European Parliament legislative resolution of 28 April 2015 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (10710/2/2014 – C8-0004/2015 – 2012/0288(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Council position at first reading (10710/2/2014 – C8‑0004/2015),
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 April 2013(1),
– after consulting the Committee of the Regions,
– having regard to its position at first reading(2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0595),
– having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 1 April 2015 to approve Parliament’s position at second reading, in accordance with Article 294(8)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to Rule 69 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0025/2015),
1. Adopts its position at second reading hereinafter set out;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 28 April 2015 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2015/... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2015/1513.)