P6_TA(2007)0143

Assessment and management of flood risks ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 April 2007 on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks (12131/6/2006 — C6-0038/2007 — 2006/0005(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Council common position (12131/6/2006 — C6-0038/2007),

- having regard to its position at first reading [1] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0015) [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 (A6-0064/2007);

1. Approves the common position as amended;

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

[1] Texts Adopted, 13.6.2006, P6_TA(2006)0253.

[2] Not yet published in OJ.

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