European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 October 2020 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine (COM(2020)0137 – C9-0100/2020 – 2020/0053(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2020)0137),
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9‑0100/2020),
– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2020(1),
– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A9-0164/2020),
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
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 8 October 2020 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine