# C_2019433EN.01020101.xml

| 23.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 433/201 |
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23.12.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 433/201

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P8_TA(2018)0318

Equivalence of field inspections ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 September 2018 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Brazil on fodder plant seed-producing crops and cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed and cereal seed produced in Brazil, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Moldova on cereal seed-producing crops, vegetable seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed- producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed, vegetable seed and oil and fibre plant seed produced in Moldova (COM(2017)0643 – C8-0400/2017 – 2017/0297(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2019/C 433/25)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2017)0643), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2017)0643),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0400/2017), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0400/2017),

| — | 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 Article 294(3) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 February 2018 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 February 2018 (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 59 and 39 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 59 and 39 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A8-0253/2018), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A8-0253/2018),

| 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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(1)  OJ C 227, 28.6.2018, p. 76.

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P8_TC1-COD(2017)0297

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 September 2018 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2018/... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in the Federative Republic of Brazil on fodder plant seed-producing crops and cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed and cereal seed produced in the Federative Republic of Brazil, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in the Republic of Moldova on cereal seed-producing crops, vegetable seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed, vegetable seed and oil and fibre plant seed produced in the Republic of Moldova

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision (EU) 2018/1674.)

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