granting GSP+ benefits to countries which have shown serious flaws in the implementation of the eight ILO conventions relating to Core Labour Standards, and in particular to monitor implementation of the commitments made by Venezuela, Moldova, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Colombia in advance of the Commission decision of December 2005; in general, calls on the Commission regularly to review the implementation of those conventions and, if necessary, to apply the safeguards provisions contemplated in the Regulation.

| 93. | Asks the Council and the Commission to ensure compatibility of trade agreements with existing UN treaties on human rights in accordance with the Parliament's abovementioned resolution of 14 February 2006, to carry out independent sustainability assessments prior to trade negotiations, specifically assessing the impact on human rights, and to monitor, review and reverse any negative impact of existing and proposed trade rules in respect of human rights and social and environmental matters; |
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93.

Asks the Council and the Commission to ensure compatibility of trade agreements with existing UN treaties on human rights in accordance with the Parliament's abovementioned resolution of 14 February 2006, to carry out independent sustainability assessments prior to trade negotiations, specifically assessing the impact on human rights, and to monitor, review and reverse any negative impact of existing and proposed trade rules in respect of human rights and social and environmental matters;

| 94. | Points out that all country-specific human rights evaluations should include an analysis of the fundamental rights of workers, as enshrined in Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 22 of the ICCPR and Article 8 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; |
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94.

Points out that all country-specific human rights evaluations should include an analysis of the fundamental rights of workers, as enshrined in Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 22 of the ICCPR and Article 8 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

| 95. | Asks the Commission to include systematic human rights monitoring in all country strategy papers, regional strategy papers, national indicative programmes, regional indicative programmes and action plans; asks the Commission to update such documents regularly so that they invariably reflect the latest situation regarding human rights on the ground, and to organise appropriate consultations with NGOs when so doing; |
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95.

Asks the Commission to include systematic human rights monitoring in all country strategy papers, regional strategy papers, national indicative programmes, regional indicative programmes and action plans; asks the Commission to update such documents regularly so that they invariably reflect the latest situation regarding human rights on the ground, and to organise appropriate consultations with NGOs when so doing;

| 96. | Asks the Commission to provide a report on the manner in which it has implemented its own proposals as contained in its Communication on the European Union's role in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries from May 2001, followed by a thorough review; |
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96.

Asks the Commission to provide a report on the manner in which it has implemented its own proposals as contained in its Communication on the European Union's role in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries from May 2001, followed by a thorough review;

| 97. | Asks the Commission to develop a strategy for promoting the application of all EU human rights guidelines in conjunction with trans-national corporations, when implementing its recent Communication of 23 March 2006 on corporate social responsibility (COM(2006)0136); |
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97.

Asks the Commission to develop a strategy for promoting the application of all EU human rights guidelines in conjunction with trans-national corporations, when implementing its recent Communication of 23 March 2006 on corporate social responsibility (COM(2006)0136);

| 98. | Reiterates that the EU's internal policies must not simply be consistent with, but must be exemplary in their compliance with, international human rights law; expresses concern in this respect that current migration management measures do not always, in practice, safeguard access to protection for refugees; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that migration management does not become a condition for development cooperation with third countries, and that the pilot Regional Protection Programmes remain protection-oriented, are well-resourced and long-term, are fully coordinated with EU humanitarian and development policies, and are based on the principle of international solidarity; |
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98.

Reiterates that the EU's internal policies must not simply be consistent with, but must be exemplary in their compliance with, international human rights law; expresses concern in this respect that current migration management measures do not always, in practice, safeguard access to protection for refugees; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that migration management does not become a condition for development cooperation with third countries, and that the pilot Regional Protection Programmes remain protection-oriented, are well-resourced and long-term, are fully coordinated with EU humanitarian and development policies, and are based on the principle of international solidarity;

| 99. | Emphasises that, in the fight against trafficking in human beings, a human rights approach with respect to the victims of trafficking should be adopted, and in this regard welcomes the focus on victim protection in the Council's EU plan for combating and preventing trafficking in human beings (20); urges all Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; |
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99.

Emphasises that, in the fight against trafficking in human beings, a human rights approach with respect to the victims of trafficking should be adopted, and in this regard welcomes the focus on victim protection in the Council's EU plan for combating and preventing trafficking in human beings (20); urges all Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings;

| 100. | Urges the Council and the Commission to set benchmarks for all consultations on human rights, with a view to improving the coherence of policy and political dialogue; |
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100.

Urges the Council and the Commission to set benchmarks for all consultations on human rights, with a view to improving the coherence of policy and political dialogue;

Effectiveness of the European Parliament's interventions in cases of human rights

| 101. | Welcomes its increasing role in the human rights sphere, and in safeguarding commitments to improving human rights throughout the world by scrutinising the activities of other institutions and, in particular, through the Sakharov Prize; |
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101.

Welcomes its increasing role in the human rights sphere, and in safeguarding commitments to improving human rights throughout the world by scrutinising the activities of other institutions and, in particular, through the Sakharov Prize;

| 102. | Welcomes the first year of activities of the Subcommittee on Human Rights within the Foreign Affairs Committee, which, guided by Parliament's activities, has created a focal point for activities on human rights which was absent during the last parliamentary term, including regular reports by the Presidency, the Commission, the Personal Representative for Human Rights, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Rapporteurs and the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, numerous hearings, exchanges of views, expertise and studies as well as human rights input into the work of the Foreign Affairs Committee; |
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102.

Welcomes the first year of activities of the Subcommittee on Human Rights within the Foreign Affairs Committee, which, guided by Parliament's activities, has created a focal point for activities on human rights which was absent during the last parliamentary term, including regular reports by the Presidency, the Commission, the Personal Representative for Human Rights, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Rapporteurs and the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, numerous hearings, exchanges of views, expertise and studies as well as human rights input into the work of the Foreign Affairs Committee;

| 103. | Stresses the need for human rights concerns to be mainstreamed into the work of all parliamentary committees and delegations dealing with external relations of the European Parliament; in this respect, draws particular attention to the work done by the Committee on Development in organising regular human rights debates, and calls on the Commission and the Council to follow up the conclusions of these and other human rights debates conducted in the Parliament; |
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103.

Stresses the need for human rights concerns to be mainstreamed into the work of all parliamentary committees and delegations dealing with external relations of the European Parliament; in this respect, draws particular attention to the work done by the Committee on Development in organising regular human rights debates, and calls on the Commission and the Council to follow up the conclusions of these and other human rights debates conducted in the Parliament;

| 104. | Points out, in this regard, that the Subcommittee on Human Rights focused its 2005 activities on the implementation of the EU human rights instruments such as the EU Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and set up, in this respect, a system of coordination with representatives of United Nations human rights bodies; regards it as a priority to continue to work closely together with the United Nations and with Council of Europe representatives and bodies, so as to ensure greater consistency and coordination in the human rights field; |
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104.

Points out, in this regard, that the Subcommittee on Human Rights focused its 2005 activities on the implementation of the EU human rights instruments such as the EU Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and set up, in this respect, a system of coordination with representatives of United Nations human rights bodies; regards it as a priority to continue to work closely together with the United Nations and with Council of Europe representatives and bodies, so as to ensure greater consistency and coordination in the human rights field;

| 105. | Considers that Parliament's work on human rights could be rendered more effective in a number of ways, for example through more intense scrutiny of Council and Commission activities vis-à-vis countries with human rights concerns and consistent follow-up and timely impact assessment of all human rights statements made in resolutions and their implementation; suggests that the Subcommittee should consider setting up small informal working groups to follow each set of Guidelines, so as to be better able to follow the Council's work in this regard and to submit proposals; |
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105.

Considers that Parliament's work on human rights could be rendered more effective in a number of ways, for example through more intense scrutiny of Council and Commission activities vis-à-vis countries with human rights concerns and consistent follow-up and timely impact assessment of all human rights statements made in resolutions and their implementation; suggests that the Subcommittee should consider setting up small informal working groups to follow each set of Guidelines, so as to be better able to follow the Council's work in this regard and to submit proposals;

| 106. | Asks the Subcommittee to follow up human rights resolutions adopted pursuant to Rule 115 in a systematic manner, and to strengthen efforts to address actively the external human rights considerations of all Parliament's activities, including the work of other committees as well as parliamentary delegations; |
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106.

Asks the Subcommittee to follow up human rights resolutions adopted pursuant to Rule 115 in a systematic manner, and to strengthen efforts to address actively the external human rights considerations of all Parliament's activities, including the work of other committees as well as parliamentary delegations;

| 107. | Is of the opinion that the Subcommittee could enhance its impact on policy and programming by following more closely the work programmes of the Council and the Commission, particularly the work of COHOM, and by being invited by the members of COHOM on a regular basis; calls for Members of the European Parliament to be systematically invited to attend de-briefing sessions, such as those organised with NGOs, and de-briefings concerning human rights dialogues with third countries; looks forward to assurances that such invitations will now be issued in a consistent manner; |
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107.

Is of the opinion that the Subcommittee could enhance its impact on policy and programming by following more closely the work programmes of the Council and the Commission, particularly the work of COHOM, and by being invited by the members of COHOM on a regular basis; calls for Members of the European Parliament to be systematically invited to attend de-briefing sessions, such as those organised with NGOs, and de-briefings concerning human rights dialogues with third countries; looks forward to assurances that such invitations will now be issued in a consistent manner;

| 108. | Asks the Bureau of the Parliament and the Conference of Presidents to consider whether measures could be taken to increase the political support given by members in plenary when voting on urgency resolutions of the Parliament pursuant to Rule 115, possibly by moving the voting time to a more appropriate time-slot; |
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108.

Asks the Bureau of the Parliament and the Conference of Presidents to consider whether measures could be taken to increase the political support given by members in plenary when voting on urgency resolutions of the Parliament pursuant to Rule 115, possibly by moving the voting time to a more appropriate time-slot;

| 109. | Calls for a more constructive role for the Subcommittee on Human Rights in the development of consistent and transparent criteria for the selection of urgency topics, so as to ensure that parliamentary interventions are timely and have maximum impact; calls for members of the Subcommittee to share their expertise in this field and to play a more active and decisive role in the drafting of urgency resolutions; proposes the creation of a permanent working group of members of the Subcommittee for these purposes; |
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109.

Calls for a more constructive role for the Subcommittee on Human Rights in the development of consistent and transparent criteria for the selection of urgency topics, so as to ensure that parliamentary interventions are timely and have maximum impact; calls for members of the Subcommittee to share their expertise in this field and to play a more active and decisive role in the drafting of urgency resolutions; proposes the creation of a permanent working group of members of the Subcommittee for these purposes;

| 110. | Welcomes the drafting of guidelines for Parliament delegations on visits to third countries; asks Parliament's Bureau and the Conference of Presidents to consider measures that could be taken to increase both the visibility and the systematic use of those guidelines; underlines that any mission to a third country should systematically include human rights concerns as a theme and that all participants should be fully briefed on the human rights situation before and during the visit; |
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110.

Welcomes the drafting of guidelines for Parliament delegations on visits to third countries; asks Parliament's Bureau and the Conference of Presidents to consider measures that could be taken to increase both the visibility and the systematic use of those guidelines; underlines that any mission to a third country should systematically include human rights concerns as a theme and that all participants should be fully briefed on the human rights situation before and during the visit;

| 111. | Welcomes the active role played by the Subcommittee, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President of the European Parliament in standing up to cases of injustice around the world, especially through the award of the Sakharov Prize; observes on this last point that the prize should be presented in public, at a proper ceremony, to the winners in person; |
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111.

Welcomes the active role played by the Subcommittee, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President of the European Parliament in standing up to cases of injustice around the world, especially through the award of the Sakharov Prize; observes on this last point that the prize should be presented in public, at a proper ceremony, to the winners in person;

| 112. | Welcomes Parliament's undertaking to address the complex issue of upholding human rights alongside the fight against international terrorism; points out that consistency in the approach of the EU to different human rights issues is of the utmost importance if the EU wishes to be a credible actor internationally; recalls its decision of 18 January 2006 (21) setting up a Temporary Committee on the alleged involvement of the CIA and, possibly, EU Member States or accession States in the process of extraordinary rendition, which involves the transfer of detainees to so-called black sites where they may be subjected to torture; looks forward to the report and the conclusions of that committee; |
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112.

Welcomes Parliament's undertaking to address the complex issue of upholding human rights alongside the fight against international terrorism; points out that consistency in the approach of the EU to different human rights issues is of the utmost importance if the EU wishes to be a credible actor internationally; recalls its decision of 18 January 2006 (21) setting up a Temporary Committee on the alleged involvement of the CIA and, possibly, EU Member States or accession States in the process of extraordinary rendition, which involves the transfer of detainees to so-called black sites where they may be subjected to torture; looks forward to the report and the conclusions of that committee;

| 113. | Calls upon the Council and the Commission, looking ahead to the EU-US Conference to be held in June 2006, and in accordance with the experts' report of the UNCHR, to call upon the US Government immediately to close the Guantánamo detention centre, and to insist that all detainees be accorded treatment compatible with humanitarian law and stand trial without delay in fair proceedings in open court before a competent, independent and impartial tribunal; |
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113.

Calls upon the Council and the Commission, looking ahead to the EU-US Conference to be held in June 2006, and in accordance with the experts' report of the UNCHR, to call upon the US Government immediately to close the Guantánamo detention centre, and to insist that all detainees be accorded treatment compatible with humanitarian law and stand trial without delay in fair proceedings in open court before a competent, independent and impartial tribunal;

| 114. | Looks forward to receiving the results of an impact study designed to analyse and evaluate the impact of its activities in the area of human rights; |
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114.

Looks forward to receiving the results of an impact study designed to analyse and evaluate the impact of its activities in the area of human rights;

| 115. | Notes proposals, still under discussion, to strengthen its role in the promotion of democracy, which could support the work of key committees and delegations, provide an observatory for political developments in the Neighbourhood countries and beyond, and enhance the information network between national parliaments across the EU; |
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115.

Notes proposals, still under discussion, to strengthen its role in the promotion of democracy, which could support the work of key committees and delegations, provide an observatory for political developments in the Neighbourhood countries and beyond, and enhance the information network between national parliaments across the EU;

| 116. | Notes proposals, still under discussion, to establish a European Endowment for Democracy, which would work with other organisations committed to the democratic process, such as the Council of Europe and the OSCE, and consider how to develop a democracy and human rights promotion entity available to the EU; |
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116.

Notes proposals, still under discussion, to establish a European Endowment for Democracy, which would work with other organisations committed to the democratic process, such as the Council of Europe and the OSCE, and consider how to develop a democracy and human rights promotion entity available to the EU;

Resources devoted to human rights work, including in the Council Secretariat

| 117. | Asks the Commission to designate at least one permanent post in each third-country delegation as having responsibility for monitoring the human rights situation in the country concerned, promoting international human rights standards and being in charge of relations with civil society, such as relations with human rights defenders; asks that this post have sufficient seniority to identify and address problems where necessary; calls, in this regard, for official invitations to be issued on a regular basis to civil society representatives by the delegations of the Commission, so as to further support the work of human rights defenders of third countries; |
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117.

Asks the Commission to designate at least one permanent post in each third-country delegation as having responsibility for monitoring the human rights situation in the country concerned, promoting international human rights standards and being in charge of relations with civil society, such as relations with human rights defenders; asks that this post have sufficient seniority to identify and address problems where necessary; calls, in this regard, for official invitations to be issued on a regular basis to civil society representatives by the delegations of the Commission, so as to further support the work of human rights defenders of third countries;

| 118. | Asks the Commission to strengthen the Human Rights Unit in its Directorate-General for External Relations, providing for additional personnel to cover all human rights issues, in order to enable it to fulfil its additional function as a resource unit; asks also that one staff member in each geographical unit be given added responsibility for human rights; |
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118.

Asks the Commission to strengthen the Human Rights Unit in its Directorate-General for External Relations, providing for additional personnel to cover all human rights issues, in order to enable it to fulfil its additional function as a resource unit; asks also that one staff member in each geographical unit be given added responsibility for human rights;

| 119. | Requests increased funding for the Subcommittee on Human Rights in order to facilitate the financing of field trips and visits by Committee members to human rights black spots in the world, so that breaches of international human rights law can be highlighted; |
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119.

Requests increased funding for the Subcommittee on Human Rights in order to facilitate the financing of field trips and visits by Committee members to human rights black spots in the world, so that breaches of international human rights law can be highlighted;

| 120. | Asks the Council to strengthen the Human Rights Unit in its General Secretariat and in particular to add new posts for experts with human rights backgrounds and specialist knowledge of international humanitarian and human rights law to assist the Personal Representative on Human Rights and to enable a sensible division of labour in his office, particularly given the increase in his responsibilities; |
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120.

Asks the Council to strengthen the Human Rights Unit in its General Secretariat and in particular to add new posts for experts with human rights backgrounds and specialist knowledge of international humanitarian and human rights law to assist the Personal Representative on Human Rights and to enable a sensible division of labour in his office, particularly given the increase in his responsibilities;

| 121. | Advocates that all Special Representatives appointed by the Council should be assigned one human rights expert to work exclusively in their office; calls on those Representatives to systematically raise human rights issues in their work; |
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121.

Advocates that all Special Representatives appointed by the Council should be assigned one human rights expert to work exclusively in their office; calls on those Representatives to systematically raise human rights issues in their work;

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| 122. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate and accession countries, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the governments of the countries mentioned in this resolution, and the offices of the main human rights NGOs based in the EU. |
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122.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate and accession countries, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the governments of the countries mentioned in this resolution, and the offices of the main human rights NGOs based in the EU.

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(1)  Council document 12416/05.

(2)  For all relevant basic texts, please consult the table annexed to report A6-0158/2006 of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

(3)  OJ C 379, 7.12.1998, p. 265; OJ C 262, 18.9.2001, p. 262; OJ C 293 E, 28.11.2002, p. 88; OJ C 271 E, 12.11.2003, p. 576.

(4)  OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

(6)  OJ L 287, 28.10.2005, p. 4.

(7)  OJ C 304 E, 1.12.2005, p. 375.

(8)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0056.

(9)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0436.

(10)  Council Decision 2003/659/JHA of 18 June 2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 44).

(11)  OJ C 140 E, 9.6.2005, p. 153.

(12)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0444.

(13)  Council Conclusions of 12 December 2005, 15293/1/05 REV 1, Annex, p. 14.

(14)  Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.).

(15)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0525.

(16)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0414.

(17)  The Council first approved these guidelines in December 2003. They contain standard wording and common definitions that may be used in legal instruments implementing sanctions. The review took place in December 2005.

(18)  OJ C 201 E, 18.8.2005, p. 123.

(19)  On 23 January 2006, the status of signatures and ratifications among the EU-25 was as follows: signed and ratified (only 5 Member States): Denmark, Malta, Poland, Sweden, and the UK (as well as candidate country Croatia); signed (11 Member States): Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Spain (as well as candidate countries Romania and Turkey); neither signed nor ratified (9 Member States): Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, and Slovenia (as well as candidate country Bulgaria).

(20)  OJ C 311, 9.12.2005, p. 1.

(21)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0012.

