European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113 - C6-0181/2005 - 2005/0052(CNS))
Date: 2006-03-14
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financial instrument, EU programme, action programme, civil defence, cooperation policy, emergency aid

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Article 24

Start of the Institute's activities

The Institute shall be operational as soon as possible and in any event not later than… (*)

Article 25

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 …, …

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

(*) Twelve months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

P6_TA(2006)0075

Rapid response and preparedness instrument for major emergencies *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a
Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113 — C6-0181/
2005 — 2005/0052(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0113) (1),

— having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty and Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to which

the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0181/2005),

— having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

— having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and
the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home
Affairs (A6-0027/2006),

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Specifies that the appropriations indicated in the proposal for a regulation are purely for guidance until

2.
agreement is reached on the financial perspective for the period 2007 and the following years;

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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3. Calls on the Commission to confirm, once the next financial perspective has been adopted, the
amounts indicated in the proposal for regulation or, should the case arise, to submit the adjusted amounts
for approval by the European Parliament and the Council, thereby ensuring their compatibility with the
ceiling;

4. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty
and pursuant to Article 119, second paragraph, of the Euratom Treaty;

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

6. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-
tially;

7. Calls on the Council and the Commission to consider the present opinion as its first reading under the
codecision procedure pursuant to the amended legal basis;

8.

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

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Amendment 1

Title

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing a Rapid
Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIA-
MENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Prevention,
Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emer-
gencies
(This amendment applies throughout the text wherever preparedness
and rapid response are mentioned).

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 308 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,

Amendment 2

Citation 1

Amendment 3

Citation 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203
thereof,

deleted

Amendment 4

Recital 1

(1) Under Article 3(1)(u) of the EC Treaty, the activities of
the Community are to include measures in the sphere of civil
protection.

(1) Major emergencies can seriously affect both public
health and the environment. In the EC Treaty there is a legal
basis encompassing both the environment and the protection
of public health — Article 175 (1) — on which this instru-
ment should hence be based.

Amendment 5

Recital 2

(2)
To that effect, a Community mechanism to facilitate
reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interven-
tions was established by Council Decision 2001/792/EC,
Euratom.

(2)
A Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced coop-
eration in civil protection assistance interventions was estab-
lished by Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom.

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Amendment 6

Recital 2 a (new)

(2a)
Climate change has a significant negative global
environmental, economic and social impact with potentially
catastrophic consequences. Economic losses resulting from
weather-related natural disasters in the last decade have
increased by a factor of six over the 1960s' level.

Amendment 7

Recital 2 b (new)

including the reduction of
(2b) Disaster risk reduction,
vulnerability to natural disasters,
is an integral part of
sustainable development and one of the essential prerequisites
for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Amendment 8

Recital 2 c (new)

(2c)
Land management and land use are an important
part of policies and plans for the prevention and mitigation
of disasters. Therefore, plans and policies should implement
integrated environmental and natural resource management
approaches that incorporate disaster risk reduction, such as
integrated
appropriate
management of wetlands and other fragile ecosystems, as
well as risk assessments in urban areas.

forest management,

flood

and

Amendment 9

Recital 2 d (new)

The isolated and outermost regions of the EU have
(2d)
special characteristics and needs owing to their geography,
terrain and social and economic circumstances. These can
have an adverse effect, make it difficult to deliver assistance
and intervention resources, and create particular needs in the
event of a major emergency.

Amendment 10

Recital 3

(3)
It is necessary to establish a Rapid Response and Prepa-
redness Instrument under which financial assistance may be
given, as a contribution to improving the effectiveness of
systems for preparing for and responding to major emergen-
cies,
in particular in the context of Decision 2001/792/EC,
Euratom.

(3)
It is necessary to establish a Prevention, Rapid Response
and Preparedness Instrument under which financial assistance
may be given, as a contribution to improving the effectiveness
of systems for preparing for and responding to major emergen-
cies, in particular in the context of the monitoring and infor-
mation centre set up under Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom.

