52006AP0404

P6_TA(2006)0404

Protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) (COM(2006)0219 — C6-0160/2006 — 2006/0071(COD))

(Codecision procedure — Codification)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0219) [1],

- having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0160/2006),

- having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts [2],

- having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0323/2006),

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

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

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

[2] OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

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