onceforafixedperiodofnotmorethanfiveyears.Theini-
tialcontractandthefirstrenewalmustbeofatotaldurationofnotlessthansixmonthsforfunctiongroupIandnotless
thanninemonthsfortheotherfunctiongroups. Anyfurther
renewalshallbeforanindefiniteperiod.duration of the initial contract and successive renewals
exceedsfiveyears, anyfurtherrenewalshallbeforanindefi-
niteperiod.
Periodscoveredbyacontractasamemberofthecontractstaff
forauxiliarytasksshallnotbecountedforthepurposesoftheconclusionorrenewalofcontractsunderthisarticle.Periodscoveredbyacontractasamemberofthecontractstaff
forauxiliarytasksshallnotbecountedforthepurposesoftheconclusionorrenewalofcontractsunderthisarticle.
2. Bywayofderogationfromthelastsentenceofthefirst
sub-paragraphofparagraph1,theappointingauthoritymaydecide that only the fourth renewal of a contract for amemberoffunctiongroup1shallbeforanindefiniteperiod,providedthatthetotaldurationofhisengagementforafixedperioddoesnotexceedtenyears.
Amendment10
ANNEXII,POINT40
AnnexI,Article1
(ConditionsofEmploymentofotherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities)
Article1 DeletedArticle50oftheStaffRegulationsshallapplybyanalogyto
temporaryservantsequivalentingradeandfunctiontoseniorofficialsasdefinedinArticle29(2)oftheStaffRegulationsand engaged in accordance with Article2(c) of theseConditionsofEmploymenttoassistapoliticalgroupintheEuropeanParliament.
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Nucleardisarmament
EuropeanParliamentresolutiononnucleardisarmament:Non-proliferationTreatyReviewConfer-
encein2005/dashEUpreparationofthirdNPTPrepCom(NewYork,26Aprilto7May2004)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtoRule37(4)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
A. whereasthe2000ConferenceoftheStatespartytotheNuclearNon-proliferationTreaty(NPT)asked
theConferenceonDisarmament(CD)toestablishanappropriatesubsidiarybodywithamandatetodealwithnucleardisarmament,ascontainedinthefourthofthe13pointsrelatingtoArticleVIoftheNPTadoptedbythe2000NPTConference,
B. whereasalltheMemberStatesareStatespartytotheNPTandtwoMemberStatesarenuclearweapon
statesasdefinedintheNPT,
C. whereastheCDhasneitherestablishedtherequestedsubsidiarybodywithinthreeyearsafterthe
ReviewConferencenorisitintheprocessofsodoing,C98E/152 EN23.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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BYTHECOMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BYPARLIAMENT
D. whereasithasshownmajorconcerninnucleardisarmamentanddeliberatedonthistopiconnumer-
ousoccasionsinrecentyears,
E. whereasconfidenceininternationalsecuritydependsuponstepsbeingtakentowardsthetotalelim-
inationofnuclearweapons,inbothdeclaredandundeclarednuclearweaponstates,inaccordancewithArticleVIoftheNPT,
F. whereastheNPTremainstherelevantinternationallawonnucleardisarmament,theenforcementof
whichneedsaroadmapwithascheduleofdisarmamentstepsanddeadlines,
G. whereasArticleVIoftheNPTimposestheobligationonallStatesPartiestotheTreatyto‘pursue
negotiationsingoodfaithoneffectivemeasuresrelatingtocessationofthenucleararmsraceatanearlydateandtonucleardisarmament,andonatreatyongeneralandcompletedisarmamentunderstrictandeffectiveinternationalcontrol’,
H. whereasseriousthreatstointernationalsecurityincludeterrorism,theproliferationofweaponsof
massdestructionandtheexistenceoffailedstatesandorganisedcrime,
I. deeplyconcernedaboutaneweraofproliferationwithnotonlygovernmentshandingovertechno-
logyandknowledge,butalsoindividualsandcompanies,