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Amendment 11

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(4)
This Instrument will ensure the visible expression of
Community solidarity towards countries affected by major
emergencies by facilitating the provision of mutual assistance
through mobilisation of Member States intervention assets.

(4)
This Instrument will ensure the visible expression of
Community solidarity towards countries, both inside and
outside the EU, confronted with major emergencies resulting
from natural, industrial or technological disasters, including
marine pollution, or from acts of terrorism, by facilitating the
provision of mutual
through mobilisation of
assistance
Member States intervention assets.

Amendment 12

Recital 4 a (new)

The Council has adopted conclusions on improving

(4a)
the European civil protection capabilities (1),

(1) OJ C 304, 1.12.2005, p. 1.

Amendment 13

Recital 4 b (new)

(4b)
It should be possible to use the Instrument for actions
both inside and outside the territorial borders of the European
Union, for reasons of solidarity and in order to assist EU citi-
zens in need in third countries.

Amendment 14

Recital 4 c (new)

(4c) When the Instrument is used outside the territorial
borders of the EU, it is important that action is coordinated
with the United Nations.

Amendment 15

Recital 4 d (new)

Community action should not relieve those third
(4d)
parties of their responsibility who, under the ‘polluter pays
principle’, are primarily liable for the damage caused by
them.

Amendment 16

Recital 4 e (new)

(4e)
There is a need for further cooperation to enhance the
effectiveness of the database on military assets and capabil-
ities relevant to the civil protection operations necessitated by
natural or man-made disasters.

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Amendment 17

Recital 4 f (new)

In order to facilitate and ensure better prevention,
(4f)
preparedness and response to major emergencies, there is a
need to conduct extensive information campaigns, as well as
education and awareness raising initiatives aimed at the
public, and in particular at young people, with the objective
of increasing the degree of self protection and the precau-
tionary measures to be taken in the event of disasters.

Amendment 18

Recital 4 g (new)

are

Volunteers

(4g)
in management
valuable
disaster, have an important role to play in civil protection
related activities and provide a wide variety of services in
planning for and responding to major emergencies, either as
members of voluntary organisations or as individuals.

assets

Amendment 19

Recital 6 a (new)

(6a)
The expression of solidarity with third countries in
the face of disaster and emergency has for many years
formed part of the EU's external actions and respects the
principle of solidarity; extending EU civil protection outside
the Union would provide added value and increase the effi-
ciency and effectiveness of the Instrument.

Amendment 20

Recital 7

(7)
It is appropriate, for reasons of coherence, that rapid
response actions which are realised outside the Community
be covered by Council Regulation (EC) No […] of […] estab-
lishing an Instrument for Stability. For the same reason
actions falling under Council Decision […] establishing the
specific Programme ‘Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence
Management on Terrorism’ or relating to the maintenance of
law and order and the safeguarding of internal security should
not be covered by the Instrument.

(7)
It is appropriate, for reasons of coherence, that actions
falling under Council Decision […] establishing the specific
Programme
and Consequence
Management on Terrorism’ or relating to the maintenance of
law and order and the safeguarding of internal security should
not be covered by the Instrument.

Preparedness

‘Prevention,

Amendment 21

Recital 9

(9)
The award of public procurement contracts and grants
under this Regulation should be implemented in accordance
with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25
June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the
general budget of
the European Communities. Due to the
specific nature of action in the field of civil protection, it is
appropriate to provide that grants may also be awarded to
natural persons.

(9)
The award of public procurement contracts and grants
under this Regulation should be implemented in accordance
with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25
June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the
general budget of
the European Communities. Due to the
specific nature of action in the field of civil protection, it is
appropriate to provide that grants may also be awarded to
natural persons and non-governmental organisations.

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Amendment 22

Recital 10

Participation of third countries should be possible as
the

(10)
this would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of
operation of the Instrument.

Participation of third countries is desirable as emergen-
(10)
impact on
cies in third countries can have a substantial
Member States and such participation would also increase the
efficiency and effectiveness of the operation of the Instrument.

Amendment 23

Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) With a view to enabling this Regulation to be imple-
mented effectively, the Commission should,
in cooperation
with the Member States, draw up at the earliest opportunity
a detailed inventory of
civil protection resources
the
(personnel, equipment, etc.) existing within the European
Union.

