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P6_TA(2006)0544

Financing instrument for development cooperation ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (11944/2/2006 — C6-0357/2006 — 2004/0220(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Council common position (11944/2/2006 — C6-0357/2006),

- having regard to its position at first reading [1] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0629) [2],

- having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2004)0629/2) [3],

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

- having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Development (A6-0448/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

4. 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 have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

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

[1] Texts Adopted, 18.5.2006, P6_TA(2006)0217.

[2] Not yet published in OJ.

[3] Not yet published in OJ.

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