27.9.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 353/115

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having regard to the draft Council decision (07597/1/2014),

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having regard to Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (1),

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having regard to the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access of 24 January 2001 (2),

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having regard to Council Decision 2014/243/EU of 14 April 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (3),

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having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0286/2014),

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having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of 22 October 2013 (4),

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having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0071/2015),

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Gives its consent to conclusion of the Convention;

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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Council of Europe.