P7_TA(2014)0391 Judgments in civil and commercial matters ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 April 2014 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (COM(2013)0554 — C7-0239/2013 — 2013/0268(COD)) P7_TC1-COD(2013)0268 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 April 2014 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 as regards the rules to be applied with respect to the Unified Patent Court and the Benelux Court of Justice
Date: 2014-04-15
Institutions: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Benelux, civil law, commercial law, enforcement of ruling, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction, mutual recognition principle, patent law








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22.12.2017   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 443/790





P7_TA(2014)0391
Judgments in civil and commercial matters ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 April 2014 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (COM(2013)0554 — C7-0239/2013 — 2013/0268(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2017/C 443/70)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0554),










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having regard to Articles 294(2) and 67(4) and points (a), (c) and (e) of Article 81(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0239/2013),










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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 26 February 2014 (1),










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having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 5 February 2014 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 Legal Affairs (A7-0052/2014),












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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)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.


P7_TC1-COD(2013)0268
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 April 2014 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 as regards the rules to be applied with respect to the Unified Patent Court and the Benelux Court of Justice

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) No 542/2014.)