European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Kingdom of the Netherlands for adoption of a Council Decision on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications (5450/2004, 5216/2004 — C5-0056/2004 — 2004/0803(CNS))
Date: 2004-12-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU police cooperation, exchange of information, fight against crime, illicit trade, motor car, organised crime, theft

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P6_TA(2004)0097

Cross-border vehicle crime *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Kingdom of the Netherlands for
adoption of a Council Decision on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications (5450/
2004, 5216/2004 — C5-0056/2004 — 2004/0803(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the initiative by the Kingdom of the Netherlands (5450/2004, 5216/2004) (1),

— having regard to Article 34(2) of the EU Treaty,

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

(C5-0056/2004),

— having regard to the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European

Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament,

— having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the

opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0052/2004),

1.

2.

3.

Approves the initiative by the Kingdom of the Netherlands as amended;

Calls on the Council to amend the text accordingly;

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

Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the initiative by the Kingdom

4.
of the Netherlands substantially;

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

5.
the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

TEXT PROPOSED BY
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

— having regard to the Council Resolution of 27 May 1999
on combating international crime with fuller cover of the
routes used,

Deleted

Amendment 1
Citation 4

Amendment 2
Recital 1

(1) An estimated 1,2 million motor vehicles are stolen each
year in the Member States of the European Union.

Deleted

(1) OJ C 34, 7.2.2004, p. 18.

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(2) These thefts involve considerable damage amounting to at
least EUR 15 billion per year.

(2) Vehicle crime is a cross-border phenomenon of very seri-
ous dimensions involving considerable economic damage.

Amendment 3

Recital 2

Amendment 4

Recital 3

(3) A large proportion of these vehicles, estimated at 30 to
40 %, are stolen by organised crime and then converted and
exported to other States within and outside the European
Union.

(3) A large proportion of vehicles stolen in the Member
States of the European Union are stolen by organised crime
and then converted and exported to other States within and
outside the European Union.

Amendment 5

Recital 6

(6) Vehicle crime may also be linked internationally to other
forms of crime, such as trafficking in drugs,
firearms and
human beings.

(6) Vehicle crime may also be linked internationally to other
forms of crime, such as trafficking in drugs,
firearms and
human beings, robbery and the theft of vehicle loads.

Amendment 6

Recital 9

(9) Cooperation between police forces, customs and vehicle
registration authorities is of particular importance, as is the
provision of information to the relevant parties.

(9) Cooperation between national competent authorities is of
particular importance, as is the provision of information to the
relevant parties.

Amendment 7

Recital 9a (new)

(9a) Close cooperation between national competent auth-
orities and public and private organisations which have
already established effective procedures for tackling vehicle
crime should be actively encouraged.

Amendment 8

Recital 13a (new)

(13a) The Commission should devise a comprehensive plan
of action to prevent and combat international vehicle crime
involving vehicles and their loads. This plan should contain
an outline of the various legislative acts necessary to address
the problem.

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 9
Article 2, paragraph 2

2.
Particular attention shall be given to the relationship
between vehicle theft and the illegal car trade and other forms
firearms and human
of crime, such as trafficking in drugs,
beings.

2.
Particular attention shall be given to the relationship
between vehicle theft and the illegal vehicle trade and other
firearms and
forms of crime, such as trafficking in drugs,
human beings, robbery and the theft of vehicle loads.

Amendment 10
Article 3, paragraph 1

Member States shall take the necessary steps to enhance mutual
cooperation between national competent authorities (police,
customs and vehicle registration authorities) in order to com-
bat cross-border vehicle crime,
inter alia by means of coop-
eration agreements.

Member States shall take the necessary steps to enhance mutual
cooperation between national competent authorities in order to
combat cross-border vehicle crime, inter alia, by means of coop-
eration agreements.

Amendment 12
Article 5, paragraph 2

shall authorise the contact points

2. Member States
to
exchange experience, expertise as well as general and technical
information concerning vehicle crime on the basis of existing
legislation.

shall authorise the contact points

2. Member States
to
exchange experience, expertise as well as general and technical
information concerning vehicle crime on the basis of existing
legislation. Information exchange shall extend to methods and
best practices of prevention of vehicle crime. Such exchanges
shall not include exchanges of personal data.

Amendment 13
Article 5, paragraph 3

3.
Information concerning the designated national contact
including subsequent changes, shall be notified to the
points,
General Secretariat of the Council for publication in the Offi-
cial Journal of the European Union.

3.
Information concerning the designated national contact
including subsequent changes, shall be notified to the
points,
Council for publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

Amendment 14
Article 6, paragraph 1

1. Whenever a vehicle is reported stolen, Member States'
law enforcement agencies shall
immediately enter a stolen
vehicle alert in the Schengen Information System (SIS) and
— where possible — in Interpol's ASF/Stolen Motor Vehicle
System.

Deleted

Amendment 15
Article 6, paragraph 2

2.
An alert in the search register shall be immediately
withdrawn by the Member State which issued it as soon as
the reason for issuing an alert on the vehicle ceases to exist
or its owner withdraws the theft report.

Deleted

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Amendment 16

Article 6, paragraph 3

3. Whenever blank registration certificates are reported
shall
stolen, Member States'
immediately enter an alert thereon in the SIS.

law enforcement agencies

Deleted

Article 7

Registration

Amendment 17

Article 7

Deleted

Law enforcement agencies and vehicle registration auth-
1.
orities shall take the necessary steps to prevent abuse and
theft of vehicle registration documents.

2. When (re-)registering a vehicle, national vehicle regis-
tration authorities shall, in cooperation with the law enforce-
ment agencies, consult the vehicle register of the country of
original registration as well as the stolen vehicle search reg-
isters referred to in Article 6.

3.
In order to prevent stolen vehicles being (re-)registered,
arrangements shall be made at national level for consultation
or linkage of the registration systems referred to in Article 6
(1) and also for checking the identity of the vehicles.

Amendment 18

Article 8, paragraph 1

In order to prevent abuse of vehicle registration certifi-
1.
law enforcement agencies shall — where possible —
cates,
recover a vehicle owner's or vehicle holder's registration certifi-
cate if the vehicle has been seriously damaged in an accident
(total loss).

1.
In order to prevent abuse of vehicle registration certifi-
cates, each Member State shall ensure that its national com-
petent authorities take the necessary steps, in accordance with
national law, to recover a vehicle owner's or vehicle holder's
registration certificate if the vehicle has been seriously damaged
in an accident (total loss).

Article 9

Europol

Amendment 19

Article 9

Deleted

Law enforcement agencies shall keep Europol
informed on
vehicle crime perpetrators (perpetrator groups), within the
scope of the latter's mandate and tasks.

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Article 12

Arrangements with third countries

Amendment 20
Article 12

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1.
Partnership or cooperation agreements to be concluded
between the European Union and third countries shall as far
as possible include a provision concerning vehicle crime, and
more particularly concerning the verification of vehicles upon
registration in a third country where the vehicles originate in
one of the Member States.

At the request of the third country for verification of
2.
vehicles,
the
the Member State in question shall consult
National Schengen Information System as well as the vehicle
registration authority of that Member State.

P6_TA(2004)0098

Residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Regu-
lation of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or
on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (9262/1/
2004 — C6-0110/2004 — 2003/0052(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9262/1/2004 — C6-0110/2004),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2003)0117) (2),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public

Health and Food Safety (A6-0049/2004),

1.

2.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

(1) Texts Adopted, 20.4.2004, P5_TA(2004)0299.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.