(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (13123/2011),

–  having regard to the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group (13350/2011),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(3) and (4) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0332/2011),

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

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A7-0060/2012),

1.  Consents to the conclusion of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group;

2.  Calls on the Commission to work on the expansion of the membership base of the International Rubber Study Group, in particular by engaging with the main rubber producing and consuming countries, to closely monitor the workings of the Group, and to report back to the Parliament on any relevant developments within two years of the date of entry into force of the Group's amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure;

3.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States as well as to the International Rubber Study Group.