REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

19.12.2013 - (COM(2013)0803 – C7‑0417/2013 – 2013/0392(NLE)) - *

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès
(Simplified procedure – Rule 46(1) of the Rules of Procedure)

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

(COM(2013)0803 – C7‑0417/2013 – 2013/0392(NLE))

(Special legislative procedure – consultation)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2013)0803),

–   having regard to Article 148(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7‑0417/2013),

–   having regard to Rules 55 and 46(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A7-0470/2013),

1.  Approves the Commission proposal;

2.  Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3.  Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;

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

RESULT OF FINAL VOTE IN COMMITTEE

Simplified procedure - date of decision	11.9.2013
Date adopted	17.12.2013