EU/ACP countries' Economic Partnership Agreements: exclusion of certain countries from trade preferences; Commission delegated powers

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations.

Parliament adopted its position at second reading, following the ordinary legislative procedure, which amends the Council position.

The amendment adopted by the Parliament concerns the conditions as regards the delegation of power conferred on the Commission to adopt delegated acts : the power to adopt delegated acts shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from  the date of entry into force of this Regulation (tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration) and the Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five- year period.