REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version)

on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version)

(COM(2006)0652 – C6-0378/2006 - 2006/0214(COD))

(Codecision procedure - codification)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0652),

–   having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 137(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0378/2006),

–   having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 - Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts[1],

–   having regard to Rule 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0132/2007),

1.  Approves the Commission proposal;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

• [1]  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.