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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0209),

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having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 173(3) and 322(1), point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0136/2023),

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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 Court of Auditors of 18 April 2023  (1),

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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 13 July 2023  (2),

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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 30 November 2023  (3),

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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 21 March 2024 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 opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Tourism,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A9-0426/2023),

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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

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Takes note of the statement by the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union;

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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.