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EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 67/148

Request for waiver of the immunity of Miloslav Ransdorf

P6_TA(2009)0035

European Parliament decision of 3 February 2009 on the request for waiver of the immunity of Miloslav Ransdorf (2008/2176(IMM))

(2010/C 67 E/20)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the request for waiver of the immunity of Miloslav Ransdorf, forwarded by the competent authority of the Czech Republic on 16 June 2008, and announced in plenary sitting on 9 July 2008,

— having heard Miloslav Ransdorf in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to Article 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

— having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,

— having regard to Article 27(4) of the Czech Constitution,

— having regard to Rules 6(2) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0008/2009),

A. whereas Miloslav Ransdorf is a Member of the European Parliament who was elected in the sixth direct elections of 10 to 13 June 2004 and whereas his credentials were verified by Parliament on 14 December 2004 (2),

B. whereas, according to Article 10 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities of 8 April 1965, during the sessions of the European Parliament its Members enjoy in the territory of their own State the immunities accorded to members of their parliament; whereas immunity cannot be claimed when a Member is caught in the act of committing an offence; and whereas this does not prevent the European Parliament from exercising its right to waive the immunity of one of its Members,

C. whereas, according to Article 27(4) of the Czech Constitution, no Member of Parliament or Senator may be criminally prosecuted without the consent of the chamber of which he or she is member and, if the respective chamber denies its consent, criminal prosecution shall be excluded forever,

1. Decides to waive the immunity of Miloslav Ransdorf;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of its committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authorities of the Czech Republic.

(1) Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and others [1986] ECR 2391.

(2) OJ C 226 E, 15.9.2005, p. 51.
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 224/39

Monday 14 September 2009

Approval of the appointment of Algirdas Šemeta as a member of the Commission

P7_TA(2009)0003

European Parliament decision of 14 September 2009 approving the appointment of Mr Algirdas Šemeta as a Member of the Commission

2010/C 224 E/12

The European Parliament,

having regard to Article 214(2), third subparagraph, and Article 215 of the EC Treaty,

having regard to point 4 of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (1),

having regard to the resignation of Dalia Grybauskaitė as a Member of the Commission, tendered on 25 June 2009,

having regard to the nomination by the Government of Lithuania of Algirdas Šemeta for appointment as a Member of the Commission,

having regard to Council Decision 2009/507/EC, Euratom of 30 June 2009 appointing a new Member of the Commission of the European Communities (2),

having regard to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 9 July 2009 concerning the procedure to be applied for the replacement of Commissioners,

having regard to the exchange of views between the Commissioner-designate and its committee responsible held on 1 September 2009,

having regard to Rule 106 and Annex XVII, point 2, second paragraph, of its Rules of Procedure,

1. Approves the appointment of Algirdas Šemeta as a Member of the Commission for the remainder of the Commission's term of office, until 31 October 2009;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.

(1) OJ C 117 E, 18.5.2006, p. 123.

(2) OJ L 172, 2.7.2009, p. 34.
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 305/21

Wednesday 20 January 2010

Proposal for the appointment of a member of the panel consulted prior to the appointment of Judges and Advocates-General of the Court of Justice and the General Court

P7_TA(2010)0003

European Parliament decision of 20 January 2010 proposing the appointment of Ana Palacio Vallelersundi to the panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2009/2210(INS))

2010/C 305 E/07

The European Parliament,

having regard to the second paragraph of Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

having regard to Rule 107a of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas Ana Palacio Vallelersundi meets the conditions laid down in the second paragraph of Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

1. Proposes that Ana Palacio Vallelersundi be appointed to the panel;
Immediately after the sitting, an audiovisual record of the proceedings, including the soundtrack from all interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on the internet .

Immediately after the sitting, an indexed audiovisual record of the proceedings in the languages in which they were conducted , as well as the multilingual soundtrack from all active interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on Parliament's website during the current and the next parliamentary term, after which it shall be preserved in the records of Parliament . That audiovisual record shall be linked to the multilingual verbatim reports of the proceedings as soon as they are available.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 55/79

P7_TA(2013)0216

Non-objection to an implementing measure: transit of certain animal by-products from Bosnia and Herzegovina

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the transit of certain animal by-products from Bosnia and Herzegovina (D025828/03 — 2013/2598(RPS))

(2016/C 055/10)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the draft Commission regulation (D025828/03),

— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 41(3) and Article 42(2) thereof,

— having regard to the opinion delivered on 5 March 2013 by the committee referred to in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009,

— having regard to the Commission’s letter of 16 May 2013 asking Parliament to declare that it will raise no objections to the draft regulation,

— having regard to the letter of 21 May 2013 from the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety to the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs,

— having regard to Article 5a of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2),

— having regard to Rules 88(4)(d) and 87a(6) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the fact that no objections have been raised within the period laid down in the third and fourth indents of Rule 87a(6) of its Rules of Procedure, which expired on 22 May 2013,

1. Declares that it has no objections to the draft Commission regulation;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Commission and, for information, to the Council.

