6.7.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 238/394


P8_TA(2016)0489

EC-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and bilateral trade in textiles ***

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 December 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement (16384/1/2010 — C7-0097/2011 — 2010/0323(NLE))

(Consent)

(2018/C 238/21)

The European Parliament,

having regard to the draft Council decision (16384/1/2010),

having regard to the draft Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement (16388/2010),

having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0097/2011),

having regard to its interim resolution of 15 December 2011 (1) on the draft Council decision,

having regard to its non-legislative resolution of 14 December 2016 (2) on the draft Council decision,

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 International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0332/2016),

1.

Gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol;

2.

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

(1)  OJ C 168 E, 14.6.2013, p. 195.

(2)  Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0490.