What changed
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the proposal for adraft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Kenya,European MemberUnion, of the East Africanone Communitypart, ofand the oneRepublic part,of andKenya, Member of the EuropeanEast UnionAfrican Community, of the other Partpart
(COM(2023)0562(15958/2023 – C90000/2023C90468/2023 – 2023/0338(NLE))
(Consent)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the proposal for adraft Council decision (COM(2023)0562),(15958/2023),
– having regard to draft Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Kenya,European MemberUnion, of the East Africanone Communitypart, ofand the oneRepublic part,of andKenya, Member of the EuropeanEast Union,African Community, of the other Partpart (00000/2023),(13573/2023),
– having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C90000/2023),(C90468/2023),
– having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Development,
– having regard to the recommendationletter offrom the Committee on InternationalAgriculture Tradeand (A90000/2023),Rural Development,
– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A9-0012/2024),
1. Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;
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