European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation relating to the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing possibilities and the financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001 (COM(2000) 304 — C5-0315/2000 — 2000/0154(CNS))
Date: 2000-09-06
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Guinea, common fisheries policy, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, interinstitutional relations (EU)

7.5.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 135/171

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Reg-
ulation (EC) No 1488/96 on financial and technical measures to accompany (MEDA) the reform of
the Euro-Mediterranean partnership
economic and social structures in the framework of

(COM(1999) 494 ( C5-0023/2000 ( 1999/0214(CNS))

Wednesday 6 September 2000

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:17) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 494) (1),

(cid:17) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 308 of the EC Treaty (C5-0023/2000),

(cid:17) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:17) having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and
the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence
Policy, the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0204/2000),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-

3.
ment;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

6.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 89 E, 28.3.2000, p. 4.

6. EEC-Republic of Guinea fisheries agreement *

A5-0194/2000

Proposal for a Council regulation relating to the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing
possibilities and the financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean
coast for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001 (COM(2000) 304 ( C5-0315/2000 (
2000/0154(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Article 2a (new)

Article 2a

During the last year of the Protocol’s application and
before the opening of negotiations with a view to its pos-
sible renewal, the Commission shall submit to the Eur-
opean Parliament and the Council a general assessment
report.

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7.5.2001

Wednesday 6 September 2000

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 2)
Article 2b (new)

Article 2b

The Commission shall forward to the European Parliament
and the Council a copy of the annual report on the imple-
mentation of targeted measures which the Guinean autho-
rities are to send to it on the basis of the fourth paragraph
of Article 4 of the Protocol.

(Amendment 3)
Article 2c (new)

Article 2c

On the basis of those reports and taking account of the
European Parliament’s opinion thereon, the Council shall
give the Commission a mandate, where appropriate, to
commence negotiations with a view to the adoption of a
new protocol.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation relating to the
conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing possibilities and the financial compensation
provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government
of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January 2000 to
31 December 2001 (COM(2000) 304 ( C5-0315/2000 ( 2000/0154(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:17) having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2000) 304),

(cid:17) having regard to Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:17) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(3), first

subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (C5-0315/2000),

(cid:17) having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:17) having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on

Development and Cooperation (A5-0194/2000),

1.

Approves the proposal for a Council regulation as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-

3.
ment;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission and to the governments

6.
and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Guinea.