30.8.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 249/72

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having regard to the Council position at first reading (16696/1/2011 – C7-0011/2012),

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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 15 March 2011 (1),

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having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2010)0666),

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having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A7-0031/2012),

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Approves the Council position at first reading;

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Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

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Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

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Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

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