P5_TA(2004)0252
Useofgeneticresourcesinagriculture*
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaCouncilregulationestablishinga
Communityprogrammeontheconservation,characterisation,collectionandutilisationofgenetic
resourcesinagriculture(COM(2003)817/dashC5-0025/2004/dash2003/0321(CNS))
(Consultationprocedure)
TheEuropeanParliament,
/dash havingregardtotheCommissionproposaltotheCouncil(COM(2003)817)(1),
/dash havingregardtoArticle37oftheECTreaty,pursuanttowhichtheCouncilconsultedParliament
(C5-0025/2004),
/dash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash having regard tothe report ofthe CommitteeonAgriculture andRural Development(A5-0149/
2004),
1. ApprovestheCommissionproposal;
2. CallsontheCounciltonotifyParliamentifitintendstodepartfromthetextapprovedbyParliament;3. AskstheCounciltoconsultParliamentagainifitintendstoamendtheCommissionproposalsub-
stantially;
4. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission.
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.
P5_TA(2004)0253
EC-Guinea-Bissaufisheriesagreement*
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaCouncilregulationonthecon-
clusionoftheAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersconcerningtheprovisionalappli-cationofamendmentstotheProtocolestablishingthefishingopportunitiesandthecompensationprovidedforintheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernment
oftheRepublicofGuinea-BissauonfishingoffthecoastofGuinea-Bissaufortheperiod16June
2001to15June2006,andCouncilDecisionof26February2001settingthetermsforfinancialsupport to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector (COM(2003)593 /dash C5-0498/2003 /dash 2003/
0227(CNS))
(Consultationprocedure)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheproposalforaCouncilregulation(COM(2003)593)(
1),
/dash havingregardtoArticle37,Article300(2)andArticle300(3),firstsubparagraph,oftheECTreaty,
pursuanttowhichtheCouncilconsultedParliament(C5-0498/2003),
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.C103E/766 EN29.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
Thursday1April2004
/dash havingregardtoRules67and97(7)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonFisheriesandtheopinionoftheCommitteeon
Budgets(A5-0163/2004),
1. ApprovestheproposalforaCouncilregulationasamendedandapprovesconclusionoftheagree-
ment;
2. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission,andthegovernments
andparliamentsoftheMemberStatesandGuineaBissau.
TEXTPROPOSED
BYTHECOMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BYPARLIAMENT
Amendment1
Recital2a(new)
(2a) ItisimportantthattheEuropeanParliamentandthe
Council be kept informed of how the Agreement is beingmanaged.TheCommissionshoulddrawupayearlyreportonitsimplementation.
Amendment2
Article2a(new)
Article2a
DuringthelastyearinwhichtheProtocolisinforceand
prior to any agreement for its renewal, the Commissionshallsubmit areport to the European Parliament andtheCouncilontheapplicationandconditionsofimplementationof the Agreement, with particular reference to the specificmeasures.
Amendment3
Article2b(new)
Article2b
Onthebasisofthesereportsandfollowingconsultationof
theEuropeanParliament,theCouncilshallgranttheCom-missionanegotiatingmandatefornewagreements.29.4.2004EN C103E/767 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
Thursday1April2004