# C_2016024EN.01026602.xml

| 22.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 24/266 |
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22.1.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/266

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P7_TA(2013)0043

External Borders Fund ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 February 2013 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 574/2007/EC with a view to increasing the co-financing rate of the External Borders Fund for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (COM(2012)0527 — C7-0301/2012 — 2012/0253(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2016/C 024/25)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0527), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0527),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 77(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0301/2012), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 77(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0301/2012),

| — | 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 undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 19 December 2012 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 19 December 2012 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 Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0433/2012), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0433/2012),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal; |
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Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal;

| 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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P7_TC1-COD(2012)0253

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 6 February 2013 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 574/2007/EC with a view to increasing the co-financing rate of the External Borders Fund for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision No 259/2013/EU.)

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