P6_TA(2006)0221

Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007

European Parliament resolution on the 2007 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) (2006/2020(BUD))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Annual Policy Strategy for 2007: Boosting trust through action (COM(2006)0122), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Annual Policy Strategy for 2007: Boosting trust through action (COM(2006)0122),

| — | 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 (1), |
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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 (1),

| — | having regard to the revised proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2006)0036), |
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having regard to the revised proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2006)0036),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 8 June 2005 on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the Enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 8 June 2005 on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the Enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2),

| — | 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 Rule 112(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 112(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and the Committee on International Trade (A6-0154/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and the Committee on International Trade (A6-0154/2006),

| A. | whereas the institutions have achieved a compromise on a new Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) and a new Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) just before the start of the 2007 budgetary procedure, |
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whereas the institutions have achieved a compromise on a new Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) and a new Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) just before the start of the 2007 budgetary procedure,

| B. | whereas, in the absence of a new IIA, the provisions of the Treaty, and in particular Article 272 thereof, provide for an annual budgetary procedure, |
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whereas, in the absence of a new IIA, the provisions of the Treaty, and in particular Article 272 thereof, provide for an annual budgetary procedure,

| C. | whereas most EU legislation will be renewed in 2007, allowing the 2007 budget to launch the new priorities for the coming financial period, |
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whereas most EU legislation will be renewed in 2007, allowing the 2007 budget to launch the new priorities for the coming financial period,

| D. | whereas enlargement to Bulgaria and Romania should be effective in 2007, |
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whereas enlargement to Bulgaria and Romania should be effective in 2007,

| E. | whereas the choice of priorities for the 2007 budget, the first of the coming MFF, will not only determine European policies next year but undoubtedly have a strategic effect as regards future years, |
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whereas the choice of priorities for the 2007 budget, the first of the coming MFF, will not only determine European policies next year but undoubtedly have a strategic effect as regards future years,

| F. | whereas today's challenges have to be met by forward-looking policies which require adequate financial resources; whereas the review of all aspects of EU spending and resources planned for 2008-2009 will provide an excellent opportunity to adapt EU policies to cope with the process of globalisation and to reassess the priorities, while maintaining solidarity and cohesion within the European Union, |
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whereas today's challenges have to be met by forward-looking policies which require adequate financial resources; whereas the review of all aspects of EU spending and resources planned for 2008-2009 will provide an excellent opportunity to adapt EU policies to cope with the process of globalisation and to reassess the priorities, while maintaining solidarity and cohesion within the European Union,

| G. | whereas, in the meantime, the annual budget for 2007 should enable the European Union to take a further step towards becoming an effective global player; whereas it should provide enough resources to contribute to the Union's internal and external challenges, be geared towards achieving sustainable development, promoting democracy and human rights and helping to make entrepreneurs and businesses better able to succeed in global competition, notably through increased efforts in the field of research and development, education and innovation in order to guarantee prosperity and a better quality of life for our citizens, |
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whereas, in the meantime, the annual budget for 2007 should enable the European Union to take a further step towards becoming an effective global player; whereas it should provide enough resources to contribute to the Union's internal and external challenges, be geared towards achieving sustainable development, promoting democracy and human rights and helping to make entrepreneurs and businesses better able to succeed in global competition, notably through increased efforts in the field of research and development, education and innovation in order to guarantee prosperity and a better quality of life for our citizens,

Context

| 1. | Expresses concern about the visible discrepancy between the challenges which the European Union is facing and the appropriations that might be available under the relevant headings of an unambitious MFF 2007-2013 to respond effectively to these challenges, in particular for competitiveness, research and innovation, which the Council and Commission have themselves labelled as priorities; |
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Expresses concern about the visible discrepancy between the challenges which the European Union is facing and the appropriations that might be available under the relevant headings of an unambitious MFF 2007-2013 to respond effectively to these challenges, in particular for competitiveness, research and innovation, which the Council and Commission have themselves labelled as priorities;

| 2. | Recalls the decisions of the European Council in October 2005 which set out the challenges which the European Union should take account of in a globalising world; believes that the Annual Policy Strategy does not reflect the urgency with which such challenges should be addressed or provide the necessary vision for encouraging economic reform to meet them; |
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Recalls the decisions of the European Council in October 2005 which set out the challenges which the European Union should take account of in a globalising world; believes that the Annual Policy Strategy does not reflect the urgency with which such challenges should be addressed or provide the necessary vision for encouraging economic reform to meet them;

| 3. | Given that the year 2007 will be the first budget of a new MFF, considers that this budget should be strategic in nature, looking at those areas of external and internal policies where funding can make a significant difference and which provide real value for money; |
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Given that the year 2007 will be the first budget of a new MFF, considers that this budget should be strategic in nature, looking at those areas of external and internal policies where funding can make a significant difference and which provide real value for money;

| 4. | Notes the Commission's strategic objectives as set out in its APS document ‘Boosting trust through action’; although sharing its analysis, strongly criticises the Commission for its complacency and laid back attitude in setting out the nature of the challenges facing the European Union; believes, for example, that insufficient attention has been given by the Commission to the vast and very rapid changes underway in the global economy, notably in emerging economies such as China and India; |
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Notes the Commission's strategic objectives as set out in its APS document ‘Boosting trust through action’; although sharing its analysis, strongly criticises the Commission for its complacency and laid back attitude in setting out the nature of the challenges facing the European Union; believes, for example, that insufficient attention has been given by the Commission to the vast and very rapid changes underway in the global economy, notably in emerging economies such as China and India;

| 5. | Intends to make the best possible use of resources a fundamental issue for the 2007 budget, taking into account the coherence between various actions, their effectiveness and their added value for citizens; believes that the three main strands of the 2007 budget should be setting policy priorities; ensuring qualitative value for money; and beginning preparations for the review in 2008/2009, this because the 2007 budget and its implementation will enable the effectiveness of the new MFF to be assessed; |
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Intends to make the best possible use of resources a fundamental issue for the 2007 budget, taking into account the coherence between various actions, their effectiveness and their added value for citizens; believes that the three main strands of the 2007 budget should be setting policy priorities; ensuring qualitative value for money; and beginning preparations for the review in 2008/2009, this because the 2007 budget and its implementation will enable the effectiveness of the new MFF to be assessed;

| 6. | Considers with regard to setting policy priorities that under reduced ceilings compared to initial expectation, the 2007 budget should concentrate on a limited number of priorities, in particular:






  — | External Relations — the EU's role in a globalised world






  — | Partnership/Cooperation agreements; |
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Considers with regard to setting policy priorities that under reduced ceilings compared to initial expectation, the 2007 budget should concentrate on a limited number of priorities, in particular:

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External Relations — the EU's role in a globalised world

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Partnership/Cooperation agreements;

| — | European Neighbourhood Policy and Pre-accession instruments; |
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European Neighbourhood Policy and Pre-accession instruments;

| — | Development Policy, Democratisation and Human Rights, Millennium Development Goals; |
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Development Policy, Democratisation and Human Rights, Millennium Development Goals;

| — | Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP); |
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Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP);

| — | The Security, Freedom and Solidarity dimension (both external and internal)






  — | External, e.g. energy security, prevention, preparation for and management of the consequences of terrorist threats; |
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The Security, Freedom and Solidarity dimension (both external and internal)

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External, e.g. energy security, prevention, preparation for and management of the consequences of terrorist threats;

| — | Internal, e.g. immigration policies aimed at integration of third-country nationals, solidarity in border management, security and protection of freedoms; |
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Internal, e.g. immigration policies aimed at integration of third-country nationals, solidarity in border management, security and protection of freedoms;

| — | Cohesion |
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Cohesion

| — | Internal Policies






  — | Lisbon Objectives (Growth, Employment, Expertise, Transport, Research and Innovation); |
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Internal Policies

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Lisbon Objectives (Growth, Employment, Expertise, Transport, Research and Innovation);

| — | Environment and Rural Development; |
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Environment and Rural Development;

| — | Citizens (including Culture and Youth) and communication; |
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Citizens (including Culture and Youth) and communication;

| — | Adequacy of objectives and resources in terms of European public administration, including the agencies; |
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Adequacy of objectives and resources in terms of European public administration, including the agencies;

| 7. | Considers that it is its responsibility as budgetary and discharge authority to ensure that the funding allocated to the EU budget is spent with a view to ensuring qualitative value for money, in particular to optimise the resources made available under limited ceilings; therefore intends to address the 2007 budget with a cost-benefit approach by developing a qualitative scrutiny of the budget through annual assessment, in close co-operation with the sectoral committees; |
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Considers that it is its responsibility as budgetary and discharge authority to ensure that the funding allocated to the EU budget is spent with a view to ensuring qualitative value for money, in particular to optimise the resources made available under limited ceilings; therefore intends to address the 2007 budget with a cost-benefit approach by developing a qualitative scrutiny of the budget through annual assessment, in close co-operation with the sectoral committees;

| 8. | Recalls the importance of a mid-term review of the next MFF with the aim of adjusting the financial framework to enable the EU to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world more effectively; believes that the 2007 budget as the first under the MFF 2007-2013 offers an important opportunity to set a direction for implementation of the new programmes and thereby lay the grounds for the comprehensive review of the MFF planned for 2008; |
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Recalls the importance of a mid-term review of the next MFF with the aim of adjusting the financial framework to enable the EU to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world more effectively; believes that the 2007 budget as the first under the MFF 2007-2013 offers an important opportunity to set a direction for implementation of the new programmes and thereby lay the grounds for the comprehensive review of the MFF planned for 2008;

| 9. | Recalls that the MFF should not be considered as a multi-annual budget; therefore asks the Commission to present a Preliminary draft budget (PDB) which leaves a sufficient margin for manoeuvre for the 2007 annual procedure in respect of the co-decided programmes; |
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Recalls that the MFF should not be considered as a multi-annual budget; therefore asks the Commission to present a Preliminary draft budget (PDB) which leaves a sufficient margin for manoeuvre for the 2007 annual procedure in respect of the co-decided programmes;

Setting Policy Priorities

A.   External Relations — Europe as a world partner

| 10. | Underlines that the foundation of the EU is based on a number of core values such as peace, freedom and democracy and the need to promote international relations in order to foster these goals; takes the view that the essence of these values is sometimes obscured by the multitude and diverse character of the different types of international agreements and instruments and believes that the EU, in political terms as well as in terms of budgetary guidance, should now develop a coherent and over-arching strategy to better define its strategic priorities; this should include devoting special attention to how new programmes function and how they are relevant to the strategic objectives; looks forward to a report from the Commission on effective external action, within the existing rules of the Treaty; |
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Underlines that the foundation of the EU is based on a number of core values such as peace, freedom and democracy and the need to promote international relations in order to foster these goals; takes the view that the essence of these values is sometimes obscured by the multitude and diverse character of the different types of international agreements and instruments and believes that the EU, in political terms as well as in terms of budgetary guidance, should now develop a coherent and over-arching strategy to better define its strategic priorities; this should include devoting special attention to how new programmes function and how they are relevant to the strategic objectives; looks forward to a report from the Commission on effective external action, within the existing rules of the Treaty;

| 11. | Firmly believes that partnerships that share fundamental core values must be recognised and promoted as such; underlines the crucial importance it attaches to the re-launching of a deepened and more strategic partnership with the United States on many global issues, on the basis of shared objectives between the two continents; |
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Firmly believes that partnerships that share fundamental core values must be recognised and promoted as such; underlines the crucial importance it attaches to the re-launching of a deepened and more strategic partnership with the United States on many global issues, on the basis of shared objectives between the two continents;

| 12. | Welcomes the inclusion of enhanced policy coherence and reinforced aid effectiveness among the Commission's priorities in the field of external action; |
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Welcomes the inclusion of enhanced policy coherence and reinforced aid effectiveness among the Commission's priorities in the field of external action;

| 13. | Highlights its concern about the further development of avian influenza in and outside the European Union; stresses the need to cooperate closely with the FAO, the WHO, the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) and with the countries in the affected regions; |
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Highlights its concern about the further development of avian influenza in and outside the European Union; stresses the need to cooperate closely with the FAO, the WHO, the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) and with the countries in the affected regions;

| 14. | Reiterates its support for the European Neighbourhood Policy which it considers crucial, especially in terms of promoting democracy and positive change through a set of policies which establish clear benefits, also in economic and trading terms, for reforms undertaken and progress made; is convinced that actions in this area, leading over time also to economic development, will have important benefits for the partner countries and the EU alike; |
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Reiterates its support for the European Neighbourhood Policy which it considers crucial, especially in terms of promoting democracy and positive change through a set of policies which establish clear benefits, also in economic and trading terms, for reforms undertaken and progress made; is convinced that actions in this area, leading over time also to economic development, will have important benefits for the partner countries and the EU alike;

| 15. | Believes that it is important to ensure sufficient funding for development policy and poverty alleviation measures, including the Millennium Development Goals; strongly emphasises that sustainable solutions are also dependent on sufficient internal progress in the countries concerned, including respect for the rule of law, democracy and human rights; underlines the crucial importance of paying special attention to the coherence and complementarity of national and Community programmes in order to maximise overall impact and effectiveness; requests a detailed examination of programmes on democratisation and human rights as well as the functioning of some NGOs; |
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Believes that it is important to ensure sufficient funding for development policy and poverty alleviation measures, including the Millennium Development Goals; strongly emphasises that sustainable solutions are also dependent on sufficient internal progress in the countries concerned, including respect for the rule of law, democracy and human rights; underlines the crucial importance of paying special attention to the coherence and complementarity of national and Community programmes in order to maximise overall impact and effectiveness; requests a detailed examination of programmes on democratisation and human rights as well as the functioning of some NGOs;

| 16. | Reminds the Commission and the Council of their commitment to provide the Sugar Protocol countries with adequate and appropriate funding for accompanying measures to help address the transitional challenges they face as a result of the EU internal reform of the sugar regime and the relevant WTO ruling; |
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Reminds the Commission and the Council of their commitment to provide the Sugar Protocol countries with adequate and appropriate funding for accompanying measures to help address the transitional challenges they face as a result of the EU internal reform of the sugar regime and the relevant WTO ruling;

| 17. | Stresses that developments in the Middle East and particularly Palestine should be carefully assessed during the budget procedure and draws particular attention to the likelihood of chaos that would follow a collapse of the Palestinian Authority and the need for sound financial and fiscal management concerning EU aid, whether disbursed directly or through the trust funds established; wishes to make absolutely clear that the budgetary authority must be consulted in advance before any substantial financial commitments can be entered into; |
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Stresses that developments in the Middle East and particularly Palestine should be carefully assessed during the budget procedure and draws particular attention to the likelihood of chaos that would follow a collapse of the Palestinian Authority and the need for sound financial and fiscal management concerning EU aid, whether disbursed directly or through the trust funds established; wishes to make absolutely clear that the budgetary authority must be consulted in advance before any substantial financial commitments can be entered into;

| 18. | Is determined to develop the established political dialogue on the CFSP in a constructive manner and urges the Council to use this context to practise a more open, transparent and accountable CFSP; in particular insists on being fully involved and consulted annually ‘ex-ante ’on forthcoming actions and choices; reiterates its preparedness to review the CFSP nomenclature in order to adjust it to the political needs and the Union's role; asks the Court of Auditors to provide a special report on the cost-effectiveness of CFSP joint actions; |
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Is determined to develop the established political dialogue on the CFSP in a constructive manner and urges the Council to use this context to practise a more open, transparent and accountable CFSP; in particular insists on being fully involved and consulted annually ‘ex-ante ’on forthcoming actions and choices; reiterates its preparedness to review the CFSP nomenclature in order to adjust it to the political needs and the Union's role; asks the Court of Auditors to provide a special report on the cost-effectiveness of CFSP joint actions;

B.   The Security Dimension — Security, freedom and citizenship

| 19. | Underlines that European citizens need freedom, justice and security in their everyday lives; stresses that the EU budget for 2007 should contribute to safeguarding these privileges for the European Union both externally and internally, including at economic and social level; |
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Underlines that European citizens need freedom, justice and security in their everyday lives; stresses that the EU budget for 2007 should contribute to safeguarding these privileges for the European Union both externally and internally, including at economic and social level;

| 20. | Welcomes the fact that, in the context of external security, the Commission has included energy policy as one of the main priorities for 2007; recognises the fundamental importance of sustainability, competitiveness, and securing energy supply as well as energy efficiency of the European economy and stresses the importance of diversifying gas and oil supply and of exploring all possible means of enhancing the European Union's self-sufficiency in energy; stresses the high levels of energy import dependence in the EU; calls for a coherent European energy strategy that includes dialogue with major supply partner countries; calls on Member States to implement fully existing Community legislation on the liberalisation of energy markets, the improvement of energy efficiency, the promotion of renewable energy sources and research on the production and use of bio-fuels and alternative sources of energy; |
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Welcomes the fact that, in the context of external security, the Commission has included energy policy as one of the main priorities for 2007; recognises the fundamental importance of sustainability, competitiveness, and securing energy supply as well as energy efficiency of the European economy and stresses the importance of diversifying gas and oil supply and of exploring all possible means of enhancing the European Union's self-sufficiency in energy; stresses the high levels of energy import dependence in the EU; calls for a coherent European energy strategy that includes dialogue with major supply partner countries; calls on Member States to implement fully existing Community legislation on the liberalisation of energy markets, the improvement of energy efficiency, the promotion of renewable energy sources and research on the production and use of bio-fuels and alternative sources of energy;

| 21. | Emphasises the importance of environmental issues relating to energy; stresses the importance of meeting the Kyoto target of an 8 % reduction in greenhouse gases by 2008-2012 in this context; |
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Emphasises the importance of environmental issues relating to energy; stresses the importance of meeting the Kyoto target of an 8 % reduction in greenhouse gases by 2008-2012 in this context;

| 22. | Welcomes the start of the new freedom, security and justice programmes for 2007-2013 in the area of justice and home affairs; emphasises that, in the face of modern, globalised crime, concerted EU action is a necessary component of policies to ensure a safe society founded on the rule of law; |
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Welcomes the start of the new freedom, security and justice programmes for 2007-2013 in the area of justice and home affairs; emphasises that, in the face of modern, globalised crime, concerted EU action is a necessary component of policies to ensure a safe society founded on the rule of law;

| 23. | Stresses that the objective of the integration of migrants and border management is of importance in the years to come; intends to provide sufficient means in 2007 to ensure that the extension of the Schengen area is flanked by the principle of Community solidarity in the management of the Union's external borders; |
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Stresses that the objective of the integration of migrants and border management is of importance in the years to come; intends to provide sufficient means in 2007 to ensure that the extension of the Schengen area is flanked by the principle of Community solidarity in the management of the Union's external borders;

| 24. | Recalls that bringing the EU closer to citizens is the main aim of the communication policy; considers that forms of information and dialogue for those who at the moment feel excluded from the European debate should be introduced, and that the dialogue and understanding between European citizens should be promoted through successful EU programmes, such as Erasmus and Leonardo (Life-Long Learning), and through language training; |
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Recalls that bringing the EU closer to citizens is the main aim of the communication policy; considers that forms of information and dialogue for those who at the moment feel excluded from the European debate should be introduced, and that the dialogue and understanding between European citizens should be promoted through successful EU programmes, such as Erasmus and Leonardo (Life-Long Learning), and through language training;

| 25. | Recalls that strengthening economic and social cohesion is one of the fundamental objectives of the EU as laid down by the Treaty establishing the European Community; points out that 2007 will be the first year the new Member States will receive full support from the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund; considers, therefore, that enhancing cohesion should remain a priority for 2007 and that sufficient financial resources should be allocated to Cohesion Policy during the 2007 budgetary procedure; |
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Recalls that strengthening economic and social cohesion is one of the fundamental objectives of the EU as laid down by the Treaty establishing the European Community; points out that 2007 will be the first year the new Member States will receive full support from the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund; considers, therefore, that enhancing cohesion should remain a priority for 2007 and that sufficient financial resources should be allocated to Cohesion Policy during the 2007 budgetary procedure;

C.   Internal Policies — Prosperity and solidarity

| 26. | Considers that the objectives of the Lisbon Agenda will contribute to promoting sustainable growth and the creation of jobs in the EU; calls therefore on the Member States to implement properly the existing and proposed Community legislation aimed at completing the Single Market and fulfilling the Community Lisbon Programme; highlights the need for adequate public financing to create the leverage effect expected of actions co-financed by the European Investment Bank; looks forward to the Commission and Council bringing forward proposals on this matter; |
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Considers that the objectives of the Lisbon Agenda will contribute to promoting sustainable growth and the creation of jobs in the EU; calls therefore on the Member States to implement properly the existing and proposed Community legislation aimed at completing the Single Market and fulfilling the Community Lisbon Programme; highlights the need for adequate public financing to create the leverage effect expected of actions co-financed by the European Investment Bank; looks forward to the Commission and Council bringing forward proposals on this matter;

| 27. | Underlines the importance of SMEs which contribute considerably to innovation, growth and prosperity in the EU; underlines the importance of continued simplification of the regulatory regime in particular for SMEs; |
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Underlines the importance of SMEs which contribute considerably to innovation, growth and prosperity in the EU; underlines the importance of continued simplification of the regulatory regime in particular for SMEs;

| 28. | Urges the Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to those areas that form the basis of a healthy modern economy, such as knowledge, skills, research and development, innovation, information society technologies, transport and energy; recalls the importance of strengthening the capacities of the knowledge-triangle (education, research and innovation) and reinforcing the links among them; calls for all policies in Member States and at EU level to be geared to supporting research and innovation wherever possible; strongly supports the measures for the development and completion of the European information society as it promotes inclusion, better public services and quality of life; |
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28.

Urges the Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to those areas that form the basis of a healthy modern economy, such as knowledge, skills, research and development, innovation, information society technologies, transport and energy; recalls the importance of strengthening the capacities of the knowledge-triangle (education, research and innovation) and reinforcing the links among them; calls for all policies in Member States and at EU level to be geared to supporting research and innovation wherever possible; strongly supports the measures for the development and completion of the European information society as it promotes inclusion, better public services and quality of life;

| 29. | Considers that, in the context of the new generation of programmes, financial instruments need to be rethought in a more fine-tuned way and endowed with adequate financial resources, which is vital for supporting an industrial policy geared towards EU-wide prosperity and competitiveness, including SMEs, which would successfully capitalise on research output through industrial applications (i.e. technology transfer from universities and research centres into industrial application); |
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Considers that, in the context of the new generation of programmes, financial instruments need to be rethought in a more fine-tuned way and endowed with adequate financial resources, which is vital for supporting an industrial policy geared towards EU-wide prosperity and competitiveness, including SMEs, which would successfully capitalise on research output through industrial applications (i.e. technology transfer from universities and research centres into industrial application);

| 30. | Stresses that, in the face of increasing global competition, the capability of employers and employees alike as well as of companies as a whole to adjust sufficiently to current changes will be decisive; believes that in this context the development of policies of and for the future is of vital importance and that the European Globalisation adjustment Fund, as currently under discussion, might be a first step in the right direction; believes that the setting up of a new European Institute of Technology may undermine or overlap on existing structures and may therefore not be the most effective use of funds in this context; believes that the employment potential of innovative enterprises could help the EU to overcome certain difficulties posed by global competition; calls for elimination of the barriers to the mobility of researchers and for the creation of an open and competitive labour market for researchers; |
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30.

Stresses that, in the face of increasing global competition, the capability of employers and employees alike as well as of companies as a whole to adjust sufficiently to current changes will be decisive; believes that in this context the development of policies of and for the future is of vital importance and that the European Globalisation adjustment Fund, as currently under discussion, might be a first step in the right direction; believes that the setting up of a new European Institute of Technology may undermine or overlap on existing structures and may therefore not be the most effective use of funds in this context; believes that the employment potential of innovative enterprises could help the EU to overcome certain difficulties posed by global competition; calls for elimination of the barriers to the mobility of researchers and for the creation of an open and competitive labour market for researchers;

| 31. | Recalls that communication is a key factor in helping European citizens understand the EU better; points out that scarce resources should be used to develop an efficient and coherent communication policy across the EU institutions; is convinced that the potential for synergies between the communication activities of the Commission and Parliament has still not been fully developed; |
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31.

Recalls that communication is a key factor in helping European citizens understand the EU better; points out that scarce resources should be used to develop an efficient and coherent communication policy across the EU institutions; is convinced that the potential for synergies between the communication activities of the Commission and Parliament has still not been fully developed;

D.   Cohesion

| 32. | Emphasises the importance of budgeting for real requirements in the field of payments under the Structural Funds; stresses the need for provision to be made for a level of payments sufficient to avoid jeopardising the realisation of programmes; considers that payments should correspond to the most reliable estimates, in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and good budgetary practice; |
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32.

Emphasises the importance of budgeting for real requirements in the field of payments under the Structural Funds; stresses the need for provision to be made for a level of payments sufficient to avoid jeopardising the realisation of programmes; considers that payments should correspond to the most reliable estimates, in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and good budgetary practice;

Qualitative value for money

| 33. | Underlines that the December 2005 agreement of the European Council has clearly shown that the battle for resources has begun; highlights that Council figures would mean a decrease of resources available between 2007 — 2013 by over 15 % as compared to what the Commission thought necessary in its original proposal; therefore believes it to be absolutely necessary in this situation to start looking at the quality of European Union expenditure; |
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33.

