# C_2016294EN.01004001.xml

| 12.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 294/40 |
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12.8.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 294/40

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P8_TA(2014)0074

Scientific examination of questions relating to food ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 December 2014 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food (COM(2014)0246 — C8-0005/2014 — 2014/0132(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2016/C 294/11)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2014)0246), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2014)0246),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0005/2014), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0005/2014),

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 9 July 2014 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 9 July 2014 (1),

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| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 26 November 2014 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 26 November 2014 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rules 59 and 50(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 59 and 50(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0059/2014), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0059/2014),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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P8_TC1-COD(2014)0132

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 December 2014 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2015/... of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 93/5/EEC on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2015/254.)

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