Amendment 24

Recital 12

Appropriate provision should be made in order to
the

(12)
the implementation of
ensure adequate monitoring of
actions receiving financial assistance under the Instrument.

(12)
Appropriate provision should be made in order to
the
ensure adequate monitoring of
actions receiving financial assistance under the Instrument.
Maximum transparency is required in implementing the
Community's financial assistance as is the proper monitoring
of the use of resources.

the implementation of

Amendment 25

Recital 16 a (new)

Community action in the

civil protection area
(16a)
complements the policies of the national, regional and local
authorities. Regions
first
concerned in cases of disaster and should therefore be fully
involved in the conception, implementation and monitoring
of civil protection policies.

and municipalities

the

are

Amendment 26

Recital 16 b (new)

(16b) A financial framework, within the meaning of point
33 of 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 (1), is included in this Regulation for the
entire duration of the Instrument, without thereby affecting
the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by
the Treaty.

(1) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.

Amendment 27

Recital 17

(17)
The Treaty establishing the European Community and
the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Com-
munity do not provide powers for adopting this Regulation
other than those under Articles 308 and 203, respectively,

deleted

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Amendment 28

Recital 17 a (new)

(17a)
The European Parliament has adopted a number of
resolutions following natural disasters, including that of 8
September 2005 (1) in which it called on the Commission and
the Member States to work towards closer cooperation on
civil protection measures in the event of natural disasters
with a view to preventing and minimising their devastating
impact,
in particular by making available additional civil
protection resources.

(1) Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0334, paragraph 9.

Amendment 29

Article 1, paragraph 1

for the period from 1 January
This Regulation establishes,
2007 to 31 December 2013, a Rapid Response and Prepared-
ness Instrument, hereinafter ‘the Instrument’, to support and
complement the efforts of the Member States for the protec-
tion of people, the environment and property in the event of a
major emergency.

for the period from 1 January
This Regulation establishes,
2007 to 31 December 2013, a Prevention, Rapid Response
and Preparedness Instrument, hereinafter ‘the Instrument’, to
support and complement the efforts of the Member States for
the protection of people, public health and safety, the environ-
ment, property and cultural heritage in the event of a major
emergency.

Amendment 30

Article 1, paragraph 2

It lays down rules for the provision of financial assistance
under the Instrument
for actions designed to enhance the
Community's state of preparedness for major emergencies.

the Instrument

It lays down rules for the provision of financial and technical
assistance under
for actions designed to
enhance the Community's risk prevention capacity and state
of preparedness for
responses to major emergencies and
makes provision for pilot projects to develop sets of themes
to the
of general European interest and/or
strengthening or establishment of appropriate networks at
European level.

contribute

Amendment 31

Article 1, paragraph 3

It also makes special provision for financial assistance in
3.
the event of a major emergency, in order to facilitate a rapid
and effective response thereto.

It also makes special provision for financial and technical
3.
assistance in the event of a major emergency, in order to facili-
tate a rapid and effective response thereto.

Amendment 32

Article 1, paragraph 3 a (new)

3a.
It also provides for an exhaustive review and catalo-
guing of the sources of danger (e.g. hazardous material in
storage) and the means — in particular the scarce resources
— which could be mobilised to address the various types of
major emergency, and for facilitation of the exchange of that
information between the Member States.

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Amendment 33

Article 2, paragraph 1

This Regulation shall apply to preparedness for major

1.
emergencies regardless of their nature.

It shall also apply to the management of the immediate conse-
quences of such a major emergency inside the Community and
countries participating in the Community mechanism estab-
lished by Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom.

It shall also apply to preparedness for and rapid response to
public health effects of major emergencies.

1.
This Regulation shall apply to prevention, preparedness
for and rapid response to all forms of major emergency as
defined in Article 3(a), inside and outside the Community,
with special emphasis on public health.

It shall also apply to the management of the immediate conse-
quences of such a major emergency inside and outside the
Community.

