10. Welcomesthesuccessfulconclusionofthenegotiationswiththeaccessioncountriesonthecon-
ditionsfortheirparticipationinthenewResearchFundforCoalandSteel,wherebythepaymentoftheircontributions,determinedinaccordancewiththesizeoftheirmineralresources,willbestaggeredtotakeaccountoftheirrespectiveeconomicsituations,andcallsontheCommissiontogiveitregularprogressreportsontheimplementationofthedecisionstakenasaresultofthosenegotiations;
11. CallsontheCommissiontocontinuetoconductaregularreviewofalloutstandingdormantcom-
mitmentsandtocancelonlyamountsinrespectofwhichitisunlikelythattherewillbeanymovementin
thefuture;
12. NotesthatthefinancialstatementsfortheECSCinliquidationasat31December2002werenot
published in the Official Journal until 11October 2003; nonetheless welcomes the detailed andinformativewayinwhichtheyaresetout,whichshouldbethebenchmarkforsubsequentlypublishedfinancialstatementsfortheECSCinliquidation,andcallsontheCommissiontoensuremaximumtrans-parencywithregardtofiguresontrendsin,anduseof,ECSCassetsandonrevenuefromthem;
13. ExpectstheCourtofAuditors,whichhassubmittednospecificreportonthefinancialstatements
fortheECSCinliquidationasat31December2002,tocarryoutthenecessaryauditseachyearandto
publishtheresultsintheOfficialJournal;
14. StressesthatitwillcontinuetokeepaneyeonthemandatoryuseofrevenuesfromECSCassetsfor
thebenefitofresearchinthecoalandsteelsector.
P5_TA(2004)0332
Developmentofthetrans-Europeantransportnetwork***II
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheCouncilcommonpositionforadoptingaEuro-peanParliamentandCouncildecisionamendingDecisionNo1692/96/EConCommunityguide-linesforthedevelopmentofthetrans-Europeantransportnetwork(5762/1/2004/dashC5-0184/2004
/dash2001/0229(COD))
(Codecisionprocedure:secondreading)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheCouncilcommonposition(5762/1/2004/dashC5-0184/2004)(
1),
/dash havingregardtoitspositionatfirstreading(2)ontheCommissionproposalstoParliamentandthe
Council(COM(2001)544(3)andCOM(2003)564(4)),
/dash havingregardtotheamendedproposal(COM(2002)542)(5),
/dash havingregardtoArticle251(2)oftheECTreaty,
/dash havingregardtoRule78ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtotherecommendationforsecondreadingoftheCommitteeonRegionalPolicy,Trans-
portandTourism(A5-0278/2004),
1. Approvesthecommonposition;
2. Notesthattheactisadoptedinaccordancewiththecommonposition;
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.
(2) OJC187E,7.8.2003,p.130andTextsAdopted,11.3.2004,P5_TA(2004)0173.
(3) OJC362E,18.12.2001,p.205.
(4) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.
(5) OJC20E,28.1.2003,p.274.30.4.2004EN C104E/619 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
Wednesday21April2004
3. InstructsitsPresidenttosigntheactwiththePresidentoftheCouncilpursuanttoArticle254(1)of
theECTreaty;
4. InstructsitsSecretary-Generaldulytosigntheactand,inagreementwiththeSecretary-Generalof
theCouncil,tohaveitpublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion;
5. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandtheCommission.
P5_TA(2004)0333
Communitysurveysonagriculturalholdingsafterenlargement***I
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaEuropeanParliamentandCouncil
regulationamendingCouncilRegulation(EEC)No571/88ontheorganisationofCommunitysur-veysonthestructureofagriculturalholdingsafterenlargement(COM(2003)605/dashC5-0477/2003
/dash2003/0234(COD))
(Codecisionprocedure:firstreading)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council
(COM(2003)605)(
1),
/dash havingregardtoArticles251(2)and285(1)oftheECTreaty,pursuanttowhichtheCommission
submittedtheproposaltoParliament(C5-0477/2003),
/dash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonBudgets(A5-0194/2004),
1. ApprovestheCommissionproposalasamended;
2. CallsontheCommissiontoreferthemattertoParliamentagainifitintendstoamendtheproposal
substantiallyorreplaceitwithanothertext;
3. ConsidersthatthefinancialstatementoftheCommission,asamended,iscompatiblewiththeceiling
ofheading3oftheFinancialPerspective2000-2006,withoutrestrictingexistingpolicies,
4. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission.
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.C104E/620 EN30.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
Wednesday21April2004