24.11.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 399/210

P8_TA(2015)0425

EU-Dominica agreement on the short-stay visa waiver ***

European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 December 2015 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Commonwealth of Dominica on the short-stay visa waiver (07189/2015 — C8-0143/2015 — 2015/0050(NLE))

(Consent)

(2017/C 399/30)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the draft Council decision (07189/2015),

—	having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the Commonwealth of Dominica on the short-stay visa waiver (07111/2015),

—	having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 77(2)(a) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0143/2015),

—	having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0322/2015),

Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Commonwealth of Dominica.