Sulphur content of marine fuels ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 September 2012 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels (COM(2011)0439 – C7-0199/2011 – 2011/0190(COD))#P7_TC1-COD(2011)0190 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 September 2012 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2012/…/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels
Date: 2012-09-11
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: air quality, fuel, maritime shipping, pollution from ships, reduction of gas emissions, sulphur, vessel








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3.12.2013   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CE 353/193





Tuesday 11 September 2012Sulphur content of marine fuels ***I
P7_TA(2012)0315
European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 September 2012 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels (COM(2011)0439 – C7-0199/2011 – 2011/0190(COD))
2013/C 353 E/33
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0439),










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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0199/2011),










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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 January 2012 (1),










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after consulting the Committee of the Regions,










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having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 31 May 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 Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A7-0038/2012),










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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;










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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;










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






(1)  OJ C 68, 6.3.2012, p. 70.


Tuesday 11 September 2012P7_TC1-COD(2011)0190
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 September 2012 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2012/…/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2012/33/EU.)