P6_TA(2006)0251

Protection of groundwater against pollution ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution (12062/1/2005 — C6-0055/2006 — 2003/0210(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Council common position (12062/1/2005 — C6-0055/2006) [1],

- having regard to its position at first reading [2] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0550) [3],

- having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2005)0282) [3],

- having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0146/2006),

1. Approves the common position as amended;

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

[1] OJ C 126 E, 30.5.2006, p. 1.

[2] OJ C 45 E, 23.2.2006, p. 74.

[3] Not yet published in OJ.

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