52006AP0593

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P6_TA(2006)0593

European Small Claims Procedure ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure (COM(2005)0087 — C6-0082/2005 — 2005/0020(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0087) [1],

- having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 61(c) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0082/2005),

- having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0387/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

[1] Not yet published in the OJ.

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