P6_TA(2007)0458
Draft amending budget No 6/2007
European Parliament resolution of 24 October 2007 on Draft amending budget No 6/2007 of the
European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III —Commission (13851/2007 —
C6-0351/2007 —2007/2178(BUD))
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and particularly
Articles 37 and 38,
— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, as finally
adopted on 14 December 2006 (2),
— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament,
the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),
— having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 6/2007 of the European Union for the finan-
cial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 13 September 2007 (COM(2007)0527),
— having regard to Draft amending budget No 6/2007, which the Council established on 17 October
2007 (13851/2007 —C6-0351/2007),
— having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0401/2007),
A. whereas Draft amending budget No 6/2007 covers the following items:
— The mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for an amount of EUR 172 200 000 in commitment appro-
priations relating to a major storm in Germany in January 2007, and a tropical cyclone in France(La Réunion) in February 2007.
— The creation of a new budget article 14 03 03 to support financial obligations stemming from the
accession of the European Communities to the World Customs Organisation.
— The mobilisation of new funds for an amount of EUR 35 500 000 in commitment appropriations on
Item 26 01 50 07 to pay damages to applicants following the Court of First Instance's final judgmentsin Cases T-45/01 and T-144/02, Sanders and others and Eagle and others v Commission on 12 July2007. The corresponding payment appropriations will be redeployed.
(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,
30.12.2006, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 77, 16.3.2007, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.16.10.2008 EN C 263 E/407 Official Journal of the European Union
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— The integration into the budget 2007 of the necessary technical adjustments following the adoption of
Council Decision 2007/162/EC, Euratom of 5 March 2007 establishing a Civil Protection FinancialInstrument (
1), and the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 614/2007 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 23 May 2007 concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (2).
B. whereas the purpose of Draft amending Budget No 6 is to formally enter these budgetary resources and
technical adjustments into the 2007 budget,
1. Takes note of Draft amending budget No 6/2007;
2. Approves Draft amending budget No 6/2007 unamended;3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ L 71, 10.3.2007, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 149, 9.6.2007, p. 1.
P6_TA(2007)0459
Protocol amending TRIPS ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council
decision on the acceptance, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol amending theTRIPS Agreement, done at Geneva on 6 December 2005 (8934/2006 —C6-0359/2006 —
2006/0060(AVC))
(Assent procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (8934/2006),
— having regard to the Protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement, done at Geneva on 6 December 2005,
— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second
subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 133(5) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence,of the EC Treaty (C6-0359/2006),
— having regard to Rules 75 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the
Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0403/2007),
1. Gives its assent to the acceptance of the protocol;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments
and parliaments of the Member States.C 263 E/408 EN 16.10.2008 Official Journal of the European Union
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