# CE2013051EN.01017201.xml

| 22.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 51/172 |
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22.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 51/172

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Tuesday 13 September 2011Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the common agricultural policy ***I

P7_TA(2011)0362

European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 September 2011 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 as regards the rules for the implementation of voluntary modulation of direct payments under the common agricultural policy (COM(2010)0772 – C7-0013/2011 – 2010/0372(COD))

2013/C 51 E/44

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2010)0772), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2010)0772),

| — | 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 (C7-0013/2011), |
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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 (C7-0013/2011),

| — | 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 15 March 2011 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 15 March 2011 (1),

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| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 30 June 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 30 June 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 Agriculture and Rural Development (A7-0203/2011), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A7-0203/2011),

| 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 132, 3.5.2011, p. 87.

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Tuesday 13 September 2011P7_TC1-COD(2010)0372

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 September 2011 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 as regards the rules for the implementation of voluntary modulation of direct payments under the common agricultural policy

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) No 1231/2011.)

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