P6_TA(2007)0490#Sudan#European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2007 on Sudan
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: African Union, Sudan, homicide, professional army, war crime

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Asks the Member States fully to respect the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports;

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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the government

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of Pakistan.

P6_TA(2007)0490

Sudan

European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2007 on Sudan

The European Parliament,

— having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Darfur,

in particular its resolution of

27 September 2007 (1),

— having regard to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly resolution on the situation in Darfur,

adopted in Wiesbaden on 28 June 2007,

— having regard to the Tripoli Consensus on the Political Process for Darfur, adopted in Tripoli on 28 and

29 April 2007,

— having regard to the African Union (AU) decision of April 2004 to establish the African Union Mission

in Sudan (AMIS),

— having regard to UN Security Council resolution 1706 proposing a 22 000-strong peace-keeping force

for Darfur,

— having regard to the Statute of the International Criminal Court with regard to international peace-

keeping missions,

— having regard to UN Security Council resolution 1778 of 25 September 2007, which provides for the
deployment of a multidimensional
international presence in eastern Chad and northeastern Central
African Republic (CAR) comprised of a UN mission (MINURCAT), a Chadian police force trained by
the UN, and a European Union military operation (EUFOR),

— having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas on 30 September 2007 unidentified forces attacked an African Union (AU) base in Haskanita,
South Darfur, killing 10 AU peacekeepers and civilian police, and at least eight other personnel from
the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) were seriously injured and approximately 40 remain miss-
ing, according to AU statements,

B. whereas the loss of life was the worst suffered to date by the under-resourced AU force,

(1) Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0419.

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C. whereas the upsurge of violence in South Darfur in recent weeks has led to the killing of three World
Food Programme (WFP) drivers and has prompted the medical aid group Médecins Sans Frontières to
pull its staff out of the town of Muhajiriya, leaving many displaced people with no medical care,

D. whereas the AMIS force in Darfur is made up of approximately 7 000 troops and civilian police at the
present moment, and is virtually the only force on the ground in Darfur which provides civilian pro-
tection; whereas a 26 000 member AU-UN hybrid operation, UNAMID, was authorised in July 2007
and is yet to be deployed,

E. whereas AMIS's mission has been to monitor the Darfur Peace Agreement and several other ceasefire

agreements,

F. whereas attacks on AMIS personnel have increased lately and, since the force was deployed in 2004,

more than 25 soldiers and staff have been killed and dozens injured,

G. whereas since the failure of the Darfur Peace Agreement there has been a rise in lawlessness and

increased insecurity,

H. whereas the UNAMID force, unlike the current AU observers, is authorised to intervene actively to save

lives,

I. whereas it will take a year or more before the peacekeeping mission reaches full strength,

Is deeply saddened and shocked by the violent deaths and looting around the towns of Haskanita and

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Muhajiriya,

Strongly condemns the killing of 10 AU peacekeepers in Darfur, and considers this a war crime to be

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promptly investigated by the AU and the UN;

Deplores the increasing insecurity in the region, as evidenced by these violent acts and as constantly

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reported from Darfur by international observers and NGOs;

Demands an immediate cessation of hostilities and attacks on AMIS, civilians and humanitarian

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agencies, their staff and assets and relief convoys;

Calls on the Sudanese Government and the rebel groups to cooperate fully with an independent

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investigation into the dreadful attack in Haskanita and to bring all those responsible to justice;

Stresses that the fate of those peacekeepers still missing must be established, and demands that the

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group responsible for the attack account for their whereabouts immediately;

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Deplores the fact that the attack was carried out at a time when the AU and the UN are exerting
maximum effort to resume peace talks on Darfur in Libya on 27 October this year; urges the deployment of
the UNAMID force in Darfur to help put an end to the Darfur conflict;

Stresses that customary laws of war prohibit directing attacks against personnel and objects involved

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in international peacekeeping missions, so long as they are not directly involved in hostilities;

9. Welcomes the acceptance by the Sudanese Government on 12 June 2007 of the UNAMID force;
recalls, however, that the Sudanese Government has made previous unfulfilled commitments to allow the
hybrid force into Sudan; calls for rapid deployment of the UNAMID force with a mandate which enables it
to efficiently protect civilians, and calls on the UN to fulfil its commitment and provide the troops that have
been promised;

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Reminds the Sudanese Government that it bears the prime responsibility for internal security and

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that it should not abdicate this responsibility in favour of the international community;

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Calls on EU Member States and the UN to mobilise without further delay crucial political, financial,
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logistical, technical and other support,
including specialised personnel for AMIS and UNAMID, for the
timely completion of the takeover by the end of December 2007; urges the Sudanese Government to accept
support and troops from all nations and to do its utmost to facilitate the fulfilment of their mandates;

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Emphasises that the troops of all parties and their personnel, vehicles and assets must be clearly
distinguishable from humanitarian aid workers in order to ensure their strict neutrality and avoid military
attacks;

Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament informed about any progress made on the proper use

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of its financial aid to AMIS and in particular the payment of salaries and per diems of AMIS soldiers;

Calls on the EU, the UN and the AU to show a united front in efforts to resolve the conflict in
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Darfur and to prioritise a comprehensive peace process through a political dialogue with all parties con-
cerned;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, the governments
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and parliaments of the EU Member States, the Sudanese Government and Parliament, the Secretary-General
of the United Nations, the Heads of State and Government of the Arab League, the governments of the ACP
countries, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the institutions of the African Union.

P6_TA(2007)0491

Company Law

European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2007 on the European Private Company and the
Fourteenth Company Law Directive on the transfer of the company seat

The European Parliament,

— having regard to Articles 192 and 232 of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the

Commission of 26 May 2005,

— having regard to the Commission communication on Modernising Company Law and Enhancing Cor-

porate Governance in the European Union — A Plan to Move Forward (COM(2003)0284),

— having regard to its resolution of 4 July 2006 on recent developments and prospects in relation to

company law (1),

— having regard to its resolution of 1 February 2007 on the European private company statute (2),

(1) OJ C 303 E, 13.12.2006, p. 114.
(2) Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0023.