52005AP0247

P6_TA(2005)0247

Community Border Code ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (COM(2004)0391 — C6-0080/2004 — 2004/0127(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004) 0391) [1],

- having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 62(1) and (2)(a) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0080/2004),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0188/2005),

A. having regard to the Council's intention, as expressed by the Presidency at the sitting of the European Parliament of 22 June 2005, to approve all the amendments contained in the European Parliament's draft position (A6-0188/2005),

B. having regard to the Commission's intention, as expressed at the sitting of the European Parliament of 22 June 2005, to approve all the amendments contained in the European Parliament's draft position (A6-0188/2005),

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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