Regulation (EU) 2015/479 on common rules for exports (codification)

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codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 1061/2009 of 19 October 2009 establishing common rules for exports. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Council Regulation (EC) No 1061/2009 has been substantially amended several times. It is recalled that in 1987, the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Edinburgh European Council in December 1992 confirmed the importance of codification as it offers certainty as to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time. The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted the report by Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for exports (codified text). It recommended the European Parliament to adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. The Consultative Working Party stated that the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance. The European Parliament adopted by 636 votes to 28, with 36 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for exports (codified text). Parliament adopted its position at first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure taking over the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. According to the Consultative Working Party, the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance. The proposed regulation establishes the principle according to which exports to third countries are not subject to any quantitative restriction, subject to the exceptions provided for in this regulation and without prejudice to such measures as Member States may take in conformity with the Treaty. The regulation should apply to all products, whether industrial or agricultural. The proposed regulation lays down rules on: (i) the Commission's information and consultation procedure regarding the need for safeguard measures; (ii) protective measures necessitated by the interests of the Union. PURPOSE: to codify Council Regulation (EC) No 1061/2009 establishing common rules for exports. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules for exports (codification). CONTENT: the Regulation codifies and repeals Council Regulation (EC) n° 1061/2009 which has been substantially amended on several occasions. The Regulation establishes the basic principle according to which the export of products from the Union to…

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