The European Parliament adopted without amendment the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures.
Parliament adopted a joint statement by the European Parliament, Council and the Commission on Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 and Regulation (EC) No 517/94: it is noted that: (i) the procedures provided for in certain articles of the two Regulations are converted into procedures for the adoption of delegated acts and (ii) some of those Articles refer to decision-making procedures for the adoption of safeguard measures in the field of trade defence.
The three institutions considered that safeguard measures are to be treated as implementing measures. Exceptionally, in the specific existing Regulations referred to above, the measures take the form of delegated acts as the introduction of a safeguard measure takes the form of an amendment to the relevant annexes to the Basic Regulations.
The annex to the legislative resolution contains a statement from the Commission on delegated acts: the Commission recalls the commitment it has to provide to the Parliament full information and documentation on its meetings with national experts within the framework of its work on the preparation of delegated acts.