— having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position
(COM(2005)0713) (1),
— having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0087/2006),
1. Approves the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
3. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published inthe Official Journal of the European Union;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.
(1) Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2006)0134
Emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles ***III
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a 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 (PE-CONS
3605/2006 —C6-0066/2006 —2003/0189B(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3605/2006 —
C6-0066/2006),
— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(2003)0492) (2),
— having regard to its position at second reading (3) on the Council common position (4),
— having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position
(COM(2005)0713) (2),
— having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0090/2006),
1. Approves the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
(1) OJ C 103 E, 29.4.2004, p. 450.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.
(3) Texts Adopted, 26.10.2005, P6_TA(2005)0401.
(4) OJ C 183 E, 26.7.2005, p. 17.C 293 E/298 EN 2.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union
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3. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published inthe Official Journal of the European Union;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.
P6_TA(2006)0135
Special report by the European Ombudsman following a complaint against the
European Schools
European Parliament resolution on the Special Report by the European Ombudsman following a
complaint against the European Schools (No 1391/2002/JMA) (2005/2216(INI))
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Special Report by the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament,
— having regard to Articles 13, 21 and 195 of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Articles 1 and 6 of the Treaty on European Union,
— having regard to its Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and
general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (1),
— having regard to Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman,
— having regard to its previous resolutions of 16 July 1998 (2), 17 November 2000 (3), 6 September
2001 (4) and 11 December 2001 (5) on the Special Reports by the European Ombudsman,
— having regard to the Convention of 17 June 1994 defining the statute of the European Schools,
— having regard to the Resolution of the Council and the Ministers for Education meeting within the
Council of 31 May 1990 concerning integration of children and young people with disabilities intoordinary systems of education (
6), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
— having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament,
the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions —Towards a Barrier-Free
Europe for People with Disabilities (COM(2000)0284),
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (7), and in particular Arti-
cle 21(1) thereof,
— having regard to Rule 45 and Rule 195(2), first sentence, of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Petitions (A6-0118/2006),
A. whereas it is the duty of the European Ombudsman, pursuant to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, to conduct on his own initiative, or on the basis of complaints submitted to him, and athis own discretion, inquiries in connection with maladministration in the activities of the bodies orinstitutions of the Community, with the exception of the Court of Justice and the Court of FirstInstance acting in their judicial role,
(1) OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15. Decision as amended by Decision 2002/262/EC, ECSC, Euratom (OJ L 92, 9.4.2002,
p. 13).
(2) OJ C 292, 21.9.1998, p. 103.
(3) OJ C 223, 8.8.2001, p. 368.
(4) OJ C 72 E, 21.3.2002, p. 331.
(5) OJ C 177 E, 25.7.2002, p. 61.
(6) OJ C 162, 3.7.1990, p. 2.
(7) OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.2.12.2006 EN C 293 E/299 Official Journal of the European Union
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