European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway (COM(2005)0131 - 8479/2005 - C6-0197/2005 - 2005/0031(CNS))
Date: 2005-12-13
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU visa policy, Iceland, Norway, admission of aliens, judicial cooperation, mixed agreement, right of asylum

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P6_TA(2005)0490

Agreement on asylum applications and Eurodac (Denmark) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion
of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to
Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and
mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application
lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national and Council Regulation (EC)
No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for
the effective application of the Dublin Convention (COM(2004)0594 — 14787/1/2004 — C6-0198/
2005 — 2004/0205(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0594) (1),

— having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark

(14787/1/2004),

— having regard to Article 63(1)(a) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph of the EC Treaty,

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0198/2005),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0379/

2005),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

2.
and parliaments of the Member States.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2005)0491

Agreement on asylum requests (Iceland and Norway) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion
of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community, the Republic of Iceland and the
Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible
for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway (COM(2005)
0131 — 8479/2005 — C6-0197/2005 — 2005/0031(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0131) (1),

— having regard to the Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community, the Republic of

Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway (8479/2005),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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— having regard to Article 63(1)(a) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph of the EC Treaty,

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0197/2005),

— having regard to the powers and responsibilities conferred under the Protocol on the Joint Committee
set up pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community, the Republic of Iceland and the
Kingdom of Norway,

— whereas that Joint Committee constitutes ‘a specific institutional framework’ within the meaning of

Article 300(3), second subparagraph of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs, which deems Article 300(3), second
subparagraph of the EC Treaty (which stipulates application of the assent procedure) to be the appropri-
ate legal basis,

— having regard to Rule 51, Rule 83(7) and Rule 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0380/

2005),

1.

2.

Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended and approves conclusion of the Protocol;

Reserves the right to protect the prerogatives conferred upon it under the Treaty;

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

3.
and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 63(1)(a), taken in conjunction
with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300
(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 63(1)(a), taken in conjunction
with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300
(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,

Amendment 2
Citation 3

P6_TA(2005)0492

Transmission of applications for fishing licences to third countries *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 3317/94 as regards the transmission of applications for fishing licences to third
countries (COM(2005)0238 — C6-0201/2005 — 2005/0110(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0238) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0201/2005),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.