The proposal was amended as follows:

Text proposed by the Commission   Amendments by Parliament Amendment 1 Recital 2 a (new) (2a) It is important to improve the information supplied to the European Parliament and therefore the Commission should draw up a yearly report on the state of implementation of the Agreement. Amendment 2 Article 2, paragraph 2 If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission shall on a non-discriminatory basis take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State. Amendment 3 Article 3 a (new) Article 3a During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before any agreement on the renewal thereof is concluded, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the Agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented. This report shall also include a cost benefit analysis. Amendment 4 Article 3 b (new) Article 3b On the basis of the report referred to in Article 3a and following consultation of the European Parliament, the Council shall, where appropriate, grant the Commission a negotiating mandate with a view to the adoption of a new protocol. Amendment 5 Article 3 c (new) Article 3c The Commission shall forward to the European Parliament and the Council a copy of the report on the targeted measures which the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania shall provide on the basis of Article 6 of the Protocol.

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

-  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 590 ),

-  having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) of the EC Treaty (C5-0555/2001 ),

-  having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

-  having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0426/2001 ),

1.  Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.  Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

3.  Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4.  Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

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