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C 233 E/84 Official Journal of the European Union EN 28.9.2006

Thursday 13 October 2005

Protecting the euro against counterfeiting *

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0127) ( [1] ),

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having regard to the third sentence of Article 123(4) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

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consulted Parliament (C6 0114/2005),

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having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6 0274/

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan ~~-~~

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

TEXT PROPOSED

BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS

BY PARLIAMENT

( [1] ) Not yet published in OJ.

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BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS

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RECITAL 5a (new)

(5a) Should the place of issue of coins and banknotes
denominated in euro be moved outside the European Union,

the opinion of the European Parliament should be sought.

(6) Council Decision 2001/923/EC should therefore be
amended accordingly,

(Does not affect English version.)

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1 (new)
Recital 5a (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

1. The following recital 5a is inserted:

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1a (new)
Recital 7a (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

1a. The following recital 7a is inserted:

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1b (new)

Recital 8a (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

1b. The following recital 8a is inserted:

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TEXT PROPOSED

BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS

BY PARLIAMENT

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1c (new)
Recital 8b (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

1c. The following recital 8b is inserted:

( [1] ) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1
Article 1, paragraph 2, additional sentence (Decision 2001/923/EC)

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The programme shall run for an additional period from 1 Janu

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The programme shall run for an additional period from 1 Janu

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1a (new)
Article 2, paragraph 2, point da (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

1a. In Article 2(2), the following point (da) is added:

(da) disseminating the results achieved as part of the
exchange of information, experience and good prac

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1b (new)
Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 (Decision 2001/923/EC)

1b. The second subparagraph of Article 3(2) is replaced by

ARTICLE 1, POINT 3
Article 6, paragraph 1 (Decision 2001/923/EC)

Article 1(2) last sentence shall be EUR 6 million.

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AMENDMENTS

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ARTICLE 1, POINT 3a (new)
Article 6, paragraph 2a (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

3a. In Article 6, the following paragraph is added:

Financing decisions shall be subject to financial control
by the Commission and to audits by the Court of Audi

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4
Article 10, paragraph 1, introductory part (Decision 2001/923/EC)

The Community shall bear up to 80 % of the cost of the oper ~~-~~
ational support referred to in Article 3(2) by way of co ~~-~~ financ ~~-~~

ARTICLE 1, POINT 5
Article 11 (Decision 2001/923/EC)

5. In Article 11 the reference to the percentage 70 % is
replaced by 80 %.

5. In Article 11 the reference to the percentage 70 % is
replaced by 70 %  which may be increased to 90 % in

ARTICLE 1, POINT 7a (new)
Article 12, paragraph 2, point aa (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

7a. In Article 12(2), the following point (aa) is inserted:

ARTICLE 1, POINT 7b (new)
Article 12, paragraph 2, point e (Decision 2001/923/EC)

7b. Article 12(2)(e) is replaced by the following:

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BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS

BY PARLIAMENT

ARTICLE 1, POINT 7c (new)
Article 12, paragraph 3 (Decision 2001/923/EC)

7c. Article 12(3) is replaced by the following:

( [1] ) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

ARTICLE 1, POINT 7d (new)
Article 12a (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

7d. The following Article 12a is inserted:

2. The Pericles Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure on a proposal by its chairman and in accordance
with Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC.

information meetings after Pericles Committee meetings.

ARTICLE 1, POINT 7e (new)
Article 13, paragraph 3, point a (new) (Decision 2001/923/EC)

7e. In Article 13(3), the following point ( a) is inserted:

ARTICLE 1, POINT 8
Article 13, paragraph 3, point a (Decision 2001/923/EC)

8. In Article 13(3) point (a) the reference to the date 30 June

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BY THE COMMISSION

ARTICLE 1, POINT 9
Article 13, paragraph 3, point b (Decision 2001/923/EC)

AMENDMENTS

BY PARLIAMENT

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Protecting the euro against counterfeiting (extension to non participating Member

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0127) ( [1] ),

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having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

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having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

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1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan ~~-~~

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

( [1] ) Not yet published in OJ.