(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0777)(1),

–   having regard to Council decision on the signature and provisional application of a Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (16522/2006),

–   having regard to Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133(1), 133(5) and 181 in conjunction with the first subparagraph, first and second sentences of Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

–   having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0077/2007),

–   having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

–   having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0138/2007),

1.  Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended and 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 United Mexican States.

Text proposed by the Commission   Amendment by Parliament Amendment 1 Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133(1), 133(5) and 181 in conjunction with the first subparagraph, first and second sentences of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133(1), 133(5) and 181 in conjunction with the first subparagraph, first and second sentences of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

(1) Not yet published in OJ.