(1) OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
Parliament shall take a decision on the act requiring its consent under the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by means of a single vote, and no amendments may be tabled. The majority required for the adoption of the consent shall be the majority indicated in the article of the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that constitutes the legal basis for the proposed act.

Parliament shall decide on the act requiring its consent under the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by means of a single vote on consent, irrespective of whether the recommendation from the committee responsible is to approve or reject the act , and no amendments may be tabled. The majority required for the adoption of the consent shall be the majority indicated in the article of the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that constitutes the legal basis for the proposed act or, where no majority is indicated therein, the majority of the votes cast. If the majority required is not obtained, the proposed act shall be deemed to have been rejected .
1.

Decides that the numerical strength of the committees shall be as follows: I. Committee on Foreign Affairs: 71 members, II. Committee on Development: 28 members, III. Committee on International Trade: 41 members, IV. Committee on Budgets: 41 members, V. Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members, VI. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 61 members, VII. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 55 members, VIII. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 69 members, IX. Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 67 members, X. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 40 members, XI. Committee on Transport and Tourism: 49 members, XII. Committee on Regional Development: 43 members, XIII. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 45 members, XIV. Committee on Fisheries: 25 members, XV. Committee on Culture and Education: 31 members, XVI. Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members, XVII. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members, XVIII. Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 25 members, XIX. Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality: 35 members, XX. Committee on Petitions: 35 members, Subcommittee on Human Rights: 30 members, Subcommittee on Security and Defence: 30 members;
Decides to append the following interpretation to Rule 130(3) of the Rules of Procedure:

‘The expression “by way of exception” is to be interpreted as meaning that the additional question concerns a matter of urgency and that the submission of that question cannot wait until the following month. Furthermore, the number of questions tabled under the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 must be smaller than the norm of five questions per month.’
F.

whereas on 28 July 2015 Christian Estrosi filed with the senior examining magistrate in Nice an application to join a civil action to legal proceedings against Marine Le Pen on the grounds of public defamation of a publicly elected official with a temporary mandate; whereas he asserts that on 3 May 2015, during the programme Le Grand Rendez-vous, which was broadcast simultaneously on iTÉLÉ and Europe 1, Marine Le Pen made the following remarks constituting allegations or imputations against him which were a slur on his honour or slight to his reputation: ‘Listen, what I know is this: Mr Estrosi has financed the UOIF (Union of Islamic Organisations in France); he has been found guilty by the administrative justice system of having accorded such a low rent for a UOIF mosque that even the administrative court rapped him over the knuckles, which is a reflection, in fact, of the way in which these mayors are illegally funding mosques, in violation of the 1905 law; when you are caught with your fingers in the clientelist, religious-community honeypot, of course you have to give out and say shocking things, but I attach little importance to words and more to actions…’; in response to a question from the interviewer, ‘So, Estrosi — an accomplice of jihadis?’, Ms Le Pen allegedly stated: ‘Help, providing resources, assistance; when you help Islamic fundamentalism to establish itself, to spread, to recruit, well, somewhere in all that, morally, yes, you are a little bit complicit’;
H.

whereas Parliament notes that the RTS does not contain any specific provisions regarding package transactions and that further guidance might be needed by the Commission and ESMA on the treatment of packages; whereas Parliament considers that this guidance should be in line with the provisions laid down in the MiFID II ‘Quick Fix’;
P8_TA(2017)0405

Non-objection to a delegated act: information requirements and conduct of business rules applicable to the distribution of insurance-based investment products

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 21 September 2017 supplementing Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to information requirements and conduct of business rules applicable to the distribution of insurance-based investment products (C(2017)06229 — (2017/2855(DEA))

(2018/C 346/52)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission delegated regulation (C(2017)06229)),

— having regard to the letter from the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs of 16 October 2017,

— having regard to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

— having regard to Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution (1), and in particular Article 28(4), Article 29(4), Article 30(6) and Article 39(5) thereof,

— having regard to the recommendation for a decision by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs,

— having regard to Rule 105(6) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the fact that no objections have been raised within the period laid down in the third and fourth indents of Rule 105(6) of its Rules of Procedure, which expired on 24 October 2017,

A. whereas the delegated regulation should apply from 23 February 2018, the application date of Directive (EU) 2016/97, and full use of the three-month scrutiny period available to Parliament would not allow sufficient time for industry to implement the necessary technical and organisational changes;

B. whereas swift publication of the delegated regulation in the Official Journal would allow timely implementation of and legal certainty concerning the provisions applicable to insurance-based investment products;

C. whereas Parliament considers that the deadline for transposition of Directive (EU) 2016/97 should remain 23 February 2018, but asks the Commission to adopt a legislative proposal setting the application date at 1 October 2018;

1. Declares that it has no objections to the delegated regulation;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ L 26, 2.2.2016, p. 19.
B.

whereas, on 5 March 2020, the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority, following an open selection procedure, proposed to appoint François-Louis Michaud as Executive Director for a term of office of five years, in accordance with Article 51(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010;
B.

