A3-0051/94

Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (C3-0502/93 - COD 375)

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

-having regard to the list of amendments adopted by the Commission on 31 October 1993 to the proposals for binding acts for which entry into force of the Treaty on European Union will require a change in the legal base and/or a change in procedure (COM(93)0570),

-having regard to the letter of 15 November 1993 from the President of the Commission on the Commission proposals listed in COM(93)0570 (C3-0369/93) to be adopted by the procedure set out in Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty (codecision procedure),

-having regard to the common position of the Council (C3-0502/93 - COD 375), confirmed by the Council at its meeting on 13 December 1993,

-having regard to its opinion delivered at first reading on the Commission proposal COM(91)0516, confirmed at its sitting of 2 December 1993,

-having regard to Article 189b(2)(a) of the EC Treaty,

-having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

-having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A3-0051/94),

1.Approves the common position;

2.Calls on the Council definitively to adopt this Text as soon as possible;

3.Instructs its President to sign the act together with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 191 of the EC Treaty;

4.Instructs its Secretary-General, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to see to its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities;

2.Instructs its President to notify this decision to the Council and Commission.