Underlines that the December 2005 agreement of the European Council has clearly shown that the battle for resources has begun; highlights that Council figures would mean a decrease of resources available between 2007 — 2013 by over 15 % as compared to what the Commission thought necessary in its original proposal; therefore believes it to be absolutely necessary in this situation to start looking at the quality of European Union expenditure;

| 34. | Shares the Council's assessment of the importance of good collaboration between the two arms of the budgetary authority and the Commission; agrees with the Council in particular that all appropriations need to be reviewed in detail for each policy sector and in this context reaffirms the importance of reallocation in order to allow the budgetary authority to make the necessary financial adaptations to meet present and future needs; supports the necessity of having high-quality activity statements and financial information on spending proposals in good time; |
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34.

Shares the Council's assessment of the importance of good collaboration between the two arms of the budgetary authority and the Commission; agrees with the Council in particular that all appropriations need to be reviewed in detail for each policy sector and in this context reaffirms the importance of reallocation in order to allow the budgetary authority to make the necessary financial adaptations to meet present and future needs; supports the necessity of having high-quality activity statements and financial information on spending proposals in good time;

| 35. | Believes that the beginning of the new MFF offers a significant opportunity for reassessment; considers that if a programme is known not to be successful or is no longer a priority, it should be deleted; believes it important to keep an open mind with regard to introducing new programmes if they are needed for the EU to keep up with the pace of globalisation; stresses that the EU institutions must root out fraud and unnecessary bureaucracy wherever it is found; |
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35.

Believes that the beginning of the new MFF offers a significant opportunity for reassessment; considers that if a programme is known not to be successful or is no longer a priority, it should be deleted; believes it important to keep an open mind with regard to introducing new programmes if they are needed for the EU to keep up with the pace of globalisation; stresses that the EU institutions must root out fraud and unnecessary bureaucracy wherever it is found;

| 36. | Proposes to ask for cost-benefit studies to be carried out on specific areas of the budget by using part of the resources allocated to the parliamentary committees in order to assess the regularity (compliance with the Financial Regulation, financial reporting system) and the performance (efficiency of resources, effectiveness of the projects, administrative cost) of the policies as implemented, and to draw the political conclusions of such evaluations; |
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36.

Proposes to ask for cost-benefit studies to be carried out on specific areas of the budget by using part of the resources allocated to the parliamentary committees in order to assess the regularity (compliance with the Financial Regulation, financial reporting system) and the performance (efficiency of resources, effectiveness of the projects, administrative cost) of the policies as implemented, and to draw the political conclusions of such evaluations;

| 37. | Stresses that the Commission should take immediate action to simplify and improve the effectiveness of administrative management, including in particular the revised proposal for the Financial Regulation, with regard to the implementation of Community programmes for its own services, Member States and final beneficiaries, especially as regards small-scale projects; considers that a thorough analysis of the effectiveness of the administrative management of Community legislation should be made on each of these four levels; |
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37.

Stresses that the Commission should take immediate action to simplify and improve the effectiveness of administrative management, including in particular the revised proposal for the Financial Regulation, with regard to the implementation of Community programmes for its own services, Member States and final beneficiaries, especially as regards small-scale projects; considers that a thorough analysis of the effectiveness of the administrative management of Community legislation should be made on each of these four levels;

Preparing for the 2008/2009 Review

| 38. | Shares the Council's view that the MFF setting mid-term political priorities needs to be adjusted to a fast-developing world in order to allow the EU to maintain its political and economic position both at internal level, so as to meet the Lisbon objectives, and at external level, so as to meet the Millennium Goals and promote democracy and human rights, to achieve a successful Neighbourhood Policy and to take leadership in the globalisation process; furthermore stresses that at internal and external level, the Common Agricultural Policy should be adjusted to the future needs, and draws attention in this context to compulsory co-financing, increased market orientation, a level playing field and the abolition of export subsidies as favourable options; |
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38.

Shares the Council's view that the MFF setting mid-term political priorities needs to be adjusted to a fast-developing world in order to allow the EU to maintain its political and economic position both at internal level, so as to meet the Lisbon objectives, and at external level, so as to meet the Millennium Goals and promote democracy and human rights, to achieve a successful Neighbourhood Policy and to take leadership in the globalisation process; furthermore stresses that at internal and external level, the Common Agricultural Policy should be adjusted to the future needs, and draws attention in this context to compulsory co-financing, increased market orientation, a level playing field and the abolition of export subsidies as favourable options;

| 39. | Considers that the 2007 budget, as the first budget of the next period, represents an opportunity to launch the new programmes within the scope of adjustments to new needs which might appear in the first part of the period; |
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39.

Considers that the 2007 budget, as the first budget of the next period, represents an opportunity to launch the new programmes within the scope of adjustments to new needs which might appear in the first part of the period;

| 40. | Believes that the review of all aspects of EU spending and resources planned for 2008 will offer a real opportunity to have a close look at the ways in which public money is spent; issues a reminder that Parliament should be involved in all potential changes in this field, in view of its rights and institutional prerogatives; underlines that only a comprehensive reassessment of revenue, notably the introduction of a system of real Own Resources, and expenditure, notably the introduction of co-financing of direct payments in agriculture and a shift in policy towards rural development, will enable the European Union ‘to shake up the system ’in order to meet the challenges of our fast-changing world; looks forward to the report on reform of the system of Own Resources to make it more transparent, progressive and fair; |
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40.

Believes that the review of all aspects of EU spending and resources planned for 2008 will offer a real opportunity to have a close look at the ways in which public money is spent; issues a reminder that Parliament should be involved in all potential changes in this field, in view of its rights and institutional prerogatives; underlines that only a comprehensive reassessment of revenue, notably the introduction of a system of real Own Resources, and expenditure, notably the introduction of co-financing of direct payments in agriculture and a shift in policy towards rural development, will enable the European Union ‘to shake up the system ’in order to meet the challenges of our fast-changing world; looks forward to the report on reform of the system of Own Resources to make it more transparent, progressive and fair;

European governance: Human and financial resources for 2007

| 41. | Underlines that the 2007 budget procedure can offer a real opportunity for fine tuning as well as leverage for setting priorities; considers that the annual budget procedure could be used as a means for Parliament to secure its priorities in ongoing legislative procedures and in particular in the conclusion of the multi-annual programmes in the context of a new MFF; |
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41.

Underlines that the 2007 budget procedure can offer a real opportunity for fine tuning as well as leverage for setting priorities; considers that the annual budget procedure could be used as a means for Parliament to secure its priorities in ongoing legislative procedures and in particular in the conclusion of the multi-annual programmes in the context of a new MFF;

| 42. | Stresses that following the outcome of the negotiations on the next MFF, the Committee on Budgets should ensure that the new provisions and qualitative reforms contained in the IIA are implemented in the 2007 budget; |
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42.

Stresses that following the outcome of the negotiations on the next MFF, the Committee on Budgets should ensure that the new provisions and qualitative reforms contained in the IIA are implemented in the 2007 budget;

| 43. | Reiterates that the proliferation of agencies, as seen over the past ten years, will undoubtedly have negative consequences for the funding of the operational programmes; considers a value-for-money approach towards the decentralised agencies as opposed to centralised activities an absolute necessity; |
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43.

Reiterates that the proliferation of agencies, as seen over the past ten years, will undoubtedly have negative consequences for the funding of the operational programmes; considers a value-for-money approach towards the decentralised agencies as opposed to centralised activities an absolute necessity;

| 44. | Notes that the Commission plans to request 890 additional staff, of which 250 new posts are related to the next enlargement to Bulgaria and Romania, to deal with the extension of its tasks following enlargement; insists on the fact that this request should be well justified in the PDB, in particular for the posts allocated to new programmes; |
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44.

Notes that the Commission plans to request 890 additional staff, of which 250 new posts are related to the next enlargement to Bulgaria and Romania, to deal with the extension of its tasks following enlargement; insists on the fact that this request should be well justified in the PDB, in particular for the posts allocated to new programmes;

| 45. | Notes the Council request for administrative savings; is ready to cooperate with the Council on means to ensure the value for money of Community programmes, as highlighted in its Guidelines for the budget 2007; |
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45.

Notes the Council request for administrative savings; is ready to cooperate with the Council on means to ensure the value for money of Community programmes, as highlighted in its Guidelines for the budget 2007;

| 46. | Welcomes the efforts made by the Commission in terms of redeployment between and within departments in order to optimise resources; invites the Commission to assess carefully if further possibilities for redeployment can be found before presenting the PDB in order to reduce the number of new recruitments; calls on the Commission to ensure that EPSO will be in a position to enable the recruitment of staff foreseen for enlargement for the year 2007; |
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46.

Welcomes the efforts made by the Commission in terms of redeployment between and within departments in order to optimise resources; invites the Commission to assess carefully if further possibilities for redeployment can be found before presenting the PDB in order to reduce the number of new recruitments; calls on the Commission to ensure that EPSO will be in a position to enable the recruitment of staff foreseen for enlargement for the year 2007;

| 47. | Notes that full consultation will take place between the institutions on shaping the legislative programme for 2007; insists that agreement on this programme should be reached in December 2006 by the EU institutions to coincide with the completion of the 2007 budget procedure; |
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47.

Notes that full consultation will take place between the institutions on shaping the legislative programme for 2007; insists that agreement on this programme should be reached in December 2006 by the EU institutions to coincide with the completion of the 2007 budget procedure;

| 48. | Notes the opinions produced by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and the Committee on International Trade; welcomes the contributions that these opinions make as regards the external aspects of the 2007 budget procedure; notes that the main themes of these opinions will be incorporated during the course of the budget procedure; |
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48.

Notes the opinions produced by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and the Committee on International Trade; welcomes the contributions that these opinions make as regards the external aspects of the 2007 budget procedure; notes that the main themes of these opinions will be incorporated during the course of the budget procedure;

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| 49. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors. |
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49.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors.

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(1)  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).

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0224.

P6_TA(2006)0222

Natural disasters — agricultural aspects

European Parliament resolution on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects (2005/2195(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe (1), of 13 January 2005 on the outcome of the Buenos Aires Conference on climate change (2), of 14 April 2005 on the drought in Portugal (3), of 12 May 2005 on the drought in Spain (4), and of 8 September 2005 on natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe that summer (5), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe (1), of 13 January 2005 on the outcome of the Buenos Aires Conference on climate change (2), of 14 April 2005 on the drought in Portugal (3), of 12 May 2005 on the drought in Spain (4), and of 8 September 2005 on natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe that summer (5),

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 16 February 2006 on the implementation of a European Union forestry strategy (6) and on risk and crisis management in the agricultural sector (7), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 16 February 2006 on the implementation of a European Union forestry strategy (6) and on risk and crisis management in the agricultural sector (7),

| — | having regard to the Kyoto protocol to the United Nations framework convention on climate change of 11 December 1997, and the ratification thereof by the European Community on 25 April 2002, |
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having regard to the Kyoto protocol to the United Nations framework convention on climate change of 11 December 1997, and the ratification thereof by the European Community on 25 April 2002,

| — | having regard to the scientific report by the Institute for Environment and Sustainability of the Commission's Joint Research Centre on climate change and the European water dimension (8), |
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having regard to the scientific report by the Institute for Environment and Sustainability of the Commission's Joint Research Centre on climate change and the European water dimension (8),

| — | having regard to the research project into flood risk management under the Commission's sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development, and demonstration activities (2002-2006), |
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having regard to the research project into flood risk management under the Commission's sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development, and demonstration activities (2002-2006),

| — | having regard to the Institute for European Environmental Policy's report on climate change and natural disasters (9), |
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having regard to the Institute for European Environmental Policy's report on climate change and natural disasters (9),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid (10), supplemented by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products (11), and the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture sector (12), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid (10), supplemented by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products (11), and the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture sector (12),

| — | having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (13), |
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having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (13),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of 17 November 2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (14), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of 17 November 2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (14),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (15), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (15),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision establishing a European civil protection mechanism (COM(2006)0029), recasting Council Decision 2001/792/EC of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions decision establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate cooperation in civil protection (16), |
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having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision establishing a European civil protection mechanism (COM(2006)0029), recasting Council Decision 2001/792/EC of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions decision establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate cooperation in civil protection (16),

| — | having regard to the Commission communications on a European forest strategy (COM(1998)0649), on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) spatial programme (COM(2004)0065), on risk and crisis management in agriculture (COM(2005)0074), on the reform of the Solidarity Fund (COM(2005)0108), on the rapid response and preparedness instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113), on the strategic guidelines on rural development (COM(2005)0304), and on flood assessment and management (COM(2006)0015), and the draft Commission regulation on exemptions relating to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises in the farming sector, of 8 February 2006, the Commission communication on the biomass action plan (COM(2005)0628), and the planned EU action plan for sustainable forest management, which the Commission is due to present in June 2006, |
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having regard to the Commission communications on a European forest strategy (COM(1998)0649), on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) spatial programme (COM(2004)0065), on risk and crisis management in agriculture (COM(2005)0074), on the reform of the Solidarity Fund (COM(2005)0108), on the rapid response and preparedness instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113), on the strategic guidelines on rural development (COM(2005)0304), and on flood assessment and management (COM(2006)0015), and the draft Commission regulation on exemptions relating to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises in the farming sector, of 8 February 2006, the Commission communication on the biomass action plan (COM(2005)0628), and the planned EU action plan for sustainable forest management, which the Commission is due to present in June 2006,

| — | 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 Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0152/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0152/2006),

| A. | whereas agricultural and forestry production is an economic activity closely bound up with nature and, for that reason, is vulnerable to climatic phenomena such as drought, frost, hail, forest fires and floods; to health risks such as plagues and epidemics; and to pollution such as acid rain and unintentional genetic contamination, |
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A.

whereas agricultural and forestry production is an economic activity closely bound up with nature and, for that reason, is vulnerable to climatic phenomena such as drought, frost, hail, forest fires and floods; to health risks such as plagues and epidemics; and to pollution such as acid rain and unintentional genetic contamination,

| B. | whereas drought, one of the factors most influencing forest fires, is a recurrent environmental emergency which is one of the most serious problems faced by Europe's Mediterranean countries and the Iberian Peninsula, |
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B.

whereas drought, one of the factors most influencing forest fires, is a recurrent environmental emergency which is one of the most serious problems faced by Europe's Mediterranean countries and the Iberian Peninsula,

| C. | whereas the constantly increasing frequency of unexpected natural phenomena can endanger the viability of farms and lead to their being abandoned, particularly in the case of very small holdings and in areas suffering from structural handicaps, with consequential economic, social and environmental risks, |
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C.

whereas the constantly increasing frequency of unexpected natural phenomena can endanger the viability of farms and lead to their being abandoned, particularly in the case of very small holdings and in areas suffering from structural handicaps, with consequential economic, social and environmental risks,

| D. | whereas the structural causes of forest fires are directly linked to rural depopulation that affects countries in southern Europe, and this is likely to become more acute as a consequence of the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS); whereas these structural causes are thus of a socio-economic nature, |
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D.

whereas the structural causes of forest fires are directly linked to rural depopulation that affects countries in southern Europe, and this is likely to become more acute as a consequence of the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS); whereas these structural causes are thus of a socio-economic nature,

| E. | whereas natural disasters negatively impact on sustainable development insofar as they accentuate rural depopulation, intensify erosion and desertification, damage ecosystems, endanger biodiversity, and seriously jeopardise the quality of life of rural communities, |
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E.

whereas natural disasters negatively impact on sustainable development insofar as they accentuate rural depopulation, intensify erosion and desertification, damage ecosystems, endanger biodiversity, and seriously jeopardise the quality of life of rural communities,

| F. | whereas the management of woodlands of the Iberian Peninsula and southern Europe tends to be characterised by protection while that of central and northern Europe tends to be more focused on production, |
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F.

whereas the management of woodlands of the Iberian Peninsula and southern Europe tends to be characterised by protection while that of central and northern Europe tends to be more focused on production,

| G. | whereas repeated statements made by the Community institutions have supported multifunctional farming throughout the Union, |
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G.

whereas repeated statements made by the Community institutions have supported multifunctional farming throughout the Union,

| H. | whereas risks of natural disasters due to climate change are compounded by other threats to the survival of the European countryside, such as the increased competitiveness of third-country imports now faced by European producers, as well as ever higher production costs due to the Union's increasingly stringent quality and food safety requirements, |
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H.

whereas risks of natural disasters due to climate change are compounded by other threats to the survival of the European countryside, such as the increased competitiveness of third-country imports now faced by European producers, as well as ever higher production costs due to the Union's increasingly stringent quality and food safety requirements,

| I. | whereas the most recent reforms of the common agricultural policy (CAP), the ongoing opening of the market, the gradual weakening of the regulation of agricultural product markets, and the globalisation of agriculture, increase the instability of European markets, which urgently require new crisis management instruments, |
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I.

whereas the most recent reforms of the common agricultural policy (CAP), the ongoing opening of the market, the gradual weakening of the regulation of agricultural product markets, and the globalisation of agriculture, increase the instability of European markets, which urgently require new crisis management instruments,

| J. | whereas agriculture, given its multifunctional characteristics, and forestry help to maintain population in rural areas, thereby contributing towards the prevention of and protection against natural disasters, |
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J.

whereas agriculture, given its multifunctional characteristics, and forestry help to maintain population in rural areas, thereby contributing towards the prevention of and protection against natural disasters,

| K. | whereas there is an absence of Community measures responding to the ever-increasing frequency of national disasters and health and market crises and whereas the most striking example of this absence is the fact that drought and frost are not covered by the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), |
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K.

whereas there is an absence of Community measures responding to the ever-increasing frequency of national disasters and health and market crises and whereas the most striking example of this absence is the fact that drought and frost are not covered by the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF),

| L. | whereas forest fires have also been on the increase because of the progressive depopulation of the countryside, the decrease in farming and traditional activities associated with farming, the failure to maintain the forests properly, the existence of large areas of woodland where monoculture prevails or the planting of unsuitable trees, and the absence of an effective protection policy with suitable instruments and funding at Community level, |
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L.

whereas forest fires have also been on the increase because of the progressive depopulation of the countryside, the decrease in farming and traditional activities associated with farming, the failure to maintain the forests properly, the existence of large areas of woodland where monoculture prevails or the planting of unsuitable trees, and the absence of an effective protection policy with suitable instruments and funding at Community level,

| M. | whereas the EU needs to recognise the specific features of natural disasters in the Mediterranean region, such as drought and fires, adapting its existing instruments to prevention, research, risk management, civil protection, and solidarity, as well as the need for a specific Community programme for forest protection, with suitable financial resources and targeted on risk prevention and management for forest fires, |
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M.

whereas the EU needs to recognise the specific features of natural disasters in the Mediterranean region, such as drought and fires, adapting its existing instruments to prevention, research, risk management, civil protection, and solidarity, as well as the need for a specific Community programme for forest protection, with suitable financial resources and targeted on risk prevention and management for forest fires,

| N. | whereas the shortcomings of Community actions already experienced are exacerbated by the diversity of national mechanisms to combat natural disasters and by the disparities between these mechanisms, which infringe the principles of cohesion and solidarity that contribute to the European social model and the supranational integration process, |
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N.

whereas the shortcomings of Community actions already experienced are exacerbated by the diversity of national mechanisms to combat natural disasters and by the disparities between these mechanisms, which infringe the principles of cohesion and solidarity that contribute to the European social model and the supranational integration process,

| O. | whereas the abandoning of agricultural land, the low direct profitability of forested land and the high cost of its maintenance do not encourage good forest management, leading to an accumulation of undergrowth, wood and other combustible material; whereas in areas where the woodland is socio-economically profitable there are considerably fewer fires, |
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O.

whereas the abandoning of agricultural land, the low direct profitability of forested land and the high cost of its maintenance do not encourage good forest management, leading to an accumulation of undergrowth, wood and other combustible material; whereas in areas where the woodland is socio-economically profitable there are considerably fewer fires,

| P. | whereas there are serious obstacles to maintaining the efficiency of fire-fighting systems because of the seasonal nature of the work, which means that staff tend to be temporary, it is difficult to provide adequate training, and the equipment is underused, and the greatest obstacle is finding sufficient airborne resources, |
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P.

whereas there are serious obstacles to maintaining the efficiency of fire-fighting systems because of the seasonal nature of the work, which means that staff tend to be temporary, it is difficult to provide adequate training, and the equipment is underused, and the greatest obstacle is finding sufficient airborne resources,

| Q. | whereas both the prevention and consequences of some disasters are not limited to national territories but call for cooperation among Member States and between Member States and third countries bordering on the EU, |
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Q.

whereas both the prevention and consequences of some disasters are not limited to national territories but call for cooperation among Member States and between Member States and third countries bordering on the EU,

| 1. | Welcomes the communications and proposals recently put forward by the Commission concerning an enhanced response capacity to disasters and crises, flood assessment and management, the reform of the EUSF, an improved civil protection mechanism, new rural development guidelines for 2007-2013, agricultural exemptions to the State aid regime, and risk and crisis management in agriculture; |
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1.

Welcomes the communications and proposals recently put forward by the Commission concerning an enhanced response capacity to disasters and crises, flood assessment and management, the reform of the EUSF, an improved civil protection mechanism, new rural development guidelines for 2007-2013, agricultural exemptions to the State aid regime, and risk and crisis management in agriculture;

| 2. | Believes that an adequate response to natural, health-related or technological disasters should be available through the EUSF, the Veterinary Fund, rural development policy, regional policy, the agricultural aid regime, and measures against forest fires within the Forest Focus programme and the new Life + programme; believes, however, that, in order to create a genuine Community strategy for dealing with disasters, these mechanisms must all be rendered more flexible, particularly by including under the remit of the EUSF, eligibility criteria that are better adapted to the circumstances of individual disasters, including drought and frost, that these mechanisms should be given increased financial resources and that particular attention should be paid to the most vulnerable producers and geographical areas; |
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2.

