10.6.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 208/177

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having regard to the Council position at first reading (11703/1/2013 — C7-0314/2013),

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having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0925),

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having regard to the letter of the Chair of the Committee on International Trade of 11 July 2013 undertaking to recommend to the plenary to approve Council's position at first reading,

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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 Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on International Trade (A7-0334/2013),

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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.