# CE2013168EN.01014002.xml

| 14.6.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 168/140 |
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14.6.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 168/140

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Tuesday 13 December 2011Right to information in criminal proceedings ***I

P7_TA(2011)0551

European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 December 2011 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right to information in criminal proceedings (COM(2010)0392 – C7-0189/2010 – 2010/0215(COD))

2013/C 168 E/25

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2010)0392), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2010)0392),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 82(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0189/2010), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 82(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0189/2010),

| — | 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 contributions submitted by the Greek Parliament, the Spanish Congress of Deputies, the Italian Senate and the Portuguese Parliament on the draft legislative act, |
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having regard to the contributions submitted by the Greek Parliament, the Spanish Congress of Deputies, the Italian Senate and the Portuguese Parliament on the draft legislative act,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 8 December 2010 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 8 December 2010 (1),

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| — | 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 16 November 2011 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 16 November 2011 to approve Parliament's position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A7-0408/2011), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A7-0408/2011),

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

| 2. | 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;

| 3. | 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 54, 19.2.2011, p. 48.

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Tuesday 13 December 2011P7_TC1-COD(2010)0215

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 December 2011 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2012/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right to information in criminal proceedings

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2012/13/EU).

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