10.5.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 159/71


Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards certain rules on direct payments and support for rural development in respect of the years 2019 and 2020’

(COM(2018) 817 final — 2018/0414(COD))

(2019/C 159/12)

Referral

European Parliament, 13.12.2018

Council of the European Union, 14.12.2018

Legal basis

Articles 43(2) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Section responsible

Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment

Adopted at plenary session

23.1.2019

Plenary session No

540

Outcome of vote

(for/against/abstentions)

175/1/5

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 540th plenary session of 23 and 24 January 2019 (meeting of 23 January), by 175 votes to 1 with 5 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 23 January 2019.

The president

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Luca JAHIER