European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the United Kingdom with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision amending Decision 2000/820/JHA establishing a European Police College (CEPOL) (5121/2004 — C5-0040/2004 — 2004/0802(CNS))
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU office or agency, EU police cooperation, fight against crime, police

30.4.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 104 E/145

Tuesday 20 April 2004

P5_TA(2004)0289

European Police College *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the United Kingdom with a view to
the adoption of a Council Decision amending Decision 2000/820/JHA establishing a European
Police College (CEPOL) (5121/2004 (cid:1) C5-0040/2004 (cid:1) 2004/0802(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the initiative by the United Kingdom (5121/2004) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Articles 30(1)(c) and 34(2)(c) of the EU Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0040/2004),

(cid:1) having regard to Rules 106, 67 and 61(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

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

Affairs (A5-0140/2004),

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Approves the initiative by the United Kingdom as amended;

Calls on the Council to alter the text accordingly;

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 initiative by the United

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Kingdom substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the Government of

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the United Kingdom.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE UNITED KINGDOM

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 2
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 (Decision 2000/820/JHA)

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The governing board shall set up a permanent secretariat
to assist CEPOL with the administrative tasks necessary for it to
function and implement the annual programme and, where
appropriate,
the additional programmes and initiatives. The
permanent secretariat may be set up within one of the
national police academies.

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The governing board shall set up a permanent secretariat
to assist CEPOL with the administrative tasks necessary for it to
function and implement the annual programme and, where
appropriate,
the additional programmes and initiatives. The
secretariat shall have its seat in Bramshill.

Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 (Decision 2000/820/JHA)

The necessary arrangements concerning the accommodation to
be provided for CEPOL in the United Kingdom and the facil-
ities to be made available by the United Kingdom as well as

The necessary arrangements concerning the accommodation to
be provided for CEPOL in Bramshill and the facilities to be
made available by the United Kingdom as well as particular

(1) OJ C 20, 24.1.2004, p. 18.

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE UNITED KINGDOM

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

particular rules applicable in the United Kingdom to members
of CEPOL’s organs,
its Director, employees and members of
their families shall be laid down in a headquarters agreement
between CEPOL and the United Kingdom after obtaining the
unanimous approval of the governing board.

rules applicable in the United Kingdom to members of CEPOL’s
organs, its Director, employees and members of their families
shall be laid down in a headquarters agreement between
CEPOL and the United Kingdom after obtaining the unanimous
approval of the governing board.

P5_TA(2004)0290

Appointment of a member of the ECB Executive Board *

European Parliament decision on the draft recommendation of the Council concerning the
appointment of Mr José Manuel González-Páramo as a member of the Executive Board of the
European Central Bank (6315/2004 (cid:1) C5-0176/2004 (cid:1) 2004/0808(CNS))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 30 March 2004 (6315/2004),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 112(2) (b) of the EC Treaty pursuant to which the Council consulted Parlia-

ment (C5-0176/2004),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 36 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0273/2004),

Delivers a favourable opinion on the appointment of Mr José Manuel González-Páramo as a member

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of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank;

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the President of the Council, for forwarding to the

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governments of the Member States.

P5_TA(2004)0291

Impact of Community regulations

European Parliament resolution on assessment of the impact of Community legislation and the
consultation procedures 2003/2079(INI))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on impact assessment

(COM(2002) 276),

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on the Action plan ‘Simplifying and

improving the regulatory environment’ (COM(2002) 278),

(cid:1) having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 16 December 2003 on better law-making con-

cluded between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0221/

2004),

(1) OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.