52007AP0105

P6_TA(2007)0105

Tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 April 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to refineries in the marketing years 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 (COM(2006)0798 — C6-0003/2007 — 2006/0261(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0798) [1],

- having regard to Article 37(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0003/2007),

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

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0072/2007),

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

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

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |

Amendment 1

Article 1, paragraph 3a (new)

| 3a. From the marketing year 2009/2010, no additional tariff quotas shall be allocated other than under Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 [2] (the "Everything But Arms" Regulation) or in relation to preferential market access for African, Caribbean and Pacific States. |

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

[2] OJ L 346, 31.12.2001, p. 1.

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