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P6_TA(2006)0542

Expenditure in the veterinary field *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (COM(2006)0273 — C6-0199/2006 — 2006/0098(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0273) [1],

- having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0199/2006),

- having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0409/2006);

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;

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;

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.

Amendment 1

Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Little is known about the outcome of the programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases in the various Member States.

Amendment 2

Recital 8 b (new)

(8b) There are different attitudes to and ways of dealing with the same diseases in various Member States, even neighbouring Member States, and this may affect the efficiency of the measures taken.

Amendment 3

Recital 8 c (new)

(8c) Particular attention should be paid to emergency situations, which require the sudden and unforeseeable disbursement of very large financial resources.

Amendment 4

Article 1, point 2

Article 16, point a a (new) (Decision 90/424/EEC)

(aa) Support for actions to disseminate good practices and encourage the submission of joint programmes by two or more Member States and border regions, wherever this is shown to be important for the eradication, control and monitoring of contagious animal diseases, including zoonoses;

Amendment 5

Article 1, point 4

Article 24, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 (Decision 90/424/EEC)

Amendment 6

Article 1, point 4

Article 24, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 a (Decision 90/424/EEC)

Amendment 7

Article 1, point 4

Article 24, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1 (Decision 90/424/EEC)

Amendment 8

Article 1, point 4

Article 24, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 (Decision 90/424/EEC)

Amendment 9

Article 1, point 5

Article 26, paragraph 1 a (new) (Decision 90/424/EEC)

Amendment 10

Article 1, point 7 a (new)

Article 43 a (Decision 90/424/EEC)

(7a) Article 43a is replaced by the following:

Article 43a

Every four years, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the animal health situation and the cost-effectiveness of the implementation of programmes in the various Member States, including details of the criteria adopted.

Amendment 11

Article 2

Amendment 12

Annex, indents 20 a to 20 h (new)

- Bovine leucosis

- Newcastle disease

- Aujeszky's disease

- Swine brucellosis

- BHV1

- Maedi-Visna

- Paratuberculosis

- Mycoplasma gallisepticum

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

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