# C_2016407EN.01010001.xml

| 4.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 407/100 |
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4.11.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 407/100

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P8_TA(2015)0217

Adjustment rate for direct payments in respect of 2015 ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 June 2015 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council fixing the adjustment rate provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 for direct payments in respect of calendar year 2015 (COM(2015)0141 — C8-0083/2015 — 2015/0070(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2016/C 407/16)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0141), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0141),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0083/2015), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0083/2015),

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

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| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 1 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 1 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 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 Agriculture and Rural Development (A8-0174/2015), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A8-0174/2015),

| 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)  Opinion of 22.4.2015 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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P8_TC1-COD(2015)0070

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 9 June 2015 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2015/... of the European Parliament and of the Council fixing the adjustment rate provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 for direct payments in respect of the calendar year 2015

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2015/1146.)

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