28.6.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 188/73

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having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 00063/2010 – C7-0015/2011),

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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 16 July 2009 (1),

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having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0817),

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having regard to its position at second reading (3) on the Council position at first reading (4),

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having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the Council position at first reading (COM(2010)0469),

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having regard to the Council position at second reading,

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having regard to Article 294(13) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to Rule 69 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A7-0020/2011),

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Approves the joint text;

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Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

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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 arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

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Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.