P5_TA(2003)0229
AmendmenttotheStatuteoftheCourtofJustice*
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutiononthedraftCouncildecisionamendingtheProtocolon
theStatuteoftheCourtofJustice(6282/2003/dashC5-0056/2003/dash2003/0804(CNS))
(Consultationprocedure)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtothedraftCouncildecision(6282/2003)(1),
/dash havingregardtoArticle245(2)oftheECTreatyandArticle160(2)oftheEAECTreaty,pursuantto
whichtheCouncilconsultedParliament(C5-0056/2003),
/dash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonLegalAffairsandtheInternalMarket(A5-0148/
2003),
1. ApprovesthedraftCouncildecision;
2. CallsontheCounciltonotifyParliamentifitintendstodepartfromthetextapprovedbyParliament;3. AskstheCounciltoconsultParliamentagainifitintendstoamendthedraftdecisionsubstantially;4. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission.
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.
P5_TA(2003)0230
Compensationofthefinancialimbalancesresultingfromexpulsions*
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaCouncildecisionsettingoutthe
criteriaandpracticalarrangementsforthecompensationofthefinancialimbalancesresultingfromtheapplicationofCouncilDirective2001/40/EConthemutualrecognitionofdecisionsonthe
expulsionofthirdcountrynationals(COM(2003)49/dashC5-0050/2003/dash2003/0019(CNS))
(Consultationprocedure)
TheEuropeanParliament,
/dash havingregardtotheCommissionproposaltotheCouncil(COM(2003)49)(
1),
/dash havingregardtoArticle63(3)oftheECTreaty,
/dash havingregardtoArticle67oftheECTreaty,pursuanttowhichtheCouncilconsultedParliament
(C5-0050/2003),
/dash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.18.3.2004EN C68E/81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash having regard tothe opinionoftheCommitteeonLegal Affairsandthe InternalMarketonthe
proposal’slegalbasis,
/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonCitizens’FreedomsandRights,JusticeandHome
Affairs(A5-0166/2003),
1. RejectstheCommissionproposal;
2. CallsontheCommissiontowithdrawitsproposalandsubmitanewone;3. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission.
P5_TA(2003)0231
MonitoringtheapplicationofCommunitylaw(2001)
EuropeanParliamentresolutionontheCommission’seighteenthannualreportonmonitoringthe
applicationofcommunitylaw(2000)(COM(2001)309/dashC5-0506/2001/dash2001/2197(COS))andontheCommission’snineteenthannualreportonmonitoringtheapplicationofcommunitylaw
(2001)(COM(2002)324/dashC5-0483/2002/dash2001/2197(COS))
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheCommission’seighteenthannualreport(COM(2001)309/dashC5-0506/2001),/dash havingregardtotheCommission’snineteenthannualreport(COM(2002)324/dashC5-0483/2002),
/dash havingregardtotheCommissionstaffworkingpaper(SEC(2002)157),
/dash havingregardtoRule47(1),/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonLegalAffairsandInternalMarketandtheopinionof
theCommitteeonPetitions(A5-0147/2003),
A. whereas the annual Commission reports establish the state of transposition of directives by the
MemberStates,
B. whereasapropermonitoringoftheapplicationofCommunitylawisnotmerelyanassessmentofa
percentageoftransposition,butalsoanevaluationofthequalityoftranspositionandofthemethodsusedinapplyingthelawinpractice,
C. whereasthequalityofexistingandproposedlegislationisacrucialelementforthecorrectapplication
ofCommunitylaw,
D. whereasthenumberofcomplaintsrelatingtoinfringementsofCommunitylawshowthatEuropean
citizensplayavitalroleintheapplicationofCommunitylaw,
E. whereasthenumberofpreliminaryreferencesisaresultofthequalityofCommunitylegislation,F. whereaseffectivelegalprotectionanduniformapplicationandinterpretationareessentialelementsof
Communitylaw,
G. whereasaneffectivesystemforjudicialreviewanduniforminterpretationoflawcannotexistwhile
theCourtofJusticehasalimitedjurisdictioninjusticeandhomeaffairs,
H. whereastheCommunityinstitutionshaveadutytoensurethatthecitizensofEuropecanfullyexer-
cisetheirrightsintheUnion,inparticularasregardsaccesstojustice,C68E/82 EN18.3.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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