REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol on Mountain Farming attached to the Alpine Convention

1.6.2006 - (COM(2006)0170 – C6‑0144/2006 – 2006/0059(CNS)) - *

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Rapporteur: Joseph Daul

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol on Mountain Farming attached to the Alpine Convention

(COM(2006)0170 – C6‑0144/2006 – 2006/0059(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0170)[1],

–   having regard to Article 36, Article 37 and Article 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 (C6‑0144/2006),

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

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6‑0199/2006),

1.  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 of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Principality of Monaco and the Swiss Confederation.

• [1]  Not yet published in OJ.

PROCEDURE

Title	Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol on Mountain Farming attached to the Alpine Convention
References	COM(2006)0170 – C6‑0144/2006 – 2006/0059(CNS)
Date of consulting Parliament	5.5.2006
Committee responsible   Date announced in plenary	AGRI 15.5.2006
Committee(s) asked for opinion(s)   Date announced in plenary	ENVI 15.5.2006
Not delivering opinion(s)   Date of decision	ENVI 25.4.2006
Enhanced cooperation   Date announced in plenary	-
Rapporteur(s)   Date appointed	Joseph Daul 25.4.2006
Previous rapporteur(s)	-
Simplified procedure – date of decision
Legal basis disputed   Date of JURI opinion	-		/		-
Financial endowment amended   Date of BUDG opinion	-		/		-
Parliament to consult European Economic and Social Committee  – date decided in plenary	-
Parliament to consult Committee of the Regions – date decided in plenary	-
Discussed in committee	30.5.2006
Date adopted	30.5.2006
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	17 - -
Members present for the final vote	Niels Busk, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, Joseph Daul, Albert Deß, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Ioannis Gklavakis, Lutz Goepel, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Esther Herranz García, Elisabeth Jeggle, Mairead McGuinness, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Kyösti Virrankoski
Substitute(s) present for the final vote	Gábor Harangozó, Hans-Peter Mayer, Jan Mulder, Markus Pieper
Substitute(s) under Rule 178(2) present for the final vote
Date tabled	1.6.2006
Comments (available in one language only)	.-