18. Council positions at first reading

The President announced under Rule 61(1) that the following positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:

- Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (18086/1/2013 - C7-0093/2014 - 2011/0310(COD))
referred to responsible: INTA

- Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Deposit Guarantee Schemes (recast) (05199/1/2014 - C7-0094/2014 - 2010/0207(COD))
referred to responsible: ECON

- Position of the Council at first reading in view of the adoption of the regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries (06103/1/2014 - C7-0100/2014 - 2012/0216(COD))
referred to responsible: PECH

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day (14 March 2014).