P6_TA(2006)0232

Medicinal products for paediatric use ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (15763/3/2005 — C6-0087/2006 — 2004/0217(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Council common position (15763/3/2005 — C6-0087/2006),

- having regard to its position at first reading [1] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0599) [2],

- having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2005)0577) [2],

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

- having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0171/2006),

- having regard to the Commission statement which is annexed to this legislative resolution and which will be published together with the legislative act in the Official Journal,

1. Approves the common position as amended;

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

[1] Texts adopted, 7.9.2005, P6_TA(2005)0331.

[2] Not yet published in OJ.

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