European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 - C6-0205/2005 - 2005/0080(CNS))
Date: 2005-12-13
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, administrative procedure, contractual liability, operation of the Institutions

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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 substan-

4.
tially;

5.

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

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
RECITAL 1A (new)

(1a) Provision should be made for
to be
appointed on a proposal from the Commission, after hearing
the opinion of the representative appointed by the European
Parliament.

the Director

Amendment 2
RECITAL 2

Provision should be made to extend this term of office

(2)
once, after suitable evaluation.

(2)
Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after suitable evaluation and after hearing the opinion
of the representative appointed by the European Parliament.

Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1
Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 2965/94)

1.
The Centre shall be under the authority of a Director
appointed by the Management Board on a proposal from the
Commission for a period of five years, which, on a proposal
from the Commission and after an evaluation, may be extended
once for a period of not more than five years.

1.
The Centre shall be under the authority of a Director
appointed by the Management Board on a proposal from the
Commission, after hearing the opinion of the representative
appointed by the European Parliament, for a period of five
years, which, on a proposal from the Commission, after hear-
ing the opinion of the representative appointed by the Euro-
pean Parliament and after an evaluation, may be extended once
for a period of not more than five years.

P6_TA(2005)0486

The term of office of the Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism
and Xenophobia *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 1035/97 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as
regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 — C6-0205/2005 — 2005/0080(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0190) (1),

— having regard to Articles 284 and 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted

Parliament (C6-0205/2005),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0353/2005),

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

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-

1.

2.

3.

4.
tially;

5.

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

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
RECITAL 1A (new)

(1a) Provision should be made for
to be
appointed on a proposal from the Commission, after hearing
the opinion of the representative appointed by the European
Parliament.

the Director

Amendment 2
RECITAL 2

Provision should be made to extend this term of office

(2)
once, after suitable evaluation.

(2)
Provision should be made to extend this term of office
once, after suitable evaluation and after hearing the opinion
of the representative appointed by the European Parliament.

Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1
Article 10, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1035/97)

1.
The Centre shall be headed by a Director appointed by the
Management Board on a proposal from the Commission for a
four-year period which, on a proposal from the Commission
and after evaluation, may be extended once for a period of not
more than four years.

1.
The Centre shall be headed by a Director appointed by the
Management Board on a proposal from the Commission, after
hearing the opinion of the representative appointed by the
European Parliament, for a four-year period which, on a pro-
posal from the Commission, after hearing the opinion of the
representative appointed by the European Parliament and after
evaluation, may be extended once for a period of not more than
four years.