TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 14
Article 2
Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 is deleted. Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 shall be repealed.
The Commission shall adopt guidelines for the application of
Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty to tramp services before thedate on which Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 isrepealed.
P6_TA(2006)0292
Own resources *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the system of
the European Communities' own resources (COM(2006)0099 —C6-0132/2006 —2006/0039(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
—having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0099) (1),
—having regard to Article 269 of the EC Treaty and to Article 173 of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to
which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0132/2006),
—having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the
Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2), in particular
point 8 thereof, and Declaration No 3 on the review of the financial framework, annexed to thatagreement,
—having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
—having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinion of the Committee on Regional
Development (A6-0223/2006);
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the Treaty esta-
blishing the European Community;
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
substantially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.13.12.2006 106 Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea
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(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Council meeting in Brussels on 15 and
16 December 2005 concluded, inter alia, that the own resour-ces arrangements should be guided by the overall objective ofequity. These arrangements should therefore ensure, in linewith the relevant conclusions of the 1984 Fontainebleau Euro-
pean Council, that no Member State sustains a budgetary bur-
den which is excessive in relation to its relative prosperity. It istherefore appropriate to introduceprovisions covering specific
Member States.(1) The European Council meeting in Brussels on 15 and
16 December 2005 concluded, inter alia, that the own resour-ces arrangements should be guided by the overall objective ofequity. These arrangements should therefore ensure, in linewith the relevant conclusions of the 1984 Fontainebleau Euro-
pean Council, that no Member State sustains a budgetary bur-
den which is excessive in relation to its relative prosperity. It istherefore unavoidable, for the time being and until a new, fai-
rer and more transparent,system of own resources has beenagreed in the review process of 2008/2009, thatprovisionscovering specific Member States be introduced.
Amendment 2
Recital 2
(2) The Communities' own resources system must ensure
adequate resources for the orderly development of the Com-munities' policies, subject to the need for strict budgetary disci-pline.(2) The Communities' own resources system must ensure
adequate resources, characterised by transparency and simpli-city, for the orderly development of the Communities' policies,
subject to the need for strict budgetary discipline.
Amendment 3
Recital 7
(7) In the interests of transparency and simplicity the Euro-
pean Council of 15 and 16 December 2005 concluded that
the uniform rate of call of VAT should be fixed at 0,30 %.(7) The European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005
concluded that the uniform rate of call of VAT should be fixed
at 0,30 %.
Amendment 4
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Communities' own resources system should
always be taken into consideration when changing the rulesrelated to the Communities' taxation issues (VAT, corporatetax, duties, levies, excise taxes).
Amendment 5
Recital 11
(11) The European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005
called on the Commission to undertake a full, wide-rangingreview covering all aspects of EU spending and of resourcesand to report in 2008/2009. Within this framework, the Com-mission should therefore undertake a general review of theoperation of the own resources system, accompanied, if neces-
sary, by appropriate proposals.(11) The European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005
called on the Commission to undertake a full, wide-rangingreview covering all aspects of EU spending and of resourcesand to report in 2008/2009. Within this framework, the Com-mission should therefore undertake a general review of theoperation of the own resources system, accompanied by appro-
priate proposals, under the conditions laid down in Declara-
tion No 3 on the review of the financial framework, annexedto the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 betweenthe European Parliament, the Council and the Commissionon budgetary discipline and sound financial management (
1).
(1)OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.13.12.2006 107 Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 6
Article 9
In the framework of the full, wide-ranging review covering all
aspects of EU spending and of resources on which it shallreport in 2008/2009, the Commission shall undertake a gene-ral review of the own resources system, accompanied, if neces-
sary, by appropriate proposals.In the framework of the full, wide-ranging review covering all
aspects of EU spending and of resources on which it shallreport in 2008/2009, the Commission shall undertake a gene-ral review of the own resources system, accompanied by
appropriate proposals. It shall take into account the results of
the work conducted jointly by the national parliaments andthe European Parliament. In undertaking this review and indrawing up its proposals, the Commission shall take intoaccount the work and recommendations of the European Par-liament, in accordance with the terms of Declaration No 3
annexed to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May
2006.
P6_TA(2006)0293
Crisis of Equitable Life
European Parliament resolution on the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
(2006/2026(INI))
The European Parliament,
—having regard to Article 193 of the EC Treaty,
—having regard to Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parlia-ment's right of inquiry (
1),
—having regard to its decision of 18 January 2006 on setting up a Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of
the Equitable life Assurance Society (2),
—having regard Rule 176 of its Rules of Procedure,
—having regard to the interim report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society (A6-0221/2006),
A. whereas Article 193 of the EC Treaty provides a legal basis for the establishment by the Parliament of a
temporary Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions or maladministration in the imple-mentation of Community law; whereas this constitutes an important element of the Parliament's supervi-sory powers,
B. whereas the purpose of a Committee of Inquiry is to look at the existing body of Community legislation
and the way in which it has been implemented, either by an institution or a body of the European Com-munities or by the Member States, and whereas the scope of an inquiry is limited by the mandate of theCommittee of Inquiry as well as by primary and secondary Community law,
C. whereas on the basis of a proposal by the Conference of Presidents, the Parliament decided, at its plenary
session on 18 January 2006, to set up a Committee of Inquiry to look into the crisis of the Equitable LifeAssurance Society, and that the Committee of Inquiry would investigate a large series of related issuesand would make any proposals that it deemed necessary in the matter,13.12.2006 108 Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea
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(1) OJ L 113, 19.5.1995, p. 2.
(2)Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0011.