# C_2021506EN.01015901.xml

| 15.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 506/159 |
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15.12.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 506/159

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P9_TA(2021)0140

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement ***

European Parliament legislative resolution of 28 April 2021 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information (05022/2021 — C9-0086/2021 — 2020/0382(NLE))

(Consent)

(2021/C 506/37)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the draft Council decision (05022/2021), |
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having regard to the draft Council decision (05022/2021),

| — | having regard to the draft Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (05198/2021), |
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having regard to the draft Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (05198/2021),

| — | having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information (05203/2021), |
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having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information (05203/2021),

| — | having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph and Article 218(8), second subparagraph of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0086/2021), |
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having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph and Article 218(8), second subparagraph of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0086/2021),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1),

| — | having regard to its recommendation of 18 June 2020 on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2), |
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having regard to its recommendation of 18 June 2020 on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2),

| — | having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the letters of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on Development, Committee on Budgetary Control, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Committee on Transport and Tourism, Committee on Regional Development, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on Fisheries, Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and Committee on Constitutional Affairs, |
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having regard to the letters of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on Development, Committee on Budgetary Control, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Committee on Transport and Tourism, Committee on Regional Development, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on Fisheries, Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and Committee on Constitutional Affairs,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade (A9-0128/2021), |
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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade (A9-0128/2021),

| 1. | Gives its consent to the conclusion of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information; |
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| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the United Kingdom. |
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(1)  Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0033.

(2)  Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0152.

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