European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 January 2014 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (11532/4/2013 — C7-0410/2013 — 2011/0196(COD))
Date: 2014-01-15
Institutions: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: carriage of passengers, road transport, traffic control, transport safety, working conditions








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23.12.2016   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 482/188





P7_TA(2014)0023
Tachographs and social legislation relating to road transport ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 January 2014 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (11532/4/2013 — C7-0410/2013 — 2011/0196(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
(2016/C 482/37)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Council position at first reading (11532/4/2013 — C7-0410/2013),










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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 7 December 2011 (1),










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after consulting the Committee of the Regions,










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having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0451),










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having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A7-0471/2013),












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Approves the Council position at first reading;












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Takes note of the Commission statement annexed to this resolution;












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Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;












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Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;












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Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












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






(1)  OJ C 43, 15.2.2012, p. 79.

(2)  OJ C 349 E, 29.11.2013, p. 105.



ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION


Statement by the Commission on Regulation (EC) No 561/2006

In order to ensure effective and uniform implementation of the legislation on driving times and rest periods, the Commission will continue to monitor closely the implementation of that legislation and, where necessary, take the appropriate initiatives.