# CE2012099EN.01017702.xml

| 3.4.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 99/177 |
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3.4.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 99/177

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Tuesday 23 November 2010Use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture ***I

P7_TA(2010)0423

European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 November 2010 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning the use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture (COM(2009)0541 – C7-0272/2009 – 2009/0153(COD))

2012/C 99 E/44

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2009)0541) and the amended proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2010)0393), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2009)0541) and the amended proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2010)0393),

| — | having regard to Article 37 and Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament on the initial proposal (C7-0272/2009), |
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having regard to Article 37 and Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament on the initial proposal (C7-0272/2009),

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the amended proposal to Parliament, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the amended proposal to Parliament,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 12 November 2010 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 12 November 2010 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 March 2010 and 21 October 2010 (1), |
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having regard to the opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 March 2010 and 21 October 2010 (1),

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| — | having regard to Rules 55 and 37 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 55 and 37 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A7-0184/2010), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A7-0184/2010),

| 1. | Adopts the position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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Adopts the position at first reading hereinafter set out;

| 2. | Underlines the fact that the Commission's amended proposal incorporates most of the amendments adopted by the Committee on Fisheries on 2 June 2010; |
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Underlines the fact that the Commission's amended proposal incorporates most of the amendments adopted by the Committee on Fisheries on 2 June 2010;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, to the Commission and to the national parliaments. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, to the Commission and to the national parliaments.

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(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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Tuesday 23 November 2010P7_TC1-COD(2009)0153

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 23 November 2010 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) No 304/2011.)

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