# C_2018337EN.01034401.xml

| 20.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 337/344 |
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20.9.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 337/344

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P8_TA(2017)0356

European venture capital funds and European social entrepreneurship funds ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 September 2017 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds (COM(2016)0461 — C8-0320/2016 — 2016/0221(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2018/C 337/43)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0461), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0461),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0320/2016), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0320/2016),

| — | 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 Central Bank of 12 September 2016 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank of 12 September 2016 (1),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 December 2016 (2), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 December 2016 (2),

| — | having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 29 June 2017 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 under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 29 June 2017 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 Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0120/2017), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0120/2017),

| 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 394, 26.10.2016, p. 2.

(2)  OJ C 75, 10.3.2017, p. 48.

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P8_TC1-COD(2016)0221

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 September 2017 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2017/... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2017/1991.)

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