P6_TA(2005)0472
The term of office of the Director of the European Centre for the Development
of Vocational Training ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 establishing a European Centre forthe Development of Vocational Training as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190
—C6-0142/2005 —2005/0073(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)
0190) (
1),
— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 150 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission
submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0142/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0347/2005),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
(1) Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TC1-COD(2005)0073
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 December 2005 with a view to
the adoption of Regulation (EC) No…/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council amend-
ing Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of the Council establishing a European Centre for the Development
of Vocational Training as regards the Director's term of office
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 150 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (1),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
(1)O J C …
(2)Position of the European Parliament of 13 December 2005.23.11.2006 EN C 286 E/113 Official Journal of the European Union
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Whereas:
(1) It is necessary to harmonise the rules on the conditions and procedures applicable to extending the
term of office of the Director, Deputy Director or President, as appropriate, of certain Communityagencies.
(2) Provision should be made for the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational
Training to be appointed after hearing the opinion of the representative appointed by the EuropeanParliament.
(3) Provision should be made to extend this term of office once, after adequate evaluation and after
hearing the opinion of the representative appointed by the European Parliament .
(4) Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of the Council (
1)should therefore be amended,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘1. The director of the Centre shall be appointed by the Commission, after hearing the opinion of
the representative appointed by the European Parliament, from a list of candidates submitted by the
Governing Board.
2. The term of office of the director shall be five years. On a proposal from the Governing Board ,
after hearing the opinion of the representative appointed by the European Parliament, and after
evaluation, it may be extended once for a period of not more than five years.
In the evaluation the Governing Board shall assess in particular:
— the results achieved in the first term of office and the way in which they were achieved;
— the Centre's duties and requirements in the coming years. ’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the [ …] day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at …,o n …
For the European Parliament
The PresidentFor the Council
The President
(1) OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2051/2004 (OJ L 355, 1.12.2004, p. 1).C 286 E/114 EN 23.11.2006 Official Journal of the European Union
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