European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (6987/2006 - C6-0124/2006 - 2005/0071(AVC))
Date: 2007-01-18
Institutions: Committee on Development, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP countries, Cotonou Agreement, EU relations, ratification of an agreement

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2007)0001

Composition of committees

Decision of the European Parliament on the composition of committees

The European Parliament,

— having regard to Rules 174 and 177 of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas there is a need for continuity in its business, and more specifically the business of its commit-

tees and subcommittees,

B. whereas, following accession, the new Romanian and Bulgarian Members are entitled to sit in the

European Parliament and on its bodies in full enjoyment of their rights,

Decides to maintain, on an exceptional and temporary basis, the current composition of the commit-

1.
tees and subcommittees;

Decides that the seats which had been set aside for observers until 31 December 2006 on these bodies

2.
now be allocated to the Bulgarian and Romanian Members as full members;

3.

Decides that this decision will expire at the end of the part-session of 31 January to 1 February 2007.

P6_TA(2007)0002

Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the ACP countries and
the EC and its Member States ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the
conclusion of the Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the members of the
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community
and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (6987/2006 —
C6-0124/2006 — 2005/0071(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the draft Council decision (6987/2006) (1),

— having regard to the draft agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the members of the
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its
Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000,

— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second

subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 310 of the EC Treaty (C6-0124/2006),

— having regard to Rules 75 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Development and the opinion of the

Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0469/2006),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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Gives its assent to the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

2.
and parliaments of the Member States and of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States.

Thursday 18 January 2007

P6_TA(2007)0003

Development of the Community's railways ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position with a view to the
adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive
91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and Directive 2001/14/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and
the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure (5895/2/2006 — C6-0309/2006 —
2004/0047(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (5895/2/2006 — C6-0309/2006) (1),

— having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2004)0139) (3),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism

(A6-0475/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

(1) OJ C 289 E, 28.11.2006, p. 30.
(2) OJ C 227 E, 21.9.2006, p. 460.
(3) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0047

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 18 January 2007 with a view to
the adoption of Directive 2007/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending
Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and Directive
2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the allocation of railway infrastruc-
ture capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

(1) OJ C 221, 8.9.2005, p. 56.