European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the 2000-2001 Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January to 31 December 2002 (COM(2002) 41 - C5-0090/2002 - 2002/0034(CNS))
Date: 2002-05-14
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Guinea, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights

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P5_TA(2002)0213

Statute of the Court of Justice * (procedure without debate)

Draft Council decision amending Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities (12991/2001 (cid:1) C5-0050/2002 (cid:1) 2001/0827(CNS))

The draft was approved.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision amending Article 20 of
the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (12991/2001 (cid:1)
C5-0050/2002 (cid:1) 2001/0827(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the draft Council decision (12991/2001),

(cid:1) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 245(2). of the EC Treaty (C5-0050/2002),

(cid:1) having regard to the opinion of the Commission (SEC(2002) 201),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0149/

2001),

1.

Approves the draft Council decision;

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

2.
Parliament;

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure if the Council

3.
approved by Parliament;

intends to depart from the text

4.

5.

Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to amend the draft decision;

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

P5_TA(2002)0214

EC/Guinea fishing agreement * (procedure without debate)

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the con-
clusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the
2000-2001 Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for
in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Rev-
olutionary People’s Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January
to 31 December 2002 (COM(2002) 41 (cid:1) C5-0090/2002 (cid:1) 2002/0034(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2002) 41),

(cid:1) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) and

(3)(1) of the EC Treaty (C5-0090/2002),

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(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 and Rule 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on

Budgets (A5-0102/2002);

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1.

Approves the Commission proposal 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

3.
Parliament;

4.

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.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital 3a (new)

(3a)
It is important to improve the information supplied to
the European Parliament and whereas the Commission should
draw up a yearly report on the state of implementation of the
Agreement;

Amendment 2
Article 2a (new)

Article 2a

During the final year of the Protocol’s validity and before
any agreement on the renewal thereof is concluded, the Com-
mission shall submit to the European Parliament and the
Council a report on the application of the Agreement and
the conditions under which it was implemented. This report
also includes a cost benefit analysis.

Amendment 3
Article 2b (new)

Article 2b

On the basis of the report mentioned in Article 2a and fol-
lowing consultation of the European Parliament, the Council
shall, where appropriate, grant the Commission a negotiating
mandate with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.

Amendment 4
Article 2c (new)

Article 2c

The Commission shall forward to the European Parliament
and to the Council a copy of the report on the targeted
measures which the authorities of Guinea will provide on
the basis of Article 4 of the Protocol.

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 5
Article 2d (new)

Article 2d

The Member States whose vessels are fishing under this
Protocol are obliged to notify the Commission of the quan-
tities of each stock taken in the Guinea fishing zone in
accordance with the arrangements laid down in Commission
Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying
down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by
Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on
the high seas (1).

(1) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.

P5_TA(2002)0215

EC/Seychelles fishing agreement * (procedure without debate)

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the con-
clusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 18 January 2002 to 17 January 2005, the fishing
possibilities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles (COM(2002) 55 (cid:1)
C5-0093/2002 (cid:1) 2002/0036(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2002) 55),

(cid:1) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2)(1) of

the EC Treaty (C5-0093/2002),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 and Rule 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on

Budgets and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0086/2002),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to 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

3.
Parliament;

4.

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.