# CE2012296EN.01017402.xml

| 2.10.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 296/174 |
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2.10.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 296/174

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Wednesday 6 April 2011EC-Comoros fisheries agreement ***

P7_TA(2011)0130

European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 April 2011 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros (15572/2010 – C7-0020/2011 – 2010/0287(NLE))

2012/C 296 E/29

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the draft Council decision (15572/2010), |
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having regard to the draft Council decision (15572/2010),

| — | having regard to the draft Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros (15571/2010), |
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having regard to the draft Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros (15571/2010),

| — | having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0020/2011), |
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having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0020/2011),

| — | having regard to Rules 81 and 90(8) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 81 and 90(8) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development (A7-0056/2011), |
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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development (A7-0056/2011),

| 1. | Consents to conclusion of the protocol; |
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Consents to conclusion of the protocol;

| 2. | Requests the Commission to send it the conclusions of the meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee that is provided for in Article 9 of the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros (1), the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol and the findings of the annual assessments; calls for representatives of the European Parliament, acting as observers, to be given the opportunity to attend meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee that is provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement; calls on the Commission to submit an implementation review of the Agreement to Parliament and the Council in the final year of application of the Protocol, before negotiations are opened on the renewal of the Agreement; |
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Requests the Commission to send it the conclusions of the meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee that is provided for in Article 9 of the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros (1), the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol and the findings of the annual assessments; calls for representatives of the European Parliament, acting as observers, to be given the opportunity to attend meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee that is provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement; calls on the Commission to submit an implementation review of the Agreement to Parliament and the Council in the final year of application of the Protocol, before negotiations are opened on the renewal of the Agreement;

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| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Union of the Comoros. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Union of the Comoros.

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(1)  Approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 1563/2006 of 5 October 2006 (OJ L 290, 20.10.2006, p. 6).

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