51996AP0265

A4-0265/96

Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on the posting of workers carried out in the framework of the provision of services (C4-0327/96 - 00/0346(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0327/96 - 00/0346(COD),

- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 72, 15.3.1993, p. 85.)) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council, COM(91)0230 ((OJ C 225, 30.8.1991, p. 6.)),

- having regard to the amended Commission proposal, COM(93)0225 ((OJ C 187, 9.7.1993, p. 5.)),

- having regard to Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment (A4-0265/96),

1. Approves the common position;

2. Calls on the Council to adopt the act definitively, and as soon as possible, in accordance with the common position;

3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 191(1) of the EC Treaty;

4. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal;

5. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.