21.2.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 50/214

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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2009)0501),

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having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0169/2009),

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having regard to the Commission Communication to Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures’ (COM(2009)0665),

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having regard to Article 294(3) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank of 8 January 2010 (1),

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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 22 January 2010 (2),

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having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 15 September 2010 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0166/2010),

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Adopts the position at first reading hereinafter set out (3);

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Considers that the reference amount indicated in the legislative proposal is compatible with the ceiling for subheading 1a of multiannual financial framework for 2007-2013 (MFF), but the margin remaining in heading 1a for 2011-2013 is very limited and the funding of new activities must not jeopardise the financing of other priorities under subheading 1a; reiterates, therefore, its call for a review of the MFF, accompanied by concrete proposals to adjust and revise it before the end of 2010 by using all the mechanisms available under the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (IIA), and, in particular, those in points 21 to 23 thereof, in order to ensure the financing of the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority) without jeopardising the financing of the other priorities, and ensuring that a sufficient margin will remain, under subheading 1a;

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Underlines that the provisions of point 47 of the IIA should be applied for the setting-up of the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority); stresses that, should the legislative authority decide in favour of setting up the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), Parliament will enter into negotiations with the other arm of the budgetary authority with a view to coming to a timely agreement on the financing of the Authority in line with the relevant provisions of the IIA;

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Takes note of the Commission statements annexed to this resolution;

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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.