REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services in order to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania

23.11.2007 - (COM(2007)0497 – C6‑0329/2007 – 2007/0183(CNS)) - *

Committee on Transport and Tourism
Rapporteur: Paolo Costa
(Simplified procedure - Rule 43(1) of the Rules of Procedure)

Procedure : 2007/0183(CNS)
Document stages in plenary
Document selected :  
A6-0457/2007
Texts tabled :
A6-0457/2007
Debates :
Texts adopted :

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services in order to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania

(COM(2007)0497 – C6‑0329/2007 – 2007/0183(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2007)0497),

–   having regard to Articles 80, 300(2) and 300(4) of the EC Treaty,

–   having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6‑0329/2007),

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

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6‑0457/2007),

1.  Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

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

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The European Community and Morocco signed a horizontal Air Service Agreement on 12 December 2006 which amends certain provisions of the Aviation Agreements between the Member States and Morocco.

Bulgaria and Romania each have an Aviation Agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco, signed in 1966 and 1971 respectively. To bring these Agreements into line with Community law and to enable these two new Member States to become Parties to the horizontal Agreement, it is necessary to amend the Annexes in order to include the corresponding references to the bilateral Agreements concerned.

Article 7 of the horizontal Agreement (amendment procedure) specifies that "the Parties may, at any time, revise or amend this Agreement by mutual consent". It is therefore necessary for a Protocol to be concluded between the European Community and Morocco for the purpose of revising the Agreement.

The Protocol provides for the necessary replacements to be made in the bilateral Air Service Agreements concluded between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania following their accession to the European Union on 1 January 2007. The relevant provisions will be added to the Annex.

PROCEDURE

Title

Amendment of the Agreement between the EC and Morocco on certain aspects of air services in order to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU

References

COM(2007)0497 - C6-0329/2007 - 2007/0183(CNS)

Date of consulting Parliament

3.10.2007

Committee responsible

       Date announced in plenary

TRAN

11.10.2007

Rapporteur(s)

       Date appointed

Paolo Costa

9.10.2007

 

 

Simplified procedure - date of decision

9.10.2007

Date adopted

21.11.2007