Believes that an adequate response to natural, health-related or technological disasters should be available through the EUSF, the Veterinary Fund, rural development policy, regional policy, the agricultural aid regime, and measures against forest fires within the Forest Focus programme and the new Life + programme; believes, however, that, in order to create a genuine Community strategy for dealing with disasters, these mechanisms must all be rendered more flexible, particularly by including under the remit of the EUSF, eligibility criteria that are better adapted to the circumstances of individual disasters, including drought and frost, that these mechanisms should be given increased financial resources and that particular attention should be paid to the most vulnerable producers and geographical areas;

| 3. | Believes that the Solidarity Fund should continue to cover intervention in the case of disasters which are, though significant, under the damage threshold laid down but embody severe and lasting repercussions on the living conditions of the inhabitants of a given region, with the possibility of extraordinary assistance existing in such cases; |
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3.

Believes that the Solidarity Fund should continue to cover intervention in the case of disasters which are, though significant, under the damage threshold laid down but embody severe and lasting repercussions on the living conditions of the inhabitants of a given region, with the possibility of extraordinary assistance existing in such cases;

| 4. | Urges the Commission to submit a legislative proposal introducing a flexibility clause which would enable the policy existing instruments, notably the EUSF, to deal with natural disasters in the agricultural sector to be properly financed, by using CAP headings which are currently unused every year; |
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Urges the Commission to submit a legislative proposal introducing a flexibility clause which would enable the policy existing instruments, notably the EUSF, to deal with natural disasters in the agricultural sector to be properly financed, by using CAP headings which are currently unused every year;

| 5. | Points out that international cooperation is a pre-condition for preventing and addressing certain some types of natural disaster; underlines, particularly in the case of rivers which flow through various countries, that there is a need to draw up, finance and monitor cross-border programmes; |
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5.

Points out that international cooperation is a pre-condition for preventing and addressing certain some types of natural disaster; underlines, particularly in the case of rivers which flow through various countries, that there is a need to draw up, finance and monitor cross-border programmes;

| 6. | Believes that the CAP derogation measures applied by the Commission in natural disasters (inter alia, the advancement of payments, the release of intervention cereal stocks, and the authorisation of use of set-aside land for grazing livestock), positive though they are, fall far short of what is required to cover the losses caused, and indeed are not always even decided on with the speed required; |
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6.

Believes that the CAP derogation measures applied by the Commission in natural disasters (inter alia, the advancement of payments, the release of intervention cereal stocks, and the authorisation of use of set-aside land for grazing livestock), positive though they are, fall far short of what is required to cover the losses caused, and indeed are not always even decided on with the speed required;

| 7. | Stresses that the existence of a wide network of agricultural SMEs and an agricultural policy promoting more sustainable production methods, notably as regards the use of water and soil, is a vital precondition for fighting the effects of drought and forest fires; |
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7.

Stresses that the existence of a wide network of agricultural SMEs and an agricultural policy promoting more sustainable production methods, notably as regards the use of water and soil, is a vital precondition for fighting the effects of drought and forest fires;

| 8. | Believes that rural development policy could play a useful role in the prevention of natural disasters; underlines that the drastic reduction in resources for rural development hinders the drafting of action plans to prevent and repair damage caused by natural disasters; recommends, however, that national and regional rural development plans give priority to measures aimed at the causes of the disasters (inter alia, the fight against erosion, the repopulation of woodland with appropriate species, the preservation of firebreaks, hydraulic projects, the maintenance of woodland, and water-saving agro-environmental action); |
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Believes that rural development policy could play a useful role in the prevention of natural disasters; underlines that the drastic reduction in resources for rural development hinders the drafting of action plans to prevent and repair damage caused by natural disasters; recommends, however, that national and regional rural development plans give priority to measures aimed at the causes of the disasters (inter alia, the fight against erosion, the repopulation of woodland with appropriate species, the preservation of firebreaks, hydraulic projects, the maintenance of woodland, and water-saving agro-environmental action);

| 9. | Urges the Commission to provide financial and legislative support for measures aimed at reducing the combustibility of forests, such as encouraging the profitability of forests and their sustainable management, using residual forest biomass as renewable energy, encouraging owners' associations with a view to forming viable administrative units, and developing the potential of forests for the preservation and generation of jobs in the countryside; |
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Urges the Commission to provide financial and legislative support for measures aimed at reducing the combustibility of forests, such as encouraging the profitability of forests and their sustainable management, using residual forest biomass as renewable energy, encouraging owners' associations with a view to forming viable administrative units, and developing the potential of forests for the preservation and generation of jobs in the countryside;

| 10. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to implement a programme for the exchange of experiences on the application of new technologies for the management and monitoring of the risks and effects of forest fires, and to draw up procedures for European-level validation of the qualifications of technical staff; |
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10.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission to implement a programme for the exchange of experiences on the application of new technologies for the management and monitoring of the risks and effects of forest fires, and to draw up procedures for European-level validation of the qualifications of technical staff;

| 11. | Calls for the continuation in the next financial programming period of the aid granted in the past to farmers for creating and maintaining firebreaks, which provide the best guarantees as regards protecting the countryside; |
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11.

Calls for the continuation in the next financial programming period of the aid granted in the past to farmers for creating and maintaining firebreaks, which provide the best guarantees as regards protecting the countryside;

| 12. | Believes that it is essential, furthermore, that within the framework of the rural development plans, priority should be given to actions tending to combat the structural rural problems (inter alia, depopulation, the abandoning of farmland, the protection of the countryside from intensive building, deforestation, and the excessive fragmentation of woodland ownership) which, if they are not held in check, will increase future levels of potential risk; |
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Believes that it is essential, furthermore, that within the framework of the rural development plans, priority should be given to actions tending to combat the structural rural problems (inter alia, depopulation, the abandoning of farmland, the protection of the countryside from intensive building, deforestation, and the excessive fragmentation of woodland ownership) which, if they are not held in check, will increase future levels of potential risk;

| 13. | Believes that it is essential, in the context of the Financial Framework for 2007-2013, to establish a Community programme for protection against forest fires, with a view to promoting awareness campaigns, risk-prevention, and risk-management measures regarding forest fires, suitably funded and complementing agricultural and structural policy; calls for this programme to lead specifically to the clear identification of financing allocated to appropriate measures aimed at preventing forest fires, either by the establishment of a specific regulation with the corresponding financing or by the creation of a dedicated budget heading for these measures both within the EAFRD Regulation and the draft regulation LIFE +; stresses that such a programme must take account of the specific characteristics of the Mediterranean forests; |
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Believes that it is essential, in the context of the Financial Framework for 2007-2013, to establish a Community programme for protection against forest fires, with a view to promoting awareness campaigns, risk-prevention, and risk-management measures regarding forest fires, suitably funded and complementing agricultural and structural policy; calls for this programme to lead specifically to the clear identification of financing allocated to appropriate measures aimed at preventing forest fires, either by the establishment of a specific regulation with the corresponding financing or by the creation of a dedicated budget heading for these measures both within the EAFRD Regulation and the draft regulation LIFE +; stresses that such a programme must take account of the specific characteristics of the Mediterranean forests;

| 14. | Requests that within the context of the strategic guidelines on rural development 2007-2013, there be an increase of the co-funding percentage for specific measures relating to forests, the fight against erosion, hydraulic infrastructures, and Natura 2000; |
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14.

Requests that within the context of the strategic guidelines on rural development 2007-2013, there be an increase of the co-funding percentage for specific measures relating to forests, the fight against erosion, hydraulic infrastructures, and Natura 2000;

| 15. | Is convinced that serious market crises constitute unforeseen and exceptional events which expose farms to risks that may be as great as those caused by natural disasters, and that specific support from the Union is required; |
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15.

Is convinced that serious market crises constitute unforeseen and exceptional events which expose farms to risks that may be as great as those caused by natural disasters, and that specific support from the Union is required;

| 16. | Reiterates its commitment, set out in the above-mentioned report on risk and crisis management in agriculture, to urge the Commission to:






  — | set up a public insurance scheme, jointly financed by farmers, the Member States and the EU, with a view to creating a better policy framework for risk management and crisis prevention; and |
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16.

Reiterates its commitment, set out in the above-mentioned report on risk and crisis management in agriculture, to urge the Commission to:

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set up a public insurance scheme, jointly financed by farmers, the Member States and the EU, with a view to creating a better policy framework for risk management and crisis prevention; and

| — | set up a consistent and affordable reinsurance scheme for all Member States under the CAP; |
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set up a consistent and affordable reinsurance scheme for all Member States under the CAP;

| 17. | Believes that this potential new risk-management instrument will need to include a specific insurance for forests, to cover at least the costs of reforestation and ecological rehabilitation after fires, and that, the Commission's proposal would make it difficult to obtain the strong public support required in order for this instrument to be effective; |
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17.

Believes that this potential new risk-management instrument will need to include a specific insurance for forests, to cover at least the costs of reforestation and ecological rehabilitation after fires, and that, the Commission's proposal would make it difficult to obtain the strong public support required in order for this instrument to be effective;

| 18. | Calls on the Commission to submit cohesive proposals for crisis management in agriculture, which include rational methods and realistic sources of funding to act as an effective incentive for their use by farmers and as a flexible tool for regulating the market without giving rise to the risk of distorting competition and without disrupting the smooth operation of the internal market; |
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18.

Calls on the Commission to submit cohesive proposals for crisis management in agriculture, which include rational methods and realistic sources of funding to act as an effective incentive for their use by farmers and as a flexible tool for regulating the market without giving rise to the risk of distorting competition and without disrupting the smooth operation of the internal market;

| 19. | Believes that it is necessary to follow up urgently the concerns expressed in the Commission's above-mentioned communication on risk and crisis management in agriculture and for the Commission to carry out the in-depth studies required to set up a system to stabilise prices or incomes, whether the features of the current Single Payment Scheme (SPS) are maintained or not, so as to guarantee European farmers a system of protection similar to that enjoyed by their main trading partners; |
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19.

Believes that it is necessary to follow up urgently the concerns expressed in the Commission's above-mentioned communication on risk and crisis management in agriculture and for the Commission to carry out the in-depth studies required to set up a system to stabilise prices or incomes, whether the features of the current Single Payment Scheme (SPS) are maintained or not, so as to guarantee European farmers a system of protection similar to that enjoyed by their main trading partners;

| 20. | Reiterates that a genuine strategy to deal with the effects of disasters in agriculture cannot be restricted to emergency measures, and that training, information, prevention and awareness-raising activities need to be put in place, funded within the framework of the civil protection mechanism, the Forest Focus programme, rural development policy and the European Regional Fund; insists on the need to step up active prevention measures for forest fires, the optimisation and coordination of fire-fighting methods and systems, the encouragement of the participation of society, as well as better research into the causes of fires and stronger action against crime; |
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20.

Reiterates that a genuine strategy to deal with the effects of disasters in agriculture cannot be restricted to emergency measures, and that training, information, prevention and awareness-raising activities need to be put in place, funded within the framework of the civil protection mechanism, the Forest Focus programme, rural development policy and the European Regional Fund; insists on the need to step up active prevention measures for forest fires, the optimisation and coordination of fire-fighting methods and systems, the encouragement of the participation of society, as well as better research into the causes of fires and stronger action against crime;

| 21. | Stresses the need to draw up a forestry policy which includes measures for the sustainable management and combating of natural disasters; calls for the setting up of a fire-fighting network to facilitate the financing of action plans and the acquisition of resources, with appropriate coordination, at a European level and at an international level; considers that the adoption of rules on sound forest management and mandatory reforestation in the event of natural disasters is essential; |
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21.

Stresses the need to draw up a forestry policy which includes measures for the sustainable management and combating of natural disasters; calls for the setting up of a fire-fighting network to facilitate the financing of action plans and the acquisition of resources, with appropriate coordination, at a European level and at an international level; considers that the adoption of rules on sound forest management and mandatory reforestation in the event of natural disasters is essential;

| 22. | Calls on the Commission to include, in its above-mentioned future action plan for sustainable forest management, concrete measures for the implementation of programmes for the active prevention and the environmental education of the rural population, with a view to explaining new ways of forestry management and improving awareness of the future role of forests in particular localities and the benefits arising from their conservation; |
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22.

Calls on the Commission to include, in its above-mentioned future action plan for sustainable forest management, concrete measures for the implementation of programmes for the active prevention and the environmental education of the rural population, with a view to explaining new ways of forestry management and improving awareness of the future role of forests in particular localities and the benefits arising from their conservation;

| 23. | Calls for awareness campaigns, at a European level, to be targeted at rural populations, the forest owners and the urban population, and particularly at schoolchildren and young people, voluntary organisations and the media, with a view to promoting a change of attitude towards the use of fire; |
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23.

Calls for awareness campaigns, at a European level, to be targeted at rural populations, the forest owners and the urban population, and particularly at schoolchildren and young people, voluntary organisations and the media, with a view to promoting a change of attitude towards the use of fire;

| 24. | Believes that drawing up risk maps and management plans should not be restricted to areas at risk of flooding, as set out in the above-mentioned proposition for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, but must also cover drought and fires, which involves drawing up maps of areas at high risk of drought and fires within the EU, together with corresponding management plans; |
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24.

Believes that drawing up risk maps and management plans should not be restricted to areas at risk of flooding, as set out in the above-mentioned proposition for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, but must also cover drought and fires, which involves drawing up maps of areas at high risk of drought and fires within the EU, together with corresponding management plans;

| 25. | Reiterates its call for the creation of a European drought observatory which would be responsible for studying, monitoring and reducing the effects of drought, and which might include permanent arrangements for the information exchange supporting the prevention of fires throughout the Union; |
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25.

Reiterates its call for the creation of a European drought observatory which would be responsible for studying, monitoring and reducing the effects of drought, and which might include permanent arrangements for the information exchange supporting the prevention of fires throughout the Union;

| 26. | Calls for the inclusion in the future action plan for sustainable forest management of specific risk-prevention measures targeted at monitoring and managing combustible forest material as well as managing woodland; also calls for this plan to further the evaluation of the effect of external factors on woodland, the consideration of their social and economic value, and the search for new support instruments applicable to the sector; |
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26.

Calls for the inclusion in the future action plan for sustainable forest management of specific risk-prevention measures targeted at monitoring and managing combustible forest material as well as managing woodland; also calls for this plan to further the evaluation of the effect of external factors on woodland, the consideration of their social and economic value, and the search for new support instruments applicable to the sector;

| 27. | Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive on fighting and preventing fires, which would optimise of the use of the various existing Community instruments, including the EAFRD, in order to tackle the problem, and to improve coordination among regions and Member States; |
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27.

Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive on fighting and preventing fires, which would optimise of the use of the various existing Community instruments, including the EAFRD, in order to tackle the problem, and to improve coordination among regions and Member States;

| 28. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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28.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 471.

(2)  OJ C 247 E, 6.10.2005, p. 144.

(3)  OJ C 33 E, 9.2.2006, p. 599.

(4)  OJ C 92 E, 20.4.2006, p. 414.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0334.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0068.

(7)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0067.

(8)  http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/fileadmin/Documentation/Reports/Inland_and_Marine_Waters/Climate_Change_and_the_European_Water_Dimension_2005.pdf.

(9)  Institute for European Environmental Policy (2006): Climate change and natural disasters: Scientific evidence of a possible relation between recent natural disasters and climate change, policy brief for the European Parliament's Environment Committee (IP/A/ENVI/FWC/2005-35), 25 January 2006.

(10)  OJ L 142, 14.5.1998, p. 1.

(11)  OJ L 1, 3.1.2004, p. 1.

(12)  OJ C 28, 1.2.2000, p. 2 and OJ C 232, 12.8.2000, p. 19.

(13)  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

(14)  OJ L 324, 11.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 788/2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 17).

(15)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.

(16)  OJ L 297, 15.11.2001, p. 7.

P6_TA(2006)0223

Natural disasters — regional development aspects

European Parliament resolution on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — regional development aspects (2005/2193(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on reinforcing EU disaster and crisis response in third countries (COM(2005)0153), |
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having regard to the Commission communication on reinforcing EU disaster and crisis response in third countries (COM(2005)0153),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2005 entitled ‘Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change’ (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2005 entitled ‘Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change’ (1),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on improving the Community civil protection mechanism (COM(2005)0137), |
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having regard to the Commission communication on improving the Community civil protection mechanism (COM(2005)0137),

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast), (COM(2006)0029), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast), (COM(2006)0029),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on flood risk management — flood prevention, protection and mitigation (COM(2004)0472), |
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having regard to the Commission communication on flood risk management — flood prevention, protection and mitigation (COM(2004)0472),

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of floods (COM(2006)0015), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of floods (COM(2006)0015),

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (COM(2005)0108), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (COM(2005)0108),

| — | having regard to Articles 2 and 6 of the EC Treaty, according to which environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the other Community policies, with a view to promoting economic development that is environmentally sustainable, |
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having regard to Articles 2 and 6 of the EC Treaty, according to which environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the other Community policies, with a view to promoting economic development that is environmentally sustainable,

| — | having regard to the scientific report of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability of the Commission's Joint Research Centre on climate change and the European water dimension (2), |
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having regard to the scientific report of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability of the Commission's Joint Research Centre on climate change and the European water dimension (2),

| — | having regard to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 11 December 1997 and its ratification by the European Community on 25 April 2002, |
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having regard to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 11 December 1997 and its ratification by the European Community on 25 April 2002,

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 November 2003 concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (3), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 November 2003 concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (3),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (4), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (4),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (5), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (5),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994 establishing a Cohesion Fund (6), as amended by Council Regulations (EC) No 1264/1999 (7) and (EC) No 1265/1999 (8), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994 establishing a Cohesion Fund (6), as amended by Council Regulations (EC) No 1264/1999 (7) and (EC) No 1265/1999 (8),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 on the European Social Fund (9), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 on the European Social Fund (9),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on a European Union strategy for the forestry sector (COM(1998)0649), |
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having regard to the Commission communication on a European Union strategy for the forestry sector (COM(1998)0649),

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the financial instrument for the environment (LIFE +), (COM(2004)0621), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the financial instrument for the environment (LIFE +), (COM(2004)0621),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 8 September 2005 on the natural disasters (fires and floods) of the summer of 2005 in Europe (10), |
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having regard to its resolution of 8 September 2005 on the natural disasters (fires and floods) of the summer of 2005 in Europe (10),

| — | 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 Regional Development (A6-0147/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0147/2006),

| A. | whereas natural disasters in the European Union have caused the deaths of 65 000 people since 1980 and have cost 124,2 billion Euro, according to UN figures, |
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A.

whereas natural disasters in the European Union have caused the deaths of 65 000 people since 1980 and have cost 124,2 billion Euro, according to UN figures,

| B. | whereas the torrential rain in August 2005 caused the most serious floods in Europe since 2002 and caused the death of 70 people, |
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B.

whereas the torrential rain in August 2005 caused the most serious floods in Europe since 2002 and caused the death of 70 people,

| C. | whereas fires once again destroyed thousands of hectares of forest in 2005 and, what is more serious, cost the lives of more than 30 civilians and firemen, and the extraordinary drought has contributed and continues to contribute to the worsening of this phenomenon, which has become an annual scourge for the regions and countries affected, |
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C.

whereas fires once again destroyed thousands of hectares of forest in 2005 and, what is more serious, cost the lives of more than 30 civilians and firemen, and the extraordinary drought has contributed and continues to contribute to the worsening of this phenomenon, which has become an annual scourge for the regions and countries affected,

| D. | whereas the fires have resulted in major personal tragedies involving in particular the destruction of houses and agricultural property and the loss of hundreds of animals, |
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D.

whereas the fires have resulted in major personal tragedies involving in particular the destruction of houses and agricultural property and the loss of hundreds of animals,

| E. | whereas the drought in 2005 was of exceptional intensity and duration, especially in the south and west of Europe, and severely affected practically the whole of Portugal and wide areas of Spain, France and Italy, |
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E.

whereas the drought in 2005 was of exceptional intensity and duration, especially in the south and west of Europe, and severely affected practically the whole of Portugal and wide areas of Spain, France and Italy,

| F. | whereas natural disasters have catastrophic short and long-term effects on the economy of the regions, especially in less prosperous areas concerned by the convergence objective or ones affected by natural constraints, with damaging repercussions for infrastructure, economic potential, employment, the natural and cultural heritage, the environment and tourism, all of which has an adverse effect on social and economic cohesion, |
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F.

whereas natural disasters have catastrophic short and long-term effects on the economy of the regions, especially in less prosperous areas concerned by the convergence objective or ones affected by natural constraints, with damaging repercussions for infrastructure, economic potential, employment, the natural and cultural heritage, the environment and tourism, all of which has an adverse effect on social and economic cohesion,

| G. | whereas droughts and persistent fires are speeding up the process of desertification of large areas of southern Europe, especially in Mediterranean forested areas and in extensive woodlands comprising a single, non-native species which is highly vulnerable to fire, seriously threatening the quality of life of the populations affected, depriving them of the water required for basic survival needs and resulting in the loss of all crops and hence in speculation in the price of animal feed, |
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G.

whereas droughts and persistent fires are speeding up the process of desertification of large areas of southern Europe, especially in Mediterranean forested areas and in extensive woodlands comprising a single, non-native species which is highly vulnerable to fire, seriously threatening the quality of life of the populations affected, depriving them of the water required for basic survival needs and resulting in the loss of all crops and hence in speculation in the price of animal feed,

| H. | whereas natural disasters occur when an extreme weather situation hits a vulnerable area and, therefore, it is necessary to diminish the sensitivity of these regions, bearing in mind that extreme climatic phenomena are becoming increasingly frequent, |
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H.

whereas natural disasters occur when an extreme weather situation hits a vulnerable area and, therefore, it is necessary to diminish the sensitivity of these regions, bearing in mind that extreme climatic phenomena are becoming increasingly frequent,

| I. | whereas there must be perfect dovetailing between all the synergies created under the European Neighbourhood Policy — in particular with the Euro-Med Partnership countries, which are in a similar situation, |
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whereas there must be perfect dovetailing between all the synergies created under the European Neighbourhood Policy — in particular with the Euro-Med Partnership countries, which are in a similar situation,

| J. | whereas, because of their geographical position, the outermost regions are exposed to specific and severe risks of natural disasters, in particular cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or even tsunamis, |
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J.

