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having regard to the Council position at first reading (17102/1/2024 – C10-0057/2025),

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having regard to the opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018  (1) and of 24 April 2024  (2),

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having regard to the opinions of the Committee of the Regions of 5 December 2018  (3) and of 17 April 2024  (4),

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having regard to its position at first reading (5) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0373– 2018/0198(COD),

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having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2023)0790),

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having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Development (A10-0058/2025),

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Approves the Council position at first reading;

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Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

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Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

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Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

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