European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations ("Rome II") (PE-CONS 3619/2007 – C6-0142/2007 – 2003/0168(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3619/2007 – C6-0142/2007),
– having regard to its position at first reading(1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0427)(2),
– having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0083)(3),
– having regard to its position at second reading(4) on the Council common position(5),
– having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2007)0126)(6),
– having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
– having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0257/2007),
1. Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Council and Commission statements thereon;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;
3. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.