52006AP0440

P6_TA(2006)0440

European order for payment procedure ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure (7535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Council common position (7535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006),

- having regard to its position at first reading [1] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0173) [2],

- having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0316/2006),

1. Approves the common position as amended;

2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

[1] Texts Adopted, 13.12.2005, P6_TA(2005)0499.

[2] Not yet published in OJ.

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