TEXTS ADOPTED
P6_TA(2006)0297
Strengthening cross-border police cooperation *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Kingdom of the Netherlands with
a view to the adoption of a Council Decision on strengthening cross-border police cooperationwith regard to meetings attended by large numbers of people from more than one Member State, atwhich policing is primarily aimed at maintaining law and order and security and preventing and
combating criminal offences (6930/2005 —C6-0117/2005 —2005/0804(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
—having regard to the initiative by the Kingdom of the Netherlands (6930/2005) (
1),
—having regard to Article 34(2)(c) of the EU Treaty,
—having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0117/2005),
—having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
—having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
(A6-0222/2006);
1. Approves the initiative by the Kingdom of the Netherlands as amended;
2. Calls on the Council to amend the text accordingly;
3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
4. Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the initiative by the Kingdom of
the Netherlands substantially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the government of
the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
TEXT PROPOSED BY
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDSAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The basis for this Decision is the Council Conclusions
of 13 July 2001 on security at European Council meetingsand other comparable events.13.12.2006 C 303 E/155 Official Journal of the European Union
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(1) OJ C 101, 27.4.2005, p. 36.
TEXT PROPOSED BY
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDSAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 2
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) This Decision builds on the arrangements provided
for in Joint Action 97/339/JHA of 26 May 1997 adopted bythe Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on
European Union with regard to cooperation on law and order
and security (
1)and the Council Resolution of 29 April 2004
on security at European Council meetings and other compar-able events (
2).
(1)OJ L 147, 5.6.1997, p. 1.
(2)OJ C 116, 30.4.2004, p. 18.
Amendment 3
Recital 4
(4) In the light of that trend, and following on from earlier
initiatives (3), it is necessary to step up international police
cooperation in this area.
(3)Council Resolution of 29 April 2004 on security at European
Council meetings and other comparable events (OJ C 116,
30.4.2004, p. 18).(4) In the light of that trend, and following on from earlier
initiatives, it is necessary to step up international police coop-
eration in this area, in accordance with the principles of
proportionality and subsidiarity and in compliance withEuropean rules on the protection of privacy .
Amendment 4
Recital 5
(5) The possibilities afforded by the Schengen acquis are
insufficient to ensure effective cross border assistance,deleted
Amendment 5
Article 3, paragraph 1
1. In the last quarter of each calendar year the Presidency of
the Council shall present an overview of the international
assistance expected to be required in the following calendar
year.1. In the last quarter of each calendar year the Presidency of
the Council shall present an overview of the international
assistance expected to be required in the following calendar
year. If, following the expiry of that period, a Member
State requests assistance in connection with an unantici-pated event, the Presidency shall immediately add thatevent to the overview and notify the Council thereof in
confidence.
Amendment 6
Article 3, paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. This mechanism shall be complementary to the one
established in Joint Action 97/339/JHA.
Amendment 7
Article 4, paragraph 5
5. The Presidency shall send the review referred to in para-
graph 1 to the Council for confidential perusal.deleted13.12.2006 C 303 E/156 Official Journal of the European Union
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TEXT PROPOSED BY
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDSAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 8
Article 5
1. The General Secretariat of the Council shall assist
the Member States by researching existing agreements oncross-border assistance.1. The General Secretariat of the Council shall assist
the Member States by researching existing agreements oncross-border assistance.
2. Member States shall forward the texts of such agreements
to the General Secretariat of the Council no later than six
months after the entry into force of this Decision.2. Member States shall forward the texts of existing agree-
ments and of new initiatives or those in the process of being
developed to the General Secretariat of the Council.
3. Within one year at the latest, the Council shall discuss,
on the basis of the results of the research referred to in the
first paragraph, whether themain difficulties observed can be
resolved by adapting the relevant European legislation, and in
particular the Schengen Convention.3. On the basis of the information obtained, the Council
shall discuss the bottlenecks and difficulties observed
and whether it is necessary to adapt the relevant European
legislation.
P6_TA(2006)0298
Technical requirements for inland waterway vessels ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directiveof the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inlandwaterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC (13274/1/2005 —C6-0091/2006 —
1997/0335(COD))
(Codecision procedure: Second reading)
The European Parliament,
—having regard to the Council common position (13274/1/2005 —C6-0091/2006),
—having regard to its position at first reading (
1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1997)0644) (2),
—having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2000)0419) (3),
—having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
—having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,
—having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
(A6-0208/2006);
1. Approves the common position as amended;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
(1) OJ C 341, 9.11.1998, p. 34 and OJ C 54, 25.2.2000, p. 79.
(2) OJ C 105, 6.4.1998, p. 1.
(3) Not yet published in OJ.13.12.2006 C 303 E/157 Official Journal of the European Union
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