12. Council positions at first reading

The President announced under Rule 64(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 on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 (10578/1/2015 - C8-0415/2015 – 2013/0014(COD) - 14524/1/2015 - COM(2016)0036)

referred to committee responsible: TRAN

- 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 the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast) (10579/1/2015 - C8-0416/2015 – 2013/0015(COD) - 14525/1/2015 - COM(2016)0035)

referred to committee responsible: TRAN

- 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 railway safety (Recast) (10580/1/2015 - C8-0417/2015 – 2013/0016(COD) - 14526/1/2015 - COM(2016)0033)

referred to committee responsible: TRAN

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day (5 February 2016).