European Parliament resolution on draft amending budget No 9 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, Section VIII(B) — European Data-Protection Supervisor (13083/ 2004 — C6- 0132/2004 — 2004/ 2100(BUD))
Date: 2004-10-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Data Protection Supervisor, amending budget, draft budget (EU), financial year

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— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0008/2004),

Approves the Commission proposal as amended by the Council;

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 substan-

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tially;

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

P6_TA(2004)0020

Draft amending budget No 9/2004

European Parliament resolution on draft amending budget No 9 of the European Union for the
financial year 2004, Section VIII(B) — European Data-Protection Supervisor (13083/2004 —
C6-0132/2004 — 2004/2100(BUD))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4),

penultimate subparagraph thereof,

— having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular

Article 177 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Arti-
cles 37 and 38 thereof,

— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by
the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (2),

— having regard to Decision No 1247/2002/EC of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the
Commission of 1 July 2002 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of
the European Data-Protection Supervisor's duties (3),

— having regard to Decision 2004/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December
2003 appointing the independent supervisory body provided for in Article 286 of the EC Treaty (Euro-
pean Data-Protection Supervisor) (4),

— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally
adopted on 18 December 2003 (5) and as adjusted in line with the enlargement of the European
Union (6),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the
Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (7),

— having regard to amending budget No 2/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (8),

— having regard to preliminary draft amending budget No 10/2004 of the European Union for the finan-

cial year 2004 which the Commission presented on 26 July 2004 (SEC(2004)1018),

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 47.
(5) OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.
(6) OJ C 105, 30.4.2004, p. 9.
(7) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).

(8) OJ L 128, 29.4.2004, p. 45.

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— having regard to draft amending budget No 9/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004,

which the Council established on 7 October 2004 (13083/2004 — C6-0132/2004),

Thursday 14 October 2004

— having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0013/2004),

A. whereas amending budget No 2/2004 did not provide all the necessary budgetary appropriations for

the European Data-Protection Supervisor for the entire year 2004,

Considers that all posts authorised for Section VIII(B) should remain permanent in order to enable

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recruitment to take place during 2004;

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Approves Council's draft amending budget No 9/2004 unamended;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the European

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Data-Protection Supervisor.

P6_TA(2004)0021

Ratification procedures of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and
the communication strategy

European Parliament resolution on the procedures for ratification of the Treaty establishing a Con-
stitution for Europe and a communication strategy for the said Treaty

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, to which the Heads of State or
Government of the Member States of the European Union gave their agreement on 18 June 2004 (1) at
the Intergovernmental Conference, on the basis of the text drawn up by the European Convention, and
which is due to be signed in Rome on 29 October 2004,

— having regard to Rule 108(5) of the Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas the agreement reached on 18 June 2004 is of historical significance and constitutes the first
major political act of the enlarged European Union, laying the foundations for a renewed Union based
on increased democracy, transparency and efficiency,

B. whereas, in 2005, 60 years after the end of the Second World War and 16 years after the end of the
division of Europe, our continent is reconciled in an order of peace and freedom, based on ever closer
economic and political integration, of which the European Communities, and subsequently the Union
and their successive enlargements, have been the driving force,

C. whereas the Constitution should be presented to Europe's citizens in as clear, fair and understandable a
way as possible, clearly emphasising the elements already in force and stressing the new provisions,

1. Will deliver its opinion on the constitutional Treaty as soon as possible after it has been signed;

Calls on the Council to devise a coordinated approach to the timetabling of national ratification

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procedures and to share best practice in terms of parliamentary scrutiny and referendum campaigning;

3.
Suggests that the period from 5 to 8 May 2005 might be chosen as a suitable period for holding the
planned referenda on the Constitution or the parliamentary ratification in the Member States, as this period
would be of symbolic value, both for peace on our continent and for European integration;

(1) Document CIG 87/04.