European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (COM(2006)0804 - C6-0506/2006 - 2006/0262(CNS))
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Denmark, Greenland, association agreement (EU), common fisheries policy, fishing agreement, fishing regulations

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Organic production and labelling of organic products *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
on organic production and labelling of organic products (COM(2005)0671 — C6-0032/2006 —
2005/0278(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0671) (1),

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

(C6-0032/2006),

— 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 Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion

of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0061/2007);

1.

2.

3.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended on 29 March 2007 (2);

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

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

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

4.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

5.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0095.

P6_TA(2007)0192

Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Denmark and Greenland *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on
the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on
the other hand (COM(2006)0804 — C6-0506/2006 — 2006/0262(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0804) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0506/2006),

— 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 opinion of the Committee on

Budgets (A6-0161/2007);

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended and approves conclusion of the agreement;

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;

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the

4.
Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

5.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

6.

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

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 2a (new)

(2a)
If fishing opportunities are established by the Joint
Committee at a lower level than that set out in Chapter I of
the Annex, Greenland should compensate the Community in
subsequent years by corresponding fishing opportunities or in
the same year by other fishing opportunities, or by deducting
a corresponding proportion of the agreed payment.

Amendment 2

Recital 2b (new)

(2b)
The Community should reserve the right to adjust
quotas where, after 2010, they are found not to be in line
with EU policy on sustainability.

Amendment 3

Recital 2c (new)

In implementing Article 2(1) of

(2c)
the
conditions referred to in Article 1(2) of the Protocol should be
observed.

the Protocol,

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 4
Article 3a (new)

Article 3a

The Commission shall report annually to the European Parlia-
ment and the Council on the results of the sectoral fisheries
policy described in Article 4 of the Protocol.

Amendment 5
Article 4, paragraph 1a (new)

The Commission shall evaluate each year whether Member
States whose vessels operate under the Protocol have complied
with reporting requirements. Where they have not done so, the
Commission shall refuse their requests for fishing licences for
the following year.

Amendment 6
Article 4a (new)

Article 4a

Prior to the expiry of the Protocol and before the beginning of
negotiations for a possible renewal, the Commission shall sub-
mit to the European Parliament and the Council an ex post
evaluation of the Protocol, including a cost-benefit analysis.

P6_TA(2007)0193

Delegation to Eurolat

European Parliament decision of 22 May 2007 on the setting up and numerical strength of the
Standing Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

The European Parliament,

— having regard to Rule 188 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to its decision of 10 March 2004 on the number of interparliamentary delegations,
to parliamentary cooperation

to joint parliamentary committees

and delegations

delegations
committees (1),

— having regard to the Constituent Act of 8 November 2006 of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary

Assembly;

1.

2.

3.

Decides to set up a Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly;

Decides that the numerical strength of the Delegation shall be 60 full members and 30 substitutes;

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission for information.

(1) OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 635.