– having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 37 and the first sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph of the EC Treaty ( C6‑0023/2006 ),
– ņemot vērā Padomes lūgumu dot piekrišanu saskaņā ar EK līguma 300. panta 3. punkta otro daļu un saistībā ar 37. pantu, kā arī 300. panta 2. punkta pirmo daļu ( C6‑0023/2006 ),