C_2018356EN.01014301.xml

P8_TA(2017)0424

Territorial typologies ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 November 2017 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 as regards the territorial typologies (Tercet) (COM(2016)0788 — C8-0516/2016 — 2016/0393(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2018/C 356/21)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0788),

—	having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0516/2016),

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

—	having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 29 March 2017 (1),

—	having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 13 July 2017 (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 4 October 2017 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 Regional Development (A8-0231/2017),

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 209, 30.6.2017, p. 71.

(2) OJ C 342, 12.10.2017, p. 74.