whereas, because of their geographical position, the outermost regions are exposed to specific and severe risks of natural disasters, in particular cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or even tsunamis,

| K. | whereas certain factors linked to human activity may aggravate the impact of natural disasters, such as intensive farming, involving the traditional use of fire as a farming tool, deforestation, the massive reduction in the natural flood retention capacity of river basins and intensive urbanisation in areas at risk and also the invasion of mountain areas by city dwellers in pursuit of leisure activities, |
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K.

whereas certain factors linked to human activity may aggravate the impact of natural disasters, such as intensive farming, involving the traditional use of fire as a farming tool, deforestation, the massive reduction in the natural flood retention capacity of river basins and intensive urbanisation in areas at risk and also the invasion of mountain areas by city dwellers in pursuit of leisure activities,

| L. | whereas droughts decisively contribute to the spread of fires, which is the main cause of the deterioration of Europe's forests, |
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L.

whereas droughts decisively contribute to the spread of fires, which is the main cause of the deterioration of Europe's forests,

| M. | whereas the common agricultural policy as successively reformed has promoted the concentration of production which has contributed to the steady desertification of rural areas and the abandonment of farming, thereby increasing the risk of forest fires and aggravating the consequences of drought, |
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M.

whereas the common agricultural policy as successively reformed has promoted the concentration of production which has contributed to the steady desertification of rural areas and the abandonment of farming, thereby increasing the risk of forest fires and aggravating the consequences of drought,

| N. | whereas the phenomenon of forest fires is also aggravated by the progressive abandonment of the countryside and of farming and its traditional activities, inadequate forest maintenance, the existence of large expanses of forest consisting of one single tree species, the planting of unsuitable tree varieties and the absence of a proper prevention policy with adequate instruments and funding at Community level and inadequately severe penalties in the case of fires started deliberately, |
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whereas the phenomenon of forest fires is also aggravated by the progressive abandonment of the countryside and of farming and its traditional activities, inadequate forest maintenance, the existence of large expanses of forest consisting of one single tree species, the planting of unsuitable tree varieties and the absence of a proper prevention policy with adequate instruments and funding at Community level and inadequately severe penalties in the case of fires started deliberately,

| O. | whereas the European Union needs to acknowledge the specific nature of natural disasters occurring in the Mediterranean such as droughts and fires and to adapt its prevention, research, risk-management, civil-defence and solidarity tools, |
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O.

whereas the European Union needs to acknowledge the specific nature of natural disasters occurring in the Mediterranean such as droughts and fires and to adapt its prevention, research, risk-management, civil-defence and solidarity tools,

| P. | whereas Europe should step up measures to adjust to climate change, something which requires effort on the part of local, regional, national and European authorities, but also on the part of the population and of the industrial and transport sectors, |
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P.

whereas Europe should step up measures to adjust to climate change, something which requires effort on the part of local, regional, national and European authorities, but also on the part of the population and of the industrial and transport sectors,

| Q. | whereas the European Union's prevention measures to tackle all types of natural disaster need to be enhanced by establishing, where necessary, joint strategic guidelines to ensure better coordination between the Member States, as well as greater operability of and coordination between the various Community instruments (Structural Funds, the future European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the future financial instrument for the environment (LIFE +) and the future rapid response and preparedness instrument for major emergencies), |
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Q.

whereas the European Union's prevention measures to tackle all types of natural disaster need to be enhanced by establishing, where necessary, joint strategic guidelines to ensure better coordination between the Member States, as well as greater operability of and coordination between the various Community instruments (Structural Funds, the future European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the future financial instrument for the environment (LIFE +) and the future rapid response and preparedness instrument for major emergencies),

| R. | whereas there are still shortcomings in the Community's involvement, which are aggravated by the diversity and the differing levels of development found in the arrangements made by the individual Member States for combating natural disasters, |
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whereas there are still shortcomings in the Community's involvement, which are aggravated by the diversity and the differing levels of development found in the arrangements made by the individual Member States for combating natural disasters,

| S. | whereas the Structural Funds should play a more substantial role in funding measures designed to prevent disasters and to tackle their consequences, and whereas the Community instrument specifically envisaged for this, the EUSF, has proved ineffective in practice, hence the proposed revision currently under way, |
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whereas the Structural Funds should play a more substantial role in funding measures designed to prevent disasters and to tackle their consequences, and whereas the Community instrument specifically envisaged for this, the EUSF, has proved ineffective in practice, hence the proposed revision currently under way,

| T. | whereas preventive measures reduce the material damage that floods cause to housing, infrastructure and production activities, as was demonstrated in the Alpine regions, where the floods of 2005 caused much less damage than those of 2002, despite being on a larger scale, |
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T.

whereas preventive measures reduce the material damage that floods cause to housing, infrastructure and production activities, as was demonstrated in the Alpine regions, where the floods of 2005 caused much less damage than those of 2002, despite being on a larger scale,

| U. | whereas, nevertheless, Community fire-prevention measures are limited almost exclusively to rural development policy and have so far clearly proved to be inadequate, which demonstrates the need for a specific, adequately funded Community forest protection programme designed to prevent and manage the risk of forest fires and tailored to the specific nature of forests in the Member States, |
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U.

whereas, nevertheless, Community fire-prevention measures are limited almost exclusively to rural development policy and have so far clearly proved to be inadequate, which demonstrates the need for a specific, adequately funded Community forest protection programme designed to prevent and manage the risk of forest fires and tailored to the specific nature of forests in the Member States,

| V. | whereas intensive information campaigns on the sustainable use of water may reduce water consumption considerably and thus alleviate serious drought situations, |
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whereas intensive information campaigns on the sustainable use of water may reduce water consumption considerably and thus alleviate serious drought situations,

| W. | noting the lack of coordination between the competent public administrations and that prevention, disaster management and assistance to the territories and direct victims are the three areas of action by the European Union, in which it should play a more active and in particular a more preventive role, |
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W.

noting the lack of coordination between the competent public administrations and that prevention, disaster management and assistance to the territories and direct victims are the three areas of action by the European Union, in which it should play a more active and in particular a more preventive role,

| X. | whereas there is evident dissatisfaction among ordinary people, broad sections of society, NGOs and representatives of civil society, |
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X.

whereas there is evident dissatisfaction among ordinary people, broad sections of society, NGOs and representatives of civil society,

| 1. | Considers that the Commission should submit a proposal to draw up a European strategy to combat natural disasters, including comprehensive risk prevention, and devise a technical protocol setting out joint action at Union level addressing suited to each type of disaster and each forest eco-system; |
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1.

Considers that the Commission should submit a proposal to draw up a European strategy to combat natural disasters, including comprehensive risk prevention, and devise a technical protocol setting out joint action at Union level addressing suited to each type of disaster and each forest eco-system;

| 2. | Acknowledges the specific nature of the natural disasters which occur in various Member States, such as droughts and forest fires in the Mediterranean, and urges the Commission to adapt Community prevention, research, risk-management, civil-defence and solidarity tools with a view to improving the response to such disasters; |
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2.

Acknowledges the specific nature of the natural disasters which occur in various Member States, such as droughts and forest fires in the Mediterranean, and urges the Commission to adapt Community prevention, research, risk-management, civil-defence and solidarity tools with a view to improving the response to such disasters;

| 3. | Considers that in all the Member States an exhaustive list should be drawn up of the locations which are most vulnerable to fires and to prolonged droughts and also of the resources available, with a view to devising a preventive strategy and enabling genuinely effective action and coordination to be carried out at local level; |
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3.

Considers that in all the Member States an exhaustive list should be drawn up of the locations which are most vulnerable to fires and to prolonged droughts and also of the resources available, with a view to devising a preventive strategy and enabling genuinely effective action and coordination to be carried out at local level;

| 4. | Considers, furthermore, that this proposal should also include measures designed to ensure that water is used rationally and efficiently by major water consumers, such as farmers, urban users and industry; defends application of the ‘user pays ’and ‘polluter pays ’principles in order to ensure that water is managed more rationally and that effluent is more extensively monitored and checked; |
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4.

Considers, furthermore, that this proposal should also include measures designed to ensure that water is used rationally and efficiently by major water consumers, such as farmers, urban users and industry; defends application of the ‘user pays ’and ‘polluter pays ’principles in order to ensure that water is managed more rationally and that effluent is more extensively monitored and checked;

| 5. | Considers that this strategy should devote particular attention to isolated regions, regions with low population density or suffering from depopulation, mountainous areas and border regions, outlying and extremely remote regions and the least favoured regions concerned by the convergence objective; |
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5.

Considers that this strategy should devote particular attention to isolated regions, regions with low population density or suffering from depopulation, mountainous areas and border regions, outlying and extremely remote regions and the least favoured regions concerned by the convergence objective;

| 6. | Points out that local and regional authorities throughout the EU are becoming increasingly aware of the issue of natural catastrophes and points to the unsubstitutable role of regional and local actors in prevention, disaster management and alleviation of the impact of natural catastrophes upon individuals; |
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6.

Points out that local and regional authorities throughout the EU are becoming increasingly aware of the issue of natural catastrophes and points to the unsubstitutable role of regional and local actors in prevention, disaster management and alleviation of the impact of natural catastrophes upon individuals;

| 7. | Stresses the need to adjust the action of the Structural Funds in the prevention and management of natural disasters as well as to coordinate them with the other existing Community instruments, in order to tackle these disasters; urges that, in the forthcoming financial programming for 2007-2013, the necessary flexibility should be ensured in the redistribution of resources available among the different funds, in order to improve their operability in the event of disasters; |
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7.

Stresses the need to adjust the action of the Structural Funds in the prevention and management of natural disasters as well as to coordinate them with the other existing Community instruments, in order to tackle these disasters; urges that, in the forthcoming financial programming for 2007-2013, the necessary flexibility should be ensured in the redistribution of resources available among the different funds, in order to improve their operability in the event of disasters;

| 8. | Urges the Commission to make available the resources needed for the purpose of relieving the suffering and satisfying the material needs of all victims of natural disasters and their immediate families, by means of the EUSF and other Community instruments; |
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8.

Urges the Commission to make available the resources needed for the purpose of relieving the suffering and satisfying the material needs of all victims of natural disasters and their immediate families, by means of the EUSF and other Community instruments;

| 9. | Points out that measures to prevent and combat fires and floods are eligible under the Structural Funds for the new programming period, and thus calls on the Council to bear this in mind and to be consistent in its common positions; |
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9.

Points out that measures to prevent and combat fires and floods are eligible under the Structural Funds for the new programming period, and thus calls on the Council to bear this in mind and to be consistent in its common positions;

| 10. | Stresses that restorative measures receiving financial assistance from the European Union should include measures aimed at preventing reoccurrences of disasters; |
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10.

Stresses that restorative measures receiving financial assistance from the European Union should include measures aimed at preventing reoccurrences of disasters;

| 11. | Believes that the Council should consider the most effective measures to prevent and respond effectively to the direct and inevitable needs which may result from a disastrous fire; |
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11.

Believes that the Council should consider the most effective measures to prevent and respond effectively to the direct and inevitable needs which may result from a disastrous fire;

| 12. | Considers that within the 2007-2013 financial framework a Community forest-fire protection programme must be designed to promote adequately funded forest-fire awareness-raising, prevention and risk-management initiatives dovetailing with agricultural- and structural-policy measures; |
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12.

Considers that within the 2007-2013 financial framework a Community forest-fire protection programme must be designed to promote adequately funded forest-fire awareness-raising, prevention and risk-management initiatives dovetailing with agricultural- and structural-policy measures;

| 13. | Points out that the existence of an extensive network of small and medium-sized farms and of an agricultural policy which promotes more sustainable production methods (particularly in the use of water and soil) could help reduce the effects of drought and forest fire; |
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13.

Points out that the existence of an extensive network of small and medium-sized farms and of an agricultural policy which promotes more sustainable production methods (particularly in the use of water and soil) could help reduce the effects of drought and forest fire;

| 14. | Notes that, following the decision of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005 on the financial perspective 2007-2013, the objective ‘Territorial Cooperation ’has been substantially reduced, particularly as regards its transnational and interregional dimension; calls on the Commission to ensure that the financial allocation is adequate in the current negotiations, in order not to hamper the implementation of measures to prevent and combat the impact of natural disasters covered by the Interreg programme; also stresses the importance of cooperation with neighbouring third countries on matters concerning floods and fires; |
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14.

Notes that, following the decision of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005 on the financial perspective 2007-2013, the objective ‘Territorial Cooperation ’has been substantially reduced, particularly as regards its transnational and interregional dimension; calls on the Commission to ensure that the financial allocation is adequate in the current negotiations, in order not to hamper the implementation of measures to prevent and combat the impact of natural disasters covered by the Interreg programme; also stresses the importance of cooperation with neighbouring third countries on matters concerning floods and fires;

| 15. | Considers that the Commission should submit a proposal for a directive for fire prevention and management in the European Union, in order to make the best possible use of the existing Community and national resources for tackling the phenomenon on the lines of the proposal for a directive on the assessment and management of floods; also considers that a similar proposal should be drafted on drought-risk prevention and management and asks it to look into the establishment of a European monitoring centre for drought and desertification integrated into the activities of the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (COM(2005)0119); |
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15.

Considers that the Commission should submit a proposal for a directive for fire prevention and management in the European Union, in order to make the best possible use of the existing Community and national resources for tackling the phenomenon on the lines of the proposal for a directive on the assessment and management of floods; also considers that a similar proposal should be drafted on drought-risk prevention and management and asks it to look into the establishment of a European monitoring centre for drought and desertification integrated into the activities of the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (COM(2005)0119);

| 16. | Suggests that Parliament should begin to monitor deficiencies in means and equipment and all relevant problems in the fight against natural disasters in the Member States; |
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16.

Suggests that Parliament should begin to monitor deficiencies in means and equipment and all relevant problems in the fight against natural disasters in the Member States;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission to draft a communication forthwith on earthquake-risk prevention, management and assessment in the same way as for other natural disasters (floods, fires, drought); |
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17.

Calls on the Commission to draft a communication forthwith on earthquake-risk prevention, management and assessment in the same way as for other natural disasters (floods, fires, drought);

| 18. | Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, regional and local authorities and other interested institutions, to gather and disseminate good practice case studies of measures adopted to prevent and effectively manage natural disasters; |
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18.

Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, regional and local authorities and other interested institutions, to gather and disseminate good practice case studies of measures adopted to prevent and effectively manage natural disasters;

| 19. | Calls on the Council and the Member States to step up research into disaster prevention under the seventh framework programme, which is in the process of being adopted, paying particular attention to the improvement of early-warning systems and systems for the gathering and the real-time transmission of data; |
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19.

Calls on the Council and the Member States to step up research into disaster prevention under the seventh framework programme, which is in the process of being adopted, paying particular attention to the improvement of early-warning systems and systems for the gathering and the real-time transmission of data;

| 20. | Notes the launching of the pilot phase for the creation of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative, which should enable the European Union to improve the forecasting, monitoring and assessment of natural disasters, and urges that the financial allocation for the initiative should be increased and that the action programme should be extended to cover all natural disasters that might occur within the Member States; |
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20.

Notes the launching of the pilot phase for the creation of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative, which should enable the European Union to improve the forecasting, monitoring and assessment of natural disasters, and urges that the financial allocation for the initiative should be increased and that the action programme should be extended to cover all natural disasters that might occur within the Member States;

| 21. | Calls for the launching of the GALILEO system, which should help to improve the European Union's ability to anticipate, monitor and understand extreme meteorological weather situations and natural phenomena; also calls for the use of other kinds of equipment and means so as to detect fire outbreaks and effectively prevent fire bursts; |
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21.

Calls for the launching of the GALILEO system, which should help to improve the European Union's ability to anticipate, monitor and understand extreme meteorological weather situations and natural phenomena; also calls for the use of other kinds of equipment and means so as to detect fire outbreaks and effectively prevent fire bursts;

| 22. | Deplores the fact that the Commission communication reporting on the implementation of the EU Forestry Strategy (COM(2005)0084) does not devote special attention to the issue of fires, ignoring the fact that they are the main cause of the deterioration of forests; therefore calls on the Member States to remedy this deficiency and asks the Commission to include the necessary measures in the Forestry Action Plan which it is to submit in the near future and which must contain provision for a possible European Fire Fund or European Forest Fund which could be used to support action intended to conserve and restore the mountain and forest areas included in the Natura 2000 network; |
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22.

Deplores the fact that the Commission communication reporting on the implementation of the EU Forestry Strategy (COM(2005)0084) does not devote special attention to the issue of fires, ignoring the fact that they are the main cause of the deterioration of forests; therefore calls on the Member States to remedy this deficiency and asks the Commission to include the necessary measures in the Forestry Action Plan which it is to submit in the near future and which must contain provision for a possible European Fire Fund or European Forest Fund which could be used to support action intended to conserve and restore the mountain and forest areas included in the Natura 2000 network;

| 23. | Suggests that the Member States should include and be obliged to carry out measures to combat drought and desertification and to prevent fires and flooding in the context of their rural development plans by encouraging participation by farmers in the replanting of forests with suitable species, in clearing out forests, in combating erosion and in making better use of water since farmers are the main guardians of the countryside; consequently, calls for the aid established for the creation of fire-breaks in Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (11) to be maintained and for better support for measures designed to increase the profitability of forests and to prevent the depopulation of less economically productive mountain areas which may lie within the Mediterranean region (with particular attention to be paid to keeping combined farming/forestry/grazing operations in business and to protecting meadows); |
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23.

Suggests that the Member States should include and be obliged to carry out measures to combat drought and desertification and to prevent fires and flooding in the context of their rural development plans by encouraging participation by farmers in the replanting of forests with suitable species, in clearing out forests, in combating erosion and in making better use of water since farmers are the main guardians of the countryside; consequently, calls for the aid established for the creation of fire-breaks in Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (11) to be maintained and for better support for measures designed to increase the profitability of forests and to prevent the depopulation of less economically productive mountain areas which may lie within the Mediterranean region (with particular attention to be paid to keeping combined farming/forestry/grazing operations in business and to protecting meadows);

| 24. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to devise information and education campaigns on prevention and combating measures agreed on with the Member States in order to reduce the risks and consequences of natural disasters, especially in the areas of highest risk, by making the public aware of the need to care for the environment and conserve natural resources by avoiding, inter alia, agricultural practices or leisure activities that entail risks; also calls on the Commission to promote training drills to minimise the negative effects during the outbreak of a disaster; |
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24.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to devise information and education campaigns on prevention and combating measures agreed on with the Member States in order to reduce the risks and consequences of natural disasters, especially in the areas of highest risk, by making the public aware of the need to care for the environment and conserve natural resources by avoiding, inter alia, agricultural practices or leisure activities that entail risks; also calls on the Commission to promote training drills to minimise the negative effects during the outbreak of a disaster;

| 25. | Urges the Commission to promote (in connection with EU training programmes and programmes for the exchange of sound working practices) a special programme for firefighters and firefighting specialists with a view to enabling such individuals to undertake additional tasks relating to the protection, conservation, improvement and restoration of mountain areas, and thus to secure safe jobs and stable employment; also urges the Commission to consider the possibility of proposing an EU evaluation and approval scheme both for firefighting teams and for the training and skills of firefighters themselves; |
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25.

Urges the Commission to promote (in connection with EU training programmes and programmes for the exchange of sound working practices) a special programme for firefighters and firefighting specialists with a view to enabling such individuals to undertake additional tasks relating to the protection, conservation, improvement and restoration of mountain areas, and thus to secure safe jobs and stable employment; also urges the Commission to consider the possibility of proposing an EU evaluation and approval scheme both for firefighting teams and for the training and skills of firefighters themselves;

| 26. | Calls on the Commission to study and to propose to the Parliament and to the Council ways of implementing coercive measures which will discourage negligence and deliberate action in the starting of fires (legal remedies, police intervention, labelling of such action as an environmental offence and so on); |
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26.

Calls on the Commission to study and to propose to the Parliament and to the Council ways of implementing coercive measures which will discourage negligence and deliberate action in the starting of fires (legal remedies, police intervention, labelling of such action as an environmental offence and so on);

| 27. | Deplores the fact that the fire prevention measures under the ‘Forest Focus ’programme do not form part of the priority issues in the future ‘LIFE + ’instrument; calls on the Commission and the Council to include those measures in the future instrument and to provide adequate funding; |
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27.

Deplores the fact that the fire prevention measures under the ‘Forest Focus ’programme do not form part of the priority issues in the future ‘LIFE + ’instrument; calls on the Commission and the Council to include those measures in the future instrument and to provide adequate funding;

| 28. | Since many areas have witnessed a very high rate of forest degradation over the last few years, calls on the Commission to devise schemes which will enable the forests in such areas to be replanted with native species, thereby ensuring that the objectives of ecosystem recovery and the prevention of further disasters are adopted in the public interest and not just as a private initiative, and that the effect of disasters on climate change is reduced; |
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28.

Since many areas have witnessed a very high rate of forest degradation over the last few years, calls on the Commission to devise schemes which will enable the forests in such areas to be replanted with native species, thereby ensuring that the objectives of ecosystem recovery and the prevention of further disasters are adopted in the public interest and not just as a private initiative, and that the effect of disasters on climate change is reduced;

| 29. | Notes the Commission proposal for a decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (COM(2006)0029), in particular the enhancement of the MIC (Monitoring and Information Centre), with the possibility of Community funding for transport expenditure; calls on the Council to adopt this decision as soon as possible and to consider strengthening the instrument, in particular measures on the ground, as well as making the best use of the scant resources available; |
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29.

