# C_2022117EN.01034001.xml

| 11.3.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 117/340 |
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11.3.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 117/340

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P9_TA(2021)0371

Extension of validity of safety certificates and licences of railway undertakings operating in the Channel tunnel ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 September 2021 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2222 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the cross-border infrastructure linking the Union and the United Kingdom through the Channel Fixed Link (COM(2021)0402 — C9-0314/2021 — 2021/0228(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2022/C 117/25)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0402), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0402),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 91(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0314/2021), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 91(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0314/2021),

| — | 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,

| — | after consulting the European Economic and Social Committee, |
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after consulting the European Economic and Social Committee,

| — | 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 1 September 2021 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 1 September 2021 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rules 59 and 163 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 59 and 163 of its Rules of Procedure,

| 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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P9_TC1-COD(2021)0228

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 September 2021 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2222 to extend the period of validity of safety certificates and licences of railway undertakings operating through the Channel Fixed Link

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2021/1701.)

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