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SHORT JUSTIFICATION

The Rapporteur considers that the Commission proposal for a Talent Pool should be welcomed, as it could complement the Union’s other efforts to engage with non-EU country partners strategically on migration management and accelerate progress to achieving several Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 8 to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all and SDG 10 on reduced inequalities. The proposal is in line with the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE Regulation) including the provisions laid down in Recitals 50 and 51, and previous positions of the Committee on Development, e.g., that well-designed and well-managed legal migration policies can be a source of innovation and economic development, beneficial for both countries of origin and host countries. The Talent Pool can help the EU and its Member States to fill skills gaps in EU-wide shortage occupations, broaden employers’ access to a diverse array of skills and talents, and create mutual gains for the EU and third country partners. The Talent Pool adds value to emerging Talent Partnerships and could enhance engagement from Member States, which is needed to fully unlock the potential of these partnerships, creating win-win situations for all partners involved.

The EU Talent Pool will be the first EU-wide platform aimed at facilitating international recruitment and providing opportunities for jobseekers from third countries that are interested and have the skills required to work in EU-wide shortage occupations. The initiative is voluntary, thus leaving the Member States a choice to join it or not. It is assumed that between 11 and 20 Member States will join by 2030, with further Member States joining afterwards.

The Rapporteur acknowledges that the Talent Pool regulation can address only some of the obstacles to exploiting the potential of mutually beneficial labour migration between the EU and developing countries. It is only one piece in a wider set of legislative and policy measures at EU and Member State level required to make labour migration successful, such as those for enabling recognition of qualifications and validation of skills and for facilitating legal migrants’ inclusion and integration into society. The Talent Pool builds on and complements development cooperation programmes that enhance the development of skills and competences, education and vocational training and are financed through the NDICI-GE Instrument. The Rapporteur considers that, where relevant, information on opportunities for the development of skills and competences, as well as education and vocational training provided through development cooperation programmes should be available to jobseekers participating in the EU Talent Pool.

The Rapporteur stresses that the EU Talent Pool IT platform must be simple to navigate in practice. Eligibility and selection criteria should be transparent, non-discriminatory and allow for the admissibility of jobseekers with all skill levels. Jobseekers from third countries wishing to register in the Talent Pool should have easy access to information on how to create a profile. It should be easy for jobseekers to know what jobs they are eligible for and for employers to recognise foreign credentials. Information should be written in an understandable language, including preferably the official languages of the countries participating in a Talent Partnership.

The Rapporteur considers that the Talent Pool is in line with the general principle of the NDICI-GE Regulation to pursue a more coordinated, holistic and structured approach to migration with partners. Furthermore, the Rapporteur welcomes that the EU Talent Pool should contribute to the objective of discouraging irregular migration, including by facilitating access to existing legal pathways, which complements development cooperation programmes that address the root causes of migration and forced displacement. The Rapporteur considers it important that jobseekers participating in the EU Talent Pool should also have easy access to information on relevant procedures following the selection process, as well as information on assistance available to migrants wishing to return to their home countries, including on support for reintegration in the context of Talent Partnerships with developing countries.

The rapporteur believes that the Talent Pool must comply with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development, as stipulated in Article 208 TFEU, fully exploiting the synergies with EU’s development cooperation. When reviewing the implementation of the Talent Pool, the Commission should therefore take into account the impact of the Regulation on the objectives of EU development cooperation.

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on DevelopmentEmployment callsand onSocial Affairs submits the following to the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to take the following into account:responsible:

Amendment 1

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Amendment 2

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Amendment 3

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Recital 32

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Amendment 4

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Recital 32 a (new)

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Amendment 5

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Recital 32 b (new)

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Amendment 6

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Recital 32 c (new)

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Amendment 7

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Recital 5

Recital 2 d (new)

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Amendment 8

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Recital 73

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Amendment 9

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Recital 7 a (new)

Recital 5

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Amendment 10

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Recital 106

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Amendment 11

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Recital 148

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Amendment 12

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Amendment 13

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Recital 16 a (new)

Recital 10

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Amendment 14

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Recital 1711

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Amendment 15

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Recital 17 a (new)

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Amendment 16

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Amendment 17

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Recital 1915

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Amendment 18

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Amendment 19

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Amendment 20

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Recital 29

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Amendment 21

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Recital 30

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Amendment 22

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Recital 3118

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Amendment 23

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Recital 36

Recital 18 a (new)

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Amendment 24

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Recital 3719

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Amendment 25

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Article 3 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 26

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Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)

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Amendment 27

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Article 6 – paragraph 3

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Amendment 28

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Article 6 – paragraph 5

Recital 23 a (new)

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Amendment 29

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Article 6 – paragraph 6

Recital 23 b (new)

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Amendment 30

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Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point (a)

Recital 23 c (new)

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Amendment 31

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Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point (e)

Recital 23 d (new)

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Amendment 32

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Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)

Recital 24

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Amendment 33

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Article 9 – paragraph 4

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Amendment 34

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d

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Amendment 35

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e

Recital 28

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Amendment 36

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Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