Notes the Commission proposal for a decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (COM(2006)0029), in particular the enhancement of the MIC (Monitoring and Information Centre), with the possibility of Community funding for transport expenditure; calls on the Council to adopt this decision as soon as possible and to consider strengthening the instrument, in particular measures on the ground, as well as making the best use of the scant resources available;

| 30. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work jointly on substantially improving the coordination and communication of information on existing resources in the event of disasters, by devising harmonised implementation methods for the purpose with a particular view to ensuring that the essential emergency operations which are necessary if land-based and airborne forest-fire combat equipment is to be made immediately available for a limited period of time can be carried out; |
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30.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work jointly on substantially improving the coordination and communication of information on existing resources in the event of disasters, by devising harmonised implementation methods for the purpose with a particular view to ensuring that the essential emergency operations which are necessary if land-based and airborne forest-fire combat equipment is to be made immediately available for a limited period of time can be carried out;

| 31. | Recalls that, in its resolution of 4 September 2003 on the effects of the summer heatwave (12), it advocated the establishment of a European Civil Protection Force; calls on the Commission to fully take into account in this objective respect for the principle of subsidiarity; believes that such a European mechanism should be alert during the summer season, when Europe and especially the Mediterranean countries are always under the threat of fires, and that each Member State could contribute to this European mechanism by providing equipment, means and personnel; |
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31.

Recalls that, in its resolution of 4 September 2003 on the effects of the summer heatwave (12), it advocated the establishment of a European Civil Protection Force; calls on the Commission to fully take into account in this objective respect for the principle of subsidiarity; believes that such a European mechanism should be alert during the summer season, when Europe and especially the Mediterranean countries are always under the threat of fires, and that each Member State could contribute to this European mechanism by providing equipment, means and personnel;

| 32. | Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to remove administrative and spatial barriers to civil protection and support greater flexibility and operability of rescue teams (fire brigades, medical emergency, police, mountain, marine and mining rescue teams) in neighbouring regions; |
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32.

Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to remove administrative and spatial barriers to civil protection and support greater flexibility and operability of rescue teams (fire brigades, medical emergency, police, mountain, marine and mining rescue teams) in neighbouring regions;

| 33. | Emphasises the importance of the EUSF as the main instrument that should enable the European Union to react rapidly to major disasters, such as floods, fires and drought, as well as to cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or even tsunamis; urges the Commission and the Council to adopt Parliament's proposals for a review of that fund, with particular reference to extending the assistance provided to all victims of natural disasters and their immediate family members; |
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33.

Emphasises the importance of the EUSF as the main instrument that should enable the European Union to react rapidly to major disasters, such as floods, fires and drought, as well as to cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or even tsunamis; urges the Commission and the Council to adopt Parliament's proposals for a review of that fund, with particular reference to extending the assistance provided to all victims of natural disasters and their immediate family members;

| 34. | Urges the Council to adapt the EUSF with particular reference to time limits and eligible actions in order to enable it to deal with the kind of specific natural disasters which occur in the Member States, such as fires, droughts and floods; |
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34.

Urges the Council to adapt the EUSF with particular reference to time limits and eligible actions in order to enable it to deal with the kind of specific natural disasters which occur in the Member States, such as fires, droughts and floods;

| 35. | Considers that the EUSF should continue to enable action to be taken in the case of disasters which, although significant, do not achieve the minimum level required and that assistance may also be provided in special circumstances in cases where most of the population in a specific region has been affected by a disaster which will have a serious, long-term effects on their living conditions; |
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35.

Considers that the EUSF should continue to enable action to be taken in the case of disasters which, although significant, do not achieve the minimum level required and that assistance may also be provided in special circumstances in cases where most of the population in a specific region has been affected by a disaster which will have a serious, long-term effects on their living conditions;

| 36. | Nevertheless, points to the need for the involvement of other existing instruments, such as State aid for regional purposes or European Investment Bank loans, with the aim of preventing if possible natural disasters from happening and remedying the damage caused by natural disasters; |
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36.

Nevertheless, points to the need for the involvement of other existing instruments, such as State aid for regional purposes or European Investment Bank loans, with the aim of preventing if possible natural disasters from happening and remedying the damage caused by natural disasters;

| 37. | Asks that the setting up of an agriculture disaster fund be looked into for the purpose of providing compensation for any loss of income stemming from crop losses on the part of farmers affected by natural disasters; |
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37.

Asks that the setting up of an agriculture disaster fund be looked into for the purpose of providing compensation for any loss of income stemming from crop losses on the part of farmers affected by natural disasters;

| 38. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, to the governments and parliaments of the Member States having regions affected by natural disasters in 2005, to the regional and local authorities of those areas, as well as to the Committee of the Regions. |
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38.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, to the governments and parliaments of the Member States having regions affected by natural disasters in 2005, to the regional and local authorities of those areas, as well as to the Committee of the Regions.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0433.

(2)  http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/fileadmin/Documentation/Reports/Inland_and_Marine_Waters/Pubs/Climate_Change_and_the_European_Water_Dimension_2005.pdf.

(3)  OJ L 324, 11.12.2003, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

(6)  OJ L 130, 25.5.1994, p. 1.

(7)  OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 57.

(8)  OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 62.

(9)  OJ L 213, 13.8.1999, p. 5.

(10)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0334.

(11)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.

(12)  OJ C 76 E, 25.3.2004, p. 382.

P6_TA(2006)0224

Natural Disasters — environmental aspects

European Parliament resolution on Natural Disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — environmental aspects (2005/2192(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe (1), 14 April 2005 on the drought in Portugal (2), 12 May 2005 on the drought in Spain (3) and 8 September 2005 on the natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe that summer (4), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe (1), 14 April 2005 on the drought in Portugal (2), 12 May 2005 on the drought in Spain (3) and 8 September 2005 on the natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe that summer (4),

| — | having regard to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 11 December 1997, and the ratification thereof by the European Community on 25 April 2002, |
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having regard to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 11 December 1997, and the ratification thereof by the European Community on 25 April 2002,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2005 on ‘Winning the Battle against Global Climate Change’ (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2005 on ‘Winning the Battle against Global Climate Change’ (5),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2006 on Climate Change (6), |
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having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2006 on Climate Change (6),

| — | having regard to 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) (7), |
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having regard to 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) (7),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2006 on implementation of a European Union forest strategy (8) and the Commission's communication on a European forest strategy (COM(1998)0649), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2006 on implementation of a European Union forest strategy (8) and the Commission's communication on a European forest strategy (COM(1998)0649),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (9), currently under revision, |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (9), currently under revision,

| — | having regard to the Commission's communications concerning the space programme Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) (COM(2004)0065), and reinforcing EU Disaster and Crisis Response in third countries (COM(2005)0153), and the proposal for a Directive on the assessment and management of floods (COM(2006)0015), |
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having regard to the Commission's communications concerning the space programme Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) (COM(2004)0065), and reinforcing EU Disaster and Crisis Response in third countries (COM(2005)0153), and the proposal for a Directive on the assessment and management of floods (COM(2006)0015),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113) and the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (COM(2006)0029), recast of Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions (10), |
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having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113) and the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (COM(2006)0029), recast of Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions (10),

| — | having regard to the research project into management of flood risks under the European Union Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (2002-2006), |
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having regard to the research project into management of flood risks under the European Union Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (2002-2006),

| — | having regard to the resolution and annex adopted on 26 March 2006 by the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly's working party on civil protection and the prevention of natural and ecological disasters (11), |
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having regard to the resolution and annex adopted on 26 March 2006 by the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly's working party on civil protection and the prevention of natural and ecological disasters (11),

| — | having regard to the scientific report by the Institute for Environment and Sustainability of the Commission's Joint Research Centre on climate change and the European water dimension (12), |
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having regard to the scientific report by the Institute for Environment and Sustainability of the Commission's Joint Research Centre on climate change and the European water dimension (12),

| — | 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 Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0149/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0149/2006),

| A. | whereas climate change is causing and intensifying extreme weather events and natural disasters (flooding, extreme droughts and fires) which have been occurring in ever more rapid succession throughout the world, and have caused grave damage in terms of human losses, environmental deterioration and reduction of economic activity, |
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A.

whereas climate change is causing and intensifying extreme weather events and natural disasters (flooding, extreme droughts and fires) which have been occurring in ever more rapid succession throughout the world, and have caused grave damage in terms of human losses, environmental deterioration and reduction of economic activity,

| B. | whereas at the last UN Conference on Climate Change held in December 2005 in Montreal, Canada, significant progress was made at world level with regard to ways of fighting climate change and strengthening respect for and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, and foresight was displayed with regard to the second period of commitment following 2012, |
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B.

whereas at the last UN Conference on Climate Change held in December 2005 in Montreal, Canada, significant progress was made at world level with regard to ways of fighting climate change and strengthening respect for and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, and foresight was displayed with regard to the second period of commitment following 2012,

| C. | whereas forests and agriculture play a fundamental role in environmental conservation, in terms of the balances generated in both the carbon and the hydrological cycles, whose contribution to slowing down global warming, avoiding erosion, preventing the effects of torrential rain and moderating the greenhouse effect is simply incalculable, |
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C.

whereas forests and agriculture play a fundamental role in environmental conservation, in terms of the balances generated in both the carbon and the hydrological cycles, whose contribution to slowing down global warming, avoiding erosion, preventing the effects of torrential rain and moderating the greenhouse effect is simply incalculable,

| D. | whereas situations of extreme drought and forest fires have increased in frequency and scale in southern Europe and whereas, despite their being exacerbated by climate change, these situations are to a certain extent unforeseeable and inevitable, which means that the relevant scientific research needs to be further developed and greater funding assigned to it, with a view to improving risk assessment mechanisms, systems of prevention and means of combating these phenomena, |
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D.

whereas situations of extreme drought and forest fires have increased in frequency and scale in southern Europe and whereas, despite their being exacerbated by climate change, these situations are to a certain extent unforeseeable and inevitable, which means that the relevant scientific research needs to be further developed and greater funding assigned to it, with a view to improving risk assessment mechanisms, systems of prevention and means of combating these phenomena,

| E. | whereas the Forest Focus programme is intended to promote information exchange on forests in the Community so as to promote their conservation and protection; whereas the programme covers integrated programmes designed to protect forests against fire and to combat desertification, |
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E.

whereas the Forest Focus programme is intended to promote information exchange on forests in the Community so as to promote their conservation and protection; whereas the programme covers integrated programmes designed to protect forests against fire and to combat desertification,

| F. | whereas the Solidarity Fund Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains prior conditions which make it difficult to use the Fund in certain disaster situations; whereas this concerns not only the amount and type of the eligible expenditure, but also the inflexibility of the deadlines and procedures, |
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F.

whereas the Solidarity Fund Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains prior conditions which make it difficult to use the Fund in certain disaster situations; whereas this concerns not only the amount and type of the eligible expenditure, but also the inflexibility of the deadlines and procedures,

| G. | whereas natural disasters exacerbate problems of erosion, salination and desertification, undermine ecosystems and biodiversity, affect sustainable development and jeopardise social cohesion, |
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G.

whereas natural disasters exacerbate problems of erosion, salination and desertification, undermine ecosystems and biodiversity, affect sustainable development and jeopardise social cohesion,

| H. | whereas natural disasters can also lead to significant displacement and loss of wildlife populations and domestic animals, causing distress to both the local communities and their dependent animals; whereas few response mechanisms exist, |
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H.

whereas natural disasters can also lead to significant displacement and loss of wildlife populations and domestic animals, causing distress to both the local communities and their dependent animals; whereas few response mechanisms exist,

| I. | whereas the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction claims that better urban planning in areas at risk and the preservation of ecosystems could reduce the impact of natural disasters, |
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I.

whereas the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction claims that better urban planning in areas at risk and the preservation of ecosystems could reduce the impact of natural disasters,

| J. | whereas the Commission is a signatory to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, a phenomenon whose growth is mentioned in the UN Millennium Declaration, and whereas 2006 was declared International Year of Deserts and Desertification, |
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J.

whereas the Commission is a signatory to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, a phenomenon whose growth is mentioned in the UN Millennium Declaration, and whereas 2006 was declared International Year of Deserts and Desertification,

| K. | whereas the measures currently in force in the European Union have been shown to be insufficient or inadequate in terms of providing an effective response to natural disasters, and whereas the diversity of, and lack of coordination between, mechanisms and solutions which exist at national and regional level do not favour effective action, |
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K.

whereas the measures currently in force in the European Union have been shown to be insufficient or inadequate in terms of providing an effective response to natural disasters, and whereas the diversity of, and lack of coordination between, mechanisms and solutions which exist at national and regional level do not favour effective action,

| L. | whereas preventive measures, and measures to prepare and train crews, are important for putting out fires, as is the coordination of material and human resources for fire-fighting purposes, |
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L.

whereas preventive measures, and measures to prepare and train crews, are important for putting out fires, as is the coordination of material and human resources for fire-fighting purposes,

| M. | whereas the number and scale of floods in Europe, including Central and Eastern Europe, has grown considerably; whereas efforts must be made to improve forecasting and prevention — including the regeneration of polders and coastal wetlands — and arrangements for warning the population of impending floods and ensuring that they are evacuated, |
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M.

whereas the number and scale of floods in Europe, including Central and Eastern Europe, has grown considerably; whereas efforts must be made to improve forecasting and prevention — including the regeneration of polders and coastal wetlands — and arrangements for warning the population of impending floods and ensuring that they are evacuated,

| 1. | Welcomes the growth in public awareness of and support for environmental measures to avert major disaster situations; proposes that measures to ensure more sustainable, rational and efficient use of water be taken within the European Union and especially in the most seriously affected areas and regions, and that major water consumers in agriculture, tourism, towns and industry be targeted by these measures; advocates the application of the ‘user pays ’and ‘polluter pays ’principles so as to guarantee a more rational use of water and better monitoring and inspection of effluents; |
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1.

Welcomes the growth in public awareness of and support for environmental measures to avert major disaster situations; proposes that measures to ensure more sustainable, rational and efficient use of water be taken within the European Union and especially in the most seriously affected areas and regions, and that major water consumers in agriculture, tourism, towns and industry be targeted by these measures; advocates the application of the ‘user pays ’and ‘polluter pays ’principles so as to guarantee a more rational use of water and better monitoring and inspection of effluents;

| 2. | Highlights the need to promote awareness-raising campaigns in respect of prevention, adoption of good practice and the publicising of procedures to be adopted in disaster situations such as fires and floods, to be funded by the European Social Fund or within the context of specific programmes such as Forest Focus; points out that action to train the public should pay special attention to training young people, starting with schoolchildren; |
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2.

Highlights the need to promote awareness-raising campaigns in respect of prevention, adoption of good practice and the publicising of procedures to be adopted in disaster situations such as fires and floods, to be funded by the European Social Fund or within the context of specific programmes such as Forest Focus; points out that action to train the public should pay special attention to training young people, starting with schoolchildren;

| 3. | Urges the Member States to increase their cooperation on civil protection at European Union level, so as to ensure availability of additional resources for rapid action to combat emergency situations; |
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3.

Urges the Member States to increase their cooperation on civil protection at European Union level, so as to ensure availability of additional resources for rapid action to combat emergency situations;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission to include the construction of infrastructure and the acquisition of technical fire-fighting equipment, including airborne equipment, as expenditure qualifying for Community funding; |
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4.

Calls on the Commission to include the construction of infrastructure and the acquisition of technical fire-fighting equipment, including airborne equipment, as expenditure qualifying for Community funding;

| 5. | Welcomes the Commission's action plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) for combating illegal logging, and the new financial instrument for the environment (Life+ programme), which is essential to the protection of Europe's forests and to preventing deterioration of all kinds, including fires; |
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5.

Welcomes the Commission's action plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) for combating illegal logging, and the new financial instrument for the environment (Life+ programme), which is essential to the protection of Europe's forests and to preventing deterioration of all kinds, including fires;

| 6. | Urges the Member States to reflect on the role of forests in the European Union, as part of a systematic set of land management measures including flood safety measures concentrating on more effective water retention and geological safety measures designed to stabilise slopes and carry out reafforestation wherever possible; proposes that a public debate be launched on their environmental, social and economic role, and that this debate be used to increase awareness of the existing disparities between Europe's forests and particularly the specific nature of Mediterranean forests; believes that there is a need to make better use of the Structural and Cohesion Funds for structural measures to prevent drought, the main aggravating factor in natural disasters; also believes that incentives should be provided for forest conservation and management of the countryside so as to establish a variety of uses (forestry, grazing, arable crops, irrigation, etc.); maintains that monoculture should be practised only in clearly circumscribed areas particularly well suited to the species concerned and the related economic activities, and that it is necessary for such systems to be based on good sense and for owners and producers to exercise their responsibilities scrupulously; |
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6.

Urges the Member States to reflect on the role of forests in the European Union, as part of a systematic set of land management measures including flood safety measures concentrating on more effective water retention and geological safety measures designed to stabilise slopes and carry out reafforestation wherever possible; proposes that a public debate be launched on their environmental, social and economic role, and that this debate be used to increase awareness of the existing disparities between Europe's forests and particularly the specific nature of Mediterranean forests; believes that there is a need to make better use of the Structural and Cohesion Funds for structural measures to prevent drought, the main aggravating factor in natural disasters; also believes that incentives should be provided for forest conservation and management of the countryside so as to establish a variety of uses (forestry, grazing, arable crops, irrigation, etc.); maintains that monoculture should be practised only in clearly circumscribed areas particularly well suited to the species concerned and the related economic activities, and that it is necessary for such systems to be based on good sense and for owners and producers to exercise their responsibilities scrupulously;

| 7. | Invites the Commission to set serious, solidarity-based objectives within the joint legislative framework on tackling and preventing natural disasters, and particularly the adoption of the new Regulation on the Solidarity Fund and the Directive on assessing and managing floods and, furthermore, within the forthcoming revision of the Forest Focus programme, increasing funding and making the rules governing application more flexible; |
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7.

Invites the Commission to set serious, solidarity-based objectives within the joint legislative framework on tackling and preventing natural disasters, and particularly the adoption of the new Regulation on the Solidarity Fund and the Directive on assessing and managing floods and, furthermore, within the forthcoming revision of the Forest Focus programme, increasing funding and making the rules governing application more flexible;

| 8. | Calls for support to enable affected areas to be reafforested, without damaging their bioclimate or ecological characteristics, and hopes that rehabilitation of the rural and urban landscape will be treated as a matter of particular importance, having due regard to specific local features; |
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8.

Calls for support to enable affected areas to be reafforested, without damaging their bioclimate or ecological characteristics, and hopes that rehabilitation of the rural and urban landscape will be treated as a matter of particular importance, having due regard to specific local features;

| 9. | Stresses the need to provide sufficient funding for conservation of the Natura 2000 network; |
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9.

Stresses the need to provide sufficient funding for conservation of the Natura 2000 network;

| 10. | Believes that the reconstruction/restoration of the Natura 2000 network areas damaged by flooding, drought or fires should be financed by the Community Funds, given that these are important parts of Europe's green spaces which ensure biological diversity and the conservation of species; urges the Member States to establish national forest funds for forest disaster prevention and forest renewal; |
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10.

Believes that the reconstruction/restoration of the Natura 2000 network areas damaged by flooding, drought or fires should be financed by the Community Funds, given that these are important parts of Europe's green spaces which ensure biological diversity and the conservation of species; urges the Member States to establish national forest funds for forest disaster prevention and forest renewal;

| 11. | Invites the Commission to ensure that future discussions on disaster relief and civil protection instruments also consider domestic animals and wildlife; |
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11.

Invites the Commission to ensure that future discussions on disaster relief and civil protection instruments also consider domestic animals and wildlife;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to submit a strategy on drought on which to base a European drought risk prevention and management policy; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to submit a strategy on drought on which to base a European drought risk prevention and management policy;

| 13. | Calls for severe drought to be included amongst the Solidarity Fund support mechanisms, since drought is an anomalous natural phenomenon, which develops slowly and is of variable duration, with serious, lasting repercussions on the living conditions and socioeconomic stability of the affected regions; recommends that the Fund maintain the possibility of supporting localised crisis situations (regional character) and make both public and private damage eligible; |
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13.

Calls for severe drought to be included amongst the Solidarity Fund support mechanisms, since drought is an anomalous natural phenomenon, which develops slowly and is of variable duration, with serious, lasting repercussions on the living conditions and socioeconomic stability of the affected regions; recommends that the Fund maintain the possibility of supporting localised crisis situations (regional character) and make both public and private damage eligible;

| 14. | Recommends the establishment of a European observatory on drought, desertification, floods and other effects of climate change in order to gather information and ensure a more effective response; |
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14.

Recommends the establishment of a European observatory on drought, desertification, floods and other effects of climate change in order to gather information and ensure a more effective response;

| 15. | Recommends that preventive measures be implemented in the area of drought risk management, including strategies to minimise the resulting impacts, and incorporated into river basin management strategies; |
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15.

Recommends that preventive measures be implemented in the area of drought risk management, including strategies to minimise the resulting impacts, and incorporated into river basin management strategies;

| 16. | Recognises the need to investigate and develop new forms of fire prevention and detection and firefighting assistance using satellites and other cutting-edge technologies; believes that it is essential to adopt new information technologies (e.g. the Geographical Information System) for managing fires and floods; stresses the essential role of new detection technology in preventing natural disasters; |
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16.

Recognises the need to investigate and develop new forms of fire prevention and detection and firefighting assistance using satellites and other cutting-edge technologies; believes that it is essential to adopt new information technologies (e.g. the Geographical Information System) for managing fires and floods; stresses the essential role of new detection technology in preventing natural disasters;

| 17. | Recommends measures to protect forests against fire, specifically the collection and recycling of forest biomass residue, the prohibition of changing the use of burnt land, and sharper penalties for criminal acts against the environment, especially causing forest fires; believes that the collection of biomass residue should be regulated so as to prevent it from accelerating desertification by depleting organic matter and degrading the soil, thus making the latter more vulnerable to the risks of drought and torrential flooding; |
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17.

Recommends measures to protect forests against fire, specifically the collection and recycling of forest biomass residue, the prohibition of changing the use of burnt land, and sharper penalties for criminal acts against the environment, especially causing forest fires; believes that the collection of biomass residue should be regulated so as to prevent it from accelerating desertification by depleting organic matter and degrading the soil, thus making the latter more vulnerable to the risks of drought and torrential flooding;

| 18. | Calls on the Commission to put forward a directive on preventing and managing fires, to include the regular collection of data, preparation of maps and identification of areas at risk, preparation of fire risk management plans, identification by the Member States of the resources allocated and facilities available, coordination of the various administrations, minimum requirements for training crews, establishment of environmental responsibility and penalties; |
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18.

