P8_TA(2019)0233

Contracts for the sale of goods ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 26 March 2019 on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sales of goods, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2017)0637 — C8-0379/2017 — 2015/0288(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2021/C 108/26)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0635) and the amended proposal (COM(2017)0637),

—	having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0379/2017),

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

—	having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the French Senate, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

—	having regard to the opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee of 27 April 2016 (1) and of 15 February 2018 (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 6 February 2019 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 the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A8-0043/2018),

Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

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 264, 20.7.2016, p. 57.

(2) OJ C 227, 28.6.2018, p. 58