EC-Guinea-Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement#European Parliament legislative resolution of  11 March 2008  on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (COM(2007)0580 - C6-0391/2007 - 2007/0209(CNS))
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Guinea-Bissau, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, ratification of an agreement

20.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66 E/93

Tuesday 11 March 2008

A. whereas Draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget 2008 covers the following items:

— The mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for an amount of 162 387 985 euro in commitment and
payment appropriations, relating to major storm damage in the United Kingdom in June and
July 2007,

— The creation of the necessary budgetary structure to accommodate the Research Executive Agency

(REA) and the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA),

— Modification of the establishment plan of the European Agency for the Management of the Opera-
tional Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex),

— The creation of budget item 06 01 04 12 Galileo Programme — expenditure on administrative

management, as provided for in the Commission's revised proposal COM(2007)0535,

— The creation of budget Article 27 01 11 Exceptional crisis expenditure, to enable the financing of

exceptional expenditure linked to a declared crisis. The line will be endowed with a ‘p.m.’,

B. whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 1/2008 is to formally enter these budgetary adjust-

ments into the 2008 budget,

1.

Takes note of Preliminary draft amending budget No 1/2008;

Recalls its amendment to Draft amending budget No 1/2008 aiming at the creation of a line for
2.
expenditure on administrative management re-establishing the original amount on the operational line for
Galileo;

3.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

EC-Guinea-Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement *

P6_TA(2008)0085

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 March 2008 on the proposal for a Council
Regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (COM(2007)0580 — C6-0391/2007 —
2007/0209(CNS))

(2009/C 66 E/29)

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2007)0580),

— having regard to Article 37 and Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0391/2007),

— 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 opinions of the Committee on Devel-

opment and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0053/2008),

Approves the proposal for a Council regulation as amended and approves the conclusion of the

1.
Agreement;

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

2.
governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2009

Tuesday 11 March 2008

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 2 a (new)

(2a)
It is important to improve the information provided
to the European Parliament. To this end, the Commission
should forward the conclusions of the meetings of the Joint
Committee referred to in Article 10 of the Agreement.

Amendment 2

Article 3, subparagraph 1 a (new)

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

Amendment 3

Article 3 a (new)

Article 3a

The Commission shall report annually to the European
Parliament and the Council on the results of the multiannual
sectoral programme described in Article 8 of the Protocol as
well as on compliance by the Member States with reporting
requirements.

Amendment 4

Article 3 b (new)

Article 3b

During the final year of the term of the Protocol and before
the
another agreement
Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the
Council a report on the application of the Agreement and the
conditions under which it was implemented.

concluded for

renewal,

its

is

Amendment 5

Article 3 c (new)

Article 3c

On the basis of the report referred to in Article 3b and after
consulting the European Parliament, the Council shall, where
appropriate, grant the Commission a negotiating mandate
with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.

Amendment 6

Article 3 d (new)

Article 3d

The Commission shall forward to the European Parliament
the conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Committee
referred to in Article 10 of the Agreement.