Calls on the Commission to put forward a directive on preventing and managing fires, to include the regular collection of data, preparation of maps and identification of areas at risk, preparation of fire risk management plans, identification by the Member States of the resources allocated and facilities available, coordination of the various administrations, minimum requirements for training crews, establishment of environmental responsibility and penalties;

| 19. | Asks the Commission to recommend to the Member States that they draw up fire and flood risk maps, and that these are taken into account in territorial planning management; |
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19.

Asks the Commission to recommend to the Member States that they draw up fire and flood risk maps, and that these are taken into account in territorial planning management;

| 20. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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20.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 471.

(2)  OJ C 33 E, 9.2.2006, p. 599.

(3)  OJ C 92 E, 20.4.2006, p. 414.

(4)  Texts Adopted on that date, P6_TA(2005)0334.

(5)  Texts Adopted on that date, P6_TA(2005)0433.

(6)  Texts Adopted on that date, P6_TA(2006)0019.

(7)  OJ L 324, 11.12.2003, p. 1.

(8)  Texts Adopted on that date, P6_TA(2006)0068.

(9)  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

(10)  OJ L 297, 15.11.2001, p. 7.

(11)  http://www.europarl.eu.int/intcoop/empa/committee_cult/wg_tsunami_res26mars_en.pdf.

(12)  http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/fileadmin/Documentation/Reports/Inland_and_Marine_Waters/Pubs/Climate_Change_and_the_European_Water_Dimension_2005.pdf.

P6_TA(2006)0225

Treaty establishing the Energy Community

European Parliament resolution on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (COM(2005)0435), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (COM(2005)0435),

| — | having regard to the Council's draft decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (13886/1/2005), |
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having regard to the Council's draft decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (13886/1/2005),

| — | having regard to the legal basis chosen for the conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty, which effectively limits the role of the European Parliament to giving or withholding its assent to the conclusion of the Treaty, without any effective participation in the decision-making procedure, |
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having regard to the legal basis chosen for the conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty, which effectively limits the role of the European Parliament to giving or withholding its assent to the conclusion of the Treaty, without any effective participation in the decision-making procedure,

| — | having regard to its position of 18 May 2006 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (1) giving its assent to the conclusion of the Treaty, |
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having regard to its position of 18 May 2006 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (1) giving its assent to the conclusion of the Treaty,

| — | 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;

| 1. | Notes that the EC, by means of the conclusion of this Energy Community Treaty (ECT), in a sense creates a precedent by extending the acquis communautaire of the internal market in the field of electricity and gas to the nine contracting parties to the ECT; |
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1.

Notes that the EC, by means of the conclusion of this Energy Community Treaty (ECT), in a sense creates a precedent by extending the acquis communautaire of the internal market in the field of electricity and gas to the nine contracting parties to the ECT;

| 2. | Demands an unequivocal commitment by the contracting parties to the ECT to respect and implement the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; |
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2.

Demands an unequivocal commitment by the contracting parties to the ECT to respect and implement the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

| 3. | Notes also that, of the nine contracting parties to the Treaty, three are candidate countries (Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia), one has applied for membership (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), four are potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia) and one is under UN Interim Administration (Kosovo); |
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3.

Notes also that, of the nine contracting parties to the Treaty, three are candidate countries (Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia), one has applied for membership (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), four are potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia) and one is under UN Interim Administration (Kosovo);

| 4. | Points to the fact that in the case of the internal market, additional measures conceived as instruments to support the internal market or considered necessary in order to mitigate any negative effects have been adopted, whereas in the case of the ECT, the Council Decision foresees no such measures and this could lead to serious distortions of competition with EU players by undermining the standards applied in the internal market; notes that, therefore, matters relating to employment, social impact and restructuring, working conditions, equality, health and safety, information and consultation and social dialogue will be treated in a separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), whose legal status is not specified; demands that the MoU should be signed by the Commission, Council and governments concerned and should be developed to become a legally binding instrument; |
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4.

Points to the fact that in the case of the internal market, additional measures conceived as instruments to support the internal market or considered necessary in order to mitigate any negative effects have been adopted, whereas in the case of the ECT, the Council Decision foresees no such measures and this could lead to serious distortions of competition with EU players by undermining the standards applied in the internal market; notes that, therefore, matters relating to employment, social impact and restructuring, working conditions, equality, health and safety, information and consultation and social dialogue will be treated in a separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), whose legal status is not specified; demands that the MoU should be signed by the Commission, Council and governments concerned and should be developed to become a legally binding instrument;

| 5. | Supports the participation of representatives of the social partners from the contracting parties to the ECT in the European sectoral social dialogue committees, where they exist, which the Commission is to enable; |
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5.

Supports the participation of representatives of the social partners from the contracting parties to the ECT in the European sectoral social dialogue committees, where they exist, which the Commission is to enable;

| 6. | Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of the inclusion of provisions and programmes to increase energy efficiency, prioritise the demand side, replace energy infrastructure and support renewable energy, notably to reduce widespread energy poverty, energy/hydrocarbon import dependence and the harmful environmental impact of energy production, transport and use; in particular, seeks clarification of the effective implementation by the ECT countries of the acquis regarding energy efficiency, gaseous, liquid and solid pollutant emissions and climate change as matters of the utmost importance to avoid distortion of competition with EU players; |
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6.

Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of the inclusion of provisions and programmes to increase energy efficiency, prioritise the demand side, replace energy infrastructure and support renewable energy, notably to reduce widespread energy poverty, energy/hydrocarbon import dependence and the harmful environmental impact of energy production, transport and use; in particular, seeks clarification of the effective implementation by the ECT countries of the acquis regarding energy efficiency, gaseous, liquid and solid pollutant emissions and climate change as matters of the utmost importance to avoid distortion of competition with EU players;

| 7. | Calls for caution to be exercised in the privatisation of utilities and the replacement of public monopolies with private ones when not all rules and regulations are in place to ensure public service obligations, reasonable prices and democratic control; |
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7.

Calls for caution to be exercised in the privatisation of utilities and the replacement of public monopolies with private ones when not all rules and regulations are in place to ensure public service obligations, reasonable prices and democratic control;

| 8. | Calls upon the Commission to submit to Parliament for information all the complementary documents considered by the Commission or the Council to be integral to the internal market in connection with the ECT, prior to their adoption by the Council or Commission; |
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8.

Calls upon the Commission to submit to Parliament for information all the complementary documents considered by the Commission or the Council to be integral to the internal market in connection with the ECT, prior to their adoption by the Council or Commission;

| 9. | Is concerned about changes made by the Council in the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the ECT, which transform the obligatory consultation with the European Parliament — as proposed in the Commission proposal — into an information exercise, as stipulated in Article 4(5) of the draft Council decision; |
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9.

Is concerned about changes made by the Council in the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the ECT, which transform the obligatory consultation with the European Parliament — as proposed in the Commission proposal — into an information exercise, as stipulated in Article 4(5) of the draft Council decision;

| 10. | Demands that representatives of its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, together with parliamentary representatives of the countries concerned, be informed of and consulted on decisions of the Commission and Ministerial Council with regard to the ECT and that these representatives should have the power to amend proposals; notes that a procedure to this end needs to be discussed between Parliament, the Commission and the Council; |
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10.

Demands that representatives of its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, together with parliamentary representatives of the countries concerned, be informed of and consulted on decisions of the Commission and Ministerial Council with regard to the ECT and that these representatives should have the power to amend proposals; notes that a procedure to this end needs to be discussed between Parliament, the Commission and the Council;

| 11. | Considers it desirable that the legal provision of mutual assistance to the contracting parties in the event of serious disruptions of energy supply may be extended to other neighbouring countries ‘in the event of special circumstances’; calls upon the Council and the Commission, nonetheless, to clarify the ‘special circumstances ’in a separate implementing measure that should be forwarded to Parliament for its opinion; |
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11.

Considers it desirable that the legal provision of mutual assistance to the contracting parties in the event of serious disruptions of energy supply may be extended to other neighbouring countries ‘in the event of special circumstances’; calls upon the Council and the Commission, nonetheless, to clarify the ‘special circumstances ’in a separate implementing measure that should be forwarded to Parliament for its opinion;

| 12. | Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of the effective contribution of the ECT to support for energy reforms in contracting parties, as Western Balkan countries appear to be at an earlier reform stage; notes, in particular, that they need to establish their energy policies and institutions to develop sound and comprehensive energy reforms on both the demand and the supply side of the energy market, in addition to adhering to the rule of law; |
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12.

Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of the effective contribution of the ECT to support for energy reforms in contracting parties, as Western Balkan countries appear to be at an earlier reform stage; notes, in particular, that they need to establish their energy policies and institutions to develop sound and comprehensive energy reforms on both the demand and the supply side of the energy market, in addition to adhering to the rule of law;

| 13. | Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of the role and functions of the various institutions created by the ECT, including the Energy Community Secretariat and the Regulatory Board; |
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13.

Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of the role and functions of the various institutions created by the ECT, including the Energy Community Secretariat and the Regulatory Board;

| 14. | Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of measures taken by donors, Member States and the ECT countries to ensure market transparency, in particular regarding the development of offshore energy traders in the ECT area with dominant market positions, and their extension to EU energy markets; |
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14.

Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of measures taken by donors, Member States and the ECT countries to ensure market transparency, in particular regarding the development of offshore energy traders in the ECT area with dominant market positions, and their extension to EU energy markets;

| 15. | Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of the criteria to be fulfilled by a neighbouring third country in order to be accepted by the Ministerial Council as an Observer or as a Participant; |
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15.

Seeks clarification by the Council and the Commission of the criteria to be fulfilled by a neighbouring third country in order to be accepted by the Ministerial Council as an Observer or as a Participant;

| 16. | Calls for Parliament to be informed and consulted prior to any future extension of the ECT to other energy sources or sectors; |
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16.

Calls for Parliament to be informed and consulted prior to any future extension of the ECT to other energy sources or sectors;

| 17. | Calls upon the Commission to report in writing to Parliament at least once per year on the achievements of and problems faced by the contracting parties in the implementation of the ECT; considers that this report should include at least the following elements:






  — | the state of affairs with regard to implementing the relevant energy, social (the MoU) and environmental acquis; |
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17.

Calls upon the Commission to report in writing to Parliament at least once per year on the achievements of and problems faced by the contracting parties in the implementation of the ECT; considers that this report should include at least the following elements:

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the state of affairs with regard to implementing the relevant energy, social (the MoU) and environmental acquis;

| — | an overview of the work of the regulatory authorities, their resources and procedures for consulting relevant stakeholders; |
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an overview of the work of the regulatory authorities, their resources and procedures for consulting relevant stakeholders;

| — | the level of market concentration, affordability and investment in new capacity and networks; |
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the level of market concentration, affordability and investment in new capacity and networks;

| — | an overview of the opinions of relevant stakeholders, particularly social partners, consumer and environmental organisations and municipalities; |
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an overview of the opinions of relevant stakeholders, particularly social partners, consumer and environmental organisations and municipalities;

| 18. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission and to the governments and parliaments of the contracting parties to the Energy Community Treaty. |
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18.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission and to the governments and parliaments of the contracting parties to the Energy Community Treaty.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0219.

P6_TA(2006)0226

Nepal

European Parliament resolution on Nepal

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Nepal, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Nepal,

| — | having regard to the public hearing on the situation in Nepal held by the Subcommittee on Human Rights of its Committee on Foreign Affairs held on 20 February 2006, |
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having regard to the public hearing on the situation in Nepal held by the Subcommittee on Human Rights of its Committee on Foreign Affairs held on 20 February 2006,

| — | having regard to the support of the Commission, as expressed on 3 January 2006, for the restoration of peace and democracy in Nepal, |
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having regard to the support of the Commission, as expressed on 3 January 2006, for the restoration of peace and democracy in Nepal,

| — | having regard to the Declaration of 4 May 2006 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning developments in Nepal, |
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having regard to the Declaration of 4 May 2006 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning developments in Nepal,

| — | 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 1 February 2005 King Gyanendra, in an unconstitutional act, dismissed the government, assumed direct power and declared a state of emergency, |
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whereas on 1 February 2005 King Gyanendra, in an unconstitutional act, dismissed the government, assumed direct power and declared a state of emergency,

| B. | whereas violently repressed pro-democracy and peace rallies finally forced the King to abandon de facto military rule on 24 April 2006, to reinstate parliament, and to hand over the administration to a multi-party government formed by the seven-party alliance, |
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B.

whereas violently repressed pro-democracy and peace rallies finally forced the King to abandon de facto military rule on 24 April 2006, to reinstate parliament, and to hand over the administration to a multi-party government formed by the seven-party alliance,

| C. | whereas it is hoped that the return to democracy will mean the end of a civil war which has lasted for 10 years and has cost over 13 000 lives, |
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C.

whereas it is hoped that the return to democracy will mean the end of a civil war which has lasted for 10 years and has cost over 13 000 lives,

| D. | whereas the excessive action of the security forces drew heavy criticism from the international community, including the EU and the UN, since many people were killed during the protests and hundreds were injured and arrested, |
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D.

whereas the excessive action of the security forces drew heavy criticism from the international community, including the EU and the UN, since many people were killed during the protests and hundreds were injured and arrested,

| E. | whereas the new multi-party government of Nepal, chaired by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, has announced that it will hold peace talks, thus responding positively to the ceasefire offer by the CPN-M (Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists), which the King had earlier rejected, |
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E.

whereas the new multi-party government of Nepal, chaired by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, has announced that it will hold peace talks, thus responding positively to the ceasefire offer by the CPN-M (Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists), which the King had earlier rejected,

| F. | whereas the reinstated House of Representatives has placed itself in line with the 12-point agreement reached between the seven-party alliance and the Maoists in November 2005, including holding constituent assembly elections for drafting a new constitution, |
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F.

whereas the reinstated House of Representatives has placed itself in line with the 12-point agreement reached between the seven-party alliance and the Maoists in November 2005, including holding constituent assembly elections for drafting a new constitution,

| G. | whereas the new government annulled the municipal elections conducted by the previous government on 8 February 2006, arrested five former royal government ministers, including the home and foreign ministers and the government's most visible spokesman; whereas the new government has also appointed a judicial commission to investigate charges of excessive use of force by State security forces against the demonstrators and suspended the heads of three security forces on charges of excessive use of force and human rights violations in suppressing the pro-democracy movement in Nepal, |
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G.

whereas the new government annulled the municipal elections conducted by the previous government on 8 February 2006, arrested five former royal government ministers, including the home and foreign ministers and the government's most visible spokesman; whereas the new government has also appointed a judicial commission to investigate charges of excessive use of force by State security forces against the demonstrators and suspended the heads of three security forces on charges of excessive use of force and human rights violations in suppressing the pro-democracy movement in Nepal,

| H. | whereas the government has repealed 6 of 19 of the King's laws on media freedom, land reform and aid groups, |
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H.

whereas the government has repealed 6 of 19 of the King's laws on media freedom, land reform and aid groups,

| I. | whereas the most fundamental rights of children are being violated routinely in Nepal and the EU has condemned Nepal's Maoist rebels for using children as soldiers, |
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I.

whereas the most fundamental rights of children are being violated routinely in Nepal and the EU has condemned Nepal's Maoist rebels for using children as soldiers,

| J. | whereas the government's decision from November 2005 to suspend issuing exit permits to Tibetan refugees for their onward travel to India has left hundreds of Tibetans stranded in Nepal, and has exacerbated severe overcrowding at a shelter for Tibetans in Kathmandu, |
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J.

whereas the government's decision from November 2005 to suspend issuing exit permits to Tibetan refugees for their onward travel to India has left hundreds of Tibetans stranded in Nepal, and has exacerbated severe overcrowding at a shelter for Tibetans in Kathmandu,

| 1. | Strongly welcomes Nepal's return to democratic rule, which was achieved thanks to the engagement of millions of citizens in a people's movement; |
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1.

Strongly welcomes Nepal's return to democratic rule, which was achieved thanks to the engagement of millions of citizens in a people's movement;

| 2. | Conveys its deepest sympathy to the families of all who have lost their lives or have been seriously injured during the protests; |
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2.

Conveys its deepest sympathy to the families of all who have lost their lives or have been seriously injured during the protests;

| 3. | Welcomes recent developments in Nepal encouraging a return to political stability, including:






  — | the restoration of parliament; |
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3.

Welcomes recent developments in Nepal encouraging a return to political stability, including:

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the restoration of parliament;

| — | the establishment of an interim government on 2 May 2006 and the initiative to set up a Constituent Assembly to draft a new Constitution; |
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the establishment of an interim government on 2 May 2006 and the initiative to set up a Constituent Assembly to draft a new Constitution;

| — | the announcement of a unilateral three-month ceasefire; |
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the announcement of a unilateral three-month ceasefire;

| — | the reaffirmed commitment from the seven-party alliance and the Maoists to the 12-point peace agreement of November 2005; |
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the reaffirmed commitment from the seven-party alliance and the Maoists to the 12-point peace agreement of November 2005;

| 4. | Believes that the restoration of the sovereignty of the parliament's democratic authorities is only a first step towards real peace and a lasting democracy, and that substantial progress needs to be made in a number of areas in order to consolidate the situation:






  — | democratic control of the Royal Nepalese Army and local militia to end the human rights abuses; |
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4.

Believes that the restoration of the sovereignty of the parliament's democratic authorities is only a first step towards real peace and a lasting democracy, and that substantial progress needs to be made in a number of areas in order to consolidate the situation:

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democratic control of the Royal Nepalese Army and local militia to end the human rights abuses;

| — | addressing the root causes of the conflict and ensuring that there is greater economic prosperity and a better redistribution of wealth for all throughout the country; |
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addressing the root causes of the conflict and ensuring that there is greater economic prosperity and a better redistribution of wealth for all throughout the country;

| — | respect for minority rights; |
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respect for minority rights;

| — | the necessary devolution of power to the regional and local levels; |
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the necessary devolution of power to the regional and local levels;

| — | a more representative electoral system; |
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a more representative electoral system;

| 5. | Welcomes the three months' ceasefire announced by the Maoists and encourages them to go further, to permanently renounce violence and to return to the political arena; |
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5.

Welcomes the three months' ceasefire announced by the Maoists and encourages them to go further, to permanently renounce violence and to return to the political arena;

| 6. | Calls for parliamentary elections to be held at an early stage, and suggests an EU election observation mission; in the meantime, calls for the sending of an ad hoc European Parliament delegation to assess the situation and to conduct talks with all relevant forces; |
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6.

Calls for parliamentary elections to be held at an early stage, and suggests an EU election observation mission; in the meantime, calls for the sending of an ad hoc European Parliament delegation to assess the situation and to conduct talks with all relevant forces;

| 7. | Is deeply concerned about alleged extrajudicial killings, widespread torture, impunity and other human rights violations committed by both sides; calls on the Nepalese government and other parties to the conflict to do all in their power to ensure full and transparent investigations of human rights violations, including unresolved cases of forced disappearances, and insists that adequate sentencing of those convicted will be essential for the re-establishment of social peace; |
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7.

Is deeply concerned about alleged extrajudicial killings, widespread torture, impunity and other human rights violations committed by both sides; calls on the Nepalese government and other parties to the conflict to do all in their power to ensure full and transparent investigations of human rights violations, including unresolved cases of forced disappearances, and insists that adequate sentencing of those convicted will be essential for the re-establishment of social peace;

| 8. | Stresses that all restrictions on media freedom should be lifted immediately, and that all political prisoners, including journalists and human rights activists, should be released; |
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8.

Stresses that all restrictions on media freedom should be lifted immediately, and that all political prisoners, including journalists and human rights activists, should be released;

| 9. | Welcomes the fact that the government has already repealed a number of controversial royal ordinances curbing press freedom and controlling non-governmental organisations; |
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9.

Welcomes the fact that the government has already repealed a number of controversial royal ordinances curbing press freedom and controlling non-governmental organisations;

| 10. | Reiterates its support for the UN Office of Human Rights in Nepal, established since April 2005, which must continue to carefully monitor the human rights situation; |
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10.

Reiterates its support for the UN Office of Human Rights in Nepal, established since April 2005, which must continue to carefully monitor the human rights situation;

| 11. | Supports Nepal's new government's decision to freeze the previous administration's purchase of military planes and weapons and the recruitment of soldiers, and calls on the Council and the Member States to continue the freeze on all military aid; |
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11.

Supports Nepal's new government's decision to freeze the previous administration's purchase of military planes and weapons and the recruitment of soldiers, and calls on the Council and the Member States to continue the freeze on all military aid;

| 12. | Calls on the international community to establish a Contact Group, to be made up of Nepal's key partners and international organisations (the EU, the US, India and the UN), to provide coordinated international action with regard to Nepal; proposes that the European Parliament appoint a special rapporteur to monitor the situation; |
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12.

Calls on the international community to establish a Contact Group, to be made up of Nepal's key partners and international organisations (the EU, the US, India and the UN), to provide coordinated international action with regard to Nepal; proposes that the European Parliament appoint a special rapporteur to monitor the situation;

| 13. | Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to support the peace process by:






  — | assisting all armed groups to demobilise and disarm; |
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13.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to support the peace process by:

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assisting all armed groups to demobilise and disarm;

| — | using development and humanitarian assistance to consolidate peace and economic development; |
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using development and humanitarian assistance to consolidate peace and economic development;

| — | sending human rights observers; |
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sending human rights observers;

| — | encouraging international financial institutions to give priority to macro-economic stability and transparency, rather than forcing ambitious economic reform proposals on a fragile democracy; |
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encouraging international financial institutions to give priority to macro-economic stability and transparency, rather than forcing ambitious economic reform proposals on a fragile democracy;

| 14. | Urges the Council and the Commission to work closely with the UN and other members of the international community to support the Nepalese Government on the road to democracy; |
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14.

Urges the Council and the Commission to work closely with the UN and other members of the international community to support the Nepalese Government on the road to democracy;

| 15. | Calls on the Council and Commission to offer further technical, logistical and financial assistance to Nepal, including practical planning for a ceasefire monitoring mission in cooperation with other donors, should this be requested by Nepal; |
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15.

