# C_2016482EN.01019101.xml

| 23.12.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 482/191 |
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23.12.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 482/191

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P7_TA(2014)0026

Procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 January 2014 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (COM(2011)0895 — C7-0007/2012– 2011/0439(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2016/C 482/40)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0895), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0895),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 53(1), Article 62 and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0007/2012), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 53(1), Article 62 and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0007/2012),

| — | 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 reasoned opinions submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Swedish Parliament and by the United Kingdom House of Commons, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity, |
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having regard to the reasoned opinions submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Swedish Parliament and by the United Kingdom House of Commons, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 26 April 2012 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 26 April 2012 (1),

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| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 9 October 2012 (2), |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 9 October 2012 (2),

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| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 17 July 2013 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 17 July 2013 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Regional Development, and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A7-0034/2013), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Regional Development, and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A7-0034/2013),

| 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)  OJ C 191, 29.6.2012, p. 84.

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(2)  OJ C 391, 18.12.2012, p. 49.

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P7_TC1-COD(2011)0439

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 January 2014 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2014/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2014/25/EU.)

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