The European Parliament adopted its opinion in first reading in April 2009, adopting 107 amendments (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/09/st08/st08876-re01.en09.pdf). The Council has been working intensively with the Parliament since then in order to reach an early agreement on this proposal as called for by the European Council.
The substance of the directive was agreed between the European Parliament and Council in November 2009 but the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009 required modifications concerning in particular the adaptation of the legal basis and the comitology provisions. Following consultations with the EP, this second step was concluded in March 2010, relying as far as possible on horizontal solutions.
The European Parliament is expected to confirm the agreement when it adopts its position at second reading in its forthcoming plenary session in April.(1): Including these two other proposals:
- Directive on the indication by labelling and standard product information on the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products (recast) (2008/0222 COD);
- Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters (OJ L 342 of 22.12.2009, p. 46)
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