P6_TA(2007)0439
Nuclear energy (ratification by Slovenia of the Protocol amending the Paris
Convention) ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council
decision authorising the Republic of Slovenia to ratify, in the interest of the European Community,the Protocol of 12 February 2004 amending the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 on Third Party
Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (9453/2007 —C6-0180/2007 —2006/0260(AVC))
(Assent procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (9453/2007),
— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second
subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 61(c), Article 67 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of theEC Treaty (C6-0180/2007),
— having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0369/2007),
1. Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council decision;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
P6_TA(2007)0440
UN/ECE Espoo Convention *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council
decision on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the first and the secondamendments to the UN/ECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a
Transboundary Context (COM(2007)0470 —C6-0291/2007 —2007/0169(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2007)0470),
— having regard to Article 175(1) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council
consulted Parliament (C6-0291/2007),16.10.2008 EN C 263 E/151 Official Journal of the European Union
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— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
(A6-0395/2007),
1. Approves the Council decision;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments
and parliaments of the Member States and the parties to the UN/ECE Espoo Convention.
P6_TA(2007)0441
Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 October 2007 on the recommendation for aCouncil decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the protection ofthe European Communities' financial interests, the Protocol of 27 September 1996, drawn up onthe basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, to the Convention on the protection ofthe European Communities' financial interests, the Protocol of 29 November 1996, drawn up onthe basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, the Protocol on the interpretation, by
way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the
Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests and the SecondProtocol of 19 June 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union,to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
(COM(2007)0277 —C6-0238/2007 —2007/0100(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0277),
— having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant
to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0238/2007),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
(A6-0360/2007),
1. Approves the Commission recommendation as amended;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission recommendation
substantially;
4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the govern-
ments of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.C 263 E/152 EN 16.10.2008 Official Journal of the European Union
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