European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 November 2008 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission - Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (COM(2007)0776 – C6-0452/2007 – 2007/0272(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2007)0776),
– having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0452/2007),
– having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0376/2008),
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.