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| 20.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 308/115 |
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20.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 308/115

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Wednesday 8 September 2010Protection of animals used for scientific purposes ***II

P7_TA(2010)0308

European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 September 2010 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (06106/1/2010 – C7-0147/2010 – 2008/0211(COD))

2011/C 308 E/27

(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

having regard to the Council position at first reading (06106/1/2010 – C7-0147/2010),

having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0543),

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0391/2008),

having regard to the Commission Communication to Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures’ (COM(2009)0665),

having regard to Article 294(7) and Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

having regard to its position at first reading (1),

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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 13 May 2009 (2),

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having regard to Rules 70 and 72 of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A7-0230/2010),

| 1. | Approves the Council position; |
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Approves the Council position;

| 2. | Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position; |
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Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

| 3. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; |
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Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

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| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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(1)  OJ C 212 E, 5.8.2010, p. 170.

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(2)  OJ C 277, 17.11.2009, p. 51.

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