16. Council positions at first reading

The President announced that, in accordance with Rule 64(1) the following position had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to its 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 515/97 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (COM(2015)0318)(08257/3/2015 - C8-0159/2015 - 2013/0410(COD))

referred back to committee responsible: IMCO

The President announced that, in accordance with Rule 64(1) the following position had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to its adoption:

- Position of the Council at first reading in view of the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (09375/1/2015 - C8-0166/2015 - 2011/0901B(COD))

referred back to committee responsible: JURI

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day (10 July 2015).