European Parliament legislative resolution on the Commission proposal for adoption of a Council regulation on the establishment of a regime of local border traffic at the temporary external land borders between Member States (COM(2003) 502 — C5-0443/2003 — 2003/0194(CNS))
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Schengen Agreement, admission of aliens, border control, cross-border transport, external border of the EU

C 104 E/140

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

30.4.2004

Tuesday 20 April 2004

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 11
Article 16

Entry and exit stamps shall not be affixed on the travel docu-
ments of border residents crossing the external land border of a
Member State for the purpose of local border traffic.

Crossing of the border shall be controlled by electronic or
magnetic means, so as to ensure compliance with authorised
time-limits. In the absence of such measures, until they are
introduced, entry and exit stamps shall be affixed on the travel
documents of border
land
border of a Member State for the purpose of local border traf-
fic.

residents crossing the external

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

Deleted

Amendment 12
Article 18, point (c)

P5_TA(2004)0284

Local border traffic at the temporary external land borders *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Commission proposal for adoption of a Council
regulation on the establishment of a regime of local border traffic at the temporary external land
borders between Member States (COM(2003) 502 (cid:1) C5-0443/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0194(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal (COM(2003) 502) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 62(2) of the EC Treaty,

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

(C5-0443/2003),

(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 (A5-0141/2004),

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.

30.4.2004

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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.