European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 May 2009 on the proposal for a Council decision repealing Directive 83/515/EEC and 11 obsolete decisions in the field of the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2009)0088 – C6-0094/2009 – 2009/0022(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2009)0088),
– having regard to Article 37, Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0094/2009),
– having regard to Rule 51 and Rule 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0203/2009),
1. Approves the Commission proposal;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;
4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.