Amendment 34

Article 2, paragraph 1 a (new)

1a.
The modus operandi of the Instrument shall take due
account of the relevant regional dimension. The Commission
and the Member States shall interact as closely as possible,
where the legal provisions applying in Member States so
allow, with local and regional authorities regarding the defi-
nition and management of the Instrument.

Amendment 75

Article 2 a (new)

Article 2a

Duration and budgetary resources

This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 2007 to 31
December 2013.

The indicative financial framework for the implementation of
the Instrument is set at 278 000 000 euro for the period
from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 (seven years).

Amendment 36

Article 3, point (a)

(a)

‘major emergency’ shall mean any situation which has or
may have adverse impact on people, property or the envir-
onment and may result in a call for assistance;

(a)

‘major emergency’ shall mean any event or situation which
has or may have adverse impact on people, public health
and safety, property, cultural heritage or the environment
caused by natural, industrial or technological disasters,
including marine pollution, or acts of terrorism;

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Amendment 37

Article 3, point (a a) (new)

(aa) ‘prevention’ shall mean any action to ensure the actual
avoidance of the adverse impact of hazards and any
means to minimise related natural or man-made disas-
ters;

Amendment 38

Article 3, point (c)

(c)

‘preparedness’ shall mean any action taken in advance to
ensure effective rapid response.

(c)

‘preparedness’ shall mean any action taken in advance to
ensure effective rapid response to the impact of natural
and technological hazards and environmental degrada-
tion, including the issuance of timely and effective early
warnings;

Amendment 39

Article 3, point (c a) (new)

(ca) ‘early warning’ shall mean the provision of timely and
effective information that allows action to be taken to
avoid or reduce risks and ensure preparedness for effec-
tive response;

Amendment 40

Article 3, point (c b) (new)

(cb) ‘inventory’ shall mean a record of the civil-protection
facilities and personnel within the European Union. The
Commission shall update the inventory at regular inter-
vals.

Amendment 41

Article 3 a (new)

Article 3a

Remote regions

This Regulation shall provide adequate and equal assistance
to all areas, ensuring that citizens living in outermost,
isolated, insular or remote regions which are not easily acces-
sible enjoy a level of safety similar to that in other areas of
the EU. Specialised intervention teams should be available
for such areas.

Amendment 42

Article 4, introductory part

The following actions shall be eligible for financial assistance
under the Instrument:

The following actions, both inside and outside the territorial
borders of the European Union, shall be, inter alia, eligible for
financial assistance under the Instrument:

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Amendment 43

Article 4, point (a)

(a) studies, surveys, modelling, scenario building and contin-

gency planning;

(a) studies, surveys, modelling, building of scenarios relating
to civil protection interventions and contingency planning;

(b) capacity building assistance;

(b) capacity building and action- coordination assistance;

Amendment 44

Article 4, point (b)

(c) training, exercises, workshops, exchange of

staff and

(c) training, meetings, exercises, workshops, exchange of staff

experts;

and experts;

Amendment 45

Article 4, point (c)

Amendment 46

Article 4, point (c a) (new)

(ca) special training for those personnel who will take part
in operations in the context of prevention of, rapid
response to and preparedness for major emergencies in
order to deal better with the particular needs of the
disabled;

Amendment 47

Article 4, point (d)

(d) demonstration projects;

(d) demonstration projects and programmes;

(e) technology transfer;

(e) transfer of knowledge,

technology and expertise and

sharing of lessons learned and best practices;

Amendment 48

Article 4, point (e)

(f) awareness and dissemination actions;

(f) awareness and dissemination actions aimed, in particular,

at encouraging people to remain vigilant;

Amendment 49

Article 4, point (f)

Amendment 50

Article 4, point (g a) (new)

(ga) networking of alert,

early warning and response

systems;

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Amendment 51

Article 4, point (i)

(i) establishment and maintenance of secure communication

systems and tools;

(i) establishment and maintenance of
communication systems and tools;

reliable and secure

(l) dispatching and sending out of experts, liaison officers and

(l) dispatching and sending out of experts, liaison officers and

observers;

observers with appropriate means and equipment;

Amendment 52

Article 4, point (l)

Amendment 53

Article 4, point (l a) (new)

(la) promotion of the implementation of local risk assess-
ment and disaster preparedness programmes and activ-
ities in schools and institutions of higher education and
the use of other channels to get information to young
people and children;

Amendment 54

Article 4, point (n a) (new)

(na) promotion of procedures to harmonise the approaches,
methods and means for the prevention of and response
to major emergencies;

Amendment 55

Article 4, point (n b) (new)

(nb) development of partnerships between regions with
similar disaster risks in order to exchange know-how
on emergency management.

