REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

6.12.2005 - (COM(2005)0281 – C6‑0303/2005 – 2005/0121(CNS)) - *

Committee on International Trade
Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo
(Simplified procedure - Rule 43(1) of the Rules of Procedure)

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

(COM(2005)0281 – C6‑0303/2005 – 2005/0121(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0281)[1],

–   having regard to Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133, 181a and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

–   having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0303/2005)

–   having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A6‑0398/2005),

1.  Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

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

• [1]  Not yet published in OJ.

PROCEDURE

Title	Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
References	COM(2005)0281 – C6-0303/2005 – 2005/0121(CNS)
Legal basis	Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133, 181a and 300(2), first subparagraph EC
Basis in Rules of Procedure	Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1)
Date submitted to Parliament	3.10.2005
Committee responsible                Date announced in plenary	INTA 12.10.2005
Committee(s) asked for opinion(s)	AFET
Date announced in plenary	12.10.2005
Not delivering opinion(s)                Date of decision	AFET 29.8.2005
Enhanced cooperation                Date announced in plenary
Rapporteur(s)	Enrique Barón Crespo
Date appointed	12.7.2005
Previous rapporteur(s)
Simplified procedure                Date of decision	Rule 43, paragraph 1 12.7.2005
Legal basis disputed                Date of JURI opinion
Financial endowment amended                Date of BUDG opinion
Discussed in committee	23.11.2005
Date adopted	23.11.2005
Result of final vote	For:		21
	against:		0
	abstentions:		0
Members present for the final vote	Jean-Pierre Audy, Enrique Barón Crespo, Daniel Caspary, Giulietto Chiesa, Christofer Fjellner, Béla Glattfelder, Jacky Henin, Caroline Lucas, Erika Mann, Helmuth Markov, David Martin, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Georgios Papastamkos, Bogusław Rogalski, Tokia Saïfi, Peter Šťastný, Zbigniew Zaleski
Substitutes present for the final vote	Danutė Budreikaitė, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Albert Deß, István Szent-Iványi
Substitutes under Rule 178(2) present for the final vote
Date tabled - A6	6.12.2005 A6-0398/2005