52005AP0349

P6_TA(2005)0346

Protocol to the EEC-Comoros Agreement on tuna fishing *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the tuna fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2010 (COM(2005)0187 — C6-0154/2005 — 2005/0092(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0187) [1],

- having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0154/2005),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development (A6-0260/2005),

1. Approves the proposal for a Council regulation as amended and approves conclusion of the protocol;

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

Amendment 1

Citation 3 a (new)

- Having regard to the Council Conclusions of 19 July 2004 on Fisheries Partnership Agreements,

Amendment 2

Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) It is important to improve the information provided to the European Parliament. To this end, the Commission should draw up an annual report on the implementation of the agreement.

Amendment 3

Article 3 a (new)

Article 3a

During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before another agreement is concluded on its renewal, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the agreement.

Amendment 4

Article 3 b (new)

Article 3b

On the basis of the report referred to in Article 3a and after consulting the European Parliament, the Council shall, where appropriate, grant the Commission a negotiating mandate with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.

Amendment 5

Article 3 c (new)

Article 3c

The Commission shall forward to the European Parliament and the Council a copy of the multiannual sectoral programme and its implementing rules which the Comorian authorities are to provide in accordance with Article 7(2) of the Protocol.

Amendment 6

Article 3 d (new)

Article 3d

When the first meeting of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 7(1) of the Agreement is held, the Commission shall inform the Comorian authorities of the attendance of shipowners' representatives at subsequent meetings of the Joint Committee.

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

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