P6_TA(2006)0013
Measures against persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of Rafiq
Hariri *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation imposing speci-
fic restrictive measures against certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of
former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri (COM(2005)0614 — 15098/2005 — C6-0434/2005
— 2005/0234(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0614) (1),
— having regard to the Council draft (15098/2005),
— having regard to Council Common Position 2005/888/CFSP (2),
— having regard to Article 60 and Article 301 of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0434/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
(A6-0003/2006),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the 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 substan-
tially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Citation 1 a (new)
Having regard to the Guidelines on implementation and eva-
luation of restrictive measures (sanctions) in the frameworkof the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, adopted bythe Council on 12 December 2005,24.11.2006 C 287 E/161 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea
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(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 26.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 2
Article 2, paragraphs 1 and 2
1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned,
held or controlled by the natural or legal persons, entities orbodies listed in Annex I shall be frozen.1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, or
owned or held by, the natural or legal persons, entities orbodies which appear on the list drawn up by the Commis-
sion pursuant to Article 8 shall be frozen.
2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available,
directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural orlegal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I .2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available,
directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural orlegal persons, entities or bodies which appear on the list
drawn up by the Commission pursuant to Article 8 .
Amendment 3
Article 8, paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to: 1. The Commission , after consulting the European Parlia-
ment, shall be empowered to:
(a) amend Annex I on the basis of determinations made by
the Sanctions Committee; and(a)draw up and amend on the basis of determinations made
by the Sanctions Committee a list of natural or legal per-
sons, entities or bodies as referred to in Article 2 whose
funds and economic resources should be frozen, and tocorrect the list if it is proven to contain an error ; and
(b) amend Annex IIon the basis of information supplied by
Member States.(b) amend the Annex on the basis of information supplied by
Member States.
The Commission shall supply prior information, in con-
fidence, to the committee of the European Parliament
responsible for civil liberties, justice and home affairsand that responsible for development concerning the dra-wing-up and amendment of the list referred to in point(a).
Amendment 4
Annex I
This Annex is deleted.24.11.2006 C 287 E/162 Il- Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea
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