Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 12.8.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 236/187 |

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Wednesday 16 June 2010  
Food information to consumers \*\*\*I

P7\_TA(2010)0222

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 June 2010 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers (COM(2008)0040 – C6-0052/2008 – 2008/0028(COD))

2011/C 236 E/47

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0040),

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0052/2008),

having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council entitled ‘Consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures’ (COM(2009)0665),

having regard to Article 294(3) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2008[(1)](#ntr1-CE2011236EN.01018701-E0001),

having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A7-0109/2010),

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| 1. | Adopts the position at first reading hereinafter set out; |

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| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |

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| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |

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