52007AP0047

P6_TA(2007)0047

EC-Russia Readmission Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission (8779/2006 — COM(2006)0191 — C6-0168/2006 — 2006/0064(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0191) [1],

- having regard to Articles 63(3)(b) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0168/2006),

- having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) 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 Foreign Affairs (A6-0028/2007),

1. Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

--------------------------------------------------