P6_TA(2007)0442#Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System environment (decision) *#European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment (COM(2007)0306 — C6-0215/2007 — 2007/0104(CNS))
Date: 2007-10-23
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Schengen Information System, budget, information network

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENT
BY PARLIAMENT

Tuesday 23 October 2007

Amendment 1
Recital 4a (new)

(4a)
The Bulgarian and Romanian governments have
made efforts to meet the respective benchmarks provided for
the activation of the simplified accession procedure,

P6_TA(2007)0442

Communication
environment (decision) *

Infrastructure

for

the

Schengen

Information

System

European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council
decision on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for
(COM(2007)0306 — C6-0215/2007 —
the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment
2007/0104(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal (COM(2007)0306),

— having regard to Article 30(1)(a) and (b), Article 31(1)(a) and (b) and Article 34(2)(c) of the EU Treaty,

— having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0215/2007),

— having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the

opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0357/2007),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.
Considers that the indicative financial reference amount indicated in the Commission proposal must
be compatible with the ceiling of heading 3a of the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and points
out that the annual amount will be decided within the annual budgetary procedure in accordance with the
provisions of point 38 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council
and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial managementof 17 May 2006 (1);

3.

4.

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;

Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal

5.
substantially;

6.

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

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

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BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Article 1, paragraph 5

5.
The costs of installing, operating and managing the Com-
munication Infrastructure shall be borne by the general budget
of the European Union

The costs of

5.
installing, operating and managing the
Communication Infrastructure shall be borne by the general
budget of the European Union. Each Member State shall be
responsible for bearing the costs incurred by the national
database and the costs of its connection to the SIS or s-Testa
communication infrastructure.

Amendment 2
Article 3, paragraph 3

3.
The Council shall coordinate Member States' test activities
and validate the test results and keep the Commission informed.

3.
The Council shall coordinate Member States' test activities
and validate the test results, keeping the Commission and the
European Parliament informed.

Amendment 3
Article 5, paragraph 1a (new)

1a.
The contract referred to in paragraph 1 shall comply
with the provisions of Articles 88 to 107 of Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002.

Amendment 4
Article 5, paragraph 2

2.
The cost incurred by the bodies referred to in paragraph 1
for the execution of the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
borne by the general budget of the European Union.

2.
The cost incurred by the bodies referred to in paragraph 1
for the execution of the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
borne by the general budget of the European Union, in accor-
dance with Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 as
Euratom)
amended
No 1995/2006 of 13 December 2006.

Regulation

Council

(EC,

by

Amendment 5
Article 5, paragraph 2a (new)

2a.
The Commission shall inform the European Parliament
and the Council of the terms of the contract referred to in
paragraph 1 and which national body is the contractor.

Amendment 6
Article 5a (new)

Article 5a

Security

The Commission shall adopt the necessary measures (includ-
ing the adoption of a security plan) relating to the Communi-
cation Infrastructure.

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 7

Article 7, paragraph 2

2.
The remainder of the budget established by the Council
Decision 2000/265/EC at the date set in accordance with Arti-
cle 4(1) shall be refunded to the Member states. The amounts
to be repaid shall be calculated on the basis of the contribu-
tions from the Member States as laid down in Article 26 of
Council Decision 2000/265/EC.

The remainder of

the budget established by Council
2.
in accordance with
Decision 2000/265/EC at
Article 4 (1) shall be used by the Commission to build up the
Communication Infrastructure.

the date set

Amendment 8

Article 9, paragraph 2

2.
The application of this Decision is subject to notification
of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council to the Commis-
sion that no agreement or contract has been concluded for the
provision of networking and security services for the exchange
of data referred to in Article 1(1) pursuant to Council Decision
2007/149/EC and Council Decision 2000/265/EC.

2.
This Decision shall be applicable as from the date of its
publication and after notification of
the Deputy Secretary-
General of the Council to the Commission that no agreement
or contract has been concluded for the provision of networking
and security services for the exchange of data referred to in
Article 1(1) pursuant
to Council Decision 2007/149/EC and
Council Decision 2000/265/EC.

P6_TA(2007)0443

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund

European Parliament resolution of 23 October 2007 on the proposal for a decision of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
in application of point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the Euro-
pean Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial
management (COM(2007)0415 — C6-0323/2007 — 2007/2168(ACI))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

(COM(2007)0415 — C6-0323/2007),

to the European Parliament

and the Council

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament,
the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in
particular point 28 thereof,

— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2),

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.