European Parliament legislative resolution of 29 November 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (COM(2007)0364 – C6-0202/2007 – 2007/0130(COD))
(Codecision procedure - first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2007)0364),
– having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 191 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0202/2007),
– having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0412/2007),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Invites its Bureau to examine by which means a political party at European level can be granted a transitional period of three months in order to reconstitute its membership if in the course of the financial year its membership has fallen below the minimum requirements of the regulation as amended;
3. 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;
4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 29 November 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .... /2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding
(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No 1524/2007.)