European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the harmonisation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of the principles of good laboratory practice and the verification of their applications for tests on chemical substances (codified version) (COM(2002) 530 – C5-0444/2002 – 2002/0231(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2002) 530)(1),
– having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0444/2002),
– having regard to Rules 67, 89 and 158(1) of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0206/2003),
1. Approves the Commission proposal;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.