European Parliament legislative resolution of 31 January 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 896/2006/EC establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory (COM(2007)0508 — C6-0280/2007 — 2007/0186(COD))
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, EU visa policy, Union transit, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national, residence permit, resolution (EU)

C 68 E/38

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

21.3.2009

Thursday 31 January 2008

P6_TC1-COD(2007)0185

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 31 January 2008 with a view to the
adoption of Decision No …/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing a
simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recogni-
tion by Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for
the purposes of transit through their territories

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the
final legislative act, Decision No 582/2008/EC.)

Control of persons at external borders based on unilateral recognition by the
Member States of certain residence permits
issued by Switzerland and
Liechtenstein ***I

P6_TA(2008)0026

European Parliament legislative resolution of 31 January 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the
European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 896/2006/EC establishing a simpli-
fied regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by
the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the
purpose of transit through their territory (COM(2007)0508 — C6-0280/2007 — 2007/0186(COD))

(2009/C 68 E/09)

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2007)0508),

— having regard to Articles 251(2) and 62(2)(a) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0280/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0509/2007),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 68 E/39

Thursday 31 January 2008

P6_TC1-COD(2007)0186

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 31 January 2008 with a view to the
adoption of Decision No …/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending
Decision No 896/2006/EC establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external
borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits
issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the
final legislative act, Decision No 586/2008/EC.)

Statistics on aquaculture ***I

P6_TA(2008)0027

European Parliament legislative resolution of 31 January 2008 on the proposal for a regulation of
the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission by Member States of statistics on
aquaculture (COM(2006)0864 — C6-0005/2007 — 2006/0286(COD))

(2009/C 68 E/10)

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0864),

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

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0005/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0001/2008),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0286

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 31 January 2008 with a view to the
adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on
the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture and repealing Council Regulation
(EC) No 788/96

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the
final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No …/2008.)