— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0387/2005),
1. Approves the Commission proposal;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal subs-
tantially;
4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
P6_TA(2005)0493
Extension of TAIEX to ENPI-eligible countries *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision enabling countries
eligible for the future European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) to benefit fromthe Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Programme (TAIEX) (COM(2005)0321 —
C6-0283/2005 —2005/0133(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0321) (
1),
— having regard to Article 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0283/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0388/2005),
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.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Recital −1 (new)
(−1) It is an objective of the common and foreign security
policy of the Union to develop and consolidate democracy, therule of law and respect for human rights and fundamentalfreedoms.
(1) Not yet published in OJ.C 286 E/152 MT 23.11.2006 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea
It-Tlieta, 13 ta' Di ċembru 2005
Amendment 2
Article 2
For the purposes of implementing Council Regulation (EC)
1488/1996 of 23 July 1996 concerning financial and technical
measures to accompany the reform of economic and social
structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partner-ship (MEDA) and Council Regulation (EC, EURATOM) 99/2000
of 29 December 1999 concerning the provision of assistance tothe partner States in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Tacis), theCommission may, in accordance with Article 54 (2) of theFinancial Regulation, decide to entrust tasks of public authority,and in particular budget implementation tasks following fromthis Decision, to the body implementing the TAIEX programmeimplemented under Council Regulation (EEC) 3906/1989 of
18 December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries ofCentral and Eastern Europe (PHARE), Council Regulation (EC)2666/2000 of 5 December 2000 on assistance for Albania,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal republic of Yugosla-
via and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (CARDS),and Council Regulation (EC) 2500/2001 of 17 December 2001concerning pre-accession financial assistance for Turkey. This
Decision does not apply to actions implemented under Regula-
tion 99/2000 that fall within the scope of the EURATOM
Treaty.For the purposes of implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No1488/96 of 23 July 1996 concerning financial and technical
measures to accompany the reform of economic and social
structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partner-ship (MEDA) and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 99/2000
of 29 December 1999 concerning the provision of assistance tothe partner States in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Tacis), theCommission may, in accordance with Article 54 (2) of theFinancial Regulation, decide to entrust tasks of public authority,and in particular budget implementation tasks following fromthis Decision, to the body implementing the TAIEX programmeimplemented under Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of
18 December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries ofCentral and Eastern Europe (PHARE), Council Regulation (EC)No2666/2000 of 5 December 2000 on assistance for Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugo-
slavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(CARDS), and Council Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 of
17 December 2001 concerning pre-accession financial assist-
ance for Turkey. This Decision does not apply to actions imple-
mented under Regulation (EC) No 99/2000 that fall within the
scope of the Euratom Treaty. Due regard shall be paid to the
need to avoid the disproportionate allocation of funding toany individual country, to the detriment of the legitimateneeds of other partners.
Amendment 3
Article 2a (new)
Article 2a
The Commission shall forward relevant evaluations to the
European Parliament for consideration. Those evaluations
shall address the effectiveness, transparency and accountabilityboth of management structures and of funded activities.23.11.2006 MT C 286 E/153 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea
It-Tlieta, 13 ta' Di ċembru 2005
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT