P7_TA(2014)0160

Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 26 February 2014 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (COM(2012)0788 — C7-0420/2012 — 2012/0366(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2017/C 285/65)

The European Parliament,

having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0788),

having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0420/2012),

having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

having regard to Article 294(3) and Articles 53(1), 62 and 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the use of delegated acts,

having regard to the reasoned opinions submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Czech Chamber of Deputies, Danish Parliament, Greek Parliament, Italian Chamber of Deputies, Italian Senate, Portuguese Parliament, Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Swedish Parliament, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 4 July 2013 (1) ,

having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 3 July 2013 (2) ,

having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 18 December 2013 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, 37 and 37a of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A7-0276/2013),

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;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) OJ C 327, 12.11.2013, p. 65.

(2) OJ C 280, 27.9.2013, p. 57.

(3) This position replaces the amendments adopted on 8 October 2013 (Texts adopted P7_TA(2013)0398).

P7_TC1-COD(2012)0366

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 26 February 2014 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2014/…/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2014/40/EU.)