# CE2013349EN.01055301.xml

| 29.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 349/553 |
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29.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 349/553

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Wednesday 4 July 2012Direct payments to farmers (2013) ***I

P7_TA(2012)0288

European Parliament legislative resolution of 4 July 2012 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the application of direct payments to farmers in respect of the year 2013 (COM(2011)0630 – C7-0337/2011 – 2011/0286(COD))

2013/C 349 E/33

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0630), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0630),

| — | 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 (C7-0337/2011), |
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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 (C7-0337/2011),

| — | 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 the first paragraph of Article 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) and the first paragraph of Article 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 25 April 2012 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 25 April 2012 (1),

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| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 4 May 2012 (2), |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 4 May 2012 (2),

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| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 11 June 2012 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 11 June 2012 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | 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 Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0163/2012), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0163/2012),

| 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 191, 29.6.2012, p. 116.

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(2)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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Wednesday 4 July 2012P7_TC1-COD(2011)0286

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 4 July 2012 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the application of direct payments to farmers in respect of the year 2013

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) No 671/2012).

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