4.12.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 295/163


Wednesday 3 September 2008
Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures ***I

P6_TA(2008)0392

European Parliament legislative resolution of 3 September 2008 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No1907/2006 (COM(2007)0355 — C6-0197/2007 — 2007/0121(COD))

2009/C 295 E/40

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2007)0355),

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0197/2007),

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0140/2008),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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


Wednesday 3 September 2008
P6_TC1-COD(2007)0121

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading of 3 September 2008 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.)