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

11.1.2012 - (COM(2011)0813 – C7‑0500/2011 – 2011/0390(CNS)) - *

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(2011)0813 – C7‑0500/2011 – 2011/0390(CNS))

(Special legislative procedure – consultation)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2011)0813),

–   having regard to Article 148(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7‑0500/2011),

–   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 (A7-0011/2012),

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.

PROCEDURE

Title	Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
References	COM(2011)0813 – C7-0500/2011 – 2011/0390(CNS)
Date of consulting Parliament	12.12.2011
Committee responsible        Date announced in plenary	EMPL 15.12.2011
Committee(s) asked for opinion(s)        Date announced in plenary	ECON 15.12.2011	FEMM 15.12.2011
Not delivering opinions        Date of decision	ECON 11.1.2012	FEMM 11.1.2012
Rapporteur(s)        Date appointed	Pervenche Berès 5.12.2011
Simplified procedure - date of decision	5.12.2011
Date adopted	5.12.2011
Date tabled	11.1.2012