52006AP0474

P6_TA(2006)0474

Amendment to the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of an amendment to the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters (COM(2006)0338 — C6-0276/2006 — 2006/0113(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0338) [1],

- having regard to Article 175(1) 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 (C6-0276/2006),

- having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2005 on the EU strategy for the Almaty Conference on the Aarhus Convention [2],

- having regard to the Second Meeting of the Parties (MOP-2) of the Aarhus Convention, Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 25 to 27 May 2005,

- having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0336/2006),

1. Approves conclusion of the amendment;

2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

[2] OJ C 92 E, 20.4.2006, p. 383.

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