European Parliament legislative resolution of 4 September 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0095 – C6-0091/2007 – 2007/0038(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2007)0095),
– having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0091/2007),
– having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0285/2007),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it by another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 4 September 2007 in view of adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No 176/2008.)