P6_TA(2004)0056

European Agency for Reconstruction *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (COM(2004)0451 — C6-0075/2004 — 2004/0133(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0451) [1],

- having regard to Article 181a, second paragraph, first sentence of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0075/2004),

- having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0031/2004),

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 substantially;

5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |

Amendment 1

RECITAL 7a (new)

| (7a) Any changes to the Agency's remit, beyond what is currently stated in Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000, particularly Articles 1, 2 and 15 thereof, should also be subject to the relevant budgetary procedures. |

Amendment 2

ARTICLE 1, Point 4Article 14 (Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000)

4. Article 14 is repealed. | 4.Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:The Commission shall, by June 2005, submit to the Council a report dealing with the future of the Agency after 31 December 2006. |

Amendment 3

ARTICLE 1, Point 5Article 15 (Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000)

5.Article 15 is replaced by:The Commission may delegate to the Agency the execution of the Community assistance decided upon for Serbia and Montenegro and for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under Regulation (EC) No 1628/96. | 5.Article 15 shall be replaced by the following:The Commission may delegate to the Agency the execution of the Community assistance decided upon for Serbia and Montenegro and for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under Regulation (EC) No 1628/96.The Commission may entrust the Agency with the implementation of assistance for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community within the framework of Council Regulation (EC) No .../2004. |

Amendment 4

ARTICLE 1, POINT 5a (new)Article 15a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000)

| 5a.The following Article 15a shall be inserted:Article 15aIn the interests of further clarity and transparency, the Commission shall, by 31 December 2004, provide a detailed report to the European Parliament and the Council, setting out the distribution of tasks between the operational centres of the Agency and the "deconcentrated" Commission delegations in the respective regions, explaining the rationale behind this allocation and giving an analysis of how the allocation is working in practice for all the countries concerned and, in particular, for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the light of its application for EU membership. |

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

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