So? It's not a vote, it's a consultation. The idea being that anyone can give their input on the matter so it doesn't matter who is responding. The voting part, if it comes to that, comes later by the European Parliament.
Note that the European Parliament can't initiate legislation[1], and the Council appears to be able to ignore Parliament's opinion.
"The European Parliament may approve or reject a legislative proposal, or propose amendments to it. The Council is not legally obliged to take account of Parliament’s opinion but in line with the case-law of the Court of Justice, it must not take a decision without having received it"
Note that you quoted the special "Consultation" procedure instead of the ordinary legislative procedure where EP has more power.
According to the page, the consultation procedure "is applicable in a limited number of legislative areas, such as internal market exemptions and competition law".