REGULATION (EU) No 37/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 January 2014
amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1)
A number of basic regulations relating to the common commercial policy provide that acts implementing the common commercial policy are to be adopted by the Council in accordance with the procedures set down in the various instruments concerned or by the Commission subject to specific procedures and control by the Council. Such procedures are not subject to Council Decision 1999/468/EC (2).
(2)
It is appropriate to amend those basic regulations in order to ensure consistency with the provisions introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. This should be done, where appropriate, through the granting of delegated powers to the Commission and by applying certain procedures set out in Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
(3)
The following regulations should therefore be amended accordingly:
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Regulation (EEC) No 2841/72 of the Council (4),
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Regulation (EEC) No 2843/72 of the Council (5),
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Regulation (EEC) No 1692/73 of the Council (6),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 (7),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 385/96 (8),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 (9),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1515/2001 (10),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 153/2002 (11),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 (12),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 452/2003 (13),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 (14),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 (15),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1616/2006 (16),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 (17),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 140/2008 (18),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 (19),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 594/2008 (20),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 (21),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 260/2009 (22),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 625/2009 (23),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1061/2009 (24),
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (25).
(4)
In order to ensure legal certainty, the procedures for the adoption of measures which have been initiated but not completed before the entry into force of this Regulation should not be affected by this Regulation,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Regulations listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex.
Article 2
References to provisions of the Regulations listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be construed as being made to those provisions as amended by this Regulation.
References made to the former names of committees shall be construed as being made to the new names of committees as provided for by this Regulation.
Throughout the Regulations listed in the Annex:
(a)
any reference to the words 'European Community', 'Community', 'European Communities' or 'Communities' shall be understood as a reference to the 'European Union' or 'Union';
(b)
any reference to the words 'common market' shall be understood as a reference to the 'internal market';
(c)
any reference to the words 'Committee provided for in Article 113', 'Committee provided for in Article 133', 'Committee referred to in Article 113' or 'Committee referred to in Article 133' shall be understood as a reference to 'Committee provided for in Article 207';
(d)
any reference to the words 'Article 113 of the Treaty' or 'Article 133 of the Treaty' shall be understood as a reference to 'Article 207 of the Treaty'.
Article 3
This Regulation shall not affect procedures initiated for the adoption of measures provided for in the Regulations listed in the Annex to this Regulation where, on or before the entry into force of this Regulation:
(a)
the Commission has adopted an act;
(b)
consultation is required under one of the Regulations listed in the Annex and such consultation has been initiated; or
(c)
a proposal is required under one of the Regulations listed in the Annex and the Commission has adopted such a proposal.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 15 January 2014.