Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 6.5.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 117/236 |

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Wednesday 25 March 2009  
Novel foods \*\*\*I

P6\_TA(2009)0171

European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 March 2009 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods and amending Regulation (EC) No XXX/XXXX [common procedure] (COM(2007)0872 – C6-0027/2008 – 2008/0002(COD))

2010/C 117 E/46

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2007)0872),

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0027/2008),

having regard to Rule 51 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 (A6-0512/2008),

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| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |

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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 and Commission. |

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