Protocol on the Accession of Liechtenstein to the EC/Switzerland Agreement for establishing the State responsible for examining asylum requests * European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 July 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland (COM(2006)0754 — C6-0090/2008 — 2006/0252(CNS))
Date: 2008-07-08
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, admission of aliens, agreement (EU), amendment, consultation procedure, drafting of EU law, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, resolution of parliament








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3.12.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CE 294/100





Tuesday 8 July 2008Protocol on the Accession of Liechtenstein to the EC/Switzerland Agreement for establishing the State responsible for examining asylum requests *
P6_TA(2008)0322
European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 July 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland (COM(2006)0754 — C6-0090/2008 — 2006/0252(CNS))
2009/C 294 E/31
(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0754),
having regard to the Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland,
having regard to Article 63(1)(a) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,
having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0090/2008),
having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,
having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0247/2008),






1.


Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended and approves the conclusion of the Protocol;










2.


Reserves the right to defend its prerogatives as conferred by the Treaty;










3.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the Government and Parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein.










TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION


AMENDMENTS





Amendment 1






Proposal for a Council decision


Citation 1





Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63(1)(a) thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the 
first
 subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63(1)(a) thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the 
second
 subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,





Amendment 2






Proposal for a Council decision


Citation 3





Having regard to the 
opinion
 of the European Parliament,


Having regard to the 
assent
 of the European Parliament,