C 282 E/106                                     Official Journal of the European Union                             EN         6.11.2008
Tuesday 13 November 2007
             P6_TA(2007)0499
             Composition of the Conference of Presidents (amendment of Rule 23)
             European Parliament decision of 13 November 2007 on amendment of Rule 23 of Parliament's
                 Rules of Procedure on the composition of the Conference of Presidents (2007/2066(REG))
             The European Parliament,
             — having regard to the proposal for amendment of its Rules of Procedure (B6-0039/2007),
             — having regard to Rule 202 of its Rules of Procedure,
             — having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0355/2007),
             1.   Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;
             2.   Points out that the amendment will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;
             3.   Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.
                         PRESENT TEXT                                                              AMENDMENT
                                                             Amendment 1
                                                           Rule 23, paragraph 2
2.   The Non-attached Members shall delegate two of their                2.    The non-attached Members shall delegate one of their num-
number to attend meetings of the Conference of Presidents,               ber to attend meetings of the Conference of Presidents, without
without having the right to vote.                                        having the right to vote.
             P6_TA(2007)0500
             Amendment of the Rules of Procedure in light of the Statute for Members
             European Parliament decision of 13 November 2007 on the amendment of Parliament's Rules of
                                 Procedure in light of the Statute for Members (2006/2195(REG))
             The European Parliament,
             — having regard to the letter from its President of 29 June 2006 and the announcement in plenary on
                 7 September 2006,
             — having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure,
             — having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the
                 Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0368/2007),
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              1.    Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;
              2.    Decides that these amendments will enter into force on the first day of its parliamentary term
              beginning in 2009;
              3.    Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.
                          PRESENT TEXT                                                                 AMENDMENTS
                                                               Amendment 1
                                                                    Rule 8
Payment of expenses and allowances                                         Implementation of the Statute for Members
The Bureau shall lay down rules governing the payment of                   Unless otherwise stipulated, the rules governing implementa-
expenses and allowances to Members.                                        tion of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament
                                                                           shall be laid down by the Bureau.
                                                               Amendment 2
                                                             Rule 39, paragraph 1
1.    Parliament may request the Commission to submit to it                1.     Parliament may request the Commission, pursuant to Arti-
any appropriate proposal pursuant to Article 192, second para-             cle 192 of the EC Treaty, to submit to it any appropriate proposal
graph, of the EC Treaty by adopting a resolution on the basis of           for the adoption of a new act or the amendment of an existing act, by
an own-initiative report from the committee responsible. The               adopting a resolution on the basis of an own-initiative report
resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the component                 from the committee responsible drawn up pursuant to
Members of Parliament. Parliament may, at the same time, fix a             Rule 45. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the
deadline for the submission of such a proposal.                            component Members of Parliament. Parliament may, at the same
                                                                           time, fix a deadline for the submission of such a proposal.
                                                               Amendment 3
                                                         Rule 39, paragraph 1a (new)
                                                                           1a.     Any Member may table a proposal for a Community
                                                                           act on the basis of the right of initiative granted to Parlia-
                                                                           ment pursuant to Article 192 of the EC Treaty.
                                                               Amendment 4
                                                         Rule 39, paragraph 1b (new)
                                                                           1b. The proposal shall be submitted to the President, who
                                                                           shall refer it to the committee responsible for consideration.
                                                                           Prior to such referral, the proposal shall be translated into
                                                                           those official languages which the chairman of that committee
                                                                           considers necessary in order to make summary consideration
                                                                           possible. The committee shall take a decision on further action
                                                                           within three months of the referral, and after having heard
                                                                           the author of the proposal.
                                                                           Where the committee decides to submit the proposal to Parlia-
                                                                           ment in accordance with the procedure set out in Rule 45, the
                                                                           author of the proposal shall be named in the title of the
                                                                           report.
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                          PRESENT TEXT                                                              AMENDMENTS
                                                               Amendment 5
                                                             Rule 39, paragraph 2
2.    Before initiating the procedure under Rule 45, the com-              deleted
mittee responsible shall establish, in the following cases, that
no such proposal is under preparation:
(a) such a proposal is not included in the Annual Legislative
     Programme;
(b) the preparations of such a proposal have not started or
     are unduly delayed;
(c) the Commission has not responded positively to earlier
     requests either from the committee responsible or
     contained in resolutions adopted by Parliament with a
     majority of the votes cast.
                                                               Amendment 6
                                                             Rule 45, paragraph 1
1.    A committee intending to draw up a report and to submit              1.    A committee intending to draw up a report and to submit
a motion for a resolution to Parliament on a subject within its            a motion for a resolution to Parliament on a subject within its
competence on which neither a consultation nor a request for               competence on which neither a consultation nor a request for
an opinion has been referred to it pursuant to Rule 179(1) may             an opinion has been referred to it pursuant to Rule 179(1) may
do so only with the authorisation of the Conference of Presi-              do so only with the authorisation of the Conference of Presi-
dents. Where such authorisation is withheld the reason must                dents. Where such authorisation is withheld the reason must
always be stated.                                                          always be stated. Where the subject of the report is a proposal
                                                                           tabled by a Member pursuant to Rule 39(1a), authorisation
                                                                           may be withheld only if the conditions set out in Article 5 of
                                                                           the Statute for Members and in Article 192 of the EC Treaty
                                                                           are not met.
                                                               Amendment 7
                                                    Rule 150, paragraph 6, subparagraph 1
6.    Amendments shall be put to the vote only after they have             6.    Amendments shall be put to the vote only after they have
been printed and distributed in all the official languages, unless         been printed and distributed in all the official languages, unless
Parliament decides otherwise. Parliament may not                           Parliament decides otherwise. Parliament may not
decide otherwise if at least 40 Members object.                            decide otherwise if at least 40 Members object. Parliament
                                                                           shall avoid taking decisions which would lead to Members
                                                                           who use a particular language being disadvantaged to an
                                                                           unacceptable degree.
                                                               Amendment 8
                                              Annex I, Article 2, paragraph 1, point (aa) (new)
                                                                           (aa) any salary which the Member receives for the exercise
                                                                                of a mandate in another parliament,
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                          PRESENT TEXT                                                              AMENDMENTS
                                                               Amendment 9
                                                              Annex I, Article 4
Pending the introduction of a Statute for Members of the                  Members shall be subject to the obligations imposed on them
European Parliament to replace the various national rules,                by the legislation of the Member State in which they are elected
Members shall be subject to the obligations imposed on them               as regards the declaration of assets.
by the legislation of the Member State in which they are elected
as regards the declaration of assets.
                                                              Amendment 10
                                                         Annex VII, Section Ca (new)
                                                                          Ca.    Personal conflicts of interest
                                                                          With the approval of the Bureau, a Member may, on the basis
                                                                          of a reasoned decision, be denied the right to inspect a Parlia-
                                                                          ment document if, after having heard the Member concerned,
                                                                          the Bureau comes to the conclusion that such inspection would
                                                                          cause unacceptable damage to Parliament's institutional inter-
                                                                          ests or to the public interest, and that the Member concerned
                                                                          is seeking to inspect the document for private and personal
                                                                          reasons. The Member may lodge a written appeal, which
                                                                          must include reasons, against such a decision within one
                                                                          month of notification thereof. Parliament shall reach a deci-
                                                                          sion on the appeal without debate during the part-session
                                                                          that follows its being lodged.
               P6_TA(2007)0501
               Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work ***I
               European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 November 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of
               the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health
                           and safety at work (COM(2007)0046 — C6-0062/2007 — 2007/0020(COD))
               (Codecision procedure: first reading)
               The European Parliament,
               — having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council
                   (COM(2007)0046),
               — having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission
                   submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0062/2007),
               — having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
               — having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and
                   the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0365/2007),


title: 2013/32/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 19 December 2012 amending Decision ECB/2010/24 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation and arising from securities purchased under the securities markets programme (ECB/2012/33)

text:
               17.1.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 13/12

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 19 December 2012
   amending Decision ECB/2010/24 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation and arising from securities purchased under the securities markets programme
   (ECB/2012/33)
   (2013/32/EU)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 33 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Decision ECB/2010/24 of 25 November 2010 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation and arising from securities purchased under the securities markets programme (1) lays down how the European Central Bank (ECB) distributes to the NCBs: (a) its income on euro banknotes in circulation accrued each financial year; and (b) its income arising from securities purchased under the securities markets programme (SMP) earned in each financial year.