J. takingnoteofthedeclarationsofProfessorAbdulQadeerKhan,theseniorPakistaniscientistwho
admittedleakingnuclearweaponssecretstoIran,Libya,NorthKorea,MalaysiaandIraq,
K. seriouslyconcernedabouttheworldblackmarketinnuclear-relatedmaterials,whichislikelytopro-
motetheproliferationofnuclearweaponstonon-stateactors,
L. havingregardtothenewEUstrategyagainsttheproliferationofweaponsofmassdestructionadopted
bytheEuropeanCouncilinBrusselson12December2003,
1. ReaffirmsitspositionthattheNPTisofvitalimportanceinpreventingtheproliferationofnuclear
weaponsandthateveryeffortshouldthereforebemadetoimplementtheTreatyinallitsaspects;
2. Recalls that the EU’s objective is the complete elimination of nuclear weapons and expects the
declaredandundeclarednuclearweaponstatestoengageactivelywiththisissueandtomakefurtherprogresstowardsreducingandeliminatingnuclearweapons;
3. CallsupontheEUanditsMemberStates/dashinaspiritof‘effectivemultilateralism’andsolidarityand
inpursuitoftheEUstrategyagainsttheproliferationofweaponsofmassdestruction/dashtoformacom-
monfrontattheNPTPreparatoryCommittee(NPTPrepCom)andtheNPTReviewConferencein2005,
andmakeapositivecontributiontothediscussions;urgesthemtoattach,intheirstatements,specialimportancetonewinitiativesonnucleardisarmamentandtherevitalisationoftheUNConferenceonDisarmament;
4. CallsupontheIrishPresidencyandtheMemberStatestoaddfurthersubstancetotheircommon
statementthat‘theTreatyontheNon-proliferationofNuclearWeapons(NPT)mustbepreservedinitsintegrity’;
5. CallsupontheIrishPresidencytomakeastatementattheNPTPrepCominsupportoftheabove-
mentionedEUstrategyandofCouncilCommonPosition2003/805/CFSPof17November2003ontheuniversalisationandreinforcementofmultilateralagreementsinthefieldofnon-proliferationofweaponsofmassdestructionandmeansofdelivery(
1);
(1) OJL302,20.11.2003,p.34.23.4.2004EN C98E/153 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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6. CallsupontheEUtoworkwithitsinternationalpartnerstodevelopandpromotetheprinciplesto
preventterrorists,orthosethatharbourthem,fromgainingaccesstoweaponsandmaterialsofmassdestruction;
7. CallsupontheCouncilandtheCommissiontousetheexperienceofEuratomtosetupapro-
gramme aimed at preventing the proliferation ofnuclear materials, technology andknowledge in theworld;
8. CallsupontheIrishPresidencyandtheMemberStatestoaddfurthersubstancetotheircommon
statementbyoutlininghowtheyaimtoachievetheircommonobjectiveintheEUWMDstrategyto‘fostertheroleoftheUNSecurityCouncil,andenhanceexpertiseinmeetingthechallengeofproliferation’,andspecificallyhowtheStatespartytotheNPTmightretaintheuniqueverificationandinspectionexperienceofUnmovic,forexamplebymeansofarosterofexperts;
9. CallsupontheIrishPresidencyandtheMemberStatestosuggesthowtheycanpersuadethirdstates
toaccedetotheIAEAAdditionalProtocols,giventhefactthatallMemberStateshavesignedandratifiedtheseprotocols;
10. CallsupontheIrishPresidencyandtheMemberStatestoclarifyhowtheymightcommitthem-
selvestoreleasingfinancialresourcestosupportspecificprojectsconductedbymultilateralinstitutions,suchastheIAEA;
11. CallsupontheEUtopropose,attheNPTPrepCommeetingin2004andattheReviewConference
in2005,thattheappropriatesubsidiarybodyonnucleardisarmamentbeestablishedbytheCDwithoutfurtherdelay;
12. CallsupontheEUtodevelopthenecessarycoordinationmechanisms(theEU’sWMDMonitoring
UnitinliaisonwiththeEUSituationCentre)toensurethatintelligenceisusedtobuildsolidarityandconfidencebetweentheMemberStatesonWMDpolicy;
