Brussels, 31/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption on Thursday of a common resolution by four political groups (EPP-ED, PES, GUE/NGL and UEN) on the situation in the European shipbuilding sector faced with South Korean dumping practices, the European Parliament recalls that, in November 2001, it had approved the proposal of regulation concerning a temporary defence mechanism and that it had called on the European Commission to amend this proposal in order to include other market segments, mainly refrigerating tankers, ferries and RO-ROs. On Thursday, it reiterated its request for the temporary defence mechanism to go hand in hand with the Commission's action against Korea before the WTO and for it only to apply for the duration of the procedure. The EP calls on the Council to adopt the regulation from its next meeting, duly taking into consideration the amendments requested.