P6_TA(2005)0255

Protection of the financial interests of the Community ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mutual administrative assistance for the protection of the financial interests of the Community against fraud and any other illegal activities (COM(2004)0509 — C6-0125/2004 — 2004/0172(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004) 0509) [1],

- having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 280(4) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0125/2004),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0156/2005),

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

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

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

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