(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Council position at first reading (12005/2/2013 – C7‑0376/2013),

–  having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 28 March 2012(1),

–  having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 4 May 2012(2),

–  having regard to its position at first reading(3) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0416),

–  having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Fisheries (A7-0413/2013),

1.  Approves the Council position at first reading;

2.  Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Council annexed to this resolution;

3.  Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

4.  Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

5.  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 arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

6.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) OJ C 181, 21.6.2012, p. 183. (2) OJ C 225, 27.7.2012, p. 20. (3) Texts adopted of 12.9.2012, P7_TA(2012)0333.

Statement by the European Parliament and by the Council on control rules in the area of product traceability and consumer information

As a follow-up to the reform of the Regulation on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, the European Parliament and the Council invite the European Commission to submit to them a proposal aiming at amending the Control Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009). Such amendment should take into account the need for regulating the provision of gear type information as regards products derived from wild capture fisheries.

The European Parliament and the Council also invite the Commission to adopt, in due time, the necessary amendments to the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 as regards the mandatory information to the consumer in order to take into account the provisions of this Regulation, the Control Regulation, as amended, and Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers.