3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
4. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-
tially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
RECITAL 1A (new)
(1a) Provision should be made for the Director to be
appointed on a proposal from the Commission, after hearingthe opinion of the representative appointed by the EuropeanParliament.
Amendment 2
RECITAL 2
(2) Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after suitable evaluation.(2) Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after suitable evaluation and after hearing the opinion
of the representative appointed by the European Parliament .
Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1
Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 2965/94)
1. The Centre shall be under the authority of a Director
appointed by the Management Board on a proposal from theCommission for a period of five years, which, on a proposalfrom the Commission and after an evaluation, may be extended
once for a period of not more than five years.1. The Centre shall be under the authority of a Director
appointed by the Management Board on a proposal from theCommission , after hearing the opinion of the representative
appointed by the European Parliament, for a period of five
years, which, on a proposal from the Commission , after hear-
ing the opinion of the representative appointed by the Euro-pean Parliament and after an evaluation, may be extended once
for a period of not more than five years.
P6_TA(2005)0486
The term of office of the Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism
and Xenophobia *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 1035/97 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as
regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 —C6-0205/2005 —2005/0080(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0190) (1),
— having regard to Articles 284 and 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted
Parliament (C6-0205/2005),
(1) Not yet published in OJ.23.11.2006 EN C 286 E/137 Official Journal of the European Union
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— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0353/2005),
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. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-
tially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
RECITAL 1A (new)
(1a) Provision should be made for the Director to be
appointed on a proposal from the Commission, after hearingthe opinion of the representative appointed by the EuropeanParliament.
Amendment 2
RECITAL 2
(2) Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after suitable evaluation.(2) Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after suitable evaluation and after hearing the opinion
of the representative appointed by the European Parliament.
Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1
Article 10, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1035/97)
1. The Centre shall be headed by a Director appointed by the
Management Board on a proposal from the Commission for afour-year period which, on a proposal from the Commissionand after evaluation, may be extended once for a period of not
more than four years.1. The Centre shall be headed by a Director appointed by the
Management Board on a proposal from the Commission , after
hearing the opinion of the representative appointed by theEuropean Parliament, for a four-year period which, on a pro-
posal from the Commission , after hearing the opinion of the
representative appointed by the European Parliament and after
evaluation, may be extended once for a period of not more thanfour years.C 286 E/138 EN 23.11.2006 Official Journal of the European Union
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