(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0804) and the amended proposal COM(2013)0245),

–  having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 42, 43(2), 91(1), 100(2), 173(3), 175, 188, 192(1), 194(2) and 195(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7–0108/2013),

–  having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

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

–  having regard to the opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee of 11 July 2012(1) and of 22 May 2013(2),

–  having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 9 October 2012(3),

–  having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 12 February 2014 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to Rules 55 and 37 of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Regional Development (A7-0282/2013),

1.  Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out(4);

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.

(1) OJ C 299, 4.10.2012, p. 133. (2) OJ C 271, 19.9.2013, p. 154. (3) OJ C 391, 18.12.2012, p. 84. (4) This position replaces the amendments adopted on 23 October 2013 (Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0441)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) No 508/2014.)