Amendment 56

Article 5, point (d a) (new)

(da) pooling of experience and identification and implemen-
tation of best practices concerning national, regional
and local initiatives undertaken for the prevention of
natural, industrial or technological disasters;

Amendment 57

Article 5, point (d b) (new)

(db) pooling of experience and implementation of best prac-
tices concerning initiatives undertaken at national,
regional and local level targeted at the public, and in
particular at young people, with the objective of
increasing the degree of self-protection;

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Amendment 58

Article 5, point (e)

(e) stimulating, promoting and supporting exchange of know-
how and experience regarding the management of
the
immediate consequences of major emergencies, and of the
related technology;

(e) stimulating, promoting and supporting exchange of know-
how and experience, particularly regarding preventive
measures and the management of the immediate conse-
quences of major emergencies, and of the related tech-
nology and personnel;

Amendment 59

Article 5, point (i)

(i) ensuring the availability and transportation of mobile

laboratories and high-security mobile facilities.

(i) ensuring the availability and transportation of special civil
protection technology and equipment, such as mobile
laboratories and high-security mobile facilities.

Amendment 60

Article 5, paragraph 1 a (new)

The legal framework for measures financed under this Regu-
lation shall allow the sectors concerned to meet, when neces-
sary, new obligations, and shall require any actions undertaken
to be in strict compliance with fundamental rights.

Amendment 61

Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a

Cohesion and coordination of actions

The Commission shall ensure that the Instrument and the
alert, early warning and response systems are effective and
linked to other Community warning systems.

Amendment 62

Article 5 b (new)

Article 5b

Quality of actions

in cooperation with the Member
The Commission shall,
States, ensure the quality of the actions by monitoring, coor-
dinating and evaluating the alert, early warning and response
activities with the aim of ensuring the optimal operation of
the Instrument.

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Amendment 63

Article 5 c (new)

Article 5c

Volunteers

Volunteers' preparedness for and response to major man-
made or natural disasters shall always be under the control
and supervision of a local statutory authority and volunteers
shall receive special training that enhances their ability to
identify, respond to and recover from a major emergency or
disaster situation.

Amendment 64

Article 7, paragraph 4

The annual work programmes

4.
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2).

shall be adopted in

The annual work programmes

4.
shall be adopted in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2).
Once adopted the annual work programmes shall be trans-
mitted to the Budgetary Authority for information.

Amendments 65 and 66

Article 8 a (new)

Article 8a

Cooperation with international organisations

In order to reduce duplication, to maximise the organisation
of efficient emergency response operations based on shared
information and to optimise the use of all resources, closer
links and enhanced, structured and continued cooperation
should be established with international organisations.

Where actions under the Instrument are implemented outside
the territorial borders of the European Union, they shall be
coordinated with the United Nations, unless there are specific
reasons for not doing so.

Amendment 67

Article 9, paragraph 1 a (new)

If the information provided pursuant to paragraph 1
1a.
indicates that financial assistance has been received from
other sources, the financial assistance provided under the
Instrument shall be limited, at the maximum, to that part of
the application for which no other financing is yet available.

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Amendment 68

Article 9, paragraph 2

Synergies and complementarity shall be sought with
2.
other instruments of the European Union or the Community.

