P8_TA(2018)0442

Energy efficiency ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 November 2018 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (COM(2016)0761 — C8-0498/2016 — 2016/0376(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2020/C 363/27)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0761),

—	having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 194(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0498/2016),

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

—	having regard to Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,

—	having regard to Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,

—	having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 26 April 2017 (1),

—	having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 13 July 2017 (2),

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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 29 June 2018 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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

—	having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0391/2017),

Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out (3);

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

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

(1) OJ C 246, 28.7.2017, p. 42.

(2) OJ C 342, 12.10.2017, p. 119.

(3) This position replaces the amendments adopted on 17 January 2018 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0010).