REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania

28.11.2006 - (COM(2006)0344 – C6‑0217/2006 – 2006/0112(COD)) - ***I

Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania

(COM(2006)0344 – C6‑0217/2006 – 2006/0112(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0344)[1],

–   having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6‑0217/2006),

–   having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,

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

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6‑0424/2006),

1.  Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.  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;

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

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendments by Parliament
Amendment 1 ARTICLE 1, POINT 1 Article 14, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1,new indent (Regulation (EEC) No 571/88)
'- EUR 2 000 000 for Bulgaria and Romania.'	'- EUR 2 000 000 for Bulgaria '- EUR 2 000 000 for Romania.'
Justification
The amendment clarifies that the total amount foreseen for the two countries accessing the European Union is EUR 4 million, of which EUR 2 million is foreseen for Bulgaria and EUR 2 million for Romania.

• [1]  OJ C ????, ???.2006, p. ????.

PROCEDURE

Title		Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania
References		COM(2000)0344– C6-0217/2006– 2006/0112(COD)
Date submitted to Parliament		28.6.2006
Committee responsible   Date announced in plenary		BUDG 6.7.2006
Committee(s) asked for opinion(s)   Date announced in plenary		AGRI 6.7.2006
Not delivering opinion(s)   Date of decision		AGRI 12.7.2006
Enhanced cooperation   Date announced in plenary
Rapporteur(s)   Date appointed		Janusz Lewandowski 25.10.2006
Previous rapporteur(s)
Simplified procedure – date of decision		0.0.0000
Legal basis disputed   Date of JURI opinion				/
Financial endowment amended   Date of BUDG opinion				/
European Economic and Social Committee consulted – date of decision in plenary		0.0.0000
Committee of the Regions consulted – date of decision in plenary		22.11.2006
Discussed in committee
Date adopted
Result of final vote	+ – 0	23 0 0
Members present for the final vote		Reimer Böge, Herbert Bösch, Simon Busuttil, Gérard Deprez, Szabolcs Fazakas, Markus Ferber, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Neena Gill, Ingeborg Gräßle, Louis Grech, Nathalie Griesbeck, Catherine Guy-Quint, Ville Itälä, Anne E. Jensen, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Janusz Lewandowski, Vladimír Maňka, Jan Mulder, Giovanni Pittella, Antonis Samaras, László Surján, Yannick Vaugrenard, Ralf Walter
Substitute(s) present for the final vote
Substitute(s) under Rule 178(2) present for the final vote
Date tabled		28.11.2006
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