European Parliament legislative resolution of 20 November 2012 on the draft Council directive amending Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (13634/2012 – C7-0293/2012 – 2006/0277(CNS))
– having regard to the Council draft (13634/2012),
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0791),
– having regard to its position of 26 September 2007(1),
– having regard to Article 22(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament again (C7-0293/2012),
– having regard to Rules 55, 59(3) and 46(1) of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0352/2012),
1. Approves the Council draft;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;
4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.