               (2)

               It is considered necessary to align the dates for the interim distribution of the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation with those for the distribution of the ECB’s income arising from SMP securities. Unless otherwise decided by the Governing Council, the ECB should distribute these two types of income on the last working day in January of the following year. This gives the ECB sufficient time to determine the amount of any income earned from SMP securities.

               (3)

               Decision ECB/2010/24 needs to be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Amendment
   Article 2(2) to (4) is replaced by the following:

      ‘2.   Unless otherwise decided by the Governing Council, the ECB shall distribute to the NCBs its income on euro banknotes in circulation accrued and its income arising from SMP securities earned in each financial year on the last working day in January of the following year.
      3.   The amount of the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation may be reduced in accordance with any decision by the Governing Council on the basis of the Statute of the ESCB in respect of expenses incurred by the ECB in connection with the issue and handling of euro banknotes.’.

   Article 2
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on 31 December 2012.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 19 December 2012.

            The President of the ECB

         Mario DRAGHI

      (1)  OJ L 6, 11.1.2011, p. 35.


15.9.2005       EN                              Official Journal of the European Union                                       C 226 E/51
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          P6_TA(2004)0094
          Verification of credentials
                     European Parliament decision on the verification of credentials (2004/2140(REG))
          The European Parliament,
          — having regard to the Act of 20 September 1976 (1) concerning the election of the members of the
               European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,
          — having regard to Rules 3, 4 and 9 of and Annex I to its Rules of Procedure,
          — having regard to the official notifications from the competent authorities of the Member States con-
               cerning the results of the elections to the European Parliament,
          — having regard to the disputes concerning the validity of the election of certain Members of the Euro-
               pean Parliament,
          — having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0043/2004),
          A. whereas Articles 7(1) and (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 specify the offices that are incompatible
               with the office of Member of the European Parliament,
          B.   whereas, under Rule 9 of and Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, Members are required to make a
               detailed declaration of their professional activities and any other remunerated functions or activities,
          C. whereas all of the Member States have notified the European Parliament of the names of the elected
               candidates, although some have still not forwarded — or have done so belatedly — the lists of any
               substitutes together with their ranking in accordance with the results of the vote, as is required under
               Rule 3(2) of the Rules of Procedure,
          D. whereas in some cases Member States provided partial notification of elected candidates and included
               them only subsequently, with the result that not all Members of the European Parliament were able to
               take their seats at its constituent sitting,
          E.   whereas in some Member States disputes relating to the election of some Members of Parliament are
               being considered in accordance with national legislation and whereas these procedures could result in
               the annulment of the election of the Members concerned,
          F.   whereas, pursuant to Article 12 of the Act of 20 September 1976, the European Parliament is required
               to rule on any disputes concerning the validity of the mandate of its Members only where these relate
               to breaches of the provisions of the abovementioned Act, and not in the case of breaches of the
               national electoral provisions to which the Act refers,
          G. whereas the amendments made to the Act of 20 September 1976 by Council Decision 2002/772/EC,
               Euratom of 25 June 2002 and 23 September 2002 have highlighted the inadequacy of the provisions
               contained in Rules 3 and 4 of the Rules of Procedure, particularly as regards the adoption of measures
               for the verification of cases of clear incompatibility (in accordance with Article 7 of the Act of 20 Sept-
               ember 1976) with effect from the European Parliament's constituent sitting,
          1. Declares valid, subject to any decisions by the competent authorities of Member States in which the
          election results have been disputed, the mandate of the Members of the European Parliament listed in
          Annex I to this decision whose election has been notified by the competent national authorities and who
          have made the written declarations required on the basis of Article 7(1) and (2) of the Act of 20 September
          1976 and Annex I to the Rules of Procedure;
          (1) OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 5. Act as last amended by Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom (OJ L 283, 21.10.2002, p. 1).
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            2.    Declares the disputes received regarding the validity of the election of certain Members of the Euro-
            pean Parliament to be inadmissible and unfounded, for the reasons set out in Annex II in relation to each
            dispute;
            3.    Repeats its request to the competent national authorities not only to notify the European Parliament of
            the names of the elected candidates, but also to forward the names of any substitutes together with their
            ranking in accordance with the results of the vote;
            4.    Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to notify the European Parliament without
            delay of the names of the elected Members so that all Members of Parliament can take their seats with effect
            from the constituent sitting;
            5.    Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to complete as soon as possible the examin-
            ation of the disputes submitted to them and inform the European Parliament of the outcome;
            6.    Instructs its President to refer to the committee responsible the question of the amendment of Rules 3
            and 4 of the Rules of Procedure in order for them to be adapted to the Act of 20 September 1976, as
            amended, and for provisions to be laid down that will enable Parliament to act on any clear cases of incom-
            patibility, so that all Members of Parliament can take their seats with effect from the constituent sitting;
            7. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the competent national authorities and the parlia-
            ments of the Member States.
                                                                  ANNEX I
                                 List of Members of the European Parliament whose mandate is declared valid
                                                        MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
                                                             BY MEMBER STATE
                                                       (situation as at 20 July 2004)
                                                           Belgium (24 Members)
            BELET Ivo
            BREPOELS Frederika M. M.
            BUSQUIN Philippe
            CLAEYS Philip
            DE KEYSER Véronique
            DE VITS Mia
            DEHAENE Jean-Luc
            DEPREZ Gérard
            DILLEN Koenraad
            DUQUESNE Antoine
            EL KHADRAOUI Saïd
            GROSCH Mathieu
            HUTCHINSON Alain
            JONCKHEER Pierre
            LANGENDRIES Raymond
            NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie
            RIES Frédérique
            STAES Bart
            STERCKX Dirk
            TARABELLA Marc
            THYSSEN Marianne
            VAN HECKE Johan
            VAN LANCKER Anne
            VANHECKE Frank
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            2.    Declares the disputes received regarding the validity of the election of certain Members of the Euro-
            pean Parliament to be inadmissible and unfounded, for the reasons set out in Annex II in relation to each
            dispute;
            3.    Repeats its request to the competent national authorities not only to notify the European Parliament of
            the names of the elected candidates, but also to forward the names of any substitutes together with their
            ranking in accordance with the results of the vote;
            4.    Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to notify the European Parliament without
            delay of the names of the elected Members so that all Members of Parliament can take their seats with effect
            from the constituent sitting;
            5.    Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to complete as soon as possible the examin-
            ation of the disputes submitted to them and inform the European Parliament of the outcome;
            6.    Instructs its President to refer to the committee responsible the question of the amendment of Rules 3
            and 4 of the Rules of Procedure in order for them to be adapted to the Act of 20 September 1976, as
            amended, and for provisions to be laid down that will enable Parliament to act on any clear cases of incom-
            patibility, so that all Members of Parliament can take their seats with effect from the constituent sitting;
            7. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the competent national authorities and the parlia-
            ments of the Member States.
                                                                  ANNEX I
                                 List of Members of the European Parliament whose mandate is declared valid
                                                        MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
                                                             BY MEMBER STATE
                                                       (situation as at 20 July 2004)
                                                           Belgium (24 Members)
            BELET Ivo
            BREPOELS Frederika M. M.
            BUSQUIN Philippe
            CLAEYS Philip
            DE KEYSER Véronique
            DE VITS Mia
            DEHAENE Jean-Luc
            DEPREZ Gérard
            DILLEN Koenraad
            DUQUESNE Antoine
            EL KHADRAOUI Saïd
            GROSCH Mathieu
            HUTCHINSON Alain
            JONCKHEER Pierre
            LANGENDRIES Raymond
            NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie
            RIES Frédérique
            STAES Bart
            STERCKX Dirk
            TARABELLA Marc
            THYSSEN Marianne
            VAN HECKE Johan
            VAN LANCKER Anne
            VANHECKE Frank
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                                     Czech Republic (24 Members)
          BOBOŠÍKOVÁ Jana
          BŘEZINA Jan
          CABRNOCH Milan
          DUCHOŇ Petr
          FAJMON Hynek
          FALBR Richard
          FLASAROVÁ Věra
          HYBÁŠKOVÁ Jana
          KOHLÍČEK Jaromír
          MAŠTÁLKA Jiří
          OUZKÝ Miroslav
          RANSDORF Miloslav
          REMEK Vladimir
          ROITHOVÁ Zuzana
          ROUČEK Libor
          ŠKOTTOVÁ Nina
          STREJČEK Ivo
          STROZ Daniel
          VLASÁK Oldřich
          ZAHRADIL Jan
          ZATLOUKAL Tomáš
          ŽELEZNÝ Vladimir
          ZIELENIEC Josef
          ZVŘINA Jaroslav
                                         Denmark (14 Members)
          AUKEN Margrete
          BONDE Jens-Peter
          BUSK Niels
          CAMRE Mogens N.J.
          CHRISTENSEN Ole
          JENSEN Anne Elisabet
          JØRGENSEN Dan
          KRARUP Ole
          KRISTENSEN Henrik Dam
          RASMUSSEN Poul Nyrup
          RIIS-JØRGENSEN Karin
          SAMUELSEN Anders
          SEEBERG Gitte
          THOMSEN Britta
                                         Germany (99 Members)
          ALVARO Alexander Nuno
          BEER Angelika
          BEREND Rolf
          BÖGE Reimer
          BREYER Hiltrud
          BRIE André
          BROK Elmar
          BULLMANN Udo
          CASPARY Daniel
          CHATZIMARKAKIS Jorgo
          COHN-BENDIT Daniel Marc
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            CRAMER Michael
            DESS Albert
            DUIN Garrelt
            EHLER Jan Christian
            FERBER Markus
            FLORENZ Karl-Heinz
            FRIEDRICH Ingo
            GAHLER Michael
            GEBHARDT Evelyne
            GLANTE Norbert
            GOEPEL Lutz
            GOMOLKA Alfred
            GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF Friedrich-Wilhelm
            GRÄSSLE Ingeborg
            GRÖNER Lissy
            HÄNSCH Klaus
            HARMS Rebecca
            HAUG Jutta D.
            HIERONYMI Ruth
            HOPPENSTEDT Karsten Friedrich
            HORĄČEK Milan
            JARZEMBOWSKI Georg
            JEGGLE Elisabeth
            JÖNS Karin
            KALLENBACH Gisela
            KAUFMANN Sylvia-Yvonne
            KINDERMANN Heinz
            KLAMT Ewa
            KLASS Christa
            KLINZ Wolf
            KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht
            KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana
            KONRAD Christoph Werner
            KRAHMER Holger
            KREHL Constanze Angela
            KREISSL-DÖRFLER Wolfgang
            KUHNE Helmut
            LAMBSDORFF GRAF Alexander
            LANGEN Werner
            LASCHET Armin
            LAUK Kurt Joachim
            LECHNER Kurt
            LEHNE Klaus-Heiner
            LEINEN Jo
            LIESE Peter
            MANN Erika
            MANN Thomas
            MARKOV Helmuth
            MAYER Hans-Peter
            NASSAUER Hartmut
            NIEBLER Angelika
            ÖGER Vural
            ÖZDEMIR Cem
            PACK Doris
            PFLÜGER Tobias
            PIECYK Willi
            PIEPER Markus
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          POETTERING Hans-Gert
          POSSELT Bernd
          QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL Godelieve
          RADWAN Alexander
          RAPKAY Bernhard
          REUL Herbert Otto
          ROTH-BEHRENDT Dagmar
          ROTHE Mechtild
          RÜHLE Heide
          SCHMIDT Frithjof
          SCHMITT Ingo
          SCHNELLHARDT Horst
          SCHRÖDER Jürgen
          SCHROEDTER Elisabeth
          SCHULZ Martin
          SCHUTH Willem
          SCHWAB Andreas
          SOMMER Renate
          STOCKMANN Ulrich
          TRÜPEL Helga
          UCA Feleknas
          ULMER Thomas
          WAGENKNECHT-NIEMEYER Sahra
          WALTER Ralf
          WEBER Manfred
          WEILER Barbara
          WEISGERBER Anja
          WIELAND Rainer
          von WOGAU Karl
          WUERMELING Joachim
          ZIMMER Gabriele
                                             Estonia (6 Members)
          ILVES Toomas Hendrik
          KELAM Tunne
          MIKKO Marianne
          OVIIR Siiri
          SAVI Toomas
          TARAND Andres
                                            Greece (24 Members)
          ARNAOUTAKIS Stavros
          BATZELI Katerina
          BEGLITIS Panagiotis
          DIMITRAKOPOULOS Giorgos
          GKLAVAKIS Ioannis
          HATZIDAKIS Konstantinos
          KARATZAFERIS Georgios
          KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU Rodi
          LAMBRINIDIS Stavros
          MANOLAKOU Diamanto
          MATSOUKA Maria
          MAVROMMATIS Manolis
          PAFILIS Athanasios
          PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU Marie
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            PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios
            PAPASTAMKOS Georgios
            SAMARAS Antonis
            SIFUNAKIS Nikolaos
            TOUSSAS Georgios
            TRAKATELLIS Antonios
            TZAMPAZI Evangelia
            VAKALIS Nikolaos
            VARVITSIOTIS Ioannis
            XENOGIANNAKOPOULOU Marilisa
                                                   Spain (54 Members)
            AYALA SENDER Inés
            AYUSO GONZÁLEZ María del Pilar
            BADIA i CUTCHET Maria
            BARÓN CRESPO Enrique
            BORRELL FONTELLES Josep
            CALABUIG RULL Joan
            CARNERO GONZÁLEZ Carlos
            del CASTILLO VERA Pilar
            CERCAS Alejandro
            DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Augustín
            DÍEZ GONZÁLEZ Rosa M.
            DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP Bárbara
            FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN Fernando
            FRAGA ESTÉVEZ Carmen
            GALEOTE QUECEDO Gerardo
            GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL José Manuel
            GARCÍA PÉREZ Iratxe
            GARRIGA POLLEDO Salvador
            de GRANDES PASCUAL Luis
            GUARDANS CAMBÓ Ignasi
            GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES Cristina
            HAMMERSTEIN MINTZ David
            HERRANZ GARCÍA María Esther
            HERRERO-TEJEDOR Luis Francisco
            ITURGAIZ ANGULO Carlos José
            JOAN i MARÍ Bernat
            LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE Antonio
            MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Miguel Angel
            MASIP HIDALGO Antonio
            MATO ADROVER Ana
            MAYOR OREJA Jaime
            MEDINA ORTEGA Manuel
            MÉNDEZ DE VIGO Íñigo
            MENÉNDEZ del VALLE Emilio
            MEYER PLEITE Willy
            MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS Rosa
            MILLÁN MON Francisco José
            MONTORO ROMERO Cristóbal Ricardo
            MORENO SÁNCHEZ Javier
            OBIOLS i GERMÀ Raimon
            ORTUONDO LARREA Josu
            PLEGUEZUELOS AGUILAR Francisca
            POMÉS RUIZ José Javier
            RIERA MADURELL Teresa
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          ROMEVA i RUEDA Raül
          RUDI ÚBEDA Luisa Fernanda
          SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA José Ignacio
          SALINAS GARCÍA María Isabel
          SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO Antolín
          SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ María
          VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO María Elena
          VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA Daniel
          VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA Alejo
          YAÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA Luis
                                               France (78 Members)
          ARIF Kader
          AUBERT Marie-Hélène
          BACHELOT-NARQUIN Roselyne
          BEAUPUY Jean Marie
          BENNAHMIAS Jean-Luc
          BERÈS Pervenche
          BONO Guy
          BOURLANGES Jean-Louis
          BOURZAI Bernadette
          CARLOTTI Marie-Arlette
          CASTEX Françoise
          CAVADA Jean-Marie
          CORNILLET Thierry
          COTTIGNY Jean Louis
          COÛTEAUX Paul Marie
          DAUL Joseph
          DE SARNEZ Marielle
          DESCAMPS Marie-Hélène
          DÉSIR Harlem
          DE VEYRAC Christine
          DOUAY Brigitte
          FERREIRA Anne
          FLAUTRE Hélène
          FONTAINE Nicole
          FOURTOU Janelly
          FRUTEAU Jean-Claude
          GAUBERT Patrick
          GAUZES Jean-Paul
          GIBAULT Claire
          GOLLNISCH Bruno
          GRIESBECK Nathalie
          GROSSETÊTE Françoise
          GUELLEC Ambroise
          GUY-QUINT Catherine
          HAMON Benoît
          HAZAN Adeline
          HENIN Jacky
          HORTEFEUX Brice
          ISLER BÉGUIN Marie Anne
          LAIGNEL André
          LAMASSOURE Alain
          LANG Carl
          LAPERROUZE Anne
          LE FOLL Stéphane
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            LEHIDEUX Bernard
            LE PEN Jean-Marie
            LE PEN Marine
            LE RACHINEL Fernand (*)
            LIENEMANN Marie-Noëlle
            LIPIETZ Alain
            LOUIS Patrick
            MARTINEZ Jean-Claude
            MATHIEU Véronique
            MORILLON Philippe
            MOSCOVICI Pierre
            NAVARRO Robert
            ONESTA Gérard
            PATRIE Béatrice
            PEILLON Vincent Benoît Camille
            POIGNANT Bernard
            REYNAUD Marie-Line
            ROCARD Michel
            ROURE Martine
            SAÏFI Tokia
            SAVARY Gilles
            SCHAPIRA Pierre Lionel Georges
            SCHENARDI Lydia
            SIMONOT Chantal (**)
            SUDRE Margie
            TOUBON Jacques
            TRAUTMANN Catherine
            VATANEN Ari
            VAUGRENARD Yannick
            VERGES Paulrubi
            VERGNAUD Bernadette
            de VILLIERS Philippe
            VLASTO Dominique
            WEBER Henri
            WURTZ Francis
                                                           Ireland (13 Members)
            AYLWARD Liam
            COVENEY Simon
            CROWLEY Brian
            DE ROSSA Proinsias
            DOYLE Avril
            HARKIN Marian
            HIGGINS Jim
            McDONALD Mary Lou
            McGUINNESS Mairead
            MITCHELL Gay
            Ó NEACHTAIN Seán
            RYAN Eoin
            SINNOTT Kathy
            (*)  Mandate valid with effect from 22 October 2004, date of the notification by the competent national authority of the
                 election of Mr Fernand Le Rachinel to replace Ms Chantal Simonot, who had resigned.
            (**) Ms Chantal Simonot resigned on 1 October 2004.
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                                                Italy (78 Members)
          AGNOLETTO Vittorio Emanuele
          ALBERTINI Gabriele
          ANDRIA Alfonso
          ANGELILLI Roberta
          ANTONIOZZI Alfredo
          BATTILOCCHIO Alessandro
          BERLATO Sergio
          BERLINGUER Giovanni
          BERSANI Pier Luigi
          BERTINOTTI Fausto
          BONINO Emma
          BONSIGNORE Vito
          BORGHEZIO Mario
          BOSSI Umberto
          BRESSO Mercedes
          BRUNETTA Renato
          CAROLLO Giorgio
          CASTIGLIONE Giuseppe
          CATANIA Giusto
          CESA Lorenzo
          CHIESA Giulietto
          CIRINO POMICINO Paolo
          COCILOVO Luigi
          COSTA Paolo
          D'ALEMA Massimo
          DE POLI Antonio
          DEL TURCO Ottaviano
          DE MICHELIS Gianni
          DIONISI Armando
          DI PIETRO Antonio
          EBNER Michl
          FATUZZO Carlo
          FAVA Giovanni Claudio
          FOGLIETTA Alessandro
          FRASSONI Monica
          GARGANI Giuseppe
          GAWRONSKI Jas
          GRUBER Dietlinde (Lilli)
          GUIDONI Umberto
          KUSSTATSCHER Sepp
          LA RUSSA Romano Maria
          LETTA Enrico
          LOCATELLI Pia Elda
          LOMBARDO Raffaele
          MANTOVANI Mario
          MAURO Mario
          MORGANTINI Luisa
          MUSACCHIO Roberto
          MUSCARDINI Cristiana
          MUSOTTO Francesco
          MUSSOLINI Alessandra
          MUSUMECI Sebastiano (Nello)
          NAPOLETANO Pasqualina
          PANNELLA Marco
          PANZERI Pier Antonio
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            PIRILLI Umberto
            PISTELLI Lapo
            PITTELLA Giovanni
            PODESTÀ Guido
            POLI BORTONE Adriana
            PRODI Vittorio
            RIZZO Marco
            ROMAGNOLI Luca
            SACCONI Guido
            SALVINI Matteo
            SANTORO Michele
            SARTORI Amalia
            SBARBATI Luciana
            SPERONI Francesco Enrico
            TAJANI Antonio
            TATARELLA Salvatore
            TOIA Patrizia
            VENTRE Riccardo
            VERNOLA Marcello
            VINCENZI Marta
            ZANI Secondo (Mauro)
            ZAPPALA' Stefano
            ZINGARETTI Nicola
                                                Cyprus (6 Members)
            ADAMOU Adamos
            DEMETRIOU Panayiotis
            KASOULIDES Ioannis
            MATSAKIS Marios
            MATSIS Yiannakis
            TRIANTAPHYLLIDES Kyriacos
                                                Latvia (9 Members)
            ANDREJEVS Georgs
            DOMBROVSKIS Valdis
            KRASTS Guntars
            KRISTOVSKIS Ģirts Valdis
            KUŠĶIS Aldis
            PĪKS Rihards
            VAIDERE Inese
            ŽDANOKA Tatjana
            ZĪLE Roberts
                                             Lithuania (13 Members)
            ANDRIKIENĖ Laima Liucija
            BIRUTIS Šarūnas
            BUDREIKAITĖ Danutė
            DEGUTIS Arūnas
            DIČKUTĖ Jolanta
            DIDŽIOKAS Gintaras
            GENTVILAS Eugenijus
            JUKNEVIČIENĖ Ona
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          LANDSBERGIS Vytautas
          PALECKIS Justas Vincas
          PAVILIONIS Rolandas
          SAKALAS Aloyzas
          STARKEVIČIŪTĖ Margarita
                                           Luxembourg (6 Members)
          GOEBBELS Robert
          HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES Erna
          LULLING Astrid
          POLFER Lydie
          SPAUTZ Jean
          TURMES Claude
                                             Hungary (24 Members)
          BARSI-PATAKY Etelka
          BECSEY Zsolt László
          DEMSZKY Gábor
          DOBOLYI Alexandra
          FAZAKAS Szabolcs
          GÁL Kinga
          GLATTFELDER Béla
          GURMAI Zita
          GYÜRK András
          HARANGOZÓ Gábor
          HEGYI Gyula
          HERCZOG Edit
          JÁRÓKA Lívia
          KÓSÁNÉ KOVÁCS Magda
          LÉVAI Katalin
          OLAJOS Péter
          ŐRY Csaba
          PÁLFI István
          SCHMITT Pál
          SCHÖPFLIN György
          SURJÁN László
          SZÁJER József
          SZENT-IVÁNYI István
          TABAJDI Csaba Sándor
                                                Malta (5 Members)
          ATTARD-MONTALTO John
          BUSUTTIL Simon
          CASA David
          GRECH Louis
          MUSCAT Joseph
                                           Netherlands (27 Members)
          BELDER Bastiaan
          van den BERG Margrietus J.
          BERMAN Thijs
          BLOKLAND Johannes (Hans)
          BOZKURT Emine
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            van BUITENEN Paul K.T.J.
            BUITENWEG Kathalijne Maria
            van den BURG Ieke
            CORBEY Dorette
            DOORN Bert
            EURLINGS Camiel
            de GROEN-KOUWENHOVEN Elly (Els)
            HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT Jeanine
            in 't VELD Sophia Helena
            LAGENDIJK Joost
            LIOTARD Kartika Tamara
            MAAT Albert Jan
            MAATEN Jules
            MANDERS Toine
            MARTENS Maria
            MASTENBROEK Edith
            MEIJER Erik
            MULDER Jan
            van NISTELROOIJ Lambert
            OOMEN-RUIJTEN Ria G.H.C.
            WIERSMA Jan Marinus
            WORTMANN-KOOL Corien M.
                                                  Austria (18 Members)
            BERGER Maria
            BÖSCH Herbert
            ETTL Harald
            KARAS Othmar
            LEICHTFRIED Jörg
            LICHTENBERGER Evelin
            MARTIN Hans-Peter
            MÖLZER Andreas
            PRETS Christa
            RACK Reinhard
            RESETARITS Karin
            RÜBIG Paul
            SCHEELE Karin
            SCHIERHUBER Agnes
            SEEBER Richard
            STENZEL Ursula
            SWOBODA Johannes (Hannes)
            VOGGENHUBER Johannes
                                                  Poland (54 Members)
            ADWENT Filip
            BIELAN Adam Jerzy
            BUZEK Jerzy
            CHMIELEWSKI Zdzisław Kazimierz
            CHRUSZCZ Sylwester
            CZARNECKI Marek Aleksander
            CZARNECKI Ryszard
            FOTYGA Anna Elżbieta
            GEREMEK Bronisław
            GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna
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          GIEREK Adam
          GIERTYCH Maciej Marian
          GOLIK Bogdan
          GRABOWSKA Genowefa
          GRABOWSKI Dariusz Maciej
          HANDZLIK Małgorzata Maria
          JAŁOWIECKI Stanisław
          JANOWSKI Mieczysław Edmund
          KACZMAREK Filip Andrzej
          KAMIŃSKI Michał Tomasz
          KLICH Bogdan Adam
          KRUPA Urszula
          KUC Wiesław Stefan
          KUDRYCKA Barbara
          KUŁAKOWSKI Jan Jerzy
          KUŻMIUK Zbigniew Krzysztof
          LEWANDOWSKI Janusz
          LIBERADZKI Bogusław Marian
          LIBICKI Marcin
          MASIEL Jan Tadeusz
          OLBRYCHT Jan Marian
          ONYSZKIEWICZ Janusz
          PĘK Bogdan Marek
          PINIOR Józef
          PIOTROWSKI Mirosław Mariusz
          PISKORSKI Pawel Bartlomiej
          PODKAŃSKI Zdzisław Zbigniew
          PROTASIEWICZ Jacek
          ROGALSKI Bogusław
          ROSATI Dariusz Kajetan
          ROSZKOWSKI Wojciech
          RUTOWICZ Leopold Józef
          SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Jacek Emil
          SIEKIERSKI Czesław Adam
          SIWIEC Marek Maciej
          SONIK Bogusław Andrzej
          STANISZEWSKA Grażyna
          SZEJNA Andrzej Jan
          SZYMAŃSKI Konrad Krzysztof
          TOMCZAK Witold
          WIERZEJSKI Wojciech
          WOJ CIECHOWSKI Janusz Czesław
          ZALESKI Zbigniew
          ZWIEFKA Tadeusz Antoni
                                              Portugal (24 Members)
          ASSIS Francisco
          CAPOULAS SANTOS Luis Manuel
          CASACA Paulo
          COELHO Carlos
          CORREIA Fausto
          COSTA António
          ESTEVES Maria da Assunção
          ESTRELA Edite
          FERNANDES Emanuel Vasconcelos Jardim
          FERREIRA Elisa
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            FIGUEIREDO Ilda
            FREITAS Duarte
            GOMES Ana Maria R.M.
            GRAÇA MOURA Vasco
            MADEIRA Jamila
            MARQUES Sérgio
            PINHEIRO João de Deus
            PORTAS Miguel
            QUEIRÓ Luís
            RIBEIRO Sérgio
            RIBEIRO E CASTRO José
            dos SANTOS Manuel António
            SILVA PENEDA José Albino
            SOUSA PINTO Sérgio
                                                Slovenia (7 Members)
            BREJC Mihael
            DRČAR MURKO Mojca
            JORDAN CIZELJ Romana
            KACIN Jelko
            NOVAK Ljudmila
            PAHOR Borut
            PETERLE Alojz
                                               Slovakia (14 Members)
            BACO Peter
            BAUER Edit
            BELOHORSKÁ Irena
            BEŇOVÁ Monika
            DUKA-ZÓLYOMI Árpád
            GAĽA Milan
            HUDACKÝ Ján
            KOTEREC Miloš
            KOZLÍK Sergej
            MAŇKA Vladimír
            MIKOLÁŠIK Miroslav
            PLEŠTINSKÁ Zita
            ŠŤASTNÝ Peter
            ZÁBORSKÁ Anna
                                                Finland (14 Members)
            HASSI Satu Maijastiina
            ITÄLÄ Ville
            JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli
            KAUPPI Piia-Noora
            KORHOLA Eija-Riitta Anneli
            LAX Henrik
            LEHTINEN Lasse Antero
            MYLLER Riitta
            PAASILINNA Reino
            SEPPÄNEN Esko Olavi
            STUBB Alexander
            TAKKULA Hannu
            VÄYRYNEN Paavo
            VIRRANKOSKI Kyösti Tapio
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                                            Sweden (19 Members)
          ANDERSSON Jan
          CARLSHAMRE Maria
          CEDERSCHIÖLD Charlotte
          EK Lena
          FJELLNER Christofer
          GOUDIN Hélène
          HEDH Anna
          HEDKVIST PETERSEN Ewa
          HÖKMARK Gunnar
          IBRISAGIC Anna
          LUNDGREN Nils
          MALMSTRÖM Cecilia
          SCHLYTER Carl
          SEGELSTRÖM Inger
          SJÖSTEDT Jonas
          SVENSSON Eva-Britt
          WESTLUND Åsa
          WIJKMAN Anders
          WOHLIN Lars
                                      United Kingdom (78 Members)
          ALLISTER James Hugh
          ASHWORTH Richard James
          ATKINS Robert
          ATTWOOLL Elspeth
          BATTEN Gerard Joseph
          BEAZLEY Christopher J.P.
          BLOOM Godfrey William
          BOOTH Graham H.
          BOWIS John
          BRADBOURN Philip Charles
          BUSHILL-MATTHEWS Philip
          CALLANAN Martin
          CASHMAN Michael
          CHICHESTER Giles Bryan
          CLARK Derek Roland
          CORBETT Richard
          DAVIES Chris
          de BRÚN Bairbre
          DEVA Nirj
          DOVER Den
          DUFF Andrew Nicholas
          ELLES James E.M.
          EVANS Jillian
          EVANS Jonathan
          EVANS Robert J.E.
          FARAGE Nigel Paul
          FORD Glyn
          GILL Neena
          HALL Fiona Jane
          HANNAN Daniel J.
          HARBOUR Malcolm
          HEATON-HARRIS Christopher
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            HELMER Roger
            HONEYBALL Mary
            HOWITT Richard
            HUDGHTON Ian Stewart
            HUGHES Stephen
            HUHNE Christopher
            JACKSON Caroline F.
            KARIM Sajjad Haider
            KILROY-SILK Robert
            KINNOCK Glenys
            KIRKHOPE Timothy
            KNAPMAN Roger Maurice
            LAMBERT Jean Denise
            LUCAS Caroline
            LUDFORD Sarah
            LYNNE Elizabeth
            McAVAN Linda
            McCARTHY Arlene
            McMILLAN-SCOTT Edward H.C.
            MARTIN David W.
            MORAES Claude
            MORGAN Eluned
            MOTE Ashley
            NATTRASS Michael
            NEWTON DUNN Bill
            NICHOLSON James
            NICHOLSON OF WINTERBOURNE Emma
            PARISH Neil
            PURVIS John
            SKINNER Peter William
            SMITH Alyn Edward
            STEVENSON Struan
            STIHLER Catherine
            STURDY Robert William
            SUMBERG David
            TANNOCK Charles
            TITFORD Jeffrey William
            TITLEY Gary
            VAN ORDEN Geoffrey
            VILLIERS Theresa
            WALLIS Diana
            WATSON Graham R.
            WHITEHEAD Phillip
            WHITTAKER John
            WISE Thomas Harold
            WYNN Terence
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                                                              ANNEX II
                                                      Summary of disputes referred
          Disputes referred:
          Elias NIKOLOPOULOS, Greek, on behalf of the DI.K.KI Party complains that the party was excluded from
          the recent elections to the European Parliament in Greece. Specifically, the party's list of candidates was
          rejected by the First Civil Chamber of the Greek Court of Cassation for failure to meet the requirements of
          Greek law concerning the legitimisation of persons presenting lists.
          As the dispute concerns a breach of national provisions, it should be deemed inadmissible pursuant to
          Article 12 of the 1976 Act.
          Mr Christopher SCIBERRAS, Maltese, who stood as a candidate in the elections, complains of alleged
          irregularities in the European Parliament elections in Malta. He complains in particular of the difference in
          the treatment accorded to small and large parties as regards provision of information on amendments to
          legislation on the ceilings for election expenses for individual candidates and the impossibility of securing
          access on equal terms to radio and television broadcasting slots. His complaint to the Maltese Electoral
          Commission regarding this matter has been rejected.
          As the dispute concerns matters relating to breaches of national provisions and not of the provisions of the
          1976 Act, it should be considered inadmissible pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act.
          Mr Juan Pedro PÉREZ BARRERA, Spanish, objects to the election of a Spanish Member of Parliament.
          The facts of the case in no way concern the provisions of the 1976 Act and the dispute should therefore be
          deemed inadmissible pursuant to Article 12 thereof.
          Mr Stanislav PECKA, Czech, who stood as a candidate in the elections, complains about the deficient law
          on elections to the European Parliament, other electoral laws and the law on elections to the Czech Senate.
          As the dispute concerns matters relating to breaches of national provisions and not of the provisions of the
          1976 Act, it should be considered inadmissible pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act.
          Mr Friedrich Wilhelm MERCK, German, chairman of the Commission of European Federalists for the
          European Constitution, is objecting to the election of Members of the European Parliament in the Federal
          Republic of Germany on the Greens list (Die Grünen). He complains that the Green list has infringed
          Article 1(3) of the 1976 Act, and in particular the principle of direct universal suffrage. The list provides
          for alternation between female candidates (in the odd number positions) and male candidates (in the even
          number positions) thereby giving the former an advantage over the latter. The division of the two sexes into
          quotas is not based on the principle of equality since, while male candidates could under no circumstances
          secure an odd number position on the list, female candidates would still be able to secure the even number
          positions reserved for male candidates.
          It should be noted in this respect that the principle of universal suffrage does not appear to be restricted in
          any way. That principle concerns the right of all Union citizens to vote and stand in elections without
          discrimination. In the case in point, the rules adopted by a political party or even a free association of
          citizens to compile a list for elections to the European Parliament involving procedures designed to ensure
          a fair balance between male and female candidates in no way undermines the universality of the right to
          vote, since citizens of the Union and the Member State may submit several lists before the poll and sub-
          sequently choose one of those submitted, regardless of criteria regarding gender balance or the ranking of
          male and female candidates.
          Furthermore, the measures actually taken to secure a balance between the sexes on the electoral list are fully
          in line with the principle of equal opportunities widely accepted by the Member States and set forth in
          Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Far from being a merely formal
          provision, this principle authorises and indeed seeks to promote the adoption of measures to accord specific
          advantages to the under-represented sex. There is no doubt that, as the European Parliament has repeatedly
          pointed out, the percentage of female Members of Parliament is still well below half of the total number.
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            Accordingly, the dispute should be considered unfounded pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act.
            Mr Tadeus ANDZEJEVSKI, Lithuanian, candidate in the elections, objects to the way in which the Euro-
            pean Parliament seats have been allocated in Lithuania. He complains in particular that the list ‘Together we
            are strong’, representing a coalition of regional parties of the Polish and Russian minorities, was not allo-
            cated a single seat, despite exceeding the 5 % threshold for the allocation of seats laid down by Lithuanian
            electoral law, whereas Lithuania's 13 seats were divided up among six other lists. He maintains that the
            allocation of seats made by the Central Electoral Commission was in breach of Article 3 of the 1976 Act
            according to which, ‘Member States may set a minimum threshold for the allocation of seats. At national
            level this threshold may not exceed 5 % of votes cast’.
            In addition to Article 3, it should be pointed out that Article 1(1) of the Act stipulates that the election,
            using the list system or the single transferable vote, must be based on proportional representation. This is
            binding as regards the Member States laws, although they may introduce a minimum threshold for the
            allocation of seats (up to 5 % of the votes cast at national level) in order to avoid fragmentation of the
            electorate. However, it does not seem possible to interpret Article 3 of the Act as meaning that any list
            which exceeds the 5 % threshold should be automatically allocated at least one seat, since in the case of
            Member States with a small number of seats (fewer than 20, as is the case for Lithuania), the mere fact of
            exceeding the minimum threshold does not imply, for simple arithmetical reasons, the automatic obtaining
            of a seat.
            In the final analysis and in the light of the documentation submitted, the complaint cannot be seen as
            justified and there are no grounds for not validating the mandate of the Members whose election has been
            notified by Lithuania.
            The dispute should therefore be considered unfounded pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act.
            P6_TA(2004)0095
            Framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Euro-
            pass) ***II
            European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision
            of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single Community framework for the trans-
            parency of qualifications and competences (Europass) (12242/1/2004 — C6-0158/2004 — 2003/
                                                              0307(COD))
            (Codecision procedure: second reading)
            The European Parliament,
            — having regard to the Council common position (12242/1/2004 — C6-0158/2004),
            — having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
                  Council (COM(2003)0796) (2),
            — having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
            — having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
            — having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education
                  (A6-0056/2004),
            (1) Texts Adopted, 22.4.2004, P5_TA(2004)0362.
            (2) Not yet published in OJ.


title: EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 138/16/COL of 28 June 2016 authorising Iceland to derogate from Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to the existing provisions regarding the issuance of certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft [2016/2013]

text:
               17.11.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 310/84

         EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION
   No 138/16/COL
   of 28 June 2016
   authorising Iceland to derogate from Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to the existing provisions regarding the issuance of certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft [2016/2013]
   THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

      Having regard to the Act referred to at point 66n of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement,

         Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC
          (1)
         , as amended (‘the Act’),
      as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto, and in particular Article 14(6) and (7) of the Act,

   Having regard to the opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee delivered on 10 June 2016,
   Having regard to Decision 103/13/COL of the EFTA Surveillance Authority (‘the Authority’) of 13 March 2013 empowering the College Member with special responsibility for transport to take certain decisions and measures (Doc No 578349).
   Whereas:
   Iceland notified the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the European Aviation Safety Agency (‘the Agency’) by letter dated 25 February 2016 (Doc No 794710), of its intention to derogate from point 21.A.174(b)3(ii) of Annex I (Part 21) of the act referred to at point 66p of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations
       (2)
      , as amended) (‘Regulation (EU) No 748/2012’) as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto.
   In accordance with point 21.A.174(b)3(ii) of Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, each application for a certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft imported from a third country, shall include a statement by the competent authority of the State where the aircraft is or was registered, reflecting the airworthiness status of the aircraft on its register at the time of transfer. However, in some cases such a statement is not available and cannot be obtained. Iceland's intention is thus to waive the requirement to include such a statement.
   In its decision of 6 February 2014 the European Commission authorised Sweden to derogate from the point of 21.A.174(b)3(ii) of Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 and to waive the requirement to include such a statement (3).
   That derogation applies until amendment to resolve this issue, as part of the rulemaking task RMT.0020, of Subpart H (Certificate of Airworthiness and Restricted Certificate of Airworthiness) of Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 is adopted and becomes applicable.
   The rulemaking task, RMT.0020, has now been merged with another rulemaking task, RMT.0278 (Importing of aircraft from other regulatory system, and Part 21 Subpart H review) and a notice of proposed rulemaking is currently in its final stages of adoption by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
   Based on the above, the Authority has concluded that the notified Icelandic derogation fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 14(6) and (7) of the Act.
   The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Iceland may derogate from point 21.A.174(b)3(ii) of Annex I (Part 21) to the act referred to at point 66p of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations, as amended) (‘Regulation (EU) No 748/2012’) as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto and accept applications for a certificate of airworthiness, for aircraft imported from a third country, without a statement by the competent authority of the State where the aircraft is or was registered, reflecting the airworthiness status of the aircraft on its register at the time of transfer.
   This derogation shall apply until an amendment to resolve this issue, as part of the rulemaking task RMT.0278, of Subpart H (Certificate of Airworthiness and Restricted Certificates of Airworthiness) of Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, is adopted and becomes applicable to the EFTA States.
   Article 2
   All EFTA States shall be entitled to apply the same measures referred to in Article 1, subject to the conditions stated in the Annex to this Decision, and subject to the notification obligation set out Article 14(6) of the Act.
   Article 3
   The Decision is addressed to Iceland. It is authentic in the English language.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall be notified to Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

      Done at Brussels, 28 June 2016.

            For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

         Helga JÓNSDÓTTIR

            College Member

         Carsten ZATSCHLER

            Director

      (1)  OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1.

      (3)  Annex VI of Commission Decision 2014/69/EU of 6 February 2014 authorising Sweden and the United Kingdom to derogate from certain common aviation safety rules pursuant to Article 14(6) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 39, 8.2.2014, p. 60).

      ANNEX

         CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION OF THE DEROGATION

      The competent authority shall examine the aircraft documentation and inspect the aircraft to verify that:

                  —

                  the historical records of the aircraft are complete and sufficient to establish the production and modification standard,

                  —

                  the aircraft was produced in accordance with the type design that was the basis for the EASA type certificate. For that purpose the historical records shall include a copy of the first certificate of airworthiness or export certificate issued for the new aircraft. Alternatively the applicant for the certificate of airworthiness can obtain a statement from the type certificate holder endorsed by the State of Design regarding the production status,

                  —

                  the aircraft conforms to a type design approved under a type certificate,

                  —

                  any supplemental type certificate, change or repairs are approved in accordance with Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 (1),

                  —

                  the applicable airworthiness directives have been implemented.

            Finally the competent authority shall establish that the results of its investigation are consistent with the results of the investigation by the organisation performing the airworthiness review in accordance with Annex I (Part M) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 (2).

         (1)  The act referred to at point 66p of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations, as amended) as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto.

         (2)  The act referred to at point 66q of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks, as amended (OJ L 362, 17.12.2014, p. 1)), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto.


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32004D0845

DECISION NO 845 /2004/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 APRIL 2004 AMENDING DECISION NO 163/2001/EC ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR PROFESSIONALS IN THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAMME INDUSTRY (MEDIA-TRAINING) (2001- 2005)

Official Journal L 157 , 30/04/2004 P. 0001 - 0003

	Commission Decisionof 12 November 2004on authorising the placing on the market of milk based beverages with added phytosterols/phytostanols as novel foods or novel food ingredients under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council(notified under document number C(2004) 4289)(Only the English text is authentic)(2004/845/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients [1], and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 7 September 2000 Novartis (now Forbes Medi-Tech Inc.) made a request to the competent authorities of Belgium to place milk based beverages with added phytosterols on the market as a novel food or a novel food ingredient.(2) On 30 March 2001 the competent authorities of Belgium issued their initial assessment report.(3) In their initial assessment report, Belgium’s competent food assessment body came to the conclusion that an additional assessment was required.(4) The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 27 April 2001.(5) The Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) in its opinion "General view on the long-term effects of the intake of elevated levels of phytosterols from multiple dietary sources, with particular attention to the effects on β-carotene" of 26 September 2002 indicated that there was no evidence of additional benefits at intakes higher than 3 g/day and that high intakes may induce undesirable effects and that it was therefore prudent to avoid plant sterol intakes exceeding 3 g/day. Furthermore, the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies in its opinion "on a request from the Commission related to a Novel Food application from Forbes Medi-Tech for approval of plant sterol-containing milk-based beverages" of 25 November 2003 concurred for that application with the conclusions of the SCF, in its opinion on applications for approval of a variety of plant sterol enriched foods of 5 March 2003, came to the conclusion that the addition of phytosterols is safe, provided that the daily consumption does not exceed 3 g.(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 [2] concerning the labelling of foods and food ingredients with added phytostanol esters ensures that consumers receive the information necessary in order to avoid excessive intake of added phytosterols/phytostanols.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1Foods and food ingredients as described in Annex 1 with added phytosterols/phytostanols as specified in Annex 2 (hereinafter called "the products"), may be placed on the market in the Community.Article 2The products shall be presented in such a manner that they can easily be divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of three portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g.Article 3This Decision is addressed to Forbes Medi-Tech Inc., 750 West Pender Street, Vancouver BC V6C 2T8, Canada.Done at Brussels, 12 November 2004.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission--------------------------------------------------[1] OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).[2] OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 44.--------------------------------------------------+++++ ANNEX 1 ++++++++++ ANNEX 2 +++++


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/1567 of 8 June 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

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               16.9.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 238/1

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1567
   of 8 June 2017
   on the signing, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and Articles 207 and 209, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
   Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of Croatia, the accession of Croatia to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) is to be agreed by means of a protocol to the Agreement. In accordance with Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession, a simplified procedure is to apply to such accession, whereby a protocol is to be concluded by the Council, acting unanimously on behalf of the Member States, and by the third countries concerned.

               (2)

               On 14 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Uzbekistan for the adaptation of the Agreement. Negotiations for a protocol to the agreement (‘the Protocol’) were successfully concluded by exchange of notes verbales.

               (3)

               As regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community, the signature of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure.

               (4)

               Therefore, the Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, and should, in order to ensure its efficient application, be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing on behalf of the Union and of the Member States of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.
   The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union and of the Member States.
   Article 3
   The Protocol shall be applied provisionally, in accordance with Article 4(3) thereof, as from 1 July 2013, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 8 June 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         K. SIMSON

      (1)  Council and Commission Decision 1999/593/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 31 May 1999 on the conclusion of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (OJ L 229, 31.8.1999, p. 1).


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32001D0216

2001/216/EC: Council Decision of 19 March 2001 amending the Council Rules of Procedure

Official Journal L 081 , 21/03/2001 P. 0030 - 0030

Council Decisionof 19 March 2001amending the Council Rules of Procedure(2001/216/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 207(3) thereof,Whereas it is appropriate to amend Article 24 of the Council Rules of Procedure(1),HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleAs from 13 March 2001, Article 24 of the Council Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:"Article 24SecurityThe rules on security shall be adopted by the Council acting by a qualified majority."Done at Brussels, 19 March 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. Lindh(1) OJ L 149, 23.6.2000, p. 21.


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31999D0738

1999/738/EC: The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Decision of 21 November 1997 on code of conduct concerning public access to documents of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Official Journal L 296 , 17/11/1999 P. 0025 - 0026

THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS DECISIONof 21 November 1997on code of conduct concerning public access to documents of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions(1999/738/EC)THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions(1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1947/93(2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1417/76 of 1 June 1976 on financial provisions applying to the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1949/93(4),Having regard to Commission Decision of 8 February 1994 on public access to Commission documents,HAS DECIDED to adopt the following code of conduct concerning public access to Foundation documents.General principleThe public will have the widest possible access to documents held by the Foundation."Document" means any written text, whatever its medium, which contains existing data and is held by the Foundation.Processing of initial applicationsAn application for access to a document will have to be made in writing, in a sufficiently precise manner; it will have to contain information that will enable the document or documents concerned to be identified. Where necessary, the Foundation will ask the applicant for further details.Where the document held by the Foundation was written by a natural or legal person, a Member State, another Community institution or body of any other national or international body, the application must be sent direct to the author.In consultation with the applicants, the Foundation will find a fair solution to comply with repeat applications and/or those which relate to very large documents.The applicant will have access to documents either by consulting them on the spot or by having a copy sent at his own expense.A fee of ECU 10, plus ECU 0,036 per sheet of paper, may be charged for copies of printed documents exceeding 30 pages. Charges for information in other formats shall be set on a case-by-case basis but shall not exceed what is reasonable.The Foundation will be able to stipulate that a person to whom a document is released will not be allowed to reproduce or circulate the said document for commercial purposes through direct sale without its prior authorisation.Within one month the Foundation will inform the applicant either that his application has been approved or that it is intended to reject it. Failure to reply within one month of the application being made will constitute an intention to refuse access.Processing of confirmatory applicationsWhere the Foundation rejects an application, it will inform the applicant thereof and tell him that he has one month to make a confirmatory application to the Foundation for that position to be reconsidered, failing which he will be deemed to have withdrawn his original application.If a confirmatory application is submitted, and if the Foundation decides to refuse to release the document, that decision, which must be made within a month of submission of the confirmatory application, will be notified in writing to the applicant as soon as possible. Failure to reply within one month of a confirmatory application being made will constitute a refusal. The grounds for the decision must be given, and the decision will indicate the means of redress that are available, i.e. judicial proceedings and complaints to the Ombudsman under the conditions specified in, respectively, Articles 173 and 138e of the Treaty establishing the European Community.ExceptionsThe Foundation will refuse access to any document where disclosure could undermine:- the protection of the public interest (public security), international relations, monetary stability, court proceedings, inspections and investigations,- the protection of the individual and of privacy,- the protection of commercial and industrial secrecy,- the protection of the Community's financial interests,- the protection of confidentiality as requested by the natural or legal persons that supplied the information or as required by the legislation of the Member State that supplied the information.Access may also be refused in order to protect the Foundation's interest in the confidentiality of its proceedings.ImplementationThe Foundation will take steps to implement these principles before 1 April 1998.ReviewThe Foundation undertakes to review this code of conduct after two years of operation, having regard to reports drawn up by the Secretaries-General of the Council and the Commission on the codes of conduct of those bodies.Done at Dublin, 21 November 1997.For the Administrative BoardMarjaana VALKONENThe Chairperson(1) OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 181, 23.7.1993, p. 13.(3) OJ L 164, 24.6.1976, p. 16.(4) OJ L 181, 23.7.1993, p. 26.


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31999D0130(02)

Council Decision of 3 December 1998 instructing Europol to deal with crimes committed or likely to be committed in the course of terrorist activities against life, limb, personal freedom or property

Official Journal C 026 , 30/01/1999 P. 0022 - 0022

COUNCIL DECISION of 3 December 1998 instructing Europol to deal with crimes committed or likely to be committed in the course of terrorist activities against life, limb, personal freedom or property (1999/C 26/06)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Convention based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,Having regard to the agreement reached in the Council on 19 March and 28 to 29 May 1998 on the principle to instruct Europol to deal with crimes committed or likely to be committed in the course of terrorist activities against life, limb, personal freedom or property when Europol takes up its activities,Having regard to the work of the Counter-Terrorism Preparatory Group and after consideration by the Europol Management Board and being conscious of the need for a separate Decision on the budgetary and staffing implications for Europol,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1As from the date of taking up its activities in accordance with Article 45(4) of the Europol Convention, Europol shall have the authority to deal with crimes committed or likely to be committed in the course of terrorist activities against life, limb, personal freedom or property.Article 2This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.Done at Brussels, 3 December 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. SCHLÖGL(1) OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 1.