European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the conclusion of the Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Federated States of Micronesia on fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia (COM(2005)0502 - C6-0353/2005 - 2005/0206(CNS))
Date: 2006-03-15
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: European Community, Federated States of Micronesia, cooperation agreement, economic development, financial compensation of an agreement, fishery management, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing industry, fishing rights

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Official Journal of the European Union

30.11.2006

Wednesday, 15 March 2006

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0081

Partnership Agreement between the Community and the Federated States of
Micronesia on fishing *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the
conclusion of the Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Federated
States of Micronesia on fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia (COM(2005)0502 — C6-0353/
2005 — 2005/0206(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0502) (1),

— having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0353/2005),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on

Budgets and the Committee on Development (A6-0035/2006),

1. Approves the proposal for a Council regulation as amended and approves conclusion of the agreement;

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

2.
parliaments of the Member States and the Federated States of Micronesia.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 2 a (new)

(2a)
It is important to improve the information provided
to the European Parliament; to that end, the Commission
should draw up an annual report on the implementation of
the Agreement.

Amendment 2

Article 2 a (new)

Article 2a

During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before
another agreement is concluded on its renewal, the Commis-
to the European Parliament and the
sion shall submit
Council a report on the implementation of the Agreement.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Wednesday, 15 March 2006

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 3

Article 2 b (new)

Article 2b

On the basis of the report referred to in Article 2a and after
consulting the European Parliament, the Council shall, where
appropriate, give the Commission a negotiating mandate
with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.

Amendment 4

Article 2 c (new)

Article 2c

The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and
the Council on the carrying-out of the multiannual sectoral
programme and the application of its implementing rules
referred to in Article 5(2) of the Protocol.

P6_TA(2006)0082

Minimum information to be contained in fishing licences *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing Regu-
lation (EC) No 3690/93 establishing a Community system laying down rules for the minimum infor-
mation to be contained in fishing licences (COM(2005)0499 — C6-0354/2005 — 2005/0205(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0499) (1),

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

(C6-0354/2005),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0037/2006),

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

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

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.