European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on authorising Member States to ratify in the interests of the Community the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention of the International Labour Organization (Convention 185) (COM(2004)0530 — C6-0167/2004 — 2004/0180(CNS))
Date: 2005-02-23
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU visa policy, International Labour Organisation, admission of aliens, crew, identity document, international convention, maritime safety, ratification of an agreement

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Article 14

Committee

1.

The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply,
having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

Article 15

Financing

1.
For the first reference year for which the Community statistics provided for in this Regulation are
produced, the Commission shall make a financial contribution to the Member States to help cover the
costs incurred by them in collecting, processing and transmitting the data.

The amount of the financial contribution shall be fixed as part of the relevant annual budgetary

2.
procedure. The budget authority shall determine the appropriation available.

3.
In applying this Regulation, the Commission may have recourse to experts and to technical assistance
organisations, the financing of which may be provided for within the overall financial framework for this
Regulation. The Commission may organise seminars, colloquia or other meetings of experts as are likely to
facilitate the implementation of this Regulation, and undertake appropriate information, publication and
dissemination actions.

Article 16

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at …, on …

For the European Parliament
The President

For the Council
The President

P6_TA(2005)0039

Seafarers' Identity Documents *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on authorising
Member States to ratify in the interests of the Community the Seafarers' Identity Documents Con-
vention of the International Labour Organization (Convention 185) (COM(2004)0530 — C6-0167/
2004 — 2004/0180(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0530) (1),

— having regard to Article 62(2)(b)(i) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence of the EC Treaty,

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0167/2004),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0037/

2005),

1.

Approves the proposal for a Council decision;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments

2.
and parliaments of the Member States.

P6_TA(2005)0040

Pollution from ships ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive
of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of
sanctions for infringements (11964/3/2004 — C6-0157/2004 — 2003/0037(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (11964/3/2004 — C6-0157/2004),

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

Council (COM(2003)0092) (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 Transport and Tourism

(A6-0015/2005),

1.

2.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

(1) Texts Adopted, 13.1.2004, P5_TA(2004)0009.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0037

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 23 February 2005 with a view
to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/…/EC on ship-source pollution
and on the introduction of sanctions for infringements

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,