(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0934),

–  having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 196 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7‑0519/2011),

–  having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 19 July 2012(1),

–  having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 9 October 2013 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Development, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Regional Development (A7-0003/2013),

1.  Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

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

3.  Takes note of the Commission statement annexed to this resolution;

4.  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;

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

(1) OJ C 277, 13.9.2012, p. 164.

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision No 1313/2013/EU.)

Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission take note of the approach taken in Article 19(4) to (6) and Annex I, which responds to the specificities of this Decision and is with no precedent value to other financial instruments.

Statement by the Commission

Without prejudice to the annual budgetary procedure, it is the Commission’s intention to present to the European Parliament an annual report on the implementation of the Decision, including the budget breakdown set out in Annex I, starting from January 2015. This approach is based upon the specific nature of civil protection policy and is with no precedent value to other financial instruments.