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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2024)0461),

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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C10-0009/2024),

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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 28 May 2025 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to the budgetary assessment by the Committee on Budgets,

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having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A10-0037/2025),

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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

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