III 
(Preparatory acts)  
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  
Mergers of public limited liability companies ***I  
P7_TA(2011)0001  
European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 January 2011 on the amended proposal for a 
directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning mergers of public limited 
liability companies (codification) (COM(2010)0391 – C7-0209/2010 – 2008/0009(COD))  
(2012/C 136 E/20)  
(Ordinary legislative procedure – codification)  
The European Parliament , 
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council 
(COM(2008)0026), and the amended proposal (COM(2010)0391),  
— having regard to its position at first reading of 17 June 2008 (  1 ), 
— having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 50(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0209/2010),  
— 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 21 October 2010 (  2 ), 
— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 – Accelerated working method 
for official codification of legislative texts (  3 ), 
— having regard to Rules 86 and 55 of its Rules of Procedure,  
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A7-0363/2010),  
A. whereas according to the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, 
the Council and the Commission, the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of 
the existing texts without any change in their substance,  
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;  
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national 
parliaments.EN C 136 E/104 Official Journal of the European Union 11.5.2012  
( 1 ) OJ C 286 E, 27.11.2009, p. 60.  
( 2 ) Not yet published in the Official Journal.  
( 3 ) OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.  Tuesday 18 January 2011
P7_TC1-COD(2008)0009  
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 January 2011 with a view to the 
adoption of Directive 2011/…/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning 
mergers of public limited liability companies (codification)  
(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legis ­
lative act, Directive 2011/35/EU.)  
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EC and Jordan, to 
take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU ***  
P7_TA(2011)0002  
European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 January 2011 on the draft Council decision on the 
conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between 
the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom 
of Jordan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and 
Romania to the European Union (06903/2010 – C7-0384/2010 – 2007/0231(NLE))  
(2012/C 136 E/21)  
(Consent)  
The European Parliament , 
— having regard to the draft Council decision (06903/2010),  
— having regard to the draft Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association 
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria 
and Romania to the European Union (09373/2008),  
— having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217 and 
Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 
(C7-0384/2010),  
— having regard to Rules 81, 90(8) and 46(1) of its Rules of Procedure,  
— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A7-0373/2010),  
1. Consents to conclusion of the Protocol;  
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments 
and parliaments of the Member States and of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.EN 11.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union C 136 E/105  
Tuesday 18 January 2011