whereas Parliament deplores the fact that all candidates were men despite the obligations under Article 56(4) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 and the numerous calls made by Parliament to respect gender balance when presenting lists of candidates; whereas Parliament regrets that women continue to be under-represented in executive positions in the field of banking and financial services and demands that gender balance be respected for the next nomination; whereas all EU and national institutions and bodies should implement concrete measures to ensure gender balance;
B.

whereas, in accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transitional period; whereas, for that reason, it is necessary to amend the requirements laid down in Annex II to that Regulation concerning the identification mark that should be used in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland;
A.

whereas several delegated acts to be adopted under the recently amended Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (EMIR) specify how EMIR rules will apply to third-country central counterparties (CCPs) that provide services to Union firms; whereas those delegated acts will give effect to the enhanced powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA); whereas third-country CCPs that are considered to be systemically important for the financial stability of the Union or any of its Member States should be subject to specific requirements and enhanced supervision by ESMA in order to ensure a level playing field with Union CCPs and to safeguard the stability of the Union’s financial system;
P.

whereas on 4 November 2019 the Second Chamber of the Spanish Tribunal Supremo ordered to issue ‘(i)n order for criminal proceedings to take place […] as appropriate: a national arrest warrant(s), European arrest warrant(s) or an international arrest warrant(s) for the purposes of extradition’ in respect of, among others, Antoni Comín i Oliveres, who was confirmed to be in contempt of court; whereas, as explained in the request for the waiver of immunity, on 10 January 2020 the appeal against this decision was dismissed with regard to the revocation of ‘the relevant national search, arrest and detention warrants, as well as the international and European arrest warrants’ and upheld ‘against the order of 4 November 2019, pursuant to the interpretation given by the CJEU in its judgment of 19 December 2019 recognising the appellant(s)’ privileges and immunities under Article 9 of Protocol No 7 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in their capacity as Member(s) of the European Parliament’, and it was also decided to request that the European Parliament waive the immunity of Antoni Comín i Oliveres ‘in order to proceed with the execution of the European arrest warrant(s) that have been issued’ and to inform the executing authority in Belgium thereof;
B.

whereas Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control then proceeded to evaluate the credentials of the nominee, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
P9_TA(2022)0119

Gas storage ***I

European Parliament decision of 7 April 2022 referring the matter back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations on the basis of the unamended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to natural gas transmission networks (COM(2022)0135 –C9-0126/2022 — 2022/0090(COD)) (1)

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2022/C 434/26)

(1) Decision adopted under Rule 59(4), fourth subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure (C9-0126/2022).
3.4

COSAC warmly welcomes the commitment of the President of the Commission at the Joint Parliamentary Meeting on the Future of Europe on 9 May 2006 to transmit directly all new legislative proposals and consultation papers to National Parliaments, inviting them to react so as to improve the process of policy formulation. COSAC asks the Commission to take into account comments from National Parliaments — in particular with regard to the subsidiarity and proportionality principles — and within an acceptable timeframe to acknowledge receipt and offer a reasoned response.
10.1.

The Treaty of Lisbon allows, since 1 December 2009, for draft legislative acts, as defined by Article 289 (3) TFEU, to be scrutinised through the procedures and with the effects established in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. COSAC wishes to congratulate the European Commission and the Council on their response, which has so far contributed to a smooth running of the new Protocol (No 2). Likewise, COSAC welcomes the process of political dialogue with the European Commission. Monitoring the role of the national Parliaments as outlined in particular in Article 12 of the Treaty on European Union and its respective Protocols will remain one of COSAC's priorities.
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 4/68

Thursday 25 March 2010

Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors – Mr Szabolcs Fazakas

P7_TA(2010)0078

European Parliament decision of 25 March 2010 on the nomination of Szabolcs Fazakas as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C7-0019/2010 – 2010/0807(NLE))

2011/C 4 E/17

(Consultation)

The European Parliament,

having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7-0019/2010),

whereas, at its meeting of 15 March 2010, the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Council’s nominee for membership of the Court of Auditors,

having regard to Rule 108 of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0038/2010),

A. whereas Szabolcs Fazakas fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

1. Delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination of Szabolcs Fazakas as a Member of the Court of Auditors;
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 4/66

Thursday 25 March 2010

Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - Ms Kersti Kaljulaid

P7_TA(2010)0076

European Parliament decision of 25 March 2010 on the nomination of Kersti Kaljulaid as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C7-0016/2010 – 2010/0804(NLE))

2011/C 4 E/15

(Consultation)

The European Parliament,

having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7-0016/2010),

having regard to the fact that, at its meeting of 16 March 2010, the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Council’s nominee for membership of the Court of Auditors,

having regard to Rule 108 of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0045/2010),

A. whereas Kersti Kaljulaid fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU,

1. Delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination of Kersti Kaljulaid as a Member of the Court of Auditors;
B.

whereas Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs then proceeded to evaluate the credentials of the nominee, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 283(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and in the light of the need for full independence of the European Central Bank pursuant to Article 130 TFEU, and whereas in carrying out that evaluation, the committee received a curriculum vitae from the candidate as well as his replies to the written questionnaire that was sent out to him,