P8_TA(2019)0153 European citizens’ initiative ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 March 2019 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens’ initiative (COM(2017)0482 — C8-0308/2017 — 2017/0220(COD)) P8_TC1-COD(2017)0220 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 March 2019 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens’ initiative
Date: 2019-03-12
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Petitions, European Parliament
Subjects: EU initiative, European citizenship, data collection, data protection, participatory democracy, personal data, petition, power of initiative








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21.1.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/257






P8_TA(2019)0153
European citizens’ initiative ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 March 2019 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens’ initiative (COM(2017)0482 — C8-0308/2017 — 2017/0220(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2021/C 23/45)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2017)0482),










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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 24 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0308/2017),










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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 14 March 2018 (1),










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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 23 March 2018 (2),










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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 20 December 2018 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 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Petitions (A8-0226/2018),












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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 replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;












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






(1)  OJ C 237, 6.7.2018, p. 74.

(2)  OJ C 247, 13.7.2018, p. 62.




P8_TC1-COD(2017)0220
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 March 2019 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens’ initiative

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2019/788.)