(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (11343/2010)

–  having regard to the draft regional Convention on pan-European Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (09429/2010),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0207/2011),

–  having regard to Rules 81 and 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A7-0026/2012),

1.  Consents to conclusion of the Convention;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the parties to the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro Mediterranean Preferential Rules of Origin and the Presidents of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.