(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (12052/2014),

–  having regard to the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements(1),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 81(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8‑0222/2014),

–  having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0034/2014),

1.  Gives its consent to the approval of the Convention;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and to the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.

(1) OJ L 133, 29.5.2009, p. 3.