European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a secure web-based Information and Coordination Network for Member States' Migration Management Services (COM(2003) 727 — C5-0612/2003 — 2003/0284(CNS))
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Internet site, information network, migration control, migratory movement, transmission network

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 104 E/141

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Tuesday 20 April 2004

Amendment 1
Article 5, paragraph 2, introduction

2. The agreements referred to in paragraph 1 may contain
provisions for the facilitation of border crossing, whereby
Member States:

2. The agreements referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain
provisions for the facilitation of border crossing, whereby
Member States:

Amendment 2
Article 5, paragraph 2, point (c)

(c) authorise border residents to cross their border at places
other than authorised border crossing points and outside
the fixed hours.

Deleted

P5_TA(2004)0285

Web-based information and coordination network *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a
secure web-based Information and Coordination Network for Member States’ Migration Manage-
ment Services (COM(2003) 727 (cid:1) C5-0612/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0284(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 727) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 66 of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 67 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0612/2003),

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

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home

Affairs (A5-0145/2004),

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;

3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

4.
stantially;

5.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

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30.4.2004

Tuesday 20 April 2004

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital 6a (new)

(6a)
In view of its expert and detailed knowledge, Europol
should be involved in the web-based information and coor-
dination network. The Commission is called upon to submit
a proposal for this purpose no later than one year after the
entry into force of this Decision.

Amendment 2
Article 1

This Decision establishes a secure web-based Information and
information on
Co-ordination Network for the exchanges of
irregular migration,
illegal entry and immigration and the
return of illegal residents.

This Decision establishes a secure web-based Information and
Co-ordination Network for exchanging information on irregular
migration, facilitator networks and networks exploiting illegal
immigrant labour, illegal entry and immigration and the return
of illegal residents.

Amendment 3
Article 2, paragraph 1

The Commission shall be responsible for the development
1.
and management of the network, including the structure and
content thereof and the elements for information exchange.

The Commission shall be responsible for the development
including the structure

1.
and management of
thereof and the elements for information exchange.

the network,

Amendment 4
Article 2, paragraph 2, introductory part

The information exchange shall include at least the fol-

2.
lowing:

2.

The information exchange shall include the following:

(d) Return related issues;

(d) Return related issues,

Amendment 5
Article 2, paragraph 2, point (d)

respect the dignity and physical
expelled by the authorities responsible for their return;

in particular cases of failure to
integrity of persons

Amendment 6
Article 5, paragraph 2a (new)

2a.
A procedure shall be provided for to enable the owner
of the information regularly to correct or update the data
forwarded to the network.

Amendment 7
Article 5, paragraph 4

security
4. Without prejudice
measures shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance
with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2).

to paragraph 3,

further

4.
Insofar as the security measures taken by the Member
States are not sufficient to achieve the objectives referred to
in paragraph 3, further security measures shall be adopted by
the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 6(2).