European Parliament legislative resolution of 20 May 2015 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on insolvency proceedings (recast) (16636/5/2014 – C8-0090/2015 – 2012/0360(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Council position at first reading (16636/5/2014 – C8‑0090/2015),
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 22 May 2013(1),
– having regard to its position at first reading(2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0744),
– having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to Rule 76 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0155/2015),
1. Approves the Council position at first reading;
2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;
3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
4. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.