(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Council position at first reading (14281/1/2020 – C9‑0133/2021),

–  having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 October 2018(1) ,

–  having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 5 December 2018(2)

–  having regard to its position at first reading(3) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0441),

–  having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A9-0142/2021),

1.  Approves the Council position at first reading;

2.  Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

3.  Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

4.  Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

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

(1) OJ C 62, 15.2.2019, p. 40. (2) OJ C 86, 7.3.2019, p. 259. (3) Texts adopted of 12.2.2019, P8_TA(2019)0073