P6_TA(2005)0483
Term of office of the President of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Market *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 40/94 as regards the term of office of the President of the Office for Harmonisation
in the Internal Market (COM(2005)0190 —C6-0208/2005 —2005/0077(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0190) (1),
— having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0208/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0346/2005),
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 substan-
tially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
RECITAL 1A (new)
(1a) Provision should be made for the President to be
appointed by the Council, after hearing the opinion of therepresentative appointed by the European Parliament.
Amendment 2
RECITAL 2
(2) Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after adequate evaluation.(2) 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.
Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH −1 (new)
Article 120, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Article 120(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 is replaced by the
following:
1. The President of the Office shall be appointed by the
Council from a list of at most three candidates, which shallbe prepared by the Administrative Board after hearing theopinion of the representative appointed by the European Par-liament. Power to dismiss the President shall lie with theCouncil, acting on a proposal from the Administrative Board.
(1) Not yet published in OJ.C 286 E/134 EN 23.11.2006 Official Journal of the European Union
Tuesday 13 December 2005
Amendment 4
ARTICLE 1
Article 120, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
2. The term of office of the President shall not exceed five
years. On a proposal from the board of management and after aCommission evaluation and opinion, it may be extended oncefor a period of not more than five years.2. The term of office of the President shall not exceed five
years. On a proposal from the board of management and after aCommission evaluation and opinion, and after hearing the
opinion of the representative appointed by the European Par-liament, it may be extended once for a period of not more than
five years.
P6_TA(2005)0484
The term of office of the President of the Community Plant Variety Office *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regu-lation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the term of office of the President of the Community Plant
Variety Office (COM(2005)0190 —C6-0207/2005 —2005/0078(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0190) (
1),
— having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0207/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0348/2005),
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 substan-
tially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
RECITAL 1A (new)
(1a) Provision should be made for the President of the
Office to be appointed on a proposal from the Commission,
after hearing the opinion of the representative appointed bythe European Parliament, and after obtaining the opinion ofthe Administrative Council.
(1) Not yet published in OJ.23.11.2006 EN C 286 E/135 Official Journal of the European Union
Tuesday 13 December 2005
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT