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Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and XenophobiaLegal instrument | Regulation |
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Number legal act | Regulation 1997/1035 |
Original proposal | COM(1996)615 ![]() |
CELEX number i | 31997R1035 |
Document | 02-06-1997 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 10-06-1997; Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 01 Volume 001,OJ L 151, 10.6.1997,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 01 Volume 001,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 01 Volume 002,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 01 Volume 001,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 01 Volume 001,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 01 Volume 001,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 01 Volume 002,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 01 Volume 001,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 01 Volume 001,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 01 Volume 001,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 01 Volume 001 |
Effect | 03-06-1997; See Art 17 And 497D0625(01) |
End of validity | 28-02-2007; Repealed by 32007R0168 |
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia
Official Journal L 151 , 10/06/1997 P. 0001 - 0007
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 and Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,
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(1)Whereas the Community must respect fundamental rights in formulating and applying its policies and the legal acts which it adopts; whereas, in particular, compliance with human rights constitutes a condition of the legality of Community acts;
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(2)Whereas the collection and analysis of objective, reliable and comparable information on the phenomena of racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism are therefore necessary at Community level to provide full information to the Community on those phenomena so as to enable the Community to meet its obligation to respect fundamental rights and to enable it to take account of them in formulating and applying whatever policies and acts it adopts in its sphere of competence;
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(3)Whereas the importance of respect for human rights has been stressed on many occasions by the Community institutions and the Member States;
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(4)Whereas in a Joint Declaration of 5 April 1977 (4) the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission stressed 'the prime importance they attach to the protection of fundamental rights` and declared that 'in the exercise of their powers and in pursuance of the aims of the European Communities they respect and will continue to respect those rights`;
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(5)Whereas on 11 June 1986, the European Parliament, the Council, the representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council and the Commission adopted a Joint Declaration on racism and xenophobia (5) stressing the 'importance of adequate and objective information and of making all citizens aware of the dangers of racism and xenophobia, and the need to ensure that all acts or forms of discrimination are prevented or curbed`;
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(6)Whereas on 29 May 1990 the Council and the representative of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, adopted a Resolution on the fight against racism and xenophobia (6);
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(7)Whereas on 5 October 1995 the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, adopted a Resolution on the fight against racism and xenophobia in the fields of employment and social affairs (7) and on 23 October 1995 they adopted a Resolution on the response of educational systems to the problems of racism and xenophobia (8);
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(8)Whereas on 15 July 1996 the Council, acting on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, adopted a Joint Action concerning action to combat racism and xenophobia (9);
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(9)Whereas on 23 July 1996 the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, adopted a Resolution concerning the European Year against Racism (1997) (10);
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(10)Whereas the European Council meeting in Corfu on 24 and 25 June 1994 determined to step up efforts to define, at European Union level, a global strategy aimed at combating acts of racist and xenophobic violence; whereas to this end it set up a Consultative Commission charged with making recommendations on combating racism and xenophobia;
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(11)Whereas the European Council meeting in Cannes on 26 and 27 June 1995 called on the...
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