The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Commission delegated regulation (C(2019)00793),

–  having regard to the Commission’s letter of 30 January 2019 asking Parliament to declare that it will raise no objections to the delegated regulation,

–  having regard to the letter from the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs of 21 February 2019,

–  having regard to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012(1), and in particular Articles 1(9) and 50(5) thereof,

–  having regard to the recommendation for a decision of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs,

–  having regard to Rule 105(6) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.  whereas the amending delegated act contains important amendments to ensure that the Bank of England will continue to benefit from the existing exemption in accordance with Article 1(9) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014, after a status change of the United Kingdom to a third country;

B.  whereas Parliament recognises the importance of a swift adoption of this act in order to ensure the preparedness of the European Union in the event of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the Union without a withdrawal agreement;

1.  Declares that it has no objections to the delegated regulation;

2.  Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 84.