6. Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)

The President announced, in accordance with Rule 71, the decisions taken by the PECH and ECON committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on the basis of the following reports:

—   PECH Committee: Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (COM(2020)0215 – C9-0157/2020 – 2020/0095(COD)). Rapporteur: Isabel Carvalhais (A9-0220/2020);

—   ECON Committee: Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 as regards the exemption of certain third country foreign exchange benchmarks and the designation of replacement benchmarks for certain benchmarks in cessation (COM(2020)0337 – C9-0209/2020 – 2020/0154(COD)). Rapporteur: Caroline Nagtegaal (A9-0227/2020);

—   ECON Committee: Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as regards the EU Recovery prospectus and targeted adjustments for financial intermediaries to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (COM(2020)0281 – C9-0206/2020 – 2020/0155(COD). Rapporteur: Ondřej Kovařík (A9-0228/2020).

Under Rule 71(2), if, before midnight on the following day, Tuesday 24 November 2020, a request in writing had been received from a number of Members or one or more political groups reaching at least the medium threshold, the decisions to enter into negotiations would be put to the vote.

Negotiations may start at any time after that deadline has expired if no request for a vote in Parliament on the decision to enter into negotiations has been made.