3. CFSP and co-decided programmes
The European Parliament and the Council invite the Commission to take the appropriate measures for the
relevant transfers, as soon as possible in 2006, in order to put into effect this agreement reached on CFSP
and co-decided programmes.
P6_TA(2005)0515
Fisheries control programmes *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Deci-sion 2004/465/EC on a Community financial contribution towards Member States' fisheries control
programmes (COM(2005)0328 —C6-0273/2005 —2005/0136(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0328) (
1),
— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0273/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0339/2005),
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 subs-
tantially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
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Amendment 1
RECITAL 6
(6) It is appropriate to include in Decision 2004/465/EC
studies on fisheries control as well as arrangements designedto facilitate the implementation of new technologies oncontrol.Deleted
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Amendment 2
ARTICLE 1, POINT 1
Article 3, paragraph 2 (Decision 2004/465/EC)
2. All Member States shall submit their annual fisheries con-
trol programme by 1 June 2004 for 2004, and by 31 Januaryfor 2005 and for 2006 .2. All Member States shall submit their annual fisheries con-
trol programme by 1 June 2004 for 2004, and by 31 January2005 for 2005. The annual programmes for 2006 shall be
submitted not later than …(
*).
(*) 45 days after the entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 4, paragraph 1, points (i) and (j) (Decision 2004/465/EC)
(2) In Article 4, paragraph 1 the following points are
added:Deleted
(i) Administrative arrangements with the Joint Research
Centre aimed at implementing new technologies on con-trol;
(j) Studies on control related areas carried out at the initia-
tive of the Commission.
Amendment 4
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3A (new)
Article 5, paragraph 2a (new) (Decision 2004/465/EC)
(3a) In Article 5, the following paragraph is added:2a. Where the appropriations provided for in paragraph 1
are not sufficient to finance all the contributions required bythe annual fisheries control programmes of the Member Sta-tes, the Commission shall base the decision referred to in Ar-ticle 6 on objective criteria which take account of shortco-mings in existing control systems, the size of ExclusiveEconomic Zones and all zones which are to be monitored bythe Member States, and the number of fishermen subject tocontrols.
Amendment 5
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3B (new)
Article 6, paragraph 2, point (c) (Decision 2004/465/EC)
(3b) In Article 6, paragraph 2, point (c) is replaced by:(c) for the actions referred to in Article 4(1)(h), the rate may
not exceed 75 % of the eligible expenditure for the newMember States.C 286 E/370 MT 23.11.2006 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea
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Amendment 6
ARTICLE 1, POINT 4
Article 6, paragraph 2, point (d) (Decision 2004/465/EC)
(4) In Article 6, paragraph 2 the following point is added: Deleted
(d) for the actions referred to in Article 4(1)(i) and 4(1)(j),
the rate may be 100 % of the eligible expenditure;
Amendment 7
ARTICLE 1, POINT 8A (new)
Article 17, paragraph 1a (new) (Decision 2004/465/EC)
(8a) In Article 17, the following paragraph is added:
By 31 December 2006 at the latest and on the basis of the
information provided by the Member States pursuant to Ar-ticle 16, the Commission shall submit to the European Parlia-ment and to the Council an interim report on the applicationof this Decision.
P6_TA(2005)0516
Charging of heavy goods vehicles ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directiveof the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging ofheavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (9856/2005 —C6-0274/2005 —2003/
0175(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Council common position (9856/2005 —C6-0274/2005),
— having regard to its position at first reading (
1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(2003)0448) (2),
— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
(A6-0377/2005),
1. Approves the common position as amended;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 371.
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Il-Ħamis, 15 ta' Di ċembru 2005
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BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT