30.8.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 307/204

P8_TA(2017)0224

Cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 May 2017 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring the cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market (COM(2015)0627 — C8-0392/2015 — 2015/0284(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2018/C 307/40)

The European Parliament,

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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0627),

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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0392/2015),

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

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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 27 April 2016 (1),

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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 8 April 2016 (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 15 February 2017 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A8-0378/2016),

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 Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

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 Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

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 Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1)  OJ C 264, 20.7.2016, p. 86.

(2)  OJ C 240, 1.7.2016, p. 72.

P8_TC1-COD(2015)0284

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2017 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2017/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2017/1128.)