# C_2023267EN.01003501.xml

| 28.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 267/35 |
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28.7.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 267/35

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P9_TA(2023)0026

Conservation of the Southern Bluefin Tuna: conservation and management measures

European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 February 2023 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and management measures for the Conservation of the Southern Bluefin Tuna (COM(2021)0424 — C9-0344/2021 — 2021/0242(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2023/C 267/09)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0424), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0424),

| — | 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 (C9-0344/2021), |
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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 (C9-0344/2021),

| — | 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 22 October 2021 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 22 October 2021 (1),

| — | having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee(s) under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 9 November 2022 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 provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee(s) under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 9 November 2022 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 Fisheries (A9-0134/2022), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A9-0134/2022),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal; |
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| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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(1)  OJ C 105, 4.3.2022, p. 151.

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P9_TC1-COD(2021)0242

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 2 February 2023 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2023/... of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and management measures for the conservation of southern bluefin tuna

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2023/675.)

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