The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution approving the Council's common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement. The recommendation for second reading (under the codecision procedure) had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Arlene McCARTHY (PES, UK) on behalf of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.