European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 June 2010 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2003/71/EC on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and 2004/109/EC on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (COM(2009)0491 – C7-0170/2009 – 2009/0132(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2009)0491),
– having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 44 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0170/2009),
– having regard to the Commission Communication to Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures’ (COM(2009)0665),
– having regard to Article 294(3) and Articles 50 and 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank(1),
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 February 2010(2),
– having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A7-0102/2010),
1. Adopts the position at first reading hereinafter set out;
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, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 June 2010 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2010/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2003/71/EC on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and 2004/109/EC on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market