# C_2017349EN.01010301.xml

| 17.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 349/103 |
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17.10.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 349/103

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P8_TA(2015)0339

Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 October 2015 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants (COM(2013)0919 — C7-0003/2014 — 2013/0442(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2017/C 349/26)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0919), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0919),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0003/2014), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0003/2014),

| — | 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 10 July 2014 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 10 July 2014 (1),

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| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 7 October 2014 (2), |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 7 October 2014 (2),

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| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 30 June 2015 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 30 June 2015 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 59 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A8-0160/2015), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A8-0160/2015),

| 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 451, 16.12.2014, p. 134.

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(2)  OJ C 415, 20.11.2014, p. 23.

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P8_TC1-COD(2013)0442

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 7 October 2015 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2015/... of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2015/2193.)

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