Synergies, consistency and complementarity shall be
2.
sought with other instruments of the European Union or the
Community, inter alia with the European Union Solidarity
Fund, the Instrument for Stability and the ECHO, so as to
avoid duplication and ensure optimum added value and use
of resources This applies, in particular, with regard to the
proposal
for a Commission Decision on financing a pilot
project containing a set of preparatory actions with a view to
strengthening the fight against terrorism, which will provide
system
the secure general
the financing for
(ARGUS) and the European Programme for Critical Infrastruc-
ture Protection (EPCIP), in order to guarantee coherence in the
fields of critical infrastructure protection and civil protection.

rapid alert

Amendment 69

Article 10, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2

in particular, cover studies, meetings,
Such expenditure may,
information activities, publications, expenditure on informatics
networks (and related equipment) for the exchange of informa-
tion and any other expenditure on technical and administrative
assistance to which the Commission may need to have recourse
for the purposes of the implementation of this Regulation.

in particular, cover studies, meetings,
Such expenditure may,
information activities, publications, expenditure on informatics
networks (and related equipment) for the exchange of informa-
tion and any other expenditure on technical and administrative
assistance and personnel, to which the Commission may need
to have recourse for the purposes of the implementation of
this Regulation.

Amendment 70

Article 10 a (new)

Article 10a

Implementation of
Commission and Member States

the actions and cooperation between

The Commission shall, in close cooperation with the
1.
Member States, ensure that the actions and measures taken
under the Instrument are implemented in accordance with
the provisions of Article 13, ensuring its cohesive and
balanced development.

To support

implementation,

2.
the Commission shall
ensure that the alert, early warning and rapid response
networks and systems for major emergencies are coordinated
and integrated.

3.
The Commission and Member States shall take action,
within their respective spheres of competence, to ensure that
the Instrument operates effectively and to develop mechan-
isms at Community and Member State level to achieve the
objectives of the Instrument. They shall ensure that the
necessary information is provided concerning the actions
supported by the Instrument and the broadest possible parti-
cipation in actions implemented by local and regional autho-
rities and non-governmental organisations.

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Amendment 71

Article 12, paragraph 4

4.
If the time limits have not been observed or if only part
of the allocated financial assistance is justified by the progress
the Commission shall
made with implementing an action,
request the beneficiary to submit observations within a speci-
fied period.
the beneficiary does not give a satisfactory
answer, the Commission may cancel the remaining financial
assistance and demand repayment of sums already paid.

If

4.
If the time limits have not been observed or if only part
of the allocated financial assistance is justified by the progress
the Commission shall
made with implementing an action,
request the beneficiary to submit observations within a speci-
fied period.
the beneficiary does not give a satisfactory
answer, the Commission may request clarification or further
explanations.
the
Commission shall cancel the remaining financial assistance
and demand repayment of sums already paid.

remains unsatisfactory,

the answer

If

If

Amendment 72

Article 13, paragraph 1

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee
composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired
by the representative of
‘the
Committee’.

the Commission, hereinafter

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee
composed of representatives of the Member States, including
representatives of local and regional authorities, and chaired
by the representative of
‘the
Committee’.

the Commission, hereinafter

Amendment 73

Article 14, paragraph 2, point (a)

(a) no later than 31 December 2010, an interim evaluation
report on the results obtained and the qualitative and quan-
titative aspects of the implementation of this Regulation;

(a) no later than 31 December 2010, an interim evaluation
report on the results obtained and the qualitative and quan-
titative aspects of the implementation of this Regulation.
This report shall,
in particular, contain information
relating to applications submitted, grant decisions taken
and the winding-up of financial assistance granted;

Amendment 74

Article 14, paragraph 2 a (new)

The Commission shall undertake to follow up swiftly
2a.
this initial, principally financial initiative by submitting its
proposed amendments to Decision 2001/792/EC as soon as
possible to the European Parliament.

P6_TA(2006)0076

Strategic review of the IMF

European Parliament resolution on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (2005/
2121(INI))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to Article 111(4) of the EC Treaty, which concerns the representation and position of the

Community at international level in the context of economic and monetary union (EMU),

— having regard to the Commission proposal of 9 November 1998 for a Council decision on the represen-
tation and position taking of the Community at international level in the context of economic and
monetary union (COM(1998)0637),