# C_2021202EN.01010901.xml

| 28.5.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 202/109 |
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28.5.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 202/109

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P9_TA(2019)0034

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 October 2019 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) (COM(2019)0397 — C9-0109/2019 — 2019/0180(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2021/C 202/22)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2019)0397), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2019)0397),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 175, third paragraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0109/2019), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 175, third paragraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0109/2019),

| — | 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 25 September 2019 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 25 September 2019 (1),

| — | after consulting the Committee of the Regions, |
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after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 2 October 2019 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 2 October 2019 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 letter from the Committee on Budgets, |
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having regard to the letter from the Committee on Budgets,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A9-0015/2019), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A9-0015/2019),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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| 2. | Approves its statement annexed to this resolution; |
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| 3. | 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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| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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P9_TC1-COD(2019)0180

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 22 October 2019 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2019/1796.)

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ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

The European Parliament calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a flexible application of art. 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) in case of a withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, in particular with regard to collective applications involving SMEs in single or multi-sectoral cases.

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