European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania (COM(2006)0344 - C6-0217/2006 - 2006/0112(COD))
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: Bulgaria, EU aid, Romania, agricultural holding, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, economic survey, financial aid, management

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006

P6_TA(2006)0539

A paperless environment for customs and trade ***I

European Parliament
the European
Parliament and of the Council on a paperless environment for customs and trade (COM(2005)0609
— C6-0420/2005 — 2005/0247(COD))

legislative resolution on the proposal

for a decision of

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2005)0609) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 95 and 135 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the

Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0420/2005),

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

the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

(A6-0407/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0540

Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European
the Council on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the
Parliament and of
organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the
financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for
Bulgaria and Romania (COM(2006)0344 — C6-0217/2006 — 2006/0112(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0344) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0217/2006),

— having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0424/2006);

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0112

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 December 2006 with a view to
the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the
structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and
the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 (2) provides for the Member States to be reimbursed up to a
maximum amount per survey, as a contribution to expenses incurred.

In order to carry out the surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, considerable funding will
be required from the Member States and from the Community to meet the information requirements
of the Community institutions.

(3) With a view to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania and to conducting surveys on the structure of
agricultural holdings in these new Member States in 2007,
it is appropriate to provide for a
maximum Community contribution per survey; this adaptation is needed by reason of accession and
has not been provided for in the Act of Accession.

(4)

This Regulation lays down, for the remainder of the programme, a financial envelope constituting the
prime reference for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure, within the
meaning of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European
Parliament,
the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial
management (3),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 is amended as follows:

1) the following indents are added to the first subparagraph of Article 14(1):

Article 1

‘— 2 000 000 euro for Bulgaria,

— 2 000 000 euro for Romania.’;

(1) Position of the European Parliament of 12 December 2006.
(2) OJ L 56, 2.3.1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2006 (OJ L 34,

7.2.2006, p. 3).

(3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.