# C_2021395EN.01019101.xml

| 29.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 395/191 |
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29.9.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 395/191

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P9_TA(2020)0254

Equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 October 2020 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine (COM(2020)0137 — C9-0100/2020 — 2020/0053(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2021/C 395/23)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2020)0137), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2020)0137),

| — | 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 (C9-0100/2020), |
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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 (C9-0100/2020),

| — | 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 18 September 2020 (1), |
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Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2020 (1),

| — | 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 Agriculture and Rural Development (A9-0164/2020), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A9-0164/2020),

| 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)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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P9_TC1-COD(2020)0053

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 8 October 2020 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2020/... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision (EU) 2020/1544.)

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