Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH −1 (new)
Article 7, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004)
In Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004, the first
subparagraph is hereby replaced by the following:
2. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Admin-
istrative Board on the grounds of merit and documentedadministrative and managerial skills, as well as relevant com-petence and experience, from a list of at least three candidatesproposed by the Commission, after hearing the opinion of therepresentative appointed by the European Parliament. TheAdministrative Board shall take its decision by a three-quarters majority of its members.
Amendment 4
ARTICLE 1
Article 7, paragraph 2, subparagraph 3 (Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004)
The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years.
On a proposal from the Commission and after an evaluation, itmay be extended once for a period of not more than five years.The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years.
On a proposal from the Commission , after hearing the opinion
of the representative appointed by the European Parliamentand after an evaluation, it may be extended once for a periodof not more than five years.
P6_TA(2005)0488
The term of office of the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director
of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director and the DeputyExecutive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at theExternal Borders of the Member States of the European Union (COM(2005)0190 —C6-0203/2005
—2005/0089(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0190) (
1),
— having regard to Article 62(2)(a) and Article 66 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council con-
sulted Parliament (C6-0203/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0358/2005),
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;
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
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 Executive Director to
be appointed on a proposal from the Commission, after hear-
ing the opinion of the representative appointed by the Euro-
pean Parliament.
Amendment 2
RECITAL 2
(2) Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after suitable evaluation.(2) Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after suitable evaluation and after hearing the opinion
of the representative appointed by the European Parliament.
Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH −1 (new)
Article 26, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004)
Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 is hereby
replaced by the following:
1. The Commission, after hearing the opinion of the repre-
sentative appointed by the European Parliament, shall proposecandidates for the post of the Executive Director based on alist following publication of the post in the Official Journal ofthe European Union and other press or internet sites asappropriate.
Amendment 4
ARTICLE 1
Article 26, paragraph 5, second sentence (Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004)
On a proposal from the Commission and after an evaluation,
the Management Board may extend them once for a period ofnot more than five years.On a proposal from the Commission , after hearing the opinion
of the representative appointed by the European Parliamentand after an evaluation, the Management Board may extendthem once for a period of not more than five years.23.11.2006 EN C 286 E/141 Official Journal of the European Union
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