P5_TA(2004)0249
Excisedutyandtaxesoninsurancepremiums***I
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaEuropeanParliamentandCouncil
regulationonadministrativecooperationinthefieldofexciseduties(COM(2003)797/dashC5-0660/
2003/dash2003/0309(COD))
(Codecisionprocedure:firstreading)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council
(COM(2003)797)(1),
/dash havingregardtoArticles251(2)and95oftheECTreaty,pursuanttowhichtheCommissionsub-
mittedtheproposaltoParliament(C5-0660/2003),
/dash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonEconomicandMonetaryAffairs(A5-0157/2004),
A. whereastheharmonisationofindirecttaxationishardlyfeasiblebylegislationatthepresentmoment;
whereasclosercooperationandcoordinationamongsttaxauthoritiesisatemporarysolutionthatpreservesnationalsovereignty,andwhichisnecessarytosolvetheproblemofdecreasedVATandexcisedutiesrevenuescausedbytaxfraudandorganisedcrime,
1. ApprovestheCommissionproposal;
2. CallsontheCommissiontoreferthemattertoParliamentagainifitintendstoamenditsproposal
substantiallyorreplaceitwithanothertext;
3. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission.
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.
P5_TA(2004)0250
Excisedutyandtaxesoninsurancepremiums***I
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaEuropeanParliamentandCouncil
directiveamendingCouncilDirective77/799/EECconcerningmutualassistancebythecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesinthefieldofdirecttaxation,certainexcisedutiesandtaxationofinsurancepremiumsandCouncilDirective92/12/EEConthegeneralarrangementsforproductssubject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such product
(COM(2003)797/dashC5-0661/2003/dash2003/0310(COD))
(Codecisionprocedure:firstreading)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council
(COM(2003)797)(
1),
/dash havingregardtoArticles251(2)and95oftheECTreaty,pursuanttowhichtheCommissionsub-
mittedtheproposaltoParliament(C5-0661/2003),
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.C103E/764 EN29.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonEconomicandMonetaryAffairsandtotheopinion
oftheCommitteeonLegalAffairsandtheInternalMarket(A5-0157/2004),
A. whereastheharmonisationofindirecttaxationishardlyfeasiblebylegislationatthepresentmoment;
whereasclosercooperationandcoordinationamongsttaxauthoritiesisatemporarysolutionthatpreservesnationalsovereignty,andwhichisnecessarytosolvetheproblemofdecreasedVATandexcisedutiesrevenuescausedbytaxfraudandorganisedcrime;
1. ApprovestheCommissionproposal;
2. CallsontheCommissiontoreferthemattertoParliamentagainifitintendstoamenditsproposal
substantiallyorreplaceitwithanothertext;
3. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission.
P5_TA(2004)0251
Conservationandmanagementofhighlymigratoryfishstocks***
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaCouncildecisionontheaccession
oftheCommunitytotheConventionontheConservationandManagementofHighlyMigratoryFishStocksintheWesternandCentralPacificOcean(COM(2003)855/dashC5-0127/2004/dash2003/
0332(AVC))
(Assentprocedure)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheproposalforaCouncildecision(COM(2003)855)(
1),
/dash havingregardtotherequestforassentsubmittedbytheCouncilpursuanttoArticle300(3),second
subparagraph,readtogetherwithArticle37andArticle300(2),firstsubparagraph,oftheECTreaty(C5-0127/2004),
/dash havingregardtoRules86and97(7)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtotherecommendationoftheCommitteeonFisheries(A5-0174/2004),
1. GivesitsassenttotheproposalforaCouncildecision;
2. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncil,theCommission,thegovernmentsand
parliamentsoftheMemberStatesandtheGovernmentofNewZealand,asdepositoryfortheConvention.
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.29.4.2004EN C103E/765 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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