# CE2010045EN.01011102.xml

| 23.2.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 45/111 |
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23.2.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 45/111

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European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters ***I

P6_TA(2008)0601

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 December 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (COM(2008)0380 — C6-0248/2008 — 2008/0122(COD))

(2010/C 45 E/35)

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0380), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0380),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 61(c) and 67(5), second indent, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0248/2008), |
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having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 61(c) and 67(5), second indent, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0248/2008),

| — | having regard to Articles 61(d) and 66 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 61(d) and 66 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0457/2008), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0457/2008),

1.   Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.   Approves the Joint Statement annexed hereto;

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

4.   Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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P6_TC1-COD(2008)0122

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 December 2008 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision No 568/2009/EC.)

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ANNEX

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

The European Parliament and the Council invite the Commission to ask representatives of the Court of Justice, at the level and in the way which the Court deems appropriate, to attend meetings of the European Judicial Network on civil and commercial matters.

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