Calls on the Council and Commission to offer further technical, logistical and financial assistance to Nepal, including practical planning for a ceasefire monitoring mission in cooperation with other donors, should this be requested by Nepal;

| 16. | Calls on the Council to consider appointing a Special Representative for Nepal; his or her role would be to encourage greater political engagement in Nepal on the part of the EU and to sharpen its political analysis and level of understanding during the delicate transition; |
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16.

Calls on the Council to consider appointing a Special Representative for Nepal; his or her role would be to encourage greater political engagement in Nepal on the part of the EU and to sharpen its political analysis and level of understanding during the delicate transition;

| 17. | Calls again for a follow-up to the 2002 London International Conference, to be organised by the Contact Group of key partners, which should set out the principles and values needed to underpin a peace process in Nepal; welcomes the plan of Nepali civil society activists to start the process by organising their own conference in Kathmandu this coming year; |
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17.

Calls again for a follow-up to the 2002 London International Conference, to be organised by the Contact Group of key partners, which should set out the principles and values needed to underpin a peace process in Nepal; welcomes the plan of Nepali civil society activists to start the process by organising their own conference in Kathmandu this coming year;

| 18. | Calls on the Nepalese government to protect Tibetan refugees in transit to India, and end the suspension of exit permits without delay; |
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18.

Calls on the Nepalese government to protect Tibetan refugees in transit to India, and end the suspension of exit permits without delay;

| 19. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States, the Commission, the interim government of Nepal, King Gyanendra, the governments of India and the other Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the UN Secretary-General, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. |
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19.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States, the Commission, the interim government of Nepal, King Gyanendra, the governments of India and the other Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the UN Secretary-General, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

P6_TA(2006)0227

Sri Lanka

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the armed conflict which has torn Sri Lanka since 1983, taking over 60 000 lives and causing the displacement of more than 800 000 people, |
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having regard to the armed conflict which has torn Sri Lanka since 1983, taking over 60 000 lives and causing the displacement of more than 800 000 people,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions of 18 May 2000 (1), 14 March 2002 (2) and 20 November 2003 (3) on Sri Lanka, and of 13 January 2005 (4) on EU aid after the tsunami disaster, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions of 18 May 2000 (1), 14 March 2002 (2) and 20 November 2003 (3) on Sri Lanka, and of 13 January 2005 (4) on EU aid after the tsunami disaster,

| — | having regard to the Oslo Declaration of December 2002, in which the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to try to find a federal solution within a united Sri Lanka, |
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having regard to the Oslo Declaration of December 2002, in which the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to try to find a federal solution within a united Sri Lanka,

| — | having regard to the Tokyo Declaration on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka of 10 June 2003, which linked donor support to progress in the peace process, insisting on compliance with the ceasefire agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and LTTE, which entered into force on 23 February 2002, participation of the Muslim minority in the talks, promotion and protection of human rights, gender equality and progress towards a final political settlement, |
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having regard to the Tokyo Declaration on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka of 10 June 2003, which linked donor support to progress in the peace process, insisting on compliance with the ceasefire agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and LTTE, which entered into force on 23 February 2002, participation of the Muslim minority in the talks, promotion and protection of human rights, gender equality and progress towards a final political settlement,

| — | having regard to the support given by the EU and the wider international community in response to the devastating tsunami of 26 December 2004, |
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having regard to the support given by the EU and the wider international community in response to the devastating tsunami of 26 December 2004,

| — | 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 conflict in Sri Lanka has killed over 60 000 people, displaced over 800 000 and held back the island's growth and economic development, resulting in a miserable situation for so many people across Sri Lanka, whose lives have been devastated by the tsunami and who now have to suffer from renewed violence, |
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A.

whereas the conflict in Sri Lanka has killed over 60 000 people, displaced over 800 000 and held back the island's growth and economic development, resulting in a miserable situation for so many people across Sri Lanka, whose lives have been devastated by the tsunami and who now have to suffer from renewed violence,

| B. | whereas there have been countless attacks in the Jaffna peninsula, Trincomalee and Batticaloa and the officially registered ceasefire breaches run into thousands, most of them committed by the LTTE, |
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B.

whereas there have been countless attacks in the Jaffna peninsula, Trincomalee and Batticaloa and the officially registered ceasefire breaches run into thousands, most of them committed by the LTTE,

| C. | whereas tensions have been deliberately exacerbated by the attempted assassination of Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka, the Sri Lankan Army Commander, on 25 April 2006, the assassinations of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in August 2005 and Joseph Pararajasingha, MP, in December 2005, and the attack on the Batticaloa district office of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) on 13 January 2006 in a deliberate attempt to undermine the ceasefire agreement, |
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C.

whereas tensions have been deliberately exacerbated by the attempted assassination of Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka, the Sri Lankan Army Commander, on 25 April 2006, the assassinations of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in August 2005 and Joseph Pararajasingha, MP, in December 2005, and the attack on the Batticaloa district office of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) on 13 January 2006 in a deliberate attempt to undermine the ceasefire agreement,

| D. | whereas on 11 May 2006 the LTTE attacked a vessel carrying 710 unarmed members of the security forces on their way back after home leave, with members of the SLMMon board and flying the SLMM flag, which was escorted by navy gun boats, sinking one of them and killing 18 of the crew members, |
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D.

whereas on 11 May 2006 the LTTE attacked a vessel carrying 710 unarmed members of the security forces on their way back after home leave, with members of the SLMMon board and flying the SLMM flag, which was escorted by navy gun boats, sinking one of them and killing 18 of the crew members,

| E. | whereas over 300 people have died in attacks and violence this year in Sri Lanka, |
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E.

whereas over 300 people have died in attacks and violence this year in Sri Lanka,

| F. | whereas international monitors say that the recent violence is the most serious threat to the 2002 ceasefire brokered by Norwegian mediators, previously weakened by a large number of reported ceasefire breaches, including armed ambushes, abductions, intimidation, killings, torture and recruitment of children as soldiers, |
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F.

whereas international monitors say that the recent violence is the most serious threat to the 2002 ceasefire brokered by Norwegian mediators, previously weakened by a large number of reported ceasefire breaches, including armed ambushes, abductions, intimidation, killings, torture and recruitment of children as soldiers,

| G. | whereas after the first round held in Geneva in February 2006, the peace talks have been suspended indefinitely after the LTTE again pulled out of a second round in April 2006, jeopardising the opportunity for political progress, |
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G.

whereas after the first round held in Geneva in February 2006, the peace talks have been suspended indefinitely after the LTTE again pulled out of a second round in April 2006, jeopardising the opportunity for political progress,

| H. | whereas any restoration of the peace process should seek the involvement of a wide range of communities and political organisations in Sri Lanka, including Northern Muslim representatives, |
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H.

whereas any restoration of the peace process should seek the involvement of a wide range of communities and political organisations in Sri Lanka, including Northern Muslim representatives,

| I. | whereas human rights organisations have not been able to effectively investigate human rights abuses, and the SLMM does not have the mandate independently to investigate such abuses, |
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I.

whereas human rights organisations have not been able to effectively investigate human rights abuses, and the SLMM does not have the mandate independently to investigate such abuses,

| 1. | Strongly welcomed the move by the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE to return to the negotiating table in February 2006, and condemns, therefore, the LTTE's unilateral refusal to participate in the second round of negotiations in Geneva that were scheduled for April 2006; |
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Strongly welcomed the move by the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE to return to the negotiating table in February 2006, and condemns, therefore, the LTTE's unilateral refusal to participate in the second round of negotiations in Geneva that were scheduled for April 2006;

| 2. | Urgently calls on the LTTE to resume peace negotiations with the Government of Sri Lanka without delay, to be prepared to decommission its weapons and to set the stage for a final political settlement of the conflict; |
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2.

Urgently calls on the LTTE to resume peace negotiations with the Government of Sri Lanka without delay, to be prepared to decommission its weapons and to set the stage for a final political settlement of the conflict;

| 3. | Severely condemns the renewed campaign of attacks by the LTTE, the high level of human rights violations committed by both sides and the constant breaches of the ceasefire agreement; |
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3.

Severely condemns the renewed campaign of attacks by the LTTE, the high level of human rights violations committed by both sides and the constant breaches of the ceasefire agreement;

| 4. | Deplores the gross violations of the ceasefire agreement by the LTTE through actions at sea, in particular the attack of 11 May 2006 on the Sri Lankan naval force, which resulted in many casualties and put SLMM monitors in grave danger; |
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4.

Deplores the gross violations of the ceasefire agreement by the LTTE through actions at sea, in particular the attack of 11 May 2006 on the Sri Lankan naval force, which resulted in many casualties and put SLMM monitors in grave danger;

| 5. | Calls on the parties to the ceasefire agreement to ensure the security of the SLMM which is an unarmed body invited by both the Government and the LTTE to monitor the ceasefire agreement, in order to allow the mission to fulfil its mandate, and commends the contributing countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, for their invaluable work; |
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5.

Calls on the parties to the ceasefire agreement to ensure the security of the SLMM which is an unarmed body invited by both the Government and the LTTE to monitor the ceasefire agreement, in order to allow the mission to fulfil its mandate, and commends the contributing countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, for their invaluable work;

| 6. | Calls on both the LTTE and the Sri Lankan Government to refrain from further actions liable to jeopardise the peace process, and, in particular, attacks on civilians; |
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6.

Calls on both the LTTE and the Sri Lankan Government to refrain from further actions liable to jeopardise the peace process, and, in particular, attacks on civilians;

| 7. | Expresses its condemnation of the appalling abuse of children through the recruitment of child soldiers, which is a war crime, and calls on all rebel groups and notably the LTTE to stop this practice, to release those it holds and to make a declaration of principle not to recruit any children in the future; urges the Government of Sri Lanka to put into place legal measures to prevent and criminalise the practice; |
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7.

Expresses its condemnation of the appalling abuse of children through the recruitment of child soldiers, which is a war crime, and calls on all rebel groups and notably the LTTE to stop this practice, to release those it holds and to make a declaration of principle not to recruit any children in the future; urges the Government of Sri Lanka to put into place legal measures to prevent and criminalise the practice;

| 8. | Recognises that the LTTE does not represent all the Tamil peoples of Sri Lanka and calls on the LTTE to allow for political pluralism and alternate democratic voices in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka which would secure the interests of all peoples and communities; |
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8.

Recognises that the LTTE does not represent all the Tamil peoples of Sri Lanka and calls on the LTTE to allow for political pluralism and alternate democratic voices in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka which would secure the interests of all peoples and communities;

| 9. | Strongly condemns the particular repression against Tamil language press and Tamil organisations, and calls for a thorough investigation into the murders of Mayilvaganam Nimalarajan and Dharmeratnam Sivaram, as well as the two employees of the newspaper ‘Uthayan’; |
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9.

Strongly condemns the particular repression against Tamil language press and Tamil organisations, and calls for a thorough investigation into the murders of Mayilvaganam Nimalarajan and Dharmeratnam Sivaram, as well as the two employees of the newspaper ‘Uthayan’;

| 10. | Recognises that Sri Lanka's recent election as a member of the UN Human Rights Council places an obligation on the government to manifest its commitment to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights; |
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10.

Recognises that Sri Lanka's recent election as a member of the UN Human Rights Council places an obligation on the government to manifest its commitment to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights;

| 11. | Welcomes therefore the announcement of new members of Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission and stresses the need for an effective independent investigation into all alleged human rights violations by security forces or armed groups, bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international fair trial standards; insists that all parties should subscribe to comprehensive human rights agreements as a key element of future peace negotiations; |
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11.

Welcomes therefore the announcement of new members of Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission and stresses the need for an effective independent investigation into all alleged human rights violations by security forces or armed groups, bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international fair trial standards; insists that all parties should subscribe to comprehensive human rights agreements as a key element of future peace negotiations;

| 12. | Urges both sides, as an immediate gesture of goodwill, to cease the use of anti-personnel landmines and to assist in their removal, and considers that, to this end, the Government of Sri Lanka should set an example by signing the 1997 Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer or Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction and the LTTE should sign the Geneva Call ‘Deed of Commitment’; |
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12.

Urges both sides, as an immediate gesture of goodwill, to cease the use of anti-personnel landmines and to assist in their removal, and considers that, to this end, the Government of Sri Lanka should set an example by signing the 1997 Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer or Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction and the LTTE should sign the Geneva Call ‘Deed of Commitment’;

| 13. | Is worried at the fact that a deal to share international aid has still not been implemented, and believes that aid sent to Sri Lanka by the EU, and other international donors, in response to the tsunami must benefit the victims of that disaster without regard for their ethnic or religious denomination; but is concerned about the distribution and use of tsunami funds, which have not had the expected impact on the everyday lives of the victims or on Sri Lanka's recovery; notes that the political gridlock on the ‘Post-Tsunami Operations Management Structure ’has already delayed the release of a further 50 million euro in aid, hindering reconstruction work in the North and East of Sri Lanka; |
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13.

Is worried at the fact that a deal to share international aid has still not been implemented, and believes that aid sent to Sri Lanka by the EU, and other international donors, in response to the tsunami must benefit the victims of that disaster without regard for their ethnic or religious denomination; but is concerned about the distribution and use of tsunami funds, which have not had the expected impact on the everyday lives of the victims or on Sri Lanka's recovery; notes that the political gridlock on the ‘Post-Tsunami Operations Management Structure ’has already delayed the release of a further 50 million euro in aid, hindering reconstruction work in the North and East of Sri Lanka;

| 14. | Deplores the fact that the demands of heavy defence costs have for many years diverted resources away from urgently needed investments in economic and social infrastructure in Sri Lanka; |
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14.

Deplores the fact that the demands of heavy defence costs have for many years diverted resources away from urgently needed investments in economic and social infrastructure in Sri Lanka;

| 15. | Calls on the Member States to do everything in their capacity in order to stop all illegal attempts by the LTTE to uphold a system of forced taxation of sections of the Tamil community living in the European Union; |
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15.

Calls on the Member States to do everything in their capacity in order to stop all illegal attempts by the LTTE to uphold a system of forced taxation of sections of the Tamil community living in the European Union;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States, as part of this process, to follow the example of other countries and to freeze the assets of the LTTE-associated bank accounts, holdings, companies or undertakings in Member States; |
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16.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States, as part of this process, to follow the example of other countries and to freeze the assets of the LTTE-associated bank accounts, holdings, companies or undertakings in Member States;

| 17. | Recognises that the EU has declared that delegations from the LTTE will no longer be received in any of the Member States until further notice, and that the EU is actively considering the formal listing of the LTTE as a terrorist organisation; |
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17.

Recognises that the EU has declared that delegations from the LTTE will no longer be received in any of the Member States until further notice, and that the EU is actively considering the formal listing of the LTTE as a terrorist organisation;

| 18. | Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to remain committed to a fair and sustainable solution to the Sri Lankan conflict and reiterates its support for all the people of Sri Lanka and their President, Mahinda Rajapakse, as they address together the challenges that lie ahead; |
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18.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to remain committed to a fair and sustainable solution to the Sri Lankan conflict and reiterates its support for all the people of Sri Lanka and their President, Mahinda Rajapakse, as they address together the challenges that lie ahead;

| 19. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the other members of the Sri Lanka Donor Co-Chairs Group (Norway, the USA and Japan), the UN Secretary-General, the governments of Switzerland, Sri Lanka and the other countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and the LTTE. |
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19.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the other members of the Sri Lanka Donor Co-Chairs Group (Norway, the USA and Japan), the UN Secretary-General, the governments of Switzerland, Sri Lanka and the other countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and the LTTE.

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(1)  OJ C 59, 23.2.2001, p. 278.

(2)  OJ C 47 E, 27.2.2003, p. 613.

(3)  OJ C 87 E, 7.4.2004, p. 527.

(4)  OJ C 247 E, 6.10.2005, p. 147.

P6_TA(2006)0228

Taiwan

European Parliament resolution on Taiwan

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2002 on observer status for Taiwan at the May 2002 annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2002 on observer status for Taiwan at the May 2002 annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 May 2003 on Taiwan (56th World Health Assembly) (2), calling for observer status for Taiwan at that Assembly, |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 May 2003 on Taiwan (56th World Health Assembly) (2), calling for observer status for Taiwan at that Assembly,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 5 September 2002 on the Commission Communication on Europe and Asia: A Strategic Framework for Enhanced Partnerships (3), in which it recognised the need to cooperate closely with Asia in multilateral organisations, for example in combating HIV/AIDS in the region through the World Health Organisation (WHO), and, therefore, took the view that all democracies in Asia, including Taiwan, should be able to participate in the WHO, |
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having regard to its resolution of 5 September 2002 on the Commission Communication on Europe and Asia: A Strategic Framework for Enhanced Partnerships (3), in which it recognised the need to cooperate closely with Asia in multilateral organisations, for example in combating HIV/AIDS in the region through the World Health Organisation (WHO), and, therefore, took the view that all democracies in Asia, including Taiwan, should be able to participate in the WHO,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2005 on relations between the EU, China and Taiwan and security in the Far East (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2005 on relations between the EU, China and Taiwan and security in the Far East (4),

| — | 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 necessity of direct and unobstructed participation in international health cooperation networks, forums and programmes for all parts of the world, especially with today's greater potential for the cross-border spread of various infectious diseases (such as avian influenza and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)), |
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A.

having regard to the necessity of direct and unobstructed participation in international health cooperation networks, forums and programmes for all parts of the world, especially with today's greater potential for the cross-border spread of various infectious diseases (such as avian influenza and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)),

| B. | whereas the WHO has allowed observers to participate in its activities, |
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B.

whereas the WHO has allowed observers to participate in its activities,

| C. | whereas the Commission has also already declared itself in favour of enhancing contacts between Taiwan and the WHO, insofar as WHO rules permit; whereas, furthermore, the Commission is interested in finding a ‘practical solution ’together with the Member States, |
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C.

whereas the Commission has also already declared itself in favour of enhancing contacts between Taiwan and the WHO, insofar as WHO rules permit; whereas, furthermore, the Commission is interested in finding a ‘practical solution ’together with the Member States,

| D. | whereas the greatest risk of an influenza pandemic emanates from Asian countries, where a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus strain has been spreading for two years despite continued efforts by competent authorities to contain the disease, |
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D.

whereas the greatest risk of an influenza pandemic emanates from Asian countries, where a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus strain has been spreading for two years despite continued efforts by competent authorities to contain the disease,

| E. | whereas infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and SARS are becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, |
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E.

whereas infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and SARS are becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide,

| F. | whereas the outbreak of a pandemic outside the EU would also entail a serious health threat to the citizens of the EU, |
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F.

whereas the outbreak of a pandemic outside the EU would also entail a serious health threat to the citizens of the EU,

| G. | whereas Taiwan would be excluded from UN protection if an epidemic were to break out on the island, which means that there would be no coordinated cooperation with Taiwan, despite this being essential since Taiwan is one of the most important international hubs in the Western Pacific as well as an important staging area for millions of migratory birds, |
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G.

whereas Taiwan would be excluded from UN protection if an epidemic were to break out on the island, which means that there would be no coordinated cooperation with Taiwan, despite this being essential since Taiwan is one of the most important international hubs in the Western Pacific as well as an important staging area for millions of migratory birds,

| H. | whereas Taiwan's health-care system is one of the best and most advanced in the region and the Taiwanese authorities wish to let their specialists participate in the WHO's preparatory meetings of experts on the avian flu situation, |
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H.

whereas Taiwan's health-care system is one of the best and most advanced in the region and the Taiwanese authorities wish to let their specialists participate in the WHO's preparatory meetings of experts on the avian flu situation,

| 1. | Insists on the better representation of Taiwan in international organisations and takes the view that it is unfair to continue to exclude more than twenty million people from the world community; |
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1.

Insists on the better representation of Taiwan in international organisations and takes the view that it is unfair to continue to exclude more than twenty million people from the world community;

| 2. | Calls on the Director-General of the WHO to immediately include the Taiwan Centre for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) as a participant in the WHO Global Outbreak and Alert Response Network (GOARN), to ensure the rapid exchange of relevant information on a regional and global basis; |
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2.

Calls on the Director-General of the WHO to immediately include the Taiwan Centre for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) as a participant in the WHO Global Outbreak and Alert Response Network (GOARN), to ensure the rapid exchange of relevant information on a regional and global basis;

| 3. | Calls on the Director-General of the WHO and all its member States to ensure that Taiwan has direct access to and can attend all technical meetings of the WHO which are relevant to the maintenance and improvement of public health in Taiwan and the rest of the world and, in addition, to allow Taiwan to meaningfully participate in the technical activities and events of the relevant Regional Office of the WHO; |
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3.

Calls on the Director-General of the WHO and all its member States to ensure that Taiwan has direct access to and can attend all technical meetings of the WHO which are relevant to the maintenance and improvement of public health in Taiwan and the rest of the world and, in addition, to allow Taiwan to meaningfully participate in the technical activities and events of the relevant Regional Office of the WHO;

| 4. | Calls on the People's Republic of China to consider the possibility of observer status for Taiwan within the WHO, or at least in the WHA as its most important decision-making body, in order to protect the health of the people of Taiwan, of international representatives and foreign employees on the island, and of the entire world population; |
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4.

Calls on the People's Republic of China to consider the possibility of observer status for Taiwan within the WHO, or at least in the WHA as its most important decision-making body, in order to protect the health of the people of Taiwan, of international representatives and foreign employees on the island, and of the entire world population;

| 5. | Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to support Taiwan's application for observer status in the WHO; |
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5.

Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to support Taiwan's application for observer status in the WHO;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate and accession countries, the Government and Parliament of the People's Republic of China, the authorities of Taiwan, the UN Secretary-General and the Director-General of the WHO. |
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6.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate and accession countries, the Government and Parliament of the People's Republic of China, the authorities of Taiwan, the UN Secretary-General and the Director-General of the WHO.

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(1)  OJ C 47 E, 27.2.2003, p. 606.

(2)  OJ C 67 E, 17.3.2004, p. 307.

(3)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 476.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0297.

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Official Journal of the European Union

CE 297/s18

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Key to symbols used

| * | | Consultation procedure |
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| **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

(The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission)

Information relating to voting time

Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.

Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees

| AFET | | Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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| 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 |
| 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

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

Abbreviations used for Political Groups

| PPE-DE | | Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats |
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| 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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