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Procedure : 2006/0257(CNS)
Document stages in plenary
Document selected : A6-0261/2008

Texts tabled :

A6-0261/2008

Debates :

Votes :

PV 08/07/2008 - 8.9

Texts adopted :

P6_TA(2008)0323

Texts adopted
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Tuesday, 8 July 2008 - Strasbourg
Protocol to the EC/Switzerland Agreement for establishing the State responsible for examining asylum requests*
P6_TA(2008)0323A6-0261/2008

European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 July 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol between the European Community, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State, in Switzerland or Liechtenstein (COM(2006)0753 – C6-0091/2008 – 2006/0257(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0753),

–   having regard to the Protocol between the European Community, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State, in Switzerland or Liechtenstein,

–   having regard to Article 63(1)(a) 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 (C6-0091/2008),

–   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 Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0261/2008),

1.  Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended and approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

2.  Reserves the right to defend its prerogatives as conferred by the Treaty;

3.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the governments and parliaments of the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Text proposed by the Commission   Amendment
Amendment 1
Proposal for a Council decision
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63(1)(a) thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph 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 Article 63(1)(a) thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Amendment 2
Proposal for a Council decision
Citation 3
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,
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