28.12.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 487/112


Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America (codification)

[COM(2016) 408 final — 2014/0175 (COD)]

(2016/C 487/19)

Consultation

European Commission, 23/06/2016

Legal basis

Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Section responsible

REX

Adopted at plenary

21/09/2016

Plenary session No

519th

Outcome of vote

(for/against/abstentions)

165/0/8

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 519th plenary session of 21 and 22 September 2016 (meeting of 21 September), by 165 votes with 8 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 21 September 2016.

The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Georges DASSIS