13. Stressestheimportanceandurgencyofsignatureandratification,withoutdelayandwithoutcon-
ditionsandinaccordancewithinstitutionalprocedures,toachievetheearliestpossibleentryintoforceoftheComprehensiveNuclearTest-BanTreaty(CTBT);callsontheCouncilandtheCommissiontoinsistonthisinthedialoguewiththoseStatepartnerswhichhavenotyetratifiedtheCTBTand/ortheNPT;
14. ReiteratesitscalltotheUSAtostopthedevelopmentofnewgenerationsofbattlefieldnuclear
weapons(bunkerbusters)andtosignandratifytheCTBT;
15. ExpressesitssupportfortheinternationalMayors’campaign/dashinitiatedbytheMayorsofHiros-
himaandNagasaki/dashonnucleardisarmament;
16. CallsuponboththeCouncilandtheCommissiontopresentaprogressreporttotheEuropean
ParliamentontheoutcomeoftheNPTPrepCom;
17. Strongly believes that nuclear disarmament activity will contribute significantly to international
securityandstrategicstabilityandalsoreducetheriskoftheftsofplutoniumbyterrorists;
18. Callsuponallstates,andnuclearweaponstatesinparticular,nottoprovideassistanceorencour-
agement tostateswhich mayseektoacquire nuclear weaponsorothernuclear explosivedevices, inparticularthosestateswhicharenotpartiestotheNPT;C98E/154 EN23.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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19. RecognisesthepositivemovesmadebyIraninsigningtheadditionalprotocolonnuclearmaterial
standardsandhopesthattheMajliswillratifythetextwithinareasonableperiod;
20. WelcomesLibya’sintentiontorenouncenuclearweaponsprogrammesandtowelcomeuncon-
ditionalinspections;
21. CallsontheEUtoworkwithitsinternationalpartnerstodevelopandpromoteanuclear-freezone
intheMiddleEast;
22. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCouncil,theCommission,thegovernments
oftheMemberStates,theUNSecretary-GeneralandallStatesPartiestotheTreaty.
P5_TA(2004)0113
Betterlawmaking(2002)
EuropeanParliamentresolutionontheCommissionreport‘BetterLawmaking2002’pursuanttoArticle9oftheProtocolontheapplicationoftheprinciplesofsubsidiarityandproportionality
(10threport)(COM(2002)715/dashC5-0007/2003/dash2003/2009(INI))
TheEuropeanParliament,
/dash havingregardtotheCommissionreport(COM(2002)715/dashC5-0007/2003),
/dash havingregardtoitsresolutionof12July1990ontheprincipleofsubsidiarity(
1),
/dash havingregardtoitsresolutionof16May2002onthedivisionofcompetencesbetweentheEuropean
UnionandtheMemberStates(2),
/dash havingregardtoRules47(2)and163ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonLegalAffairsandtheInternalMarket(A5-0048/
2004),
A. whereastheprincipleofsubsidiarityplaysavitalroleinestablishingtheauthorityofCommunity
legislationandindecidingwhetherlawsshouldbeadoptedatEuropeanUnionlevel,
B. whereas theprinciple ofsubsidiarityisacrucial elementinmonitoringtheseparationofpowers
betweentheEUandtheMemberStatesandausefultoolforenablingMemberStatestoassumelegislativecompetence,
C. whereasitisaboveallapoliticalprocess,
D. whereasthedialoguebetweentheinstitutionsneedstobeclarifiedandinstitutionalised,
E. whereas,initsprevious‘BetterLawmaking’reports,theCommissionconcentratedmainlyonexamin-
inghowithadimplementedtheprinciplesofsubsidiarityandproportionality,
F. whereas,inits1998report,theCommissionemphasisedtheresponsibilityoftheParliament,the
CouncilandtheMemberStatesinapplyingtheprinciplesofsubsidiarityandproportionality,
G. whereas,inits2002report,theCommissionfocusedoncertainUnionpolicies,
(1) OJC231,17.9.1990,p.163.
(2) OJC180E,31.7.2003,p.493.23.4.2004EN C98E/155 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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