16.3.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 101/223

P8_TA(2016)0306

European Maritime Safety Agency ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 July 2016 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (COM(2015)0667 — C8-0404/2015 — 2015/0313(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2018/C 101/23)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0667),

—	having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 100(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0404/2015),

—	having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

—	having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 16 March 2016 (1),

—	after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

—	having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0215/2016),

Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

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

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

P8_TC1-COD(2015)0313

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 6 July 2016 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2016/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2016/1625.)