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Amendment 37

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Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

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Amendment 38

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Article 16 – paragraph 3

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Amendment 39

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Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Recital 31 a (new)

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Amendment 40

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Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a

Recital 32

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Amendment 41

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point (c)

Recital 33

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Amendment 42

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 –point (ea) (new)

Recital 34

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Amendment 43

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 –point (eb) (new)

Recital 35

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Amendment 44

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point (e)

Recital 36

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Amendment 45

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Article 18 – paragraph 1

Recital 37

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Amendment 46

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Article 181 – paragraph 2 a (new)

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Amendment 47

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Article 191 – paragraph 12 b (new)

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Amendment 48

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Article 192 – paragraph 2 a (new)1

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Amendment 49

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Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Article 3 – title

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Amendment 50

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Article 203 – paragraph 1 – point (fa) (new)

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Amendment 51

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Article 203 – paragraph 2 a (new)

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Amendment 52

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Article 203 – paragraph 32 a (new)

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Amendment 53

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Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Amendment 54

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Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Amendment 55

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Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Amendment 56

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Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

Amendment 57

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Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)

Amendment 58

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Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c

Amendment 59

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Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d

Amendment 60

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Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f

Amendment 61

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Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)

Amendment 62

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Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment 63

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Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Amendment 64

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Article 5 – paragraph 3

Amendment 65

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Article 5 – paragraph 4

Amendment 66

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Article 6 – paragraph -1 a (new)

Amendment 67

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Article 6 – paragraph 1

Amendment 68

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Article 6 – paragraph 2

Amendment 69

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Article 6 – paragraph 3

Amendment 70

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Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Amendment 71

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Article 6 – paragraph 4

Amendment 72

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Article 6 – paragraph 5

Amendment 73

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Article 6 – paragraph 6

Amendment 74

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Article 6 – paragraph 7

Amendment 75

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Article 6 – paragraph 8

Amendment 76

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Article 6 – paragraph 9

Amendment 77

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Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c

Amendment 78

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Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

Amendment 79

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Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)

Amendment 80

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Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

Amendment 81

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Article 8 a (new)

Amendment 82

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Article 9 – title

Amendment 83

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Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment 84

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Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

Amendment 85

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Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Amendment 86

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Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)

Amendment 87

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Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)

Amendment 88

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Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)

Amendment 89

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Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d e (new)

Amendment 90

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Article 9 – paragraph 2

Amendment 91

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Article 9 – paragraph 3

Amendment 92

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Article 9 – paragraph 4

Amendment 93

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Article 10 – paragraph 1

Amendment 94

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b

Amendment 95

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c

Amendment 96

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d

Amendment 97

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e

Amendment 98

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

Amendment 99

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f

Amendment 100

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point g

Amendment 101

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Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Amendment 102

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Article 10 – paragraph 3 b (new)

Amendment 103

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Article 11 – paragraph 1

Amendment 104

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Article 11 – paragraph 2

Amendment 105

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Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment 106

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Article 11 – paragraph 3

Amendment 107

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Article 11 – paragraph 4

Amendment 108

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Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Amendment 109

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Article 12 – paragraph 5

Amendment 110

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Article 12 – paragraph 6

Amendment 111

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Article 13 – title

Amendment 112

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Article 13 – paragraph 1

Amendment 113

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Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment 114

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Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Amendment 115

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Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Amendment 116

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Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a

Amendment 117

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Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

Amendment 118

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Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)

Amendment 119

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Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Amendment 120

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Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Amendment 121

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Article 13 – paragraph 4

Amendment 122

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Article 13 – paragraph 5

Amendment 123

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Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Amendment 124

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Article 13 – paragraph 6

Amendment 125

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Article 14

Amendment 126

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Article 15

Amendment 127

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Article 16 – paragraph 1

Amendment 128

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Article 16 – paragraph 2

Amendment 129

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Article 16 – paragraph 3

Amendment 130

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Article 16 – paragraph 4

Amendment 131

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Chapter V – title

Amendment 132

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Article 17 – paragraph -1 a (new)

Amendment 133

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Article 17 – paragraph -1 a (new) – subparagraph 1

Amendment 134

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Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part

Amendment 135

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Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a

Amendment 136

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Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b

Amendment 137

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Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)

Amendment 138

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Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b b (new)

Amendment 139

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Amendment 140

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c

Amendment 141

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d

Amendment 142

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point e

Amendment 143

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

Amendment 144

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Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment 145

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Article 17 – paragraph 3

Amendment 146

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Article 18 – title

Amendment 147

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Article 18 – paragraph 1

Amendment 148

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Article 18 – paragraph 2

Amendment 149

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Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment 150

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Article 19 – paragraph 1

Amendment 151

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Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b

Amendment 152

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Article 19 a (new)

Amendment 153

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Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment 154

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Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Amendment 155

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Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

Amendment 156

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Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Amendment 157

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Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

Amendment 158

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Article 20 – paragraph 3

Amendment 159

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Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Amendment 160

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Article 21

Amendment 161

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Article 23 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 162

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Annex I

ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT

Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur for the opinion received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the opinion, prior to the adoption thereof in committee:

The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.

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