Regulation (EU) No 37/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 15 January 2014

amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure1,

Whereas:

(1)

A number of basic regulations relating to the common commercial policy provide that acts implementing the common commercial policy are to be adopted by the Council in accordance with the procedures set down in the various instruments concerned or by the Commission subject to specific procedures and control by the Council. Such procedures are not subject to Council Decision 1999/468/EC2.

(2)

It is appropriate to amend those basic regulations in order to ensure consistency with the provisions introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. This should be done, where appropriate, through the granting of delegated powers to the Commission and by applying certain procedures set out in Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council3.

(3)The following regulations should therefore be amended accordingly:

  • Regulation (EEC) No 2841/72 of the Council4,

  • Regulation (EEC) No 2843/72 of the Council5,

  • Regulation (EEC) No 1692/73 of the Council6,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/947,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 385/968,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/969,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1515/200110,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 153/200211,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 427/200312,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 452/200313,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 673/200514,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/200515,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1616/200616,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/200717,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 140/200818,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 55/200819,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 594/200820,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 597/200921,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 260/200922,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 625/200923,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1061/200924,

  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/200925.

(4)

In order to ensure legal certainty, the procedures for the adoption of measures which have been initiated but not completed before the entry into force of this Regulation should not be affected by this Regulation,

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