COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the position of the Council on the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures (2011/0039 (COD))
Date: 2013-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Treaty of Lisbon, common commercial policy, competence of the institution

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 18.11.2013  
COM(2013) 789 final 

2011/0039 (COD) 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION 
TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 

pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 

concerning the 

position of the Council on the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and 
of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy 
as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures (2011/0039 (COD)) 

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2011/0039 (COD) 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION 
TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 

pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 

concerning the 

position of the Council on the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and 
of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy 
as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures (2011/0039 (COD)) 

1. 

BACKGROUND 

Date of transmission of the proposal to the European Parliament and 
to the Council 
(document COM(2011) 82 final – (2011/0039 (COD): 

07 March 2011 

Date  of  the  opinion  of  the  European  Economic  and  Social 
Committee: 

n.a. 

Date of the position of the European Parliament, first reading: 

14 March 2012 

Date of adoption of the position of the Council: 

15 November 2013 

2. 

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION 

The  Proposal  reflects  the  changes  in  the  legal  framework  of  the  Union  and  the  institutional 
balance brought about by the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. It aligns the regulations 
contained  therein  with  Articles  290  and  291  of  the  TFEU  and  with  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011 of the  European  Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules and general 
principles  concerning  mechanisms  for  control  by  Member  States  of  the  Commission’s 
exercise of implementing powers, which was prompted by Article 291(3) of the TFEU. 

Aligning the control of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers on the Regulation 
No  182/2011  will  permit  a  more  effective  and  efficient  exercise  of  the  Commission's 
implementing  powers  and  contribute  to  a  more  effective  and  efficient  common  commercial 
policy. In aligning the procedures on the standard procedures, the proposal will also permit a 
more  ready  understanding  of  the  procedures  applicable  in  trade  policy  and  the  transparency 
provisions of the horizontal regulation will increase the overall transparency of the conduct of 
trade policy. 

3. 

COMMENTS ON THE POSITION OF THE COUNCIL 

The Council first reading position is in line with the outcome of the last trilogue between the 
EP and the Council held on 5 June 2013 and confirmed subsequently by the two institutions at 
COREPER and INTA level in July 2013.  

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4. 

CONCLUSION 

The Commission can accept the amendments introduced by the Council to its proposal.  

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